Diwan Balti Birmingham in Birmingham

My favourite place for Indian food.

Great food as always!! No, thank YOU Diwan Balti!! 😋

Absolutely lovely! Best chicken balti I’ve had, hands down. Will definitely be back.

Outstanding. The quintessential Birmingham Balti. Friendly staff, great value. The Total Package.

I've been coming for probably 20 years now and I've never had a bad meal. It's a proper decent old school Birmingham curry house.

Love this curry house been going for the last 20 years always fantastic with lovely and helpful staff thanks

First visit, came down from Leeds. Was not dissappinted at all. The Chicken Chat came with no Oily Purie but with shredded lettuce, and a vat of Mint Sauce. Flavour was amazing, my son had Chicken Tikka, again, beautiful moist flavourful Chicken. Mains we had garlic Chilli Chicken Balti. A very large dish with a beautiful flavoured curry. I added a little salt, but I like the fact I can, and don't have to eat something that is often too salty. The star was the family Naan. Probably the nicest naan I have eaten in 45 years of curry eating. Genuinely memorable. Staff were great, super friendly, the owners son was a star and a character. 100% be back. Book a table and go.

Really good food, excellent service. Not rushed. Will come again! Rayhan was an excellent waiter!

Returned after 20 years to this hidden gem, pleasantly suprised!!!!! their lamb balti was so good!!! still the absolute best I've tasted in Birmingham.

Great meal. Haven't been hear for yrs. Excellent food and service very polite staff. Definitely be back soon.

Can honestly say this is the best Indian restaurant I have ever been too. The food is out of this world and the staff always make us feel welcome. Thank you to all the great staff at DIWAN.

Very nice restaurant was our first visit was very busy so would definitely say that's a good sign luckily we had table booked staff were on the ball an everyone enjoyed there food would definitely recommend and will be returning.

Staff were very helpful food was excellent 👌

I'm falling out of words to praise the taste and flavour of the curry. It was just much more than amazing. The food was fresh and perfectly delicious. Variety of options available, excellent service. Would definitely recommend especially for its authentic curries. Diwan is literally my top favourite in the entire Birmingham.

We had a great evening there. Nice food and atmosphere. Good service.

Second time ive ordered from here only for collection ive not eaten inside so i cant rate it but the food is amazing piping hot tastey its great

Good food, brilliant service, great value

The food was just ok, didn't really enjoy it. The atmosphere was good however the waiter seemed grumpy.

Service not good and terrible at dealing with a complaint. The atmospherw was bad, not a friendly vibe. Didn't package the drink and spelt everywhere in the bag. I would not visit this place ever again. The only good thing about it is the food other than that everything else was aweful.

The food is amazing Service was terrible Kept being stared at by customers rudely One of the staff didn't seem to care at all We asked to box our meal up for them not to even pack it well at all Not impressed

We've been visiting the Diwan for 30 years and it never disappoints. First time for a while tonight but it's as good as ever if not better. Attentive and friendly service, delectable food, great experience.

Really simple but tasty balti. As a pure vegetarian ,I'm fussy where I eat , especially after living in Bombay/ Mumbai India for a year. The portions are very generous and the onion bhaji is gigantic- the biggest onion bhaji I have seen in any restaurant, and the cheapest only £2.45 Well done Diwan .

My number one family restaurant, been going here since I was a child, and now I take my child. Good prices, tasty food and you can even take your own alcohol.

Lovely food and staff. Will definitely return when next in the area. Convenient for meal after cricket at edgbaston

Fantastic Balti, best I’ve had. Very authentic and lovely staff and service - would highly recommend.

I have been visiting Diwan for 20 years. Fantastic traditional curry's served in the Balti dish. Consistently good food and generous portions. BYOB. Highly recommended. Five Stars.

Lovely as always, been visiting Diwan for many years now, I travel from the other side of the city to eat here. It is a constant and consistent experience on the edge of the ever changing balti triangle

Great place. Excellent traditional Indian food. Great service. Lovely atmosphere. Very good value. A little gem of a restaurant.

I’ve been coming here a few times a year for more than 20 years. The food is fabulous and very consistent quality. Think of how Asian food used to taste before the days of ready made pastes and flavourings. The smell before you even reach the door, from way up the street. Cut down table decoration (none) and a jug of water. Bring your own alcohol if you wish. Regular staff - the same faces and a decent welcome even if they don’t recognise you. But something has changed. Now, instead of being a simple experience, where you order your food and it appears a few minutes later, there’s a whole upswell process that quite frankly drives me crazy. I thought last time I went it was a one-off, but no. Last nights visit with my sons turned into a version of 20 questions - what else did we want? Could I tempt you with something else. A starter? More bread? A side dish? It was relentless. Ok, I know that places have to sell. I understand that if you don’t ask, you probably won’t get, but this is Diwans!! Stop it! Nobody needs to have to play dodge the salesman. So Diwans, the food was wonderful, as always. A bit too much, as always. Quick service, as always. But only four stars. Drop the sales talk please. Last request. It spoils the experience. But again, great food. Oh yes, it’s getting a bit pricey too. Not quite the original Birmingham Balti experience.

Amazing food and great service...

It's been over 25 years since we last dined here, we used to be regulars back then. Unsurprisingly the dining room has changed and for the better, smart toilets now too. I enjoyed my meal here, and the wife would have done except she found all to be on the hot side. It started well, the poppadoms and chutneys were very enjoyable. We then had a few issues with the menu or rather the ordering. When I asked what the Pathia Diwan Style was like, our waiter told me to read the menu, I wasn't impressed and told him he should ask someone who would know. If you're interested it's the same as most pathias. I opted for a sheekh kebab to share, a balti chicken tikka jalfrezi, and the wife a "safeish" chicken and mushroom balti. The sheekh kebab was quite hot, this I find typical of most Pakistani starters. It was also very firm in texture and I am fairly confident that it had been microwaved. Despite this, I thought it OK but the wife gave me hers after a few bites. It was a similar experience with the baltis, mine was very good and the wife struggled through hers. I think every one of the staff must have asked if the meal was OK, I was going to mention the wife's was a bit too hot for her but she didn't want to make a fuss. No complaints with the sides and the portions were generous. I thought it was reasonably priced, the bill being all the better as you can take your own alcohol. That said, I noticed quite a few taking in their own soft drinks, it's not just here either.

Couldnt fault it, good food and service

Bit of a hit or miss with some starters. Great curries. Felt a bit pressured by the waiter to order more than we could eat. Edited after seeing the reply : For a place that's rated 4.6 overall, if you go in and you have a waiter who throws a passive aggressive tantrum because you did not order the quantity he suggested, acts annoyed if you don't order in the sequence he prefers, nobody would be impressed. We were a big group of about 12 people and every person found his attitude off putting.

Food good, doesn't sell alcoholic drinks

Best curry house in moseley n best owner 😋 the give u a warm welcome when u arrive

Great Baltis, Chicken patia was super, naan was perfect. Many thanks 😁

The foods were great. The service was nice. Staff was attentive and friendly.

Nice food Service was a little slow but worth the wait Great comfortable Atmosphere

We have used this place for years. Tonight we first had a delivery with half the order missing then they brought the wrong order and did nothing to rectify the issue. Shame - lost our business from now on

Great food and hospitality! A variety of Balti curries and king size portions!! A nice family run atmosphere!! We had a regular naan, Diwan rice, veggie balti and the chefs recommendation, a duo Balti lamp passanda and chicken rezala. Lasi was fantastic too!!

Food was served quite quickly. Shared a chicken jalfrezi balti, starter with two naan and poppadoms. Had a Coke without ice. Nice tasting & good service.

I have been going here with family since I was a kid, I'm 29 now. I may be biased because of this but it is hands down my favourite place to get a balti. I'll happily drive out of my way to come here. The only downfall is that if I go anywhere else for Indian food it's never as good! I always recommend Diwan to anyone and everyone is always blown away by how good the food is.

I paid a visit to my favourite balti restaurant, first time in almost 20 years. Happy to say the food is still very nice. But sadly the treatment I received when it came to paying the bill was nothing short of shoddy and humiliating!!! When I offered to pay by debit card, the card machine rejected my card at 1st attempt, normally when this happens myself or the waiter usually tries a 2nd time! By flipping the card over, this usually works!! But no not this waiter/ owner, he instantly inserted my card into the card reader. I due to not using the pin for over a year forgot it! When I offered to pay With cash, he became sarcastic, saying I was 5p short!!! Plus I didn't hear 'thank you' after I'd paid in full So as I only visit Brum once a year I'll have to try another place instead. Its a pity cuz I used to eat here frequently 20 yrs ago!!!!

Went on a recommendation, food was wonderful, staff very polite and attentive, felt well looked after. Baltis were exceptional, naan light fluffy and yummy and the thalis defeated 2 members of our group, there was just so much food!! Wish I lived closer would be there every week.

Best restaurant for Asian food in brum Prime minister visited when the tories were in brum You can order the same meal he eat The restaurant Has been refurbished to A very nice comfortable standard Highley recommended

Been coming here for over 20 years & genuinely, never had a meal I wasn’t delighted with. One of Brum’s absolute best, & I’ve been to lots of them 👌👌👌

Very disappointed as it was a 4.6stars arrived 7/10 at about 7.50pm me and my friend had 4 papadoms which came with a very runny mint sauce and a very runny red slightly spicy sauce with big chunks of onions.we then had a sheek kebab each which was disappointing dont know why the waiter was surprised we didn't order two each My main was one of the worse chicken madras baltis I have had my friend had a buhuna and rice which he said was ok I had two chapatis that were very nice.but I don't understand why the bill said 4 poppadoms and pickles??? Oh and the table opposite one of the dinners complained about something he pulled out of he's meal

This place is my personal favourite.

Dropped in no booking for an early dinner on a Saturday night. Place was booked out but they found us a table. They are very accommodating. Food was absolutely fantastic. Truly a great find. Service was a bit brusk but hardly surprising as it seemed half of Birmingham had decided to "drop in for an early dinner with no booking". We where in and out in under an hour, which is exactly what we wanted. Will definitely be back, next time we'll book though, and have a more leisurely meal.

Me and my family have been visiting for years and ordering take aways... as usual, a great service and amazing food... highly recommend the Diwan

Had a great meal here when staying for the weekend in Moseley. Everything was really well flavoured and we had to try the Birmingham balti's which were superb. You bring your own alcohol which was fine with us. Service was good and prices fair. Would definitely return.

We go here quite regularly as it is my boyfriend’s favourite Indian restaurant to go to. It never disappoints & ends up being a cheaper night as you take your own alcohol!

Went with a part of 20. The staff were not phased and handled a large table well. Food came out in excellent time with excellent taste. Very friendly staff cracking jokes as they passed the table. Thoroughly enjoyed and will definitely be back. The lemon dessert was very unusual and a tasty palate cleanser to end the meal

Me and my partner went this evening as it opened.I couldn’t take my coat off was cold staff not that welcoming.We really didn’t enjoy the food all veggie,the so called mint sauce which is a big part for me was awful no mint tasted like cream.We left most of the food wasn’t nice.

Came here with my partner & mum for a meal as we’d heard it was the best balti around so we were so excited to try it Starters were a 10/10 along with the naans perfectly cooked and so fresh, we had chicken Baltis and sadly although they were nice they just wasn’t an authentic balti, we prefer ours in proper balti dishes where it’s been cooked over a flame but this was just a metal dish with a standard balti sauce flavour. Overall the food was nice but if your looking for a curry more authentic unfortunately we did not find that here. Staff were friendly & food was so quick! 🙂

Fantastic food and friendly staff. Some of the best curry I’ve ever had - so good we’re going back tomorrow, but you do need to take your own drinks.

Family celebration. Excellent food in a more traditional setting. Most enjoyable and fair price. A good all round experience.

Wonderful, Excellent, Unbeatable, Tasty food. Have lived in Brum for 52 years. Have tasted every restaurant in the Triangle. Now for 10 years....I go ONLY DIWANS. Lovely helpful staff. So friendly. Reliable delivery. Never disappointed by any aspect of service or quality of food. Exceptional. Partner is vegan, I'm vegetarian. Chana Dahl is personal best ever. Tried nearly everything on menu before being vegetarian. Friends, family converted. Seriously why try elsewhere when you can go to THE BEST!

I visited here last week and was really impressed with the quantity and quality of the food at a very reasonable price. The staff were friendly and attentive and our food came out really fast. It’s the best curry I’ve had in Moseley/ surrounding

I had a delivery of tandoori fish and tandoori chicken with Balti lamb main plus a naan. The tandoori fish was large but dry. The chicken was substantial. The curry had lots of big chunks of lamb in a tantalising rich sauce. Enough for two...

Whilst on a family road trip, we stopped in Birmingham just for a curry. This restaurant in every single way did not disappoint - not only was it the most beautiful food ever, but the portions were also extremely generous. The staff were a delight...

The best curry house in Brum. We visit this place once a week and have become familiar faces with the staff. Definitely try this place if you want a tasty curry and good service

No other Indian restaurant comes close to Diwan in Moseley. It's consistently fantastic, quality ingredients, cooked perfectly. The menu is varied and has some great specials and chefs recommendations, along side the "classic" dishes you'd expect.

The food is absolutely disgusting. I've had curries before and this us truly the worst curry ive have ever had.Ratgrr eat gutter water with salt than this pile of muck. If you like your curries stay away from this place. Waste of money

The food at Diwan is ecellent with really satifying flavours to all the dishes which makes the food here much better than most other curry houses. The staff happily accommodated requests for dishes not on the menu. I asked for an aloo chaat Puri which...

Had a takeaway from here it was nice but you do get a lot curry sauce but I definitely have it again

I ordered Rogan Josh. Tender lamb tasty rich sauce much better than the one I had at Asha's. I also ordered garlic chilli chicken, again good

Was back in my home town and after eating at Adams the day before I knew I needed a ruby before I left the city. Lamb balti was superb yet again. I don’t know how this place isn’t packed but then the staff don’t really...

Excellent food whether eaten in or takeaway. We have had takeaway every Saturday since lockdown started and never been disappointed yet. The lamb is as good as it can get, the sauce is wonderful, rice perfectly cooked and naan bread superb. Looking forward to going...

I've eaten their food for years (take away most of the times) and they never disappointed. I've had fish, chicken and vegetarian dishes: I enjoyed all of them, so I do not have any particular recommendation. Reasonable prices. Definitely worth going.

Delicious! I visited with some friends and I had the chicken tikka starter and then the chicken tikka bhuna balti which was amazing. Garlic nan on the side freshly made. I’d definitely come back here! Top Notch.

We travel over an hour to come here. Quite honestly the best Balti house in England! Try the Thali, Epic! 100% authentic recipes & fresh flavours. Incredible!

Excellent food. Very tasty with great depth of flavour to all the dishes we had. Spiced just right. Generous portions. Lovely and hot (as in freshly cooked and served). Naan was delicious. We parked on the road outside which was handy. Remember to BYO. We...

Yes, this year is the 30th anniversary of me using the Diwan, need I say more! Never fails to please and the service is swift, efficient and personable. Give it a try, David Cameron did!

This place is a gem and is always fabulous. Great food and attentive service. Just love it and will be back soon

Tremendous saag, fantastic dal, lovely nan and paratha, authentic, delicious Indian food. Very friendly and accommodating staff.

This is a great find. Reminds me of the good Balti restaurants from the past which have now lost their way however, Diwan has some great authentic tasting balti dishes. The nanns are fresh and fluffy. Also, the service is great! It’s good to see...

Visited this restaurant recently with a friend. Very pleasantly surprised. Food and service was excellent. Can recommend tandoori fish for starter. Very nice. Main course I had garlic chill chicken. Hot and spicy and delicious. Highly recommended. Service was first class. Also booked s taxi...

My family and friends have been dining at Diwan since it opened. We have celebrated many birthdays and occasions here, but often just come for a meal ! We have dined a other balti and Indian restaurants, but nothing comes close to the food here....

Fabulous food and great service. Always spot on. I’ve been using Diwan regularly for more than 20 years. Be back soon.

I’m in my 30th year of using this restaurant for both meals and takeaways. I’m fussy. That says it all...

Ooo oooo oooo honey! Regularly eat here it's one of our favourite curry places. BYOB, the bill never ceases to amaze us. Starters are big portions. Friday night was £140 for 13 people including starters, soft drinks and enough naans to bring on naanageddon/apocalypse naan...

Wow just perfect, the food was amazing ordered through just eat and everything arrived perfect couple of things slightly cold but just put them in oven as it was on. Definitely order again

I've been a regular at Diwan for years. I've always thought the service to be a bit basic verging on rude, but I've always rated the food so highly I just put up with it. However, I visited the restaurant on bank holiday Sunday at...

The waiter was a morbid ghost who's only sound was barley audible over the silence of the restaurant. The meals all tasted the same and over 90% of the menu was balti dishes with variations of the same sauce used very widely. My garlic fried...

Almost 95% of the main courses are described as a balti and as a result you can expect bland and generic food that is way below par - the staff are friendly but do try to rush you - I was being asked to order...

We have ordered from this restaurant on numerous occasions and never had an issue, they deliver the food on time and it always tastes good.

Hello, I am Samira and this month I went to Birmingham! I and my family went for a long trek to find the perfect restaurant to eat in. And after a couple of hours, we stumbled upon Diwan Balti. For starters, they gave us nice,...

No he estado aquí por c. 20 años pero llegó para un curry antes del partido. Normalmente opto por las parrillas mixtas como una opción segura, pero si no siempre voy con un cordero principal y este lugar no me decepcionó. Los popadoms eran buenos, servidos a temperatura perfecta. El cordero principal de balti y el combo de ajo naan era muy abundante, tenía sabores adecuados y buena carne.BYOB que es mucho mejor. Servicio con una sonrisa. Me sorprendió mucho que no agregaron el cargo por servicio. Si estos muchachos agregaran un 20%, no tendré reparos, ya que son de primera categoría.

Visité aquí solo por el hecho de que pasé la otra noche y el olor me hizo querer volver. No me decepcionó, los poppadoms eran frescos, seleccioné el iniciador de pescado tandoori que era húmedo y sabroso. También fui a un pescado principal que también era delicioso.Punto a tener en cuenta:Si te gusta beber, es tuyo, no me molestes, pero quizás sea importante para los demás.Lo único que no me gustó fue la salsa de cebolla con los poppadoms, el sabor era agradable, pero el tamaño de los trozos de cebolla hace que se vea perezosamente preparadoCon mucho gusto volvería

Good service, great food expertly made. I’d recommend lamb curry and pishwari naan, friends were happy with their vegetarian options. They were happy to package leftovers to take home. Nice lighting and they were able to seat our table of 12 (pre booked).

Its amazing.... if your drunk and dont know what traditional Asian cooking is... Bland food, dull atmosphere, excellent if you are intoxicated, when most things taste amazing.

Qué lugar fabuloso para comer. El ambiente es fabuloso con el personal muy amable y servicial. Puedes pedir casi cualquier cosa y ellos te lo cocinarán. Lo que me gusta es que la comida se cocina de la manera tradicional, no los occidentales como cocinan muchos restaurantes. En el menú puede tener 2 mitades de 2 comidas diferentes (platos combinados). Son excelentes y te dan la oportunidad de probar nuevos platos que no has probado en el restaurante de cinco estrellas. Hemos estado yendo por más de 20 años. Gran valor para el dinero. También ofrecen un servicio de comida para llevar.

Had a takeaway from here. It was really nice one of the best currys I have had. I would recommmend very good prices and plenty but the poundings a little stale.

Took 56 people for my Birthday Food was Brilliant service Superb I cannot thank the owner Abdul and his staff enough for making this such a super evening. I would recommend you try this curry house you I'll not be disappointed. Take your own drinks it is not licensed.

We go here quite regularly as it is my boyfriend’s favourite Indian restaurant to go to. It never disappoints & ends up being a cheaper night as you take your own alcohol!

I have been many places in bham for curry and this is by far the best. So tasty, not oily and value for money. Staff are always pleasant and have been going back for years; eating in is always better than their take away.

Excellent food , just wish we'd got somewhere as good in Solihull where we live . Service and staff very good, never rushed.

This is one of my favourite restaurants in birmingham. The food is so good and is always consistent. The staff here are so friendly and polite and professional. Excellent service at all times and always accommodating.

Dine here on a regular basis. Food is always consistent and tastes amazing. Staff are very polite and professional. One of my favourite restaurants in birmingham.