The Red Cow, Smethwick in Birmingham

Rubbish this place dont go never recommend This place is not good for indian food not freshed especially tandoori rotis are not fresh we went there saturday night with my family and we ordered some food but when i see my tandori roti omg that was too hard and cant eat and i knw these rotis are microwavble not fresh i went here many times with my friends and experience was good but this time disgusting i never go this place again i suggest to everyone if u plan to eat something with your family or friends find another place thanx

They put salad in a plastic bag, didn't eat it. Food quality is very poor and COLD. Chips look old

food as always was delicious,the wings were the bomb the chicken tikka was tender moist and moreish. all in all beautiful. will definitely put this as my no1!!

Generous portions and very tasty. Only criticism none of the carton’s were marked so we weren’t sure which was which until we tasted them.

The butter chicken was hot however the rice and sabji was cold! It was so bad.

Food was unreal and incredible value Service was good, had a laugh with the server while ordering

Today i been there with my fam but worst experience whn i place order nobody told m kitchn will close early today. The guy come with starter told us i need to serve all food kitchen will b close quickly. If happens like this why u took the order. Nd u need to tell us before not after earning more than £70 .just we start to eat our starter. He comes with roti as well. Like we are stupid need to finish all quickly if we need to eat like this without break nothing we can easily eat @ home. We lived in oldbury all the time prefer to go in red cow but this time worst experience . They hv zero sense the guy giv us plate once. No sense we need new plates affter starter. Thn my brother go to kitchen nd ask for new plates. No tissue no fresh salad. Like today we went over there not for celebration . Even to insult overselves. Decided to never ever go there. I went to kitchen to ask guy why u dont tell us before he just continues laugh no sense .. i suggest to do nt go ovr tgere

Prawns, Chicken Curry, & Naan. My Favourites 🤤

great venue parking is a bit difficult

Yes it's a humble looking pub but the atmosphere was friendly and the food was fantastic ! Only marked down because couldn't order tea or coffee. The Jalfrezi was AMAZING .

A proper desipub, excellent food and service value for money The goat curry,dal and pakoras are a must try

Was at a private party in the function room upstairs . Have been here many times in the pub downstairs as well .

the driver was absolutely rude to me ,asking my name several times when he's outside my semi detached house which had the door number clearly displayed. food was lovely though.

The food all had a horrible taste we think it was the lighter fluid used on the grill it was inedible

Got 3 different curries which were lovely but chips were old and cold. Samosa was not authentic at all.. no flavour. Naan bread was cold and wrapped in foil

Was disappointed with balti, was nothing like there usual balti. Tikka was very expensive for amount received. Nan bread was like a roti thin and very poor. Was my favourite take away until now 🙁

paneer was good. but biryani was waste of money. we had to throw it.

Saw my chicken was pink rang for a refund to be greeted by a man that hardly spoke English passed on 3 times to other members if staff that clearly knew English they just knew they was in the wrong and didn’t want to communicate with me completely unacceptable.

This time didn’t get salad with dal chwl

Chips & naan were ok, food was delivered early which was good. But the Soy curry was extremely SALTY & INEDIBLE, shahi paneer was beyond SWEET like eating a dessert as a curry, even if I mixed the two curries together it was honestly horrible overly salty and sweet which didn’t even balance a decent flavour for me to continue eating, straight in the bin. Absolutely vile, will not be ordering from there again!

Always good to pop in. The food is great and it's good to see locals in there.

Great Dahl Good pint of m & b mild to

Changed a lot since I had my wedding party there.

Good value for money. Really nice mixed grill with great fish pakora and moist seekh kebabs. Lovely Desi Bhakra and soft, fresh naan…! Jobs a good’un….

Food was cold, defosted and horrible, there was so much water on my plate that it soaked all of the rice and chips and made the food taste bland, wont be ordering from here again

food is not cooked good.... very bad experience. one thing only fish pakoda is cooked well. other grill items is bad

thanks a lot for the tasty and quality ingredients in the food.

Best food as always. food hot delicious and flavoursome. also provided cutlery for us as we are moving house and packed up. will be sad to never order from here again as we are moving too far away. best curry in west mids

Had a party, great night and great entertainment.

Fantastic Food Fantastic service Fantastic staff Thankyou

Naan was absolutely dry and cold, chips were also cold and not even half way filled up to the packet absolutely ridiculous.

Great food and service as always!

Went for a party in their function room upstairs. Was surprisingly well decorated and the food and service excellent.

Ordered 2 chicken korma and 2 garlic naan’s - delivered 2 chicken balti and naan’s - had 2 give away the 2 chicken balti’s as they are too hot for us - not sure how the mix up happened

Never disappoints, always great tasting food and arrives super early 10/10

Your oder is very late m very sad feel . Your order is not com now

exceptional as always. Best in the area keeps me coming back to smethwick. hot on delivery, freshly cooked, and no scrimping on meat.10/10

They take the order and after 1 hour they said food is delivered but it didn’t and when i call them to find out what’s going on they said no one in the kitchen and then they start showing their attitude and he just hung up.

Had the fat cow mixed grill. it was good.

Amazing food and quick delivery. Repeat customer.

If you’re looking for food poisoning this is the place to go! Absolutely vile, pink and grey chicken full of veins 🤮🤮 wouldn’t even give the scraps to my dogs.

Nice place. Look forward to visit again.

Was not impressed with taste of food delivered. I expect a Indian to taste like it . Not to get a dish that tasted like English gravy . Never have I tasted the dish I was sent like that before. Won't be using here again . Used to be really nice from here . Unfortunately this was not to my taste buds I'm afraid . Others may like this but not for me

Everything I'd hoped and more. Food fantastic, everything is well priced and staff are friendly. Revisit May 2024, it's still awesome.

Great food, great beers and a cracking atmosphere on game day, the perfect pre match location.

The mint yoghurt that was sent was out of date, it was fizzy and sour on arrival. The spring rolls had no Paneer, and the rice was over cooked. Very disappointing tonight folks.

We went to the wedding of my friend Narinder's son Sandeep at the Heritage Banqueting Suite at the Red Cow 🐄 The food and service were excellent 👌 with the waiters and bar staff being very attentive and catering for our every need. I'd would certainly recommend the Heritage Banqueting Suite for anyone wishing to hold a wedding as the service, food and atmosphere were excellent

Really good service, delivered early by a cheerful driver. Excellent quality food and large portions, reasonable prices.

First time ordering from here and never again! I noticed the restaurant has quite a lot of positives reviews and a few negative ones stating the meat being off or raw. I thought I would give them the benefit of doubt. And now I wish I hadn’t! The chicken was slimy and smelt off and they try to cover it with a lot of sauce and spice so you will not notice the smell. It honestly made me sick! As I have worked in catering before for many years and I know for a fact they are selling out of date meat which I have informed Enviromental Health to investigate! This is disgusting how they are taking advantage of their customers! Please if you decide to ignore my complaint that is entirely up to you but please for your own safety and wellbeing when ordering any meat from here smell it carefully and check throughly before eating. Best of luck.

aasked for extra sauces/dips. didn't have any or salad with food.

The most friendly pub / Desi I have been in by far. Thank you so much for making us feel welcome,Food was 5***** We will be back !!

Great food and good people. We will be back.

Very yummy food, will definitely order again

Only realised how good this place was after going to sportsman in West Brom they serve completely burnt food. Red cow is top Gami and Bira do great job here

Friendly staff and great tasting food!!

All Delicious Thanks really Enjoyed that ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Food was one of the worst we’ve had from here, arrived late and cold. The chips were so moist in the bag that the paper bag had ripped and they were all in the bottom of the carrier bag. The chicken on the bone was pink and jelly looking which just put us off instantly, the meat was clearly undercooked and the curry was like a bowl of water, absolutely disgusting and hasn’t been eaten. Straight in the bin. Waste of money.

as usual anything ordered from the Red Cow is of awesome quality piping hot and tasty 😋 thankyou

Food is cold and items are missing

Not happy with the mix grill. Definitely not cooked fresh and has been precooked. Tikka dry. Wings dry. Sheekh Kebab Definitely cooked frozen and reheated. Lamb chops dry. Lolli pop was ok. Chilli chicken was nice. Definitely won't be ordering a mix grill again.

Went to an engagement party. Food was really nice, service was good but they did try and keep taking away the food before we had finished eating. Apart from that it was really good.

Great food and service as always!

When I opened the delivery bag, the bags that held both the chips and the samosas were so wet that they broke as I tried transferring them to my plate. I ended up only having a few chips and a couple of samosas. You need to change the containers to keep the food warm and fresh.

Chicken malaise tikka good but pub charged £2.50 for can of coke

Need more places to sit, not enough tables

Excellent quality, food was hot, tasty and plentiful. Delivered with a smile.

Not the same as normal bones in my tandoori chicken pieces chilli chicken was to tough

All positive, I order from them and i am happy with their food and service.

Been twice, both times the chap that took my order and payment was sarcastic.. I ordered two grilled mains and was only given one salad, I asked for an extra one (little lettuce onion bag) and he charged me 😳 bit of a joke really. That being said the food is decent, but would rather spend my money elsewhere.

Chill chips was too cold and soggy

The chilli chips looked like they were cooked the day before and then just refried again smothered in oil and not even chilli chips they were more like pakoras , the butter chicken wasn’t butter chicken it was more like tikka masala ,months ago I ate in the pub ordered chicken lollipops they were stale and the mixed grill was wasn’t cooked fresh it all came out in 5 mins , I thought I’d give them the benefit of the doubt but again food was abysmal , not even worth 50p , would never eat there ah

Been here a few times for a few different functions and has always been good. Decent venue and easy to get to for locals.

We have been visiting this place since 2018. The place to go for mixed grills. But what has happened recently with the quality? Our last visit (01/01/2024), there was definitely something wrong with the normal quality. The food was unfortunately both bland and tasted off. This is not normal for this establishment. My dining guests who consumed this complained of upset stomach issues (red meat and poultry). The seafood which I ate was definitely not good and tasted bad/off. Very disappointing, possibly we had a bad batch or dare we say re-heated food? Don’t think we will return which is a great shame.

Chips was wet and the curry had an off smell to it.

Food was not to its best standard as usual maybe was a one off this time.

The mains was hot but everything else was cold…cold chips ain’t nice or the other items

This place was beyond incredible!!! We ordered the Red cow Mixed Grill and the selection of food was phenomenal. The flavours of each of the foods was distinct and delicious. The service was extremely friendly and everyone who worked there was brilliant. I highly suggest booking a table beforehand on the weekend because we went the night before and it was packed. Overall, I highly suggest this restaurant for a an incredible meal and a fun time!!!

Very tasty fodder, and good portion sizes. The peshawarinaan was lush!

Not happy, ordered noodles looking quite burnt, no taste to it either, didn’t look or taste fresh.

Ordered online and had to complaint the order was not right and they put the phone down on me. I had to order rest of meal elsewhere.

the order was slightly wrong, when I phoned the kitchen, I was told that it wasn't their fault and the phone was put down on me. If this is what service I get, I won`t be ordering from them again. I will be complaining to Just Eats, if nothing becomes of this I will not be using this site again.

Driver was sadly unable to find the location even though address was clearly mentioned, but he tried his best to best to be patient and deliver .

portion was tiny for the price plus the price of delivery and service charge. Food was soggy and lacked spice as flavour.. Called restaurant to ask some questions regarding food, kitchen person told me to 'listen' rather than hear customer out. Never again..waste of money.. the best thing about the entire thing was how polite the delivery driver was. 0/0

Most of the grill places in the Midlands are ok, it's more of a case of " pile'm high, sell'm cheap". Sometimes to much food colouring, I've seen purple kebabs. The foods ok at Red Cow but I haven't found one that compares to grill places in the south, my current favourite is Punjabi Dhaba in Hounslow.

Went on a Thursday evening to the Red cow. Thought the worst as there was 1 table occupied by diners. How wrong we were! We went for the ‘fat cow’ chilli chips, masala chips, lollipop chicken, chilli lollipops and 3 naans. We asked for the chips and naans to be upgraded on the fat cow as it only comes with plain but it was lost in translation so we got 3 plain naans and 2 chips additional to what we wanted. The fat cow grill itself was sensational. Lamb chops - great taste, perfect amount of charring. All the chicken was juicy and full of flavour. Fish pakora - nice light batter, lots of meaty fish. The chilli chips were unreal, so so good! Definitely recommend them with the chilli lollipops. Certainly no scrimping on the portions! The only slight criticism is the grill wasn’t sizzling when it came out but it was on a oven tray as it was so big! It says on the menu it serves 8-10, there was 5 of us and we were all stuffed. Would definitely go back, be great to go when it’s busy. One of the best mixed grills we’ve all had, up there with Champys, new hen and chickens etc. Update… we went back for our Xmas mixy, again quiet inside in the dining area but the mixy was first class. Had the £42 fat cow again. Was 6 of us, with 2 cobras to top it off we were all stuffed. The chilli chips and chilli lollipop are a must. Chips are battered and covered in chilli sauce…. Unbeatable! Football was on prime too! Thanks red cow for rounding off this year with a class mixy!

This was the second time visiting the Red Cow as part of our 'lads group' monthly tour of desi pubs around the West Midlands. On our first visit, this place came out on top for its food, and the second visit did not disappoint. Between the six of us we ordered a 'fat cow' mixed grill, chicken lollipops, chilli chicken lollipops (x2), chilli king prawns (x2), Keema naan (x3), chilli chips (x3) as well as a Massala sauce and a Madras sauce for a bit of lubrication! Everything served was freshly cooked to perfection, and taste is just exquisite! The only negatives I would add are that the mixed grill is served in a baking tray rather than a traditional serving grill platter, lighting is too bright, and decor drab...but that is not a concern when the food is so good! Currently salivating over the thought of the chilli chips...so good!

Great food, as always, delivered on time by a cheerful and polite driver.

a nice curry but a lttle bit to hot no option to chane this

I have not received my order,that was due 18:05-18:25 so really not impressed, the delivery driver hasn't been honest and the staff on the phone aren't helpful. They claim they delivered it however the driver quoted the wrong address, I've had to call back 3 times and still waiting while I type this message. The delivery driver asked me to knock at a different door why do that if you got it right the first time????

Lamb chops have been elevated to the next level 9/10

Lovely little pub. Cheap drinks and AMAZING food!!

The best ever curry and tikka we would totally recommend!

The food was disgusting. So bland no taste at all. No Indian taste and flavours were there at all

Hello, The food was tasty. I am a regular customer and normally I receive very soft & thin naans and parathas but today it was very hard and thick.

Food was okay. Fish pakora were a bit soggy but all else was fine.

The food was delicious the right level of spice, not too mild and delivered well before expected. Thanks!

Hello, Been customer since long. Yesterday ordered Mix grill, Fish pakora, Naans for collection around 5ish. Having reached home , found mix grill was not fresh and no fried onions which normally you would when eat in. Didn't taste nice at all. Naans too hard and not crispy/thin. Fish pakora look didn't sound fresh either. We know our food well. Not good on this occasion. It takes an hr to come and collect/be back and disappointing. Didn't have time to drive all the way back in person. Normally Tony in kitchen and quite good with food. Thanks Mr P Singh

No sauce provided for the biryani. Felt that the biryani rice and the jalfrezi were heavy on the chilli rather than depth of flavour.

Amazing food as usual kitchen team.

Not impressed . Usually food is lovely but today the food was tasteless and Bland ! Do disappointing! Not sure if someone else cooked the food / seasoned it but they let the food down today .