Cinnamon Tree Pontcanna is an established Indian restaurant on Kings Road in Cardiff. Trading since 1998, it combines a warm neighbourhood dining room with a broad menu of freshly prepared curries, tandoori dishes and house recipes.
Traditional curry styles include creamy korma, onion and pepper rich bhuna, tomato based rogan and spinach led sag. Madras and vindaloo provide greater heat, while pathia and dansak introduce the sweet, sour and lentil flavours familiar from British Indian dining.
Tandoori favourites bring marinated meats and seafood from the clay oven, giving diners a drier, grilled alternative to the sauces. Balti dishes include chicken, lamb, vegetables and king prawns, with jalfrezi and mixed meat combinations broadening the selection.
Rice, naan and vegetable side dishes make the menu especially suitable for sharing, while table booking supports more settled family meals and celebrations. The evening only service gives the restaurant a clear dinner focus throughout the week.
Address: 173 Kings Road, Pontcanna, Cardiff CF11 9DE, Wales
Cinnamon Tree Pontcanna Menu
Starters
MIXED THALIA PLATTER
With onion bhajee, meat somosas, spicy kebab and chicken pakora
PRAWN PUREE/ KING PRAWN PUREE
Succulent small shrimps simmered in light spices, served on a thin fried bread
SHAMEE KEBAB OR SHEEK KEBAB
Mince meat fried with egg topping or roasted on skewers
TANDOORI LAMB CHOPS
Spicy marinated chops grilled in tandoori
LAMB MIRPURI
Spicy lamb dry roasted in a tandoori oven, shredded and pan stirred with fenugreek, onions, peppers and coriander, served sizzling with a dash of lemon juice (ideal to share)
FISH MIRPURI
Lightly spiced fish shredded and pan stirred with fenugreek, onions, peppers and coriander, served sizzling with a dash of lemon juice (ideal to share)
KING PRAWN MALABARI
King prawns coated with chilli and garlic, rolled in bread crumbs
KING PRAWN DELIGHT
Tandoori king prawn pan fried in a spicy massala sauce
MIXED TANDOORI
Chicken tikka, lamb tikka and spicy kebab
CHICKEN PAKORA
Strips of tender chicken, lightly spiced and deep fried in a chickpea flour batter
KING PRAWN GARLIC
King prawns in garlic sauce
CHICKEN CHAT OR ALOO CHAT
Chicken or potatoes in a thick, tangy spicy sauce
GARLIC MUSHROOMS
Stir fried in a butter sauce with garlic and fenugreek
TANDOORI SALMON
Salmon marinated and grilled in a tandoori oven
ONION BHAJEES
SOMOSAS (MEAT or VEGETABLE)
BOMBAY VEGETABLE THALIA PLATTER
Allo Bora, kasoori, vegetable somosa and chana chat
CHICKEN TIKKA or LAMB TIKKA
Tender chicken pieces or lamb, marinated with yoghurt & spices roasted in tandoori
Tandoori Main
All served with salad
CHICKEN TIKKA or LAMB TIKKA
Chicken or lamb chunks flavoured with whole spices, green chillies and garlic in a natural yoghurt marinade. Roasted in a tandoori
TANDOORI MIXED GRILL
Chicken tikka, lamb chops, tandoori chicken and sheek kebab, served with nan bread and massala sauce
TANDOORI KING PRAWNS
King prawns in a light spicy yoghurt marinade, grilled in a tandoori oven
TANDOORI SHASHLIC/ MIXED SHASHLIC
Chicken or lamb pieces grilled in a tandoori with onion, tomato and green pepper. Served with massala sauce
TANDOORI TROUT
Whole trout marinated in a delicately herbed, medium spiced saffron yoghurt sauce
TANDOORI LAMB CHOPS
Our chefs special preparation of spicy marinated lamb chops, grilled in a tandoori oven
TANDOORI KING PRAWN SHASHLIC
King prawns grilled in a tandoori with onion, tomatoes and green pepper: Served with massala sauce
TANDOORI SALMON SHASHLIC
Marinated salmon grilled in a tandoori oven. Served with onions, tomatoes and green pepper: Accompanied with a creamy garlic sauce
Biriani
Served with a mild to medium sauce. Choice on request
CHICKEN or LAMB BIRIANI
CHICKEN TIKKA BIRIANI
PRAWN BIRIANI
KING PRAWN
VEGETABLE BIRIANI
FISH BIRIANI
MAHARAJAH BIRIANI
Prepared with chicken tikka, lamb tikka and minced lamb served with a topping of crisp lettuce almonds and sultanas
Specialities
THARAV SOFYANI
Duckling seasoned with whole red chillies, fresh coriander; fenugreek, mustard seeds, cooked in a thick spicy sauce. Served in Sambuca flame
SUBZI AYR
A fresh water; white fleshed fish from the sub-continent, lightly spiced using fresh spices & herbs. Cooked with seasoned Bengali vegetable
GOAN SEA BASS
Fillet of bass cooked in a spiced coconut milk,served on a bed of crushed potatoes with caramlised onions, roasted seeds and coriander
TRADITIONAL FISH CURRY
From the Bengal region. Fillet of tilapia cooked with tomatoes in a light bhuna sauce
GREEN FISH CURRY
Fish fillet served with grated coconut, coriander and mint. A real herbal flavour
BEEF SATKORA
Slow cooked with chickpeas lentils and Bangladeshi lime from Sylhet region
MURG-E-BAHAR
Marinated chicken breast rolled with spicy minced lamb, cooked with fresh coriander; almond powder; kashmiri massala, fenugreek and tomato in a smooth creamy sauce
HIRAN CHAMPAN
Diced venison, cooked in a medium spicy sauce with the finest spices, simmered with roasted garlic cloves, onions and coriander seeds
MURG MIRCH MASSALA
Tender pieces of chicken, delicately marinated in traditional tikka marinade, broiled in the tandoori and cooked in a red chilli & tomato sauce
CALCUTTA STEAK: TURKEY
The healthy poultry option. Braised turkey fillets with spicy mushroom bhuna. Served with salad and spicy Bengali potato wedges
DHAKA ACHARI (Chicken, Lamb or Beef)
From the capital of Bangladesh. Firstly marinated with turmeric and chilli and then cooked with onions, ginger; garlic and lime pickle
LAMB SHANK SATKORA
Slow cooked with chickpeas lentils and Bangladeshi lime from Sylhet region
CHICKEN/LAMB KOLAPURI
Strips of chicken or lamb cooked in onion,ginger,tamarind and chilli sauce
Chefs Recommendations
PESHWARI JHING
King prawns flavored with mustard seeds, onion seeds, fennel, coriander, tomatoes cooked with potatoes in a medium curry
KARAHI CHICKEN TIKKA or LAMB TIKKA
Cooked with chopped onions, sliced ginger, capsicum, tomatoes and fresh spices, served in an iron ‘karahi’ dish
CHICKEN TIKKA JALFREZI
Succulent pieces of spring chicken cooked with capsicums, chopped onions, fresh green chillies and fresh herbs in a hot sauce
CHICKEN TIKKA MASSALA
Tender pieces of chicken cooked in a yoghurt sauce
MAKAHANI CHICKEN
A mild dish cooked with fresh cream, ground almonds & coconuts with a touch of massala spices.
GOA GREEN CHICKEN
Succulent pieces of tandoori chicken cooked in a variety of fresh green herbs and spices, green chillies and green beans
MAHARAJAH BHUNA
Tandoori chicken and minced lamb cooked with sliced onions, green pepper, ginger and garlic with fresh herbs in a medium curry
CHICKEN TIKKA DANSAK
A hot sweet and sour dish cooked with lentils, fenugreek and coriander
CHICKEN TIKKA BHUNA
Cooked with onions, freshly ground spices and green herbs in a thick medium curry sauce
SOUTH INDIAN GARLIC CHILLI CHICKEN
Cooked in fresh garlic & chilli sauce with crisp red chillies
TANDOORI MAHARAJA MASSALA
Stripped tandoori chicken and minced lamb cooked in a thick spicy yoghurt sauce served on a bed of crisp salad with pilau rice
KING PRAWN KARAHI
Cooked with chopped onions, sliced ginger, capsicum, tomatoes & fresh spices. Served in an iron ‘karahi’ dish
Vegetarian
Using Fresh Local Vegetables
PANEER TIKKA KARAHI
Cottage cheese cooked with chopped onions, sliced ginger, capsicum, tomatoes and fresh spices
MISHTI KODU
Butternut squash cooked with light spices. Delicious combination
KATHRI KAI KARA KOZHUMBU
Baby aubergine curry in a yoghurt flavoured sauce with fresh coriander; dry red chillies, bay leaves, mustard seeds and tamarind
KHUMB HARA PANKHI
Large mushroom stuffed with cottage cheese and peas, fried in a rich flour then cooked in a mild to medium sauce
BALTI VEGETABLE MASSALA
Mixed vegetables in a creamy mild yoghurt sauce
JALFREZI VEGETABLE PANEER
Fairly hot, cooked with green chillies, fresh spices and cottage cheese
BALTI VEGETABLE MALAY
Fresh vegetables in a mild to medium curry with pineapple
DANSAK VEGETABLE or CHANA
Mixed vegetables or chickpeas in a hot sweet and sour curry with lentils
SAG PANEER
Homemade cottage cheese with fresh shredded spinach
ALOO GOBI or SAG ALOO
BRINJAL BHAJEE or SAG BHAJEE
Aubergines or spinach
MUSHROOM BHAJEE or BINDI BHAJEE (okra)
BOMBAY ALOO or CHANABHAJEE (chickpeas)
Spicy potato or chickpea bhajees
DAL TARKA
Traditional
The following dishes are served as a choice of Chicken, Lamb, Beef, Prawns, King Prawns & Vegetable
KORMA
Cooked with ground coconut & almond in a creamy sauce
MALAYA
Cooked with pineapple and sultanas in a smooth creamy sauce
KASHMIR KORMA
A fruity korma made with yoghurt, sultanas, nuts, cream & mango
BALTI
Cooked with plum tomatoes and coriander
BHUNA
Cooked with onions, green pepper, tomato and fresh herbs
ROGON
Cooked with green herbs and spices, garlic, onions and tomatoes
DUPIAZA
Chopped onions and green peppers in a thick spicy sauce
SAG
With spinach, garlic, ginger and tomatoes
SHALI
Cooked in a thick spicy sauce, with crispy straw potato topping
MADRAS or VINDALOO
Cooked in a fairly hot/ very hot spiced sauce
PATHIA
Cooked with onions, fresh herbs and spices in a hot sweet and sour sauce
DANSAK
With lentils and fenugreek in a thick, hot sweet and sour sauce
Rice & Roti
BOILED RICE
PILAU RICE
MUSHROOM FRIED RICE
LEMON RICE
YELLOW RICE
with raisins and cashew nuts
KEEMA FRIED RICE
SPECIAL FRIED RICE
eggs & peas
1/2CHIPS & 1/2 RICE
with boiled or pilau rice
CHIPS
CHAPATTI
NAN – KEEMA/ PESHWARI/ GARLIC/ ONION/ VEGETABLE
NAN-PLAIN
PARATHA
PAPADOM – PLAIN or SPICY
RAITHA – PLAIN NATURAL YOGHURT, CUCUMBERor ONION
Set Meal
Papadoms with chutney, Mixed tandoori starter, Maharajah Bhuna, Chicken Tikka Massala, 2 Pilau Rice, 1 Nan Bread, 1 Aloo Gobi (side), Coffee