Kolkata Lounge in Birmingham

From dining in to having our 1st takeaway from Kolkata is equally a great service from this restaurant. Our meal was delicious as always but what was a special touch on delivery was our complimentary poppadoms and dips PLUS 2 small cans of Old Mout Cider to drink. How lovely is that! It's the little things eh. Well done Kolkata, you never fail to disappoint! Sandra and Paul Adams of Stirchley.

This place is amazing! The food was brilliant with tender meat and such flavoursome food! The service is brilliant, the staff are extremely attentive and friendly! The devour and atmosphere inside is brilliant. Would reccomend

Love the atmosphere, chill and relax .

Thank you we had a great meal! The staff were very helpful and accommodating of our group and everything we tried was very tasty!

Ordered through just eat. All food barely warm and tasteless and popadoms were burnt.

Combination chicken masala /lamb pathia superb definitely be visiting kolkata lounge again

Worst Place to Dine In! Me and My Friend went to have dinner in here after just walkin in one bald guy just started yelling saying "you can't walk in like this" this was downright humiliating behaviour! He was acting like we went there to eat for free! After that me and my friend just walked out of there! They really should know how to behave with customer! Never faced such embarrassing thing anywhere before!

Went here 7th june with my sister. We had sea bass and duck rolls for starter South indian chicken curry Garlic rice and puddings . I can honestly say it was stunning best we have ever had !! The staff are amazing too Lisa and debbie ❤️

Came her for a catch up with my sister , it is lovley Amazing food ,and lovley staff .10/10 from us ,we will be back ❤️

Absolutely loved my experience here on Friday night food full of flavour and attention to detail and nice friendly service, Love you can have a combination dish as I love a mild and Balti dish. We had a combo dish another Balti chips rice two naans duck spring rolls onion bhajis poppadums dips and two beers £66ish great value. Will be returning very soon thank you

Top class service sixteen of our family ordered food came out hot and on time all ways a pleasure going here but was extra special to celebrate our daughter’s 50th birthday the staff made a great occasion

The food is amazing I highly recommend the pathia

Absolutely delicious! The food is so yummy on every occasion. We've been lots of times and never been disappointed. Staff are fab and knowledgable about their dishes. They always make us feel very welcome. Highly Reccomend This Place

Went there for dinner and had a horrible experience in terms of food and service. We ordered the following: 1. Biriyani - The quantity for the price was very very little. The rice had no salt and taste. It barely had any chicken pieces. It was just yellow rice with tiny bits of old dry chicken. 2. Chilli cheese rice - Rubbish. Just oil, rice and burnt bits of hot chilli with no salt. 3. Butter chicken - It was the sweetest savory dish. Again, horrible in taste, texture and looks. They dumped sugar in it and it turned it into dessert. 4. Cheese naan - dry, chewy and no cheese. 5. Tawa lamb - No salt, just alright. The only edible dish from the worse dishes. Overall, very horrible experience and the manager kept justifying the taste and service.

If you haven't been to the Kolkata Lounge yet book a table NOW!!! Tock my 14-year-old daughter for her 1st curry at a Curry House. The staff made us feel so welcome and helped her choose a dish that would be great for her. As she could not decide between the 2 they recommended they said they would do a combination just for her, 2 smaller portions. A real gem and well worth the visit.

Very nice place, food was good, relatively good price and quality. The service was excellent and attentive. We went on a Monday evening so it was not busy but I would suspect it does later in the week. A very nice place to have a very good meal.

Great food and excellent service.

Quite possibly, the worst curry I’ve ever had. Do not eat here. Awful food. I ordered a Chicken Madras, it was basically chicken with tomato sauce poured on top, no flavour, no spice, nothing. Avoid.

My wife and I were invited here for dinner. We felt very comfortable with good food.

Really like what you have done with the restaurant - looks great. Good excellent and good range of drinks. Mum's Special is just that!

3rd time there and outstanding 👌

Always lovely food. Well cooked with proper authentic flavours. I always have Mums Home Made Curry (or something like that) which is superb.

Lovely food, great service and a very popular restaurant!

I 9rdered a takoutit was the best chicken tikka biryani I've had in a long time 10 out of10 to the chef really tastyportionsizes are generous there was enough for 2 I highly recommend you try this restaurant's the best round here by far

Ate here for Valentines night. First time, loved the friendly smiley pleasant staff. I had Khada king prawn. I was blown away by how good the sauce was and the prawns were massive! The style / colour of plates and bowls show that Kolkata Lounge care a lot about the dining experience. Definetly will be returning!

We were so lucky to get a table as a walk in! Extremely busy but definitely didn't affect what was superb service. Everything we had was excellent - fresh, high quality meat and ingredients. Lots of great house specials and at really fair prices. It is on the noisy side but this wasn't a problem for us at all. We were so impressed with the food and will be back!

I ordered two separate orders. I've had this food before and it was always amazing but this time I was disappointed. There was no shatkora in my lamb shatkora dish!! Keema nan had two different colour meat in there? What's that all about? Was it left over mince? And the curry container leaked right through the silver foil in both dishes...discolouring my car seat. I really hope the management hasn't changed cos the quality and quantity has definitely changed.

I ordered to go and ate it. First of all, the staff was very friendly and the food was quite delicious.

Visited for my birthday on 3rd Jan 2024. Lovely food, friendly atmosphere. Book ahead at the weekends. The lovely staff gave me a bag of celebrations for my birthday. We visit every couple of months, usually with family or friends.

Delicious food with a nicely varied menu The service here is so fast as well. Really recommend.

Just got back from our Xmas day dinner. £40 for 3 courses biggest bargain ever. I can’t believe I live so close to such an amazing restaurant with amazing food and brilliant staff. I would say without doubt the Indian Shepherds Pie is basically the best Indian dish I have ever had. The starters were ultimately delicious. Sea Bass was a delight along with lamb chops and the salmon was beyond great. A special mention to the staff that look like they enjoy their work. I will be returning regularly.

Superb food, great service and friendly staff. Really made for an enjoyable evening. Will definitely go back again as it was so welcoming.

This is a fabulous place to eat. The staff are extremely friendly and welcoming. Hassan and Ora! We are always looked after. The food is absolutely superb!! So tasty!! I would definitely recommend Kolkata. The best Indian restaurant !!

Food lovely and fresh staff treated us all well and very friendly

Genuinely one of the richest and tastiest curries I've had, without being overly spicy/ hot. They have a lot of dishes that I've not seen before too. Will definitely return to try the rest.

We went here for the first time last night with friends, and had a great time. The staff were brilliant and good fun all night. The food was absolutely superb. Portion sizes were small, but tasted amazing, but i think next time we'd order more food to compensate. The chicken tikka dansak is one of the best i've ever had. Possibly even THE best i've ever had.

The food 🍲 quality is very good. But service capacity should be improve spl. In occasions.

My experience here was absolutely horrible, they served paneer tikka which is just paneer saute with a bit of salt and abundant red food colouring. Their approach towards the customers are absolutely horrible. Worst Indian restaurant in Birmingham

My experience here was absolutely horrible, they served paneer tikka which is just paneer saute with a bit of salt and abundant red food colouring. Their approach towards the customers are absolutely horrible. Worst Indian restaurant in Birmingham

I really like this place the staff are so friendly and welcoming and the range of food and drink in excellent

Only 4 paneer pieces in paneer tikka, it was coloured red, it don’t even have salt, forget abt other spices. Very bad food. Even bad customer experience, they asked us to move to a very small table coz we didn’t order main course after we started eating and they were very rude to us. Don’t come here EVER. It’s only for foreigners not Indians, not even salt is present in their food and it is abundantly expensive. Don’t try, WoRST EXPERIENCE.

The more Indian restaurants I go to the more I like this one. Mum's special is just beautiful and I love the staff. I also like that you can try a lot of dishes by doing the combination option. They are consistent in quality and taste. My favourite for sure!

This place had been recommended to us and we’re so glad we tried it. Friendly attentive staff, great vibe even for midweek Wednesday night. They offer a combo dish on the menu, what a great idea! A way of trying 2 smaller portions of different main curry dishes as one main course (hope that makes sense). This absolutely sold it for us as we’ve never come across this anywhere, if you’re indecisive it’s the way forward! Everything we had from the popadoms with dips, mains and naan breads were delicious. We will definitely return 😊

what a great place for food. We have been talking about it for months then popped in after a night off with friends. Friendly and warm hosts. Thank you.

Very busy tonight so service was a little slow, but the meal was well worth the wait. If you are in the area I would definitely recommend a visit

Didn’t book but accommodated us and was one of the best food we have had down Stirchley. Didn’t feel rushed and food and service was great. Good vibes.

The servers were very attentive and friendly and the food was really good definitely recommend

This is usually one of our favourite places to visit in Stirchley but a recent visit left us disappointed. Usually on entering here there is a warm welcome but on this occasion we were left standing for a while with no acknowledgement whatsoever even though there was a member of staff close by. When we were eventually seated it took time to get served. Throughout the evening it seemed that the staff were totally stressed to the point they seemed to be arguing with each other. This does not make for a comfortable dining experience and we felt in the way.

Really lovely time enjoying a family birthday. We all found the food to be very tasty (my favourite was the Butter Chicken) and each dish uniquely flavoursome. (Oh dear - I didn't mean to sound like some kind of restaurant-review-made-by-AI). Service perfectly good and place was very popular too. Our party of 8 were well satisfied for under £20 a person.

Never again. We were all ill within an hour of leaving.

Over priced and awful service... Bad experience overall

Nipped in for the first time tonight. Food was gorgeous, service excellent and an all round great experience - thanks Kolkata.

We used this a lot in the.past but saying it has gone down hill is an under statement. This was never a cheap and chearful option but for us it used to be worth the money for nice food. Chilli naan had no chilli and you could have wrung the grease out. This was a takeaway which was paid to have delivered. However there are lots of restaurants near this so suggest you go there. You are paying high prices for dreadful food,

Have used this restaurant for takeaways in the past, rather than eat in. To be fair the food has always been good, nothing to complain about there. However called in on off chance if eating in on 30th December. Hadn't booked, so fair enough if nothing available. However customer service was absolutely disgraceful. Asked politely if a table for two. I may well have asked front of house guy if I could wipe dog muck into the carpet. Literally waved his hand in a go away fashion, just muttering "No. Pfffttt." Master class in how to be rude to customers No manners. Whatever charm school he went to, should ask for his money back. So, with plenty of choice in Stirchley I can't see any reason to ever, repeat ever use this restaurant again.

We visit this restaurant regularly. We work late on a Saturday night and there is always a warm welcome for us when we come in hungry at 11pm! The staff are friendly and efficient. The restaurant has a nice atmosphere and is always spotlessly clean. No matter how busy they are, the quality of food is never compromised. Delicious curries, always hot and fresh which can not be said for everywhere. We are very lucky to live in an area where there is so much choice but this place is definitely top when it comes to Indian food!

As it my first time there I was super impressed with the food and the service, as the food was excellent quality and all the guys who worked there gave excellent customer service, I would recommend this restaurant to anyone

Delicious food, excellent service and ambiance was inviting and relaxed. We went with the manager’s recommendations and were delighted. The best butter chicken we’ve ever tasted and ‘Mum’s special’ also excellent .

Chanced upon this restaurant as an unintended birthday treat today and they kindly fitted us in. Very welcoming staff and a lovely atmosphere in this modern Indian restaurant. The food was excellent and the staff recommendations were very good. Amongst the drinks on offer they also have Purity ales on tap. The decor is very interesting and the toilet facilities were very clean. We will certainly come here again.

Recently went here for the first time after hearing great reviews from friends and family. It was a Friday night and very busy. The restaurant looked good and our table was nice. We enjoyed good service considering how busy the [place was. We started with cocktails which took a short while to arrive, but were good. The food and staff were very good. We will definitely return. Stirchley is becoming a very happening place for a night out!

The food is great. A big selection of things to choose from. But be aware that if you book a large-ish group, and any of your guests cancels last minute you will have comments made to you by the staff to make you feel bad.

Amazing food - beautiful wine - staff polite and helpful always tasty food every time we go - the menu will cover all palettes so never worry about not finding something that you like, also the staff are really helpful with choice and taste love...

Had a lovely meal,service was excellent, good atmosphere 👌

Ordered from here twice now and got the wrong food and EXTREMELY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE I would never go here again we keep getting the incorrect food we have called serval times and the staff are rude and aggressive I would avoid this at all...

Ordered just before 7pm, arrived at 9pm.. should I say more...? Phoned to cancel and they insisted it was on its way and that they would throw in a bottle of cobra for the 2 hour wait!! Haha! Like that was suppose to compensate us...

Excellent as usual. Hot & fresh. Chicken was so soft absolute heaven

Amazing hot and tasty food. Always delicious. And delivered early. My go to place for Indian food.

Went in the advice of my nephew. Top food, all in the party thought it was great value. Very clean toilets which is always a good sign in my book,Will go again when next in Brum

Since when did Indian restaurants start charging for the pickle tray that comes with the papadums? Shocking! Food was okay.

Fantastic environment, wonderful tasting food. For the 6 staff on front takeaway took priority over the in restaurant experiance. We had to chase a drinks order after it hadn't arrived. Foh could be more attentive to the tables.

Where’s the flavour my curry was meant to be spicy it was so bland I was expecting great things from this place but it’s very basis only flavour not rich in flavour at all.

Beautiful food, great service and good choice. 10/10 for taste.

Visited approx 630pm on a Friday night. Recommend by our son in Bournville. Despite us wearing our old painting clothes (as we had come straight from painting at sons) we were given a very warm welcome.. The ambiance of the Kolkata Lounge.was lovely, food was...

Delivered on time. Both dishes tasteless.

I had a meal here on a quiet Monday night. The service was superb, but the food simply outstanding. I'm not sure when I will be passing this way again, but I won't forget the flavours and the lovely ambience of the restaurant. It's worth...

We have visited this restaurant several times and enjoyed each visit. I first went here with a friend who was visiting home from Australia and wanted a good Brummie curry whilst she was here. She was not disappointed! One thing I particularly like is the...

Brilliant place to have an Indian locally. Food is spot on.

I've ordered a few times from here before and the foods been lovely but unfortunately this meal was very disappointing, really lacking spice

Had meal Saturday 29th, table for 3. Restaurant far too crowded. We had prebooked table, it seems only allowed to have for 1 hour, paid for meals whilst finishing our drinks and then asked "are you going as table booked". Food ok but has been...

Always good food and good service

Ordered pickle tray but didn’t get one. Ordered 2 started and only received one salad.

Wonderfully friendly, great food in an unfussy atmosphere, Cobra on tap (!!!); I live on the south coast but when I'm in Birmingham I try and fit in an evening here, It is unpretentious and relaxed, but the food excels. I like it so much...

Food not as good as usual. Popadum were over cooked, could not eat them. Shaslick only one piece of tomato and 2 small pieces of pepper, although plenty of chicken but very bland in flavour.

Christmas Day at The Kolkata... Absolutely superb, the food quality, atmosphere and the staff, couldn't fault anything, very good value, highly recommended, thanks for a great day guys..

Food come early but it was cold and the popadoms were so stale! Like they had been out for a week. Worst curry I’ve had in a while

Made Christmas great. Was brill to be there today. Thankyou

After struggling to find a really great Indian takeout around Bournville we stumbled across this place and had a fantastic meal delivered by them. The food was stunning, piping hot and delivered on time. So we decided to pay them a visit for a restaurant...

Excellent food as always. Sea bass superb. Lamb biryani ….so much lamb and so tasty….amazing. Was sent veg curry sauce as an extra …..really unexpected but really appreciated thank you

Always perfect food and service. My fav Indian takeaway

The restaurant has been a family favourite for quite a few years but they have taken the opportunity created by lockdown to upgrade both the interior of the restaurant and the menu. The setting is more contemporary now, but still friendly and welcoming and there...

Leaving a review about a meal for 5 people on Thursday 2nd December but this is far from my first visit to Kolkata Lounge. It has been a nice restaurant for several years, however a makeover of the restaurant in the past 12 months or...

The food is always outstanding from this restaurant, it was hot and delicious! delivery was on time and driver was very polite. Five stars!

Lovely, clean place. Licenced. Helpful and friendly staff and a good atmosphere. Food was great. Good value for money too. Will return. Also had takeaways from there in the past. Would definitely recommend this place.

Absolutely great food. Could be a little warmer when it gets here. Often have to zap in in the microwave for 30 seconds. But the food is absolutely delicious.

Not great quality unfortunately......chicken was over cooked, sauces were watery, naan breads are tiny and you get 1 poppadom for 1.60....we ordered two lots of poppadoms and got 4 in total.....madness!! Had heard good things about this place, have to say I've been left disappointed 😞

Love the food but please provide vegan meat alternatives like "This Ain't Chicken". It could massively reduce your business's carbon footprint and how many animals are needlessly killed.

Fab night for my mom's birthday.... Food was amazing.... Staff couldn't do enough for us. So friendly and great atmosphere. Free drink at the end and when they found out it was my mom's birthday they gave her a massive bag of roses!!

Eat in or takeaway, always sensationally good. Lots of good variety and chef's specials that you don't see elsewhere, and the bar is excellent too. For me the best Indian in Stirchley.

Was recommended to try this restaurant from a friend, it arrived after 1hour 40 minutes COLD , not warm or slightly below temperature , it was cold. Spent over £50 only to have to wait another 30 minutes to warm up the whole meal in the oven, by this time the rice and naan breads were hard, totally fed up, ruined our meal night. Will not use again will go back to using raj poot or akash.

Faultless as ever generous portions and delivered on time excellent

Been coming here since it opened, it's now on at least its third refurbishment (they took full advantage of lockdown) and evolution and re-invention. Somehow managing to balance the creative development of its cuisine towards a different take on Indian restaurant food (check out the Shepherd's Pie!) whilst retaining its core family local atmosphere. Always welcoming, always tasty, it's not the cheapest, but the food is worth the extra cost. Would recommend to anyone whether they're looking for just a standard curry or something more adventurous (also any restaurant that can make okra palatable gets a five star rating from me!).