Kumar's Restaurant in Cardiff

South Indian food is good, North Indian not so much. Make sure you have atleast 2-3 hours in hand since the service is very slow and poor. They took 45mins to bring me can of coke, in all 3.5 hours for four dishes of which the fourth dish never came and we had to leave.

Very nice indian restaurant in Cardiff. Very nice staff delicious food and very reasonable prices. You can take your own booze there.

We're from Tamil Nadu, India. Had been to the restaurant few days back. Very good authentic South Indian especially Chettinadu taste. All items were delicious. The service was excellent.

So good! What a hidden gem. Had dinner last night and still can’t stop thinking about it. Flavours were amazing, it was so good we ordered more of everything! Prices more than reasonable and service was great. New favourite place.

Very nice place to have south indian food in Cardiff. The chef is a gentleman. He is very polite, warm and friendly. The service takes some time as they have less staff to cook and serve, but the taste of the food is definitely worth the little wait. Food was very tasty and homely.

Amazing food, with really friendly staff and attentive service! the prices are also really good, and I would happily eat here daily if I could! my favourite Sri Lankan restaurant in Cardiff! thanks ponnuswamy

Very below average food and the quantity is not at all worth for the cost…even the supplier is not that communicative and demanding money for everything… not looks like a professional South Indian one… wouldn’t recommend this at all 🏻

We ordered a takeaway for four people. Two of us have been to South India (Kerala and Tamil Nadu) backpacking and are very familiar with authentic South Indian cuisine, which is my dad's favourite.Unfortunately, most of what Ponnuswamy is not authentic South Indian. In fact, some of it was only borderline edible. My mother ordered a korma, and even that had far too much chilli in it. I took it to my kitchen, heated it through with two 400ml tins (!!) of coconut milk and it was still hotter than a korma should be and she struggled to eat it. Even my partner, who is normally quite good with chilli, struggled to eat his Sri Lankan chicken curry and thought the curry was ridiculous. The Andhra Fish Curry had a pleasing sour taste but was still too hot overall.The parathas, utthapam and idli were all nice, if unremarkable, but were very much overshadowed by the curries. If we had dined in, I would have sent them back to the kitchen (first time in my life I've ever done that!!) but as we were at home they all ended up in the bin.In terms of service, everything front of house was being done by one older gentleman who was constantly incredibly busy and could really do with a second pair of hands. Most of the food appeared at once, but then we had to wait quite some time for the last three items, which meant that by the time we'd driven 10 minutes home, almost everything needed reheating.It's such a shame that Ponnuswamy hasn't lived up to expectations; sadly we won't be back.

Went in with my best friend yesterday. Fabulous experience. Staff were helpful and were patient with us settling in - don’t particularly appreciate staff who rush you so it was brilliant here!! Food came quickly and was so so so delicious I’d love to come again. I had a Lamb Kurma with special Pilau rice! I also had a Mint Lemonade and it was tasty. The atmosphere was welcoming and relaxing and I would love to come back again with my friend and even bring some more friends! The pricing was perfect and there was plenty of selection on the menu. Though the place only accepted cash, there was a cash machine opposite. However, I would like to comment on how it was after we ordered that we saw a very small sign saying it was cash only. If this was advertised on the outside wall or door I would’ve been more prepared. But the waiter was very sweet and allowed me to quickly nip over to grab some cash :)

Lovely restaurant to have authentic south Indian food..Staff were warm and friendly & offered an excellent service.. Food was served hot and fresh.. You have plenty of food and dessert choices to choose from.. Would definitely visit again. Totally enjoyed the food and our time visiting the restaurant.