Bihari

Restaurant · Indian4.3 (1,560 Google reviews)

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Starters - Garam Suruat

  • Vegetable PakodaR88

    Mixed vegetables fried in chana flour and spices

  • Vegetable Kaju Rolls (Portion of 4)R90

    Chopped mixed vegetables with spices and green chilli, rolled with crushed cashew nuts and deep fried

    Likely nuts

  • Samoosas (Portion of 6)R83

    Choice of: Mince, Chicken, Cheese and Corn or Potato

  • Onion BhajiR80

    Sliced onion, flavoured with Ajwain, gram flour and chef's secret spices and deep fried

  • Prawn Koliwada (Portion of 5)R190

    Marinated prawns in chef's secret spices and deep fried

    Likely shellfish

  • Mixed Meat Starter Platter (For 2)R295

    An assorted platter consisting of: Chicken Cheese, Chicken Tikka, Lamb Boti Kebabs and Samoosas

    Likely dairyLikely nuts

  • PattiesR83

    5 Traditional Indian Potato Coconut fried balls made with fresh coconut, coriander, crushed almonds cashew nuts, green chilli, garlic…

    Likely nuts

Indian Tandoor Starters - Vegetable & Paneer

  • Tandoor Paneer TikkaR130

    Cubes of cottage cheese, peppers, onion and tomato marinated with special Indian herbs cooked on a skewer

    Likely dairy

  • Tandoori MushroomR130

    Mushrooms marinated with a cream based sauce

    Likely dairy

  • Mixed Vegetable Starter Platter (For 2)R235

    An assorted platter consisting of: Paneer Shashlik, Tandoori Mushrooms, Vegetable Kaju Rolls, Cheese and Corn samoosas

    Likely dairyLikely nuts

Indian Tandoor Starters - Chicken

  • Chicken GarlicR140

    Chicken pieces marinated with cashews & garlic

    Likely nuts

  • Chicken CheeseR140

    Chicken pieces cooked with cashews, Indian herbs and cheddar, mild and delicate flavour

    Likely dairyLikely nuts

  • Chicken TikkaR140

    Chicken Tikka pieces marinated in spices and yoghurt

    Likely dairy

  • Chicken MakranaR140

    Chicken pieces, marinated with cashews and black pepper

    Likely nuts

  • Reshami KebabR140

    Chicken pieces with cashew nuts and gram flour and chef's secret spices

    Likely nuts

Indian Tandoor Starters - Lamb

  • Garlic Lamb TikkaR185

    Lamb pieces cooked traditionally in tandoor

  • Lamb Boti KebabR185

    Succulent lamb pieces, marinated in yoghurt and blended spices.

    Likely dairy

Salads

  • Spicy Chicken SaladR130

    Mixed peppers, onion, tomato on a bed of lettuce topped with strips of Spicy chicken drizzled in a yoghurt based dressing

    Likely dairy

  • Mixed Vegetable Garden SaladR112

    Mixed peppers, onion, cucumber, cocktail tomatoes on a bed of lettuce topped with a vinaigrette dressing

Main Courses - Tandoor Vegetarian

  • Tandoori MushroomR170

    Mushrooms marinated in a cream based sauce cooked on a skewer

    Likely dairy

  • Paneer TikkaR180

    Cubes of cottage cheese, capsicum, onion and tomato marinated with special Indian herbs cooked on a skewer

    Likely dairy

Main Courses - Tandoor Chicken

  • Tandoori ChickenR235

    Chicken on the bone marinated in yoghurt and perfected in the tandoor (Please allow for cooking time)

    Likely dairy

  • Chicken GarlicR215

    Chicken pieces marinated with garlic

  • Chicken CheeseR215

    Chicken pieces cooked with Indian herbs and cheddar, mild and delicate flavour

    Likely dairy

Main Courses - Tandoor Meat

  • Garlic Lamb TikkaR275

    Lamb pieces cooked traditionally in the tandoor

  • Afgani Lamb Chops (Portion of 5)

    Lamb chops perfected in a classical yoghurt marinade

    Likely dairy

  • Lamb Boti KebabR275

    Lamb pieces marinated in Indian herbs, ginger and garlic paste, cooked in the tandoor

Main Courses - Tandoor Seafood

  • Tandoori Prawns

    8 Tiger prawns cooked to perfection in our tandoor, served with savoury rice and lemon garlic butter sauce

    Likely dairyLikely shellfish

  • Chilli Tiger Prawns

    8 Tiger prawns in red chilli marinade, served with savoury rice

    Likely shellfish

  • Fish Tikka

    Kingklip marinated in yoghurt spices and Ajwain

    Likely dairyLikely fish

Main Course Curries - Vegetarian, Paneer and Daal

  • Chana MasalaR165

    Chickpeas cooked in a tomato and onion based gravy

  • Paneer MakhaniR205

    Cubes of cottage cheese cooked in a gravy

    Likely dairy

  • Daal MakhaniR175

    Black lentils cooked in a tomato based gravy

    Likely dairy

  • Palak PaneerR205

    Cubes of homemade cottage cheese cooked with spinach

    Likely dairy

  • Dingri MatarR205

    Combination of mushroom and pea curry

  • Vegetable TawaR175

    Mixed vegetables stir fried in a tomato gravy

  • Navrathan KormaR205

    Mixed vegetables in a creamy cashew nut gravy (mild/medium)

    Likely dairyLikely nuts

  • Daal FryR175

    Yellow lentils tempered with cumin and garlic

  • Daal TadkaR185

    Yellow lentils tempered with mustard seeds, garlic

  • Paneer KormaR225

    Cubes of homemade cottage cheese, cooked in a creamy cashew nut gravy

    Likely dairyLikely nuts

  • Paneer KadaaiR205

    Cubes of homemade cottage cheese, stir fried with onion, peppers and tomato gravy seasoned with chef's secret spices

    Likely dairy

  • Paneer Tikka MasalaR205

    Cubes of homemade cottage cheese cooked in a tomato and onion thick gravy

    Likely dairy

  • Paneer LababdarR205

    Cubes of homemade cottage cheese in a tomato and onion creamy gravy

    Likely dairy

Main Course Curries - Seafood

  • Prawn Korma

    Prawns cooked in a cashew nut gravy (mild/medium)

    Likely nutsLikely shellfish

  • Prawn Masala

    Prawns cooked in a fresh tomato and onion gravy mixed with garlic, ginger and mixed spices

    Likely shellfish

  • Prawn Curry

    Prawns in a coconut cream and onion gravy

    Likely shellfish

  • Prawn Vindaloo

    Prawns cooked in an extremely hot curry

    Likely shellfish

  • Fish Madras

    Kingklip cooked in a coconut cream, mustard and onion gravy

    Likely fish

Main Course Curries - Chicken

  • Butter ChickenR255

    Chicken tikka in a creamy tomato and cashew nut based gravy (mild/medium)

    Likely dairyLikely nuts

  • Chicken KormaR255

    Chicken pieces in a creamy cashew nut based gravy flavoured with fenugreek (mild/medium)

    Likely dairyLikely nuts

  • Chicken Tikka MasalaR255

    Chicken Tikka cooked in a clay oven, then turned into a curry using thick fresh onions, peppers and tomatoes.

  • Chicken LababdarR255

    Chicken Tikka in tomato, onion and creamy gravy

    Likely dairy

  • Chicken MadrasR255

    Chicken pieces cooked in coconut and onion based gravy

  • Chicken Jal FreziR255

    Chicken pieces in a creamy tomato and onion gravy. Garnished with julienne tomato, onion & peppers

    Likely dairy

  • Kasoori ChickenR255

    Chicken pieces with an onion and nut based gravy with fenugreek flavours

    Likely nuts

  • Chicken KadaiR255

    Chicken pieces with julienne peppers, onions and tomato in a Kadai Masala sauce

  • Chicken VindalooR255

    Extremely hot chicken curry

Main Course Curries - Lamb

  • Lamb Rogan Josh

    Lamb pieces cooked with Indian spices and onion gravy

  • Lamb Vindaloo

    Extremely hot lamb curry

  • Lamb Korma

    Lamb pieces in a creamy cashew nut gravy flavoured with fenugreek (mild/medium)

    Likely dairyLikely nuts

  • Bhunna Gosht

    Lamb pieces in a spicy thick gravy

  • Lamb Patiala

    Lamb pieces curry cooked with ginger and onion gravy

  • Gosht Sagwala

    Lamb pieces cooked in a spinach based gravy

  • Daal Gosht

    Lamb pieces cooked with yellow lentils

  • Lamb Masala

    Lamb cooked in a fresh tomato and onion gravy mixed with garlic, ginger and mixed spices

  • Lamb Kasoori

    Lamb pieces with cashew nut based sauce and fenugreek

    Likely nuts

  • Lamb Kadai

    Lamb pieces with julienne peppers, onions and tomato in a Kadai Masala sauce

  • Lamb Madras

    Lamb pieces cooked in coconut and onion based gravy

  • Lamb Chop Masala

    4 Lamb chops cooked in the tandoor oven then cooked in a thick onion and tomato Masala based gravy

  • Lamb Lababdar

    Lamb pieces cooked in a tomato, onion and creamy gravy

    Likely dairy

Biryani

  • Chicken BiryaniR260

    Basmati rice prepared with chicken pieces

  • Lamb Biryani

    Basmati rice prepared with lamb pieces

  • Vegetable BiryaniR210

    Basmati rice prepared with mixed vegetables

  • Prawn Biryani

    Basmati rice prepared with 6 prawns

    Likely shellfish

Extras

  • Extra Prawns (Portion of 6, for Biryani only)R205

    Likely shellfish

  • Bombay PotatoR120

    Potatoes stir fried with cumin, garlic and coconut cream

  • Aloo GobiR130

    Potato and cauliflower fried with selected Indian spices.

  • Basmati RiceR55

    Steamed Basmati Rice

  • Saffron RiceR68

    Basmati Rice steamed in saffron

  • Jeerra PulaoR68

    Basmati rice fried with jeerra and onions

  • Vegetable PulaoR90

    Basmati rice slow cooked with mixed vegetables

  • SambalsR65

    Cucumber salad or mint sauce

  • Plain YoghurtR55

    Plain home made yoghurt

    Likely dairy

  • Cucumber RaitaR70

    Plain home made yoghurt with cucumber

    Likely dairy

  • Flavoured AchharR65

    Subject to availability

  • Popadom (Portion of 2)R20

Breads

  • Plain NaanR48

    Bread baked in a clay oven

    Likely gluten

  • Butter NaanR53

    Bread baked in a clay oven and brushed with butter

    Likely glutenLikely dairy

  • Garlic NaanR57

    Bread topped with garlic, coriander baked in a clay oven and brushed with butter

    Likely glutenLikely dairy

  • Tandoori RotiR45

    Round bread made with brown flour and baked in a clay oven

    Likely gluten

  • Rogani NaanR57

    Bread topped with sesame seeds and spices

    Likely glutenLikely sesame

  • Aloo Paratha NaanR68

    Spiced mashed potatoes stuffed in a round bread and baked in a clay oven

    Likely gluten

  • Lachchaa ParathaR68

    Layered bread baked in a clay oven

    Likely gluten

  • Peshwari NaanR76

    Round shaped bread, stuffed with chopped nuts, baked in a clay oven

    Likely glutenLikely nuts

  • Cheese and Garlic NaanR76

    Round shaped bread, stuffed with cheddar cheese and topped with crushed garlic baked in a clay oven

    Likely glutenLikely dairy

  • Cheese and Chilli NaanR81

    Round shaped bread, stuffed with cheddar cheese and topped with cut chilli baked in a clay oven

    Likely glutenLikely dairy

  • Cheese ParathaR70

    Round bread, stuffed with cheddar cheese and baked in a clay oven

    Likely glutenLikely dairy

Rumali Roti

  • Plain RomaliR70

    Traditional thin flatbread (to be ordered by special request)

    Likely gluten

  • Butter RomaliR75

    Traditional thin flatbread (to be ordered by special request)

    Likely glutenLikely dairy

Dessert

  • Chocolate VolcanoR85

    A rich chocolate soufflé served with vanilla ice cream

    Likely dairy

  • Pistachio or Mango KulfiR83

    Home made traditional Indian Kulfi ice cream.

    Likely dairy

  • Bombay Crushed FaloodaR72

    An ice cream based dessert with subja seeds, rose syrup, and china grass

    Likely dairy

  • Ice CreamR62

    Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry

    Likely dairy

  • Lemon Fridge CheesecakeR80

    Tangy and smooth with crumb base

    Likely glutenLikely dairy

  • Gulab JamunR90

    Home-made milk dumplings made from reduced milk, served in a rose and cardamom flavoured syrup

    Likely glutenLikely dairy

What the menu saysGuests with food allergies are asked to make their waiter aware of them.
  • Guests with food allergies are asked to make their waiter aware of them.

Set menus (per person)

Set menus, banquets and tasting menus: a meal for the table, priced per person, often with a minimum number of guests.

Set Menus

Set Menu A and B: parties of 20–39 people. Buffet Set Menu: 40–120 people. All guests select the same set menu.
  • Set Menu AR450

    Starters: Mixed Meat Starter Platter (Chicken Cheese, Chicken Tikka, Chicken Samoosas, Lamb Mince Samoosas) and Mixed Vegetable Platter…

    Likely glutenLikely dairy

  • Set Menu BR495

    Starters: Mixed Meat Starter Platter (Chicken Cheese, Chicken Tikka, Chicken Samoosas, Lamb Mince Samoosas) and Mixed Vegetable Platter…

    Likely glutenLikely dairy

  • Buffet Set MenuR550

    Starters served to the table on platters: Mixed Meat Starter Platter (Chicken Cheese, Chicken Tikka, Chicken Samoosas, Lamb Mince Samoosas)…

    Likely glutenLikely dairy

Good to know

Restaurant

  • Vegetarian dishesOpenStreetMap, read 28 Jul 2026

Not known yet: dog friendly, kid friendly, kids menu, outdoor seating, wheelchair access, vegan options, high chairs, takes bookings, byo, baby change. Ask the venue.

Facts

FactDetail
AddressSouthern Sun Hotel, Main Rd, Newlands, Cape Town, 7725, South Africa
AreaCape Town
KindRestaurant · Indian
Phone+27 21 674 7186
Websitebihari.co.za
Google rating4.3 from 1,560 reviews
Menu read5 Nov 2026 from bihari.co.za
Hours
  • Monday11:30am–3:30pm, 5pm–9:30pm
  • Tuesday11:30am–3:30pm, 5pm–9:30pm
  • Wednesday11:30am–3:30pm, 5pm–9:30pm
  • Thursday11:30am–3:30pm, 5pm–9:30pm
  • Friday11:30am–3:30pm, 5pm–9:30pm
  • Saturday11:30am–3:30pm, 5pm–9:30pm
  • Sunday11:30am–3:30pm, 5pm–9:30pm
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What diners say

No diner ratings yet.

Ratings are diners’ own experience. They don’t make a dish safe; neither do we.

Where this comes from

Allergen answers come from the menu’s labels first, then the listed ingredients, then a model’s judgement checked when unsure. How allergen status is decided.

Questions about Bihari

Does Bihari have gluten-free options?

No dish is marked gluten free as served, from the menu read 5 Nov 2026. Each dish shows whether the venue labelled it or it was read from the ingredients.

Is Bihari coeliac friendly?

The venue notes: “Guests with food allergies are asked to make their waiter aware of them.”. Eatcrush reads each venue’s own menu and says where every answer came from. It never calls a dish safe: kitchens share fryers, boards and flour, and menus change. If you have coeliac disease or an allergy, confirm with staff before you order.

When is Bihari open?

Monday: 11:30am–3:30pm, 5pm–9:30pm. Tuesday: 11:30am–3:30pm, 5pm–9:30pm. Wednesday: 11:30am–3:30pm, 5pm–9:30pm. Thursday: 11:30am–3:30pm, 5pm–9:30pm. Friday: 11:30am–3:30pm, 5pm–9:30pm. Saturday: 11:30am–3:30pm, 5pm–9:30pm. Sunday: 11:30am–3:30pm, 5pm–9:30pm. Hours can change on public holidays; check with the venue.

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