Vegan
Indian
Western
Take-out

Hare Krishna run vegan cafe and lifestyle lounge. Serves a range of dishes including curries, wraps, along with more traditional dishes and vegan desserts. Hosts interactive meditation and wisdom workshops and yoga classes. Check out social media for more details. Fully vegan since Jan 2020. Wi-Fi available. Open Tue-Sat 11:00-17:00. Closed Sun-Mon & most bank holidays.


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63 Reviews

First Review by julianne

WholeFoodLovers

Points +932

Vegetarian
04 Sep 2024

Nice lunch option

Fixed menu with Thali in 3 portions. Very nice flavor samosa and dal! Decent currys. Kind staff. Toilets are at Cafe Nero which is a serious hike to the ladies to wash your hands. Lunch is nice vibe to relax and enjoy meal.

Updated from previous review on 2024-09-04

Pros: Vegan, Different sized Thali , Made to order

Cons: Toilets shared in another establishment

PlantChomper

Points +95

Vegan
25 Aug 2024

Good food in a very welcoming restaurant

Might be the best vegan Indian food in Cardiff. As far as I understood they cook different dishes every day and you can order varying sizes of platters containing more or less of the different dishes they cooked.
The big platter for example has a dhal, rice, chutney, curry, samosa and bread. While the smallest one has only the dhal and chutney.
Also do not forget to order one of the delicious lassis!

Pros: Very nice and welcoming staff, Everything is freshly cooked this day, Lassis!

Hollipop

Points +1072

Vegan
31 Jul 2024

Lovely food

This place was nice and chilled. The dhal was delicious!

Updated from previous review on 2024-07-31

Pros: Relaxed atmosphere, Friendly staff, Good food

deadpledge

Points +13213

Vegan
25 Jul 2024

Disappointing Thali

We were excited to visit Atma Lounge after reading some glowing reviews, but the large thali we shared was very disappointing.

The samosa and chutney were really nice, but sadly both curries were bland, whilst the bhaji was dry.

Staff and ambience were lovely though. Maybe we caught them on a bad day.

NicolaHall

Points +38

Vegan
22 Jun 2024

Wonderful Thali in Tranquil surroundings

Such a lovely place to stop and enjoy lunch or a drink. Served by the Harri Krishna community, all plant based thali’s wraps, smoothies and tea. An oasis of calm

Pros: Relaxed and quiet surround, Tasty food, Great smoothies

Elvie

Points +325

Vegan
21 Jun 2024

Very chilled, lovely simple food

Only didn't give 5 stars cos there's no loo- not much the proprietors can do about it, but worth knowing!
Otherwise this is a super chilled place with simple, tasty Indian food. Lovely vegan oasis.

Soozie32

Points +284

Vegan
09 Mar 2024

Fab find in central Cardiff

Delicious and freshly made, filling and tasty.
We had bhaji wrap and a smoothie - gurt lush!

Pros: Freshly made , Friendly staff, Spacious and lovely atmosphere

Cons: No toilets

MaRo_Tele

Points +98

Vegan
05 Feb 2024

Wholesome and flavourful

Nice options including different curries and Dahl, all vegan. Peaceful atmosphere

northcountryboy

Points +310

Vegan
19 Jan 2024

Very good

I had a very nice bhaji wrap and a veg samosa.

Pros: Nice vibe, setting , Friendly, low key staff

schumacher62

Points +470

Vegan
29 Dec 2023

Just what we needed.

Clean, fresh hand made foods. A cool seating environment and food for the needy. Helping others by helping yourself. The large thali plate is large! #Veganuary

VilmaVehkaoja

Points +42

Vegan
19 Nov 2023

Lovely food❤️

Visited on Saturday, absolutely lovely food and very good for the money. Also love that every meal you buy buys a meal for a person in need. They also sold some very nice teas/infusions in glass jars, I got a wild berry one which is very tasty💕 definitely recommend for anyone!

Pros: Food, Staff, Nice atmosphere

Cons: No toilet, was able to use Cafe Nero one tho

RebeccaMorgan

Points +112

Vegan
04 Nov 2023

Delicious Lassi

Lovely and welcoming with a calming atmosphere

Pros: Options , Fresh food, Drinks

HayleyKarenWhitley

Points +63

Vegan
24 Oct 2023

Friendly, atmospheric cafe

Calm, atmospheric place to eat and drink.

Pros: Friendly staff, Great food, Very cheap

Ibby

Points +16

Vegan
30 Sep 2023

Delicious wraps!

Very friendly, delicious wraps with great choice of salads/fillings.

WayneDavies

Points +1081

Vegan
01 Sep 2023

I’ll be back!!!

Just enough of everything all on one plate. There were other choices that I will try next time.

Pros: Choice, Price, Friendly

Cons: None

EtienneDousse

Points +13

Vegetarian
17 Aug 2023

Just great

I always loved atma since day one. Such a great concept, mixing great food with ancient wisdom. Whenever I eat out there I always feel cared for by the great staff.
The food is unbelievably tasty, especially the curries and dal, and what to speak of their unbeatable mango lassi!
I also really love their Wednesday programs, where you get to think a little deeper and out of the box. I dont know many places which have so much on offer in terms of wellness and healthy living.
Definitely the best place to hang out in Cardiff for sure.

Pros: Tasty food, Friendly staff, Wednesday programs

AnonaMorgan

Points +165

Vegan
03 Aug 2023

Delicious

We were pleasantly surprised by the very cheap prices for the huge portions they serve! The food is delicious, fresh and whole foods. Would definitely recommend!!

J008

Points +28

Vegan
27 Jul 2023

Healthy, affordable, fully plant based

Beautiful food, friendly and welcoming. Bhakti Bowls are always delicious and healthy. Love the curries, daals, sides and mango lassi too. It's my regular place in the city centre.

Pros: Healthy food, Relaxing, Plant based

EllieEngland

Points +149

Vegan
21 Jun 2023

Vegan delight

I had a green smoothie and a muffin. The atmosphere was really nice and relaxing with comfy chairs and calming music playing.

Updated from previous review on 2023-06-21

Pros: Atmosphere , Comfortable

BeVeganToday

Points +117

Vegan
31 May 2023

Always good food at a reasonable price!

When in Cardiff I always eat here… a friendly, comfortable, place with a reasonable choice of dishes.

Pros: All vegan, Comfortable seating area, Friendly workers

Gopi-gita

13 Jun 2023

Gregacwrw

Points +329

Vegan
13 Apr 2023

Great restaurant, super cheap !

Not a lot of choice but the food was amazing, the staff really friendly and the prices were really affordable! You can eat a full meal for less than 10 pounds if you want !
Great discovery, hope to come back!

Pros: Fully vegan , Really relaxing place, Super affordable

Cons: No toilets

Gopi-gita

01 May 2023

Hi Greg,

thank you so much for such a positive review! We really appreciate it and are really glad you enjoyed. Apologies about the lack of toilets, unfortunately its rather out of our control as shopping centre closed the toilets for covid and never reopened them. So we have to direct our customers to the closest cafes/restaurants. We hope it hasn't affected your desire to visit us again.

We hope to see you again soon, thank you so much again!

Emjayou

Points +40

Vegan
12 Apr 2023

Simple, delicious and kind

A tasty good value meal served with kindness in a peaceful cafe. You can also give so that others who cannot afford to eat may be provided a meal for free.

Gopi-gita

01 May 2023

Thank you so much for the kind review. We hope you see you again soon!

FionaWallace

Points +211

Vegan
22 Dec 2022

Fab find

A lovely chilled lace in the heart of the city. Really lovely atmosphere and friendly staff. Food was simple but gorgeous and light and extremely well priced!
A definite must if you’re in the neighbourhood.

KT001

Points +1516

Vegan
31 Oct 2022

Great little vegan cafe

I’ve been here a few times and the food has always been great and reasonably priced.

sumeet

Points +17

Vegetarian
14 Oct 2022

Beautiful atmosphere and lovely staff

This place is wonderful and has a mellow spiritual atmosphere, the food is delicious and the staff are friendly and look after you! This place is a must to visit! Cakes are fantastic too!

Pros: Great location , Fantastic and friendly staff , Freshly made food preparations!

PaulHolroyd

Points +482

Vegan
28 Sep 2022

Nice atmosohere

Very good prices, nice food.

rzara

Points +26

Vegan
27 Aug 2022

O M G!

The best food ever I've been in Cardiff! Highly recommended!




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