Indian · Birmingham
There's a real conversation waiting here rather than a menu — the owner sits down with you, talks through what's available and builds the meal around what your table fancies, which suits families who'd rather be steered than argue over laminated pages. The goat curry and goat shoulder are what people come back for, alongside paratha with keema and bread that gets talked about long after. Spicing is warm rather than fierce; one parent's four-year-old happily ate the lot and the eleven-year-old kept asking when they'd return. There's a fire to sit beside, high chairs, a kids' menu, outdoor seating and free parking, so the logistics stay simple. It's a slower, unhurried sort of meal, and it isn't a balti house — come for something different and give it time.
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