the KEG & GRILL in Birmingham

I came here with a group of my friends and family about 20 of us for a get together for his pre wedding party , and considering how busy and packed it was they was still able to get a table for us 20 people and rearrange tables for us . The service and staff was outstanding and amazing and really welcoming also I’ve been to many bar & mix grill places and this probably has to be one of the top 10 by far in Birmingham that I’ve been to . They have a really good selections of beers and ales and also ciders , and quality selection of the spirits from top spirits to standard classics , also a great mix of shooters . I would definitely recommend this place to anyone who loves a mix grill and curries the flavours of each one honestly is spot on all thanks to the amazing chefs .

If you’re searching for the ideal bar and grill that caters to families and children, This bar and grill offers a treasure entertainment—from a pool table that invites friendly competitions to a corner perfect for catching all the big games The dining experience is simply unbeatable! With a menu that boasts flavors sure to delight every palate, you can expect a solid 10/10 for both quality and taste. There is also a fantastic selection of drinks—there’s something for everyone to enjoy. A huge shout-out goes to the incredible staff who make every visit special with their warm smiles and attentive service. They ensure that your family’s experience is smooth and enjoyable from start to finish.

Large family group of us 18 in total came in for a meal,member of our group phoned & booked a table so they were aware of how many of us there was.Looks nice from the outside but the inside is like an old knackered pub with a snooker table & TV's showing sports.We arrived at 8pm but our main course did not arrive until 10pm yet people came in after us & were served.My mum wanted a plain chicken breast which was pre ordered yet did not appear.The chef did not seem to understand what a plain chicken breast was!.A male staff member that worked there was run ragged up & down the stairs with food when it finally appeared 1 dish at a time with gaps in between each person receiving their meal,I did offer to help.....Shocking service really as there was only 1 chef working & although we did get numerous apologies & 15% off the bill I would not recommend this place.Came all the way from NZ for a curry which was nice but service let it down & some family members said their food wasn't the greatest.This place was recommended to us as well but it was such a let down.

Bad food. Was old food heated up. Dry chewy and very bad taste. We didn’t even finish and just left.

I recently visited this place and tbh it was nothing that I expected . The ambiance was not organised and the food was also not up to the expectations.

Fabulous wraps and masala chips - had a peel at the next tables curries -they also looked brilliant, lovely friendly staff. Hopefully this place will get as popular as their old premises - it was a bit lacking in atmosphere due to lack of customers - well worth trying and I’m sure it will soon be a must go to place.

Popped in here for a Mixed Grill, and the food, service, and beer were all decent. The food was that good, we surprised ourselves by finishing it all off and not taking any home with us like we normally do. There was that traditional desi pub ambience, but it was surprisingly quiet for a city centre eatery. I was there from before 7pm to after 8pm on a Thursday evening, and in that entire time there were only two other customers in there, who were just having a few drinks. I rang them a few days beforehand and I was assured they use meat which is NOT produced in accordance with any religious faith.

Nice little pub and grill. Food was quite good 7-8/10. Friendly staff. Atmosphere slightly bland but clean. There are some pool tables and slot machines present as well.

Formerly located on Upper Gough St, in its new location still serving good curry, generous portions

Very welcoming great atmosphere and the food was delicious best mix grill I've had

The food was just absolutely incredible!!! Went with 2 other friends and ordered a lot of things to share including the large meat platter, lamb, chicken and paneer curries, all these were just so delicious But the absolute star of the show was the 'Vegetable Samosa Chaat'. The only reason I gave the atmosphere 3 stars was because it was a quiet Sunday afternoon. Otherwise, everything was perfect. Highly recommend!!! Will be coming back next time I'm in Birmingham.

This is my favourite place to Dine, the food is exceptional 👌 and the staff go above and beyond to make your visit as pleasant as possible.The staff have great interaction with there customers and there's always a happy vibe to walk into.

Someone used your number to call me saying they are 'Josef from o2' , I queried him and he cut the line after a few minutes. I knowof your establishment so just warning you about your number being used in some sort scam though not sure how.

Sampled the veg mixed grill platter and was very impressed. Very tasty indeed. *** Went to sample the food. The Saag was lovely and flavourful and the meat grill platter was also good. All in all, a nice mid week treat. *** Used to be Jungle Bird before it closed permanently and saw that it’s now a new place so got curious and popped in for a drink. Didn’t eat so can’t comment on the food. People are super friendly though and love seeing a selection of beer on draft that you don’t tend to see elsewhere. A chilled place to hangout and watch a bit of sport. Will 100% come back to try the food.

In Birmingham for the weekend and google places to eat near our hotel. So we gave it ago and we weren’t disappointed. Lovely friendly staff nice warm welcome . Great choice on menu at a great price . Food was well presented and tasted amazing and huge portions. Definitely recommend and returned when visiting again

Very quiet tonight but food great .we made a reservation but it was not needed I had a lamb jalfrazy

Thank you for making us feel welcome..food was 5***** service was great ..we will be back x

Good Deli pub. Clean and friendly and the food is great and well priced.

Lovely meal on a Wednesday evening fresh food and great service

Nice place to enjoy with family or friends ..

Not too busy on a Wednesday night. Took work colleagues here from out of town. They loved it as they hadn't seen mixed grills before. All gave glowing reports. I had chicken balti which was a bit spicy for my taste but enjoyable all the same.

Great food and sport broadcast among a very friendly atmosphere at a fair price. Really enjoyed!

Nice desi clean desi pub. We had high expectations of the food based on the reviews but we were underwhelmed, especially with the nice aroma coming from the kitchen. The chicken tikka and chicken in the curries were dry and made it unpleasant to eat. And the garlic naans while were delicious were £4.50 each and same with each portion of rice of which I would had said this was more than London price.

Disappointed service and venu. Nightclub style music with sports playing. Service wasn’t attentive and items forgotten

Great pub, love the meat platter.

Visited on a Monday evening. No real atmosphere, very quiet, except for the pop-punk music channel. The food is a touch more expensive than other desi-pubs, but there's better ones in the West Mids.

Everything on the mixed grill was overcooked, the butter chicken had 0 taste and everything was overpriced

Very quiet for a Saturday evening and it felt like a social club, a bit bland, bright and basic but the food was delicious.

Wow food and service were brilliant. No sticky tables, yay. We haven’t eaten such authentic Indian food in a long time. Good wholesome quality food. Would recommend any day of the week. Slightly strange pub like atmosphere but don’t let that stop you…. The food is fab.

Highly recommended place, food was amazing, atmosphere was great and they show sorts 5/5

Booked to go with family based on recommendations and reviews, hadn’t realised they had actually moved premises. Food was mediocre at best but the new venue is awful, a brightly lit cross between a sports bar and music venue - commentary from tv and music from jukebox both blaring out in competition with each other, absolutely no atmosphere in the place will not go back nor would I recommend this place to anyone

Great place to grab some food & drink before hitting the theatre. Child friendly & staff are really generous. Had a great time. Thank you team

I had a Bhuna cury with chicken and rice, medium spicy. It was sooooo delicious!

Just had a fantastic meal ( very good service ) excellent value for money with our groupon voucher

Food is amazing and service great. Premises are not as good as the last place and a bit cold.

Friendly staff. Food was great, ordered the mixed grill and few curries.

Was a lot better at its old location.

Disappointing!! Went to the original Keg & Grill a few times so decided to try the new location (under new management). Firstly, the menu on the website is different from the one given in the restaurant; no lamb chops included with large mix grill!! I therefore ordered a large boneless mix grill and a couple of naans. The kebabs were bone dry as were the chicken pieces. Also, the tempura battered prawns seemed an odd addition to a mixed grill. Upon raising concerns with a waitress, the chef came out of the kitchen to have a chat and in fairness he made a new portion of lamb kebabs to compensate. While the replacement kebabs tasted 100% better than the original ones, my concern is I was initially given a platter not fit for human consumption. Furthermore, to charge £3.25 for a plain naan and £4.50 for a garlic naan is a little steep. Needless to say I won't be returning to the new Keg & Grill and will stick with other more trusted value for money establishments.

After two years as a Regular going to the old Keg & Grill that we loved, we decided to try the new location. Prices are much higher than expected, pilau rice = £5.50 = WOW and food quality has definitely dropped. I have zero problems if the food is good but here was 6/10 with a oily after taste. The staff were amazing, 5* no question but to charge those prices you need to lift your food game as competition is huge in Brum.

Lovely food Lovely service Lovely drinks A big shout out to A J

Great place, great food, great atmosphere

Extremely disappointed after reading such great reviews. We were a big table and it was evidently clear staff were struggling with how busy it was. Wrong food orders, food dropped on the floor (I know accidents can happen) and waiting over 30minutes for the bill despite asking 4 times. One poppadom split into 6 small pieces cost £3.95. When it finally came to paying the bill, they tried to charge us £354. Fortunately we had already worked out that our bill was under £200. The man said he would go and check and miraculously came back with a bill of £180. Almost half the original bill. The reason was that they were busy so the bill was miscalculated. 1st time on reviews I've ever written a bad one but was extremely disappointed with the service here.

I ordered a drink on a Saturday afternoon. The place was mostly empty. Staff kept coming over asking if I needed anything else before I finished my drink, and they were clearly implying that they wanted me to leave.

Very poor service in the keg last night. Yes they were very busy but they hadn’t staffed up enough for the bookings they had. We didn’t get a lot of what we ordered and one person didn’t get a meal at all despite reminding them 3 times. Shame because it used to be wonderful 👎 also the prices have gone up considerably to a point where it’s not good value even though the food is good.

Service 10/10 Drink selection 10/10 Food was so close to being great. Was more pricey than most desi style pubs but I understand they're in a prime Birmingham location so rent etc must be high. The mint yogurt was horrendously artificial. It tasted like toothpaste. The mixed grills and the curries were decent It's unfortunate that they very nearly have a vegan mixed grill, but for some reason choose to use dairy to coat the soya tikka rather than a dairy free milk? Would bring in much more business if vegans could get a mixed grill in the city centre! Missing out on a money maker there. Paying the bill as a group was also very complicated as everything comes up on your bill as "veg main, non veg main, veg starter" etc so a bit tricky to work out who's had what. With some tweaking this place could be amazing. I hope they take my comments constructively

A fantastic place for food in the heart of Birmingham city centre, The friendliest staff serving such great food. I recommend the saag and the chilli chips are a must. The grills look fantastic!

Insanely good deal pub food, guy serving us was fantastic.

Cracking curry and wonderfully attentive staff. Garlic naan was wonderfully fluffy and karahi had the right blend of spice - great experience and the chap who served me was top notch!

Service is immaculate and the food is incredible, I left wishing my stomach was 3 times bigger. Lovely atmosphere!

Staff couldn't do enough for us and the mixed grill was great!

excellent service and big portions! We came just after work so was quiet, right next to New Street station and theatre.

We were attending a gig at the O2 academy and wanted somewhere to grab a beer and a bite to eat before the doors opened and so after looking at plenty of reviews we booked here and I am so glad we did. The Keg & Grill is situated so conveniently for the O2 (5min walk if that!) and is right next door to the Alexandra Theatre. Firstly, it's a really smart city centre bar, sport on the box (if that floats your boat) loads of beers on draft and really attentive staff. Most importantly the food is amazing, think pub grub but with authentic curries, the menu is not huge but that doesn't mean it lacks choice, it is a curry restaurant and doesn't try and to pretend otherwise and it was amazing. We shared a Paneer Tikka starter which was beautifully cooked and flavoured, served with peppers and onions (kebab style) served with dips. Mains were Punjabi Lamb and Bhindi Dupiaza which, the portions were really good, not too big and wasteful but certainly enough for two goes! We asked for medium spiced and they were spot on with the spice levels, the staff were keen to make sure that it was cooked to our taste and followed up to make sure we were happy. Our sides were Masala Chips and Pilau Rice, both excellent twists on curry house staples, really tasty, well cooked and generous portions. We have 2 beers each and came way with a bill for £65 which in the middle of a city centre I thought was really good. The staff were lovely, the place is really nice, I can't speak highly enough of our experience, if you're on a night out in that part of town or indeed want somewhere new for a few beers and a curry you can't go wrong here, bang in the middle of the city, loads of parking nearby and the train station is a 2 min walk away. Enjoy!

Great food, big variety, big portions, great drinks, perfect service and friendly staff! Recommended!

Authentic Indian food at affordable prices with great service and location( Birmingham city centre) Highly recommended to all, especially to vegetarians.

Top quality food, attentive service, cracking pint of Guinness. Will definitely be back!

Most authentic desi food you can get in UK

A great place, excellent food , one of the best mixed grills I’ve eaten. The staff are very attentive, definitely worth a visit if you like your desi pub food .

Great food with a good selection of drinks. The new restaurant next to the Alex Theatre is very handy for central Birmingham. Same nice people who look after you very well and Sky Sports as well!! You must try the Soya Tikka as a starter and I can recommend the Lamb Madras which is one of the best I’ve ever had. The grills are very good with a selection available for most tastes. Proper Indian food using fresh ingredients.

Outstanding food, 10/10. Service was very friendly. Shahi paneer and veg mixed grill were some of the best we’ve had anywhere. Would recommend to anyone looking for good Indian food in Birmingham!

Amazing food. First time eating here don’t tend to venture out of my comfort zone but really glad I did. Service is also top tier really accommodating staff

14th August 2023. Interesting I haven't had a response to my review dated 8th August 2022. Has anyone else had an experience where they were given a corner of a piece of paper as a receipt? Visited on the evening of Monday 8th August 2022. We wanted to eat in a desi pub which we had recently heard about. Only had one real ale on which was ok. We had a fish plus a mushroom starter. The fish was a bit plain tasting. The mushroom and broccoli was nice and spicy. We had a fish plus a chef special curry. Both were ok sadly there wasn't an option to select different strengths. A bit of an odd one was when I asked for our bill the young lady who served us gave us two corners of a piece of paper. On one was written 34 and the other 58. It was pointed out our bill was £58. I asked why hadn't we been given a bill. She said they normally do. I paid our bill of £58 by credit card. A very odd one. I don't have plans to revisit.

This is a diamond of a pub with a quite unusual twist. Great beer in the true pub atmosphere , but all the bar food is Indian themed and very good quality. The bad news is I believe they are being forced to close down. I hear they plan to reopen a new outlet in the same name, so look out for them. Highly recommended

Fantastic I recommend the mixed grill and chicken madras curry both were beautiful

Lovely place with great food & excellent service. Also I can eat a lot & the mixed grill almost finished me. Thanks guys!

Thank you for making our friends from Stratford upon Avon experience of their first grill memorable. Grill was great different to the normal same taste everywhere else. They are now sold on grills and searched local grills near their home

So delicious and staff is very friendly! Clean and cheap! Wonderful

Great Desi pub in the heart of Birmingham, get the grill it's fantastic value and tasty.

Strolled here from the Mariot Hotel for scoff, it was quiet but table service in a lovely old fashioned pub. Very happy with the curry, came slow enough to be mostly cooked from fresh. The pilau rice was very nice. Can fully recommend.

Great food. Friendly staff. You can really taste the flavours in the food.

I came here with a group of friends as it was one of the closest pubs to our hotel. From the outside it looks like a pub as does the inside once you’re in. However the menu was entirely South Asian (curry) and was without a doubt one of the best curries I’ve had. It was authentic and had great taste. The fact that we went 3 times in our 5 night stay sums up how great we thought it was, especially the vegetarian dishes. Recommend the saag and daal makhani. Advisable to book in advance. Still can’t work out how I was in a curry house that was in fact a pub watching sky sports. Brilliant

After a pint at the Craven Arms we popped here for a mixed grill and veg curry. It didnt disapoint. Friendly staff and tasty food.

Good food and selection of beers,friendly manager and bar staff ,made us very welcome

Nice desi pub just outside the city centre.

Friendly bar serving good Indian food. Football on many screens. Would recommend.

Very nice staff and good variety of food.

Ausgezeichnetes Essen, urige Ambiente, extra freundliches Personal, unscheinbares Lokal mitten in der großen Stadt. Einfach genial!

Friendly little quiet pub on a Tuesday evening, cheerful staff and a good range of beers, excellent Indian food - enjoyed the fish pakora, then a mixed grill with a sauce to mix it up. Recommended 😋

Great food, selection of beers and shows sports

Great food, god service and a lovely atmosphere. A quiet weekday evening which suited us perfectly.

Simply one of the best, well done Keg!

Lovely little pub serving really tasty food. Friendly, helpful people running the place. Best desi pub I've been to so far.

Nice food, service was OK. We had a pint, a portion of their mix grill and a lamb bryani. The food was great. They can improve the decor.

Great place for an Indian grill fantastic service as well thank you

Great food and wonderful customer service! Lots of different beer options as well!

A decent curry with a pint. Good place to start before venturing into the city centre

The food is amazing always go here when in the area

We found this place on Google maps as new to Birmingham. Really good food and drinks. Small but perfectly formed pub with great atmosphere and friendly staff.

Fantastic food and service. Must book as is always busy

We went here while staying in Birmingham for a few days. I visited with my husband and two sons (13 and 10) Absolutely great pub. Not only do they sell really good real ale but the food is on another level. All of us thoroughly enjoyed out curries, ranging from a korma and a balti for the younger ones through to the jalfrezi and a madras for the adults. Each dish tasted fresh and full of well balanced spices and not a hint of grease. I can honestly say it is up there with one of the best curries I've had. Please check this place out. If you like good ale and good foo you will not regret it.

One of the most friendly places I have visited. They are obviously very proud of the place and rightly so. Very tasty food.

Great food and Gurmit the host is very welcoming. Great beer too.

Lovey and welcoming, food was very good 👍

Popped in yesterday afternoon for a quiet beer and some food. The new owners were very friendly and welcoming. Food was at a good standard and both the food and drinks were reasonably priced for the city centre. Will definitely pop through again soon.

I never knew about this place until a friend told me about it. A hidden gem in Birmingham near the Mailbox

1st time I went= bit of plastic packaging in my food, almost choked on it, should have sued. 2nd time I went (thought I'd let bygones be bygones)= no spice whatsoever in the food, completely bland. hardly a desi pub at all!

Great food and lovely owner. We did not expect much and I’m not sure why. A hidden gem.

Had a wonderful meal with friends this week. The lady who served us was friendly and helpful even serving drinks at the table. The food was great and the pub has a lovely atmosphere. Really tasty food didnt have a mixed platter but saw one go past after we had eaten and would of liked to have ordered again.

Went last Thursday, food was good but was quite cold in place

I had the best food I really enjoyed, I ordered Tandoori Naan,curry and Biryani (Chicken and Lamb) Both tasted good, but I was only disappointed with the quantity of 1 Biryani not enough for a single person that has to be changed but really it was good

Great atmosphere, traditional little pub close to the Mailbox with a twist