Enjoy that fine dining Christmas experience.

Mehfil fine dining is a brand new restaurant on City Road, Cardiff, that offers a complete range of Indian, Chinese and Arabic cuisine, serving from 8am through until late night.

An all-embracing menu covers breakfast, lunch and evening buffets and high tea with la carte dining shortly to be added, while the option is also there for customers to stop off for a short snack, a shopping break or to indulge in afternoon tea and dessert.

The buffet menu offers a huge range of curries and noodles and with a host of chefs monitoring the options, the range is being constantly updated with new dishes.

Mehfil will operate with one main kitchen, and a smaller version which gives customers the option of seeing their own dish created before their very eyes.

After a renovation over the summer, which has resulted in Mehfil boasting one of the most impressive dining areas in town, the restaurant is now well into the festive season.

And it looks set to be an ideal option for all groups and parties still looking to book their Christmas night out.

For more information, call 029 2045 3088 Les Croupiers Your luck could be in this winter and what better way to find out then spending a night at Les Croupiers Casino. Having recently moved to its brand new custom-built location in Leckwith, Les Croupiers continues to offer the finest gaming facilities around, with its brand new 20 table poker room attracting not only local players, but poker fans from far further afield lured by the weekly schedule of ever-changing dealer-dealt poker tournaments and cash games.

Las Vegas dice, blackjack, roulette, electronic roulette and pounds 4,000 modern video slots are on offer, and from Sunday to Wednesday the casino is open until 8am.

And why not take advantage of the free shuttle service that takes you back and forth from Leckwith to town.

Leaving from Burger King, Westgate Street, and heading down to the Capital Retail Park (and back), the bus runs from 7pm every 15 minutes and takes you right to the casino door.

So there's plenty of chance to strike it lucky this Christmasandmake sure you celebrate the festive season in style at their Christmas party on SaturdayDecember 18, with live music from the JohnnyNedBand- entrance is free and the party might just go on all night.

Tel 029 2038 2810 for more info Empire Restaurant This popular eaterie on Albany Road continues to be a favourite among Cardiff's growing legion of Indian cuisine fans.

Over the years, the Empire group of restaurants' winning combination of experience and tradition has helped to establish a reputation for offering a thoroughly enjoyable dining experience.

Attentive staff, coupled with an extensive menu of expertly cooked popular classics and delicately spiced contemporary dishes, ensures the Empire restaurants remain at the forefront of the very best Indian cuisine dining in South Wales.

Restaurant head chef Abdul Bashor has more than 20 years of experience in the catering industry.

He first developed an interest in cooking as a young child by watching his grandmother prepare traditional Indian dishes.

By the time he was a teenager he was an expert in the ancient art of baking and blending herbs and spices using recipes through generations.

Empire Restaurant represents an exclusive gourmet experience which is considered by many to be the epitome of fine Indian dining in South Wales. Reserve your Christmas party on 029 2048 5757 Malaysia Cuisine Now you can savour the true taste of Malaysia at 1Malaysia Cuisine - newly opened in Cardiff City Centre (next to the market and O'Neills).

The management of the restaurant is spearheaded by Alex Wong, who is well known for his hospitality and front of house management with the late Mr Danny Tang of the Noble House restaurant in the late '80s.

Alex says: "Malaysia is truly a land of fascinating sights, sounds and never ending food cultures, and offers a wealth of culinary delights that guarantee dishes that are varied in nature, robust in textures and infused with spices and herbs, that all combine to define its unique distinction.

"Malaysian cuisine is so varied in structure - so infinitely delicious."

And a welcome addition to 1 Malaysia is David Loh, aka The Melon Man, whose unique fruit and vegetable carvings have seen him featured on Britain's Got Talent, along with seeing off huge competition to win a bronze medal at the prestigious Villeroy & Boch Culinary World Cup.

David is a renowned Malaysian chef with more than 30 years of culinary experience in Asia, Europe and the UK before arriving here at Cardiff.

His signature dishes include redang beef, a delicious Malaysian curry stew, and laksa lemak, cocount and curry infused noodles. 1 Malaysia is now open for the Christmas and New Year party season and is proud to be able to provide South Wales and beyond with the true taste of Malaysia. For information or to book your table, call 029 2023 3298

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David Loh, aka The Melon Man, and some of his amazing fruit and vegetable carvings Mehfil fine dining

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Date:	Dec 17, 2010
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