Mowgli Street Food Reviews Summary

Category: Indian restaurant Cardiff

Address: 5, 10 Church St, Cardiff CF10 1BG, United Kingdom

Phone: +442920099565

Rating: 4.5
based on 356 reviews.

Atmosphere and Decor

Pros:

  • "The atmosphere in the restaurant was beautiful and relaxing."
  • "A beautiful setting with lots of fairy lights making a lovely environment."
  • "From the moment we stepped in, a wave of warmth greeted us."
  • "The decor/lighting was stunning."
  • "The decor tastefully reflected the rich Indian culture."
  • "The restaurant is very appealing and comfortable place to be."
  • "It’s been a while since myself and my partner have been to an establishment with such high professionalism!"
  • "The restaurant is beautiful with delicate lights and fun swing seats."

Cons:

  • "Swings are super uncomfortable after a while."
  • "It was a little loud and difficult to hear each other."
  • "It seems that the restaurant has very poor acoustic which negatively impacted our experience."

Service Quality

Pros:

  • "Service was fab from start to finish."
  • "Our waiter, I believe his name was Andy, was an absolute credit to the place."
  • "The waitress we had was lovely, really helpful and knowledgable."
  • "Every encounter with the staff was a delightful surprise."
  • "They were swift with their service, very courteous and friendly."
  • "The staff were great explaining the menu and how it all worked."
  • "Our server was Nico what a lovely young man."
  • "Damian was very helpful at explaining the menu to some of our friends that never been before."

Cons:

  • "Service speed 7/10."
  • "However, the experience of the central Cardiff city location is very cold and clinical."
  • "The servers were lovely but the food is not very authentic at all."
  • "Service was a bit over the top and a bit irritating but that is excusable."
  • "Staff were rude and slow, we waited 15 minutes to be asked if we would like a drink."

Food Quality and Variety

Pros:

  • "The food was outstanding, none of us really knew what we were ordering but none of us were disappointed!!"
  • "The curry was out of this world, with perfectly cooked, tender mutton."
  • "The food, the place itself and service was all outstanding."
  • "Food was amazing… service was super friendly and helpful."
  • "Absolutely great food."
  • "The food was amazing and prices were fair for the portion of food served."
  • "The food was super tasty, full of flavour."
  • "The food was very good but at the end of meal the waitress gave us the check with added charges."

Cons:

  • "The popcorn chicken dish was served to us completely raw."
  • "Really overpriced, bland food, even with the 30% discount we were given."
  • "The dal was undercooked with chewy lentils and no flavour."
  • "The food just wasn’t very good though. A few poor dishes, the majority were ok and a couple were good."
  • "One of the best, if not the best, Indian experience I've ever had. The food is innovative and different and honestly blew me and my partner away."
  • "First off, the food is terrible. If you want authentic South Asian cuisine, do not come here."

Price and Value

Pros:

  • "Great value and the inside looked very pretty with swing seats and fairy lights."
  • "Coming all the way from India, this is by far the best non-Indian restaurant in Wales to have some pocket-friendly Indian food."
  • "Food was amazing… service was super friendly and helpful. Took me through the whole menu, dish sizes etc."
  • "The food is delicious and the cocktails are awesome as well. Excellent option if you are in Cardiff."

Cons:

  • "All you need to know is Mowgli street food is overhyped and overpriced."
  • "The food is passable and that is it, not sure where other people are getting these taste experiences from we tried 2 curries and both were very basic both in taste and portion size."
  • "The treacle "fries" which actually transpired to be treacle covered sauté potatoes were virtually inedible and we had to leave at least 3/4 of them."
  • "The portions were tiny, the butter chicken only gave 3 pieces of chicken, how is that a meal!?"

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