Shababs in Birmingham

Food was a great example of Indian cuisine. Throughly enjoyed. Beautiful.

What a nice dinner! Came to the place randomly, only knowing about the Balti triangle, later I found out it’s one of the main restaurants in this area, and for good reason. I followed the advice of the nicest waiter who recommended me the Hairy Bicker’s: absolutely delicious, and the staff was incredibly kind. It’s a must go!

Nice food and lovely staff, location was off the beaten track.Worth a try👍🏻

I can’t fault this amazing restaurant! The food is absolutely delicious – full of flavour and great value for money. There are some excellent vegetarian options too. We had veggie Balti and Paneer tikka Balti dishes. The table naan is a real showstopper and definitely worth the extra cost. The staff are friendly, welcoming, and attentive, which really adds to the overall experience. This place offers more than just a meal – it’s a proper Balti experience and one of the few authentic Balti houses left in Birmingham. A true gem! We’ll definitely be going back to relive the experience again.

Everything about this place is brilliant. The food is unreal. Its proper curry, not the usual normal Indian. Its proper food. The staff are great. The place is really nice. Everyone should try this place. I'll always go back. A birmingham institution, a proper Balti

It's ok. The guy at the front was very friendly and helpful. The food was nothing special. I had the hairy biker Balti and the Chuckey tray. The keema naan had no keema. and the chicken was very stringy. The sauce it came in was ok however. The music was also a little bit annoying; I'm not sure what it was, like some religious chanting. Seemed clean but also a little expensive.

We ordered Shababs as a delivery and have never felt the need to leave a review as much as today. The food was absolutely exceptional and can honestly say it was the nicest dishes we have had in a long long long time. Could eat it again twice over and will definitely be ordering again!

The food was tasty and portions are ok … highly recommended this place the service was 5 star

Ordered takeaway, had so much better from other places, disappointed. Never again, thought this was the place to eat curry

Hairy bikers curry and all sides was banging, good staff 👌👌👌👌👌

Gracias a Zee y colegas por el maravilloso servicio al cliente y la comida fabulosa. Viajamos 160 km para este restaurante y nunca nos decepciona. Fuera de este mundo chuletas de cordero (a petición) , Dahl, pollo tikka chile masala naga y naan.

Best curry in Birmingham! Lovely atmosphere and the staff are really friendly

Waited longer then usual. The new masala fish needs improvement(marinade or masala is too little) lamb bhuna delicious

Balti Curry is great! Highly recommended.

absolutely never again vile food vile customer service call themselves a food service provider even my dog refused it

Ordered at 1.30 and didnt arrive until almost 4pm

The atmosphere was like a pub and smells like one, the only thing was missing was a couple doorman at the front door. The food was quality was not what I expected for the desi currys this place was not worth the visit. I could not wait to leave as the drunks where getting louder. It's not a family or child friendly place due to alcohol being served. Disgusting!

Shababs has cut down on potions, used to be large. Plus now charging for which spice levels.

Honestly the best curry in Birmingham.

Properly authentic balti from the OG. Chicken Tikka chili masala was amazing at medium heat (felt hotter) loads of flavour keeping you coming back against the spice. Have a nan to calm Will be back

was delicious as always, salad with the biriyani was nice and fresh too

*** sin licencia *** en ningún lugar local para comprar un alcohol! Esto no se menciona absolutamente en ningún lugar en el sitio web! Esto es un gran problema para nosotros (no puede tener un curry sin una botella de cobra) Leer y escuchar tantas cosas buenas sobre este restaurante, pero estaba impresionado en absoluto! Lo mejor de nuestra comida fue el precio! Pedí un pollo tikka vindaloo y francamente he probado curry más caliente y de mejor sabor de las cucharas meteorológicas 🫣 Estoy tan decepcionado, valió la pena probarlo pero no volveré, ripear triángulo de Balti Birmingham

I went there because I heard it was a great restaurant that was even featured on the BBC. I ordered the signature dish, The Hairy Biker Chicken Balti, with naan. The sauce tasted really good and the chicken was great too. But what gives this low score is the staff attitude. When I finished eating and paying, I realized I wasn't local and handed over the previous person's bill of £45. I was embarrassed and said no, and then he apologized and calculated it as £25, but it didn't seem like a mistake. Any normal employee would know that what I ate wasn't worth £45, but what they held out while looking at the screen was an attempt to deceive me. It appears that the staff's attitude and different mindset from the original may have played a role in the lack of customers, which does not live up to its reputation. If you are a non-local traveler, I recommend going somewhere else as there are many other restaurants in the Baltic Triangle.

Had a good experience here last night. Service was attentive & whilst there was a delay in some of the food arriving, the boss came over with an additional dish for us to try , which was not sought by us, and this was delicious & a nice touch. The food was overall very good. The ‘Table Naan’ was impressive but let down by what appeared to be the use of margarine rather than ghee, which was the only complaint we have on the food. I would definitely recommend this place & would also definitely return.

Really good service, food was really fresh and tasted good. Would definitely recommend

Food quality is worst, unable to eat at all

The best curry in Brum. Don't argue. Don't ask. Don't read any more reviews. Just agree. Book a table. Go and eat one of their curries. Come back here and reply "you were right."

Authentic baltis and super tasty!

Terrible food! You get more taste out of water than from a curry here

So I was at my friends house very hungry at midnight while he was sleeping and I was craving a decent lamb curry. So went on just eat and saw this place shebabs come up so was looking through the menu and was sold by the pictures and descriptions of the meals. Saw the prices which felt like London curry prices but I was locked in. Ordered lamb curry bhuna and lazeez fish kharai. So I saw the waiting time go from 30 to 59mins and after 10 mins I thought can I wait that long so cancelled. To find a closer place guess what I get a call from the restaurant saying how come you cancelled the food is on its way I explained why I did it! He said it’s made now and as you will get your refund back from just eat just pay our driver on our card machine. You don’t want to waste food So I felt a bit bad and he said they are a small business and will lose out. So I said fine I will pay your driver now the food came and I had to put the rice on a plate so I can taste both currys one by one! Not expecting too much when I took the first bite of the lamb curry with that egg fried rice I had a smile on my face that this is exactly what I was craving for and it tastes sooo good! So then I put half of the fish curry thinking even if this don’t taste good I don’t care because of how good the lamb curry was! To my excitement and bite the fish kharai was also sooo tasty and nice! That I had to come and put a review for this place which I normally never do! So thank you for the amazing food! Thankfully even tho I cancelled still got to not miss out on how amazing your food was.

The order was around 45 minutes late. All I had was, "We only have one driver on". That's not my problem. If you had a delay and were going over capacity, then you should've done collection only. As it was almost 3am by the time I received my food, I didn't bother eating until I woke up that day. The food was nothing special; the rice had an unusual taste, the curry was drowned in fat, and the chicken was dry as well. Overall, the time I waited for the food was almost 2 hours, no compensation.

The food was so disgusting, couldn’t even cut into the chicken. Wouldn’t even give it a 1 star and for the price of the food aswell absolutely outrageous. Don’t waste your money.

The Balti curry is one best, worth the hype✔️ The kebabs were delish too!! Ambeince and service was great.

Califico esto en tres visitas, ya que buscaba coherencia, pero también quería ver si algún posible problema era puntual o no. Mi crítica honesta como siempre. He estado usando restaurantes indios / pakistaníes desde alrededor de mediados de los 90 en toda la ciudad. El declive de un balti tradicional es doloroso de ver en Birmingham y Shababs casi tiene el monopolio del famoso plato, ya que es tan raro encontrar uno verdadero en estos días. Tristemente en las 3 visitas me siento allí simplemente no está a la altura del estándar dado el precio cada vez mayor. Sabor sabio, no muy mal, un poco salado pero un sólido 7. 5 / 10 , la cantidad de salsa/gray es pobre 5 / 10 . Pero lo que realmente lo defrauda son los literales 5 trozos de carne del tamaño de un nugget de pollo que se ven totalmente perdidos en el tazón. Juntar la identificación realmente dice que había tal vez la mitad de un muslo aquí, y por 10-13 libras es simplemente salvaje. Si otro verdadero restaurante balti fuera a abrir en bham, el lugar no sobreviviría. Tienes que mejorar tu juego y las porciones chicos.

Visit if you want food poisoning! I went last year, and my entire family was ill afterwards. Terrible service too, made us wait 1hr 30mins between starter and main. Place is rowdy, full of English people drinking beer. It's not a nice place for a family.

Grate local restaraunt, foods fresh n tasty,...watch out 4 the TABLE NAAN, it's called table 4 a reason. .ya know it's good when the menus printed under the glass table tops....prices r good to

Shababs is my fave place in Birmingham I probably order a curry at least once a week I am addicted 🙏🏼

Said ready for pickup and I waited 30minutes extra

Fabulous place - always busy, but they always find space for me!

No he comido aquí antes, pero huelga decir que no será el último. Pedimos poppadums para nosotros 4 y en lugar de que la ensalada de cebolla y la salsa estuvieran separadas se pusieron en un plato de servir juntas. Delicioso. Todos pedimos diferentes comidas en diferentes fuerzas, nada era un problema. Todo estaba servido caliente. Pedí la mesa naan pan y sí que llenó la mesa. Todo sabía precioso, incluso el pan era tan delicioso y muy ligero. El personal era bueno no nos dieron molestias. Sólo pregunté una vez si todo estaba bien y nos dejaron solos. Para lo que ordenamos el proyecto de ley era realmente razonable. Fuimos allí para comenzar nuestra noche. La próxima vez que vayamos la comida será por la noche.

This is the place that made me understand what a good curry was! I'd suggest checking it out if you're in the neighborhood. Parking can be a pain... But it's well worth it!

First time on Saturday after watching the Blues. Staff brilliant food superb

Quality every time. Friendly owners and staff.

A little underwhelmed after the good reviews and the Hairy Bikers thing , food was ok the best thing was the bread , really good garlic Naan , I was expecting more of a gravy style Balti but it was not at all , the chicken was thigh meat which was good but the sauce was just ok , my wife had a mixed grill again it was ok not much on it though , the place looked very tired but the staff were pleasant .

Ordered online. Delivered with a discounted fee. Food was just as it was described in the menu with so much flavour, fresh meat cooked obviously with confidence. Open until 5am - being so late/early is a bonus in itself .😛😁💛

The portion of the food is fair for the price but I wouldn’t say it taste the best the curries are a bit salty and has too much of a herb taste more than tasting like a curry. I would recommend for people who like salty food.

Shababs is well known for his balti dishes, we had tried their balti paneer, dal fry and rice. Dal fry is fantastic but paneer is ok. Must visit once.

Very good food.. would highly recommend 😋

As good as it gets, recommended by Hairy Bikers

Nice atmosphere. The food definitely lived up to the hype! Hit the spot! Went during a busy time, would have loved if the food came in quick! Food in pic: Tandoori Fish Chicken Tikka Chilli Garlic Masala (this was good too!) Garlic & Cheese Naan (was my fav) Garlic & Coriandar Naan

The best Balti in the UK. The restaurant food and takeaway are both absolutely spot on. Amazing food and service 👍🏻

You can't go wrong with the real thing. Best balti in England.

The Quality Of The Food Is Just Mouth Watering 🤤 😋 & The Staff Service Is Second To None, The Opening Times Are Amazing, Open Till Morning. Keep Up The Hard Work 💪

now the food was on time, biriyani and poppadoms where ten/ten, but the onion salad didn't taste right and had a funny smell and taste to it :/

Outstanding food and they were amazing with all my food allergies. The staff were brilliant, thoroughly recommend this place

We came here for an authentic balti after reading the other positive reviews. We were not disappointed. Absolutely fantastic curry - one of the best I have ever had: fresh, delicious and just the right amount of heat. Next time in Birmingham, we will come here again. Highly, highly recommended.

So good. Food was very tasty. Good fast service. Great desserts

I was pleasantly surprised to find such a good restaurant open at 4 AM in Birmingham, especially since I had an early meeting. The food was delicious, and it was a treat to finally try this famous Birmingham spot. However, I was initially planning on ordering delivery because of the early hour, but I was shocked to find that the menu prices on the delivery app were actually cheaper than dining in! This was confusing since I'm aware that delivery apps typically charge extra commissions. Additionally, I ordered pulao rice, but they brought boiling rice instead. The server presented it as "Here is the Pulao rice," which was quite confusing!! . Overall, a great experience with a curious pricing twist and a small hiccup with the order.

What can I say.. Shababs was a fantastic Balti house and one of the last original remaining In the balti triangle, the Chicken tikka started was tender and not at all dry which it sometimes can be. The lamb saag was flavoursome and right amount of spice, great staff and will return again... top marks and thank you..

This is the best balti I have ever eaten. The dish was so hot it kept the food hot till the last bite. Thanks for the superb chicken and mushroom balti. Lots of cumin and delicious.

Superb dish flavoursome and delicious. The balti dish was still hot when I was mopping up the last bit of sauce. The best balti I have ever eaten.

Took more than 1.5 hours for the takeaway to arrive. When it did arrive, it was cold and inedible.

I recently visited Shabab’s Restaurant on the Ladypool Road in Birmiingham with some friends from Oxford, and I have to say, it was one of the most unpleasant dining experiences I've ever had. From the moment we walked in, it was clear that this place is in serious need of a health inspection. First and foremost, I was horrified to see rats scurrying around in the kitchen. It's hard to enjoy your meal when you know there are rodents running around where your food is being prepared. To make matters worse, the way the meat was stored was utterly unsanitary. It looked like something out of a horror movie—definitely not the standard you would expect from any restaurant, let alone one that’s still in business. To top it all off, the owner was incredibly arrogant and dismissive when we brought our concerns to his attention. Rather than showing any concern for the health and safety of his customers, he shrugged off our complaints as if they were nothing. It was clear he had no regard for the dining experience or well-being of his patrons. Unfortunately, the aftermath of our visit was just as bad. All of us fell ill the next morning, a direct result of the appalling conditions we encountered at the restaurant. If you value your health and your dining experience, I strongly advise you to stay far away from Shabab’s. Save your money and your stomach—there are plenty of other places that actually care about their customers and maintain hygiene standards. Avoid this place unless you’re looking for a recipe for disaster! Really disappointed……

One of the original balti restaurants of Birmingham over 30 years in business and for a reason too. Food proper authentic recommend the chicken tikka garlic masala balti you can't go wrong and also the fish balti

didnt deliver my meal im.beyond upset , and pretneded it was delivered

If you’re looking for a dining experience where service truly shines, this Indian restaurant delivers in spades. The staff goes above and beyond to ensure you’re well taken care of. From the moment we arrived, they were warm, welcoming, and attentive, constantly checking in without being intrusive. They were more than happy to offer recommendations, explain the dishes in detail, and accommodate special requests, such as adjusting spice levels to our liking. What really stood out was how they handled a minor mistake with our order. Instead of just apologizing, they quickly corrected it and offered a complimentary appetizer as a gesture of goodwill, making us feel valued. It’s not just about delivering good food; they truly care about providing a complete, exceptional dining experience.

First Balti for me, total success. Bottom right picture is the chicken and spinach balti, it doesn’t look as good as it tastes.

Great food and great service! A little bit cramped inside but they’re working on that so all good 👍🏻

One of the best curry houses in Birmingham

Food quantity and quality is awesome

A little slow on the delivery but food was great. Hot and tasty

Superb meals, arrived precisely on time on what must have been a busy Friday evening. We thoroughly enjoyed the excellent food, with many thanks and highly recommend this restaurant.

We wanted to eat at the Balti Triangle and we were absolutely right with the place. Spectacular food and very attentive service. We ordered chicken and lamb with rice and the naan. Highly highly recommended. Of course, it is far from the city center, we walked and it is a somewhat peculiar area very different from the rest.

First time I’ve ever left a review. Korma was green and soupy and masala fries were just cold chips in an open day in the bag. We also had a mixed grill which was cold watery meat. Thought we’d give them a go but not again.

the food was freezing and spoilt

ordered at 6.03 for a delivery window between 6.45 and 7.00, at 7.05 the just eat delivery updates to deliver and enjoy your food even though it had not been delivered. phoned the shop was told that its on the way, 20 minutes later still no food, phone again told the driver is 4 minutes away.food turns up , chips delivers in a tray and cold.

can't comment on the food quality as it still hasn't arrived 2hrs and 45 minutes after placing the order.

The food was very cold on delivery considering it had recently left the shop, it had to be reheated which wasn't very nice. The chocolate barfi we ordered had melted every where so we had to throw it away 😭 ... Delivery was a little late however when I called the restaurant the guy I spoke to was very polite.

Ordered for 6pm, eta 6:15, arrived 6:50

very late.x food is.mediocre and cold. spoke to someone on the phone they just wanted to defend not giving a refund, told them I didn't want a refund just making aware. please consider ordering from here. x

The restaurant could do with a bit of updating but delicious food and great service are the best part of the experience

Guy charged the guy who didn't eat £50 ehen we clearly said split the bill. Then just said sorry, some people can't afford to pay and can out them into an unnecessary situation. Food excellent as always, the young boss always a good host.

Always great food and service, one of the last bastions of the true balti.love coming here!😊

Popadoms were greasy, rice was awful and the chicken was cold

main meals, ingredients and flavour good. Let down by lack of poppadoms, cold chewy chips and a rock hard nan bread. Asked for cauliflower without potatoes, not received. Actual meals worth buying again.

First time eating here, great authentic Indian food. Give it a try you won’t be disappointed!

Always my go to restaurant in Brum. Always taste the same amd never let us down. Thank you

late delivery. I had extra adds ons. last time more food. not this time. poor don't buy from here.

33 minutes late and food was freezing cold had to reheat it .

Deeply disappointed in quality of food the meat was stale and it stank my husband vomited straight after eating it. We could smell the meat was stale too. I will not be ordering again

My order was late by half hour my food was cold I had to reheat it up, I called the restaurant 3 times after it was shown on the just eat app it was delivered but it was not….my son who is autistic had to eat his food late it was ordered around 9.30pm but arrived at 11.00pm I would like a full refund for the hassle you have caused me.. I’m a unhappy customer also when I phoned the restaurant they said they had only one driver

Very good quality food from this place. The drivers are also always friendly.

Havnt been back for a while good as ever consistently good food, not a complaint wish the nanns were slightly bigger, Balti dishes are never floating in oil balance of spice and flavour is just sublime, been eating Baltis for 40years and this place is one of the best keep doing what your doing if it’s broke don’t fix it like some have tried and failed 👍🏻

The food was good, which is why I’ve ordered from this takeaway before. However, this time will be my last. I placed my order at 2pm and the items did not arrive until 4pm. There was no update provided in the meantime regarding the delay, which I find completely unacceptable. While the food quality remains good, the delivery time was appalling. To make matters worse, no goodwill gesture was offered, such as a refund of the delivery charge. I won’t be ordering again.

Freshly cooked to high standards and delivered on time despite the weather conditions

Excelente comida después de haber comido en el camino de la piscina de la señora durante muchos años, esta es tristemente uno de los lugares tradicionales de bulti restantes dejados muy recomendable

Loved the menus laminated onto the table tops 😎

To the owner, please watch see the attached video.

As always amazing for me Shababs is the best Balti restaurant in Birmingham and I have tried a lot 😁

Good quality food. Decent service. Garlic naan was well cooked. Reasonable prices.