Lal Jomi Redland - Bristol

This was the first time we had eaten here .My husband made a reservation as a surprise for my birthday. We were greeted by the pleasant manager and seated in a booth. The food was delicious, We had poppadoms with relishes.P had an onion bhaji and I had king prawns. For our main dishes P had Naseeri Chicken and I had Salmon.. We had peshwari nann and rice which we shared. The portions were very generous and we took away what we couldn't eat and had it for our lunch today..

(Now Cardamom Bay) Nipped in early Sunday evening to collect a takeaway. The place was empty, apart from staff. Collected a chicken rezala, pilau rice and plain naan. The rice was quite nice, the curry average, but ok. Bit greasy, but passable. Though for the cost of the takeaway £16, I expected something much better. Then we come to the naan if I can call it that. Usually light un colour, fluffy with just the right dark areas that are slightly crispy with a slight hint of sweetness. And usually teardrop shaped. This was none of these. It was circular, grey in colour and soggy and spongey. Yes, unbelivable, I felt I needed to wring it out it was so limp and water/oil laden. It looked totally unappealing and just tasted of nothing nice. I suspect that because they were so quiet and it was early, they hadn 't bothered to fire up the tandoor oven, as this 'naan ' had never been near one. Heaven only knows how they made it, but they managed to make something so simple and normally delicious turn out so bad I only eat a small part to see if it tasted as bad as it looked: and it did. The rest in the bin. I expected there might have been the odd table taken and people in and out for takeaways but it was quiet, poss because people won 't pay top dollar for sub standard food, made by amateurs. My visit was the first in quite a few years, since it used to be Lal Jomi. But I thought I would give it a try. Will be many many years before I return here if ever.

Great curry house it’s now called Cardomom Bay. Delicious chicken tikka masala and lamb saag. Efficient friendly service. Will come again soon.

This is the fourth and final time we have ordered delivery from this restaurant. Each time, our order arrived more than 30 minutes late and with incorrect dishes.

My family and I enjoyed a delicious takeaway tonight. The curry had great flavors and was reasonably priced. The owner was very friendly. The new owners are currently renovating the interior of the restaurant, which must be costing them a lot of money. They have faced challenges due to the pandemic, so I urge you to support them by ordering a tasty takeaway. It's a win-win situation!