Namak Mandi - Taste of KPK in Birmingham

Probably one of the best restaurants I’ve been to food wise in Birmingham. All of the dishes are very tasty. Newly opened about a month ago. I recommend the lamb chops and Peshawari chappal kebab.

They are so slow, it takes at least 1 hours to wait for the food to get ready. They don’t care about the customers concerns. Staff is very unprofessional. Will never visit again.

Lovely peshawari restaurant. Food was delicious and service was decent

I had high hopes for Peshawar Darbar, especially with all the social media hype, but it was a complete disappointment. The food quality was terrible; the Karahi was mediocre at best, and the mixed grill was dry, overcooked, and completely unappetizing. The atmosphere was even worse, with an overpowering toilet smell that seemed to be the only authentic thing about the place. I must admit, though, the can of 7-Up was a solid 10 out of 10. Unfortunately, that’s the only positive thing I can say. The hype surrounding this restaurant is clearly not real, and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone looking for quality Afghan food or a pleasant dining experience.

We went there today it was very busy but Zia arranged table for us starightaway ...Food was Amaizng ...Kebabs...Tikka... and Chicken Karahai all were Amazing and delicious...Will def recommend to all of you to try once..

Owner need a little educated waitress I bring my foreigner friends to introduce them to our food but they evening start from rubbish they waitress don’t know nothing they first and last time guy if you want to enjoy your meal and evening go somewhere else rubbish place

Best dining environment and friendly service

Good place to eat with family, proper Afghan food, the only problem we had was the waiting time for food, we received our food after 50 minutes, also no one came to take the order, we had to go and tell them what we wanted, which is not usual for a darbar, anyways the food was spot on and their charsi chicken karai was one of the best I’ve tasted, the kabli pulao could use some improvement as I have tasted better ones in similar places.

absolutely tatai i had to wait for sooo long at least 45 minutes

The service was so long. The food was lacking flavour. They ignored us if we needed food.

The service was so long. Roti was cold. No body came to our table to ask what you need. When we went to pay the bill the till man said I will give you discount for bad service I said I am not looking for a discount we are looking for good service and good food.

Lovely freshly cooked food, nice clean and tidy place. Definitely recommend

This place is so unhygienic. So dirty. I had seen a staff member cook food while he was picking his teeth with a toothpick. The floor was so sticky. The whole experience felt was very bad I overheard the owner asking people that he knows to leave a Google review in his own language. So the 5 stars you see will be fake Location is good. They have a perfect opportunity but it is wasted by the way they accept present an unclean experience

I ordered mixed grill, masala fish, chicken karahi and tarka daal. Food took about 30 minutes to come through. Mixed grill included wings, lamb chops, chicken tikka, lamb seekh kebab and lamb boti. Everything was delicious except lamb tikka boti was hard and chewy and uncooked. Chicken karahi was ok with decent flavour. Tarka daal wasn't great and more oily. Masla fish was good. Service speed was okiesh not great, staff were helpful. There is free on road parking but very busy.

Great food really enjoyed. Charsi lamb chops 10/10. Thank you brother Zia.

very nice food very good service

We had the 2 person kabli pilau's. The taste was fune not the best ive tried and im a big kabli pilau fan. It was dissappointing to see only 1 lamb shank in a 2 person dish. So had to pay extra fiver for an extra piece, im not sharing my lamb shank

Me and my sisters travelled from London to try birmingham food. I say the best Afghan restaurant I have been too. I'm not a fan of grill but their grill is 12/10.... amazing. The chicken charsi karahi is the best hands down 10/10, we actually watched them cook this from scratch... I must say I'm amazed. The Chapli kebab i would give 4/10 But everything else is AMAZING. The customer service was excellent, they even put a partition up for us whilst we eat. The price is decent for what you get.

I came here 4 years ago it was called Namak Mandi, I had a bad experience, however today one of my friend recommended this place to me and I went there so the food was tasteless, and this place is overpriced. I don't understand why people are spreading false roomers.

Excellence in service restaurant. Very nice variety of food and delicious. Give it a try and enjoy this authentic taste

Very Very nice and cooperative staff and the owner Food was very nice as well

Great service and very nice food really enjoyed it 5 stars!

Not to exaggerate BUT this is the BEST place I have eaten Afghani cuisine to date. The meat just melts in your mouth and the fat pieces are a pleasant surprise no worries if you don't have teeth. Starters and Karahis top top notch. Ordered: 2x Charsi Tikka (Lamb Chops) 3x Afghani Tikka 1x Chappel Kebab 1x Fries 1x Charsi Lamb Karahi 1/2 kg. 1x Family Naan. THIS IS A MUST! *FORMALY KNOW AS NAMAK MANDI. *Only complaint is drinks selection can be better in regards to the boycott. A few available but more options needed.

Amazing experience the food was tasty and stuff was very kind

Very bad service I wait 1 hour no body even come to ask me wat I want

From Daussan, the foundation is called Kharsawi. The area is not covered by the charter, They just sell the name of Peshawar. They themselves don't know what pukhtoon cuisine is. Pathetic.

Tasty food nice sitting nice service Big thanks to Abdul haq

This is no longer namak Mandi. Food is lacking flavour no matter how much they tell you they have people asking for their recipes. Just didn’t taste of anything. Need to find where the chef went to and eat from there because whoever is cooking the karai doesn’t know how to make a masala or tenderise the meat. The charsi tikka and chaapli kebab were decent but nothing to rave about. Naans were heavy and thick and this was their small naan. Sauces are bland especially the chilli and mint. Service doesn’t really exist.

Excellent food and best customer service. Prices are more than reasonable. Good sitting area for the family.

A friendly staff with a great variety of food to choose from and delicious stuff. Lamb chops must try.

Amazing food. Will recommend it 100%. Service was great. In sha’Allah does well.

Excellent food highly recommend family friendly service .

Found it expensive. Lamb karahi and chappal kebab portion. 6 rotisserie no drinks 60 quid. Fiod not all that.

Absolutely delicious food! Well kept restaurant. Waiter was lovely too. Food tasted authentic. Very good value for food! Definitely recommend you to try! :)

Great service, rather disappointed by the food quality. Naan tasted fresh, but that's about as good as it got. The meat and rice didn't taste nice, and some of the food was hot whilst the other was luke warm. Service from the staff was great and they were very helpful.

The food was fresh and delicious. The staff was quite friendly.

Had the Chapli kebab and lamb karahi which were both amazing. Very welcoming and fantastic service. 10/10. Would recommend everyone to try.

Dirty tables bad 👎 environment no customer service

very delicious charsi tikka.. it was perfect place if u want to try lamb tikka

Very good taste. I loved it, highly recommend.

Phenomenal food at a great price. The chappal kebab are incredible. Reminded me of my visit to the Northern areas of Pakistan when I was a teenager.

Barco nuevo pero la misma comida vieja. El lugar está limpio y tiene buen servicio al cliente sin embargo la comida es promedio en el mejor de los casos , parrilla mixta solo sabía anticuado pero el kebab Chappal era agradable y suculento.

I really enjoyed the meal, the lamb charsi was very tasty, chapli kebab & wings had really good flavour. I was little disappointed with the lamb charsi tikka as the meat was chewy. Overall a very good family restaurant.

The tastiest kebab I have ever had! Will be visiting again.

very authentic peshawari chapli kabab and charsi karahi, really enjoyed it.

Went to this place today absolutely disgusting service we waited one hour for our food every time we asked how long they kept fobbing us of and saying 10 min the owner was to busy taking selfies with customers not knowing that there is people waiting for there food never will I be going there again there standards have dropped very badly attitude towards customers is disgusting and very rude

Poor watering as food delivered was not in order mains sent 1st starters after with missing items. Then customer service poor and serving

First time here Good service number one quality food thanks to anwar haq

Wonderful food, everything was very tasty, well cooked and fresh. The portions are decent, the meats are tasty and the fresh, naan was a great compliment to our mains. It got super busy at one stage and the smoke from the grill was everywhere but they have great air conditioning that’s taking care of it. Highly recommended the kabuli pilau and the charsi lamb kadhai, charsi tikka, wings with naan. The workers are very polite and respectful. Great Afghan food.

🤬🤬🤬🤬💯Hi all, it was my 3rd order for chapal kabab portion today and I gave them call as well to request for making well done but as usual they half cooked kabab again 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬💯

One of the best services & food in Birmingham.

A bit of a hidden Gem with a good seating capacity including a room where you can sit on the floor and eat! We ordered Lamb Chops & Charki Tikka with Kabuli Rice & Fries. The Charskj Tikka is a taste of home whether your African, Pakistani, or Afghani this lamb pieces with just salt is such an experience! Coupled with Kabuli Pilau (Rice) and home chutney to give it a little kick really helped with the overall experience. The Service was good and friendly host! Finishing off with Sweet Rice and an extra helping of Charski Tikka really made the experience very enjoyable indeed. If someone is looking for an alternative eating experience and doesn’t mind having a taste of home feel free to have a try! There are other items I wished to try so maybe this will be saved for another day!

Food isn't the same as before especially the Charsi Tikka which were over cooked and didn't taste like before the renovation. Wings and Charsi chicken karahi was really good.

First time very bad experience of chapli kabab very tasteless and by the way the staff were friendly but food never recommended

Best afghani/peshawari food in Birmingham. Amazing chappal kebabs and mixed grills and charsi lamb karahi. Family seating also available. Grest service as always by all staff including Javed Bhai and nice owner Mr Rashad Bhai. Would highly recommended

Honestly not worth your money. After reopening we thought we would see how it is but the food was extremely dissapointing being bland and unappealing. Each element was just a waste of money and when this was fed back and apology was given but then advised that it is in fact flavourful and they dont know why we didnt like it.

My child, Zakariah, is whom these followingreviews come from. It was amazing. The room was poshly decorated with red and there was the smell of flowers plus the dishes were amazingly clean. The food was amazing. The staff were unimaginably kind and the only thing better than the food. I recommend going to this restuarant. NOTE: I would recommend the cheese burger and the afghani version of fish and chips but they are suprisingly not options. Everybody in my family loves the food we put on.

Great food great service my place to eat only namak mandi 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

It's closed most of the time and their Chapli kebab was nice while karahi and service was ok

We came all the way from Worcester and seems like, Its now closed for good .

The restaurant was close when we visited.

I think one thing about this place is well known for their chappali kebabs, good tastes and the flavour to it which is wow!

your food was absolutely incredible but its birmingham

Nice and spacious Good seating area staff friendly Good food 👍 😊

Over charged me. Charged me for things which I didn't order.

First time took chicken Karahi from namak Mandi Coventry rd and the taste was horrible taste like boiled chicken not happy at all. Avoid

Beautiful food. One of the best Asian restaurants in Birmingham. The decor could be nicer but the food is what we all go for.

I did like the place but service is really poor and they don't understand how to communicate with customer and they don't care how we feel or what you want.

Very tasty and proper seekh kebabs and the guy serving was a amazing guy. Definitely worth the visit. Would say the best karahi around.

I have visited this place several times and the food was always brilliant. Price is very reasonable. I would definitely recommend to try out this place.

Very rude customer service and liars. They have no people skills whatsoever and think they can tell customer what to do. I won't be returning. People stay well clear!!

Best restaurant for grill foods, karai, rice.

Worst service ever an charge for more food an served less food was nasty never go back thier again

Nice place with plenty of seating. The seating area gives you a vibe of dining at kpk. A bit pricey compared to nearby restaurants but food is good. Halal. On street parking available. Customer service is good too. The food took a bit longer but we got served hot piping food that was sizzling so was worth the wait. I would neither recommend nor advice against. I believe there are loads better options on that street. If you found this review helpful then a like would be much appreciated.

Chapli kebabs came highly recommended and lived up to the expectations

Tasty food, good place to sit but service can be improved.

How can you be so good on one day and so bad on another? Honestly thought I found a winner with this restaurant but what a mistake that was... The first Karahi we ordered was 1kg standard Karahi with bones and tasted beautifully - there was no oil oozing out of it and the salt was reduced as requested. Wonderful thought I was actually eating an authentic masterpiece. The second time however was terrible, we went for the 1kg boneless chicken Karahi hoping it'd be better without the bones. Turned out it was probably 400 grams of actual chicken and the rest that oily tomato puree you get in a really bad pizza, what made it worse was that the chicken that was there was overcooked and really stale. We also ordered lamb shish kebabs that were rock solid and dry like the Sahara. If it wasn't for the second experience I would have actually recommended this place to family and friends. We didn't eat in but the environment too seemed as stale as the food. Not a real reflection of Afghan / KPK hospitality.

2nd time I've been. Food is awesome Masha Allah

The food & service was fine, however this is not an Afghan restaurant.

Better than Kabul Darbar although they both are owned by the same owner-according to my mates. Very tasty Karhai, delicious Chappali kebabs and chops were tender. Definitely worth of second visit! 2nd visit: lack of salt in Chappali Kebab and Karahi are not spicy enough, food taste varies on every visit and that’s the sign of unimpressive cooking. Sadly this restaurant drops on 2 stars.

Lamb Karahi was not good. It was more like Lamb Salan and nothing like Peshawari Style Karahi.. Too much Oil.. The Charsi Tikka had no flavour. Chapli Kebabs were good though.. Disappointed over all...

Worst resturant and they not even close to kpk namak mandi name they using. Food was disgusting but never mind on top staff was like rude and ready to fight when questioned about packing the left over food. No respect for customers and I insist don’t waste your money going to this restrung. Taste of Khyber on Lady pool road is worth visiting if you want to taste the food of kpk. I ended up wasting my money md regret why I visited that place 😩. When asked for left over food to pack they bring you the food containers and ask you to do it yourself at the spot which make you feel like embarrassing in front of every one around . I left the food and left the resturant feeling I never come back to this disgusting place again.

I have been to many restaurants but Namak Mandi is the best one. I tried their Charsi Tikka, Peshawar Kebabs, Peshawar Polou and Namak Mandi Karahi which were simply yummy. Well done the new owner for bringing up the standards.

The food was really nice and fresh. We tried a variety of menu and found them all taste good. took one star off for cleanliness.

Really tasty food! Service not bad. We did have to wait a little while until someone took our order. The food was the star of the show and rightly so! We were a group of 7 and we all have a big appetite. Portion size was good. Food came to us piping hot and fresh. one of our group wished there would have been a bit more spice. Although I do agree. I don't think it took from the meal at all. What it lacked in spice. It had in flavour. Meat was nicely cooked and was nice and succulent. Personal favourite were the chapli kebabs! Glad that we had them. All in all. Would recommend. Especially for a group of big eaters.

Amazing karahi , kabab, Afghani pulao and Naan

Lovely authentic home made food

amazind place very friendly staff food was beautiful freshly cooked came out as we instructed and food had authentic amazing flavours was truly surprised to have food cooked so well and authentically

Delicious food and reasonable prices.

Was good few years ago last visited had a chicken karahi and kebabs not the best tbh but okishhh

Very Tasty food, specially Bar B Q

Very nice food specially, pilau rice and charsi tikka.

Not a clean place to eat. Toilet is disgusting. Food is ok.

very disgusting service place and giving food

Was back again with friends, they loved the food.

We been there for the first and the last time very poor service not recommend this place don’t waste your money

Poor experience Not like Nanak Mandi in tooting Food was undercooked

Great food. Impressive seating arrangements.

I would really liked to have given this place a better rating, especially as I have tasted the food from the original Namak Mandi in Peshawar, many a time. But sadly I can't. I ordered a takeaway, chapli kebab, charsi tikka, Afghani tikka, kabuli pulse and extra naan. The service was friendly, but the food was not that good. Kebab was ok, but didn't have the taste I am used to, it was overly spiced with chilli powder and green chilli, but did not have the seasonings and therefore taste that one expects from this type of kebab. The tikka were overdone. I have had much better naan even elsewhere in Birmingham. And finally, cleanliness and hygiene were not up to scratch. I could see though that the meat they were skewering was fresh and looked good quality. Overall, disappointed.

Visited for the first time, ordered Kabalai Palau, recieved it cold Meat and Dry rice. Ended up paying for the rice because of the friendly waiter.