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A tropical taste of Southern India

South Indian kitchen & bar, Gloucester Road.

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4.8 from 566 Google reviews

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Festive set menu · 2 Nov – 24 Dec

Celebrate Christmas the South Indian way

Two courses £25 or three £35, with a glass of Prosecco to start.

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Sundays · 12 till 4 · Pre-book

Can you finish the giant thali?

  • 36 dishes
  • 60 minutes
  • 1 person
How many of you?

FreeClear every bowl, or pay £60.

£30 eachNo clock, just lunch.

£20 eachThree to a tray, at most.

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Veg and meat. No vegan version.

See all 36 dishes

Starters

  • Onion bhaji
  • Onion pakoda
  • Guntur kodi vepudu

Curries & vegetables

  • Drumstick sambar
  • Pepper rasam
  • Papu saru
  • Potato masala
  • Channa masala
  • Vegetable korma
  • Vegetable kootu
  • Cabbage thoran
  • Vegetable poriyal
  • Malabar chicken curry
  • Nilgiri chicken curry
  • Karaikudi lamb curry
  • Ghee roast
  • Prawn thokku
  • Chappala pulusu

Rice & bread

  • Steamed rice
  • Kushka (plain biryani)
  • Parotta

On the side

  • Pappadom
  • Vadams
  • Coconut chutney
  • Tomato chutney
  • Mint chutney
  • Onion pachadi
  • Tomato & cucumber raita
  • Plain yoghurt
  • Pickle
  • Podi
  • Ghee

Sweets

  • Gulab jamun
  • Pal payasam
  • Saffron kesari
  • Ice cream

We cook with what's fresh that week, so a dish or two may change on the day. Anything swapped out is replaced with something just as good, and you'll still face all 36.

Lunch · Friday to Sunday, 12 till 4

The bottomless thali

Twelve dishes on one plate, refilled until you're full.

Meat£18

Veggie£15

Fri · Sat · Sun12–4pm

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On the plate, round the clock

  1. 1Crispy onion pakora
  2. 2Fried chicken veggie: mixed vegetables
  3. 3Chicken curry veggie: vegetable curry
  4. 4Sambar (lentil stew)
  5. 5Rasam (pepper soup)
  6. 6Roast potato
  7. 7Fluffy steamed rice
  8. 8Paratha (flaky flatbread)
  9. 9Papadam
  10. 10Tomato & cucumber raita
  11. 11Pickle
  12. 12Dessert (seasonal)

The bar

Come for a drink. Stay for dinner.

4.8 out of 5 on Google

566 Google reviews

Kal Dosa's shopfront at dusk: the orange sign on the teal fascia, a red awning, and the room glowing through red-framed windows

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16 The Promenade

Gloucester Road, Bristol BS7 8AE

Opening hours
Tue – Thu5pm – 11pm
Fri – Sun12pm – 11pm
MonClosed
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Part of The Nutmeg Group

Five kitchens, one family

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