Yemeni · Cardiff
Cardiff's mandi specialists — they do one thing and do it properly. The lamb arrives melt-in-the-mouth tender, and the smell of a row of pressure cookers stewing lamb greets you at the door, which children tend to find fascinating rather than boring. It's cheap for what you get: two mains and a dessert has come in around £30, and there's a kids' menu, high chairs and free parking, with easy buggy access. Two honest snags. Cash only, with no sign to warn you, so bring roughly £15 a head. And service can be brisk to the point of absent when it's packed — you may have to work to catch someone's eye — though plenty of families find the team warm, and free tea after the meal isn't unusual. Portions of lamb have shrunk lately, by some accounts.
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