Shababs in Birmingham

Brilliant balti house. We popped in for some food before a gig. Although busy, they served us quickly as requested. Staff are really friendly and attentive and a great atmosphere. Had the meat and spinach and a chicken balti. Nans were amazing. Tasted amazing, great blend of spices and textures. Would be a weekly visitor if I lived in Birmingham.

Wanted to try this restaurant for ages. And traveld a fair distance to do so Had chicken balti with shish kebab starter. My wife had chicken mushroom and sagg balti and we shared a plain Naan. My starter was very tasty. Both baltis where fine the naan bread was excellent. The negative side was the balti bowls where on the over used side and should be scraped. I know balti bowls are at their best when we'll seasoned as I have my own. But we'll seasoned and burnt are two different things. Also I think the seats floor under glass on the table's need a deep clean. But positive side food was very tasty

Excellent food and great service. Turned up too early but the staff were very accommodating and sorted us out. Food tasted amazing, naan is huge. Everyone was enjoying themselves it was buzzing. When we left people were queuing down the road, very popular.

The food was delicious and it was a nice spicy byirin just how my mate cook it defo will order again

Wa ever I ordered naver get it order something else nd got else sometime they send to bad food like so much spicy can’t even eat them did tell them lots of time no spicy naver read it note awwwe my believe gone no more weated money nd time pls

Oh dear… same old Shababs, see customer as cash cow; zero customer respect not willing to accept any culpability for their misdirection and usual antics; not sir the hairy bikers would have recommended them if they had ordered a takeaway today lo; my advice take on a home balti chef way cheaper hopefully more reliable and accepting of paying customer requests, I rang specially to ask for extra redsauce, could tell person taking calls and totally ignoring customer specific requests tonight was un

The website stated that the food was delivered but it was not. It took in excess of 2hrs for the order to arrive. Despite chasing and being told max 15mins (after 1.5hrs wait). The curry was very average. Will not order again.

Los dos balti que elegimos eran súper sabrosos con una profundidad real de sabor y una buena cantidad de pollo. ¡El mejor peshwari nan de la historia! El personal era muy amable e informativo también, dispuesto a charlar sobre la zona, y la historia. Muy recomendable

We go there most Fridays for a lads catch up and chat. Great food and staff 👌

£19 for a lamb curry with rice. Small portion size, No drinks or naans. What an utter rip off. Food wasnt even good, i left half. I hear they pay the staff incredibly poorly (£4 per hour) too.

Best indain restaurant I have ever been to Friendly staff and owner is lovely Food is rich in flavour and the service is very quick. Staff always making sure your happy with everything food was out to the table in the first 20mins of us being there. The food does not bloat you and makes you full up but not to the point you will sick will be coming back here soon 2nd time here now Best indian in Birmingham Come here for a lovely meal and atmosphere

Better than any curry in London, I love this place so much I can't wait to come back

Comer un balti en Shabads ha estado en mi lista de deseos durante años. Me encanta mi curry y viajé de Glasgow a Birmingham para comer un pollo balti allí el 24 de octubre. Fui con mi sobrino, y el balti fue fácilmente el mejor que he comido en cualquier restaurante indio (y he tenido algunos) . . tristemente hubo un par de decepciones, el baño con los popadoms aunque agradable estaba en un plato pequeño, siempre he tenido el hilado de tres platos de elección con cebollas, chutneys y raita, tristemente el Shabad dip era inadecuado tanto en cantidad como en elección, en segundo lugar teníamos la mesa nan en lugar de nans individuales y aunque cocinado bien y esponjoso y era fácilmente suficiente para 2 personas era muy simple, sería bueno si Shababs tenían las mismas opciones para nans de mesa que lo hacen para nans individuales . . Dicho esto, el balti era magnífico, la parte delantera del personal de la casa era muy acogedor y atento y nos hicieron sentir muy bienvenidos. Nos dieron una opción de lo picante que queríamos nuestra comida, y llegó rápidamente y estaba muy caliente, justo como yo quería, precio - en cuanto a que era £ 20 cada uno y vale cada centavo ... Volvería a comer allí sin duda.

My friend was visiting from Spain and wanted to experience a meal in the famous Balti Triangle. She was not disappointed.... Excellent food and service.

Tercera visita cada vez que subimos a Birmingham. Los balti's son increíbles y nada como lo que se obtiene donde vivimos - absolutamente lleno de sabor y delicioso crujiente alrededor del exterior del tazón! Servicio amable, un montón de personal, y una gran elección. Ahora nos alojamos en Birmingham solo para venir a Shababs! Que continúe.

Excellent food . Freindly service . Nice authentic atmosphere. Recommended

If Kalani the food reviewer says it’s good, then it’s worth trying, and I was very impressed! Guy came from America and says this is the best Balti and Vindaloo he’s had in the UK . And I agree

Overall decent spot to go in the balti triangle. I got a various range of curries but the chicken tikka masala just hit the spot with the naan. Would definitely go again.

Food and service is amazing for sure but if you don't know what to order ask about Hamza and trust his recommendations. He always picks the best for me. Proud to be regular

Fantastic food Authentic flavours And amazing service 👌👌

Ordered fish Balti.. There was no chunks of fish.. Just sweet onion thick gravy.. 1.5/10..

Best curry shop there is. It’s the same everytime you go there can’t recommend it more!

Get egg add on👌their eggs are great

jalfrezi was amazing and the delivery guy was the nicest I've seen, delivery to the doorstep. thanks

Highly recommend best curry house in Birmingham

No cheese but give driver a raise

Found never arrived called and gave bogus excuse about traffic and floods, food would be 15 minutes late, food never arrived marked as delivered and no call back

Last night we went there we order lamb we spend £20 but totally waste it no tastes in food no taste in curry just a too much spicy thing and tasteless waste of money

Definitely a 5 star curry. And I'm particular. So glad we chose this place. Had a king prawn Balti with spinach. Awesome! And those of you who know will know the Hairy Bikers came here upon one time and even cooked. Still a very tasty dish made with their name on it. I think you'll be glad you made it to this Balti Triangle restaurant.

Food was OK. Beware we were overcharged by 20pound did not realise until we left.

Always great service and excellent food 👌

Its worth the hype - the best balti I have had, however its a very small place and the area is a dump to be honest... Best to book and you can bring your own beer and wine.. give it a go just leave the nice car at home like I did... free street parking after 8pm

Great food , very sumptuous food & very kind staff!

Chicken curry was really hot, the lamb curry was dry as I asked for no onion but got no sauce at all

Excellent customer service Good food

Worst experience ever . Horrible tasting food. Asked for a spicy karahi and we got a sweet tasting curry with capsicum and raw tomatoes no green chilli at all . Wonder who calls it a karahi and the tikka was full of oil as if it was fried and then just reheated to be served. Will never be going again even if it was free

This is from Saudi Eats in Birmingham, with 60k+ followers across social platforms. Instagram & Tiktok: saudieats.ksa Make it a point to visit this aunthentic Indian restaurant when you are in Birmingham. The balti dishes were as exceptional as ever – we’ve never had better. 💯 The naan was also excellent. Though the restaurant was a bit crowded, which is understandable given that many people travel from afar to experience their incredible cuisine. Overall, resonable food as everything we had was just for 52£. Will definitely be back again once in Birmingham. Thank you for hosting us! 🥰

A great experience - empty dishes alround

One of the worst if not THE worst indian takeaway I have ever had! The poppadoms were burnt the salad was full chunks of salad not diced with no herbs/coriander in it. The dip was a single dip which looked like leftovers from other dips mixed together. The nann was rubbery and doughey and only cooked on one side it was dreadful. As for the main the meat was over cooked the portion was only in a 500ml tub there wasn't much sauce and It certainly did not taste like a chicken tikka masala as I ordered. The only positives I can give is that the spicing was good and there was a good proportion of meat in the dish, that said I definitely will not be returning. A waste of a hard earned £36 and a disappointing rare treat!!!

Won’t order from here again curry was dry and chicken pakora was like popcorn chicken

Absolutely awesome curry! Four pals and I hit the joint tonight (Friday) for our second feed on this curry drag over the years. We hit Birmingham only once per year for Symphony Hall music geekery, but have done so since the late nineties. Whilst it isn't the highlight of our weekend in town, it is indeed optimal that we receive our share of premium quality scran. The place was busy but not rammed. My Tandoori grill was arguably the best I've tried. The cheese naan tasted fine and was pretty huge (I dusted it, don't panic). Rice's and starters sailed down. Beers were scored from the off-licence some yards up the road so it saved a few quid. Service was friendly and conversation fluent. Impressive all round for sure 👍

food was delivered hot and was delicious as always 😋

This is our go to place for a curry. The staff are always friendly and the curries are always delicious! No matter how busy they are the food always comes out quick and amazing, real authentic Indian curry! Deffo worth a visit

there’s a reason this restaurant is iconic. the food here is fantastic - I’d especially recommend the tikka balti dishes for people like me who love flavour but have a low spice tolerance

Perfectly made as always .the best in town

Balti heaven. Try the Lassi too.

The stars says it all the staff are amazing and very attentive nothing was too much trouble . They catered for our every need. Looking forward to our next visit.

I visited this restaurant on the 21st August 2024 I came up from Manchester with a friend to try this place out and we had a table nan and a garlic chicken balti and definitely one of the best curries I've ever had! 10/10

One of the best curry houses in Birmingham. If you never tried, I recommend!

Great food and delivery service!

Great food!! Especially the main courses!!!

ordered at 6:53pm, it’s now 9:15pm order still hasn’t arrived yet

Great food very tasty never had a bad report to feed back

worst meal I've ever encountered especially for the cost cheap reheated frozen food , swimming in fat my main dish I requested mild which came spicy awful food no garnish, no dips with sides not even a slice of cucumber definitely would not recommend 😢

I recently dined at Shababs based on the reviews and social media hype, hoping for a flavorful meal, but unfortunately, the experience left much to be desired. The ambiance was inviting, and the service was attentive, but the food itself was a letdown.

Always come here when I’m Birmingham. The baltis were as delicious as ever - we’ve never had better, the Nan excellent and the mixed grill starter was excellent. Lovely friendly staff made our visit perfect

Always have the a great time here. My favourite Indian restaurant. Food is phenomenal 🙌🏽

Great food, excellent service. Welcoming atmosphere but the tasty food is why I went.

Food was swimming in oil wasnt edible at all complete waste of money Will not be using again

beautiful 😍 food as always 👌🏻, thankyou

Enjoyable experience and decent food. BYOB made it good value. Service a bit hit and miss (we had a long wait for our food).

OMG. Amazing. Restaurant was really busy, but also very accommodating. Service was fantastic and food was amazing. Quality of food and quantity did not disappoint. Also, Ladypool Pool Road on a Saturday night is a sight to behold.

Great food and great service had chicken balti and chicken karaih good portions and great taste

A very long wait but it was busy and the food was quality. I think sometimes food is worth the wait. If you’re in Birmingham this is always worth popping into for a decent Balti

One of best Indian restaurants I have been to, great service and great food. Table naan was not just impressive but was delicious.

Brilliant and the food was excellent 👌 we travelled down from Stoke-on-Trent just for this curry and we were not disappointed

I ordered food from uber eats, my korma was pure liquid and had spicy seasoning on. Its a korma why tf u putting spice on it. Not happy at all complaining 3 different times because of this. They also have a 2/5 higine rating so keep that in mind when you order. Never had an issue with a korma before idk how u mess it up this badly. Egg fried rice is also just nasty taste

One of the worst tastes ever… such a slap on so called desi dishes avoid at all cost.

I ordered lamb biriyani. It was OK, but there were too many lamb pieces and very little Rice. I ordered a mixed grill tikka. The lamb tikka was horrible to taste and not even properly cooked.

This was the first time I had a dining experience at Shababs. I used to always order it online and their food never disappoints. I just felt that the quantity of food varies (is less ) from when you order online.

Forgot my drink, refund please

Had a late night dinner from here during a weekend. Was not very crowded and didn't do a reservation to get in. Ordered the BBC featured curry and some rotis. The curry was spicy and had a really good flavour to it. We ordered few starters as well. Overall a really good dining experience which doesn't tear your pockets.

Too much salt in the lamb curry. Tandoori roti was tastless. The fizzy drink was flat. Ordered for delivery. Very disappointment!

This place was amazing, I've never been to Birmingham or to the balti triangle, having travelled down from the north east of England we had to find a good curry house and oh boy did we. I've always just stuck to plain korma, and after chatting to the lovely manager (credit to to family what a lovely gentleman) he said oh no try this dish and it was amazing, all the food from the starters to mains were gorgeous, the lamb I always find a bit fatty but not here, just melted in your mouth. The wait staff were very friendly, the service was excellent from the moment we arrived to the moment we left. I would highly recommend this place to any!!!

Went in had a poppadom then waiter brought me a little bowl of what look like mint dip with onions in it and something red in it looked like something accidentally spilt in it I never ate it then ordered sheek kebab when it came I sat there with no cutlery for over 5 minutes I had to tell them to bring cutlery bad service then ordered chicken bhuna which was real salty disappointed told told me it would be 10 out of 10 nxt time but still charge me full price i will not be returning pretty pricey as well for the venue I was not impressed

Can’t praise this place highly enough Just back from India and love my curry The manager went out of his way to introduce me and grind Adam to the world of Balti Starters and my Tarka Dhal were out of this world and Paratha was melt in the mouth Adam had mild Lamb Balti and Chilli naan with mushroom pilau and was totally filled and delighted A wonderful combination of welcome fast service despite packed restaurant exquisite food and all for £60 Remarkable joyous experience Why is this so rare when you eat out nowadays Well done Shabab will not leave it 40 years to return to Sparkbrook next time Well pleased Will 👍👍👍

Food was good but the Bhuna was not labeled

beautiful biriyani as always 👌🏻

food was really nice, will order again

Food was ordered at 13:08 and arrived at 15:45 Ordered a king prawn balti and chicken arrived

One of the worse meals I’ve had in my life. Sides all tasted of fish, no keema in the naan and everything was way over salted .. will never use this place again, terrible food !!

Best curry I have ever had outstanding delicious great menu,choice the food was so tender and melted in your mouth it was a lovely experience late opening hours and very friendly

After a going to a concert at villa park we wanted to replenish ourselves with a good curry and we weren’t disappointed I had one of the specials and a starter which I thought were top drawer enjoyed every last forkful credit to the chefs waiting staff and would definitely come back if I come to Birmingham again

Amazing the food service outstanding best curry I have ever had and so polite hairy bikers speacial

Fantastic! Friendly and professional service. Delicious food and reasonable prices. Recommended. Still excellent June 24.

The driver phoned to let us know he was 5 mins away...thank you

The driver ate my food and delivered me a empty bag and he is very dirty, smells very bad , I realy think u need new staff.

I have been coming here for 40 years and in all that time I have never been disappointed food is excellent what ever way you like it just ask if it can be done it will be nothing is to much trouble best balti in Birmingham and I have tried an lot of places over the years always come back and it's open late . if you like naan wow the best freshest hottest you will ever eat .if fancy a change then give it a go you won't be disappointed enjoy

Poor service and awful butter chicken more like a cold sickly creamy korma. Ordered via a delivery service app and took forever, estimated delivery time kept changing. When called for an update after the latest arrival time had been and gone and changed for the 2nd time was spoken to rudely and with poor excuses. One being food is freshly cooked yet arrived luke warm despite a short delivery distant. Ordered a cheese & garlic naan not sure what happened to the cheese. You couldn't pay me to order or visit again.

I have traveled from US to Birmingham a couple times and will always make this one of my stops. Amazing food, amazing service, Great atmosphere.

Thank you Chef Zaf and team. Keep up the good work keeping the Balti flame bright. Absolutely delicious food and excellent service.

absolutely love the chicken tikka biriyani the best in birmingham 👌🏻 thankyou

the food was beautiful and hot and the flavours where amazing and the drink was even delivered with ice and not just in a can

Worst food plus worst behaviour of manager to its employe

Visited here in March having been recommended by a friend. I love curry and have visited many restaurants in the past but this is next level. Shababs is famous for its Balti dishes and true to form the food was exquisite. The service was excellent and the staff at the front house, absolutely wonderful. If you want the best curry out there, visit Shababs, simples.

Best sheesh kebab and chicken balti going!! 10/10

Love this place, The service is first class. Always friendly and polite. Food is lovely.

Really tasty food that travelled well.

Great food and very friendly staff, will definitely come back soon!

Finally got to try this place 3 weeks ago after seeing it on YouTube, travelled from Barmouth wales and Il do it again soon it was that good, I had the mixed sizzler, chicken tikka balti and mushroom rice with a keema naan, so good and a good experience to be at the infamous shababs, thank you very much 👍🏻