Dawat Balti

This is by far the best Balti house in Birmingham, proof is how busy it always is.

The staff are friendly and treat customers with respect.

Try the Dansak with special rice amazing. Missing this treat will be your loss
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Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, December 17, 2009

I agree with the service being a little hit and miss. We waited ages for our bill to arrive! But the waiter we had during our meal was lovely and friendly.

The food is superb however, The best balti we have been to in a long time. The naan breads are well cooked and delicious and the balti's are gorgeous..non oily (dont you just hate it when the food is floating in grease!)and packed full of chicken (i ordered the chicken balti shashlick)

I would say they tend to be on the spicy side, which is not a problem for me, but my friend had the tikka masala and it had quite a bit of a kick too.

Being a fan of the whole poppadom onions and sauce thing at the beginning of the meal, the portions of mint sauce and onion salad is pretty poor..being a tiny little bowl between four of us. We did order more, but even then there wasnt enough to go round. A little moan really when the meal was so nice.

The decor downstairs is lovely and modern...but sit upstairs if you dare! Its got more than a hint of earlier balti restaurant examples!

All in all a delicious fairly priced balti with delicious quality food. Well recommended....our table of four gave it 34 out of 40!
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rubymurray - View all reviews by this user
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Food 10 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 8 | Value for money 9
Friday, November 07, 2008

Delicious authentic Indian food, brilliant presentation and relaxing surroundings.

Service was satisfactory, but with such tasty food, and in good company, this can easily be overlooked. This is an experience not to be missed!
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Food 9 | Service 8 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Friday, October 31, 2008

Dawat is fab, i always go there every weekend, the food is cooked to a high standard, i even threw my gran a party there, they catered for about 30 people, the service was outstanding.

i have told my family and friends, they all love it.
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iram iqbal
Friday, August 01, 2008

My wife and I have been coming to The Dawat every two weeks for fourteen years, and have introduced both family and friends who continue to eat here. The food has all ways been excellent as are the size of the portions. We have never been disappointed over this time. The staff, the service and the prices are first class and a very warm welcome is given to all customers.

The fact that this restaurant continues to be so popular says all that needs to be said. The new decor is perfectly in keeping with a modern restaurant that continues to deliver such first class value in traditional food; and what a superb touch is the open plan kitchen, where you can see food being cooked. Of all Balti Restaurants in the Birmingham area that we have eaten at, The Dawat remains our favourite.
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Jim and Brenda Harris
Sunday, May 25, 2008

I returned to Dawat for the first time in several years on saturday night. The new decor is superb and the food is fantastic. My only gripe is that they no longer offer their enormous table-sized nan bread which was a real show stopper.
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SuperNev
Monday, April 07, 2008

We have been going to the Dawat for about ten years now and can honestly say that the food has always been superb.Some weeks it is spicier than others but always superb.

Long may it continue to thrive.
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Paul & Mal
Saturday, April 05, 2008

It was the first time we have eaten at the Dawat since it's recent refurbishment and what a difference it has made!

The dining area has received a terrificly comfortable contemporary / modernist refit without being OTT. The open plan BBQ kitchen and a wash hand basin in the dining area are particularly nice touches.

The menu has reduced in size to something more manageable where they can cocentrate on producing quality fare rather than variety.

Having eaten around Ladypool Road, Stoney Lane and Stratford Road for nearly 30 years, and travelling regulary to India, I know my curry and this is now the tastiest and most authentic Asian food that you can eat in Birmingham IMO.

Congrtaulations !!!
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Mark
Sunday, November 18, 2007

Thanks to this website we eat at this restaurant yesterday evening - all I can say is everything was absolutely great! Food quality & quantity, service and surroundings all first class. We thouroughly enjoyed our meal (and the prices were good too!). One not to miss!
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Peter P
Wednesday, October 03, 2007