Smokey Barrels Bar & Grill in Birmingham

Great portion size, value for money and brilliant service! Highly recommend if you’re hungry!

This place is absolutely excellent so friendly great staff and food at great prices. Thomas the supervisor is awesome will chat to you and sort any issues you have

This restaurant has converted from a buffet to pub that serves Indian mixed grill dishes. The place is large and can hold a lot of customers. Service is ok for the style of restaurant. The food is also above average. We would definitely recommend the pizza. Enjoy.

Passing through stopped for a couple of drinks at this bar & grill. The interior is really unique with a good feel about it, it was clean and busy the food looked good and smelt good with people ordering seconds on the table behind us. The staff were friendly and the queue wasn’t long for ordering so efficient. Next time would stop for grub as it looked great, only feedback the outside could do with little TLC, but worth a visit.

Food was awful, only had a mouthful and left the rest.

Great friendly staff, welcoming pub, my advice would be, if its not your local, change your local, viv grant

A crowd of us went for a friend's birthday, the food and service was very good.

Reason why I gave a 5 cause the service was brilliant tasty food also reasonable prices we didn't have to wait too long for our table

Tables booked well in advance to watch England game. On arrival tables occupied by other customers and management could offer no alternative

Stayed next door for 2 nights as we were visiting an exhibition at NEC, decided to give it a try, what a surprise Indian restaurant and pub what's not to like good menu, had tandoori mixed grill with chefs recipe masala chips absolutely stunning, on our last night we had lamb balti which was just a fab tasting dish with melt in the mouth lamb so nice I could easily have eaten another. Worth a repeat visit when next in the area. You will not be dissapointed.

The food in general was well presented and the mixed grill for two was nice. The nachos were very thin and tasted a little basic. There was a football game on and the pub side was full whilst the restaurant side was pretty empty.

The actual place is a bit rough round the edges, one person was vaping on the table next to us and there was someone who refused to leave after getting too drunk however the staff did well to keep him out of the way. Too many slot machines which spoils it a bit. It had an atmosphere which was sometimes great and other times rough and I wouldn't bring my kids here on an evening out. Kids aren't allowed in after 9 so that makes sense. The food was fantastic. Curry was packed full of flavour, mixed grill was big and onion chutney stood out. The onion bhajis were a bit dry. Couldn't fault the staff. They were fast, friendly and couldn't do enough for us. The idea of an Indian bar and grill is fantastic and I hope they do something like this down our way in Portsmouth.

Always come here for drinks and occasional meals staff lovely and freindly and food always top notch Have put the grill price up slightly But still great value

Shared a medium mixed grill with wife absolutely wonderful food , quality and quantity fabulous . Had planned have curry too but will have come again full up.

Quick lunch midweek. Was very quiet. 3 lots of lunch and drinks each came in around 12 per head. Nothing complex or exciting, but food came quickly and was good. Felt like a locals place rather than destination pub but imagine evenings and weekends feel very different. Absolutely fine for what we wanted

Had a lovely afternoon In smokey barrells for my birthday. There were 14 of us. Service was brilliant. Everything came out together, piping hot. Nothing missing. Food was delicious. Tasty, big portions. Good variation on the Food and drinks menu. Thank you to Steph for making sure everything ran smoothly from booking to us getting our food and Joshua for bringing all our food out . Highly recommend 👌

This spot used to be an amazing American diner and Indian smoke House. Now we came here wanting a quick stop to get some burgers and chips. However we was met with just a small Indian menu and a football crowd that deafened us. We had multiple people vaping indoors next to where we was eating and the door open with someone smoking while watching the big screen. Not at all like it used to be very disappointing wont be back sadly.

Great place. Great food and great people!

Food was good Service was average Waiter keep forgetting things The thing I didn't like was how are you allowing people to smoke and vape by the pool table area. So bad and making the place smelly with smoking and vaping. This should not be allowed. Bad experience bringing some friends the 1st time.

Booked a table for a family of 4 as staying nearby for the weekend. Great service. Friendly staff. Excellent food & a good atmosphere. Would definitely recommend.

Indeed the best indian restaurant in Birmingham. Overall experience was extremely pleasant and food was fantastic. Highly recommended!!

Beautifully cooked food. Good service. Excellent large function room upstairs. Loved seeing the Bob Marley tribute act

Great food! I love the balti, mixed grill and chilli fish!

Great manager- always goes out his way to help. Comfortable seating and booths . Plenty of variety of yummy dishes , always hot and the function room is great for tribute nights. 👌 Fabulous.

Pub is so so, service was fine but the food was really really bad. Avoid the place if you do not want to get food poisoning. Went there with family for a quick lunch - dinner and nearly all of us (group of 7) ended up having diarrhea and being sick, myself personally been up till 4 next morning with sickness. Would give 0 stars the place needs proper food inspection done! Used to be regular customers for curry night take aways but surely not coming back ever again!

Visited this place to watch India vs NZ in the world cup semi final Curries were full of flavours and very spicy, the mixed grill was okay, not the best, not the worst, lamb chop was cooked well but the kebabs had too much garlic in Lager selection on draft isn't the best 6/10 #RineshRatings

If you are looking for a very good place to watch live matches with friends and family, you might want to check out the Sports Bar and Grill. This is a cozy and spacious venue that offers a variety of drinks and snacks, as well as large screens and comfortable seating. You can enjoy the thrill of the game with your loved ones, while also indulging in some delicious food and beverages. The staff is friendly and attentive, and the atmosphere is lively and fun. Whether you are a fan of football, basketball, cricket, or any other sport, you will find something to suit your taste at the Sports Bar and Grill. Don't miss this opportunity to have a great time with your friends and family at this very good place to watch live matches.

Loved it here, just a shame the villa won haha

Excellent Indian grill good value and very tasty , would definitely recommend.

Booked a birthday meal 6 adults and 4 children all under 5. Arrived to be seated and waited for about 5 to 10 minutes before any staff walking round acknowledging us standing there. We were seated at the back of the restaurant, people were sitting at the table and were asked to move by a staff member even though it stated it was reserved. Throughout the whole meal, they stood around us us in a merrily state, swearing and talking loudly. The reason for talking loudly is because of the music that's played that loud,so no one can hear a conversation. We asked how we ordered food, options which were either at the bar or on an app. We used the app as it was quicker and easier than to try and get to the bar area with people drinking and standing in the dining area. We couldn't fault the food, but the atmosphere with rowdy crowds of people standing around the dining area had really spoilt the family experience of a celebration meal. Definitely not kid friendly restaurant. I would have gone to a wetherspoons if I had wanted the same atmosphere experience.

A fantastic Indian desi pub/ restaurant with good draught beer selection.

Held a couple of our wedding functions. Subash was brilliant from start to finish. The team was brilliant too. Super accommodating and everyone LOVED the food. Would definitely hold future life celebrations there :) (Also they do the best masala cheesy chips, and lollipop chicken I have had in the UK. Calories should not be counted if engaging with the 2 menu choices described BUT tastebuds will Be happy.)

The two stars are for the waiter.. ! Food was so much red that the chef needs to realise that he poissnd it more in (food coloring) then anything else ! Ordered lamb ribs.. side of prawns.. side of chicken wings and garlic nan bread and the best think out of all was the nan bread (probably because he couldn't color t)

Food was fantastic 😋 we had a great nite... but only one thing let them down was the toilets 🚻 🙄 need to be looked at ASAP.....

Excellent all round wasn't the food I was expecting but the food was amazing all cooked fresh very tasty excellent service they don't scrimp on portions they are very good

Good here is ABSOLUTLEY fantastic! Me and my partner love the Indian grill places and we can say this tops a lot of them. The lamb Bhuna curry that we have is impeccable,the lamb is literally melt in the mouth. The atmosphere is also great inside the place,there’s live sports and music also pool and darts. We have been twice now within a month but I must mention the first time we went in the barmaid was quite rude,blonde bobbed hair. I would re think the staff situation but other than that it’s brilliant.

Pub was decent, but I will never step back into that place after one barmaids attitude, truly awful, she was rude, ignorant, arrogant and almost as if we were irritating her by just being there, blonde lady, bobbed to her shoulders, just vile, never again.

Menu is 5 years old and no longer served

We had cheesy bread and cheese and tomato pizza. Didn't have to wait long and food was piping hot.

Been numerous times and always have tasty food. Staff are friendly and accommodating. Love the food, always go back when I’m in Birmingham!

Lovely food Friday night, service was good & food was served hot and quick. Will Definitely Return 👌

Food outstanding as usual !!! Service was lovely provided by roshad young student that he is really passionate about doing things right ✅️ I'm really sure I will come back soon Thank you 😊

Went here for the with a group from work, on a Tuesday evening. Quite a large venue, with plenty of indoor seating, and a small outside area as well. It was quite quiet, being a mid-week evening. Unfortunately they seem to have run out of some beers - Guinness and John Smith's both being off, but other options were available. Food was very good, all of our party did eat, with the Chicken Tikka Sizzler being a popular choice - and very tasty as well. Portions of all the dishes our group had were very good. Prices for both food and drink were very reasonable. Would definitely go back here again.

Great pub, helpful staff and a really brilliant atmosphere. Brill for family meals. Must remember to take my darts next time.

Been a while since I’ve been as both my self my partner and little had food poisoning from here so never returned. Reviews seem to have improved but would still be reluctant to return because of said experience

I got complimentary drink for my birthday.Service was excellent.

Nicest chicken balti I've ever eaten, Thomas Mathew served me and was very good

Lovely food 😋 Only downfall is they don't sell Steak

Wow! Absolutely loved this place. Stayed at the grotty Travelodge nextdoor when I was at a trade show at the NEC just so I could go here and was not disappointed. Great combination of American sports bar with awesome Indian cuisine. Friendly atmosphere and attentive bar staff, loads of big screens to watch the footy whilst you eat and simply delicious Indian food. Probably the best naan bread I have ever tasted! Will definitely be back if I ever find myself in brum again.

Excellent food and service enjoyed in their private function room. Great place to celebrate a small function.

Love this place , food is amazing

Amazing food, great service and really friendly staff. Whilst down in area for work this was recommended to me, my colleagues and I have eaten here two nights running and never been disappointed.

Very disappointed as had high hopes based on previous reviews. Staff was polite and bar service was swift but thats the only positive from today. We ordered food using the online function which was simple enough. We waited like you do and saw table across the room a table receive thier food before us even though we ordered before. Went to the toilet thinking our food would arrive soon but was horrified to find no running water in the toilets to either wash hands or flush toilets. Returned to table thinking do i really want to eat chicken wings now without washing my hands to find out our order wasn't even placed as the terminal was unplugged. Once again staff was polite but didn’t seem that bothered that we had waited 50 minutes so asked for refund due to poor hygiene. Im not sure why this establishment is allowed to open without running water in both the ladies and gents toilets and would question just how clean the kitchen is .

Wonderful place, lot of space to sit inside and outide, you can order food and drinks online after scanning QR code. Pretty fast serving and amazing food! Definitely coming back! Really enjoyed time here :)

Food was beautiful and very affordable. Staff were friendly and helpful. There is also a pool table there.

Went for my 50th and we had a such a great time. Food was very good, will be going there again.

Ordered the mixed platter. Food was nice, but very spicy and came out fast. Toilets had 4 sinks - all with no working taps in the ladies toilets. Walls in the toilets are make of plywood so cant be cleaned properly either. Shame as the staff are nice x

Went for a 40th birthday, we had a whole section for the meal and the food was absolutely delicious and very good portions. The staff was all friendly and nothing was any trouble. I went with a wheelchair user, a ramp was put down for us which was left down the whole time so we we could come and go whenever we needed. Will definitely be going back again.

I booked and cancelled after looking at reviews. Daughter said it was a good place so booked again. I was apprehensive about food but when it came, it was amazing - wonderful taste, flavour, hot and rapidly served following order. I liked it so much I told waiter who told chef and chef came out to us! I congratulated chef and the manager later. Husband and I are very good Indian cooks and have taught many family members how to cook. This will be my NO 1 place to go for food. Superb, excellent and decent prices.

It's a shame this place is being letdown by some careless customers when the event is on. The wash room [gents,] is so disgusting. Really need staff to keep an eye out. Otherwise I would have rated 5☆

Fantastic service and outstanding support surrounding a small issue. Will definitely be taking my team back for food during our next event at the NEC Motor show. Thank you Vijay for your Help. Regards The AccuSpark Team.

Terrible experience, no service, dirty tables, sticky menus and generally too noisy to sit down and eat. To top it off server gave food to the wrong table and when noticed tried to bring it back over to us. Will not return.

Nice place for food and drink. Great for sport as well. Sort the pool cues out though. :-)

Really nice pub with extremely polite and good bar Staff.

Had a Christmas party booked for my 7 year old daughter and her friends. Received an email yesterday cancelling without reason. She's sooooo disappointed. Avoid, staff awful anyway!!!

Great place to watch sport and fantastic food!

Great atmosphere. Amazing location

Lovely place tbh with proper nice food. Staff are all lovely and friendly. Wish they did starters, ended up ordering a mixed grill as well as curry's so not to miss out but on that goodness but was too much to eat xD Boxes provided to take home though

Great service food was excellent great place for all

We stayed at the Travelodge next door and went here for a quick dinner as it was so close. We both had a burger and fries with 2 pints for less than £28. Can't complain about the price and the food was hot and tasty. The staff were pleasant and service was quick. It's a loud bar and was busy but we found a quieter area off the main bar.

Thanks for Thomas good service and food here! It should be the best Indian restaurant in Birmingham! Worth to come here twice a week!

Visited here on Sunday evening with family spur of the moment as recommended to me by a colleague . We didn't book so was happy they managed to seat us without reservation , had a great meal , all the foamily enjoyed must say the mixed grill was fabulous!, this is the first time I have visited . Staff very friendly , thank you Smokey Barrels I will defiantly be returning

Delicious food. Well presented and most importantly hot 🔥!!

The food was lovely and the service was good. There was one problem tho we ordered the veg deluxe expecting it to be a burger but when it arrived it was a pizza, even tho i said when i ordered it at the bar " can i not have to many chillies on the burger because it is for my young son". Not once did they mention its not a burger its a pizza was not happy at all. The southern fried chicken was excellent tho coukd not knock that at all.

Decent Indian food and cheap bar prices. Gets my vote.

£3 for a pint of lemonade on draft, I dread to think what a pint of beer costs, I was driving today thank god. The inside had a shabby chic look, the open plan sports bar had several large TV's all with the ubiquitous football on, it's loud and with a hint of rough. The food was hot spicy and tasty, it's expensive and small portions. Would I go again mmmm I'm not sure I would. I've been once and that's probably enough for me, because what I paid I could have a full meal at any local good Indian restaurant.

Been here a few times now. A large Pub (and large car park) that also has and Indian Restaurant in it. What's not to like ? Good Food, quick Service and reasonably priced.

This restaurant is definitely worth the visit. Im not sure why it has so many negative reviews as there was nothing we could fault. The atmosphere inside was good with music, live sports coverage and the choice of darts or pool. Food and drinks were very well priced with well size portions ( we may have ordered a little too much!) The chicken tikka was very moist and Nan bread was light and airy, the chilli prawns were also cooked to perfection.

Visited for first time, disappointed upon arrival as the building was shabby, food was just ok. Good service though

We went here for a family meal, first time visit, Building was tired and paint work very shabby, although on walking inside it was nicely done! Although it is very dark. My husband asked for a hot curry, which was not spicy at all,and more like a stew, My chicken tikka was like tomato soup,had no flavour whatsoever. Although when we complained we were offered to have meals replaced,and was not a problem. The customer service was good to be honest,but the food wasn't good enough to return.

Popped into smokey barrels as we were passing by. Food was very good. Service from Alesha was brilliant. Thank you. We will be returning Highly recommend.

This venue has probably seen better days. We found the cleanliness not great, with horribly presented damanged menus and a sticky table. Beer was flat on both the IPA and larger. Maybe a line issue but not a very enjoyable pint. Food is priced at a mid range price point but the food didn't really come up to standard. The currys themselves had a nice flavour, but poor cuts of meat and soggy / undercooked naan bread let it down massively. On the plus, the loaded chips were lovely, so that gains an additional star. We won't be returning unfortunately, which is a shame because on paper and the style of the place is right up my street.

Ordered food and they came out with the wrong order, they rushed the proper menu through at the loss of this being my worst food I ever paid for, only got a two because my wife's food was just ..ok. When someone came round I told him it was really terrible and why no reaction, he just carriedd on clearing up. I don't think I will be back.

Nice beer garden, dessi pub food was expecting American BBQ

I had the lamb Rogan josh it was delicious and so full of flavour

We just had a drink in there. Very clean and bar person was pleasant but was unsure why food was not being served until 4.00pm

Reasonable place. Pub with good Indian dishes.

Great place!! We came there for the 1st time in May and we ordered grilled mix, salad, rice with mushrooms and naan bread and both the presentation and taste of it was amazing. On top of that the staff is super nice and friendly. Would highly recommend 👌

Beer and cider is very average.best to drink the bottles.Service was very slow also

We though we were going to a meat grill and bar, but inside it was 95% Indian with a couple of burgers and wings. Burgers and Indian was good although publicity was misleading. It looks like the meat grill had been taken over judging by the interior decoration.

Great pints,food and service. Friendly staff. Highly recommended, will definitely be back 👌

Not what I expected, ostensibly an indian restaurant/sports bar, the FA cup final was on so it was very busy indeed. Queuing for the bar, but the staff were quick and efficient. The food was delicious. A free to hire function room and tribute nights in the room above, all in all a nice, decently priced venue.

Lovely food I love mixed grill, expensive tho.

The worse indian food ever. Taste less curry and too salty. Never back again.

Food not tasty. Seems everything from the freezer.

Upon entry the place seemed nice and modern, nicely refurbished. We got sat at our table, the decor and rustic look is somewhat aesthetically pleasing and a warming environment. We was all expecting it to be a grill sort of place with BBQ options, but it’s mostly Indian curries / cuisine. There are a few alternatives. I had the Smokey Barrel burger and to be honest it tasted like a 99p microwave Rustler burger, but with some added cheese and onion. The buns were hard and crispy on the edges, and the burger smelled like dog food and it was also very dry to eat; I couldn’t eat it. The bhuna curries were nice and tasty but the were too spicy for a bhuna. It was also very very loud inside. Music was playing at full blast and our family couldn’t have a conversation without having to shout to each other. This ruined the evening as we went out for a family birthday meal but couldn’t speak to one another due to the loud music. Staff are polite but clumsy and kept dropping knives and forks on the floor, not very professional staff. We all said we wouldn’t go back there. It’s advertised as a mixed grill restaurant but it’s more of a sports bar with football on all the TV’s, and mostly curries on the menu.

Fantastic food, great atmosphere, great staff, very reasonable prices! all in all great place! Definitely worth a visit if in the area

Came with 3 friends to watch the football midweek and have some food and drinks. Plenty of screens with sound on so watching the football was great but the service was rather poor. Food came out fast but some of the staff didn’t have a clue what they were doing, taking our food to wrong tables and bringing cutlery after we had our food. Mixed grill was hit and miss, chicken tikka and wings were good but chops were very poor. Butter chicken was ok but not the greatest chicken used, the naan and rice were good though. The customers on the table next to us were very rowdy and noisy, unfortunately we won’t be returning, which is a shame as tv and sports wise it was very good.

Good food but very loud and feels like a locals place

5 out of 10 very average and not really good quality food