— Brunch · Friday · Saturday · Sunday · 10am – 2pm

The long Indian breakfast.

Eggs done with chilli and turmeric. Lamb mince on toast. Paratha with butter and pickle. Bottomless chai if you settle in. A Bloody Mary if you've earned it.

When

10am – 2pm

Friday · Saturday · Sunday. Walk-ins welcome. Booking recommended for tables of four or more.

15 High Street, Cardiff · Same kitchen as Chai St. · The bistro grown up.
The plates

Six things to order.

A short list. Each one a recognisable Indian breakfast — landed on a Cardiff plate.

The Brunch Thali
£11.50

Masala eggs, keema, aloo paratha, chai-soaked French toast, fresh fruit, yoghurt, chutney. The way to try a bit of everything.

The Full Indian
£14.50

Masala eggs, spiced lamb sausage, tandoori mushroom, grilled tomato, baked beans with curry leaf, pav, chilli jam. The Cardiff fry-up, sent through the bazaar.

Kejriwal Benedict
£10.50

Chilli-cheese toast, two poached eggs, spiced hollandaise, green chilli. Bombay's club-room breakfast, plated.

Aloo Paratha, Butter & Pickle
£7.50

Stuffed paratha, salted butter, lime pickle, yoghurt. The Punjabi standard. Eat with your hands.

Chole Bhature
£10.00

Chickpea curry, puffed fried bread, pickled onion. The breakfast you queue for in Old Delhi.

Masala Eggs on Toast
£7.50

Indian-spiced scrambled eggs on charred sourdough. The simple one. Order with a chai.

All snacks from the main menu also available at brunch — chaat, samosa, kathi rolls. Mix and match how you like.

★ Signature · Kerala breakfast · the slow way

The Iddiyappam Service.

Steamed string hoppers — delicate, lacy, served warm in a bamboo basket.

A light Keralan stew of coconut milk, curry leaf, cardamom and ginger, simmered slow.

Built bite by bite at the table. The way breakfast is done in a Kochi house on a Sunday.

Vegetable Stew
Sweet potato, beans, carrot
£9.90
Coconut Chicken Stew
The classic — slow, mild, fragrant
£12.00
Lamb Stew
Welsh lamb, Keralan spice
£13.50
The brunch table at Chai St Indian Bistro Cardiff — bamboo basket of iddiyappam, brass bowl of coconut chicken stew, aloo paratha with butter and pickle, masala scrambled eggs on toast, masala chai.
To drink

Bottomless chai. Or a Bloody Mary.

The bar opens at ten on brunch days. Two ways to do it.

Bottomless Masala Chai
£6.00

Keep it coming. 90 minutes. The way to do brunch slowly.

Masala Bloody Mary
£9.00

Vodka, tomato, chaat masala, chilli. The brunch Bloody Mary, properly spiced.

Bloody Maharaja
£9.00

Cachaça, tomato, Indian spice, lime. The sugarcane choice.

Mango Mimosa
£8.00

Prosecco, Alphonso mango. Brunch, slightly more dressed.

Saffron Bellini
£8.50

Prosecco, saffron, peach. For the table that's celebrating something.

Indian Filter Coffee
£4.00

The South Indian way. Dark roast, frothed with hot milk, served sweet.

Friday · Saturday · Sunday · 10am – 2pm

Come in for breakfast. Stay until lunch.

Walk-ins welcome. Booking recommended for tables of four or more. Same kitchen, same hand on every plate.

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