Mango Tree Whitchurch is an Indian restaurant at 65 Merthyr Road in Cardiff. The dining room opens for evening meals and also supports collection and delivery. Its broad menu combines familiar curry house favourites with tandoori cooking, seafood and more distinctive regional preparations.
Starters include onion bhaji, samosa, chicken or lamb tikka, seekh kebab and dishes served on puri. Tandoori grills move from chicken and lamb to king prawns, fish and paneer, with mixed platters offering several flavours together. The clay oven gives these dishes a different texture and character from the sauce based curries.
Classic curry styles range from mild korma and pasanda to bhuna, rogan, pathia, madras and vindaloo. House dishes use ingredients such as fenugreek, curry leaves, naga chilli and shatkora citrus, while biryani combines fragrant rice with meat, seafood or vegetables. Paneer, chickpeas and vegetable sides provide useful meat free choices.
Rice, naan, chapati, chutneys and raita allow diners to balance heat and build a shared meal. The restaurant asks customers with allergies or dietary requirements to contact the team before ordering, which is important because dairy, nuts, gluten and other allergens appear across sauces and breads. Mango Tree suits diners who value a large Indian menu with clear choices across spice levels and cooking methods.
Address: 65 Merthyr Road, Whitchurch, Cardiff CF14 1DD, Wales
Mango Tree Whitchurch Menu
Starters
Onion Bhaji
Onion mixed with lentils, flour & herbs, deep fried until golden & crisp
Vegetable Samosa
Filo pastry parcels filled with aromatic spiced vegetables
Meat Samosa
Filo pastry parcels filled with mince meat
Aloo Chat
Potato marinated in turmeric and chaat massala sauce
Chana Chat
Chickpeas in chaat massala sauce
Garlic Mushroom
Mushrooms sauteed in garlic, served in a creamy sauce
Chicken Tikka Starter
Succulent pieces of chicken marinated in yoghurt & mild spices then baked in the tandoor
Lamb Tikka Starter
Succulent pieces of lamb marinated in yoghurt & mild spices then baked in the tandoor
Chicken Chaat
Tandoori marinated chicken, sealed in chaat massala sauce
Tandoori Chicken Starter
on the bone – Chicken marinated in a tangy selection of spices before being baked
Sheek Kebabs Starter
Chargrilled minced lamb mixed with herbs & spices
Mixed Kebab
2 pieces chicken tikka, 2 pieces lamb tikka, 1 piece sheek kebab
Lamb Chops Starter
Slow braised lamb chops marinated in chilli and garlic cooked in the charcoal pit oven
Prawn Puri
An array of spices & tangy prawns, smoothered over a deep fried homemade bread
King Prawn Puree
umbo King Prawns caramelised in fenugreek, onions & tomato puree, served on leavened bread
Mix Platter
2 onion bhaji, 1 vegetable samosa, 2 chicken tikka
Chicken Sizzler
Chicken cooked in a clay oven fried with sliced onions and peppers spiced with sweet chilli sauce
Shammi Kebab
Marinated lamb, wrapped with omelette
Chicken Cheese Sizzler
Chicken cooked in a clay oven served with sliced onions topped with cheese
Chef Special
Chicken Sandia
On the bone Tandoori Chicken, mincemeat fairy hot with bhuna sauce
Shatkora
Delicious chunky pieces of tender lamb cooked with onions, garlic, ginger &ground mixed spices, flavoured with Sylheti citrus fruit
Tanga Murg
Chargrilled meat tempered with mint sauce
Garlic Chilli
Meat tempered in pan fried fresh garlic & chilli sauce
Garlic Massala
Chicken or lamb, garlic, green chillies in a thick massala sauce
Murug Coriander
Cooked in caramelised onion & coriander sauce
Flaming Goan
Marinated chicken cooked with lightly beated egg with chopped green chillies ina delicate massala
MR India Curry
Spicy, with mince sliced onions, green chilli in a spicy sauce
Express Balti
Cooked in a hot & slightly tangy sauce with fresh green chillies, capsicum, tomatoes, onions & finished in a fairly dry sauce
Express Shahi
Marinated meat, minced lamb & diced onions, in a rich sauce
Rezala
Cooked in a hot sauce made with fresh green chilies, capsicum, tomatoes, onions & yogurt
Curry Dishes
All curries are served with a choice of chicken, lamb, or vegetable. Prices start from £7.95.
Curry
Plain curry sauce with coriander
Madras
Plain curry sauce with coriander
Vindaloo
Extra hot ground red chilli sauce
Pathia
Ground chilli, lemon zest in a thick & flavoursome sauce
Dansak
Lentils, chilli, lemon in a rich thick sauce
Bhuna
Caramelised onions, tomatoes in a rich sauce
Dopiaza
Chopped onions & sweet peppers prepared in a thick sauce
Rogan
Chopped tomatoes, caramelised onions & coriander sauce
House Special
House special curries. Prices start from £7.95.
Hyderabad
Tender chicken/lamb with ginger & curry leaves served in Chef’s Special sauce with potatoes
Achary
Sliced onions, green peppers, green chillies
Kolapuri
Hot & spicy turmeric, cumin, coriander and green chillies
Balti
Ground spices and cooked with green peppers & red tomatoes
Balti Saag
Methi
Fenugreek leaves in blended herbs and spices
Naga
Caramelised onion, fresh green chillies in spicy naga sauce
Korai
Chopped onion & capsicum indelicately thick sizzling Tavah sauce
Tikka Bhuna
Whole spices, diced onion & tomatoes
Seafood and Tandoori
Seafood and tandoori dishes from the clay oven.
Tandoori King Prawn Saag
King prawn with spinach, onion, coriander, tomatoes and herbs
Fish Suka
Spicy salmon cooked with green chillies, coriander and tomatoes
Tandoori King Prawn Hari
King Prawn with caramelised onions and tomatoes in a rich sauce
Tandoori Fish Tikka
Fish with sliced onions & coriander in a special sauce, served in a sizzler
Tandoori King Prawn Main
Tandoori marinade cooked with char-grilled tandoori vegetables
Tandoori Chicken Half
On the bone – Chicken slow grilled in a tandoori sauce, with grilled onions & peppers
Chicken Tikka Main
Succulent pieces of Chicken marinated in yoghurt & mild spices then baked in the tandoor
Lamb Tikka Main
Succulent pieces of lamb marinated in yoghurt & mild spices then baked in the tandoor
Lamb Chops Main
Slow braised lamb chops marinated in chilli & garlic cooked in the tandoor
Chicken Shashlick
Chicken Marinated with spices then cooked in tandoor with cream, peppers and tomatoes
Lamb Shashlick
Lamb Marinated with spices then cooked in tandoor with cream, peppers and tomatoes
Paneer Tikka Shashlick
Cheese served with onions, peppers & coriander cooked in the clay oven
Chicken & Paneer Tikka Shashlick
Chicken and cheese served with onions, peppers & coriander
Tandoori Mix Grill
3pcs Chicken Tikka, 3pcs Lamb Tikka, 1pc Sheek Kebab, 1 Tandoori Chicken, serves with naan and salad
Mild Dishes
Korma
Coconut and fresh cream, sweet, creamy & luxurious
Pasanda
A delightful Indian dish, flavoured with mild spices
Butter
Coconut milk, garnished with a light butter sauce
Makhani
creamy sauce, cardamom, cumin & a range of mild spices
Mango
Mild spices, cream & mango
Peshwari
Cinnamon, coconut milk, infused with sweet peppers & onions
Tikka Masala
Red massala sauce
Rice Dishes
Rice
Pilau Rice
Egg Fried Rice
Keema Rice
Mushroom Rice
Lemon Rice
Special Rice
Coconut Rice
Mixed Veg Rice
Garlic Coriander Rice
Biryani
Chicken Biryani
Chicken Tikka Biryani
Lamb Biryani
Lamb Tikka Biryani
Prawn Biryani
King Prawn Biryani
Tandoori King Prawn Biryani
Mixed Vegetable Biryani
Mushroom & Paneer Biryani
Mango Tree Special Biriyani
Chicken, lamb & vegetables mixed with egg
Vegetable Side Dishes
Saag Aloo
Spinach & Potato sauteed in light spices
Bombay Aloo
Potato lightly spices
Mushroom Bhaji
Mushrooms sauteed in light spices
Saag Bhaji
Spinach sauteed in light spices
Mixed Bhaji
Seasonal vegetables lightly spiced
Aloo Gobi
Potato & cauliflower lightly spiced
Cauliflower Bhaji
Cauliflower in light spices
Bindi Bhaji
Okra tropical vegetable lightly spiced
Chana Masala
Chickepeas sauteed in red massala puree, in a rich sauce
Tarka Daal
Lentils pan cooked with garlic
Vegetable Dishes
Matar Paneer
Indian cottage cheese & chickpeas in a subtle tomato puree creamy sauce
Palak Paneer
Chickpeas in a subtle tomato puree creamy sauce
Chana Masala
Chickpeas sauteed in red masala puree, in a rich sauce
Katchuri Dansak
Vegetable ball prepared with lentils, lemon & sugar in a unique sauce
Katchuri Jalfrezi
Vegetable ball prepared with sliced onions, lemon & sugar in a unique sauce
Naan Breads
Plain Naan
Peshwari Naan
Garlic Naan
Chilli Naan
Cheese Naan
Keema Naan
Paratha
Stuffed Paratha
Chapati
Sundries
Green Salad
Raita
Plain Poppadom
Spicy Poppadom
Mint Sauce
Onion Salad
Mango Chutney
Pickle
Chips
Set Meals
Set Meal For 1 Person
1 ONION BHAJI 1 CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA 1 PILAU RICE 1 NAAN 1 POPPADUM
Set Menu For 2 Persons
ONION BHAJI CHICKEN TIKKA CHICKEN TIKKA BHUNA LAMB BALTI SAG ALOO PLAIN NAAN PILAU RICE MINT SAUCE + SALAD