The Lloyds Knowle Restaurant in Solihull

Firstly the restaurant was freezing. We asked several times if heating could be turned up but were told it was on and they would but nothing improved. I had family travel from out of town to celebrate a birthday (which I notified on my booking) it wasn’t even acknowledged! Several items wrong with order but met with well whatever attitude. Food was good but with all the competition we wouldn’t return.

Experiencia extremadamente decepcionante en Lloyds en Knowle esta noche. El servicio al cliente fue terrible, con uno de los miembros del personal siendo grosero, condescendiente y completamente desdeñoso con cualquier comentario. Esperamos más de una hora y media por nuestra red, y cuando finalmente llegaron, hubo un problema con uno de los platos. En lugar de abordar el problema profesionalmente, el personal me acusó de mentir y se puso agresivo y defensivo. Es una pena, ya que hemos sido clientes leales durante más de 15 años. Nunca esperé un trato tan malo. Al irse un miembro del personal que no era familiar se disculpó por el comportamiento y parecía avergonzado ¡Qué vergüenza!

Nuestro grupo de cuatro hizo una reserva en línea unos días antes, me alegro de que lo hicimos porque estaba muy ocupado (sábado por la noche). Una primera visita, y lo más agradable. No teníamos prisa y afortunadamente tampoco el personal, pero estaban ocupados, probablemente más personal necesario para noches más concurridas. El menú era muy completo con varias cocinas diferentes para elegir. Pedimos un montón de comida que probablemente era demasiado y no terminamos todo. Mi cordero Naga estaba muy caliente, pero como compartimos todas las comidas que me pareció más agradable, el Peshwari naan estaba muy sabroso. En general, todos tuvimos una gran comida, y los precios eran muy razonables y el servicio estaba bien.

Por dónde empezar. Yo mismo, hermano y hermana estábamos visitando Knowle para esparcir los restos de las cenizas de nuestra difunta madre porque durante parte de su infancia creció en Knowle y pensó que sería un buen toque traerla a "casa" a Warwickshire. Elegimos este restaurante en particular, ya que había una conexión con nuestros abuelos y nuestra madre y sus hermanos en que el lado izquierdo del edificio en la década de 1940 era un café llamado Jenny Lind dirigido por nuestra abuela y encima del café vivía la familia, así que pensamos que sería un buen toque para comer en el mismo edificio que nuestros parientes una vez lo hicieron. Mi hermano reservó una mesa usando su sistema online para las 7 : 30 de la tarde del sábado y ahí surgió el primero de los problemas. Cuando llegamos al restaurante no tenían registro de nuestra reserva para esa noche después de que les habíamos dicho que habíamos reservado en línea. Dijeron que habría una mesa en unos minutos si esperábamos así que pedimos algunas bebidas y nos sentamos y esperamos. Después de varios minutos nos ofrecieron una mesa, pero como mi hermana está experimentando problemas para caminar, dijimos que nos gustaría una mesa abajo, esto plantea el segundo problema de que su sistema en línea no pregunta si alguien tiene alguna discapacidad teniendo en cuenta que tienen una zona de estar arriba. Seguimos esperando pacientemente, mientras bebíamos nuestras bebidas, con el camarero diciendo que no sería demasiado tiempo. Parecía que esto iba de noche en noche mientras otros clientes entraban y conseguían una mesa. En un momento hablé con un camarero detrás de la barra diciendo que esto no era aceptable, ya que en este momento nadie había salido del restaurante y se quejó del hecho de que su sistema era defectuoso, ya que dijeron que la reserva aún no se había realizado. Como grupo estábamos llegando al final de nuestra atadura cuando finalmente una mesa estuvo disponible después de decir a mi hermano y hermana (yo había ido a un descanso de confort) que el grupo de 4 había estado en la mesa 2 horas y media! Personalmente me he encontrado con que si es una noche muy concurrida los restaurantes tienden a dar un límite de tiempo para que puedan conseguir más tapaderas, ya que como sabían que queríamos una mesa podrían haber pedido a la mesa que pagara su cuenta y se fueran ya que otras personas están esperando para comer. Realmente no es difícil. Me parece que no estaban demasiado preocupados. Ahora no estar allí para escuchar lo que se dijo, pero mi hermano dijo más tarde que nuestras próximas bebidas eran de cortesía en el restaurante (sucede más tarde que no es el caso). Después de las bebidas nos apresuramos inicialmente a dar nuestra orden, pero dijimos que volver en 5 minutos, ya que no estábamos listos. No regresaron de inmediato, tomó más tiempo. Pedimos nuestra comida que llegó en un tiempo esperado. Mi plato estaba bien, pero encontré en el mío lo que debía ser algún tipo de condimento en forma de hoja muy grande y lo que parecía ser trozos de ramita. Yo cocino, y cualquier cosa como hoja de laurel etc que quito antes de servir así que no fue un placer como me hubiera gustado. Cuando vinimos a pagar nos sorprendimos de que nos iban a cobrar por al menos una de las rondas de bebida cuando teníamos la impresión de que uno era de cortesía, ya que teníamos que sentarnos y esperar una hora para tomar una copa y luego tuvieron la osadía de intentar cobrarnos dos veces por las bebidas! Cuando dijimos sobre las bebidas de cortesía dijo el tipo que tomaba el pago, quién lo dijo pero no podíamos estar seguros y él fue desdeñoso a pesar de que podría habernos mostrado un acto de buena voluntad y permitirnos verlos ya que era consciente de que habíamos esperado tanto tiempo para una mesa sin culpa nuestra. Inicialmente habíamos planeado hablarles sobre la conexión del edificio con nosotros y nuestra madre y familia y pensamos que podrían haber estado interesados en algo de la historia del edificio y por eso elegimos comer allí esa noche, pero sentimos entre nosotros que la noche se había visto empañada por toda la experiencia. Ciertamente si alguna vez vuelvo a Knowle, que es una gran posibilidad definitivamente no voy a comer en Lloyd's, sino uno de sus competidores.

Invité a algunos amigos y familiares a este restaurante para celebrar mi cumpleaños número 70. Tuvimos una noche muy relajada y nos atendieron muy bien. Comida encantadora, buenas porciones, gran selección de bebidas. Gracias por una velada memorable.

Mixed feelings this evening - three of us had a very enjoyable meal - we all had starters (can recommend Tandori Mix) and mains (Lamb Balti with mushroom Bhaji and Peshwari Naan was excellent). Drinks all good. My only disappointment was to be charged £1.50 for my doggy bag - that was a first for me (I usually over-order so that I have lunch for the next day) - won't do that again ,on principle. Shame, but there we go. Staff were pleasant and helpful

Walked in Saturday early evening. Lovely restaurant and pleasant surroundings. Front of house staff extremely welcoming. Food was great and arrived promptly. They gave us an extra poppadom .I was originally ordering a garlic naan and then changed to a plain due to my husband preferring this. The waiter surprised us by bringing a free of charge garlic one as well which was very thoughtful Great service and also to other customers as well.

Forget any negative TripAdvisor reviews from before 2023. This is refined Asian cooking that rewards taking time to savour. The excellent reviews you will read elsewhere reflect the true quality of this restaurant now, in 2024. Abdul and his team create a relaxed but not casual atmosphere, paying attention to detail at every stage. Don't hesitate - go for it.

Beautiful food staff on point very funny and food was fantastic 10/10 wonderful The chicken tikka pathia and mushroom rice was what I had best one so far

Noisy when full plus the fast dance music in the background not necessary. Not authentic Indian by a mile but caters to the locals I expect. Service was slow but they were busy, staff were friendly. Lovely poppadoms. My King Prawn dish, Jalfrezi was very very small in comparison to my friend’s chicken dish. Overall not my choice of place for an ‘Indian’. I prefer more authentic food but it was ok.

Four of us ate here. Great atmosphere and not too noisy. Food was great (starters and mains) - I particularly enjoyed the lamb Balti with Peshwari naan. My only negatives were that the side of mushroom bhaji was not particularly large and I was charged for dashes of lime in the lagers. That aside - excellent!! Thank you. And great service too! We'll be back

Lovely food excellent service will return again 😀. Place very welcoming Lovely and clean. Madras curry 👊🍛

Visited The Lloyds Indian with my husband yesterday and it was a divine experience. The food was spot on, tasted fantastic and the service was impeccable. Overall an impressive night. Thank you for having us and we can’t wait to return.

The restaurant was very busy, probably because we were in the Christmas period. We booked but had to wait for around 10 minutes for our table. The waiter pressed us to order quickly commenting the table was needed after us. This was despite the delay getting to the table was not our fault. Felt very much we had to eat quickly and that the customers were a nuisance to the staff so wasnt a relaxed evening.

First time coming here and everything was perfect - Lovely meal at a great price and very friendly staff! Will definitely return :)

Fab place! Service is impeccable, staff are so lovely & attentive, nice to have a chat with them all! Food great, drinks good too…definitely be returning.

Just moved to solihull, ordered a takeaway from The Loyds Restaurant was an absolute waste of money. Can make a better curry myself was so disappointed. Will try other restaurants till we find the right one

Excellent food and service. A good range of unusual dishes . Very pleased thank you. Keep up the good standard and we will become regulars,

Visited Lloyds Restaurant recently for a Knowle Parish Church Men's Curry Night. There were 60-70 of us and Lloyds put on a very tasty spread, including poppadoms with the usual trimmings, a starter of tandoori chicken, onion bhaji and salad, and a main course of chicken tikka masala, rice and naan. Very good value and served with courtesy and enthusiasm. Thank you Lloyds!

Seventy of us joined a Knowle Church Men's curry night at Lloyd's last night. Abdul and his team did a great job. Good food, friendly service. Very helpful. Thank you.

Was charged for for prawns and korma but only received korma sauce wich was runny and looked disgusting. The owner a very rude and arrogant little man refuses to ever take responsibility that his food is poor and when a customer isn’t given what they paid for. There are other Indian restaurants in knowle wich are far better. Avoid this place at all costs! 0/10

Great atmosphere, tasty food, friendly staff and beautiful venue! The experience was so good I created a trip advisor account just so I could leave a review! Thanks will be back again for sure.

Fantastic elegant attentive service. Wonderful food in a very chic decorated restaurant. Great selection of dishes on the menu.

An hour and a half after placing orders starters eventually arrived. Two of the four main meals were incorrect. Staff were unapologetic and claimed we had made a mistake when we ordered. Food was average when it eventually arrived. No discount was offered and we were treated as an inconvenience. I would never return.

Food arrived promptly and was just outstanding. Our half French grand-daughter (aged 12) had her first Indian meal and they cooked it exactly as we asked - she loved it and will come again next time they visit. The other meals were excellent. Service was...

We had a meal at this restaurant yesterday evening. The staff were very attentive and welcoming and the food delicious. We would recommend this restaurant wholeheartedly.

Lovely food lots of choices on the menu as to previous places we have been there food came out on a sizzling plate and all courses we’re amazing drinks lovely and nice selection of cocktails , even was given a complimentary baileys on the way...

The restaurant decor is very modern and kitsch ! The staff were attentive and polite but unfortunately the food was distinctly average. There are a good few Indian restaurants competing with each other in Knowle so I think this one needs to up it’s game....

A curry event for 60 people in Knowle. Great venue, private room and bar, Newly refurbished. All food served fresh and hot. Well done! Thank you.

Hadn’t been to Lloyds for many years but met up with friends who we hadn’t seen for ages and chose Knowle as it was about halfway between us. Have to say, the whole visit was amazing… friendly, welcoming staff, clean and well-presented dining room and...

Had a lovely time at The Lloyds in Knowle with my husband. Beautifully decorated restaurant and clean so I was impressed when entering the restaurant. From the time we arrived the service was warm and friendly we felt very welcomed. The waiters were attentive and...

Lovely modern looking Indian restaurant not far from where we live. Have been to all others round here but not Lloyds for some reason so was really looking forward to trying it. Unfriendly start when being shown to our table and then when ordering our...

A very lovely meal out with friends. Thank you for a delicious meal, exactly what we were wanting after such a long time without a curry out.

Just moved to the area and chose The Lloyds for our first visit to an Indian Restaurant; the waiter was so miserable he couldn’t even look you in the face, just took the order and walked away. The meal was mediocre; small and nothing to...

My friends and I have been regular visitors to Lloyds over the last 15 years or more. During 'Lockdown' it has had a full refurbishment and a change in Management. It hasn't affected the quality at all. A great menu and absolutely fantastic food with...

It was our first visit to The Lloyds restaurant and we were not disappointed. We were greeted warmly by the team who were friendly and amusing throughout our visit which we enjoyed 😄. The decor is lovely and the aircon was at just the right...