The best restaurants in Birmingham West Midlands

I'd been out with a group of chums to see "Dune: Part 2" (oh, and I have opinions about THAT!) and fancied something appropriately spicy afterwards: The spice must flow! We chose Rumana's on a recommendation from a friend's sister, and I'm glad we did. Their website says they "pride ourselves in treating our customers like members of our family", and it really felt like we were old friends visiting someone's home (especially with the well-behaved kids scooting around and being generally delightful - and I don't even like kids!) I think we were served by Rumana herself, and she was welcoming and helpful - a real pleasure to meet someone so engaged and enthusiastic about their restaurant, and being a great host. The other staff were also very polite and helpful, and knowledgable about the menu. Speaking of which: The menu has a selection of dishes which seem unusual and possibly unique to this restaurant. I won't go into too much detail about my friends' dishes, but all were given the thumbs up. The poppadoms came out first, of course, but the accompanying sauces need some props: Their chili-sauce-gravy thing was incredible (I almost asked if I could take some home). Most curry / balti restaurants in Brum seem to have their own 'red sauce' and it's not often one stands out as being extra-special and worthy of a paragraph of review: This was one of those special sauces. Spicy, tangy (tamarind?), thick, and with a huge amount of flavour. Well done, chef! For a starter, I had Shunamoti: I've never had a cheesy chicken tikka omelette before, but I will certainly have it again (and probably learn to make it at home). Very unusual, and very tasty. for my main, I decided to opt for something at the spicy end of the scale, and had to ask about the story behind "What the Bloody?!" (yes, that is what it is called) - no spoilers! You'll have to find out yourself. It warranted three chilis on the menu (not the hottest thing they serve), but this was a home-cooking 3 chilis and was at the top end of my spice tolerance (which is quite high), so be warned! I can recommend the mango lassi as a wonderful 'control rod' for the naga reaction. However: The dish was not just hot for the sake of being hot, but had a real depth of flavour, too. The accompanying roti was fluffy, fresh and hot. I am also reliably informed that their Peshawari Naan is one of the best my friend had ever had (and they lived in India for a while), drizzled with honey and with juicy sultanas embedded within. The restaurant is unlicensed, but there is a small shop over the road where you can buy booze if you need to. It's also next door to a 'Spoons if you want pre- or post-curry cask ales. Overall, a great experience. Northfield seems to be THE place for getting something authentic, unusual, and very tasty these days (I reviewed the equally excellent Omar Khayam a few weeks ago). I'll be back to explore the rest of the menu at some point: I definitely need to try the Atomic Chips!

Great food sooo tasty and it’s an even better deal when you go midweek for the 3 for 20 plates. We had 10 plates between the four of us the mushroom lasagne, the polenta fries, the rib OMG just the tastiest food, happy staff and lovely cocktails. We shall return.

Just bought some lovely somosas from Omar, prepared on the premises by his wife. They are only £1.90 each and an amazing £1.00 on Saturdays. Like all their food, highly recommended and scrupulously clean.

First time iv been here...a small venue opp Co op.i order a small breakfast with avocado on the side. They had Dairy free butter and milk (dairy allergic). Food was fresh piping hot ans delicious. I'd certainly return here. Prices were reasonable...so win win xx

The waffles were alright, but the ice cream was amazing it was really good!!

If I could give more than 5 stars I really would! Food was nice. I really liked how the smash burger was made.also soon as you walk in the people at the shop are nice and kind. I been there like 4 times now worth the go👌

Really good food. Beef was fresh and burgers were very tasty. Fries also freshly cooked and there were so many to finish off! The cheesecake was amazing as well! I understand it is a collection/ delivery only take away, but it would be great if it was a restaurant somewhere on Coventry Road or Ladypool Road! Other than that keep up the good work!

I went for breakfast with my 3 year old son this morning and its was fantastic. The staff were so helpful, the were talking to my son and he was loving it. The food was 10/10 - no cheap stuff. All proper quality stuff from the sausages to the beans. They also do a carribean breakfast that I'm certainly going to try next time. Top draw guys - keep up the good worm.

I have to say I question the genuineness of some of the reviews on here, we ordered a takeaway at the cost of £35 and had 3 tikka curries 1 house special 1 lamb and 1 chicken all with rices. Previous tikka curries I have had from other establishments have had red coloured sauces these were brown and all 3 curries were very salty. My son couldn’t eat his and it went in the bin however as we had waited an hour and were hungry and hate waste although not enjoyable myself and my partner ate ours. The so called lamb in my curry was so tough it tasted more like beef thank god there wasn’t much of it. Needless to say we won’t be ordering from there again

When ordering takeaway for me and my work colleagues. the staff really do go to every effort to maintain customer satisfaction and the breakfast food is excellent along with the excellent delivery service.

No se desanime porque Ginger Nuts dice que es parte de un salón de belleza. El salón de té y el salón de belleza son dos salas diferentes, con dos entradas diferentes. La parte del salón de té es muy bonita. Bonita chimenea que tenía un efecto de quemador de leña acogedor fuego encendido. Tomamos un té con deliciosos pasteles caseros. Delicioso. El personal fue amable y atento. No puedo esperar para ir de nuevo.

More! Serves the best bao buns ever. Would definitely recommend to.anyone who enjoys artisan/homemade sweet and savoury food. The service comes with a smile!!

Went for dinner on a Wednesday evening, just two of us, food was great and service too. Would definitely come again.

Great staff by colmore row. Always so kind and friendly. The falafel is always fresh, hot and the same great quality. Definitely worth visiting regularly