Cape To India Athlone (Bismillah): One of Our Favourite Indian Restaurants in Cape Town

𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥’𝕤 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕘𝕠 𝕥𝕠 𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕦𝕣𝕒𝕟𝕥? Everyone has it, a place where you feel like eating every few months, craving that same meal that makes you feel the yummm in your mouth. Here’s why we keep going back to Cape to India Athlone.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝: The masala tea, springrolls, mixed grill and certain curries
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫: Seating area could be spruced up
𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞: RR

This is ours: Cape to India Athlone restaurant, popularly known as Bismillah on Belgravia Road. Their Indian food is some of the best we have had in Cape Town and we often find ourselves craving their meals every few months or so. Want to watch instead? Click here.

Our Favourite Starters at Cape to India Athlone

We have tried a number of their starters and main meals and there are some dishes that we keep going back for. 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨, their chicken or veg spring rolls are an absolute must try; the dough is made so well and crispy when served hot.

The half mixed grill is our favourite in terms of 𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨 and we have found it to be enough for 2 people when ordered with an extra side plate of chips. They will even add an extra spicy sauce on it if you like your food on the hot side of things like S does. Lastly, if you have never tried 𝙢𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙡𝙖 𝙩𝙚𝙖 or you are a big fan of one, theirs is AMAZING with a capital A.

These are our go to meals when visiting Bismillah, but we’ve also tried their curries and they have not disappointed. We thoroughly enjoy the palak paneer and boned meat curry; both meet our high standards with curries 😉

Prices, Atmosphere and Our Overall Experience at Cape to India Athlone

Bismillah is 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 when compared to other restaurants. You can expect to spend about R150 pp for a drink, main meal and a starter.

𝙉𝘽: Cape To India has two branches in Athlone, but we have always gone to the one on Belgravia Road. The review above is also based on our experience with this branch.

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