Grilled salmon marinated in spices, cooked in a tandoor, served with lemon wedges.
Sushi • Asian • Asiatic • Himalayan
"Jojolapa is the first Nepalese restaurant in Birmingham, located on Newhall Street. In a city well known for the cuisine of Nepal’s much more famous South Asian neighbour, the restaurant has held its own with discerning diners, so it was high time we tried it ourselves. Atmosphere There’s a buzzy vibrance to the place which contrasts fabulously with the moody low lit interior, dark wood furnishings and carvings. We saw relaxed diners enjoying drinks at the bar as they waited to be seated. Jojolapa has the ‘perfect night out’ atmosphere nailed. food Steamed momo chicken dumplings with mint and coriander sauce and Nepalese tomato sauce, chatamari (Nepalese pancake stuffed with vegetables and fried egg) and momo soup (chicken dimsum broth with noodles) were moreish starters. I was disappointed that the East Asian flavour to our meal pretty much ended there. There were very few main choices that I hadn’t eaten in an Indian restaurant. I opted for one of the noted Nepalese dishes special fish curry with nepalese spices. My guest plumped for the old faithful lamb rogan josh. Both were nice enough but I yearned for more of the starters. The kulfi ice cream was a delicious end to the meal. drinks There is a very respectable wine menu but Jojolapa is the natural home for cocktail lovers. The yummy jojolapa cocktail – black vodka, midori and cranberry juice marked the start of the evening in style and Jojolapa’s twist on the mango lassi served with vodka and orange liquer was gorgeous. overall There are plenty of Indian restaurants in Birmingham that boast similar dishes. But many of these restaurants can only dream of achieving Jojolapa’s cosmopolitan and sexy vibe seductively teamed with a friendly and super efficient service."
Wine • Indian • Kosher • Bakery
"I'm giving this a 5-star rating because I've really enjoyed their vegan macaroons in the past. However, I searched for them all over Brick Lane this week and couldn't find them anywhere. Their website doesn't mention this location, so I suspect it's an outdated listing. It seems you can still order online (which I plan to do), but I think this listing should either be removed or updated to reflect their online store. I've submitted a request for an update for now."
Indian • Casual • Chicken • Delivery Services
"Great spot. The chicken tikka is a delicious choice for a starter. It's not overly pricey and they offer deals before 7:15. Definitely preferable to the restaurant just down the street."
Indian • Seafood • Fast Food • Panas Set
"This place serves some of the best Indian-style food I have ever tasted, even compared to San Francisco. The portion sizes are generous without compromising on quality, and they consistently deliver orders on time."
Beer • Wine • Indian • Nepalese
"I don't use to write such a bad review, however they gave me no choice. I have never had such a long and mediocre experience in a restaurant. We sat at 7.30pm and the restaurant was nearly empty. After a while we ordered 2 starters and 5 main courses. The starters arrived in 20 minutes and the rest of the food at 9.40 when we were nearly leaving the restaurant after have asked few times about our order. The food was OK. Expect my order who was wrong. I received something like peas and zucchini when I asked for a mix grill. They brought me another one which was supposed to go to another table. The meat and the fish was dried and not so tasty. We ate everything because we were really starving at that point but I actually didn't finish mine, so I shared with my friends who agreed with me about the quality. We paid our bill and after that we said we should have been entitled to have a discount. The answer was that the service charged hadn't been added because of that. The service charge is optional and, of course, we weren't willing to pay for that. A discount and an apology would have been very kind and shown some respect for the customers. Inconveniences happen but the attitude was unacceptable. Please don't go. Ps:the table behind us waited 2 hrs as well, the table in our right was out in 20 minutes. Basically,everything is randomly served."
Indian • Chicken • Nepalese • Chicken
"Great food not just your bog standard Indian or Chinese but really different flavours expertly cooked. Very friendly and helpful staff and it doesn't..."
Meat • Indian • Seafood • Vegetarian
"The atmosphere was nice, but the restaurant was empty except for a food critic. The food was mediocre and lacking flavor, quite unexciting. I will not be returning. The service was cold and distant. The music was terrible, with popular pop songs mashed up into remixes. I will not be going back and do not recommend this place."
Cafés • Sushi • Asiatic • European
"Really enjoyed our meal this evening. Main courses had were king prawn korma, chicken tikka masala and chicken chasni. All plates were cleared. Staff very friendly and there was even a guy going round the tables doing card tricks. Excellent!!!"
Tea • Beer • Indian • Chicken
"Group of 4 friends visited for a pre birthday treat. The food was overall nice enough though pricey! We did return one dish due to it being too salty and the waiter rectified this and charged us still. The portion sizes are small and the rice was absolutely miniature hardly enough for one person and priced at £3. I do wish I’d taken a picture to show you all. The drinks prices are also high. The ambience was nice. The staff weren’t particularly friendly or attentive and could be seen rushing around like headless chickens mostly. Do not a service charge is added to the bill. The parking was free if visiting the restaurant. Overall nice but there are better places to eat so won’t be returning."
Wine • French • Drinks • Asiatic
"my friends and I visited the cuvee viii last week for a place to lunch. we thought as eating out to help was still on, we would test a little fancier than our typical high street restaurant chain. the best decision. adrian and another beautiful waitress sat my friends until I arrived, and took us in the inner, when a few people started to smoke on their terrace. the decor in every room is beautiful! they have 2 bars, one closer to the terrace, and one before the entrance next to the it area they can eat in both rooms and each area feels like another experience. they even showed us the private room for the rent on the upper floor, which also has a bar and a stunning space. the terrace/outside area was nice, I would like to enjoy more, but they allow smoking (a little bit for me, unfortunately) it is still completely enclosed so that it does not escape like the smoke. Nevertheless, this does not take away from the beauty of this opposite, in cooler climates I can see that they have heating outside to warm it a little. this part is attached to a bar area that looks like an ingenious nightclub. next time I'll be in the dining room, as it gets colder out. very exciting, as they still participate in the regulation in september. I had the lobster mac n cheese, and my friends had the pizzeria and veggie burger. the chef is brilliant! later we learned that he was a Michelin Star chef who appeared on master chef. the merciful produced a beautiful **** for me, as I do not drink, and the cocktails of my friend were amazing after them. this is a legitimate cocktailable, with bar employees who really know what they do, our drinks were an artwork. I would give the personal, service, decor, eat, cleanliness and cook 5 stars. I enjoyed this tasty and will be back, it is soothing to see them regularly clean all the surfaces, the floor, and wear masks, the toilets we also very clean that is quite rare in the rule."
Balti • Asian • Curry • Indian
"Not a great place for a relaxing dinner this time.. more like a madhouse.. a bedlam of noise from a group table with about 20 inconsiderate cackling people all trying to out-shout each other simultaneously, and another table with 4 shrieking women competing to be the loudest individual. The stark low ceilinged room without sound absorbing materials reflects and amplifies noise to deafening levels. We entered feeling quite relaxed but left with splitting headaches caused by this decibel onslaught. The managers should ensure that large noisy parties like this one are only accommodated if located in the upstairs room to show some respect for their other customers. We were assaulted by our experience at Balti Walla which is a great shame because the tandoori dishes with rice and naan that we ordered were top quality and the staff behaved impeccably. To escape the noise we wrapped the tikka and sashlik chicken and naan in napkins and ate them back at home, but we obligingly paid the £40 for this awful experience."
Indian • Chicken
"I booked a table at Paradise Lounge after reading some positive reviews on OpenTable, and I wasn't disappointed! The food tasted fresh, and the garlic and coriander naan had a delightful homemade flavor. I definitely plan to return and try more dishes, as my first impression was very positive. The service was great, and the evening ended on a high note with a warm smile."
Cafés • Pizza • Indian • Mexican
"If you ask the locals, including shopkeepers, caddies, and hotel staff, where to find truly amazing food, they all recommend Balaka."
Indian • Takeaway • Fast Food • Pakistani
"My favourite Indian in Basingstoke! What can I say about Tuli to do it justice? Whether eating in or having a takeaway you will not be disappointed."
Soup • Wine • Indian • Chicken
"We had made a reservation a few days in advance, but when we arrived at the scheduled time with our guests, our table was not set up. However, the issue was quickly resolved and did not affect our overall dining experience. The restaurant offers a great variety of food options and styles, and the staff were knowledgeable in assisting us with our choices. The food was served hot and generously portioned, with well-balanced and perfectly spiced dishes. The Scallops Hariyali and Chilli Prawns starters were outstanding, and the Chicken Xacuti and Tandoori Sampler mains were especially noteworthy. Overall, all of our dishes were delicious. Prices are typical for a restaurant in this location, and you can view the menu on the website. The service was excellent, the staff were friendly and helpful, the food was delicious, and the atmosphere was pleasant. We highly recommend this restaurant."
Cafés • Seafood • Mexican • European
"Absolutely terrible service.. placed an order online for delivery. Was accepted and money taken. Time for delivery was confirmed and 45 minutes later still waiting. Called the restaurant and was told they no longer deliver??? My daughter has gone to collect the food now and it better be hot !! Zero communication from the restaurant. Will not use again. Like Indian is a regional winner for a reason. Will never use substandard again !!!!! Service: 1"
Sushi • Cafés • Asiatic • Fast Food
"Great Birthday meal for my wife. Well looked after, polite and the food was fantastic. Lots of choice and served very professionally and quick. Highly recommend this Indian. We walked for 20mins but well worth it. Nice touch at the end with ice cream and a candle for my wife’s birthday."
Asian • Indian • Pakistani • Delivery Services
"We went to the Chapel Allerton restaurant and found that we couldn't add our name to the waitlist. The menu had clearly labeled vegetarian and vegan options, and even the drinks were marked accordingly. We ordered the chana dahl, railway potato curry, okra fries, and pilau rice. The service was polite, although a bit slow."
Pizza • Asian • European • Fast Food
"This is our local Indian restaurant which has a reputation for high end asian food. We have frequented it since it opened but now we feel it has dropped its ' standards largely through lack of staff training. I tried to book a table for 2 but the website wasn 't working. I rang at 10 a.m. The call was taken by a rather unprofessional individual who simply said Hello? It sounded as if I 'd woken him up! When we arrived at the restaurant we were shown to our table but no attempt was made to pull out my wife 's chair for her, so I did it whilst the waiter looked on. The table was sticky, indicative of not having been cleaned properly. Later in the evening we saw first hand that by way of cleaning, the tables were simply scraped with a crumb scraper rather than being disinfected. Cutlery was placed directly on the table nonetheless. We were handed very grubby menus. My wife 's was annotated in pen. We suspect it was for staff use. We ordered drinks immediately so that we could have a drink whilst we read the menus and made our choices. They did not arrive until the starters arrived more on the starters anon . My wife ordered a Bombay Sapphire gin and Fevertree Mediterranean Tonic. The drink finally arrived with all the tonic already added so we never saw the bottle, it could have been anything, and in any event my wife would normally only use half the tonic to avoid making the drink too diluted. For starters we ordered popadoms for one and some onion bhaji bites to share between us. We stipulated that we wanted them served at the same time for that purpose. 60 seconds later the waiter reappeared with the popadoms entreating us to be careful as the bowl was hot. I suggested that the bowl would be much cooler by the time the bhajis were ready and asked that he take them away and serve fresh popadoms with the bhajis as originally requested. The starters finally arrived together. The dips for the popadoms were very thin. Of the 3 bhaji bites 2 were undercooked and the third so undercooked as to be almost raw inside. I couldn 't eat it and asked for it to be taken away. The waiter returned to say that the chef had apologised so that 's alright then! . I suggested that a more meaningful gesture would be for us not be charged for the bhajis and indeed we were not. For her main course, my wife had the Goan Prawns. Whilst tasty, they were served in a vast sea of sauce which necessitated a trawl of the bowl to get the prawns out. I had Chicken Tikka Madras. Again, very tasty but to my mind the chicken had had only a brief relationship with the appropriate marinade and an even briefer flirtation with a tandoor. Nonetheless this variant attracted an additional charge. Throughout the meal there were no signs of attentiveness from the staff. Unused and empty glasses were not taken away without prompting and apart from the usual irritating is everything ok? , waiters and front of house staff walked by without ever casting a glance at our table to see if there was anything they could do to help. Finally, throughout the evening the waiter and the manager would refer to us as you guys . After this happened for the umpteenth time I collared the manager and told him that referring to diners in this manner might be appropriate in MacDonalds, but we didn 't care for it in a Bib Gourmand restaurant with high end pretensions. Quite incredibly, the manager had no idea what that accreditation meant, nor that the restaurant he was working in had one! Taken in isolation, you might think that our grumbles were minor. However, taken together in an establishment that used to pride itself in not being just another curry house, they are disappointing to say the least. On previous visits we have commented on the fact that asian people obviously rated the place and attended in numbers. Not so this time, there were only 16 diners in the restaurant at its peak which is not impressive on a Friday night. When we pay £75 for one and a half starters, two main courses and a couple of drinks each, we expect better."
Beer • Wine • Indian • Pakistani
"We had booked a table a few days ago, but when we arrived at the time with our guests, it was not fixed. The problem was solved quickly and did not depart from an excellent dinner. The choice of dishes and styles here is excellent and the staff was able to help us in our decisions. When it arrived, the food was generous and well presented and hot (at temperature) and the various dishes were excellently spiced and well balanced – just what we expected. From the starters, the Scallops Hariyali and the Chilli Prawns were wonderful. Of the nets were the Chicken Xacuti and Tandoori Sampler of special touch, but our other appetizers and nets were all delicious. Prices are what you would expect for a restaurant of such location, you can check the menu on the website. Excellent service, friendly and helpful staff, delicious food, pleasant ambience, highly recommended."