Local Reviews
In July 2017, Headabove said about The Vine
Found this place online - actually, it's probably the nearest place to eat to where I am staying - The Park Inn Hotel. The special was a Lababdar, which I tried the lamb version. Apparently, Lababdar means a strong desire for something and complete surrender to it. So I had it with some pilau rice. I know, it's a bit basic, but hey, when you are eating alone and don't want a takeaway, well it's the next best thing to eating at home. Well service was friendly, food arrived quickly and all in all I thoroughly enjoyed my sample of the west midlands. I think the place is quite popular with locals.
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In August 2012, ShobhasStarCity said about The Vine
I have been coming here since the late 80s/early 90s.
Methi chicken - the best. You cannot go wrong. I come from Solihull especially to eat and get a takeaway.
Naan selection excellent. Not fine dining, but you cannot go wrong with good, simple Indian BBQ. Tend not to have the red coloured tikkas, kebabs etc. Methi Chicken - better than Nandoes. Don't forget to get the brown chutney and fresh green
chillies!
Only down side - I had one slightly bad experience when the owner was on holiday, where I was served burnt bread. But a little telling off to the staff and the bar and haven't had a problem since.
Keep it going Mr Sukhi!
Methi chicken - the best. You cannot go wrong. I come from Solihull especially to eat and get a takeaway.
Naan selection excellent. Not fine dining, but you cannot go wrong with good, simple Indian BBQ. Tend not to have the red coloured tikkas, kebabs etc. Methi Chicken - better than Nandoes. Don't forget to get the brown chutney and fresh green
chillies!
Only down side - I had one slightly bad experience when the owner was on holiday, where I was served burnt bread. But a little telling off to the staff and the bar and haven't had a problem since.
Keep it going Mr Sukhi!
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In September 2015, benjC3378TM said about The Vine
Visited for lunch with a friend as it was his birthday. Again had trouble parking, looks like they are clearing a space for a car park which will help though. Ordered the lunchtime platter for me and a curry with fried rice for my friend, along with a pint and a large coke, total cost £20. Also ordered a chicken tikka to takeaway and they were good enough to get this ready for when we left. Food arrived really quickly which was good as it was our lunch hour, the platter was huge, 6 different types of meat along with chips and sauce, all of them different and tasty. No problems with the curry either and all was lapped up. Really great meal again and I can see why it is always winning curry pub of the year.
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In April 2016, DeuceWooo said about The Black Country Arms
After a few hours in Walsall we almost crawled from Asda (you can roll if you go down the slope) into the BCA. As usual after clothes shopping I was over excited, I pointed to my beer glass admiring it & knocked the beer everywhere! The lady very kindly got me another drink, & she really didn't need to. Mr DW had his usual pie, I'd already had pie that week so I had the Chilli, OMG I was not disappointed!!! The chips, & garlic bread just about sent me to heaven. I wished they did takeaway as I'd've took a batch home with me for the freezer. So look no further if you're in Walsall, as this is the place to be, great food, a decent drink, good atmosphere, & unbelievable prices, what more can anyone want? Thanks again BCA :-)
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In February 2018, SotonJamie said about The Vine
We traveled up to watch the cup game, drank at the pub beforehand and and ate there afterwards. Great venue for football drinks as there are multiple bars with quick service and a wide selection of beer (even with my favourite, blue moon served with an orange wedge). Away fans and home fans mixing without any trouble gave the place a real good atmosphere. One negative was no takeaway alcohol even though it was plastic glasses. After the game I asked for a recommendation, so got the a chicken claypot - vindaloo hot. This was a HOT curry which is how I like it, so I was very impressed. Had tasty naan bread too, which was huge. Other people around me were eating massive chunks of chicken tikka - definitely wish I'd ordered that too. Staff were great at dealing with fans who started to sing. Only wish it was closer so I could visit again
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In November 2014, Williams_Mamma said about The Vine
'Welcome to The Vine', 'can I help you', 'enjoy your evening' - phrases you won't hear at The Vine!
Beautiful decor, clean toilets (important!), lovely fresh, hot and delicious curry at takeaway prices.
We had veg samosas, onion bhajis, chicken Manchurian (the best dish of the night!), goat curry, bullet naan and masala fries (the worst dish of the night - bland, frozen chips with a teeny tiny bit of spice sprinkled over them).
Drinks prices were okay but the diet Pepsi didn't contain a single bubble - when I mentioned it to the bar man, I was told "that's just how it is". Oh, that's alright right then!
The people opposite us complained about the greasy poppadoms, to be told 'they're all like that, they're deep fried". Umm.
This place has an amazing reputation locally and it is is a nice venue, but it's not awesome and that's the fault of the staff. Take some pride in your work!!
Beautiful decor, clean toilets (important!), lovely fresh, hot and delicious curry at takeaway prices.
We had veg samosas, onion bhajis, chicken Manchurian (the best dish of the night!), goat curry, bullet naan and masala fries (the worst dish of the night - bland, frozen chips with a teeny tiny bit of spice sprinkled over them).
Drinks prices were okay but the diet Pepsi didn't contain a single bubble - when I mentioned it to the bar man, I was told "that's just how it is". Oh, that's alright right then!
The people opposite us complained about the greasy poppadoms, to be told 'they're all like that, they're deep fried". Umm.
This place has an amazing reputation locally and it is is a nice venue, but it's not awesome and that's the fault of the staff. Take some pride in your work!!
Source: tripadvisor.co.uk
In July 2024, John Marks said about Sofa Factory Outlet
We have ordered a big corner sofa from here after looking for many months. So far everything has been absolutely top class and Kami has looked after us really well when choosing and ordering. There are loads of options to look at and try out in their showroom. You may get biscuits. We were able to ask for a couple more inches of extra depth on the frame and we could have also had it a little higher, although we didn't go for that in the end. The takeaway is that they can customise anything... unlike some other 'bespoke' companies. Kami is the most amazing salesperson... Really friendly and knowledgeable without being pushy at all. Will update this review when we receive the sofa with hopefully a wonderfully happy ending to this experience and will report back as to how amazing it is. Thanks a million Kami xx
6/7/2024. As promised I wanted to update the review. The delivery was perfect and the guys were so professional. Kami was on hand throughout the process and she also organised to re-cover our old footstool to match the rest of the sofa. It looks amazing. Kami has been a legend to deal with. Thank you again Kami.
6/7/2024. As promised I wanted to update the review. The delivery was perfect and the guys were so professional. Kami was on hand throughout the process and she also organised to re-cover our old footstool to match the rest of the sofa. It looks amazing. Kami has been a legend to deal with. Thank you again Kami.
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In August 2023, Ray Kempson said about Bombay Indian Cuisine
We have used Cardamon Spice for years so the transition to Bombay was a "let's give them a chance" which we did a couple of weeks ago by having a take away and it was really really good so we said that we would go and eat in there tonight.
Well it's not often that I am stuck for words but I am struggling to choose the most complimentary words to describe the Bombay... simply Wow for everything.
Seven of our family went for an early evening meal there today and from the moment we walked in until the time we left the service was right out of the top drawer, welcoming, friendly, helpful when it came to suggestions for meals to try and also first class table service.
But all this would mean nothing if the food wasn't at least up to the same standards and I have to say guys.....you lost to the chef and his team because the food was TOTALLY AMAZING and the best Indian food that I and the family, because we all thought the same, have tasted in years.
We will be both visiting and using the takeaway / delivery service again.
So thanks all, you have full marks and are highly recommended by us.
Well it's not often that I am stuck for words but I am struggling to choose the most complimentary words to describe the Bombay... simply Wow for everything.
Seven of our family went for an early evening meal there today and from the moment we walked in until the time we left the service was right out of the top drawer, welcoming, friendly, helpful when it came to suggestions for meals to try and also first class table service.
But all this would mean nothing if the food wasn't at least up to the same standards and I have to say guys.....you lost to the chef and his team because the food was TOTALLY AMAZING and the best Indian food that I and the family, because we all thought the same, have tasted in years.
We will be both visiting and using the takeaway / delivery service again.
So thanks all, you have full marks and are highly recommended by us.
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In March 2016, 15petal said about The Vine
My husband had mention The Vine quite a lot as he had been here several times with from work with work colleagues. We came here from our trip to Birmingham Bull Ring Shopping as we had ridden on the Metro and stopped off and restaurant was near to one of the stops.
We had ordered chicken tikka, methi chicken tikka, sheesh kebabs and their fish. Waited 10-15 for order to arrive, drinks ordered separately. When order came they had forgotten the fish the young chap was telling the older chap off maybe because he had forgotten to put the fish on?? So had to wait for another 10 minutes.My son started to eat his chicken and said it was too hot had to get water with ice!. ..... This was a first as my son never had a problem with chicken tikka??? I enjoyed my sheesh kebabs.... thumb up to the chef!! My husband loved his fish once arrived and his methi chicken tikka. Anything we didn't finished was packed in a little takeaway. But must say the taramind sauce was fantastic.... Any chance for the recipe please???
As we went to pay the bill we had noticed that instead of chicken tikka it had masala tikka which is why my son said his was hot!!Overall the cost prices for meal was adequate, we sat were they had the open grill kitchen.
We had ordered chicken tikka, methi chicken tikka, sheesh kebabs and their fish. Waited 10-15 for order to arrive, drinks ordered separately. When order came they had forgotten the fish the young chap was telling the older chap off maybe because he had forgotten to put the fish on?? So had to wait for another 10 minutes.My son started to eat his chicken and said it was too hot had to get water with ice!. ..... This was a first as my son never had a problem with chicken tikka??? I enjoyed my sheesh kebabs.... thumb up to the chef!! My husband loved his fish once arrived and his methi chicken tikka. Anything we didn't finished was packed in a little takeaway. But must say the taramind sauce was fantastic.... Any chance for the recipe please???
As we went to pay the bill we had noticed that instead of chicken tikka it had masala tikka which is why my son said his was hot!!Overall the cost prices for meal was adequate, we sat were they had the open grill kitchen.
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In June 2021, Manny A said about The Vine
It was tough to get a table but they had a good call system to let us know once they had a free table.
Food came quite quickly, which was a bonus.
I was surprised that they had no lamb chops on the menu for the mixed grill, a staple for any mixed grill in my eyes!
Would have been nice if they were able to bring the mixed grill on a sizzling plate or something.
We were told sauces don’t come with the food, so ordered extras and ended up with 15 or more sauces between the three of us, a waste of food and money.
The clay pot lamb was the best part, tender, piping hot and tasty.
Sheesh kebab was not tasty at all, red in colour, strange texture and didn’t taste like a proper sheesh. By far the worst sheesh I’ve ever had.
No qualms about the service, second soft drink took a while to come, but it’s understandable when it’s busy. Friendly staff and helpful too.
Pricey for what you get, but it’s post covid I guess.
Would I go again? Probably not, but I’d do a takeaway for the clay pot lamb.
Food came quite quickly, which was a bonus.
I was surprised that they had no lamb chops on the menu for the mixed grill, a staple for any mixed grill in my eyes!
Would have been nice if they were able to bring the mixed grill on a sizzling plate or something.
We were told sauces don’t come with the food, so ordered extras and ended up with 15 or more sauces between the three of us, a waste of food and money.
The clay pot lamb was the best part, tender, piping hot and tasty.
Sheesh kebab was not tasty at all, red in colour, strange texture and didn’t taste like a proper sheesh. By far the worst sheesh I’ve ever had.
No qualms about the service, second soft drink took a while to come, but it’s understandable when it’s busy. Friendly staff and helpful too.
Pricey for what you get, but it’s post covid I guess.
Would I go again? Probably not, but I’d do a takeaway for the clay pot lamb.
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