Shimla Restaurant in Birmingham

Great atmosphere, food was tasty and fresh

Fantastic food & service was amazing. Thank you & we'll be back

We went late Saturday 6th April (nearly 1AM. We were greeted like the first customer of the evening, the atmosphere was great. The food was really tasty, and plentiful. I loved the small dining room, very intimate and a good bar. We will definitely be back.

Food is okay. Ordered twice and both times my order has been misheard and wrong

Been coming to Shimla every few months for decades. Definitely one of the best old school indian restaurants in Sutton Coldfield. Great food and lovely service. 10/10

Went there with 10 guests following day all of us got food poisoning. To get your table clear you had to wait because not enough staff. All the food did taste disgusting, it was old.

We have used Rons place for a long time, but the service we had yesterday was terrible. We ordered a delivery when they opened and 90 minutes later it still had not arrived. I called and asked why, to the phone call being terminated. I then phoned back spoke to the same guy who then put me over to Ron. To be told that it hadn’t even been started as they was very busy. A loyal customer for over 20 years. We won’t be going back

Shimla food is excellent and service so friendly, we are happy with that. Thank you

All I can say is that I have walked past this place for 7 years and it is my father's 80 birthday and all I wanted was for after was a beautiful quality meal and the menu I opened the door and. 1people's attached was to atac a person who has had cancer I believe in the black eye peas where is the love ❤️ 😍 💖

Poor value takeaway. Only Indian takeaway that does not give discount on menu for takeaway customers. Also no complimentary popadoms.

I have Been today and it's such a awesome experience, finally birmingham get a good donner place

Great meal with friends. Authentic restaurant with very kind and polite staff. They were great at recommending dishes for us. The mushroom nan was really nice.

The curry was overpriced and the food was not nice I would not recommend this to anyone the guy tried to overcharge me when I got there to pay for the food which is absolutely massively overpriced

Great old school Indian restaurant and very reasonably priced.

The food in here is delicious! Cooked to order as I’ve ordered different curries on different occasions milder than on the menu and they’ve done this for me no problem. The service in terms of bringing food out is a bit slower but it’s to be expected to be when cooking such delicious food. Our 2 year old daughter enjoys the food in here too.

Lovely meal in a relaxed and comfortable environment. Welcoming, respectful and attentive staff highly recommend.

This place is really good. The food is fabulous and it actually tastes like home cooked food. Recommend!! Staff is very friendly but it takes a bit of time for the food to arrive. Definitely worth the wait! The chicken korma is amazing!!

Wow! What an excellent family run place! Such a warm and lovely welcome from the owner Roj, couldn't have been welcomed better. On arrival offered drinks which we appreciated as was a very warm day. We were given ample amount of time to browse the menu which is jam packed full of delicious sounding items. Starters came out piping hot, the Nargis kebab is highly recommended along with the chicken tikka starter. Mains again came out piping hot and served to us as asked by Roj. Tikka Massala is highly recommend with a garlic nan! Drinks prices are more then reasonable and extensive drinks menu is available. Definitely cant recommend this place enough and will be back again!!

When we are in Four Oaks it is a must.

We always eat here when we’re in Mere Green, Ron is such a wonderful host, the food is always cooked fresh and the portions are just right, don’t think about it just please try shimla you won’t be disappointed, the prices are amazing as well, I can’t recommend this place enough for a friendly welcome and good food, see you again very soon

We jumped in here after having a a few drinks around the corner. It wasn't very busy, the staff were really friendly. They have a bar selling bottled beers, and made us some Irish coffees aswell. The food was nice and came put fairly fast.

Thursday night, ordered a chicken Aloo Gobi Balti, out of this world, best Aloo Gobi ever! Friendly service as usual from Ron legend!

This is a lovely restaurant! Quite small but always welcoming. Ronnie is always so friendly and really cares. Food is so delicious

We stayed in Royal Sutton Coldfield for the Coventry City / Sunderland game and after a significant number of alcoholic beverages in the community, became a little peckish. We found Shimla. What a treat! Raj, Jamal and the team at the restaurant provided us with a warm welcome despite the late hour, and served an excellent meal at a great value price. The food was superb! I opted for a chicken tikka jalfreizi made vindaloo hot, with vegetable pilau rice, a keema nan and popadoms. Can’t wait to go back. Visit Shimla. You’ll love it.

Went on Monday night. Very quiet, as you'd expect. Food was really good, will definitely be going back!!!

Friendly welcome, order taken, food not rushed so knew it was fresh. All food perfect, most enjoyable take-away for a long time. Will eat in next time.

If you want a good , old fashioned, straight forward Indian meal , then you can't beat Shimla in Mere Green. Cooked well, presented well. Medium price range. Highly recommend.

Saw this place whilst passing through the area so decided to give it a go as we were hungry. What a good decision! The food we ordered was the nicest Indian food we have tasted, it took us back to when we visited Goa in India. The nan breads were the best we have ever tried and the curries were exquisite. We all have our own favourites, but each of them were so flavoursome that everybody agreed this was really good. Shame we don't live in the area otherwise we would be there several times a week!

Always a great service and great food!

Went on an impromptu date night with Mrs H. The owner was lovely and welcoming. We had a good chat about Mere Green over the 30 years he’s owned the restaurant. The food was top notch too as always - great menu, including some dishes you don’t see in other places.

Meal and service was spot on... perfect food and our host, Ron was exceptional... Me and my husband had a fantastic experience.. RECOMMENDED A*****

Excellent! Great food and service 👍

Have used this restaurant for over 30 years, the owner has become part of the family, food quality is always good.

Well it needs knocking down and rebuilding, the decor is bad. The food mediocre. I asked for an extra after eight looked shocked

Great curry house, lovely flavours. Always open late for that late night curry when you need it the most. Keema balti is a must

Food & Service is the best in the area (in my opinion). First time I have been there as usually go to one in Sutton Town. This will now be the only place I go. The staff are so polite and friendly. There was no rushing and the food was amazing, tasted fresh and presented really nice. Interior is rustic, I am guessing that's how they keep their prices so reasonable? Definitely excellent value for money. Thank you

Delicious food and always so welcoming. Thank you 👌 Would recommend

The Shimla has been open for about 26 years and has built up a large loyal customer base over this period which is one of the reasons it has survived through these difficult times since the pandemic started. The other reason is that the food is always top class. The service is excellent and the owner is such a nice guy and is always cheerful and smiling. Have eaten there so many times over the years, never had a bad meal and would definitely have no problem in recommendiing a visit.

Foods ok. Restaurant needs a refurb.

New to the area in Mere Green and been here twice this week alone. The two guys who own it are the nicest people you could wish to meet and the food is absolutely superb. Deserves to be packed out every night.

Delicious food and some brilliant options on the menu. The naans are up there with the best I've had.

On Saturday night we celebrated my brothers birthday at this restaurant. The staff were absolutely lovely, the food was great and all the family had a brilliant night. Thank you so much for making the night so special. Can’t wait to visit again.

Accommodates everything. Superb.

Food was exceptional. Amzing Nagis Kebab starter, very recommended if you like scotch eggs. Waiter was so helpful, we went with his recommendations for everything and it was so good.

We are not local but were in the area, passed this restaurant and decided to try it, glad we did, the food and service were excellent. The prices are very good. We all thoroughly enjoyed our meal (including our little lad). We will definately return next time we are in the area. Thank you to the staff for a lovely evening

Great friendly staff. Great food

Been twice. Both times the food, ambiance and staff were excellent. The wine list is small and select, but the food more than makes up for it. I recommend this restaurant and score it 9.9 out of 10. Probably the best in Mere Green.

Good food, lovely staff 💕nice atmosphere would recommend not sure if they do takeaway though, perhaps someone will enlighten me !

The staff were lovely - we ordered take away. Sadly the food was very disappointing. We ordered 2 curries and they were not at all spicy and in fact quite bland. Naans and pakoras were nice enough but wouldn't go there again.

Popped in while staying in the area. Reassuring that staff could answer questions on what spices were in the dishes and could make to order. The starters could have been a bit more flavourful but the mains were bang on.

Had a brilliant meal here, great service and so friendly too, food is brilliantly priced, lots of choices for food in mere green but this place takes some beating

We visited Shimla last weekend having not been for a number of years. An old fashioned authentic curry house. The food was superb - we both had baltis and the owner Mr Choudhury was an excellent host. Very reasonably priced menu and we will certainly visit again soon.

This is long established Indian restaurant at Mere Green. Only small inside and a little cramped for space but clean and tidy. Four of us ate here and everything we had was very good, well priced and presented, with friendly attentive service. Licensed bar has three bottles beers available - Cobra, King Fisher or Mongoose. Small wine list too all at reasonable prices. Would certainly visit again. Take away available too.

This small Indian restaurant on Mere Green Rd is long established. The interior is only small and thus a bit cramped but clean and comfortable. Very comprehensive menu with no starter more than £4 and all main courses under £9. Though rice etc is extra. Three varieties of bottled beers and small wine list. Four of us ate here on a Monday at 6.30pm when it was quiet. Very friendly kindly staff. We all had something different and everything was very much enjoyed, well presented and prepared and very tasty. Would certainly visit again without hesitation. They have order to take away too.

Very good. Lovely service, excellent choices, easy to get to. This is one of my favourites.

Haven't been there for so many years, but finding we wanted to eat late last night we went in. Friendly staff and lovely food. Happy I've rediscovered this little gem - will definitely return.

Fantastic food and incredible hospitality - simply outstanding service, whether take away or eat in.

We've moved to the area so naturally we have to find a curry house locally. This is the second time we've tried Shimla and it won't be the last.What we like is the authenticity, the food and restaurant style, taste and look like those we've always enjoyed best from the 70's and 80's. Not fusion, not messed with to the point they don't resemble anything you've ordered and not poshed up to resemble a trendy establishment that the food doesn't live up to. We found the service is friendly and efficient.I have tried the Jalfreizi and then the Bhuna, my husband has tried the Suphanighat a hot and spicy dish and the garlic, chilli chicken. All of which were tasty with large chunks of soft chicken and I'd happily eat again. Just bear in mind it's not take your own alcohol and enjoy.

This place is a little gem of a restaurant where service is excellent and the food even better.We have visited and also had takeaways from here and the food is always lovely.The service in the restaurant itself is really good, with the staff happy to change dishes to suit individual needs or even sometimes invent a dish of their own on the spot which is not even on the menu.Highly recommended.

Had a really nice meal here. This is a small place and was full of happy customers. The staff are super friendly and nothing is too much trouble for them. The food was absolutely lovely, my partner was badgering the waiter for the Madras recipe but he would not give us his secrets! A wonderful evening.

Went out of his way to make a superb evening. I could of eaten every dish, which I owe an apology to rest of my family. Loved the Mongoose beers. Oh and VFM, if you eat out in Mere Green you'd be hard pushed to not give 5 stars.

What's the reason to go to a restaurant - good food of course. However, you can't underestimate the importance of good service. That's what we git at Shimla. Smiling constantly and happy to serve. It was a real pleasure.

Lovely small and friendly authentic Indian restaurant. Food was good quality, very reasonably priced. Staff were v busy but extremely friendly and helpful..we felt very well looked after. Go and enjoy!

First visit so had the choice I of meal that I use for comparisons. Long wait between starters and mains the waiter managed to knock drink over twice, the food was average with stingy portion size for the cost. Onion bhargee was stodgy and the chicken tikka balti was greasy.

Food had a watery consistency and was tasteless, We all ordered a Pathia curry, and we were all disappointed, 3 little bits of chicken in a watery mild sauce, Tasteless !!!!

my favourite place in Mere Green. Great food & the manager is always very friendly & knowledgable. Been going there for years

We arrived at 7pm and finally got our mains at 9. The menu looks extensive, I was intrigued by the Chefs Taster Menu. This looked like it was going to be something special that the chef had thought through and was going to make delicious food. Oh how I was disappointed 3 tiny pots of food turned up. A plastic container with rice in it was shoved onto my plate. There was no breads just a plain naan, no pickles as described very very disappointing.

We have been visiting Shimla for about 13 years and our latest visit did not disappoint. Great meals - their tarka daal is the best I have ever tasted. Ron and his staff always provide good service and good value . Definitely worth a visit!

It was wonderful great food 38 pounds for starters and main and drinks for two of us Excellent flavours and shimla beer

Very disappointing portion sizes for starters. The mains were not piping hot and the flavour was OK, not amazing. Better places for a decent curry elsewhere.

We had a lovely evening, celebrating 34 years of meeting. Service was excellent, we received a warm and friendly welcome. The food was hot and tasty, had a great night and would come again - thank you 😃

Fantastic little resturaunt. Staff were so friendly and welcoming. The drinks were very well priced and a good selection. The food was spot on.The starters were well cooked and not too filling, just enough to whet your appetite. The main courses were fabulous. The Curries were well balanced between heat and flavour. Honestly could not find fault.definitely one of my favourite restaurants. Would reccomend very highly.

Have tried many Indian restaurants over the years but this is my favourite especially for Balti's. Staff are just lovely too.

This is a lovely old school Indian restaurant with excellent food and service. We visit regularly and have always had delicious food, served with a smile and a chat. We have also had takeaway which is the same excellent quality.

Ordered a delivery tonight, first time i have ordered from this place! Phoned up 5 mins after my order. Originally came to just over £11 but after adding 2 chapatis to my order this brought it up to just over £13 on delivery i paid £15 inc tip. Realised that no chapatis were with the food delivered so i phoned them back up in total of 4 times, every time the response i got was.. 'the chapatis are in the bag'. They werent. Never teceived a refund or missing food... DISGUSTING service. Will never order from them again they are theives!

This restaurant is always busy which says a lot about it's popularity and quality of food and service. We have never been disappointed. Very good choice on the menu, however I wish they would serve all curries in their own dishes instead of in the case of the specials, serve them on a plate decorated in a pseudo posh restaurant style. The service is attentive and friendly and the staff are very helpful. I would recommend this restaurant especially when in this area there is a lot of choice.

A retro curry walk through time with a smile, flock wallpaper, red velour and that after eight we all miss, secretly

I have nothing but good things to say about Shimla. Lovely staff and great food. Particularly recommend the chicken Jaipuri but love the Baltimore dishes too.

We have been coming to the Shimla for almost six years since moving to the area. When we don't visit personally we utilise their take-away service. Food is always excellent with a good range of dishes. Service is very good, always welcomed by the smiling manager and treated like a friend. Food is hot and delicious and I would definitely recommend the Shimla beer.

House specials all round. All spot on. Great genuine friendly service from Ron and the team. Consistently fantastic food as always. Best curry in Mere Green

Restaurant was recommended by a work colleague. Great service and a very enjoyable meal. Will definitely visit again.

Descubrí por primera vez esta joya poco después de entrar en la zona en 2002 y ha sido un cliente regular desde entonces.

A veces al final de la noche en un restaurante indio que da la sensación de que usted está recibiendo todo lo que sea izquierda. No aquí! Cada plato individual fue completamente reconocible desde la descripción del menú y los 4 de nosotros encantados de la calidad. Personal amable tuvimos tiempo para charlar y nos dedican con sus clientes, no sólo el intercambio de robot.

Comimos allí a mitad de semana y la comida era deliciosa. Cocinado a la perfección y no grasienta. El servicio era impecable. Sin duda volveremos y lo recomendamos a todos nuestros amigos.

Best restaurants in Sutton Coldfield best service and good atmosphere I love this place ..................................................................................###############################*#####**

Mi hija me regaló un curry en shimla para mi cumpleaños. Esta era mi primera visita y estaremos definitivamente volveremos. La comida era deliciosa y el personal es muy amable.

Visited on a quiet Thursday evening , I have to say it was first class , as per previous visit. A real gem of a manager who has been there years, friendly and chatty. I had a chicken and lamb tawa, very tasty and plenty of meat. Nan bread and shared a mushroom fried rice. Mate had chicken tikka balti , which he thoroughly enjoyed.Worth a visit to this very underrated Indian restaurant.

Gutted. This place (many years ago) was cracking - great food, good service and "proper" authentic Indian food - a proper ruby. Sadly no more. The owner is a top bloke, really friendly and a great host but that's where the good stuff ended. We ordered a take away and it took a fair old time to come but we're happy with this as it means they're cooking it properly right? Wrong. There were only two customers other than us but early evening on a Tuesday to be expected. When we got home it was all just, well - bland. Salted enough but like your mate had knocked up a curry. Watery sauce, poor flavour and just a bit rubbish all round really. They gave me the wrong meal (ordered a lamb Jalfrezi, was given a chicken tikka masala) but I called them, he was mortified and knew it had happened and sent the right meal to my house within 15 minutes - great service but it was just a really bad meal. The lamb was tough and had a weird lactic overtone (not like when it's marinated in yoghurt, just an odd flavour. I was starving but it was so poor I couldn't eat it. I tried the wrong dish (chicken tikka masala) and was doubly disappointed as it was just as bad. I genuinely hope he reads this and takes this as its intended. He needs to lose the chef and right now as whoever is cooking is truly terrible and is damaging his business which given that not only are their far superior curry eateries within minutes of his but there are other restaurants opening all around him and he's been there for 25 years and is a lovely fella. My fiancé had a meat biryani which was sadly just as poor - bland. You know people always talk about a proper "genuine" curry well this simply isn't it and I've honestly had more authentic tasting curry at the pub knocked up with a jar of sauce. If he changes the chef he's on to a winner as the atmosphere is good in there, he's a top bloke and the location is good. The food however is truly terrible and that's the whole point. What a shame. (If you read my other reviews you'll see I'm really keen to give a good review if it's deserved - I SO wanted to here but it's just poor food)

This is a small and cosy restaurant which always offers a friendly welcome. Service excellent, engaging and helpful, and very good with children. Food is the traditional Indian menu with some extra items included. Generous helpings of very tasty food. A pleasant experience and very good value.

Been here loads over the years and it's never changed.Owner is very friendly sincere and the food is greatTry the Persian chicken biryani not many places do it anymore old school

Have been using Shimla for a while as our local takeaway but have never posted a review. We had a particularly good one on Friday so here it is!Great food and friendly service.

Chicken ding! Awful!Sorry, a no from me. I love my Indian food but there are far better places around. It ok if you want a quick gap to fill after a belly full of beer, but not for an evening meal as a couple.

I have eaten here in and off for many years now, and whilst it's not the the greatest Curry you'll ever have it is of a good standard and reasonable priced with friendly professional staff, good job guys!

We went early on Saturday night to celebrate our children's birthdays. The owner is always very friendly and accommodating, and is very good with families (he was more than happy to do a milder version of any meal for the kids). We shared a few starters which were all delicious, then our mains were very tasty (my Chicken Jaipuri was absolutely gorgeous). Our son totally cleared his plate, and at the end declared it the best meal he'd ever had - what higher recommendation can you get?!

We arrived as soon as it opened at 5.30pm Friday afternoon it is a small popular place so we thought get in early. I had a starter and chicken Masaaki for main , it was lovely and the keema nan out of this world. Definitely recommend it

Fabulous meal again. I never seem to order directly from the menu but nothing is too much trouble and I got exactly what I ordered.A nice leisurely meal.Although there's a regular flow of customers (both eat in and takeaway) I'm always surprised this place isn't more busy than it is.Staff are friendly and attentive when needed.Overall a lovely evening.

We recently went back to the Shimla in Mere Green (having used to frequent it most Friday evenings a few years ago). The owner is the same and he recognised me after several years (hmmmm), a lovely, friendly chap. Sadly he's trying to drum up business where more and more places to eat out are appearing. It was very quiet but the hospitality and the food were superb. Licenced too! Choice is fab with some curries I've not tried before - Give it a try. He's still there after all these years which says something. The prices are cheap and the food is tasty. We had to wait a little while but he was too friendly to moan we just ordered another beer. Let's help a local business rather than the big chains.

Ordered 2 chicken baltis for me and my wife, as the chef opened the kitchen door to bring food we was both stunned to see a rat following the chef out, my wife was in hysterics and we left rapidly, upon leaving we noticed another larger rat heading back into the kitchen, on questioning the manager on the phone afterwards he suggested it was the chefs pet hamster which he carries with him everywhere. absolutely disgusting! will never return to this curry house of horrors again!!!

We happened upon this unassuming and trad looking restaurant one mid week evening. We ventured into the unknown and knew this could go either way. Fortunately, We were greeted by our friendly and helpful waiter and had quite simply a delicious meal.Tender flavoursome and authentic. I have eaten in many Indian restaurants and this was up there with some of the best. So my advice - if you find yourself in Mere Green - fancying a curry - this is where you should go.

Very poor. Jalfrezi and Dupiaza both of very sloppy consistency which was very disappointing and off-putting. Most ended up in the bin plus their menu as we won't order from them again.