Abdul's Cafe and Diner in Birmingham

Best place ever it's my favourite

Made major mission get to places try old school balti desi style boy what mistakes places was closed very disappointed person lucky to get one star sort out opening times Abdul cafe and dinner waste of journey and time

Simply the best x You cannot get a meal anywher in Birmingham that tastes like this. So unique, the price is so reasonable

Would be useful if you guys actually opened when you claim to do so online … waste of a tripe

Best curry restaurant in Birmingham, by far!!

The best Asian food. Original old school Desi food the way it was. Authentic!

Nice cozy place. Reasonable price and good tasting food.

For the price your paying portion sizes need to be bigger

Well we have just been taken back in time. We just eaten here and it was absolutely gorgeous as it was years ago. Thank you Rafik 😊💓

Great food especially the katlambas and chutney. Owner Rafiq is very welcoming and a this place is a hidden gem.

Best you can get in Birmingham by far!

Siempre tengo muchas ganas de visitar aquí y ver a Rafiq La comida es espectacular, no comerás mejor curry No puedo esperar a mi próxima visita

The best place for everything! I will tell you that and those katlamas with the best made sause you could get at Abdul's ridiculously deliciiiiious!!! Open for 50 years!!! Lovely people!!!

I was recommended this place from friends via the grapevine. The owner is the son of one of the original balti restaurants from the balti triangle back in the day. I wasn't expecting much, as I remember going to them back then, and they were very simple affairs. They were no frills for certain, but this takes no frills a step further. Crude is an understatement. Expect greasy spoon level of service and (worse) food. Oh and heating - you will eat in your coat for sure. Clean your own table to. Plate? I didn't get one. Others on the table did but there was recycling of plates for sure. You have been warned. In short, way overrated unless you want a full 100% authentic Pakistan/Indian side of road cafe/food place experience

No estoy de acuerdo con la persona que escribió comida era pobre? La comida es deliciosa! Lo tomamos en serio y acomodo a las personas con intolerancias (como la mía, que son muchas) y nunca he tenido una reacción ¡Lo que significa que es un lugar realmente seguro para comer!

The service os always amazing here. My dish is a paneer balti. It is a little cold but heating is normally on. Family run business. Great people

Tenía algo de comida de aquí, me llevó a los días de comer cuando era joven. Salsa roja con katlama n sheekh kebab. Solía ser una delicia cuando era más joven. Muy agradable

La comida es de primera calidad tenía carne balti, carne derretida en la salsa de mi boca para morir por Balti en su mejor momento Los entrantes tenían tikka kebab y verduras pakora muy muy sabroso Realmente me lleva de vuelta a Ladypool Rd La comida que se sirve en este establecimiento es de excelente calidad, el sabor está fuera de este mundo. Nunca escuché una mala palabra. El personal es muy educado y te hace sentir muy bienvenido Maravillosa experiencia aunque fuera ¡El Balti sigue vivo! ! ! ! !

For me, the original and still the best Balti 👌🏽

Had a tasty authentic meal here. Started with a vegetable samosa followed by a spinich and meat balti with a fresh roti. Love the complimentary sauce dip. Very reasonable price.

Great food and service as always.

Wasn't sure about this place due to it having mixed reviews but i really fancied a traditional curry! We ordered a mix of lamb and Chiken curry and a Chiken balti along with some kathlamas. Food was absolutely lush!!! We even got some pakoras on the house and overall the food took me back home! So so delicious! 4 stars purely because we rang ahead to double check if they was open, got told they was, drove from nottingham to Abdul's, excluding the traffic got there in good time and they was closed, chef allowed us in and we waited over an hour till 2 members of staff came for us to then be served, overall over an hour and half to be served due to them doing the school run. I did find that a bit unusual and unprofessional as according to google they was open so realistically we shouldn't have waited around but we was left with no choice as this was the only restaurant open and with the best reviews. I would deffo go back and 100% recommend it.

Late getting to Abdul's but still excellent service

After being recommended we visited early in the evening & we were only diners- but do not worry the food was fab & freshly cooked,it brought back memories of curry in the 1980’s.... served in a very much a rustic setting ! Would definitely recommend & you must try the katlama

We as a family used to eat at Saleems on Ladypool road until they closed and re located. We like the people. Their souls are of pure gold and the food is of a good price. It was a little cold when we went last time. That would be our only criticism.

Excellent authentic Asian food, hygienic and tasty. Good service.

So glad to discover Saleems has reopened in this guise. The same value for money tasty food that we used to get in Ladypool Road. Abdul's menu and cooking is totally replicated here by Ref is and his small team. My chicken Balti was just like it used to be (haven't had one as good for years) and roti and naan as good as you get.

Golden days saleems of ladypool road original

Food and service was excellent.. clean and tidy... not the Ritz thou hehe all on all lovely night out with me besties...

Basic premises but great food and service. Would definitely go back.

Although we live 2 hours away in Wiltshire we detour here whenever we can, as simply put it is the tastiest curry you will ever eat. Rafiq the owner is a lovely gentleman who always looks after us. Is it posh .... no Is it 5* dining..... no But it is stunning food that will have you licking the plate, and looking forward to going back 😁😁😁😁

Great food, just as it should be and at a fantastic price

Absolutely fantastic.... if you want fancy table cloths and candles go elsewhere. This is about genuine Indian food cooked to perfection absolutely gorgeous can not fault anything .

Its a local curry house but a first time visit. Best curry we've had in years. Simple, wonderfully spiced and superb flavours.

Fantastic and friendly, the owner is one of the originals from the balti triangle. Saleem’s on the lady pool road, I was a customer of theirs for at least 25 years. The naans are to die for not to mention his catlamas. If you want an authentic balti there is nowhere better.

We have been eating at abduls for over 40 year it's past name was saleems very good food good company nice place strongly recommend

fantastic food great service and still great taste from before. thanks again and would Definetly recommend

Having read rave reviews and having heard an article on Radio 4 we came to Abdul's with high hopes....and were seriously disappointed. It was nothing like the balti houses we used to visit 30 years ago. Spotlessly clean, friendly service, but very poor food. For starters we had pakora and chicken tikka. The pakora was stodgy, the chicken tikka dry. For mains we had two different chicken baltis. One was very dry, the other in what looked (and tasted) like curry flavoured Bisto gravy. To cap it all, the naan was the worst that I have ever had - undercooked, flabby and tasteless. Extremely poor food, extremely poor value - the baltis are £7.75 each. There are plenty of far better places to go.

Simple, unfussy baltis, pakora, nan breads... We come up from Herefordshire when we can as this is one of the few things we hanker after from Birmingham.

Sunday breakfast can never be the same again. £4 for a beautiful light chick pea curry and 3 breads it’s marvellous. Open 10 - 12 only on Sunday. Well worth a visit. Also this place does the best Katlamas in the whole of Brum.

Katlamas taste great, as they always did at the original Saleems.

Decided to eat in an watch a movie. Ordered a Balti meat with spinach and a Balti meat (hot) and can say that they were every bit as good as eating in. This is a first class Balti experience and I can't wait to order...

I have eaten at Abdul's and before that Saleem's for some forty years. I have been to many other restaurants and have never found better tasting food with such reasonable prices. You can choose the heat of your dish when ordering and this does not...

Have visited this place a couple of times after recommendation by a friend. The food is really great - even though I have to heat it up when I get home (100 mile trip) The spice balance is fantastic and authentic. Look forward to going...

So glad Abduls has opened serving the same menu that the original Saleems offered , food is still as amazing as before thank you Abdul for your fantastic food and great service can't wait to come back again see you very soon Tina and Richard

A great curry fresh well made good choice, as good as it gets consistent. Now open Sunday morning for breakfast !

I first visited Saleem's on Ladypool Road by chance in May 1980 and used the restaurant regularly until its closure. I spent many happy hours there and consider Rafiq and Saleem as good friends. Mr. Waheed Sr was a gentleman and was always sat in...

Decided to try here after using Al Frash for some time. To be clear, I have always enjoyed the food at Al Frash, however the continuing struggle for parking and more importantly the surly almost resentful attitude from some waiting staff means that I stopped...

Tastes exactly like their old saleems on ladypool road. Katlamas have been missed, great to have them back can’t get it elsewhere that good. Other dishes were okay too.

When Saleem's in Ladypool Rd closed down, we tried so many restaurants trying to get that fabulous taste again. Really good curries, but not as good as those from Saleem's. Imagine how good it was to hear that Rafiq had opened a new place named...

Abdul and friends are settled and cooking great meals, just as before so if you miss Saleems or still looking for real unpretentious curry then here's the place! And you can even park outside easily😊

don't be fooled by the lack of plate glass and chrome which so many "Balti" restaurants have,this little place is the real deal if you want an authentic old school Balti,he has after all been doing it long enough and will not be bettered anywhere...

Used to eat at Saleems and have really missed traditional home cooked food. The sheekh kebabs and shami kebabs are lovely. I have an emergency supply in the freezer! I stopped off on way back from work last night to order a takeaway - the...

Abdul's makes the best Tarka Dall I have ever tasted, it is always good, you can rely on it. I love this place and come as often as I can with family and friends. There are lots of vegetarian options, my son's favourite is Matter...

Pure Pakistani heavenly food. Rich, succulent meat balti, packed with soft chunks of meat, fluffy naan to mop it up with. This is probably the last truly authentic balti house left in Birmingham, they used to run Saleem's on Ladypool Road, and we all know the rest of the restaurants on Ladypool Road are a shadow of what they were years ago. Support Abdul's, use it or lose it.

Lovely food, great service. A shame I can't get there more often

Fabulous authentic food, just as it should be. Well worth a visit. Excellent food, great price and friendly service.

We work just across this lovely little gem in Hall Green. The Baltis are just amazing with lovely flavour and quality meat is used which is evident from the first bite. Friendly owner Mr Rafiq, goes out his way a lot for his customers, such...

Fantastic curry, and not expensive Rafiq has opened this delight of a cafe and diner, and having missed his delicious curries since Saleems closed, it is a true delight to eat them again Well worth the drive from Wiltshire, and now my freezer is full...

Simply the best Balti in town. Saleems revived, great food, cheap, genuine, tasty and we will be back.

If ever you eat at Saleem's when he first opened in Ladypool Road forty years ago you will understand when I say 'just like Dad used to make' if you didn't knows you chance to find out about 'Proper Balti' !! Number One Son (Rafiq)...

First visit to Abduls Cafe and DIner following a recommendation from a friend. What a fantastic meal. The menu is plain and simple and not too over done like a lot of Balti restaurants nowadays. I went with their famous Katlama to start which to...

I'm yet another Saleem's refugee who made it down to Abdul's in Hall Green. Had my usual meat balti and naan, omg, there was that familiar taste I'd missed so much. The food was amazing, no pretentiousness, no stupid garnish, just a bowl of soft...

It is a delightful jewel of a restaurant! It is surprising to me that there aren't queues down the street! Is there so much great food in Birmingham that this amazing food is taken for granted? My husband is a vegetarian but I am not....

Raf has at last opened up a new place after the sad closure of saleems. Its the same fab gorgeous food as was at saleems. The keema and pea balti is the best we have ever had. The shami kebabs with red and onion sauce...

As a long standing fan of Saleems I was shocked and very sad to see it go Rafiq has made Abduls as close to the original saleems as possible , Fantastic food , unbelievable value , The usual smiles and welcoming atmosphere .This is a...

The epicentre of the Birmingham 'balti belt' - the Ladypool Road - is not what it used to be back in the 1980s when I first started eating there as a student. The Ladypool Rd restaurant scene is now a tawdry caricature of its former...

When Saleems restaurant on the Ladypool Road in Birmingham closed it's doors over 2 years ago. The loss felt by Saleem and Rafiqs customers was akin to losing a member of the family. Moving on 2 years and Rafiq has opened a new more modest...

Having been a customer of Saleems for more than 20 years, it's great to see Rafiq has now opened Abdul's. Everything is just as good as the old Saleems, the food just sublime, and the welcome wonderful. It truly was a joy to eat their...