26/07/2026
Thank you Ceri 😊
We have been completely overwhelmed with the support the community has shown. We feel truly loved and are sad to be leaving our home for the last 5 years. We have made true friends through our time here and Maasi's has restored my faith in community. Thank you ❤️
Thank you to all the businesses that have offered us an oppotunity. We are very excited 😊 we won't be considering pub locations at this time.
We are now fully booked for our Curry Clubs and have a cancellation list please email us with your preferred date.
We are at St Luke’s till the end of Aug and would love to feed you so pop in ❤️
Maasi's Confirms It Will Close as Church Refuses Further Talks
by Ceri Davies
The future of one of Victoria Park's best-loved independent cafés has now been decided. Just days after Cardiff City News reported on the growing dispute between Maasi's and the Church in Wales over St Luke's Hall, the family-run business has confirmed it will close its doors at the end of August after saying attempts to find a compromise have failed.
In a statement shared with customers, Maasi's said it was "with great sadness" that it had been forced to "admit defeat", adding that despite its efforts, "the church are not willing to engage further in dialogue."
The announcement brings an emotional end to a business that many local residents had hoped could still be saved.
Following our previous article, hundreds of people shared messages of support, describing Maasi's as far more than somewhere to eat. For many, it had become a community hub, creating opportunities for local women while offering a welcoming space that reflected the diversity of Cardiff.
While the café's chapter at St Luke's Hall is ending, the owners have made it clear that the business itself is not.
"This is not the end for us," they told supporters. "Maasi's will reinvent and you will find us popping up in your favourite places."
They are now actively looking to partner with venues across Cardiff for pop-up events and curry nights, inviting pubs, community spaces and other businesses to get in touch if they would like to host them.
Customers are also being encouraged to visit before the end of August, with the café confirming its popular Curry Club evenings are already filling up quickly and urging supporters to book while they still can.
Although Maasi's departure now appears inevitable, the wider questions raised by the dispute remain. Many residents continue to question why a successful community business that provided employment, brought people together and had become firmly established within Victoria Park could not be accommodated alongside the Church's future plans.
With the Church stating it needs the hall for administration, children's ministry and future community engagement, and Maasi's maintaining that further dialogue was possible, many will inevitably wonder whether this outcome could have been avoided.
For now, however, attention turns to giving the business the send-off many believe it deserves.
After all, independent businesses like Maasi's help define communities. Losing one is always significant, but if the overwhelming response from the Cardiff community is anything to go by, this may not be goodbye for long.
