The Covered Wagon in Birmingham

So we rang up late afternoon Saturday to see if there was a table for two and to our surprise there was so we booked it and arrived for 6pm. So we were seated under the TV which wasn’t really the best as they had the football on with sound too. Ordered popadoms no spoon with sauces and couldn’t catch the waitress eye to get one. Food came which was fine. We went to the bar twice and ordered the same round. Both rounds were two different prices…. Strange. Had to remind her to rectify bill for this. We have used this pub now for years and have always enjoyed it and even struggled to get in at times. This visit was not the same there was no atmosphere as there usually it and it wasn’t very busy either for a Saturday. Not the same vibe which was a shame

Average and over priced ..just hype

Our 1st time at this desi pub, so glad we found it. We're Sikh & enjoyed the place, full of people from all backgrounds, very familiar & warm atmosphere. Food was incredible, the chef & the team really should be so proud. So close to the taste of cooking at home (not oily in the slightest), really tasty food & the waiting staff were very good too. Clean toilets, great fresh tasting masala tea too. We'd definitely come back.

Our 1st time at this desi pub, so glad we found it. We're Sikh & enjoyed the place, full of people from all backgrounds, very familiar & warm atmosphere. Food was incredible, the chef & the team really should be so proud. So close to the taste of cooking at home (not oily in the slightest), really tasty food & the waiting staff were very good too. Clean toilets, great fresh tasting masala tea too. We'd definitely come back.

Every time I go here it never disappoints. Went for my partners birthday today and was served by Bruce, great waiter, calm and attentive.

It's a safe place for the family to enjoy a beer and the excellent food. NOT TO BE MISSED.

Amazing food, came considerably quick for how busy it was, tasted fresh, had an amazing experience. Big thank you Taz for his great hospitality.

Superb food as ever. Best mixed grill in the country. Taz and Jo looked after us well all night. Will be returning again soon.

The trend in desi pubs is real. Amazing Indian food in a traditional English pub setting... Highly recommended. The sizzling sharing platter is a must. Friendly staff..

Well presented, timely service, polite staff and most importantly the food was good. Worth a visit

Welcoming restaurant with wide variety of delicious dishes. Must try mixed grill. Check out the pictures associated with this review.

Covered Wagon every time!! Never lets us down!! Joseph, a dedicated and hard working guy, always treats us like family. Outstanding service ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Super speedy service and amazing food. Highly recommended

Another Indian restaurant that used to be a locals pub.

One small criticism if I may.....could do with a little update on the decor, apart from that the food is great along with the service and very reasonable price.

Great food. Only downside (Manager make a note) was once our food arrived the staff disappeared. I went to the bar twice to ask if we could order more drinks but still no one showed up. Two rounds missed (#lost profit). Food was very good and came out quickly. I’d recommend this place, but do a double order of drinks or you may go without 😏

I had the special mixed balti and honestly it was up there with the the best i have had, My only reason for the 3 on atmosphere, is because we went in the afternoon on a week day and it was pretty much just us in there and a couple of other tables.

Went with 11 work friends. Food, service, atmosphere fab.Had a great time

Taz was a great server and was so friendly and helpful with our order - we had a mix of soy & paneer in our curry which wasn’t on the menu. a** service and lovely food as always

Always amazing food one of my favourites

Amazing mix grills and delicious curries. Up there with one of the best Indian restaurants in Birmingham, high praise! Well worth a visit. We're regulars and will be back again soon. Staff are lovely and can't do enough for you.

Have been going to the covered wagon for years, me and all my family and friends. And it's always been a favourite because the food has been consistently good. However, the past 3 times I've been the food (chicken saag and biriyani have been awful. The chicken saag had a consistently of baby food, and both dishes made the cardinal sin: too much salt! All I could taste in both dishes was salt. No rich and textured flavours as before, just salt. I'm not sure if there's been a change of chef, but my family and friends have also said the same. It'll be time for a change if food doesn't return to previously high standards. Also, male staff have been quite blasé and indifferent on recent trips. I'm not sure if the covered wagon's popularity has made it complacent, but keep serving below standard food and employ staff that are stand-offish, and people will stop coming.

Always good food and atmosphere

Have eaten in the restaurant before and must say it's very good, my advice is don't order delivery, possibly the worst Indian I have ever had, butter chicken curry (chicken wasn't cooked), sizzler mixed grill (chicken chunks wernt cooked) forgot the naan bread, only 2 poppadoms should of been 4, out of the whole meal we ate the chips and lamb in the mixed grill, won't order for delivery again may return for in house eating

29/12/2024 As a regular customer its a shame to see the service of this place go way way down. Couple of the staff have no thank yous, very moody and the guy who took my order on the phone was easily irritated and quick tempered. Please sort it out.

An average Indian Punjabi restaurant, with some nice starters and curries. Nothing too fancy or exquisite. The disappointing dish was the veg biryani which had ungrounded whole spices destroying the palette. The chana masala was good but nothing out of the ordinary and usually available with the same flavours at other Indian restaurants too. If you do visit - the kebab platter will not disappoint.

Wonderful food, great service, highly recommended

Booked a table for my mothers 80th birthday, had a fantastic time, food and service was amazing had a fantastic mixed grill 😋 can totally recommend a visit

I and a few friends were seated at very short notice when another booking fell through. This was appreciated. Customer service is very good. The decor is great. The food is superb. The only drawback was that there were some rowdy young male diners, with no noise filter! But what can you do.

Best Indian in Birmingham! amazing menu including soy vegetarian options. good beers too including Estrella Damm on draft. easy bus ride from town, or taxi for under £7. footy on TVs. highly recommended.

Pub and beer are lovely. I have been there a few times since my original 3-star review. It's now increased to 5 stars as service has increased massively and the food has been consistently great. Very good value and large portions.

Amazing food! The atmosphere is okay, it is in a pub / farmhouse… but the food was outstanding.

Great choice of drinks and amazing food

Great Food As always. My regular place been coming for years. The only thing I don't like we always get a terrible table. Never get given a nice area. I always have to ask to sit elsewhere which is a pain. When we get another table we get told you have 1hr on the table. Shouldn't be like this how do others know you are going to give that table to them. Should be 1st come 1st serve along as you have booked. Others get given nice tables. This needs to be addressed by management. Not happy with this

1st time very good food and very good service

Helpful and friendly staff. Great food. Very cold while waiting for food to arrive. Cold plates for the food.

Absolutely amazing food will be coming back

Excellent range of food. Fast efficient service. Gut busting portions and they do doggie bags. Good range of beer and wine

Visited on Sunday 17th Nov following many recommendations. We’d had a takeaway from there previously which was fine. Sadly our dine in experience was very average. Service was almost too quick in the sense that we felt rushed to order food. Once food was ordered, it was delivered in around 8 minutes. For a table of 6, we ordered a fair amount of food so was a bit concerning how quick it arrived. We came for the mixed grill really and when it came out you could immediately tell it was going to be dry. And sadly it was. Essentially the meat was just quickly heated up and put on a sizzler. Imagine that meat was sat there for a while. It didn’t taste particularly fresh. Chilli paneer and prawn dishes were also extremely sweet in taste. We also ordered a couple of mocktails as we were driving a long distance. When the bill came we were charged for cocktails which in fairness was then rectified (no apology though). But what was concerning was that when the bar staff were amending the bill with the waitress; you could see and hear them laughing about it and one jokingly saying “did you actually make mocktails”. Not a laughing matter in any situation, let alone when driving is involved. Also; hand soap in the men’s toilet was topped up with water instead of replacing it. Very poor hygiene and pure laziness. All in all, a below average experience. Poor food and service.

What a pub, mixed grill is fantastic

Good food and friendly atmosphere which is great for families. Service is top notch too. Highly recommended.

Always a consistently good experience with lovely food.

Waitress was understanding so got the 4 stars. Went for a early lunch and food was shocking. Clearly reheated. How can mixed grill not be done fresh. Chicken wings with no char on them, seesh kebabs hard and dry. Returned two pieces to get another 2 that clearly werent cooked freshly again. Heated in a plastic container. Chilli chips had no crunch at around £5 for a portion of card board chips. Kebab roll with same day hard kebabs in it. Was kinda a regular but wont be returning. Even the Waitress was uncomfortable when having to lie to say kebab were cooked fresh. She agreed they were hard and dry. Very disappointing.

Joseph is the best waiter here he made our experience excellent and met our expectations without hesitation Will recommend and will re visit

A very good Desi Grill. Not the best I’ve had in Birmingham but a very close second. Great service and a great atmosphere. The chili chips were very very good 👍

Travelled 1hr from Leicester very average food, not much flavour, portions and prices were fine. After seeing a lot of good reviews was quite disappointed

Eat here with a friend on a recommendation, got to say, well worth a visit, the mixed grill was excellent, also had the butter chicken, which was also very good. I can imagine this place gets rammed in the evening and weekend. Would I eat here again,? Yes definitely, shame I don't live closer.

oct 31st had a great night there was 5 of us although they was busy we all got served together food was lovely and plenty of it the guy serving us was great we did,nt wait long for anything his name was Bruce he was very attentive and friendley hope we get him next time we go .Thanks for making our night Bruce.

Service was friendly, if a little too fast. Drinks and poppadoms coming quickly was good, but starters came almost immediately and mains as the starters were taken away. Car park is really small. Not only does that mean few spaces, it also means that you have to try and navigate pass cars trying to get in, whilst you’re trying to get out after not finding a spot. Food was tasty. Lamb chops were a little bit small.

Disappointed with my last 2 daytime visits here, The food was cold & below average really Disappointed not sure what has happened,I have previously recommended the covered wagon but have to go on my last 2 visit have the food has been rubbish so will not be returning & will try somewhere new

Excellent food, good value too. However when I scrutinised my bill I noted that I’d been charged for 3 items I never actually ordered. Each curiously enough costing £4.75, The waitress quickly amended the error. I wonder why this error occurred as the restaurant was overly busy.

Food is for the masses certainly not quality but quanity & speed. Felt rushed. Pleasant waiting staff.

Sorry we order chilli paneer. But it was coated in soya sauce. Very salty,, not all tasty, desi chicken curry was like English chicken curry, no spices,coriander, no colour. ,omg onion mulch. Nan. Who adds cheese terrible. Sorry. Food bit down the hill. Not at all impressed 😒

Always wanted to visit and saw all the trip advisor mixed reviews. So… firstly the service was fab…Taz our waiter was on the ball, drinks were ordered and served within 5 minutes. Food not far behind, but was fresh and sizzling. We ordered the Wagon sizzling grill, Bhuna sauce and naan bread. Amazing food and value for money. Definitely recommend

Bruce was an excellent waiter, service was perfect as always, food was delicious, warm and filling and the company was great,

food was amazing service was just as good, Taz the 🐐 !!!

This place has gone downhill. The food is not authentic Indian food. Contains sugar. Food is always cold and has no flavour. Catered for non-asian customers. A shame as it used to be the best in the area. Not worth the food. The management is rude and need some re-training in people skills.

Food was good, taking order and serving taken bit of time, may be bz of weekend

This is our favourite place to have Indian food in the area. They have consistently great food with a special mention to their fresh naans. Would advice booking on weekends as it can be very busy

The portions were great the food tasted lovely. The reason for the 3 was the food appeared to be spicier than other restaurants we've visited.

A great balance of indo British food & Indian taste. I think both will love it, Indians & brits. I keep revisiting, every time i am very satisfied with taste & service. Its just on weekends drunk goras could be very noisy, so if u want a peaceful place, then this is not the best place to be. But I think thats expected from a pub..

Incredible food and a vast selection to choose from, especially if you're vegan. Not the usual standard starters and mains here, instead a wonderfully diverse array of Indian delicacies, chockful of flavour, tantalisingly tasty and with very generous portions. This is food of the highest order. The service is great too, fast and efficient but friendly. A good selection of drinks and tasteful decor. It gets VERY busy here, so would advise booking in advance on a weekend. Highly recommended 👌

Absolutely brilliant food,great atmosphere,will go again,only a small issue is the waiter rushing you out of your seating area before the end time you was given,we still had 20 mins before we left and was leaving anyway.

Good food, superb service at a reasonable price. We'd go back for sure.

Worst meal ever eaten At covered Wagon

Really good food and really filling

Amazing service food and atmosphere would highly recommend

First words from the waiter we need the table back at 8pm - I say can I order a drink please? Rushes service seems like they want you in, want your money and then get you out as quickly as possible. Ordered starters and were being forced to orders mains at the same time we had only been there for 10mins. At 19.30 while we were still eating we got asked if we want boxes for take away almost suggesting we had, had our time to eat it there. Complained to the manager who seemed unbothered by the situation this is despite there being several empty table. Avoid in my opinion.

The food is absolutely delicious and portions are generous. Service was also 10/10. It was very busy when we went on a Saturday night. The car park was full so had to park on the street further up the road. Because it's very busy it's obviously very noisy as well, which is the downside of a good quality, popular restaurant. But the food and service was top notch. Prices reasonable too. Highly recommended.

Came here with my family on a Saturday evening, was very busy. Really good food. Service was quick and courteous.

The chicken balti , chicken tikka masala , sizzler, butter chicken all way too much chilli .. every dish burnt your mouth :. not normal and each of us kept needing more water to drink with these different dishes… yet they all had they same deep chilli making it unpalatable…the nan was nice & rice .. waiters very attentive and good .. food presentation good but A lot of money …£200 when all you can taste is just chilli over powering each dish!

Worst mix grills I have eaten. No flavour other than Chilli if that's your thing.

Great food including vegan options. I can see why it was so popular and look forward to another visit

Food excellent, especially the mixed grills and the chilli paneer. Draught drinks actually not very cold. Not sure if it was a problem with their pumps or they were using glasses straight out of the dishwasher but that was the only blip in a very nice meal. Will be retuning.

Just went for a walk at Mosley Bogs and stopped here for dinner. I must say the service that we have received from Deepak was amazing! Food was A1 we will definitely come back here again and we will recommend this to friends and family!

The venue is lovely and clean. It wasn't too busy, but clearly they can accommodate large parties. The food was good, especially the Naan bread and the Sarsoon ki saag, which I wouldn't normally order, was delicious. There was only one staff member serving tables, so the service was a bit rushed when it got busy. There are screens showing football and other sports throughout the day. Also, there is parking to the rear of the property.

Birthday celebration. Food was excellent and large portions. Definitely go back.

Make sure you are hungry , exceptional food

Nice family style grill restaurant, great door and really quick service

The experience was extremely poor today, we have come all the way from Solihull in UBER and back paid £35 in taxi and has no beer except cobra which was warm and mixed grill came first before popadums, asked for the napkins and forgotten, no dips were given with the mixed and I had to ask for it. The staff could not be bothered at 8:45pm on Sunday. I had high hopes as we have guest over from India but pure let down. I would not return ever again. Good luck!

Wouldn’t use this place again, bag full of leaking grease when arrived, very oily curries, far too much ghee, little taste other than overpowering chilli. Tasted better curry from a jar ! Overpriced too. I do not recommend, far better proper curry houses around.

Very tasty food and very friendly service…

Amazing curry and beer, nice staff and environment.

Wicked curry . Highly recommend

I've been to some of the best desi pubs in the West Midlands (including Soho Tavern, Merry Maid and Hen and Chickens) but the Covered Wagon is my favourite. I've kept coming back for five years. The standout dish, the sizzling mixed grill, has to be seen and heard to be believed. The balance of succulence, seasoning and charring is sublime. I also think the vegetarian sizzler is the best veggie mixed grill I've had. But don't overlook the curries, which outclass most Birmingham balti houses, and sides. The curry-loaded fries are a meal in themselves. And of course, it's a pub as well, serving reasonably priced and well poured pints (Guinness £4.75). On this occasion, we received excellent service from Taz.

Good quality mixed grill with good flavour and level of spice

Second visit 💯 better than 1st visit fish pakora Good size but not seasoned well a bit bland other wise good

Tried the covered wagon last night after alot of people recommended it. We had popadoms to start with and ordered our mains they bought our food out while we still had popadoms on the table, the table was small we didn't have enough room to put everything. I had a lamb dhansak which was ment to be a medium spice which was actually really spicy, I eat medium spice all the time, I couldn't finish my curry. The naan bread and masala chips were lovely and my daughter enjoyed her tikka massala. The restaurant is so noisy you can't hear conversation on your own table. Food was a good price though I might give it another go and try something mild or the mixed grills as they looked nice.

We went on a Weds afternoon, I'd heard very good things about CW. We ordered the veg sizzler, lamb curry & a few other bits. The sizzler was smaller in portion size to what I was expecting compared to another grill place in Brum. It came on caramelised onions but some of them were so burnt that that was all you could taste, this then transferred to the bits on the sizzler, the burnt taste. I ate the grill pretty much to myself whereas other grills have plenty for two & leftovers. The wife's lamb curry was better than the other place we go. So maybe the meat curries are better here & the veg sizzler is better at the other place. Lots of people rate this place but if I was choosing I'd go to the other place as veggie for the grill whereas my wife would choose this one for the meat! Others who love it are also meat eaters

We ordered two pints of Timothy Tailor beer. It cost £11.60 I.e. £5.80 a pint. 3 of us shared fish pakora, chicken tikka and chips. The fish was piping hot and lovely. The chicken was cold and had obviously sat around for a while after taking it out of the tandoor. It was dry. Best to book a table because Fridays are very busy

Very good food, great service .

Excellent takeaway curry! Had the butter chicken, was surprised it was spicy (rated 2 chillis on the menu), but it was great, really tasty, generous portion size. Peshwari naan also excellent. Delivery prompt and accurate, will definitely be using again 😁 👍

Very busy. V loud nice curry DONT BUY THEIR POPPADOMS! They get them from tescos CRAP! And when 22.00 strikes they want you gone! Bit rude imo .

Booked our table with ease online. On arrival we were able to choose our favourite seating area table and had a warm welcome. We were served by Jess. As always the food was piping hot, tasty and generous portions. As a family of four we had 4 Poppodoms and Pickles, 2 regular mixed grills (and was able to swop out the lamb chop for kebab), Butter Chicken curry and Lamb curry. 2 Cheese Nans, 1 Garlic Nan and 1 Mushroom Fried Rice - extremely good value for the price we paid (Just under £80 as we prefer tap water with our meal). Jess was attentive, friendly and couldn't do enough for us. We had some food left over so Jess provided us with takeaway containers to allow us to take it home. All in all - another great dining experience at The Covered Wagon and look forward to visiting again!

Booked our table with ease online. On arrival we were able to choose our favourite seating area table and had a warm welcome. We were served by Jess. As always the food was piping hot, tasty and generous portions. As a family of four we had 4 Poppodoms and Pickles, 2 regular mixed grills (and was able to swop out the lamb chop for kebab), Butter Chicken curry and Lamb curry. 2 Cheese Nans, 1 Garlic Nan and 1 Mushroom Fried Rice - extremely good value for the price we paid (Just under £80 as we prefer tap water with our meal). Jess was attentive, friendly and couldn't do enough for us. We had some food left over so Jess provided us with takeaway containers to allow us to take it home. All in all - another great dining experience at The Covered Wagon and look forward to visiting again!

Very impressed, meal for 4 with starters and drinks only £70 The quality of the food was second to none and even the big boys couldn't finish their meals (not that I thought they were that big) but I am not interested in quantity but quality and they did not let me down Excellent food, really tasty (not overly spicy) and good coffee also but the service was a little slow. Very good service but it take a while for the food but not overly long Well recomended

The venue is pleasant and well-maintained, with good service. The naans and curries were excellent, but the vegetarian sizzler/mixed grill was disappointing and certainly not worth the £16.45 price tag. It was mostly fried onions, lacking in flavor and substance. The dish consisted of soya chunks in tandoori paste (soya chunks are cheap in all cash & carry’s ), one kebab, a few pieces of paneer, and two fried frozen samosas. Overall, it was underwhelming and left me dissatisfied. Maybe double the portion to justify the price.

Food quality was great, service was super and the family enjoyed the experience. Birmingham is a competitive market for tasty indian grills, but this is no doubt one of the best and a family favourite.

The Covered Wagon on Yardley Road offers a delightful dining experience that seamlessly blends cozy ambiance with exceptional cuisine. From the moment you step inside, the warm and inviting atmosphere sets the stage for a memorable meal. The rustic decor, coupled with friendly and attentive staff, makes you feel right at home. The menu is a well-curated mix of classic and contemporary dishes, each prepared with the freshest ingredients. The starters are a great introduction to the meal, with the calamari and bruschetta being standout choices. Write review about restaurant the covered wagon Yardley road ChatGPT Review: The Covered Wagon, Yardley Road The Covered Wagon on Yardley Road offers a delightful dining experience that seamlessly blends cozy ambiance with exceptional cuisine. From the moment you step inside, the warm and inviting atmosphere sets the stage for a memorable meal. The rustic decor, coupled with friendly and attentive staff, makes you feel right at home. The menu is a well-curated mix of classic and contemporary dishes, each prepared with the freshest ingredients. The starters are a great introduction to the meal, with the calamari and bruschetta being standout choices. For the main course, the steak and ale pie is a hearty and flavorful option, while the grilled salmon offers a lighter, but equally delicious, alternative. One of the highlights of The Covered Wagon is their commitment to catering to various dietary preferences. The vegetarian and gluten-free options are thoughtfully crafted, ensuring that every guest can find something to enjoy. The dessert menu is not to be missed, with the sticky toffee pudding and the cheesecake being particular favorites. Pairing these sweet treats with a cup of their expertly brewed coffee is the perfect way to end the meal.Overall, The Covered Wagon excels in delivering a top-notch dining experience. Whether you're there for a casual lunch, a romantic dinner, or a family celebration, this Yardley Road gem is sure to impress. Highly recommended!

Friendly and helpful staff. Food dry. Had a bad stomach afterwards