The Spice Merchant in Birmingham

Had been meaning to visit for a long time and they did not disappoint. Absolutely awesome food, great service and atmosphere. Enough said.

Really hot on arrival and delicious food, would definitely order again!

Absolutely spot on as always, probably the best curry house this side of the equator. Abid and the team are always kind and welcoming. First time ordering through just eat and as always it was a top tier meal at a great price. Couldn’t recommend this spot enough

Delicious food, plenty of meat, excellent value for money. Nans are thin and crispy and very good to eat because of that. But get two if you are particularly hungry - they are cheap enough.

Everything about our experience at this restaurant was impeccable, fromt the food the workers and most importantly our host Abid. I would recommend the spice merchant everyday of the week!

Always the best curry and service. Choice, quality and flavour are all first class!

Los mejores Madras de cordero de Birmingham. El personal era amable y atento. Detuve la entrega por no saber qué esperar pero ahora tengo la mía entregada desde aquí la vida es más dulce, con una encantadora mezcla de especias.

Beautiful food, very fast delivery . All restaurant staff and delivery drivers are extremely polite and helpful. 10/10 every time!

The food is always super; however, we were more thrilled than usual, this evening. I tried something new : Abid's special recommendation. It's the best curry I've had in a long time, not sweet ( I dislike sweet curries) and the spicing was nice and feisty for me ( hard to get these days). The masala was spot on, and the meat was complemented by a little crunch left in the chillis, peppers and onions. Fabulous!

Great food, on time, hot on arrival

Delicious Food. Fast Delivery. Great Service. Thank You.

Very happy with the delicious food, lovely staff, it's a really nice place to eat.

We've been coming here for years. It's been a massive part of my life - celebrating countless birthdays, anniversaries and engagements here. The food is incredible, the owner, Abid, is the nicest man and the staff are all really friendly. I have such fond memories of this place and would recommend anyone to go there.

Tried this place for the first time but very disappointed. Pathia was not even recognisable as a pathia, very watery and flavourless. They used the cheapest prawns possible as well - would rather less of nicer prawns than a ton of cheap ones. Rice portion was very small and naans were not enjoyable. only nice thing was the daal, but we won't be back

What a lovely restaurant. When we walked in, we were quickly greeted by a polite waiter who found took us to our table. They brought us a large jug of water along with glasses for the drinks we had brought. The atmosphere was very pleasant and relaxed. The waiters were efficient and were always quick to assist us with anything we needed. The food was delicious! It was piping hot (temperature wise) and filled with spices. Best chicken tikka marsarla I've ever had. This restaurant was run very professionally and I could tell from the other people at the restaurant that they have many loyal customers. Something I am sure to be.

The food is very nice and reasonable price. Nana bread is fresh and good. The waiters are all very nice and helpful .

Me and my friends eat there on a regular basis the food is amazing between us we have tried most of the dishes and cannot fault any of them the staff are very friendly and attentive to all our needs and the owner Abid is all ways there to welcome us in to his restaurant.

I am a long standing customer of The Spice Merchant and unfortunately the consistency just isn’t there. It’s never bad, sometimes great, but mostly good. Recently prices seemed to have increased across the board, but also portion size has been reduced, so it no longer feels like value for money. The naan is almost half the size, but is almost twice as expensive. The meat in most dishes seems to have halve too, but are now about £3 more expensive. Popadoms used to be included, but are no £1 each?

Abid is now on site so standards have improved tandoori chicken tandoori chops are very tasty. Chicken bhuna is nice as is veg saag

amazing food, lovely vibe, great owner ❤️❤️❤️

I love the food from the Spice Merchant.

Nice Balti would have preferred it spicy , good portion 👌🏾

HORRIBLE FOOD. ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE COOKING.

Dined here many times, great food, great service, great atmosphere, staff really friendly and helpful.

pukka from starter to main ro the end every bite was really nice

As great as ever. It was so nice to come back after a while away. Lovely welcome, great food and a really buzzing atmosphere. Best curry in Kings Heath.

Small pleasant food was good and service also will go back

So disappointed! Both curries bland and watery. Such a shame as normally a lovely curry house! The takeaways really let this place down. Wont be ordering again

I visited here yesterday during a work trip to Birmingham and with one taste of my lamb bhuna, I announced to the table that it was the best I’d ever had. The manager and wait staff were incredibly attentive and the wait for food wasn’t long at all, but not too quick that I questioned the cooking process!

Disappointed as only got 2 small samosas & 2 small bhajis. Usually get3 from other restaurants

This is such an authentic place! Loved every dish I had! Really recommend it! So tasteful! My boyfriend brought me here and let me tell you it’s heaven!! Love it so much!

The chicken Jalfrezi wasn’t nice. Watery sauce, and the sauce was tasteless and mainly consisted of onions.

Food was cold on delivery but very delicious once it was warmed up. Great Service & Fast delivery. Thank You.

Simply amazing. Piping hot, very tasty and wouldn’t go anywhere else. Keep up the amazing food 🤗🤗

Ordered takeaway for collection and decided to try a different restaurant as we had popped over to Kings Heath and didn't have price list to hand. Total shock when presented with a bill for £34! Tandoori, tikka and fried rice plus Naan and 2 popadoms. Food very average, quite greasy and definitely over cooked. This is at least £10 more than we normally pay. No discount for collection. Back to Syhletty Spice for us and with deep regret for thinking anyone could do it better.

Ordered Chicken Tikka Masala and Lamb Rogan Josh, Rice, Naan and 2 soft drinks for delivery came to £31.00. Chicken Tikka was okay but have tasted much better. Lamb Rogan Josh was really underwhelming quite watery lacking any depth or punch which was really disappointing. Naan and rice was good. Portions are small overall with small pieces of meat.

Super neighbourhood restaurant. Although this venue went through a difficult patch, in my opinion, in terms of service and food quality, it has restored itself to its formerly excellent reliability. I shared a meal there last week with a friend, and the food was delicious. An added bonus is that they serve ras malai, which has become increasingly difficult to find on menus. Super evening in a convivial, relaxed environment. I will be going back regularly.

Tolerable. Very sugary and bland . Nice kulfi though.

Amazing food and hospitality at it's finest

Outstanding good, as always. Great service from the wonderful Abid and his team.

Disappointed with food. We've been going/using Spice Merchant for years and we've never really been disappointed with food, we were this evening - few bits of meat swimming around in too much sauce. 2 mains and 2 sundries cost over £32 and no poppadoms included either. Far better quality and value for money local indian restaurants now available locally. Really sad to have to leave this negative review after so many years of it being our favourite restaurant/take-away.

Very good food and attention. The service was exquisite and the restaurant is very modern and clean. The food had a lot of flavour and felt very authentic. We will come back.

Really nice food! Always use this takeaway when I’m in the area

Food is always excellent. Service is attentive but never intrusive. My friends value being able to bring their own alcohol. Overall great value for money.

Our favourite local Indian restaurant. Consistently good food a lovely owner and great friendly staff.

They may have been going for many years but they seem to be on a roll at the moment with a great atmosphere and excellent food.

Irs been our favourite for a long time, each item we ordered was great. Aloo baingan biriayani w/daal, garlic chili veg, and veg kofta. Everything was delicious.

Very accommodating and amazing food!

Food was awful. 3 pieces of lamb in the lamb balti, portions were small, Naan was burnt. No poppadoms or mint sauce. The price we payed was extortionate for what we received. Never again, will we waste our money here. Awful. 😠

Expensive and poor quality. There are so many better options in the area. My 2 onion bahjis were incinerated and inedible (£4.25). Curries were made with reheated meat so it was dry and the sauces were very oily, flavour was ok and there were some fresh ingredients. Special pilau rice was a tiny portion considering the price.

Incredible service; I ordered around 10mins before it was time to open our fast during Ramadan, and was given a delivery time of up to an hour, however, they delivered it within 15-20mins because they knew it was time to open the fast! That was amazing, massive respect for that. The food was fresh and delicious as well.

Excellent food as usual, we all enjoyed our meals. Thanks Abid and team!

Great food and prepared very quickly

We found ourselves over here buying a car from Telford and stumbled across this amazing restaurant. The service was so kind and friendly and the food was amazing. Highly recommended

What a lovely evening celebrating my Birthday. The food was stunning. The staff and service was fantastic. The staff even sang happy birthday when they found out.

The best lamb jalfrazi I’ve eaten. Absolutely delicious full compliments to the chefs.😁😁😁👍🏻

Outstanding food, as always, very well packed. Huge thanks to Abid and the team

I arrived on time, but the food was sitting on the side getting cold. Despite reading from a ticket, the server could not get my name right. It's not a hard name! The food was awful, having paid for full portions, the small tubs were half full, the food was cold and the sauces were watery. We ordered 2 paneer dishes. One had 4 small pieces of paneer, the other just had 3. I tried to call to complain but nobody answered the phone. DO NOT ORDER A CURRY FROM HERE. WE NEVER WILL AGAIN!

Tremendous!! First time eating a bulti and it was gorgeous, really really delicious. Staff were super friendly and kind which made the meal 100X better. Lovely place to eat highly recommended!!

Just returned from a wonderful evening at The Spice Merchant. Wanted a restaurant to take our guest from the South West to and so glad we chose here. Excellent, friendly service and some of the best food we've had locally. Would definitely recommend.

Just returned from a wonderful evening at The Spice Merchant. Wanted a restaurant to take our guest from the South West to and so glad we chose here. Excellent, friendly service and some of the best food we've had locally. Would definitely recommend.

Been here a few times now, tried many different dishes and all have been first class. Excellent food and service. Seekh kebabs are the best I've ever tasted. Definitely 5 stars

Excellent and quick ! Thank you .

Great balti. Good seating and very good service. Lovely atmosphere

Excellent food, service, speed. Top place. First time I’ve ordered and shall be returning. It’s a relief to find a new local curry house nailing it.

Great place..... great food, great staff, lovely decor and a Great owner....1st visit in a while but will be returning again for sure

Just eaten our curry which was absolutely beautiful, best I've tasted in a while, very fast delivery couldn't recommend more highly

Really good good and ten mins early. Very much recommended.

Amazing food. Won’t go anywhere else now

Best Indian in the area that I've found. Amazing customer service, very friendly.

Brilliant place on Poplar Rd Kings Heath. As ever a wonderful experience- byo is always good. Went for the poppadoms as a nibble whilst reviewing the menu the shared tandoori king prawn & lamb chops before the too hot for me Lamb Madras & my ubiquitous Butter Chicken! All good. Accompanied by plain & garlic naan & a delicious pilau rice. Great service fantastic place

The best tastiest jalfrezi I’ve eaten in my life. Will definitely be coming back😀😀😀😀😀👍🏻👍🏻

Delivered in under 20 minutes, which really isn’t enough time to cook the food from fresh, especially as the food wasn’t even hot. As long standing customers of The Spice Merchant, we were disappointed.

The dhansak was very bland and had only tiny lumps of chicken. Was mainly sauce. Sag paneer was too rich and buttery in my opinion.

Lovely! Poppadoms were slightly overdone though

The best Indian in Kings Heath. Review by an Indian who knows what he is talking about:)

Really good atmosphere and service was excellent recommend

I asked for mushroom rice but there was more cauliflower than mushrooms and the tinned tikka masala at M&S has more meat and flavour

Excellent service and food was delicious

First time of ordering through restaurant. Food was absolutely delicious not greasy, tasty and piping hot. Compliments to the chef. Will definitely be ordering again. Thank you

Excellent food and superb service as always

So full of flavour and delivered hot

Usually love spice merchant but tonight the food was freezing and the bhuna was tiny- so disappointing

Exceptional restaurant, service, and of course, food. Yes the prices have gone up, but its still cheaper than others places. Quality tastes - all served within a great atmosphere. Been there several times whilst visiting Brum and we always make a beeline for it.

The best curry from the best curry restaurant in Birmingham. Superb! Five stars!

8 of us met for a meal here on a Moday evening,everybody thoroughly enjoyed their dining experience,Great food,well presented,and served by attentive and friendly staff.

Had a small takeaway - food was produced reasonably quickly, and both balti and saag dishes were really good.

Have ordered from here many times. The food is normally top notch! Unfortunately this time around, it all arrived cold even though it arrived earlier than stated (was no bother to microwave it). The popadoms were soft and also the chips were cold and soggy, and only half a small bag for £3….. when they are normally very crispy and delicious. The curries were beautiful as always and so was the rice, and naan breads. We will be ordering again! :-)

No update. Dreadful service from Just Eat

Fabulous meal - just wish we'd ordered more! 😃

Nice staff, amazing food, one of the best Balti’s around! Definitely recommend!

One of the worst curries I have ever encountered Meat Samosas was typical shop brought defo not homemade and the Madras was disgusting a watery mess with no flavour whatsoever. Meant to be a Kashmiri restaurant far from that the only true Kashmiri restaurant around these parts is Akrams LONG LIVE THE KING.

First visit today. Very busy for a Monday evening. That always feels like a sign of a good place. Friendly staff, great service, wonderful food. We'll be coming back.

Food was good but the portion sizes were small and the service left much to be desired.

Good food but very busy time. Felt a bit rushed to eat up and leave to be honest.

Food was average, and a bit lacking with the rice and chips, especially for the price, delivery driver went to the wrong place and I had to walk to him. Awesome. Not very impressed overall. Sorry.

We regularly buy tandoori chicken and fish. The previous one was good but the latest did not seem fresh. The chicken was not moist and the fish was rubbery, the marinade having penetrated deeply into it. This is after a price hike. Not good enough

Great food and excellent service, will definitely visit again 5 Stars

The food tasted awful. It was really horrible. Nobody loked the food and we couldn't eat it because it was that bad. I was still hungry and I paid alot of mo ey for the food aswel. I am very disappointed. First time I ordered from this Restaurant and I am never ordering from there again.

Great food, great service. Nice decor, Clean place, with friendly and kind staff. The food was so good. Highly recommend.