Poli in Birmingham

Not terrible, but pizza was very wet in the middle (like a soup) and had a large chunk of charcoal in the centre of it. Personally, I would recommend going to Amore in Moseley for this style of pizza - the pizza was much tastier and the service and atmosphere was much better; more like what I had in Naples. For a different style of pizza, I would recommend Peacer in Moseley.

Pizza was pretty good however felt really let down by the service. Server seemed disinterested and was inattentive, it really difficult to get anything we needed and it wasn’t a busy evening. As we were leaving noticed him drinking leftover wine left on a couple of the tables. Disappointing all round, especially as we’d looked forward to coming here for a while.

The best pizza in Birmingham without a doubt in my mind. I've been here quite a few times and have never been disappointed. Extremely friendly staff, as well as very good prices. Would highly recommend!

One pizza was so spicy and the menu wasn’t warning about that something like 🌶️ we also didn’t expect for pizza to be spicy because Italian food isn’t spicy at all

4 of us dined in, Pizza was ok (a little soggy in the middle) we ordered a bottle of wine, (price £22) was told one we asked for was unavailable so asked for bottle of white, when the bill came the wine cost £40!!! Disappointing end, definitely check wine prices before ordering, way too pricey and not even a good wine tbh - wouldn’t have minded if it were a decent bottle 🤦‍♀️

Amazing food, the garlic bread with marmite was insane. Friendly service and vibing tunes. Pizza with venison Ragu was so good and the choice of drinks was lovely. Desserts were also delicious. Highly recommend, visited about 10 months ago.

This is my 5th time at poli and it never disappoints. Amazing food, great staff and a great atmosphere. One of the best Birmingham indies

Not sure about hygiene standards visited as had no time to go to Italian in Mosley (it’s competition) and so thought lets try it. Server was continuously coughing wiping nose with rag under jumper did not see her once wash her hands. Wanted to leave but told order already put through. Basic menu and quite expensive pizzas are burnt. My main concern is hygiene. The venue also had a strong smell of cat food?? My friend said it was the smell of a strong cheese but to me something just was not right. Staff seemed stressed cooking and rotating oven almost had pizzas drop on the floor. Hygiene is key staff should not work or touch plates with illness - dirtiness

The best pizza, especially with their fermented hot sauce.

Dined here last night with a friend. Very limited choice on the menu. Pizza was lovely however really pricey for what it was. Drinks are very pricey too. Very basic restaurant so wont be rushing back. So many better places to eat in the area.

We've been enjoying the pizza here for a while but OH MY WORD...the roasts! Genuinely the best I've ever had. Meat cooked to perfection, perfect potatoes and cripsy yorkies! And the gravy....so unctuous! It was incredible. The staff here are always lovely and so accomodating. Unfortunately for them our baby loves it there too. So worth a visit!

The best Pizza in Kings Heath - Hidden Gem

Very good food but decor and atmosphere a bit primitive. The Music was too loud to continue a conversation. Could do with more attention to cleaning and presentation. The toilet facilities also need to be presented better. Located in a rather scruffy street next to similar premises. They only take cards for transactions. The pizzas were expensive, but very good.

The pizza was good but the staff could have been a bit friendlier.

Fantastic food, probably the best pizza we have had in a long time and the tomato, mozzarella and pesto starter was incredible. We went with our two children who enjoyed the childrens pizza. Service was lovely and although they have a good selection of drinks it was nice we could get drinks from Grace and James next door but one to enjoy (highly recommend the Rose wine). Can’t wait to visit again!

One glas of bad wine for 8 pounds, mediocre pizza. Overpriced.

This is a wonderful place to enjoy a genuine Italian pizza. We ordered margarita pizza which tasted of fresh ingredients and beautiful charring on the pizza crust. The mozzarella was really good quality but the sauce could be more tangy and tomatoey. I really enjoyed the potatoes which were crispy and soft from the inside. The highlight for me and my partner was the sauces. We ordered the hot sauce and garlic butter which blew us away. Although slight expensive for 2.50 for each sauce but they were absolutely delicious. I would highly recommend ordering the sauces alongside the pizza for a nice dip to accommodate the pizza crust. I think the drinks menu was limited for a non alcoholic person and desserts menu can be improved. Furthermore one slight niggle was that me and my partner were not getting any phone signal so we couldn’t check the menu out as they had no paper version. However the staff kindly lent their phone to check the menu out. But I think just having a paper version when someone may not get any signal will be nice. But overall definitely will be coming again for the pizza, the house made bread and the sauces.

Pretty good nice people, relaxed vibe

I am confused and delighted at the same time. The flavours are insane! Unconventional and so so so delicious!

Charred thin pizza at Poli made with tasty fresh ingredients. Always something different to try with a regularly changing menu.

Loved this place when I first visited . On the 2nd visit I was told I cant add an extra topping to my order. I added topings before so I dont know why they changed it now and they dont allow customers to add an extra topping. And its unfortunate they stopped doing garlic butter too. You can only order whats on the menu.

Poli serves the best pizza in Brum - I think! This team know their food. The menu is simple, yet well put together. Starters vary according to season - and each starter so far has managed to hit the tastebuds! Keep up the good work Poli 🙌🏽

Lovely pizza. Just a bit disappointed I couldn’t have a happy ending,

I have to thank the owner for opening his restaurant to allow us to use the baby changing facilities on the day of the artisan market. Can't thank you enough.

Floppy Margarita pizzas. Dough was nearly as thin as paper. Could barely hold it... cant imagine if there was meat on it.

Fab pizza! Lovely soft doughy bases with really delicious toppings. Speedy delivery from Uber Eats.

Been meaning to go here for a while. great staff, excellent vibes, and beautiful pizza. the potatoes are also a MUST HAVE !! If i had to grumble, the menu is limited to about 4/5 pizzas, but between our group we had them all and they were all wonderful .. I'll definitely be back !

Are you for real, number 29? Take these reviews with a pinch of salt especially when you have big chains and frozen dough independents ahead of these guys in the ranking. Their pizzas are exquisite, the cabbage starter was something else. If it’s busy and you have to wait a little longer, wait. It’s worth it.

Top class - great food and drinks, lovely service and tasteful modern decor and atmosphere. Some of the lightest dough i’ve had in a pizza - they really know what they’re doing. well worth a visit

I have never had a bad pizza from Poli. We have ordered via Uber and eaten in the restaurant and both have been excellent. Their lamb fat potatoes are lush and their pizza menu, although limited, hits the mark every time. The best thing about their pizza is it’s even good the next day eaten cold. Overall their food is slightly more expensive than the chain restaurants but it’s many many times better. Staff are also very friendly and accommodating.

Your lamb sausage pizza was the best thing I've ever eaten but now it's gone and life will never be the same again. I weep for its loss.

We've been waiting long time and had great expectations. The pizza dough and the ingredients are really good. The service was slow, took about 15 min to order and 45 to have two pizzas. Half of the pizzas in the menu (they have about 8-10 pizzas) don't come with mozzarella - you need to add it and voilà, your pizza now costs £15. Overall good but a bit overpriced to be in b'ham.

VERY DISAPPOINTED Thought give our trade to a local business, have eaten in there a few times so takeout of two pizza. I know that Puttanesca is salty but it was inedible salty also the pepperoni one was also so salty very disappointed both went in the bin. The potatoes were good though. Very disappointed with response from restaurant We’ve just tested out the two pizzas between ourselves (made exactly as yours were) and we feel that they’re seasoned as we would like them to be - but again, apologies that they weren’t to your taste. They were not to 4 peoples taste in my house hold and will not be going back or recommending. Such a shame

Went to see if it could live up to the hype, and happy to say that it does. Great pizzas, but highlight were the potatoes in lamb fat. Incredible. Nice selection of drinks available, and quick service

Buona pizzeria "alla mano" posizionata in una via pedonale zona Moseley a Birmingham. Tavoli spartani, personale cordiale e simpatico, pizze buone e soprattutto digeribili. Birra discreta. Prezzi nella media della zona. Unico appunto, se mi è consentito, le posate erano messe all'interno di un contenitore sciolte, senza protezione, e, essendo ancora sotto pandemia, non credo sia una cosa molto igienica...

Pizza, wine and service as incredible as ever! This place is a local favourite, thanks team POLI 👌🏼

this is hands down the best pizza place in birmingham. a must try - i can’t wait to come back!

I visited on a Friday night having booked a table. Arrived and was dodged for around 5 minutes by a number of staff despite standing near the till. Eventually someone pointed to a table and told us that's where we were. We sat down, no one came to us, we spent 10 minutes wondering where the menu was and whether it was table service until I finally managed to get someones attention. As it happens the menu is online and you need to scan a barcode, no issues but had staff pointed this out and advised it was table service we could have got on with perusing the menu. The food was lovely, couldn't fault it. The drinks however are greatly overpriced. £3 for a 250ml can of pop, the volume I can only assume is deliberately left off the menu. Again after the meal we didn't't know whether someone would bring the bill or whether it was paid at the till so I went to the till where I stood for several minutes despite trying to get several peoples attention before being told someone would bring the bill over. As much as I enjoyed the food I echo other peoples views on the service, quite frankly it was dire. So much time was wasted by my friend and I. It takes a few seconds to be courteous and it would have made a massive difference. There were several table spare too so I can only assume they their attention was to take out orders.

Two of us visited here for dinner, the music was far too loud. We ordered two pizzas (ham&pineapple and Pepperoni) but too salty, couldnt finish them. Both of us lost voice after the dinner and drove to German kebab to fill up our belly.

Don’t like the food there it’s not Italian pizza nor domino style pizza🙄🫥 Not expect a pizza to be so spicy 🌶 Tbh a bit overpriced ££25 pp

Amazing pizza, sides and service. They also have delicious options for vegans.

Been wanting to try this for ages as it's always buzzing when I walk by. Pizza was good, bit overpriced. We ordered one between the two of us, olives and 2 beers (asked for pints but were given 2/3s) which came to just under £30. Food took about 45 mins to come out too, wouldn't have minded if they said it would be a bit of a wait.

Pretty good overall, very friendly and attentive staff. I had the honey nduja pizza which was very flavourful with the garlic butter dip. If I had one criticism it would be it was a bit too heavy on the sauce: maybe oversaturated it a bit. The lamb fat spuds were a nice little accompaniment, not too heavy and pretty yummy. Overall, a good experience if you’re in south Brum!

Really good pizza and drinks, a lovely spot in the sunshine

Very disappointing. Walked out after 40 minutes with no food yet they still managed to charge us £5.50 for 2/3 a pint. X 4 with nothing resembling an apology. Dodge if busy. Might b ok if not.

We first tried poli at the Queens Heath event. The service was amazing, the food was fantastic 👌 and and a fair price. There was plenty of tables space inside and out.

Incredible place with incredible food. The white pizza is magical, probably the best pizza I've ever eaten (on several occasions!)

Hands down the most delicious pizza in Birmingham! The lamb roasties are delicious and the wine from Grace and James is the perfect compliment!

Pizzas are great but sides of potato and cabbage blew us away.

What a great place. Very relaxed and friendly. The pizzas are amazing and the team were able to answer every question we had about the food. We had both the garlic breads for starters and they were the best!!. Quick and efficient, friendly and tasty as heck!! X

Great atmosphere, knowledgeable staff, delicious food and wine, couldn't ask for much more, only one winge..... Where's the pickled grapes cos they were delicious😁

Quite overpriced. Pizza was okay, but too small and not worth £13. And the drinks are way too expensive too. The music very loud as well, so it was hard to talk to people we were sat with.

Treated both my taste buds and my heart ❤️ with the most mouthwatering pizza plates. Could easily win as the best pizza I’ve tried in Birmingham (along with the Plough’s). I also loved the happy endings icecream cookie sandwich they serve there. The super friendly staff made it an experience to never forget too.

Incredible pizzas and small plates in kings heath probs best pizza in all of Birmingham!

You can always get a delicious pizza here! It's wonderful to have independent businesses like this in the area

The place is stunning! Staff are so welcoming, and friendly! The food was amazing and delicious! Definitely coming back for this lovely place.

Unbelievable pizza. Your not beating these. Proper cooked traditional pizza. Decent size, i sat and service was great the man was very pleasant and polite while being attentive. Ive since had another take away as that available and will be returning for plenty more in the future 🍕🍕🍕🍕🍕

Cracking pizzas and chicken wings. Staff all friendly and some great tunes. Definitely recommend!

One of best 3 pizza joints in Brum. And great staff, service with a smile.

One of the best places you can eat in Birmingham (or anywhere else for that matter!) - incredible food and drink, the pizza is just beautiful... and great ambience and staff. We are regulars and the pizza is consistently the best we've had outside of Italy... and we've had a LOT of pizza in our time ;) The sides are also always really interesting and yummy. The garlic butter is soooo good it has literally made me cry. I could go on! Thanks guys :D :D

You've got a fantastic with Lana! 10/10. Cute little pizza shop, nice wine and good selection of ales.

My favourite pizza place in Brum but who knew that pickled grapes were a (very delicious) thing?

Really tasty and sometimes unusual pizzas, delicious starters and nibbles (the lamb fat potatoes are 👌🏼)... Cool atmos too. Really enjoyed.

The sharing steak with chimichurri was fantastic! I had the N'duja and fermented honey pizza which was very tasty albeit probably too spicy for some people, but great for me! Service was great as well, definitely one of my favourite pizza places in Brum.

Fantastic sourdough pizza. Interesting toppings and flavours. Nice fresh salads. Awesome independent pizza parlour.

Consistently delivers the best pizza every time, with creative side dishes and ice cream sandwiches to finish. An instant favourite!

Following several glasses of really nice Cava and friendly service with a smile at Grace & James last Friday afternoon my daughter and I shared a yummy board of foccacia bread, mozzarella and olives. Following that her partner arrived and bought us delicious thin crust pizzas and fries from Poli the restaurant next door. Food was 😋tasty and good, quick service too. The end of a very special day ❤ and so good to just relax and chat. There is plenty of outside seating in front of the the eateries and drinking places too. A lovely setting for families, friends and couples to meet up and chill.

Pizza was amazing, never had such a light and fluffy dough while being so thin. The black pudding and leek pizza was such a good combo. I had the nduja which was equally very tasty.

I have been more than a time to Poli in king's heath with my partner. Each time we went we noticed the same things in the pizzas: the topping are good, the tomato sauce too but the pizzas come out from the oven evidently overcooked (i would say burnt). When we pointed this out to the waiter we asked him if next time we could have our pizzas "less cooked". He said it was impossible to serve an "under cooked" pizza. That's fine, but there is a difference between under cooked, cooked and almost burnt. The waiter continued telling us that with the stone oven pizza there was no way to do the pizza differently from how we got it. The answer seemed a stock one and he was a waiter not the pizzaiolo so we let it go, but it's a shame for Poli. They create good pizzas, good toppings, they try to do pizzas according to the Neapolitan tradition and then....... They serve it burnt.

Delicious pizza, lovely friendly service, natural wine, ice cream sandwiches. What’s not to like?

Definitely a contender for best pizza in Brum

Was recommended Poli by a few people and it didn’t disappoint! The food was excellent - especially the N’duja & honey pizza recommended by our waitress. Our waitress Lana was superb! She was attentive, helpful and so friendly - thank you Lana ! Definitely recommend!

Brilliant pizza, fit out and location. Good vegan options and drinks selection would definitely recommend. Service was average, in particular one waiter who was quite gruff and probably shouldn’t be front of house but would recommend on the strength of the food.

Great pizza and wine, weird service. We hadn’t booked and said they needed the table back by 8:30 which was fine. Felt like we were constantly hurried and were told that we needed to get the bill soon at 7:50. Unnecessary aggro from one member of staff in particular, everyone else was great.

Thoroughly enjoyed my first ever Poli!!! Lovely friendly staff and amazing food 👍😀

great service, very friendly staff, good ambience

Excellent food, friendly staff.

Fantastic authentic pizza! I’m from the states and I always say there isn’t good pizza in Birmingham. I was proven wrong by Poli. The dough is light but still fluffy and I thoroughly enjoy its not loaded down with cheese. It’s simple pizza, minimal toppings with great flavour. We ordered wine from Grace and James and had a wonderful evening dining outdoors. The street is blocked off to cars which makes a nice quiet dining experience. Thoroughly recommend!!

This place is amazing! Fantastic staff amazing wine good couple of on draft craft beers. Pizza and small plates are just incredible, there’s a reason it’s always busy and that’s cuz it’s the best!!!!

How this place has anything other than a 5.0 rating is madness. Brum was a little bit late to the pizza party (with a fair few other cities having well established Neapolitan style pizza places for a while before Poli opened), but it was well worth the wait. They know what they’re doing with a pizza oven - innovative and ever changing toppings (with the vegan cheese-less options actually being thought about), the best selection of sides, fermented hot sauce crust dips and perfect bases.

Best pizza this side of Venice.

Very tasty original food. Friendly knowledgeable staff.

We were looking for delicious pizza place for a time now... and Ok! Yours is Absolutely the best pizza I tried in Brum! Dough is delicious and has a perfect consistency and definitely closest to real Napolitana. Must try!!!!

Every time I've been in before lockdown, I've never had any fault with either the service or the quality of the food. All have been excellent. Even during lockdown, I can say the same thing. Their bake at home Pizzas have been delicious, with easy to follow instructions, easy ordering method and a safe way to collect. Just fantastic all round!!

This is my local pizza place, and it's absolutely outstanding. Reasonable price, really tasty! Missing my fix in lockdown

Fantastic food and service. Friendly staff, delicious food. Book in advance.

Tasty sourdough pizza and a changing menu of sides. Rotational craft beers. Amazing service.

Excellent food, drinks and staff. Really tasty, authentic pizzas. Highly recommend!

Consistently great - our well-used local.

Great pizza. Good wine and beer. Good service. Getting pretty busy now to best to book!

Amazing food and place to eat. Pizzas are the best you will eat and a great selection of delicious small plate dishes.

We had a couple of types of pizzas, which were generously topped with tasty combinations. The atmosphere was a bit flat/ sterile and staff seemed generally miserable with what seemed as a noticeable cold attitude towards our group. Pizza happens not my fave food so all in all I probably won't go back.

Lovely atmosphere, quick service on a Saturday, incredible pizza, cracking icecream sandwiches... What more can you want?!

Great food . Service a bit off.

The potatoes are as wonderful as the pizza!

Had an amazing meal in poli today. Our group had a selection of pizza and small plates were perfect. As we're the dips and ice cream sandwich. It's great when you savour the flavours. The team behind the menu have shown great skill in curating a simple paired back menu but a menu that is created with heart and a testament to good cooking skills picking and pairing great flavours. Looking forward to my next visit. Thank you to the team.

Great food without snobby fuss & cost.

The most authentic pizza I've tasted so far in England

Yummy fresh made pizza in their own pizza oven. The best tasting pizza I’ve had in a looooooong time. Highly recommend 😋

Pizza 6/10 - Good base, sparse toppings Service 9/10 - friendly & attentive Dessert 2/10 - glorified choc ice, overpriced Overall very average experience