Shobha's in Birmingham - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

I love this place! This review is a bit late as I went a few weeks ago now but the food is amazing and many dishes taste unique (despite being variations on common dishes you can get elsewhere in the UK), and is not too oily. Lovely, friendly people as well, who were incredible help in catering for my brother’s allergies. Highly recommend the Thali, Channa Bhattura, Chilli Paneer and others. The pickle and yoghurt served with some of the dishes is awesome and different to most other places, which is really just the icing on the cake

I ordered Paneer Dosa, Pav Bhaji, Paneer Spring Rolls, and Samosa Chaat, and I have to say, it was one of the worst dining experiences I've had. Every single item was a complete disappointment. The Paneer Dosa was bland and soggy, the Pav Bhaji tasted stale and lacked any real flavor, the Paneer Spring Rolls were greasy and had an off-putting taste, and the Samosa Chaat was a soggy mess with absolutely no balance of flavors. It felt like a total waste of money, and I would not recommend this place to anyone. If you're thinking of ordering from here, save your money and look elsewhere. This was a truly regrettable experience.

Worst place to go. I didn't like anything

Amazing authentic food and very friendly service and staff...a real pleasure to visit...thank you 😁

Excellent quality food, superb service from owner and Hansaben. Absolutely loved it, defo will visit again.

The Food quality and taste is awesome. Great service by the staff specially Vishwaraj Thanks to him for making our experience very nice .

Good taste overall a good experience. Thanks to their best employee Vishwaraj for his sweet gesture and excellent service

Good service overall, taste is very good .I would definitely recommend to have south Indian platter.

It's just bad that the chana was sweet. I am not sure about other dishes because I haven't tried anything else.

Great service and food quality is the best with amazing taste

Beautiful place! With the best Indian street food.

Very good atmosphere, great food, will be going back again

Food was very nice.. especially gol guppeh.. great prices and staff are amazing. Especially Kiran always serves us with a smile

Very polite staff, delicious food, nice customer service 👍👍👍

Good Chaat options. Flavour is decent

Very nice Indian street food with excellent customer service

As always, best homely food..thanks for the option for vegetarians like us..🙏

I will always order from this place, best best best !!

HORRIBLE! Pink tea and other hot drinks sold here are not prepared freshly, instead the instant hot water machines, sachets, and powder milk sachets are used. Hygiene was not great. The prices are unreasonable, too. Poor customer service. Not recommended!

Best Faluda ever 👍 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️

Food, service and atmosphere is rock bottom. Pointless going in there. Taste is so bad that tastes like vomit. Not worth entering

Excellent quality food, well presented and clean table. Also liked the service they offered. This is our 3rd time over there, although it’s a bit far but definitely worth visiting.

First time ordering and I didn't know what most of it was but it was delicious

Every thing was leaked and soggy

Superb homely food....thank you !!

We explored Star City in Birmingham and had the opportunity to savor the Indian Thali at Shobha's Restaurant. Honestly, it instantly reminded me of the authentic flavors of India. The thali was incredibly delicious, and my family and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The staff was attentive and courteous. I highly recommend it to fellow Indians longing for homemade flavors; it's definitely worth a try.

The food is expensive. The environment was ok. But the tables were not very clean.

Auntie Shobha is so welcoming the food is top notch and the prices are very reasonable

Went here today, plenty of choice. Woman on till helpful, a bit pricey for the items. The only thing my family didn't like was a young chap eating behind the counter. If that's normal, then I wouldn't bother coming here. We noticed the young chap was eating and working in between the kitchen and front counter. We are not sure if he's not allowed a break due to short staff or if he is just taking advantage of management.

Absolutely beautiful food, Shoba is so lovely, caters for vegans too!

I visited the restaurant twice. The first time, I ordered Thali, but the dal was rotten and had a bad smell. They replaced it with another dal, which was good. Today, I ordered idli sambar, and while the idli was okay, the sambar was like colored water. The staff is friendly and cooperative, but the food quality needs improvement. Overall, I don't recommend it due to the taste and quality.

We order dosa and chili paneer but both was tasteless looks old and smelly.

The food is very tasty and the service was very good. Love this place.. will visit again soon ! The only point which needs improvement is to provide high chair for toddlers. We struggled with our kids and had to take turns to finish our food.

The staff are very lovely, accommodating people and their samosas with the tamarind chutney were delicious. :)

Went today ordered bhature chole and papri chaat taste was awful in papri chat they served golgappe topped with chutneys and red pepper added photos would not recommend to anyone to go there if someone wants to waste there money they are most welcome to go .

The food quality is just not good. First we ordered pani puri and was not good so changed it to The papdi chaat which was absolutely not tasty and waste of money.

The oil used to fry must be really old, the food is not worth parting your cash. The menu needs changing and needs spicing up.

We stopped at Birmingham’s Star City on the way to Manchester and really enjoyed Shobha’s Indian Thali. The food was delicious and the service was great

This place never fails, food is amazing vegetarian food always hits different at times, the service is wonderful , food is served freshly and in good time, will defo come back again 🤙🏽

£4.20 for half a cup of orange juice DDM🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 what is thissss omgggg such a scammmmm close this place down very bad

Food is terrible. We had chaat and pani puri. Chaat is nothing like chatt. It was boiled potato in boiled chickpeas with dahi. Really terrible.

Good standards have really dropped in this restaurant. We’ve eaten in a few times as well as take away. The standard to cleanliness is appalling especially on the tables and seating area. We had a takeaway today and the food felt very stale, a weird smell from the chutneys used and the spring rolls had a gooey non- fresh taste. I don’t think I’ll be going there again, we really struggle for pure vegetarian places to eat in Bham. This is yet another strike off the list.

Very bad experience with South Indian platter. Coconut chutney was smelly, idly was not cooked well, Vada was awful, sambar was just like a coloured water. My request for fellow Indians to STAY AWAY

Ordered south Indian platter. Vada - taste less Coconut chutney - Awful, stale Sambar - Never tasted such awful dish Idly - semi cooked

The food here was amazing, came here with some friends. I had choley bhuturay and sev puri which was great. The faluda is outstanding too and the staff made us feel very welcome. They are very accommodating and friendly.

Enjoyed simple but delicious meal! Good value for money.

Really didn’t have to elaborate so just wrote a simple review . Day before yesterday we had lunch in your restaurant.. ordered 2 paneer dosa, 1 chana Masala, 1 fuchka plate, and 1 faluda. Attaching pics for your ready reference . We have no complaints regarding the staffs working and serving but the food is really not upto the mark..paneer filling in dosa are just tasteless. Coconut chutney has some weird smell.. only sambar is some how palatable. Faluda was okeyish. One request to the Management of Sobhas , please try to take criticism as well because it’s gonna help you in return.

Bought masala tea and Samosa chaat. Masala tea was just too much water and got hair from samosa chaat. Very bad customer service from the lady.

We ordered samosa chat and south Indian platter. Samosa chat was simply lip smacking delicious 😋 and the south Indian platter was good too, just that the idli could have been better.

Well you can get a good atmosphere and vibe because it’s in star city and next to VUE but I was looking for the Indian food taste and it was totally missing , Bhel and sev Puri and dahi puri almost all taste same 🫣 just little minor difference

Ordered paneer dosa, just scrambled paneer with salt no masala, coconut chutney was the worst Papdi chat papdi was not crispy at all, had no potatoes or chickpea, just some papdi with some sauce on it Would never go back

Amazing experience and food from Shobas my fave is always the masala dosa

Not a good taste, over rated Not value for money

Lovely fresh food. Very Clean and hygienic place. Friendly staff.

Attention, everyone, I urge you to refrain from placing orders with Shobhasonline. I highly advise against ordering from them due to my unfortunate experience with their spoiled food, which could pose serious health risks. I personally encountered deceased insects in the food I received, and when I brought this to their attention, they dismissively refused to address the issue and responded inappropriately. Thanks.

Awful!! Stale taste my friend complained that her dish had an off smell. Owner became aggressive then another customer sat next to us saying food wasn’t great we agreed. Suddenly owner came over with 2 security saying leave. I was so disgusted will never return. The place was empty I wonder why!!!!!

Worst gol gappe ever Its better to buy from corner shop that would taste better.

Shobas quality of food is amazing. I’ve been coming here ever since I was a kid and the food is amazing. Highly recommend. Polite staff. Affordable prices.

Worst Sev Puri I have ever had in my life! Such a waste of money.

Everytime we come Birmingham we Have to go here. The food is Simply The Best!! Staff are amazing and the vibes are always chilled. Thank you for the Amazing service and food!! See you again..

Proper indian street food .. very tasty ❤️❤️

Me and my friend went to Shoba’s to have a Masala Dosa and we really enjoyed it. Food was amazing and service too.

After a good film I went to shobha’s for food and we ordered Pani puri & Papdi chaat it wasn’t that great.. very disappointed

Vwe ordered a vada pav, its just boiled n mashed potato in burger bun. No flavour what so ever and closing time was 11 N we went in by 10.30 n we were not allowed to dine in and driven away with take out. Food was really bad . I really hope they taste actual Indian food.

Excellent food. Well recommended food items.Would go back again.

Really enjoyed the food, especially the Bhel!

Brilliant pav baji was brilliant..coffee was good

I visited this evening before going to cinemas with my family .. the lady was very polite and helpful , great service ! I had samosas which were very tasty with all the trimmings . Just what I needed. Great food and service all round happy . Thank you ! 😊

Firstly order was late estimated delivery time was 1605 came at 1705 secondly missed off items from the order will need to reconsider before ordering from here again !

Good joint for snacks. Fast food staff was polite and well spoken. Quick service.

Food was really great and the restaurant had a very homely vibe to it along with really good service. #goodfoodgoodmood

The food is freezing cold and stale. I am so disappointed that the restaurant let the food leave in this state.

Vada Pau is amazing had fun with family here

Food quality was not good I ordered pani puri and they didn’t even put puri water separate it was all soggy

We can’t fault this place for what it is as we believe it is a great spot for authentic Indian snacks on the go and sometimes fulfilling for cravings. Full of flavour and the feel of a street based food unit, great spot in star city. It’s definitely worth a try when you have an interval in a Bollywood movie and you need to grab a juicy snack. Perfect location.

Food was amazing, so tasty like food which we ate in india, after came in uk, first time I get so tasty and amazing food

The food is decent but they need more staff for preparation of food and cleaning.we had to ask the staff at least 3 times to clean the table before serving us food.these things can spoil your experience of a place.

I ordered so much food and it was all ever so tasty! The staff are ever so warm and welcoming. Thank you so much for our food experience.

Tables were not cleaned 😷 Very bad food Taste 0% Oily food 101% 🛑

Staff was very friendly and respectful, Food was so tasty, fresh, & the lady (you can see in picture 😉) on the till was so good with customer dealing and satisfaction. Really appreciated and highly recommended.

My recent return visit to Shoba's was a bit underwhelming. Despite being a weekday at 1pm, the Star City complex seemed deserted, and my partner and I were the only customers in Shoba's for the first 30 minutes. The sole staff member behind the counter -- who took our order, served our food, and tended to our every need -- was clearly overworked and understaffed. We did notice a male staffer sitting at the far end of the restaurant. However, he remained glued to his phone, offering nothing more than an occasional disapproving glance in our direction. He made no attempt to lend a hand to his colleague, even as more customers began to pour in. The general state of the restaurant was in dire need of improvement. The walls were marked with food stains, the seats were worn out, and the windows were filthy. Despite all of this, we were happy to award Shoba's some well-deserved stars, for the delicious food prepared by the lady who was running the entire operation by herself. Her brilliant service and cooking skills were the highlights of our visit.

Reasonable prices but mixed reviews on the food. The dosa was nice but the paneer inside it was super salty and didn't have a proper masala and the coconut chutney was off.The sambar was nice. The yoghurt in the paapdi chat again was slightly off.But portion size was good.Vegetarian thaali was nice but the rice portion size was really small.

Normally, their food is good, but today, all food was bland, completely bland, whereas I specifically requested spicy food. Nothing tasted right or yummy at all. I am very disappointed, have spent £50 and now have to cook for us. Please don't bother ordering if u like proper nice and authentic food.

One of the best Indian snack places in Birmingham. The food is amazing, and the service is incredible… will definitely be coming here again.

Really lovely food - nothing negative at all. Nice presentation and good size portions too - there was enough for two and all for £15. It was a few minutes late but that was no biggy as it was trackable all the way anyway, so there was no hanging about by the window 😉 I will definitely be ordering again.

The worst food. On name of paddi chaat you will get only paddi and some sauces on it. Thats they paddi chaat. Not recommend

Bhel puri was so bland with just sev mamra and water chutney. Same again with pani puri with just minty water. Order 5 different dish and were serve cold and no real taste. Charged stupid amount of money as well. Just Avoid!!!!

Amazing food with indian traditional taste. Best option for vegiterian

Possibly the worst Indian food I have ever tasted Ordered masala dosa… accompanying sambar could be equated to coloured water… the dosa itself tasteless Nd cold.. ordered vada pau.. hailing from Bombay myself expectation was not that high since I have never had a decent vada pau here however shobhas version was as bad as it gets… to begin with it arrived in a burger bun instead of an actual pau(roll) the rest of the food was just as bad and worse was when they tried to substitute my kids jacket potato meal with chips I knew we had to walk out Please don’t waste your money terrible food

Nice place to enjoy some chaat, pav bhaji. We enjoyed it and the price seemed reasonable. Enjoyed the kulfi stick as well. Will come back again.

Went there 10:15 pm and they said only drinks available. I’ve drive 40 minutes to come here . Very disappointed. Not recommended

They told us to get out because we changed our mind about eating in or out!!

Brilliant customer service food was great cappuccino was brilliant will recommend The place

Excellent food and customer service

I wish I could rate this restaurant below zero for their services. The food quality is absolutely tasteless with unprofessional staff not even have a manners to greet their customers first. Today I've ordered paneer dosa, South Indian platter and spring rolls. Trust me I have never ever had such kind of food in my lifetime. Requesting everyone not even try to attempt to visit once unless they change their taste specially mannerism. Especially, I'm going through the review section. Even the owner's replies cannot find justifiable. Certainly never meeting the UK's standardisation of food quality, service and money.

If I write it in a one word that is worst! Really disappointed with the food, service and everything. Absolutely waste my time and money. Do not visit this place you will definitely get regretted.

This was the most amazing street food I’ve tried! The owner was extremely thoughtful, we came for one item and ended up ordering five dishes and all of the dishes were on point! Will definitely return! I wanted the green chutney that wasn’t on the menu, she went out of her way to offer to make it! If you want perfect taste of indian street food, shobhas is the place to be.

will not use again .poor service food not worth the money

Way over priced food, £6 for a paratha, asked for karak chai and the tea was like water, what a joke! This place should be closed down. Rip off and the quality of food is not up to standard.

I’m single word No taste. Waste of money.