Sheereen Kadah in Birmingham

Had the worst experience at this place. Was made very uncomfortable by making racist comments about my country India. Can’t believe a shop owner would behave like this with a paying customer. Owner said some very negative things about our prime minister Mr. Narendra Modi. And to make us more comfortable disturbing and very misinformed news was put on the speaker while we were waiting for our food.

Whenever I'm in Birmingham this is my go to place for seekh kebabs, pakora etc. Still the best katlamas I've had - great food, good prices & friendly service - nuff said! Actually, every customer I speak to in the shop all say they are the best katlamas in the Midlands!

For centuries this place has made faultless katalamas and its secret red sauce is divine on a katalama

I love the food that gets by making me remember the nostalgic eating at my old town. Juicy flavour kebab naan . But it’s quite a small place and if larger could accommodate more than an average Karahi center with Desi meals. It has potential on such a busy street too. Love to the desis in the kitchen. Made my day and laugh coz it’s Desi nothing else 😊

Best place to have Chana Halwa Puri and Aloo paratha.

Overpriced and not that great, two different prices quoted???? £4.50 for this? Rising cost of living is going to kill me. Not even a chai.

I have heard alot about the katlamas here so as I was passing I thought I would get some. I bought 5 for £3 each. As I got home the oil on the katlamas was coming out of the bag. I warmed one up and took a bite. Absolutely horrible taste. I felt sick after just a few bites. Never again will I buy again from there.

Been using this place for years, their katlamas are legendary but not a thin and crispy as they used to be. Food always good standard but looking a little dated inside now.

VERY NICE FOOD BEST COUSTOMER SERVICE

Used to come here a lot about 10 years ago but havnt been for ages. The lamb curry is still really lovely although maybe a little too much ghee for my taste but that can be overlooked it's a traditional recipe. I ordered a veg samosa that was reheated but cold in the middle and very greasy to the point I just couldn't eat it. I will return for the lamb curry & chapati

So i’ve been going to this place with my dad as a kid and i’m 36 now and we’ve always had this on Sunday’s but past 3-5 years the food had changed a little because of new ownership so i stopped going! Last week i thought lets get Katlama’s which they are known for! I got 8 and was charged £24! I had 1 and normally i would have more later in the day but this time it was different! I felt so sick and the taste was so OFF it did not feel like i was having them from the same place and even there Red sauce was so different to how it was! Idk what’s gone wrong here! So i decided to give the rest to my brother thinking it was probably me and he had them and felt the same after and we sadly had to throw them away! This is not acceptable! Prices are extreme and food quality has gone down! Honestly i wouldn’t have given them even 1 star! Once upon a time this was my fav place in Bham. Shame it’s come to this! I hope the owners take a read and make serious changes! Bring it back to how it was!

a classic eatery... like the American diner only Pakistani style. fresh foods at reasonable price.

The place has good food, seating space is alright

The paya curry is spicy but nice and naan is nice and soft. The katlama and chicken pakoras are average, the sweet rice (zarda/mutanjan) is very dissapointing it didn't taste of much, a bit dry and had peanuts in...maybe ran low on almonds that day, but I wouldn't buy it again. I Would have paya and naan again. Customer service was good. They do take card payments which is good. The mithai is just average unfortunately, other places do it much better in brum so probably wouldn't buy it from them again.

heard the katlama were the best so i ordered 2 then went home and noticed they was burnt out and once cut it in 4 pcs the meat looked red and undercooked .chucked it in the bin but the veg samosas were very nice

The food here was spot on. We ordered the Cutlambha and the halwa Puri. 6 puris with the medium portion easy to share amongst two people. The Cutlambha was a first and it was very tasty, fresh, hot and crispy. Service and atmosphere was pleasant, nothing exceptional but nothing negative also. Will definitely go again.

Excellent Food, Service and atmosphere 👍

Located a short distance from the city centre, I took the 50 bus and the journey was about 10 minutes . I tried their Nihari which was excellent, the meat was falling off the bone. The sauce was rich with a good depth of flavour , the heat from the spice builds over time. The paratha was big and crispy, very good for dipping into the sauce. Highly recommended

Food absolutely disgusting seeking kebab dry curry no test look like is ben make from last week katlama no test and restaurant dirty for you safety don't eat in this place

Been going there Sundays mainly for over 27 yrs breakfast is still excellent 👌 always pick up food for others who can't get there prices increased due to cost of living gone up but same for everyone brilliant

Tried to charge me £1 extra for a can of pop and then had the cheek to try and justify it. Stay away they think we are stupid. ! And the place is filthy ! I am reporting them to environmental health!

Highly greasy food particularly the halva puree on Saturday/Sundays washed down with desi chai ! Katlamas are not that awesome, filled with stodgy dough, only 10% meat with other fillers and a complimentary tummy bug! But do highly recommend the Nihari, Paya and Haleem with paratha !!! Ras malai is lovely. Food freshly cooked daily. Place could be cleaner and needs re-modernization as it looks the same since the 80s! Reasonably good value for money and I would recommend giving it a try.

Parents been coming here for years you won’t get any more authentic than this

Had a breakfast here the other day, Halwa puri. Great food as always, served really quickly. Polite staff. Can't wait to go again!

Aloo pratha's and other breakfast items were very delicious. Owner was very friendly, had a good chat with him. Thank you for the good food

Decent nihaari but should do halwa puri everyday , Omlettes were small but paratha was nice

I ordered a large amount of food for Eid. Sweet Rice, Brown Rice, Katlamas, Samosas, Tandoori Chicken, Rasmalai, Gajrella, A box full of mitai. In total it cost approx £200. Sweet rice, seemed was scraped from the bottom of the pot, full of oil, all broken up. The rice itself they use was very cheap. No one touched, it went straight to the bin. Brown rice, was below average, that only one person took a few spoons of, others wouldn’t touch, it went straight to the bin. Tandoori chicken was very dry, you literally had to drink a sip of water with each bite to swallow it. Again they all went in to bin. Pakoras both vegetable and chicken. They were hard, seemed they were old, had been microwaved a number of times, then stored and then re-sold. Absolutely disgusting. Rasmalai. A number of packets. The milk was creamy, again it had gone off, went straight in to the bin. Mitai. It was just average. Nothing special about it. A box of white jalebi. That too was average, nothing special about it. Moral of the story is, keep far far away from this place people, if you have money to throw away, by all means come here. If not, keep away. I would give them minus stars 🌟 if I could but there’s no such features on Google at the moment.

Heard a lot about this place but very disappointed in the Katlamas. You can definitely get better elsewhere. On the plus side, service and staff were pleasant.

Worst food poisoning ever. Nearly died on my toilet 🤢🤮

Heard a lot about the katlamas here. Tik Tok typical going mad about it ! Shows what little they know ! The katlamas had lots of meat & a tasty filling. However the pastry was too thin & crispy. Shandaar in Smethwick do a much better katlama. The kachori was very good though. The chapli kebab were just normal shami kebab - nothing special.

No were near wat it was NO TASTE

Great food tasty and authentic punjabi food You dont pay for ambience and environment its very down to earth and service is slow

This place is the best, Understandable that it has changed hands a few times but the food is great especially the Katlama's

Katlama improving still 99.9% less quality than in the 1990's. It was just on another level back then!!!

This take away has been here for as long as I can remember as they are known for their best katlamas ! They also do other other take away counter items all looked amazing and is well priced

Loads of choices..food was great 👍🏽

Amazing fresh food Amazing customer very well comming

Excellent food, Best Katlamas in the Uk specially the sauces. Thank you to brother Aryan and other brothers.

Overall they’re great and my favourite thing to get is the katlama. Best to get it while it’s fresh made in the morning.

Best katalame in Birmingham and that red chilli sauce wow out of this world love it been going here for over 25 years just love those katalame

Best desi food with wonderful service. Delicious breakfast options, curries and roti. Tea is ok. No parking space but street parking nearby can be found.

Not good. Samosa was heated and soft and didn't taste good. The spicy chicken were flavourless except for the layer of spicy peprica and chili powder. Couldn't finish anything. Decent pricing though

Known for its katlamas everything else is just average

Worst Halwa puri ever I had, service is good very friendly Staff, But the food taste is disappointing, the price is too high according to food quality,

Very delicious nashta. And behaviour of staff was best.

Have been coming here for over 30 years, whilst it does not look like much from the outside the food is the best. Sheek kebabs cooked on open charcoal, and katalama are my favourites.

Have been going here for many years. Standards were high originally, after 2011 approximately standards dropped. Went here yesterday standards are back up 👌 Hope they keep the standards.

One of the best Nihari in town. ! Its only available in morning on weekend. Its also famous for Katlama.

Their katlaama and gulab jamun are truly delicious. I would say best in Birmingham

Such a great food, very enjoyable and lovely stuff.

I had the Katlama and Seekh Kebab, and while they might not match the excellence of years gone by, they still make for a satisfying meal. The restaurant could do with modernising.

Chana puri perfection. Delicately crisp puri, the messier the better.

Food was rushed, undercooked, average. Any other day maybe a better experience.

Katlamas are still the best. The chana halwa poori is also good. Only on Saturday and Sunday. Shish kebabs ate good. Jalebis are also good

I had nehari and it was awesome. Absolutely awesome.

Best katlamas...in brum All food is 👍

I've been coming here for years. It got really bad before COVID, so I've been giving it a miss. Was in area so why not. Veg dhansak , channa chat, roti and a desi chai hit the spot . The place has had a minor makeover (don't worry it's still shabby ) newer chairs from Lahore Karahi and what looks like new owners. Plenty of customers on a late Sunday arvo. I'll be back

Best katlama in Birmingham. Decent chicken pakoreh. Samosa aren't great. Stick to what they do best. The katlama.

Lovely , hot and fresh paye and kebabs were nice.

Miss the old owners not the same hie it used to be

The food is good, but the place is dated (70's/80's vibe). Still, some nostalgia if you're born in that era!

Nice friendly staff, clean restaurant and excellent food

Absolute jewel in the local crown of Moseley road

Good traditional home style food. Not many tables limited space to eat in. But good service down to earth lads.

Good Seekh Kababs, veg samosa and meat samosas.

I have been visiting the Shereen now for about 40 years and have seen many changes of owners and chefs and I can honestly say that I have never ever had a bad meal !! Starters, main courses and even the sweets have always been very tasty and meat has never been tough or chewy like some restaurants. I moved out of Birmingham about 12 years ago to the Cotswolds area but I still drive to the Shereen at least once a month to eat there and also bulk buy a few curries. Can’t speak highly enough of the restaurant.

Someone recommended this place for a katalama. went there I gotta say is the worst katalama I ever tasted the meat in there is mushed up whatever they use not mince meat and that red dipping sauce taste like blood I say that cause it had a rusty taste as soon as I dipped it in and tasted it I was put off straight away. But I only had a katalama and sauce from there that's not to say the rest off the food is not nice. Also they are friendly in there. but in my experience leaving food out next to the door not covered up is not good there's flies flying about from the rubbish left on the street not saying it's this places rubbish but still

First class. Beyond merely a restaurant, this is a lifestyle and I'd forgotten about the sweets. Don't go anywhere else in the area. This is THE one.

Los katlama's de mejor sabor con el chutney rojo y de menta más increíble. Sabrosa comida familiar a un precio justo. Definitivamente lo recomiendo. Excelente servicio al cliente.

Visité recientemente porque estaba interesado en Halwa Poori pero me dijeron que la gerencia había cambiado a la llegada. Al observar a las personas que se metían, supuse erróneamente que la comida sería genial, como siempre. Pero la comida era sosa y channa estaba demasiado diluida. El dulce no era dulce y demasiado aceitoso.

Whistle stop before visiting the university. Great food. Reminded of the old days when i use to go there when the owner and eldest son was alive. Went downhill after the two sadly passed away. Now in new ownership and food is now great and the place is buzzing again.

Definitely not going here again, the staff member threw a toilet roll in the bin and put his hand in the bin to make space. He then served a customer straight after without washing his hands, I cancelled my order and walked out. Disgusted by this place, its a No Go

If you're a stranger to the Balti Triangle and want to know what it's all about then you've got a decision to make. Are you after the posh sort of place or the more down to earth establishment. We like both, Al Faisal and Adil for the former but Sheereen Kadah for a more genuine experience. Always remember rhe first rule of curry. The less it costs the better it tastes.

Tasty and overall enjoyable curry. Chicken diapza, which was great. Special rice, not sure what was special about it, it was fine but far from amazing and have to admit it was a strange selection of rices available, no vegetable, no mushroom or anything else like that available. pashweshi naan was pretty good and tasty but a little greasy. We did have a sweet cannot remember the name but told its made by frozen condensed milk, can't say I will be having that again, it wasn't great and frozen like a brick. Overall enjoyable food and for the price of course would go again, only about £20 for 2 of us. However service needs to be looked at, had similar service from other establishments like this and they don't get it right at all. Always feel like the food is just thrown on the table and young waiter removing the water from the table whilst we was still eating is just rude! Toilets ok, but not amazing, someone had watered down vastly the last little bit of handsoap! Seriously can they not afford to shop at Lidl next door for a new one?

This is reputed to be the first balti to be opened in Birmingham. In the late 80 we went to this restaurant for their famous katalams. They were tasty and juicy and the curries were great and so were the Indian sweets. As the years went by we visited less and less.and only went there to get some sweets but noticed that the standards of the restaurant had gone down. Our friend took my husband and me for lunch as he had heard it was under new management. We had 4 different very tasty dishes. For starters we had chicken kebabs; very juicy and tasty. Leaving us wanting more. Then came our mains of Hellim, chickpea and potato curry which was. Good except the chickpeas needed a bit more cooking, and an ample amount of excellent chicken and lamb curry. Tummies full we decided to share some rasmalla. This sweet was creamy not to sweet and the rasmallas were big and creamy. This is one place I would really recommend you to visit. Nice decor, efficient service and very good food. The open early for Indian breakfast everyday. I am going to try this sometime if I rise early. Look out for my breakfast review sometime but in the meantime give this place a try.

I have been coming here forty years. It has had its ups and downs but now, under new management, seems to be back on form. The kebabs and rasmalai are as good as ever and the curries are tasty. I suspect the one star reviews from people with only a couple of previous entries are 'knocking copy' from rival establishments. A welcome survivor of a traditional Balti house amongst loads of trendy, but inferior, restaurants.

Went there to get their famous"Katlamas" but was greeted by some incoherent arsholes who seem to be running this place in to the ground. Absolutely no hygiene in the place with the mint sauce watered down without any shame lol. Use to be a great place to have some food but now run by disgusting ppl, who don't seem to care about anything tbh. Plenty of better Pakistani Restaurant in Brum avoid this like the plague.

This should to be one of the best places on the planet for their Katlamas during the 1980's through to the 2000's. Back in the days as a child just the aroma from the food in the car was enough to literally make your mouth water.. Then the fine pastry on the katlama, and the nice rich mince meat inside. Coupled with their red sauce was bound to make your week and make you look forward to your next visit. Fast forward to today, I tend to stay away.... Pop in once in a blue moon just on the glimmer of hope that somehow someway they have managed to restore this place back to its glory days. But nope, have been thoroughly disappointed every single time. You guys need to bring back the original recipes and quality or not sure how much longer the glory days will carry your business forward into the future. Even if the prices had to raise quite a bit......

I ordered some food by phone,went to collect order reapeted order 3 time's on the phone the guy on the phone didn't seem to understand much English, when I went to collect my order which was 3 portions of mutton Tika,10 sheek kababs and 2 katlamas and 3 Nan's and reapeted the order again,when I went home I was disappointed to find 1 portions of cremated mutton Tika turned to charcoal which I threw away in the bin, the place seems to be under newmanagment, I was really disappointed with the food won't be going back anytime soon.

We went to the Shareen for a family meal as we were all meeting up in Birmingham. The device was quick and efficient and the food was as we have always remembered it; good value for money, hot and very tasty. We will definitely go again next time we’re in Brum!

Well I was feeling like a katlama so I said to hubby let’s take a u turn and grab a couple of katlama’s from our favourite place. So he Did I was hungry already...... anyway after reaching home I was very disappointed the katlama wasn’t the same .😟 I don’t know what they’ve done but no taste at all. So won’t be going there again. This is the reason I have rated this * if I was to rate this 6 months earlier would have been a *****. Also I have been a regular at this place for the last 20 years ....😪

Salí el otro día para conseguir algunas cosas de inicio. Pedí 2 x pollo tikka y 2 sheekh kebab y 6 poppadoms con mucha profundidad. Pagué el dinero y me fui.

Been buying Vege samosas from here for years. They have now shrunk, gone up in price and have a cheaper filling. The restaurant appears to be under new management. It's been redecorated and looks very clean. Just need to revert to there old recipes

Pedí 10 seekh kebabs. Llegué a casa y los encontré totalmente quemados. Rock duro, y no comestible.

The reviews range from "made me ill" to "fantastic, go out of my way to go here " Who do you believe?

Solíamos viajar 5 millas para comprar Katlamas desde que era pequeño, pero ahora el tamaño de las porciones es más pequeño y la higiene es mala. Esa es probablemente la razón por la que me da mal estómago a la hora de comer Katlamas.

Disgusting Food. No taste. Food was defrosted from frozen. Starters were awful. Main dish was revolting. We did pay the full price but left all of the food at the table. Revolting food and a manager with no customer service skills. AVOID.

Few of my asian friends have been a patron to this place for years. A few times they recommended it to me. Tried their katlama and boy have you got to try it.

Primera vez aquí y nos pareció que habíamos entrado en el 1970. Mesas con vidrio menús debajo de estilo cafetería/estilo de comida para llevar. Orden tomadas por camarero que estaba distraído, ya que estaba hablando con alguien. Las entradas llegaron rápidamente y eran obviamente superficial. Antes habíamos terminado primeros, empezaron a llegar los platos principales y uno estaba equivocado ya que el camarero había malinterpretado Pollo Biriyani y terminamos con Pollo Bhuna. Gerente me dijo sobre esto y él no hizo ningún esfuerzo para canjear. Las porciones eran pequeñas y llegó en placas (8 libras para platos de pollo! ). También pedimos una jarra de Mango Lassi y casi no había ningún Mango. Cuando nos quejamos al director, su respuesta fue "bien eso es justo como lo hacemos" y no hizo ningún esfuerzo para canjear. Hay docenas de restaurantes a 10 minutos de aquí que son mucho mejor para evitar este lugar. También solo aceptan efectivo para el pago.

Kadah Sheereen visitamos un domingo por la mañana para el desayuno que era recomendar a Pakistán por un tío.

En una palabra, el equipo de miedo y el jefe son absolutamente fantásticos, extremadamente agradable y comprensivo de alergenos, que en este día y edad es imprescindible. La comida es sublime, mi pareja y yo somos grandes fans de calor en nuestra comida, pero no superior, siempre consigue equilibrar este perfectamente lo que nos conviene a la baja. El servicio en sí es sencillamente excelente, no hay palabras cuando son capaces al decir quién eres y lo que quieres saber al instante y cómo lo quieres cocinar y que sólo he sido un puñado de veces. Pero este es el único lugar en Birmingham que vamos a un curry. También me gustaría añadir cómo una buena relación calidad-precio son, la comida es fantástica, a un buen precio y que muestra una buena familia acabaron restaurante en mi opinión.

Amazing food love jubly seekh kebabs best rasmalai beautiful naan bread with Indian curry best also somasa best Sunday breakfast there is can't wait to have it again

Sheereen Kadah was the place to go for Katlrma and other food however recently i went there and was shocked to be served a Katlama which was covered in a very thick roti which was hard and very little keema. Also the youghurt chutney was bad and after eating this i got very badly ill. Never will go back

Been having breakfast here floor many years...used to live in Redditch..now live near Bromyard ,herefordshire...still get up there with my son....breakfast only served Sunday morning.

Me encantó la carne, aunque la balti cordero kebabs eran simplemente promedio. Tuve suficiente para llevar. El servicio es fantástico.

We were in Birmingham for the weekend and had to have a Balti after a bit of reading reviews etc plumped for this place.It has great food, friendly staff and it's fantastic value, well worth a visit.Next time I am in the area will definitely go back.

In it's heyday this restaurant was famous for it's Sunday puri and chickpea breakfast. Recently moved back into the area so came to have a look. The place was not inviting and a little bit grimy and the samosas were very disappointing. As other reviewers have mentioned this place is over 40 years old. It's desperately in need of a makeover and a revamp of the menu. You would have thought that being in business for all that time would have generated enough profit to re-invest in what used to be an institution in Balsall Heath. The spirit in the place is subdued and that was sad to see as all my memories were of a popular restaurant buzzing with happy customers.

Introduced to me by a friend. Have only had the breakfast from here which is halwa puri. Delicious chickpea broth served with pastry and sweet halwa.

I have been coming to Shahreens for around 30 years. The place had not changed much over the years but the food has lot very greasy, the seekh kebabs have half in size, hardly any meat inside the katlumas. I have heard that the old chef left and set his own restaurant up on ladypool road call THE TASTE OF PAKISTAN, been there great tasting food of old Shahreens. On a end note CHECK & ADD your bill before paying, the last 3 times we have been there we FELT we've been over charged between £4 to £8 and this we asked him to check and it was over by £6 which he corrected SO BEWARE. It's a shame the place is run like this now (the old man who set it up over 30 years ago would have not been happy).

We visited this restaurant following a review in the Birmingham Mail and were not disappointed. The restaurant may be basic, with menus under the glass on the table, but the food is stunning. We had the mixed grill, vegetable pakora & tandoori fish for starters, all of which were lovely. We all had balti's for our main with beautiful nan breads. On the waiters recommendation we had ras mali for desert. The whole meal was £15 per head. We were made very welcome & had a lovely evening. This was our first vist, but certainly won't be our last.