Sri Lankan & Tamil kitchen · Rum bar
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9 November – 23 December
Christmas the Tamil and Sri Lankan way at Nadu on Stokes Croft: two or three courses with a glass of prosecco. Served from 9 November to 23 December.
£25 for 2 courses · £35 for 3
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Boarding pass · Member
Gate
77–79 Stokes Croft
Class
Member
Nadu is Tamil for land
Sri Lanka
6.93° N · 79.85° E
Hoppers off the pan, devilled everything.
Hopper£7 / £8
Plain or egg: a coconut milk rice pancake with coconut and seni sambol
String Hopper£9
Pressed rice flour noodles with coconut and seni sambol
Kukul Devil£10
Chicken wings in a spicy devil sauce with mixed peppers
Ceylon Kothu£12 / £14
Shredded layered bread with vegetables, or chicken and lamb, spring onions and pandan, with salna
Tamil Nadu
13.08° N · 80.27° E
Dosa poured thin, sambar with drumstick.
Tear & Share Dosa£16
48-hour fermented crispy rice pancake with chutneys and sambar. Masala potato filling £2.50
Drumstick Sambar£8
Lentil stew with shallots and drumstick
Era Kulambu£18
Mild shrimp curry in coconut milk, tempered with turmeric, mustard, fennel and curry leaves
Spring Green Poriyal£7
Spring greens tempered with coconut and moong lentils
From the pass
Garam Pakoda£8
Dressed at the pass: yoghurt, tamarind, mint.
Kukul Devil£10
Hot, sticky, tossed with peppers.
The karis
Slow-cooked, and brought to the booth.
Urulai Podithooval£7
Crisp potatoes in Colombo spices.
Plated, then torn
Sauced at the pass, opened at the table.
Aeta Midulu£16
Bone marrow and mince, parottas to mop.
At the table
Pour, share, go again.
Roast Chicken Sizzler£15
Still hissing when it lands.
Shaken on Stokes Croft.
£12
A herbal twist on tiki: rum, agricole, yuzu, bay leaf, grapefruit and honey
£12
Pineapple sherbet, lemongrass Campari, rums and curry leaf smoke
£12
Passion fruit, mango, smoky mezcal, fresh chilli and agricole
£10
Our Sri Lankan daiquiri: arrack, lemongrass, cardamom and citrus
Sri Lankan arrack
£10
With Evrythng rum: classic, watermelon & chilli, passion fruit & ginger, or pineapple, peach & mint
£12
Classic or spicy, up to you. Salt rim optional
£12
Cachaça, lime, sugar and ice: simple and sharp
Rum for your life!£30
The rum tray: six of the shelf, picked for you to sip and compare.
Rum of the day£5.50
Straight from the shelf, with a draught mixer.
Rum punch pitcher£40
Spiced and white rum, orange, pineapple, cranberry and lime.
Ceylon Arrack£4.50
Sri Lanka
Distilled from the sap of the coconut flower and aged in halmilla wood casks
Evrythng Dominican White£4
Wales
Made in the Welsh hills; every penny of profit goes to nature groups
Sitara Spiced£4
India
Vanilla, ginger, molasses and subtle spice
Diplomático Reserva£6.50
Venezuela
Toffee, chocolate, fudge, tropical fruit, baked banana, cinnamon, clove
Diplomático Mantuano£5
Venezuela
Black treacle, liquorice, milk chocolate, shortbread, oak
Black Tears Dry Spiced£5
Cuba
Cocoa and coffee with a peppery trace of spice
Black Tot£6.50
Guyana
Brown sugar, toffee, pineapple, banana peel, leather, oak
El Dorado 12£6.70
Guyana
Spice, tropical fruit, honey and dark sugar; full, with a dry finish
Foursquare Spiced£5
Barbados
Cinnamon, ginger, cloves and vanilla
Plantation XO£8
Barbados
Vanilla, cocoa and milk chocolate
Planteray 3 Stars£4
Trinidad
Subtle spice and floral notes; sugar cane and vanilla
Planteray Stiggin's Fancy£5.70
Trinidad
Pineapple, with smoke and clove
Koko Kanu£4
Jamaica
Coconut blended with white Jamaican rum
Clément XO£8
Martinique
Deep, sweet and woody, like a spiced fruitcake
Damoiseau Rhum Arrangé£5.80
Guadeloupe
Fruit macerated in rum: vanilla and pineapple, pink guava, or mango and passion fruit
Clairin Vaval£7
Haiti
Raspberry, strawberry, dark chocolate and dried fruit
Santa Teresa 1796£7.50
Venezuela
Nuts, leather, vanilla, cinnamon, dark chocolate, prunes, honey
Old Monk£4
India
Vanilla, raisin and chocolate
No alcohol, all £6.50.
Tamil Traveller
Mango, passion fruit and ginger beer
Sri Lankan Iced Tea
Jasmine tea, lemon and cinnamon syrup
Sura Panam
Lychee and pink peppercorn, with a dash of bitters
Chennai's Matta
Sentia, pineapple, orgeat and lime. Contains almonds
Sentia is sold as a food supplement: not advised if you take medication, are pregnant or breastfeeding.
Mostly from Bristol Beer Factory.
Infinity Lager£6.50
Bristol Beer Factory
Laser Juice IPA£7
Bristol Beer Factory
North Street Cider£6.50
Bristol Beer Factory
Clear Head 0.5%£6
Bristol Beer Factory
White Rhino Lager£5.50
Indian craft lager, bottle
Guest beer£7.50
A local beer, always changing
Wine from £7.50 a glass, £28 a bottle; prosecco £7 a glass.
Collect, delivery & vouchers
★★★★★
Outstanding on every level. Loud enough to have an atmosphere, quiet enough to have a conversation. Food brilliant and really authentic.
★★★★★
Wonderful spot for food! Sri Lankan cuisine that hits the right spot in spice level and portion size…
★★★★★
The food was absolutely delicious — full of authentic flavours and clearly made with care.
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Find us
Bristol BS1 3RD · open seven days
| Mon | 5pm – 11.30pm, kitchen to 10pm |
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| Tue | 5pm – 11.30pm, kitchen to 10pm |
| Wed | 5pm – 11.30pm, kitchen to 10pm |
| Thu | 5pm – 11.30pm, kitchen to 10pm |
| Fri | 12pm – 12.30am, kitchen to 10.30pm |
| Sat | 12pm – 12.30am, kitchen to 10.30pm |
| Sun | 12pm – 11.30pm, kitchen to 10pm |
Kitchen to 10pm, 10.30pm Fri – Sat
Book a table Directions 0117 944 6045Call 0117 944 6045 info@nadubristol.comEmail info@nadubristol.com
