Salkaara — Restaurant in Wales

I was really looking forward to trying Salkaara Indian Restaurant in Chepstow after reading all the glowing reviews and checking out the menu. Unfortunately, our experience was quite underwhelming.

The food, in general, lacked the rich flavors we were hoping for. It seemed like most of the dishes relied solely on heat and spiciness for flavor, leaving the non-spicy options tasteless. The garlic naan wasn't as garlicky as we expected, and felt a bit dry. The mint dip for the poppadoms was a standout, but that was the one thing that truly impressed us.

It's painful to leave this review because the servers and staff were exceptionally nice, and we really wanted to enjoy our meal more. Hopefully this feedback can contribute to overall improvements in the future, as the location and staff give this place the...

Unfortunately very underwhelming...

We had take away from here twice now, tempted by the amazing reviews. The first time we opted for vegetarian courses and they weren't really flavourful at all, so this time we went for meat.

It left us pretty puzzled, as some things were outstanding and unique - amazing poppadoms, with dips that aren't artificially colourful and are very tasty; an astonishing fig naan... But then the main dishes were very small portions and looked like (literally) 4 pieces of meat in red fatty water... No texture to the sauce, very spicy (even the coconut dish)... Does not look appealing and doesn't taste of anything. Not the worst curry we had but not good enough to justify the price.

We might take their poppadoms though and maybe just opt for...

Had a great overall experience here. The food was very good quality (and really nice that its regional - not just the classic British Indian dishes!), felt fresh and not greasy.

Service was great - all the staff were incredibly friendly and chatty.

We had ordered onion bhaji to go with our meal but they didn't come until we had nearly finished. But to make up for it they gave us the bhaji to take away for free, and surprised us with a gorgeous dessert on the house. I can't remember the name of it, but it was one of the best desserts we had ever had.

100% would recommend it and will definitely...