Ground in the kitchen, not bought in
House masalas roasted and ground on site, so a Chettinad tastes like Chettinad and not like the jar.
Open daily from 5pmThe South of India,
The South of India,
on Bath Road.
Coconut, curry leaf and mustard seed — Kerala and Tamil cooking done the long way, with the masalas roasted and ground in our own kitchen. Twenty years of Cheltenham has not made us tone it down.
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The menu
Everything we cook, in one place.
Search it, filter it down to what you can actually eat, and build the order as you read. Nothing here opens a PDF.
Not sure where to start
Feed two, decided for you
Butter Chicken, Palak Paneer, a Chicken Biryani, garlic naan, pulao and papadoms.
DietHeat
51 dishes on the menu
Appetisers7
Masala Triangles
£3.95Golden pastry parcels filled with seasoned vegetables and aromatic spices.
Onion Bhajis
£3.95Crispy onion fritters, delicately spiced and golden fried.
Chicken Malai Tikka
£4.95Chicken marinated in cream and delicate spices, grilled to perfection.
Golden Chicken Bites
£4.95Tender chicken morsels in a lightly spiced, crisp golden crust.
Amritsari Paneer Bites
£4.95Soft paneer marinated with Punjabi spices and fried until beautifully crisp.
Lamb Sheekh Kebab
£4.95Minced lamb blended with herbs and spices, cooked in the tandoor.
Garlic Prawn Pataka
£5.95Tiger prawns tossed with roasted garlic and bold aromatic spices.
Southern Heritage8
Tomatino Chicken
£10.95Chicken tikka simmered in a rich tomato and curry leaf gravy.
The one everyone ordersButter Chicken
£11.95Tandoori chicken enveloped in a rich, buttery tomato sauce with delicate spice notes.
Erachi Toran
£12.95Slow-cooked lamb in a rich coconut sauce with ginger and traditional spices.
Kholee Molee
£10.95Chicken simmered with coconut, fresh herbs and delicate spices in a creamy sauce.
Kholee Uppakri
£10.95Chicken gently cooked with South Indian spices, fresh ginger and coconut.
Spinach Murgh
£11.95Chicken slowly cooked with fresh spinach, ginger and aromatic spices.
Lehsuni Murgh
£11.95A comforting chicken curry layered with roasted garlic and warming spices.
Lamb ChettinadChef’s pick
£12.95A bold Tamil Nadu speciality bursting with roasted spices and curry leaf paste.
From the Tandoor3
Haryali Chicken Tikka
£10.95Chargrilled chicken breast infused with mint, coriander and fragrant herbs.
Chicken Shashlik
£11.95Flame-grilled skewers with smoky vegetables and vibrant tandoor spices.
Tandoori Mustard Drumsticks
£9.95Four drumsticks marinated with mustard, yogurt and traditional spices.
Traditional Curries5
Jalfrezi
Tikka stir-fried with peppers, onions and lively spices.
Madras
A robust South Indian curry with a warming chilli kick.
Dhansak
Lentils and spices balancing sweet against tangy.
Bhuna
Cooked down with tomatoes and green peppers into a thick, savoury sauce.
Pasanda
A luxurious blend of yogurt, coconut and cream.
Seafood5
Hot, and meant to beGoan Red Jinga
£13.95King prawns simmered in a vibrant Goan red chilli and coconut sauce.
Kochi Seabass
£13.95Delicate seabass simmered in a light coconut and tomato sauce.
Jinga Mollee
£13.95Marinated prawns gently cooked with coconut, fresh herbs and delicate spices.
Bengal Salmon
£14.95Tender salmon cooked with fresh spinach and aromatic spices.
Masala Salmon Curry
£14.95Salmon fillets in a rich curry sauce sharpened with mustard.
Garden & Spice4
Best of the greensPalak Paneer
£9.95Soft paneer folded into creamy spinach, delicately spiced.
Sabji Mollee
£9.95Seasonal vegetables gently cooked with coconut, fresh herbs and delicate spices.
Haryana Sabzi
£9.95Garden vegetables in a delicately spiced tomato and onion gravy.
Dal Makhani
£10.95Black lentils and kidney beans slow-cooked in a rich, creamy tomato sauce.
Biryani3
Sealed and baked to orderChicken Biryani
£11.95Layered with basmati, fresh mint and caramelised onions.
Vegetable Biryani
£10.95Seasonal vegetables and basmati infused with traditional spices.
Lamb Biryani
£12.95Slow-cooked lamb with fragrant rice and lentils, finished with ghee.
Sides & Table8
Pickle Tray
£2.00A selection of traditional pickles and chutneys.
Chana Masala
£4.95Chickpeas in a lightly spiced tomato and onion sauce.
Dal Tadka
£4.95Yellow lentils tempered with garlic, cumin and aromatic spices.
Bombay Potato
£4.95Spiced potatoes cooked with aromatic herbs and traditional seasonings.
Saag Paneer
£4.95Soft paneer and spinach combined in a rich, comforting classic.
Saag Aloo
£4.95Fresh spinach and potatoes gently cooked with traditional spices.
Papadom
£1.00Light and crispy lentil wafers, perfect for sharing.
Raita
£2.95Cooling yogurt with cucumber and delicate seasoning.
Rice4
Basmati Rice
£3.50Premium rice — light, fluffy and perfectly steamed.
Pulao Rice
£3.95Basmati infused with delicate biryani spices.
Mushroom Fried Rice
£4.50Basmati stir-fried with mushrooms and subtle seasoning.
Vegetable Fried Rice
£4.95Rice tossed with fresh vegetables and aromatic spices.
Breads4
Plain Naan
£3.50Tandoor-baked, soft and fluffy.
Garlic Naan
£3.95Brushed with garlic butter and herbs straight out of the oven.
Peshwari Naan
£4.50Stuffed with coconut, almonds and sweet sultanas.
Keema Naan
£4.95Stuffed with lightly spiced minced lamb and baked in the tandoor.
Eat at home
Collect it, or let us bring it.
Both go straight to the kitchen — no third-party app in the middle taking a third of the bill, which is why we can hand you the 20% instead.
Dine in
Book a table in four taps.
Thirty-two covers and one sitting a night, so Friday and Saturday go early. No account, no confirmation email you have to click.
How many of you?
More than eight? Call us.
Which night?
What time?
Demo form — nothing is submitted, and the availability shown is invented.
The kitchen
Why it tastes different.
The masala is made here
Coriander, cumin, fenugreek and curry leaf are roasted and ground in the kitchen in small batches through the week. It is the slow way to do it, and it is the reason a Chettinad and a Madras do not taste like the same sauce with different chilli.
Cooked to the order, not to the pass
Nothing sits under a light waiting for a table to sit down. The tandoor is lit at five and the first breads come out when the first order does — which is also why a collection is worth the five-minute walk from the car.
Before you book
Walk the room first.
The 360° tour, kept where people actually look for it.
Open the tour →What Cheltenham says.
“The Chettinad is the real thing — properly hot, properly fragrant, and nothing like the version everywhere else does.”
“We collect most Fridays. Twenty per cent off and it is still hot when we get it home to Charlton Kings.”
“They took the gluten-free thing seriously instead of just saying yes. That is rarer than it should be.”
Placeholder wording, laid out as real reviews would sit — a live build pulls them from the restaurant’s Google profile.
Find us146 Bath Road,
146 Bath Road,
Cheltenham GL53 7NG
Ten minutes’ walk from the Promenade, on-street parking after 6pm, and the delivery radius covers Charlton Kings, Leckhampton, Montpellier and The Park.
| Monday | 5pm – 11pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 5pm – 11pm |
| Wednesday | 5pm – 11pm |
| Thursday | 5pm – 11pm |
| Friday | 5pm – 11.30pm |
| Saturday | 5pm – 11.30pm |
| Sunday | 5pm – 10pm |
From Crazy Code Cafe
What we changed, and why.
- The menu became software. Searchable, filterable by diet and heat, photographed — instead of a document you pinch-zoom on a phone.
- Ordering finishes here. The collection discount and the delivery minimum do their work inside the totals, where they change what someone puts in the basket.
- Booking is four taps. No account, no third-party widget, no email round trip.
- One page, one job. Everything above is built to end in a table booked or an order placed.