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Yemeni Crown (fka Socotra Traditional Yemeni Cuisine) City Road, Cardiff: review
On November 26, 2024 by The Plate Licked CleanNOTE: Yemeni Crown was formerly known as Socotra Tradional Yemeni Cuisine Socotra: a legendarily beautiful island off the coast of Yemen. Also: a restaurant on City Road, Cardiff. In Sanskrit it means ‘island of blessing’, which I suppose applies to both areas, if you tilt your head and squint a bit. Perhaps. The island is
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Castello Grill House, City Road, Cardiff: review
On May 27, 2023 by The Plate Licked CleanA wasted lunchtime trip to a new place- here’s an idea, chaps, update your opening hours online- on a warm late May day brings me to City Road, with no fixed plans of where to eat. Some window-shopping for my stomach, then, and Castello’s menu is instantly appealing. Besides, is there a better way to
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Lahore Kebabish, Grangetown: review
On August 25, 2022 by The Plate Licked CleanI love watching a chef work the tandoor. It’s something about the calm, economical movements, I think: the minimal fuss. You appreciate their efficiency, especially knowing, from limited experience, how ferociously hot those ovens are; and how reaching in and slapping the dough-laden gaddi ‘pillow’ against the sides- and getting it to stick- is harder
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Hadramowt Yemeni restaurant, City Road, Cardiff: review
On August 4, 2022 by The Plate Licked CleanAfter dinner at Hadramowt, I went back for lunch the next day. I find it useful to visit a restaurant twice if I’m going to write about it: that might not be what everyone does, but it seems fair. It’s less about being the first to get my hot take online, desperate for those all-