Category Archives: Cuisine: Indian

Tiffin Indian Cuisine, Harborne

Occasionally our friends R&M knock a review up for us, so thanks to them for this one. We’re quite partial to a curry on a Friday night.  Indeed we can often be tempted on a Saturday night as well. Having sampled … Continue reading

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Indian Brewery Company – Breakfast and Dinner

Birmingham has for decades had a love of Indian food, from the humble balti you can eat in Sparkbrook for £4, to the extravagant banquets available at our high-end Indian restaurants like Lasan’s and Itihaas. The Indian Brewery Company now … Continue reading

Posted in Area: Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham Restaurant, birmingham restaurant review, birmingham review, Cuisine: Indian, Cuisine: Street Food, My Favourite Places, Price: Average, Price: Cheap as Chips - Inexpensive, restaurant review, Venue type: Bar, Venue type: Cafe, Venue type: Pub, Venue type: Restaurant | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Lasan Restaurant

A few weeks back, to celebrate my parents’ ruby wedding anniversary (that’s 40 years!) we took them to Lasan restaurant.  Run by Birmingham restaurateur Aktar Islam and his business partner Jabba Khan, the eatery has picked up many awards over … Continue reading

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Canal Square – Fine Indian Dining

Having been brought up a couple of miles from Lye High Street, which for thirty years now has had over a dozen Indian eateries on it’s short half mile stretch, I’ve always been used to having tasty and cheap Indian food. … Continue reading

Posted in Area: Brindley Place, Birmingham Restaurant, birmingham restaurant review, birmingham review, Cuisine: Indian, Price: Average, Venue type: Restaurant | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Umami Indian Kitchen and Cocktail Bar

Harborne welcomes another Indian restaurant to the scene this last weekend as Umami Indian Kitchen and Cocktail bar has opened next to Boo Boo Coffee at the top of War Lane. There is some competition in Harborne for Indian cuisine … Continue reading

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Blue Mango

Behind The Solomon Cutler pub on Broad Street is Regency Wharf, which is home to a couple of eateries including Blue Mango Indian restaurant.  We were asked to check out their offering, so dragged a few friends along for a … Continue reading

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Itihaas

There’s a four tiered system of Indian restaurants in Birmingham (I’ve decided, it’s not official, you understand). Let’s start at the bottom, tier 4, the dives that are frequented by drunks at 2am for a post lager curry – you … Continue reading

Posted in Area: Colmore Business District, Area: Jewellery Quarter, Cuisine: Indian, Price: Get your dad to pay - above average, Venue type: Restaurant | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Celebrity Indian

The thought of leftover turkey sandwiches and Christmas cake on Boxing Day is too much for us to bear, so we always head out for food, usually to an Indian restaurant to have something spicy. This year we took the … Continue reading

Posted in Area: Brindley Place, Cuisine: Indian, Price: Average, Venue type: Restaurant | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Lasan Restaurant

The West Midlands has long been a hotspot for good Indian cuisine and Birmingham City Centre boasts several fantastic Indian restaurants, and a couple of awful ones too. For a night on the tiles, you couldn’t start anywhere better than … Continue reading

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Bawlty Towers – Dinner at Isaac’s…

Thai Orchid on Bennett’s Hill closed some months ago and Isaac’s have spent the time since glamming it up. The interior is bright, modern, luxe. I love the large spotlights, but the tacky wine bottle shaped candles add nothing and … Continue reading

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