Abdul's Cafe and Diner in Birmingham

Simply the best x You cannot get a meal anywher in Birmingham that tastes like this. So unique, the price is so reasonable

I always look forward so much to visiting here and seeing Rafiq The food is stunning, you will not eat a better curry Can not wait for my next visit

I disagree with the person who wrote food was poor? The food is lovely! The take seriously and accommodate people with Intolerances (like mine, which are many) and I’ve never had a reaction! Meaning it’s a really safe place for me to eat!

Had some food from here, took me back to the days of eating as a youngster. Red sauce with katlama n sheekh kebab. Used to be a treat when I was younger. Very nice

Food is of top quality had meat balti, meat melted in my mouth sauce to die for Balti at its best Starters had tikka kebab and veg pakora very very tasty Really takes me back to Ladypool Rd The food served at this establishment is of excellent quality taste is out of this world I’ve never heard a bad word said Staff so polite and make you feel so welcome Wonderful experience though out The Balti lives on !!!!!

Had a tasty authentic meal here. Started with a vegetable samosa followed by a spinich and meat balti with a fresh roti. Love the complimentary sauce dip. Very reasonable price.

After being recommended we visited early in the evening & we were only diners- but do not worry the food was fab & freshly cooked,it brought back memories of curry in the 1980’s.... served in a very much a rustic setting ! Would definitely recommend & you must try the katlama

We as a family used to eat at Saleems on Ladypool road until they closed and re located. We like the people. Their souls are of pure gold and the food is of a good price. It was a little cold when we went last time. That would be our only criticism.

So glad to discover Saleems has reopened in this guise. The same value for money tasty food that we used to get in Ladypool Road. Abdul's menu and cooking is totally replicated here by Ref is and his small team. My chicken Balti was just like it used to be (haven't had one as good for years) and roti and naan as good as you get.

Although we live 2 hours away in Wiltshire we detour here whenever we can, as simply put it is the tastiest curry you will ever eat. Rafiq the owner is a lovely gentleman who always looks after us. Is it posh .... no Is it 5* dining..... no But it is stunning food that will have you licking the plate, and looking forward to going back 😁😁😁😁

Absolutely fantastic.... if you want fancy table cloths and candles go elsewhere. This is about genuine Indian food cooked to perfection absolutely gorgeous can not fault anything .

Its a local curry house but a first time visit. Best curry we've had in years. Simple, wonderfully spiced and superb flavours.

Having read rave reviews and having heard an article on Radio 4 we came to Abdul's with high hopes....and were seriously disappointed. It was nothing like the balti houses we used to visit 30 years ago. Spotlessly clean, friendly service, but very poor food. For starters we had pakora and chicken tikka. The pakora was stodgy, the chicken tikka dry. For mains we had two different chicken baltis. One was very dry, the other in what looked (and tasted) like curry flavoured Bisto gravy. To cap it all, the naan was the worst that I have ever had - undercooked, flabby and tasteless. Extremely poor food, extremely poor value - the baltis are £7.75 each. There are plenty of far better places to go.

Simple, unfussy baltis, pakora, nan breads... We come up from Herefordshire when we can as this is one of the few things we hanker after from Birmingham.

Sunday breakfast can never be the same again. £4 for a beautiful light chick pea curry and 3 breads it’s marvellous. Open 10 - 12 only on Sunday. Well worth a visit. Also this place does the best Katlamas in the whole of Brum.

Decided to eat in an watch a movie. Ordered a Balti meat with spinach and a Balti meat (hot) and can say that they were every bit as good as eating in. This is a first class Balti experience and I can't wait to order...

I have eaten at Abdul's and before that Saleem's for some forty years. I have been to many other restaurants and have never found better tasting food with such reasonable prices. You can choose the heat of your dish when ordering and this does not...

Have visited this place a couple of times after recommendation by a friend. The food is really great - even though I have to heat it up when I get home (100 mile trip) The spice balance is fantastic and authentic. Look forward to going...

I first visited Saleem's on Ladypool Road by chance in May 1980 and used the restaurant regularly until its closure. I spent many happy hours there and consider Rafiq and Saleem as good friends. Mr. Waheed Sr was a gentleman and was always sat in...

Decided to try here after using Al Frash for some time. To be clear, I have always enjoyed the food at Al Frash, however the continuing struggle for parking and more importantly the surly almost resentful attitude from some waiting staff means that I stopped...

Tastes exactly like their old saleems on ladypool road. Katlamas have been missed, great to have them back can’t get it elsewhere that good. Other dishes were okay too.

When Saleem's in Ladypool Rd closed down, we tried so many restaurants trying to get that fabulous taste again. Really good curries, but not as good as those from Saleem's. Imagine how good it was to hear that Rafiq had opened a new place named...

Abdul and friends are settled and cooking great meals, just as before so if you miss Saleems or still looking for real unpretentious curry then here's the place! And you can even park outside easily😊

don't be fooled by the lack of plate glass and chrome which so many "Balti" restaurants have,this little place is the real deal if you want an authentic old school Balti,he has after all been doing it long enough and will not be bettered anywhere...

Used to eat at Saleems and have really missed traditional home cooked food. The sheekh kebabs and shami kebabs are lovely. I have an emergency supply in the freezer! I stopped off on way back from work last night to order a takeaway - the...

Abdul's makes the best Tarka Dall I have ever tasted, it is always good, you can rely on it. I love this place and come as often as I can with family and friends. There are lots of vegetarian options, my son's favourite is Matter...

Fabulous authentic food, just as it should be. Well worth a visit. Excellent food, great price and friendly service.

We work just across this lovely little gem in Hall Green. The Baltis are just amazing with lovely flavour and quality meat is used which is evident from the first bite. Friendly owner Mr Rafiq, goes out his way a lot for his customers, such...

Fantastic curry, and not expensive Rafiq has opened this delight of a cafe and diner, and having missed his delicious curries since Saleems closed, it is a true delight to eat them again Well worth the drive from Wiltshire, and now my freezer is full...

Simply the best Balti in town. Saleems revived, great food, cheap, genuine, tasty and we will be back.

If ever you eat at Saleem's when he first opened in Ladypool Road forty years ago you will understand when I say 'just like Dad used to make' if you didn't knows you chance to find out about 'Proper Balti' !! Number One Son (Rafiq)...

First visit to Abduls Cafe and DIner following a recommendation from a friend. What a fantastic meal. The menu is plain and simple and not too over done like a lot of Balti restaurants nowadays. I went with their famous Katlama to start which to...

I'm yet another Saleem's refugee who made it down to Abdul's in Hall Green. Had my usual meat balti and naan, omg, there was that familiar taste I'd missed so much. The food was amazing, no pretentiousness, no stupid garnish, just a bowl of soft...

It is a delightful jewel of a restaurant! It is surprising to me that there aren't queues down the street! Is there so much great food in Birmingham that this amazing food is taken for granted? My husband is a vegetarian but I am not....

Raf has at last opened up a new place after the sad closure of saleems. Its the same fab gorgeous food as was at saleems. The keema and pea balti is the best we have ever had. The shami kebabs with red and onion sauce...

As a long standing fan of Saleems I was shocked and very sad to see it go Rafiq has made Abduls as close to the original saleems as possible , Fantastic food , unbelievable value , The usual smiles and welcoming atmosphere .This is a...

The epicentre of the Birmingham 'balti belt' - the Ladypool Road - is not what it used to be back in the 1980s when I first started eating there as a student. The Ladypool Rd restaurant scene is now a tawdry caricature of its former...

When Saleems restaurant on the Ladypool Road in Birmingham closed it's doors over 2 years ago. The loss felt by Saleem and Rafiqs customers was akin to losing a member of the family. Moving on 2 years and Rafiq has opened a new more modest...

Having been a customer of Saleems for more than 20 years, it's great to see Rafiq has now opened Abdul's. Everything is just as good as the old Saleems, the food just sublime, and the welcome wonderful. It truly was a joy to eat their...