Restaurant Bar A Jee in Birmingham

Llegué a este restaurante, ya que parecía estar muy bien calificado en Tripadvisor... ...gran error! De todos los restaurantes indios para visitar en Birmingham elegimos uno donde la calidad de la comida era bastante mala, pero como si eso no fuera lo suficientemente malo, el personal no estaba de acuerdo con nosotros y no dijo nada malo con él. Mi marido fue a por el balti que estaba deseando ya que no habíamos comido desde el desayuno y le encanta un balti. Durante toda la comida no dijo nada y no parecía que estuviera disfrutando. El mío no era genial y el peshwari naan era posiblemente el peor peshwari que había tenido; realmente seco, quemado en un lado y una pequeña cantidad de coco simplemente se cayó. No pude comerlo y repartirlo entre 3 platos para disimular el hecho de que no me gustaba. Cuando llegó el camarero mi marido dijo que el balti no era genial; dijo que era soso e insípido (lo describió como igual que pollo en salsa). El camarero regresó y dijo que había hablado con el chef y el chef no dijo nada malo en ello! Me apresuro a añadir aquí que no teníamos ninguna intención de tratar de obtener descuento en la factura; que sólo estábamos dando comentarios de los clientes y, por extraño que parezca, las dos últimas críticas en Tripadvisor describen la comida como sosa! Cuando nos fuimos, el camarero detuvo a mi marido y dijo que así es como se cocina el balti en Birmingham y mi marido debería haber dicho si quería picante! Mi marido ha comido más curry que cenas asadas así que conoce su comida india. La peor experiencia, especialmente cuando el personal te dice que no hay nada malo con la comida y es culpa de los clientes. ¡Seguro que el cliente que paga puede dar su opinión! Si esto está en lo alto de la lista de restaurantes, el resto debe ser terriblemente malo.

4 de nosotros cenamos aquí un sábado por la noche y tuvimos una noche encantadora. Bonita vista del canal por la noche. MJ era nuestro camarero y él era muy servicial y tenía un gran sentido del humor. No teníamos prisa por pedir ya que estábamos chit charlando y MJ fue paciente en tomar nuestro pedido. Me había decidido por los peces de la calle que más tarde me dijeron que no tenían. Ojalá hubiera tenido esa información cuando nos sentamos, ya que me tomó años encontrar algo más que quería. Fui por el especial que tenía gambas, pollo y cordero. La salsa era sosa y no sabía mucho desafortunadamente. Lo mismo con el arroz frito con huevo. Mi peshwari naan era muy grande y no pude terminarlo. 3 de nosotros pedimos los mismos naans y todos vinieron en 1 plato, pero el coco se estaba cayendo de ellos como 2 se rompieron. Probé el korma de mi hermana que era encantador - debería haber ido por eso. Fue una noche encantadora y aunque la comida en sí fue un poco decepcionante, ya que me encanta la comida india, nuestro camarero era un tipo muy genial y nos mantuvo entretenidos. Además no nos sentimos apresurados, incluso después de nuestra comida pudimos sentarnos y charlar con la mesa de al lado durante un rato. Puedes usar la tarjeta de visita aquí para obtener un 25% de descuento.

Ocupado sábado noche de conciertos y obviamente no podían hacer frente al número de clientes. Cordero con pistachos y anacardos era soso (un poco en el lado duro) y carecía de pistachos y anacardos. El curry vegetal era agradable. El arroz Pilau parecía hervirse sin sabor. Tuvimos que hacer cola para pagar la cuenta en el mostrador. Me dio la impresión de que estaban empacando los números sin importar cómo fue la experiencia. No muy bien; siento dejar una crítica negativa.

Excelente servicio desde el momento en que llegué hasta recibir mi entrante. Rápido para pedir bebidas y el servicio fue muy rápido. La comida estaba muy caliente y muy sabrosa. Muy buena vista al canal y excelente servicio al cliente.

Wow, después de leer las críticas, no estaba seguro, pero decidí darle una oportunidad. El personal era muy servicial, tan amable y todo lo que se podía pedir. Cuando pedí, estaban preparados para salir de carta, contentos de hacer un plato que describí que me gustaba, y no me decepcionó la comida era increíble, el cordero se derritió en tu boca y los sabores intensos, pedí un entrante y un principal y lados y todo fue perfección, 3 de los cuales no estaban en el menú. Recomiendo encarecidamente y muy razonable en términos de precio.

Great venue for a traditional Indian curr in the city. Excellent food and attentive staff, especially MJ! Will definitely return.

I’ve eaten in many Asian restaurants and this is one the best meals I’ve eaten. Staff were friendly attentive and courteous. So if you’re ever in broad street Birmingham city centre pay them a visit

Went to the Barajee for a meal in a party of six on Saturday night whilst spending a weekend in Birmingham to celebrate my birthday. Must say the food and ambience was absolutely excellent. Best Indian restaurant I’ve ever been to. Unfortunately I left my reading glasses on the table and although we had to drive home without them the staff were excellent when contacted and kept them for me until I could collect them. Would certainly recommend if you want an amazing meal and experience.

Such a great meal, the staff were friendly but we were not rushed at all, we turned up early for our table but they were very accommodating, the food was excellent, best meal we have had in a long time.

Superb restaurant. Visited 2 years ago and returned and thankfully it hasn't changed. Great service, great food, great staff. 9 diners and no complaints.

The views on either side of the restaurant are great as it spans the canal. Service was friendly. There was nothing to complain about, with regards to the food, but it was quite bland, which is unusual for an Indian curry. It was also extremely quiet on a Friday evening with more waiting staff than diners.

We went here after a concert at Birmingham arena, The poppodums were ok with a decent pickle tray, Our starters weren’t up to much,not much flavour in the Onion Bhajis and the Chicken Pakora was just chicken in batter no flavour, The mains were edible,my Jalfrezi was more coconut flavour than spice,the wife’s dopiazi was ok,all in all an ok meal The wait for drinks were a bit too long

Ordered the monk fish. Dish was well presented. No flavour. The fish tasted like it has not been marinated and simply cooked from frozen and put in the sauce. Fish dish was served with rise which was presented well but no real flavour. Staff were friendly but no real follow up once the food was served. No offer of desert or another drink (my glass was empty for 15-20 mins !

We always visit Barajee every 2 years when visiting from London for an NEC show. Incredible food which warrants five stars every time we visit. The quality of the lamb chicken prawns & sauces are second to none. Even the poppadom tray is perfection. Amazing authentic place!

The resturant was very welcoming with a lovely view over the canal basin. The food was outstanding and we will definitely be back.

Really friendly staff. Nice relaxed atmosphere with views of the canals. Food spot on and good value. Highly recommend this place. Will deffo come back when next in Birmingham.

We were visiting family and stayed at the Park Regis and wanted somewhere along Broad Street so it wasn’t too far a walk, the restaurant was picked mainly due to decent reviews and proximity, we arrived on time and got seated with a great view of the canals and chose our meals. The food was excellent and totally at odds with the previous review. Starters and mains were all really tasty and filling, the garlic naan bread was worth the visit. We all thoroughly enjoyed the experience and made our way back to the hotel for a night cap.

Starter of tandoori chicken, sheep kebab and grilled lamb. Where do I start. Let’s be honest it was meat left over from a few days ago and tastes like it was microwaved for about 3 mins to warm it up. Absolutely vile!!! Barely edible. Lamb Roshoni Curry was a solid 5/10. Not great, about the same standard as a ready meal from Sainsbury’s to be honest. The restaurant was packed and I’m sat here thinking “why”.

Stopped in for dinner on a Tuesday night on a solo trip with work. Was quickly shown to a table. I ordered the chicken jalfrezi with a garlic naan and onion bhajis with a pint of Cobra and a coke. The Jalfrezi and bhajis were very good, the bread was great but could have done with some ghee or melted butter with the garlic which was diced on top. The waiters and service were good and there’s a nice view over the canal if you’re lucky enough to get the right table. It came to around £30, which I think was good value.

Was escorted to our table and then was left for approximately 15 minutes! No drink no order! The place was not full so no excuse! We waited another 5 minutes and then decided to leave!! Well spoilt our weekend because now we are struggling to get in anywhere!

Beautiful food, really nicely presented, hot and tasty. Only gripe is half pint of soda ( to add to wine) is £3.25!!!! Hence 4* not 5. I mean, come on, a bottle is 70p! Maybe think twice about returning

The climb up the stairs is well worth it. Views over Black Sabbath Bridge, and food to savour. Good selection of food and wine. Great service too. All in all, great value.

Took a takeaway back to canal boat. Everything well prepared. Good value for money. Lovely view of canal basin from the restaurant. Highly recommended.

We were staying just around the corner and looking for somewhere to eat, after reading the reviews we settled on this place. The staff were all excellent, friendly and efficient. The restaurant was on a bridge over the canal so lovely views of the city and the food was delicious. You won't be disappointed with a visit to Barajee!

We wanted to have a meal after watching Peter Kay which finished at 10.30 pm .This was a short walk on Broad Street and was open until 12 I think. The restaurant was a little dated and the music from the pub below was a little thumping but all was forgiven as the food was absolutely spot on full off flavour with all the Favourites. The staff were very friendly and helpful and the prices were very reasonable. We will definitely return when we are next in Birmingham

Fantastic indian restaurant. Food is excellent and the staff are great. It has lovely views of the canal. Would definitely recommend.

Superb restaurant with lovely views of the canels. Food is fantastic and the staff were very courteous and polite.

Absolutely faultless. We stayed in Birmingham as a night over when driving home from cornwall and went to barajee for a meal It was amazing Food was fresh and tasty, staff were really friendly and attentive. Couldn’t fault anything We’ll definitely be back!

The staff were lovely…. Really attentive and nothing too much trouble …. The food was fabulous…..great vista of the canal basin with all its glory ……. Absolutely can’t fault this place in any way …. Definitely come for a meal …..every time we’re down here...

A trip to Birmingham could only mean one dinner option - a good curry. If only we’d had one! To say Barajee was a disappointment would be an understatement. We arrived for our 1800 reservation - the place was packed. We waited for ages for...

I’ dined at Barajee regularly many years ago, and having been living elsewhere for a while I have returned twice in the last month whilst in Birmingham on business. The menu is full of the favourites, the food and service are still fantastic and the...

I was in Birmingham on business and visited Barajee with some colleagues. I have to say giving it one star is being over generous. The service and the food were both poor (I suspect very cheap ingredients were being used). When our mains arrived, mine...

Went there after seeing a show as only place open to serve food. Grateful to have found somewhere open, there were only about 4 other people there. We chose our food and waited…and waited…and waited…And by the time we got served about 30 more people...

Great friendly atmosphere MJ was particularly helpful and service was excellent 👍 Really clean and tentative staff.

Came recently for a birthday meal. Staff were friendly & helpful and the food was delicious with plenty of choice. Also had a lovely birthday ice cream cake whitewash a lovely touch. Will definitely return.

Great place to go for a meal. The food was delicious and staff was very polite and friendly. We will definitely return when we are in Birmingham again

The food was delicious, the menu was very good for choice. Everyone was very helpful and friendly, we definitely recommend

Arrived here after watching a show at the Utilita arena late. We were seated quickly but then the service turned bad. We had to ask for menus, then for drinks. Then when our drinks arrived one was incorrect but as there was no one around...

Such a friendly curry house. We arrived late after a gig, got a warm welcome and the serving staff were just so lovely. Great curries all round, duck Hariri was delicious, meat SO tender, chicken tandoori was really juicy and tasty and the daal was...

We popped in on a quiet Easter Monday night for dinner and were immediately impressed with the scenery. Drinks were promptly served and hopes were high until a waiter almost harrumphed when we told him we weren't yet ready to order (and we definitely hadn't...

After show dinner at Birmingham Symphony Hall, 11pm thought we might be late after Ryan Adams concert, but friendly helpful staff produced a lovely meal, always come here after a show, really good food, not rushed despite the time. Highly recommend.

Amazing food best Indian ever amazing curry and Nan bread if you would like an Indian definitely recommend this one great vibe

Alex and I have never had an Indian meal out together in all our 12 years, so as he was coming to Birmingham what better way to celebrate our anniversary than to share our first ever Indian meal together. After some online research, I chose...

Barajee is a fantastic Indian restaurant situated right in the centre of Broad Street. I regularly visit whilst visiting on business and the food is always brilliant, the service is also fantastic and welcoming with MJ especially always welcoming me with a smile and a...

After being seated at our table for a long time we tried to get the waiters attention to take our orders however was blatantly ignored. When our drinks eventually arrived they were incorrect as they had given us the drinks that the table behind us...

Great location over the canals with a view in two directions, so a table by he window extra special to watch the world go by. Great service, food and price. Ideal for many occasions. We’ll be back each time we visit Birmingham . Thank you

Went with family,absolutely fantastic food. Will recommend to friends. Great staff. Had a great conversation with MJ where we put the world to rights. What a nice bloke, brilliant people skills. Just all round great experience. Thank you guys. Mr Dave. 😂🍺🍺🍺

We arrived on time and got seated, service was slow getting drinks and ordering. We asked for the onion bhajis to come out with the mains but they came out before. Both of our curries were bland when they were supposed to be ‘medium’. They...

Popped in by chance for dinner. Lovely service, very welcoming. Fabulous food, I had a Monkfish curry, everything prepared fresh & hot from the cooker, nothing microwaved or sat for ages on the pass here. Great views over the canal. Very well priced. Highly recommend...

MJ and all the waiters were amazing. The food was off the scale. You eat lots of currys in Bradford and I challenged the chef…he smashed the best Bradford curry houses into the ground. It was truly out of this world. The best curry I...

Dined here during our trip to the Xmas Market. The food is superb and the staff really friendly. Our table was positioned right near the window giving a great view down the canal Would highly recommend

Went to Birmingham a few weeks ago with my father on a busy Friday evening and whilst fully booked they managed to fit us in and the service was excellent. We were very impressed with the food and one of the best curries I have...

The food was sublime, the staff were great.MJ was a perfect host . Thanks for a great night xxx It was perfect

Excellent food and service once again. We visit once a year for an event locally and always include a visit here. Read some recent negative reviews so was a little worried before we visited this week. No need to be at all. From the minute...

We have visited here regularly for the last 12 years. The food is excellent and the service is attentive and friendly. We would especially commend MJ . We always have a relaxing and pleasant evening

Dined with partner for her birthday, meals were excellent, and staff were very attentive but not intrusive. Nice (and unexpected) touch when waiting staff presented a small cake and sang happy birthday.

Amazing food , service and they go the whole hog. Have eaten here 3 nights on the row which says a lot. The restaurant has an excellent ambiance

This was really bland food! We had lamb kebabs and although the meet was tender, there was no spice tasted. The main was even worse! Very bland despite asking for some spices! Really disappointed. Don’t eat here unless you like bland food !

We went as part of a group. The plates on the table took ages to clear, we repeatedly asked to order drinks and the staff took an age to take the order. After 2 hours the food finally arrived, dishes were missing, Not everyone’s drinks...

Excellent food, good price, excellent service, what more can I say, other than I thoroughly recommend this restaurant.

Came here for an early dinner before a concert and came here as the reviews were good and it’s proximity to the utilita arena. Entrance is on the Main Street and then you go upstairs to a nice open, clean room. Pleasant welcome and offered...

When we arrived the restaurant was very busy but it soo cleared as people left and so our experience was based on a quiet time. However, the young waiting staff looked exhausted! It took ages to order, the poppadoms and pickles arrived quickly after that....

The staff were totally uninterested. The service was poor and extremely slow despite the restaurant being relatively empty. 2 hrs for poppadoms and main course. Were not really waited on and not asked if we wanted any more to drink (this very unusual for any...

Great food (wrong order though) and efficient but completely uninterested service. It’s been a while since I’ve eaten here and the food is as good as the last time I was here. I ordered Chicken Tikka Dhansak and a Chicken Dhansak was served. Lovely, but...

Despite having pre booked, the service was very slow. Four starters were ordered but only one arrived. Having waited a while, we asked for the others but they arrived Luke warm and, in one case, inedible, as it seemed they had been sat around for...

Ate here on a Saturday night. The food was truly excellent, one of the best curries I’ve had. Sadly it was let down by poor service - to be fair they were very busy but we couldn’t get a second drink and gave up waiting...

Visiting Birmingham by canal boat. Decided to find a curry take away on Trip Advisor and this one appealed to us sounding pretty good and convenient to walk to (4 minute walk) from Old Turn Junction. Great service and a lovely meal.

We were looking for an Indian meal on the canal and our eyes alighted on a small doorway with stairs leading immediately upwards. We plunged on and up and found ourselves in a large, clean dining room with windows on both sides looking out over...

Food is mediocre, but nice still. Went in on a Tuesday and it was pretty quiet. Reason for me rating Excellent is because of the staff. They were the nicest gentleman, every single one of them. Purely for that reason I would go back!

Visited Birkingham for a business event and wanted to try the local curry seeing as it's known as being the beat in the UK. We chose Barajee as it was close to our hotel wow, it did not disappoint!! We were warmly greeted and promptly...

Worst restaurant experience. Staff are old age and they take lot of time in servings. Just to server Set menu they took almost close to 90min and i had to leave the deserts i did not had the patience to continue . And even food...

We went in one night without even knowing about this restaurant, glad we found it as it was a great meal, my wife had the tandoori chicken and I had chicken naga both meals were very nice. Both of us had rice and a naan...

We had a really lovely meal here last here week overlooking the canal. The menu was extensive and had some different dishes that I had not had before.The service was really good too. I will definitely return.

we had dinner here after visiting the Christmas market ,the food was excellent as was the service from Hoq .We stayed at Jury's inn a short distance from the restaurant which had lovely views of the canal from our table

Went to Birmingham on 5 November for our annual Poly reunion ( now 40 years on! ) and fortuitously late on the Friday evening 6 of us stumbled upon Barajee and what a great find it was. My monkfish curry was the best I have...

We popped in a night out, staff was great. Whilst sat there I had a quick check of trip advisor and reviews not great so wasn’t looking forward to it. Food was good, not amazing but not as bad as previous reviews. We all ate...

Randomly had dinner here. Realised why we had not been before. Hate to be negative about a local business but they need to try harder. Lacklustre tasteless food, slow service.

Service was good and the restaurant was busy but when the poppadoms and dips were brought out it was obvious that we weren’t the first table to sample them! You could clearly see where the little bowls had previously been filled to, and there were...

I thoughtvit was really nice. Not over spicy but I prefar that. Staff was lovely and it was a very busy Saturday evening. They worked really hard. In all it was a beautiful meal.

We went in late Saturday afternoon and were surprised that the place was already pretty busy. We were served really quickly and offered the menu and drinks straightaway. My partner always has chicken patia and he said that this was one of the nicest that...

Abdul the manager over there is very rudee. They don't have paper napkins. Abdul is not happy with customers he don't even ask what to give directly charge for it. Very rude staff. And quality and quantity of food is also not good.

We booked online for a 7pm reservation. Upon arriving at 6.58pm, we were directed to a sofa to wait as we “arrived a little early”. True, we had, but it was literally 2 minutes. The atmosphere was fun, busy. I think there must have been...

One of our favourites in Birmingham. Always recommend to friends if the visit the city. The food is great and priced reasonably. The service is good. What is best is the excellent view over the Birmingham canal.

This is a hidden gem the food was fresh service was great and it was nice to try something away from my normal Choice when I eat out.

Well, let me tell you if you're a fan of an Indian food Barajee is your best option in Birmingham. I've never eat better and softer Lamb and Naan OMG it is a heaven in your mouth. Drinks are great, especially Rhubab and Ginger Gin...

Very good service. Excellent food and very reasonable price. Very accomodating , and great view over the canal

Went to barajee recently with my Family. All the starters and main dishes were very tasty. The staff were really polite in helping us choose the best dishes !!! If your in the city centre its a gem of a place to go and try!!

My meal was cold and the staff were impolite and did nothing in response to food being cold. The food was pretty average. I'd recommend avoiding as there are far better curry houses out there in Birmingham.

Been here twice in the last few weeks and it is very good. Polite and welcoming staff, great food (chicken jalfrezi) and now my local curry house!

Very welcoming staff went late on a Saturday night the meal was perfect and great customer service also not over priced definitely will be going again

After the England v Ireland rugby match and several beers we tried this upstairs restaurant on Broad Street. The place looked great and the staff were attentive and charming. Food arrived and served with no fuss and nobody had a complaint. Cobras and red wine...

Visited this week. Terrible food. Overcooked chicken, dry sauce with zero flavour. Even the Cobra lager wasn’t fit for consumption. Need to raise their game would not recommend this place. Probably one of the worse Indian restaurants I’ve ever visited.

We were on our way to another Indian restaurant very near to this one but decided to just check trip adviser first...seems our intended goal had new owners and had gone downhill fast. So fate bought us to the Barajee and how lucky were we...fantastic...

Came here after trying to find somewhere after watching a show at Symphony Hall. Was a bit dubious at first because of how quiet and dated the decor was but quickly proven wrong. Really good curry with attentive service. Can here the base from the...

We came to visit Birmingham just to see the German Market; and to spend Our Christmas this year, we wanted to have a quite and cosy dinner, and we didn’t get disappointed eating in this restaurant; it was excellent: food/place and friendly people...

Dined here on a wet December evening, group of 4. The service was nice and friendly but the food was at best average. The Rupali Banquet meal was quite bland, the chicken dish especially so. I did not rate the mushroom dish, also very bland....

I visit this place fairly regularly when I’m in Birmingham. Clean and welcoming I’ve never had a bad meal. Tonight was excellent again.

After a few drinks with friends we popped in for a bite to eat. Not been in here before, you could quite easily miss it as it’s upstairs. Quite busy but we had no problems getting a table. Service was ok, food was pretty good....

We went as a group of 20+ with pre orders for most. I ordered a vegan option on the day and they sorted it without fuss or delay. The food was good and came quickly considering how many of us there were. Would definitely recommemd

I visited this restaurant on Monday night past, this restaurant does not look that great from the street, but once your climb the stairs it’s looks great, it’s very clean and the waiters really look after you. The food is out of this world it’s...