The Magic of Curry
For us everyday Indian food is magical! Our aim is to bring you real Indian dishes with their rainbow of colours, spices, and flavours and make this magic accessible to all.
We love combining traditional heritage dishes from the cities and villages all over India, with quality ingredients and a modern twist all of our own. We hope you’ll love it too.
About Purple Poppadom
Since 2011 Purple Poppadom has been championing our brand of Indian cuisine with an innovtive twist, by Chef Anand George. We’re fortunate to have won many awards including Best South Asian Restaurant in the UK, Best Restaurant in South Wales and the Observer Food Monthly awards. We’re listed in The Michelin Guide, The Good Food Guide and are current holders of the title ‘Best in Wales’ awarded by The British Curry Awards 2021.

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Drinks at Purple Poppadom
We have a fully stocked bar and a wide range of wines, spirits, beers and soft drinks which marry perfectly with our style of cuisine
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What People Say
“Takeaway takes our breath away”
We have eaten here a few time and had a few takeaways during lockdown but never left a review. Our latest takeaway was the Valentine’s Day special. It was stunning, every dish was beautifully thought out and wonderfully flavoured, the addition of the chocolate brownie dessert was really lovely too.
The food is always amazing, yo do pay more than a usual takeaway or meal but this is NOT usual, if you haven’t tried it, do it! The winter takeaway deal is of brilliant value and gives a unique taste experience.
‘We have eaten at Purple Poppadom before and loved it. During the lockdown, they are of course only available to do takeaway which we tried last night and were not disappointed. From the first mouthful it was clear this was not just another Indian takeaway: absolutely delicious food, and with 20% discount for collection, not too expensive. Very good portion sizes too: lunch today is sorted as well!’
‘Trailblazing a path for ‘nouvelle Indian’ cuisine, chef and author Anand George adds his own twist to dishes from all over the subcontinent – from Kashmir to Kerala. Thankfully, the emphasis is on the perfection of tried-and-tested regional delights rather than anything unnecessarily wacky.’
@purple_poppadom smashing it out of the park. Best Indian restaurant in #Cardiff no contest
In his words, the chicken tandoori was ‘next level’! We all loved it. Diolch yn fawr!
So I think @Purple_poppadom might just be the best #IndianTakeaway I’ve had!
“I love all curries as it’s as if the angels are dancing on our tongue…”
‘Purple Poppadom is probably already Cardiff’s most acclaimed Indian restaurant before even picking up its latest accolade.’
‘We recently had a little celebration at Purple Poppadom. The food was delicious. The food was great, full of flavour and well presented. We had no complaints, everything was superb.’
Tuesday to Saturday: 5pm – 11pm
Sunday: 1pm – 9pm
Tuesday – Saturday: 5 pm – 11 pm
Sunday: 1 pm – 9 pm
We are closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day
Open on New Years Eve and New Years Day
Find Us
Purple Poppadom is an atmospheric first-floor restaurant, located halfway between the junctions of Wyndham Crescent and Severn Road.
We are a 2-minute drive/10-minute walk from Cardiff City Centre. Located within a 1-minute walk of two pay and display car parks, both offering 2-hours of free parking and free parking after 6pm.
Local Car Parks
Severn Road, Pay and Display Car Park, 104 Cowbridge Rd E, Cardiff CF11 9DX
Wellington Street, Pay and Display Car Park. Cardiff, CF11 9BL
Address
Purple Poppadom,
185a Cowbridge Road East,
Cardiff,
CF11 9AJ
Get in touch
If you have any queries please contact us using the form below, or email us directly or telephone us. We are only too pleased to assist.