Karma in Solihull

Got food poisoning from the prawn curry the next day, wouldn't recommend this place!

Another very nice meal last night, in good company, lovely wine, good service, nice Indian restaurant, what more can you ask for.

Went for dinner with my 2 children aged 12 and 14 about 630/7pm had a good meal and asked for the bill. when he put it down I asked very politely is there any chance I could have a breakdown of the bill as he had just written 1 amount on there ,the older man got very rude stating u pay bill I said I have no problem in paying just would like to see how he's come to that figure as I had priced it up already in my head, thought maybe charged me for a couple of pints by mistake, he then got quite abusive saying various things u pay price, abd got very abuse and refused to give me a breakdown, after I got a menu he very rudely got his calculater and priced it up in front if me stating my curry was this price etc, I said no my curry was £8 (as per menu) he said that's old prices not current to which I said where's the new ones he said its gone up starting having a go at me calling me a crazy woman if I think them as a company can run a business on the menu prices I said well you need to update them on the menu or put something on there to say plus whatever percent he insisted he cannot afford to get new menus you are crazy woman abd obviouslydont know how a business is run, my son had nuggets which isn't on the menu to which he gave me 5 different prices for I said how much have u charged me uve given me 5 different prices, we went there 1 month ago had the same and was alot cheaper. I ended up paying bill and walking out as I was just embarrassed about the way I was treated by just asking fir a breakdown of the bill, i apologised probably 3/4 times for my request and no apology to me from him, just abuse. I can understand everything going up but not to be hurled abuse to me like that in front if my children with no apology and to make a bill up without uodating the menu with anything ?? So just make sure u check your bill, and don't ask for anything, we will not be returning again x

Always receive excellent service and lovely food. Another happy delivery tonight.

Absolutely fantastic little independent restaurant

Brilliant find Good food Good prices Good service Have been a few times now in last month and will definitely be a returning customer

What a find 👍 first visit here and it was outstanding Food excellent Service excellent Price again excellent My lamb madras was so nice best one I’ve had in ages staff were friendly and I think it was the manger made us feel very welcome and I will be definitely going again

Food delivered, lovely lamb sag balti and lovely chicken pathia, definitely order again.

Traditional Indian restaurant at very reasonable prices, good for take out and eat in options. Tried a margins kebab which is Indian version of a scotch egg and garlic chilli chicken to follow and both very good Recommend for a good curry

I have visited this restaurant many times. Ok agree older staff rude. But when you order at half past 6 and it turns up at after 8 you expect a discount after calling and chasing good customer service would be we can’ t deliver please collect or a discount like all other food delivery providers I would have. I won’t be going back and recommend nobody orders a delivery or even goes if this is the service they provide.Shame as good food but bad owner or mangers. Have been telling my friends how good as well but will be not to go !

Ordered a delivery as a special treat. We normally eat in as a treat as cold and have been working ordered a delivery at 6:30. We know the staff are grumpy especially the older person if the manager or owner. But having chased for over an hour and told wait have to find a driver to bring. It turned up after 8:10. And was told had been cooked an hour ago pending. Asked for a discount. Driver asked older person bring it bk. no discount not sure why as no use unless they re using it. If was told no delivery service we would have either picked up or decided to eat in. Will not be going bk which is a shame. But don’t visit this place until they resolve customer service or you might be eating left overs that are returned. They did not even offer an apology. So bad customer service and don’t deserve to be in business !

Really enjoyed the meal and wine. The service was also very good. Well worth a visit

Visited twice over last 4 weeks as local and convenient… no warm welcome by elderly I think manager despite empty restaurant. Food was good as ordered same both times .Attempted interaction with member of staff but not great response. Ordered a drink but not asked any further drinks required and had to ask for water. Brought one glass despite 2 of us. Check back on food was done. Noticed table leaving before us were given a complimentary drink think regulars. We were not despite being recognised. Overall disappointed and will not return and no tip unfortunately

Friendly staff good traditional food will call again

Wrost food ever had..don’t recommend to anyone don’t waste your money

Excellent food, service and staff The food was excellent , hot and tasty The staff very friendly and service excellent The price was amazing Can’t recommend d this restaurant enough

Nice food very reasonable price 👌

We ordered a delivery last Friday, food was excellent, the price was very reasonable and the delivery guy was very polite. Going to order again tonight. Happy days.

My new regular. Great service great food

A long-standing restaurant in the area serving both traditional and different Indian/Asian dishes. Service is fast and friendly, but the food quality and presentation has become very ordinary, even poor. Tough chicken, and tough boney lamb chops received on last visit, which is a shame as it used to be much better. Not able to recommend it now as improvement is very much necessary.

This indian has been here for years amazing food fresh as can been old school lamb balti nan bread was so fresh hot crispy wow I eat the lot 😋

Excellent food 😋 great service and superb value for money!

Learnt about history of the Phaal and faced the challenge. My sag paneer was extremely hot and packed with flavour.

Very good food and great service

Service was a little slow but as a large group it gave us time to chat. Gorgeous food and really reasonable prices.

Best Indian I have tried in Shirley so far, great price and the curry was fantastic, (had the minted lamb curry)

Been going to Karma for years. Food always good. Could do with being decorated...bit bland. Service food, although not with much of a smile.

Clean friendly good tasty food,friendly staff 9 out of 10

Good food and service. Just happened to be in the area and will remember it if I am again.

This Restaurant is back! I have to say I fell out of love with this place a couple of years ago, as the food stopped suiting my taste but for that last 6months it’s been excellent and truly back to form. The food and the staff are great! Best Indian food in the area in my opinion and I eat a lot! If you tried it before and were not impressed, please do your self a favor and try it again….

This is the second time I've been here. I've got to say the food is delicious. There was seven of us in total and we all really enjoyed it. The staff were really friendly and helpful. We were in there for nearly 5hrs which went by so quick as it always does when your enjoying yourselves. So for great food great atmosphere give it a go.

Lovely people, great food and nice atmosphere. Good value for money too.

The most freshly made starters and Balti dish I have ever taste. Highly recommend. Well done to all from the boss to the chef and the waiter. Respect

Just the best. Friendly. Food is excellent. Wouldn't go anywhere else in shirley.

My favourite place to dine out. Good food, lovely people.

Enjoyed a dinner, friendly staff, I'd visit again.

The best. The lamb shank in pumpkin sauce is back on the menu and my favorite. The paneer tikka was the best I have ever had. Lovely people and service. A firm favorite

Ordered via Uber eats eta was 25mins still waiting 2 hours later. Called 3 times with the same BS “be there in 20mins”. If you can’t meet delivery times do not advertise on Uber if using your own solo driver. Put your prices up and use Uber drivers. Shame as food is good, I will never order takeaway again from Karma. They simply cannot deliver in a reasonable time.

good food nicely cooked and surroundings were clean and tidy. Owner appeared to be sociable and came for a chat at the end of the meal

I eat here regularly and they never fail to impress. Excellent food and great service from friendly staff. Definitely worth a visit.

Lovley meal/curry etc so tasty - staff were friendly & helpful thankyou

We eat here regularly and the food is always tasty. Recommended. Good choice of veggie dishes which is essential for us.

Food is beautifully cooked, And the service is excellent 👍

We have take aways most weeks from Karma and have not been disappointed. The food is consistently good and excellent value. Staff are always welcoming and very helpful.

Phone order in advance for a meal for five people,plus some extra bits,reasonable value at £60. We arrived at the suggested time,but had to wait,then the confusion started,the food came out,then went back in twice,as they could not find the guy who had the info needed? Very confused mess,food was average quality,and a few of the items we decided were a little below expected quality.

We have always had our Indian food from Karma and always gladly rated it 5 but tonight both meals although great tasting the chicken chasni and chicken saghwala were very watery not had this problem before so a little disappointed hence rating 4. If we have this issue in future don't like to say this but will be forced to look elsewhere unfortunately.

Great chicken balti and the best nans in solihull along with great service

The best curry in Shirley. Friendly service, well priced and great naans!

Five of us went for a meal.We arrived at 7pm,just one other table was occupied,an hour later it was full! Service was good,food was ok,but portions were much smaller than we would usually expect.

Food and service are perfect and will be going back very soon

Wonderful meal and most enjoyable . Thank you to all at the Karma restaurant.

Another fantastic takeaway last night. Thank you Mr Alley

a big fan of Karma for yrs , but hubby never likes to take out . Due to current restrictions we did tonight and we not disappointed; delicious as usual ! Thsnks Ali

Lovely food.very nice place to eat.abd the staff.

decided to try this restaurant last night. So glad we did. Staff were welcoming and polite. Had the kingfisher lager which was excellent, so nice I ordered another pint. The poppodums were so tasty and the chutney etc was great too. We ordered a Butter chicken, Tikka masala , naan and pilau rice, all very fresh and tasty. Will return again soon.

Went last night as a group of 10 to celebrate the 50th birthday of our friend Pauline. 19.25: Arrived. Restaurant was busy but not full. Party of 10 of us were crammed around two small tables pushed end-to-end that would have comfortably sat 6 at a push. As all of our party were fully grown adult humans with arms it was very tight. 19.55: After 30 minutes of sitting and waiting we were finally asked if we wanted drinks and poppadoms. Waiter did not understand the concept of rosé wine and kept asking if that was red or white. "Rosé please" "Red or white?" "No, ROSÉ" "Yeesss....Red or white?" 20.10: 45 minutes in and drinks gradually began to arrive a couple at a time. Half of the lagers were completely flat and tasted awful. Pointed this out to the waiter and requested new ones but he point blank denied they were flat, despite there not being a single bubble visible, and did not want to replace them. He actually tried to explain me that that was what this lager was supposed to be like. It's a pint of Cobra son and this ain't my first rodeo. 20.15: After a brief argument we had fresh drinks but then got more attitude off the waiter who asked if we were "Happy now!?" Poor bloke copped an ear full off my wife. 20.20: As this was going on a party of 4 down the other end of the restaurant who had been waiting since before us got up and left (i assume they were having similar problems) despite the manager pleading with them not to. At this point one of our party called Fortune Inn (the Chinese) a few doors down who had room for us. 20.25: Walked out and told them we weren't paying (in fairness about £1.26 worth of alcohol) 20.30: Sat a few doors down, at a nice big table, with fresh drinks prawn crackers served friendly, competent staff. Had a great time! SUMMARY - Clueless staff: Waiter's mind was blown by the concept of rosé and felt that it was acceptable for cobra to be served flatter than a cup of tea. - Rude staff: Very dismissive when asked for fresh (fizzy) pints and when we finally got replacements, these were served with a side of attitude. - Zero customer service: 30mins to be acknowledged and 45mins for drinks. Not so much as a sniff of a poppadom after almost an hour of being in there. - Sardine tin seating: Had we ever got food i honestly don't know how we would have eaten it. - There are approximate 3.5 billion Indian restaurants in and around Birmingham. Can't see any reason to ever consider going back to this one. - Should be called Balti Towers

Loved the food here and excellent value, definitely worth dining at. The ambience is good and the service also great.

Karma has been my go to Indian restaurant for many years, whether with friends for dinner or a takeaway. It’s a real treat! The owner is absolutely charming, the staff always friendly and professional. The food is generous, freshly cooked and absolutely delicious, I’d eat it every night if I could. In all these years, I’ve never had a bad, or even mediocre meal and it’s reasonably priced. They have a very good choice of the usual lovely dishes, but also a more upscale list of choices too, which I’m addicted to. You must try the Jingha Zalfrazi and Chicken Nowabi, both sublime. Prawns in wine with onions is my absolute favourite starter. If you visit .... enjoy!

Greeted and seated quickly by very friendly staff. Our drinks also arrived quickly and the food you could tell was freshly prepared ...... can't recommend the king prawn balti enough, by far the best I've EVER tasted. Would definitely recommend and will certainly be returning.

Good curry, friendly staff and prompt service. Would be 5 stars if the portions were not as small.

Felt compelled to write a review as just had the most wonderful take away. 2 starters, 2 mains...rice and naan for £23...generous portions and so fresh and tasty, definitely won't be the last one...the starter and salad was a meal in itself! Very very nice...well done..

Very good service and high options. They have a great amount of options and they took very good care of us. However the water tasted a bit off and they dont have the best vegan range.

We went to the karma with friends and can honestly say the karma is the best curry house for Miles around for a really tasty curry always freshly cooked staff always very helpful and friendly even their take always are just as fresh and tasty great value for money food is always freshly cooked always willing to obliged very clean and very well run establishment we have been a regular at the karma for many years Ali the manager has Many regular customers

Food was ok but nothin 2 shout about The down side is the service is rubbish cuz wen u'v place for u'r order u have 2 wait ages 4 ya food & u mite as go home b4 u get the nxt course

On arrival we were not greeted. There were kitchen staff, who, after five minutes were forced to come out. He insisted we sat on a table next to another couple. We didn’t want to. He wasn’t amused, the restaurant was empty. Eventually front of house staff popped by. We got food before drinks, food mostly cold mains included. To add insult to injury a couple sat next to our table clearly drunk, swearing loudly, arguing, etc. My husband and my date was not what we’d hoped. We do not recommend and will never return.

Asked for a tika masala and only got given the chicken tika

Nice place. Good staff. Food lovely

Our regular takeaway. We're yet to find an Indian we prefer. The staff are lovely and the food is always cooked to perfection.

The food in here is delicious one of the best restaurant in shirley the staff are really welcoming they have a good variety of curries but if there is something you want that's not on the menu the chef will make it most definitely worth a visit 🖒🖒

Booked table for three. Staff were friendly and attentive. We were all very happy with the quality of food. Delicious. At no point were we rushed, despite spending over two hours there. Would recommend. We will be back soon

very good food , and service can't fault. lovely people

Delicious food. Excellent service and value.

Went last night the curry was horrific really watery the chicken looked like is was used from all the left overs not chicken pieces I asked for a butter chicken didn’t taste nothing like everything just tasted bland not good at all !!!

Excellent food,friendly staff,will definitely be returning again in the near future.

The Food is so tasty not oily great nan bread soft fluffy with a crisp to it great music 70s. 80s in the back ground not too loud also great service by abul

Bland food, waited ages and the bill wait for it came to exactly £30, the staff even took my card off me to swipe, I won't be coming back.

The food was average in my opinion, the service was rushed and poor. It was hard work getting the waiters' attention and then they were very offhand. Won't be returning I'm afraid

had a lovely valentines meal with friends super food and great service food was very fresh and cooked well great friendly staff had a dab time thank you

Having travelled back to Birmingham we visited here on Saturday night with the family to celebrate my wife's birthday, as this was always by far our favourite Indian restaurant. Everyone enjoyed their food, which is of a very high quality continually and is really good value for money.

Amazing food, good value and friendly staff.

Having eaten at most Indian restaurants in the area, have to say that Karma is a bit of a find ! The food is up there with the best of them ! The service is great, and the low prices make it excellent value for money !

Really nice food and good service.

We visited this evening as part of a group for a charity event. Even though there were many people to serve the staff were courteous and kind and got the orders out quickly and efficiently.

We visited early in the week and there were very few people in the restaurant and it was very quiet.

Beautiful fresh food and the service was fantastic. I will be going there again and would recommend.

We enjoyed a fab takeaway from Karma. The food was delivered within 45 minutes and was delicious. A brilliant salty, garlicky dhaal and a lovely sag paneer. Really good food.

Loved it, great food, lovely service, will totally go back.

Lovely food and did not have to wait long either! Good service.

Nice food and a pleasant atmosphere

Well where do I begin well to start I would like to delete that 1 star but can not write this review without it ! after being told 45 mins delivery time absolutely fine as it was a Saturday night and yes we know they are busy understandably so we wait patiently we ring up after an hour and a half we were told another 10 mins we call back again and still our food had not even left the restaurant eventually and were told give them another 15 mins at this point we are considering cancelling but would take another hour from somewhere else being a Saturday after 2&1/2 hours our food arrives it’s freezing cold the chips were soggy and then the food was the wrong order ! Customer service is dreadful the delivery times are disgusting and the food freezing cold will not be ordering from them again !

I don’t even know where to start with this review well I would start by deleting that one star but cannot write this review without it ! We waited nearly 2&1/2 hours for our delivery we were told 45 mins so after an hour and a half waiting patiently as we know it’s Saturday night we ring up to ask will it be much longer to be told another 15 mins it will be with us ! Well guess what it still hadn’t arrived so I ring back up again and ask where it is he said give me 10 mins and I will bring it so it hadn’t even left the restaurant so when it eventually arrives it is freezing cold the chips were soggy and the food was not even the correct order 😡😡😡 so to put it in a nutshell poor customer service with very long delivery waiting times and not much to say for themselves I will not be ordering from them again !

Popped in midweek with couple of friends to sample the midweek bar menu. Tasters of several dishes with bread, eaten at the bar while sampling some cold cobra. The food was amazing. So tasty and good value. Lovely atmosphere. Highly recommended

Popped in with some friends midweek to sample bar menu/ taster menu. Food was absolutely delicious. Lovely relaxed ambiance. Highly recommended

Came here for a date night, restaurant was freezing to the point everyone kept there coats on, had starter but waiter forgot to take our main order, this was due to it being obviously understaffed. Before the main arrived we were asked to move tables for what reason I’m still not sure? Main arrived and food was very good indeed. When we finished we were told the card machine wasn’t working so I had to pay by cash!? Wouldn’t come back

The food was lovely and the staff couldn’t be more helpful. I recommend a visit as it’s great value too.

Best Inidian, food delicious, friendly staff, had a delivery tonight in this awful weather, food hot & is the best, can highly recommend it

Been to see the lovely Mr Ali at the Karma tonight had a yummy Chicken Tikka Masala .. would highly recommend.

Came here for an XMAS party evening having never been before but heard good things

Have visited this place many times in the past and always felt that the restaurant's strength was the quality of the food but a recent visit proved disappointing; every dish was salty and prompted us to question whether there is a new chef. The midweek special offers good value....but not if the food is so salty! Won't be rushing back!

Always good, genuinely lovely people and always a pleasure.