Reviews in Birmingham, West Midlands

I would not recommend this restaurant at all, we went for a special occasion, and the experienced we had at the restaurant totally ruined the special occasion. Throughout the meal the service was terrible, very slow, and it wasnt particularly busy, so dont know what is would be like on a busy night!! My partner poured the wine, minutes later it nearly went all over the floor, through no fault of our own, as we had such a wobbly table, to a great extent too!! This should have been checked before allowing customers to come into the restaurant. After waiting a while to be served after I called a waiter over to tell them we were ready to be served. We finally ordered. From time of ordering to actually getting our meal was around an hour later, we were absolutely starving. When the meals came we were extremely disappointed with what we seen and tasted. First of all I have eaten a many Italian Restaurants, and have never ever experienced an Italian Meal to be full of Coriander (the herb which is mainly used in Mexican and Indian Cooking). My meal was full of it and I absolutely hate it, it is way too over powering. No mention on the menu that it would be smothered in coriander, if I had of known, or the waiter would have said, I would have asked for it without. I did call over the waiter and told him I hated coriander and he wasnâ??t willing to do anything about it or my meal, at that point I eat it, it was either me eating, after waiting over an hour, or passing out!! It was the worst meal I have had, The fish was over cooked and the meal was quite tasteless, all I could taste it the horrible coriander. My partner didnt think much to his meal either, and was still hungry after eating it. Throughout the meal the service was terrible, very slow, and it wasnt particularly busy, so dont know what is would be like on a busy night!! Also the desserts were hardly worth having, when we left the restaurant we were still hungry and after forking out a lot of money for a nice meal we dont expect to still be hungry when we leave!! Not value for money at all!! Lastly the restaurant was cold, there was no heating on. The toilets were so cold it was like walking into a freezer. There was no soap or hot water to wash hands with. You should really not experience all these faults when you are paying good money (you are not the cheapest restaurant around, by far!!) to eat in a nice restaurant. I will not be recommending it, after the terrible experience we had!! I have written a letter to this restaurant for their feed back on the terrile experiences we had, and it was not responded too!!

Elegant, sophisticated, simply fantastic....will definitely make another trip here. They also do takeaways and home deliveries!!

Food wasn't fresh, tasted like it had been re heated over and over again. The price promised on the phone was not what they charged, when challenged they refused to admit their mistake or lie! Ruined our afternoon.

Having now used this take away several times have always found the food excellent with that special home cooked taste. Staff are always very helpful and friendly. Would definitely recommend to others.

We have only been to mother india once, a few weeks ago, we found the food very poor, the interior very shabby and the service awful. Not only were we given the wrong food but it was also very bland & cold. We wont be returning.

Our favourite place to eat by far. Have a Indian meal every Saturday and all agree this offers the best food. Well presented and friendly staff and good value for money.

Our favourite place to eat by far. Have a Indian meal every Saturday and all agree this offers the best food. Well presented and friendly staff and good value for money.

My family organised a surprise dinner for my birthday at The Malt Shovel. I had a fantastic time and really felt spoiled for a night. Not many restaurants do pay as much attention to you as they did there. The waitress was lovely and she even surprised me with a delicious cake full of candles and lots of smiles. We were booked in the restaurant area, relaxing atmosphere and beautiful set up but I wanted something a bit more lively so the manageress was kind enough to arrange a table for us in the bar area. Even though it was pretty busy we were served in time and we enjoyed the night near a warm fire place making us forget the freezing cold snow outside. We were given 2 menus and explained all the queries we had, they specialise in fish on the specials menu. I had Jamaican spiced chicken with lettuce and sugared mango as a starter and braised lamb shank with infused carrots and jus for my main. It really made my evening. The night finished with a couple of drinks at the bar and some fun time in the garden building up a snow man. I had a great surprise birthday party beside my family but celebrating it at the Malt Shovel at Barston was the icing on the cake. I would highly recommend the pub but defiantly book in advance.

hi One of the Worst Spanish food ever.The food served was very dull and seemed left over from previous nite.The service was poor as the waiter at the bar did not even bother to show me and my girl friend to the table.The place was so small and the decor awful.The girls waiting on us were warm n friendly with their service, the man seemed miserable.I would not recommend this place .Its highly rated for no reason.

Highly recommend The Village Pantry Walmley, Excellent coffee and Panini's, my colleague had a Jacket with Chicken Curry and said it was delightful! and great value for money £2.85 for a panini but the size of a baguette - not the small things you get in Druckers - delicious!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND KEEP IT THAT FRIENDLY SHOP YOUVE GOT

i have been few time to this restaurant, the food is excellent, however, the manager is very rude when it come to taking care of customers, i can't believe he made us wait for 10 mins with no apology and no update, we felt totally forgotten, we asked other waiter twice about our table, they go to check with the manager but he just never got back to us, very disappointing.

Best tandoori restaurant in Shirley. Food always excellent. Staff all funny and friendly. Give it a try you won't be disappointed.

We didn't try this restaurant for quite a while even though we have known it was there for years. Since the first visit we realised what we'd been missing and go there regularly now. Sheldon is abundant with Balti's but this one is different. The food has more flavour and as a vegetarian they will always cater for me. We score this restaurant very high.

BAD customer service.....................

very nice food

The food here is wonderful - delicious, freshly cooked, generously portioned, spicy and flavoursome without being hot and overpowering. The restaurant is small and usually very busy, but the service doesn't suffer and the staff are very pleasant and helpful. The prices are very reasonable. Very highly recommended!

On 28th November we held my husbands 50th birthday party at The Oak. We had pig roast with accompanying salads, entertainment (live soul singer) and fireworks. My family all stayed in the rooms with a hearty breakfast the next morning. The evening was a terrific success, everything ran really smoothly and we have been inundated with thanks you cards. A very big thank you to The Oak. My

Mixed pub food centering around Steaks fish and pies - all food cooked to order so a little bit of a wait but when you get the food it was worth waiting for