Visited the Masalla Merchant for the first time in a while last night, and had a really nice meal…read more I'd say this place is probably the best of the numerous Indian restaurants in the area - the buckle in the Stirchley curry belt. I arrived a little earlier than my fellow diners and sat on a comfy sofa by the entrance, clutching my bottles of beer. This is a bring your own booze restaurant (which really keeps the bill down). I recommend getting drinks from the excellent Stirchley Wines, which is just a short trot up the Pershore Road, and is full of excellent and unusual beers, wines and spirits. However, if you're feeling lazy there is a standard off license virtually next to the restaurant. Once my fellow guests arrived we were seated at a large table in one corner of the restaurant and served the traditional poppadoms and dips. The menus are crammed with loads of traditional dishes, plus a 'contemporary' section. If anything the menu is too big, and we all took a while to navigate it. After ordering, the food did take quite a while to arrive, perhaps because the restaurant had become much more busy. Our food all arrived at once, in a flurry of naan and sizzling hot dishes. I ordered a hot lamb dish (something, something Naga) from the contemporary dishes section, with a peshwari naan and fried rice. The curry was delicious, with chunks of really tender lamb in a hot but really flavourful sauce. The naan was light and sweet, filled with almond and drizzled in honey. Perfect combo. Two of our group went for vegetarian dishes, including the paneer cheese parcels, which looked great and, I'm told, were really tasty. Overall, I rate this place. Service can be a little slow but the food is really tasty and the prices are reasonable. Our bill was accompanied by white chocolate mice and gummy bears to sweeten the deal (although at £77 for 6 of us it was already pretty palatable). Retro sweet win.

Masalla Merchant is a place where we tend to go on work meals. I have been here couple of time and…read morealthough it's not mind blowing, they do a decent curry with a massive choice on their menu. It is more a Bengali restaurant so you will find dishes you may not be familiar with, but menu consists of many dishes from the whole Indian subcontinent. It's a bring your own restaurant which has certainly brought down the price per person when I have been in large group and split the bill. For my starter, I had the fried Fish which was soggy with oil, which I didn't enjoy so much. My main dish was a tamarind prawn dish which was very rich in sauce and taste, There is a vast section on the menu which has the curry houses speciality dishes, which come with pilau rice which made it very good value. Masalla Merchant is a nice restaurant in Stirchley which is very popular with the locals, and has been busy on both of my visits and worth a visit for sure.

Delhi 76 great food! Great service! Very enjoyable atmosphere. Friendly and attentive wait staff…read more Lively atmosphere upstairs.

Lovely restaurant, great service…read more The staff were pleasant, and very happy to answer all our "and how spicy is this one?" questions. The food and drinks were reasonably priced, especially considering the quality of the food. I personally had the Macli Tikka (salmon steak) and cannot recommend it enough.

Decent curry house located in Sutton Coldfield (Mere Green) with plentiful parking. BYOB with a…read morelarge restaurant, food gets served quickly here despite usually being in a large group. Sundays to Thursdays they have a 11.95 offer for starter, mains, sides and a coffee/tea. Food is great, the hot beverages served at the end of the meal are questionable... served in Lavazza cups, but definitely low quality watered down coffee. No frills service, you get what you pay for.

Bhujon is a hidden gem in the corner of the high street behind the Sainburys. It has become a…read moreregular choice for large family meals. The offer of popadoms, starter, rice or nan and tea of coffee for £11.95 is unbeatable. We are usually a party of 10 or so and are well catered for. You can pretty much choose form the whole menu and even have half and half curries for those that can't decide. The food is of a good standard and the only danger is eating too much. On top of this its BYOB so you can enjoy what ever drink you desire.

Seen a few reviews for this place which were good and they were not wrong. When you first walk in…read morereally welcomed by staff got to choose where we want to sit, we had our drinks within minutes. Really fast good service by the staff. Food was really good. To start we had the mix started which was lamb chicken tikka and shish kebab. The only bad but was the lamb was abit tough. Always found that wherever I have had this starter the rest was lovely. For main I had a chicken balti which was really nice . Partner had a pathia said one the best he has had. Overall good restaurant friendly staff and good food. Only reason don't get five stars just not a child friendly place, the only thing you can get for kids is chicken nuggets and chips. Will be visting again soon.

The interior of this Indian restaurant always reminds me of Biff Tannen's apartment in Back to the…read moreFuture II. It is very eighties nouveau-flash-trash, with black and red leather, neon lighting and artworks of questionable taste. There are glass tables and mirrored walls. I always find myself distracted by the indoor fishpond. The food is really good, apparently the chef used to work for Indian royalty. I love the King Prawn Puree to start and the Chicken Tikka Dansak is reliably delicious. The Alachi is licensed, which makes a welcome change to some of the other local curry houses. The Alachi really go all out, pitching themselves a cut above the standard curry house. They have monthly themed evenings with live music and you can even hire their private limo for transport to and from the restaurant. Take-away is also available.

I went here for a work do with colleagues. Upon arrival we were greeted by very friendly staff who…read moredirected us to a bar/waiting area which had lovely comfy seating and decor that added to the calm, pleasant ambiance. We ordered drinks and sometime later they took our orders, starters and mains. A little later we were directed to our table and staters served. I had the Chicken Tikka starter which was delicious, I ended up practically inhaling it. A jug of water was on the table throughout and we could order more drinks at anytime, staff will periodically walk past and observe your table to see if anything is needed to be taken away or to give you to opprtunity to ask for something. This is done discreetly, they don't interrupt you. We were largely served by what appeared to be either the manager or head waiter, based on how he directed other staff, makes sense, our group was the largest there, 11 people. He announced an 7-8 minute break before mains would be served, this helped as it gave us a chance to nip for a loo break or for some of our table to go for some "fresh air" outside. Mains were served, I had the Chicken Jalfrazi (sp?!) which was also gorgeous. It and the rice are served seperately and you arrange food onto your plate yourself. Any naans are served on little boxes which house candles for lightining on the table, we had just ordered a few of each type for the table alongside some veggie sides for the table as well, we all took what we wanted. Once mains were done, we were asked if we wanted desert, a popular desert was strongly pushed by the staff serving us, but I opted for vanilla ice cream, which was served with a light topping of chocolate sauce, it was also gorgeous. Overall a fantastic night, good food which came to aboutb £50 per head all in all.

If you get the most delectable Indian food at home, you have extremely high standards when you eat…read moreout at an Indian Restaurant. However, there is only one eatery that I recommend for the best Indian food in Birmingham, and that's Rajdoot Restaurant. It's testament to fine dining in elegant surroundings without pretentious prices or service. The staff is always welcoming and professional. If you're planning on visiting over a weekend then I recommend you book a table because this restaurant is a popular place. My absolute favourite is the creamy makhan chicken with chilli and coriander naan....I'm salivating at the thought of it! Street parking is available, which is free in the evenings. There is also a function room for private events where the restaurant offers set menus priced per person.

First, the plus points of Blue Mango: it's attractive and quite large, it looks like they cater…read morewell for family parties, they have booths as well as tables and they give you an appetiser of poppadoms for free. The staff are also good, very friendly, attentive and prompt (bearing in mind that we went at 6pm so it was a little early). Unfortunately the reason I'm giving them only two stars is because I wouldn't consider going again. The food was really not very good. The starters were enormous- I had a chicken haryali tikka, which must have been a whole chicken breast. That wasn't bad in itself, but I just didn't like it and it started to make me feel a bit sick. My partner's salmon tikka was better but equally huge and he felt it was a little undercooked. We only managed a very little of the main. My partner said his chicken tikka masala was unlike any one he'd had before and it was like chicken in tomato soup. My Goan monkfish curry (two chillies) was barely spicy and the fish was very chewy and quite unappetising. I can't really recommend this restaurant on the basis of the food. The only thing that made it okay was the staff.

I went to Blue Mango for dinner last night. It's behind the Birmingham Hyatt Regency…read more FYI: They do not have soft drinks available for take-away. I learned this as I was trying to "take away"... ("take away" = carry out! for the non-English) FYI: Their main dishes do not come with rice. You have to order rice and bread separately and pay additional. Free Appetizer: They give you free pappadeum and yogurt, mint/corinader sauces -- which was quite nice. I ordered chicken tikka masala and steamed basmati rice. DISCLAIMER: I am not giving two stars because they did not have soft drinks available for take-away. Or the fact that you had to pay for the side basmati rice! (approx. 4 GBP). No, no, no.... The only reason I'm giving it two stars is because the chicken tikka masala was not very impressive. I may not have ordered the "right" dish, but I figured chicken tikka masala can never go wrong. It was just okay. I've definitely had much much better - for both the quality and value. So, mehhhhh.... The ambiance was very nice. No complaints here. Free Appetizer: They give you free pappadeum and yogurt, mint/corinader sauces -- which was quite nice. I would go back again, but only on the company's money. I'm sure their other food has to be better, right? For a restaurant with such a nice ambiance... I hope so..!

We have been here numerous times and every time the food has been fantastic the service is…read moreexcellent the staff are happy to advise on the menu and chat happily about your day/life etc and telling you about there's. The ambient atmosphere is just right and spotlessly clean tables and cutlery. This restaurant is licensed but you can take your own drinks. They do do special deals and at the moment it's bogof on a Tuesday night. You don't need to book during the week but at the weekend it is advisable. This is my favourite Indian restaurant in the cannock area. 5 out of 5 off me.

I had a last minute call from my Brother last night saying that he was going to Akbars and did I…read morewant to go.....obviously with the temptation of a restaurant I haven't tried before I couldn't resist.....30 minutes later was being picked up to go and see what it was all about. The restaurant itself is on the Hagley Road just a little bit up from Five Ways in a large white building. You walk in and are instantly hit by the grandeur of the place with marble, statues and artwork all over the restaurant and reception areas. We needed to wait for a table so were given a buzzer and were invited to take a seat at the bar. We were quickly seated and shown the food menus after about 10 minutes.....when you don't ave a reservation I think thats pretty good! The food is very much what you would expect from a curry house with a huge list of classic curry dishes and starters. We went for popadoms and dips to start....I then went for chicken pakora and shish kebabs as my main.....I had already eaten before I left the house so was just being greedy at this point....this was my attempt at having something healthier haha. Everything was perfectly cooked and delicious and the prices were really reasonable! Both starters were only around £3.50 a plate and were a good size portion! I was going to be super harsh and give this place four stars due to a slightly dirty menu and the fact the tables are pretty close together but can you really mark somewhere down for being busy and popular? The staff here cannot do enough for you and I think its a great touch that the chefs bring out the food! If you want a curry....at a reasonable price.....in an interesting setting...why not give this place a go.

Environment 5/10, service 6/10, presentation of food 2/10, quality of food 4/10, freshness of…read moreingredients 5/10, price 7/10. I really did not enjoy this restaurant. Chosen because it was around the corner from a friend's home, I believe it is not really worth travelling to if you live far. I tried for starters the spiced calamari and Seekh kebabs. The calamari was over cooked, squid incredibly rubbery. The kebabs were fair. All the starters were thrown on the plate, no care given to presentation. The lettuce appeared it had sat around for quite a while also, slightly turning brown around where the knife had cut. The mains were oily, not well spiced at all. The naan breads, this was impressive however, it tasted good and 3 feet tall, see my photos. Would I go again or recommend it to a friend, no. Service wasn't too great. Told our starters would take 10-15 minutes but took 25. Had to ask three times for our drinks. Waiters were accommodating, we did give a 10% tip.