Semedos in Birmingham

Sister Rita gave amazing service she is an asset to the restaurant. Nice food and nice place.

Food was tasty and amazing and the quality and the quantity both were very good. Staff was very helpful and friendly specially Rita, she explained well regarding the menu and for the choices of flavour.

Rita is lovely and the chicken is amazing. The restaurant is spotless and the staff are so friendly. Definitely worth a trip

Alhamdulilah enjoyed a nice meal here. The pasta was great and made to my high spice tolerance. The chicken wrap was also tasty. The fries were hot! Service was good all round. Many thanks!

Really great experience. Definitely recommended!

I haven’t been here in years and normally I get the tuna pasta which is absolutely amazing, but I couldn’t eat that at the time and asked for a recommendation. I was made mango hot wigs with fries and it was so full of flavour. I would definitely recommend it and the restaurant on a whole. The service and hygiene was outstanding, I will definitely be coming back. Thank you again for a lovely experience.

Excellent good great environment and Monica who served me was very attentive to my needs I’ll be back

We had a lovely dinner thanks to Stephan. We were a large group but he accommodated a table suitable for us. Most of us were fasting and he provided sliced watermelons and dates for us for iftar on the house. There was also a slight misunderstanding on the food order between us but he managed to solve it nicely. I had a steak box with rice, the portion was big and it was delicious. Definitely would go back if i'm in the area again

Stephan was lovely today! Food was fab as always, service the best we’ve had at semedos, very attentive

Good food and good service. Especially for stefan

The waiter, named Steven, was really good. Even though there was a misscommunication, he did not make a fuss of it and still gave the best service.

The foods are good, the services are excellent, the place is nice, and last but not least thanks a lot steven for being so friendly

Always been a big fan of Semedos! Great food at a good price and great service. Stefan really made us feel welcome and was very attentive. 100% recommend!

Food was amazing. Piping hot. Stephan was great, he was our server for the evening. Will definitely be coming back. Price is very good too

Thank you for the lovely experience and delicious chicken

Good food and great prices. Server Stephen was great as well.

Stephan helped us with the orders and explained the contents very well, great taste and great value for money

All great with good food and excellent service from stephan

I must admit, our experience here was truly exceptional from beginning to end. The cuisine was outstanding, and Stevan provided us with impeccable service. Additionally, in honor of Ramadan, they graciously offered us complimentary dates and watermelon for breakfast.

Very generous portions, amazing flavour and ambient piano music in the background made an excellent lunchtime experience. Service was amazing....we will be back!

Very friendly and nice staff. Iced hot chocolate was great, so were the lamb chops, baguette and halloumi burger. Fries were very crispy and hot too.

Monica makes me a banging drink

Very good food with great flavours. Always come on my lunch break. 100% recommend

I am in the jewellery quarter every two weeks on business. I always go here Lovely friendly people and fantastic food always fresh salad

Been going to Semedos for awhile now! Nice little dine in chicken shop. Good prices, good food. Would recommend coming in for lunch for the deals.

Very nice food at a reasonable price. Unfortunately a long wait to be served our food

I love this place,and the food is very very good and amazing staff 🥳🥳🥳

Great food and great service from Stephan

Best spicy rice and lamb chops 😍!! And amazing Mediterranean salad.

Incredible value, fantastic service! Served by Stephen

What a great little find. We were just walking past when I heard the music and thought it would be a nice place to stop and have some food, our server Stefan was such a nice pleasant guy and extremely helpful, food was absolutely fantastic, so fresh and tasty. would definitely recommend 👍

Don’t let the modest decor of this restaurant put you off, The food and service we received were both excellent!! And those who know me, know I don’t say such things lightly. The Peri Peri chicken with rice was fresh and moist ….. and boy those flavours were delicious!! The service we got from Stefan was superb!! Very polite and nothing was too much trouble! Have no hesitation in recommending this place for its food and service ! You should try it !!

Great food and fab service from Stephan - thank you!

Brilliant place in jewellery quarter. Never disappoints and as always food is 10/10. Waiter Stefan was patient and spot on with the recommendations.

Good food friendly service Stephan was professional and friendly

Great staff, great selection of food.

Very enjoyable very nice food layout

Best chicken and burgers in town

Food and service Amazing! Our waitress Monika was lovely 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Amazing service and the quality of food is great!

Really good food! Every time we visit jewellery quarters this is the place to go!! Their service is also amazing!!

Been going to Semedos since it had opened and the food is perfect every single time! Highly recommend!

Great experience here good vibes good food good service for a limited lunch break

Absolutely amazing food! The service is always brilliant! Craving their new stake box at 2am in the morning hence the late review 😂 the stake box and the lamb chops are a must try!!

A really lovely place to sit and have a drink or something light to eat. The two members of staff were delightful. The salted caramel cake was delicious, and I'm someone who does not like cake. My only gripe would be the price of a meal I felt was a bit more than expected as a full burger or panini meal costs less in many other places. But don't let that put you off. It really is a lovely place to sit, relax & enjoy the food.

We called in here about 5pm yesterday. Had excellent service from the lovely Rita and really enjoyed our Steak Box with rice and chips. We will definitely be back.

Great little restaurant, lots of choice, food was really fresh and tasty, friendly staff and excellent service.

Fresh tasty food with loads of flavour and great simple service. Good for lunch and post workout meals

5 star service. Mouth watering food. Highly recommended.

The food was nice and the service was great, as the lady serving was very nice and welcoming. Will be coming back sometime for sure

Lovely food, lovely staff (Monica was fantastic, very funny and friendly) would highly recommend

Lady who served us was very nice .Nothing was to much trouble. Talking to us about weddings she was lovely

Great food at a great price. I forgot how good it was after not coming for a while. I will be back more often! Thanks guys

Very reasonable prices and excellent food. Ordered through Deliveroo, sweet potato fries were lovely and the chicken was full of spices and very well cooked. 10/10

Always great food and a pleasant service, been coming here for years.

Every lunch time i always get the chicken and rice 10/10

Its my birthday and we are hungry and roaming jewellery quarter. Across the road we see semedos and naked chicken and we decided to go semedos as they have seating plus it smelt nice. So we order 4 peri chicken burgers (2x medium, 1x hot and 1x xtra hot) and a portion of wings(hot). The chips were standard crunchy on the outside soft on the inside. The lady at the counter was really friendly. The medium burgers were average in spice but they were fresh and saucy. However, the xtra hot was so spicy it made my friends run a 1mile round the block in under 5mins 🤣🤣🤣. We felt bad for the lady working for the counter as she also felt bad because she gave 16yr olds xtra hot. The owner was also helpful as he offered us some milk but we declined as poo was literally about to come out of our arses. Anyways, if you want some fun and a pukka munch head on your way to semedos and you will not be disappointed. 10/10

Very friendly place with amazing food. The owners are very generous and professional. Food comes on time and with amazing flavour. Would definitely recommend to friends and family and those that need good, quick quality food!

Great food, great service - nice little find for a Saturday lunch

(2023/10/05) Another visit this Thursday at 4pm, another inefficient service. While there were only 5 customers including myself at the time, I waited exactly 20 minutes for my Chicken Mushroom Stroganoff and Peri Peri Burger. I wouldn't say they were lack of staff, they were just used to a below par service speed. My Peri Peri Burger was again very dry this time, really hard to finish it without a drink. My Chicken Mushroom Stroganoff was not cooked in an Italian way, you could see from the photo that pasta, chicken and sauce were definitely cooked separately. Not looked very nice, but the actual taste was okay. The pasta was in a proper state, neither raw nor mush. The sauce was creamy with a Peri Peri mix, it went well with the pasta. However the chicken had a totally different taste, didn't have a harmony with the rest of the dish. At least, it reached my expectation for a £12.05 pasta dish. I'm gradually losing my love with Semedos, the food quality is maybe not that high. Semedos will still be one of my options in Jewellery Quarter, though the order has definitely changed. (2023/08/17) Another visit this Thursday at 5pm, still an off-peak period with only a few customers but the service was inefficient this time. It took me around 27 minutes to get everything I ordered (1/4 Peri Peri Chicken with Fries, 3pc Lamb Chops and 3pc Baklava). Disappointingly, the chicken I got this time was too dry. Bigger portion of dry chicken just imagine, pack of protein! Nutritious but not delicious. The Lamb Chops and Baklava were both fine. That’s it, nothing more nothing less. Some comments are saying that they waited more than an hour to get their dishes. If you order something big in a busy period, one hour is definitely possible and nothing is exaggerated. (2023/07/28) Found this restaurant online and it had some decent reviews. First visit this Friday at 5pm, definitely an off-peak period. Only 1 staff there, but the service was friendly and efficient. There was a huge menu with very competitive prices in Jewellery Quarter. The impression climaxed when I saw the 2 plates. Well, they looked so good with such prices. Maybe the expectation was too high, the actual tastes could not match in the end. The best item for me was the Peri Peri Chicken, really tender and juicy. The Peri Peri Burger was okay apart from the patty that was relatively dry. Fries and Chunky Chips were freshly fried and they tasted delicious with salt and all those condiments provided. The Gelato was a huge disappointment. Very icy, 1 of the scoops wasn't even compact! Maybe I should have checked the display counter more carefully before I placed the order. The Nata tasted a bit weird, not sure whether that was the authentic Portuguese taste. Overall, still a fairly positive experience. Will come back for sure, still want to check out some other items on their menu.

Excellent service! Tasty food! Monika made me feel very welcomed and I had nice chat with her! Lovely place 👌

I bought food from here and the chicken was raw which made my 3 year old sick. Not happy how standards have dropped.

Kacey gave me amazing customer service. Jokes around with my son and stopped him crying. All around great food

Im self employed and understand how damaging it can be to have bad reviews. This usually prevents me from being quick to type a bad one. But when the cost of living is so high and money is tight, people deserve to know where they should NOT spend their money. I don't understand why people open food establishments if they don't have a passion for food. I've noticed how this scam runs now...Make the exterior look good, but serve up oven food standards and charge the customer high prices. I stopped going to Samedos a while ago because my first experience was overpriced and subpar. But it was WAY Better back then than it is now. There are A LOT of businesses now that have slapdash menus with the typical dishes, and everyone seems to believe they can cook peri peri chicken. I bought wings and fries to take away. Bearing in mind I usually go to the chicken place next door (who's food is better) but I didn't fancy fried chicken so went to Samedos. I deliberated a lot at the till when I saw how uninterested the waaitress/cook was but I took the leap regardless. The wings were dry and burnt and the chips were overcooked and flavourless. And to top it all off, I woke up with an upset stomach and I KNOW exactly what caused it. Listen, not everyone that opens up a place can cook, this is one of a million places that are just below standard. Don't waste your money. Please dont even waste your time. Read the reviews, can this many people be wrong?

I had an amazing breakfast, which was tasty 🤤 , and the help i received from Monika her recommendations was amazing, very helpful and very informative and also fun lady which i think poped my mood for the rest of the day , Guys shes a diamond in your restaurant!!

Monica was a wonderful host, with free samples of unique tea friendly smile and good craic. Great breakfast at Semedos.

Attentive service from the owner just as they were closing. Would highly reyand will be revisiting.

WOW! Possibly the best burger I’ve ever had!!! I think i had the stacking burger either way it had multiple patties on it and it just melts in your mouth with a delicious variety of toppings and salad and that’s not to mention the chips had the perfect crisp with 2 sauces on the side and all of this topped off with wonderful customer service and also amazing shakes. I don’t know how they can charge such good prices too, very big fan after today. I actually went back 15 minutes later and ordered another one!! This place is a hidden gem thank you for the amazing food and service! 2023 3 October

Food is average for a grilled chicken place, but service is very poor so not worth your time

Always get the same stuff off the menu. Compared to what you get from Machalal or other fast food places, here you get higher quality food with little extra cost. I havent been since the cost of living crisis began so I don't know what their pricing is like now. But great staff, great costumer service. Give it a try

I ordered a burger meal which should have been £8.15 but I was overcharged and paid £10.60 why? I asked them to remove Salad that's all.

Peri burger was very good + service was nice

Beautiful place at affordable price

Great place to eat out. I love the burgers here mango and lime.

Amazing grill chill and penne pasta

Absolutely quality food!!! Fresh and perfectly cooked, Chef is amazing & puts a lot of effort and heart into the food he makes, and there Semedo’s Karak tea made by Raj is really really good and it’s freshly made as well not like other chai places where tea is revolving constantly in machines , overall highly recommended 👍

Good ambience. Delicious burgers. Excellent location.

The food was very nice thank you

Lots of choice. Open late. Nice atmosphere, pretty seating and decor.

Happened to stumble across this place earlier this afternoon. Absolutely beautiful food, smash burger, piri piri burger and 1/2 piri chicken were all 🔥. Definitely recommend if your in the jewellery quarter area of Birmingham.

Awesome service very nice location

Great food, presentation was brilliant and the restaurant is a credit to the owner and his wife who were very welcoming. Will definitely be returning.

The chicken baguette from semedos are 10/10 I would definitely recommend trying it 🔥

The food tastes better many famous fast food joints. Quick ans friendly service

Very disappointed in the end. Excitement turned to horror Location was in a strange location in the corner of a creepy street The waitress was very friendly took the order, when we ordered certain item we were told they were not available Food was ok, but warm not hot as you expect. Milkshake was on but had no cream topping Would I recommend, No !!

I’ve been a frequent visitor since 2021 but have had to give up on this sinking ship. Food quality has gone down yet prices have gone sky high. They give the smallest portions of chicken possible and charge silly amounts. Had a pitta the other day and could only taste chilli sauce and salad, minimal chicken included. Semedo’s.. more like SemeNO’s.

I had a great time eating delicious food at semedos sea view restaurant. The waiter and the waitresses were committed to great service and were very friendly. The atmosphere was awesome. Most importantly every food and drink on your menu tasted great!

This place used to be really good, tasty food everytime I went and came out feeling satisfied. Recently not so great, caprese chicken was served on a very large bed of salad which was doused with Vinaigrette or some sort of dressing, that overpowered the taste of everything else. The lamb chops were overcooked and couldn't chew them, and the taste of the chicken has changed. Maybe new owners and the girl in the back cooking was rushed off her feet. Also the place is very small and tight seating since the change of the restaurant size.

Steaks were amazing Good service Good location Was surprised how good the food was

If I could 0 stars I would just been charged £8.45 for 4 of the skinniest chicken strips you will see (chicken not good quality) and potato fries, lucky for them I can’t upload a photo but avoid at all costs over priced and not the best food

Bad service , ok food , mine was warm/cold, paid for a meal and then been told a drink isn't included in the meal deal?!? Won't eat there again.

Very bad service, the food not the best

Good portions, tasty food and value for money

Had a great experience you can say I was speechless great customer service, the women at the counter were very welcoming and down to earth love that !

Best costumer service Best food Female boss and staffs include chief Amazing test Highly recommend

One of the best meal ever It was cooked by women chief And the owner was a lady as well There was some other staffs and all are very friendly My kids love the pasta

Incredible experience at Semedo’s in Jewellery Quarter! My partner and I dined for dinner in Semedo’s and ordered the peri peri chicken and rump steak, both cooked to absolute perfection! So flavoursome and so fresh, we ordered baklava for dessert and our server, Abdul happily warmed them upon request. We shall be back and special thanks to Abdul for looking after us:)

Horrible service - food took so long to come No cutlery on the table, wrong order We came to celebrate a birthday and it just ruined everything! NEVER VISIT THIS PLACE.

The decor was nice however I liked the way it was before they refurbished it because it was a lot more spacious. The food wasn’t great ordered quarter chicken, when the food arrived the presentation was disappointing. They doused the chicken what seems like Nando’s sauce to make it appear hot but it was lacking a lot of flavour. Salad looks sad, added mayo in it didn’t look and taste appetising at all. Peri fries tasted completely salty. Didn’t taste much peri on them. Also the heating was on full and felt like a sauna in there. Overall experience wasn’t great. Only giving it two stars due to the waitress, since she was friendly and helpful. However I won’t be coming here again unfortunately.

Clean and tidy.. parking available infront of restaurant after certain hours in the afternoon/evening.. sheesha available.. service was slow.. took awhile for food to come then had to ask for the drinks to be served.. food was great had a cheese burger but they put ketchup in the burger not on my request and seperate salad had mayo drizzled all over it.. not everyone loves that much mayo.. other then that was good evening.. think just be clear when ordering and how you would like your food to be served.. came again hoping it would have improved.. had a smash burger not much taste to it.. capachino spilled as she came to serve it and didn't get me another.. and finished my meal and my drink didn't arrive again.. poor service.. wouldn't come here for food.. sheesha was ok.. only came here again because was in the area.. disappointed..