Maasi's

12/06/2026

Father's Day Sunday lunch available on the 21st of June.
Tables available at
12.30 and 2pm

Email to secure your table now 😋

[email protected]

12/06/2026

Our Mega Thali is back!
Are you celebrating a birthday, graduation or just a catch up with friends and family? Let us take care of the food ☺️
Celebrate with multi award winning authentic pakistani khanna 😋

Prebook now
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30/05/2026

19/05/2026

For all of our new followers, a little bit about us 😊
We are an all female team serving proper Pakistani food from St Luke’s Church Hall in Canton.
We are very lucky and grateful to our community of supporters without whom we would not be here We cook good honest food using traditional recipes and long slow cooking methods, infused with a fistful of love. Recipes taught by our mothers, mother in laws, sisters, aunts, grandmothers. You get the message 😉 the women in our families and our communities. Did vou know that Maasi's means aunty? The word translates into 'like your mum' and eating with us means being fed by your very best aunties. Multi award winning food made fresh to order.
As a small team there are times that we have to close because of private events catering so always check our social media if you're planning to visit 😊
Maasi's has evolved into something special and we are in our current location till the end of August. Our story hasn't ended and we are still looking for a venue to move onto, watch this space 😊
We would love to see and feed as many of you as possible before we leave St Luke's so please spread our message and we hope to see you soon ♥️

13/05/2026

For all our new followers, a little bit about us ☺️

12/05/2026

We have been inundated with requests for our Curry Club dates so here they are.
Bookings only accepted via email ☺️
Slots available are 6.30, 7 or 8pm

08/05/2026

Thank you for highlighting our situation. Thank you also to our local community for their continued support ♥️

Victoria Park Could Lose a Local Institution, and Residents Are Asking Why. By Ceri Davies.

For many residents around Victoria Park, Maasi's is more than just a cafe. It has become a community fixture, a warm, family-run space that brought life, culture, local employment and purpose to a building underused.

Now, the business faces closure after being told it must leave St Luke’s Hall by the end of August, following a decision by the Church in Wales to reclaim the premises.

The dispute has sparked frustration, with many locals questioning both the timing and the tone of the Church’s handling of the matter.

In correspondence seen by Cardiff City News, the Church says the original 2021 arrangement was intended to support a small, community-based initiative aimed at empowering women from the local Pakistani community, and argues that the operation has since evolved into a larger commercial restaurant.

But Maasi’s owner disputes that characterisation strongly.
She insists the core mission of the business has never changed, continuing to provide flexible employment opportunities for women with childcare responsibilities, with opening hours deliberately structured around school runs and family life.

The Church also claims the business has restricted parish access to the hall and kitchen facilities. However, Maasi’s says the original agreement explicitly allowed shared access, noting that the church retained use of the facilities throughout the tenancy and already possesses additional space and kitchen facilities next door.

Perhaps most damaging, though, is the perception problem now facing the Church itself. At a time when many churches speak publicly about supporting communities, inclusion and local enterprise, residents are struggling to reconcile those values with the apparent removal of a successful independent enterprise that has become woven into the fabric of the area.

The decision feels particularly stark because Maasi’s is not a faceless chain or outside developer. It is a grassroots venture built by local women, serving local people, in a part of Cardiff where genuinely independent community spaces are needed.

The Church says it now requires the hall for administration, children’s ministry and future community engagement. Yet some local residents are openly questioning why a thriving existing community use is being displaced without an obvious alternative in place.

There is still time for common sense to prevail. Whether through reconsideration, compromise, or meaningful assistance from the community in securing nearby premises, many in the community will hope this story does not end with Victoria Park losing one of its much loved community hangouts.

Because once places like Maasi’s disappear, they are rarely replaced by something with the same heart.

24/01/2026

For all those who have asked Curry Club dates are live now!

Please email us with the date, your preferred time slot and no. of guests 😊
These are going to go quickly so what you waiting for?? 😋

[email protected]

19/12/2025

25/11/2025

We celebrated our Maasi's family and friends last year by hosting our first Daavat. We had such a blast that we are doing it all again on the 13th of Dec at 7pm.
This time we are giving back to our community and will be raising money for City Hospice.
We promise great food, fab company and cracking tunes 😊
Tickets are limited, with over half sold already so be quick and get yours now!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1975019861572?aff=oddtdtcreator

Ticket price includes a three courses meal. Unfortunately we can't cater for all allergies but if in doubt please email us before booking.