Great Food, our 1st visit, and not disappointed. Right next to Weatherspoon's so a cheap pre drink too. Some of the drinks are expensive but £28 for a top quality Cremant bubbly was a bargain. Cuttlefish starter & goat curry excellent. Shame they don't do coffee after the meal but a minor gripe. See you again (Thursday) :-)Parking: NCP car park nearby, no charge after 6.5 minute walk.
Laura F
Really tasty food! And lovely service - would recommend.
Finlay Flanders
Excellent experience dining at Karapincha! 4 of us visited on a Sunday evening and enjoyed the friendly staff, prompt service and fantastic food. Highly recommend the cuttlefish starter and lamb curry as a main.As it happens I did have a voucher for a discount, but happily would have paid full price. Fully intend to return in the future to sample the tapas menu.Thank you very much!!
Sarah Mac
Delicious food, very friendly staff. Had the beetroot recommended and it was really good. A brilliant place to go.
Oliver Thompson
5 stars, brilliant food and excellent service, thanks again!
Grace Hazelton
Our first time eating here and the food was amazing! So fresh and really good portions. We are definitely going back.
NWS1959
In Cheltenham for my daughters graduation. Arrived early for our 7pm reservation but that wasn’t a problem. Given a choice of tables which was nice. Menus delivered very quickly and drinks order taken. Bit of a wait before our food order was taken. Food was delivered promptly and we were amazed at the quality. Chick peas were exceptional as was the deep fried cuttlefish. For mains we had the pork curry and the prawn curry with rice and roti. The curries were exceptional and the rotis great. Service throughout was friendly and attentive. We would highly recommend a visit
Polly C
It was a Wednesday and so it was quiet. The waitress advised us that there were two items unavailable, which was absolutely fine. She was very attentive and swiftly brought our drinks and took our food order. The food was absolutely delicious. Aromatic with a kick of spice in some dishes. They cater for the British taste buds but you can request the dish to be spicier. We thoroughly enjoyed every single dish. The food was cooked beautifully and it was fresh. We had a lovely evening. Thank you!
Anne Chaplin
Delicious food. Had the black pork, goat and okra curries, coconut sambal with pol roti and tumeric rice. Every dish was superb. We had the beef rolls and fish cakes for starters and they were great too especially the fish cakes. Definitely recommend the goat curry, it was really superb.Definitely coming back here.
Erica Woolford
Really friendly welcome, fresh flavoured food, well balanced goat curry and Cuttlefish was delicious. good service .Atmosphere was good , wrap up as I found it a little cold.I shall definitely be visiting again ?
First visit to this new restaurant last evening. I was unusually by myself so a bit unsure where to eat in Cheltenham. Was going to a performance at the Everyman Theatre so was looking in that vicinity. Came across Karapincha which had a few people already there at 6.30 but plenty of tables and the Black Pork curry on their outside menu caught my eye. I was made very welcome and offered a variety of tables. My lager, curry and rice came quite quickly and were delicious - my only disappointment was that I couldn't quite finish it all! Very nice waitress and whilst not a romantic atmosphere, it was perfectly pleasant. I shall be recommending to friends and taking my husband next time!
quatloo
The menu is a little limited, with one dish unavailable and only ice cream for dessert, when I went. The staff seem kind but a little unsure. I would have preferred some light music as the atmosphere was a bit empty.
Jenny H
Great food, shared fish cutlets, cuttlefish and spring rolls to start. Goat curry for main. Friendly service, shame they didn't have any mutton rolls left. Def recommend
Greg M
The food was very good. Selja, our waitress was awesome....personable and friendly. The restaurant was very clean and had some excellent photos of Sri Lanka posted on the walls. It was a very nice evening out.
Andy Smith
I have visited several times, most recently with a group of 21. We pre ordered egg hoppers and ordered the rest of our meals on arrival. The standard of food was as great for the large group as it was for couples. With only a small team of staff, I thought that they coped fantastically well with such a large group.Food, as always, was delicious and reasonably priced.
Great Food, our 1st visit, and not disappointed. Right next to Weatherspoon's so a cheap pre drink too. Some of the drinks are expensive but £28 for a top quality Cremant bubbly was a bargain. Cuttlefish starter & goat curry excellent. Shame they don't do coffee after the meal but a minor gripe. See you again (Thursday) :-)Parking: NCP car park nearby, no charge after 6.5 minute walk.
Really tasty food! And lovely service - would recommend.
Excellent experience dining at Karapincha! 4 of us visited on a Sunday evening and enjoyed the friendly staff, prompt service and fantastic food. Highly recommend the cuttlefish starter and lamb curry as a main.As it happens I did have a voucher for a discount, but happily would have paid full price. Fully intend to return in the future to sample the tapas menu.Thank you very much!!
Delicious food, very friendly staff. Had the beetroot recommended and it was really good. A brilliant place to go.
5 stars, brilliant food and excellent service, thanks again!
Our first time eating here and the food was amazing! So fresh and really good portions. We are definitely going back.
In Cheltenham for my daughters graduation. Arrived early for our 7pm reservation but that wasn’t a problem. Given a choice of tables which was nice. Menus delivered very quickly and drinks order taken. Bit of a wait before our food order was taken. Food was delivered promptly and we were amazed at the quality. Chick peas were exceptional as was the deep fried cuttlefish. For mains we had the pork curry and the prawn curry with rice and roti. The curries were exceptional and the rotis great. Service throughout was friendly and attentive. We would highly recommend a visit
It was a Wednesday and so it was quiet. The waitress advised us that there were two items unavailable, which was absolutely fine. She was very attentive and swiftly brought our drinks and took our food order. The food was absolutely delicious. Aromatic with a kick of spice in some dishes. They cater for the British taste buds but you can request the dish to be spicier. We thoroughly enjoyed every single dish. The food was cooked beautifully and it was fresh. We had a lovely evening. Thank you!
Delicious food. Had the black pork, goat and okra curries, coconut sambal with pol roti and tumeric rice. Every dish was superb. We had the beef rolls and fish cakes for starters and they were great too especially the fish cakes. Definitely recommend the goat curry, it was really superb.Definitely coming back here.
Really friendly welcome, fresh flavoured food, well balanced goat curry and Cuttlefish was delicious. good service .Atmosphere was good , wrap up as I found it a little cold.I shall definitely be visiting again ?
Restaurantji Recommends
First visit to this new restaurant last evening. I was unusually by myself so a bit unsure where to eat in Cheltenham. Was going to a performance at the Everyman Theatre so was looking in that vicinity. Came across Karapincha which had a few people already there at 6.30 but plenty of tables and the Black Pork curry on their outside menu caught my eye. I was made very welcome and offered a variety of tables. My lager, curry and rice came quite quickly and were delicious - my only disappointment was that I couldn't quite finish it all! Very nice waitress and whilst not a romantic atmosphere, it was perfectly pleasant. I shall be recommending to friends and taking my husband next time!
The menu is a little limited, with one dish unavailable and only ice cream for dessert, when I went. The staff seem kind but a little unsure. I would have preferred some light music as the atmosphere was a bit empty.
Great food, shared fish cutlets, cuttlefish and spring rolls to start. Goat curry for main. Friendly service, shame they didn't have any mutton rolls left. Def recommend
The food was very good. Selja, our waitress was awesome....personable and friendly. The restaurant was very clean and had some excellent photos of Sri Lanka posted on the walls. It was a very nice evening out.
I have visited several times, most recently with a group of 21. We pre ordered egg hoppers and ordered the rest of our meals on arrival. The standard of food was as great for the large group as it was for couples. With only a small team of staff, I thought that they coped fantastically well with such a large group.Food, as always, was delicious and reasonably priced.