Dil Say

Fantastic place to eat staff are friendly and have a sense humour above all the food is even better!!!

One I the best authentic Indian restaurant in town. We have been to almost all Indian Resturants in birmingham but the taste and quality of Punjabi Rasoi still stays on top. My favourite is lamb chops and butter chicken with jeera rice.

I grew up on the mean streets of Acocks Green. I cavorted in its bus stops with girls, played cricket in car parks and learnt to play snooker in the workers hub of the bus depot. I never really fitted in, not with them pink trousers and that ego, and I was keen to get away as soon as possible. Even now, I find myself toning everything down on the occasions I meet my brother for a pint in pubs that still pay homage to 50’s values and flying pint glasses. It’s a place where ambition is chased out by locals who don’t like change, which makes Punjabi Rasoi all the more interesting. In a an area where Poundstretcher is king, why would any of the locals shell out a tenner for a curry when dozens of competitors sell for half the price?

Now this is a difficult review for me to write , having nothing to compare this restaurant with. Back in U K after more than 12 years and in the city of Birmingham for the first time am totally at sea as to the quality standards and prices , This diner being my first meal after I reached here .

Located in a quite neighbourhood , in an residential area quite close to the Acook Greens , this , as apprentice by the name is a Punjabi cuisine specialist place. Set up in a bright and setting , with a well stocked bar to greet you as you enter. They serve Kobra and another beer from the tab . The feel of the place is very friendly and relaxed. The serve staff came across as quite professional , well informed and friendly.

On this trip to Birmingham , I am staying very close to , rather in a lodging house on top of this establishment. So even though we checked in around lunch time we discovered that The Punjabi Rasoi is only open for dinner so still quite full from the flight meal , we decided to skip lunch and instead go for an early diner.

At around seven PM , in spite of it being a Friday evening , a weekend , only one table was occupied , but as we progressed with our meal the entire place filled up , so am guessing it is quite popular with the locals .

I started my meal with a Pint of Cobra ( GBP 3.75) and as my companion is a vegetarian , the entire meal that followed was vegetarian with a Punjabi Kofta ( GBP 2,95/-) starter , and a Dal Makhani ( GBP 6.95/-) and a Bhindi Masala ( GBP 5.95/- ) accompanied by a Jeera Rice ( GBP 2.80 ) and two plain Nan ( GBP 1.50/- each ) as the main.

First let me mention that the quantities of all the dishes were ample , just by ordering some more bread we could have easily fed another person , with still some leftovers. The presentation of the entire meal was simple and nice.

The Punjabi Kofta starters were delicate and tender deep fried cottage cheese Koftas in a nice flavourful and tangy tomato based thick sauce , will say kind of a tawa curry , quite delicious. In the mains , the ample serving of Bhindi Masala was okra cooked nicely , the punjabi way , tender and soggy , not the Rajasthani crispy style. Brought back memories of good old whole sum home cooking , nice. However , found the Dal Makhani to be bland , creamy but lacking any pronounced flavour , actually did not care much about it , though in its defence it was quite light , not smothered with ghee and butter like at loads of other places. The rice in the jeera rice was aromatic and cooked al dent , perfect. But then again the Nan were just about ok , nothing to write home about. In all a pleasing meal , not overtly feisty but quite homely and at GBP 25.40 , a reasonable value for money. Hopefully will taste some of there more elaborate dishes in my subsequent visits and going by my first impressions am quite sure that they will be nice too.

Going back ? Yes. And recommending ? Certainly yes.

ENJOY.

Awesome and this place really rocks! Love the environment, service, and food

My recent visit to The New Punjabi Rasoi was absolutely fantastic. I was staying in the area on business and after a long day of work decided to eat out with my colleagues. Upon arrival we were welcomed by friendly staff and were looked after all evening. We didn’t have to wait long for our food, which was really good quality, very impressed! When paying the bill on our way out we managed to get to know some of the members of the team behind the bar who were super friendly and down to earth. All in all we had a really great evening, enjoyed the food, the drinks and the company. Big thank you for making our evening and definitely recommend. 10/10!! Xx

Great place to have great food and drinks friendly staff and brilliant service A great place to have a function the only one thing let's it down is the parking

We went to the restaurant for a meal. The atmosphere was nice and the staff were very friendly. The food was good. We had non veg and the meat just fell of the bone. For starters we had ordered a large grill and that was just right and lovely. Very tasty. The main was lovely. Had to request a lil more spice but they added extra spice without any fuss. When it came out with the extra spice added it was really nice. The atmosphere, the service, the staff were lovely and couldn't fault. We would definately go back.

Went in for a quick meal and what a find!! The decor is great, not your usual restaurant experience, but is really clean and airy with amazing lighting. The starters were amazing, the fish especially, and the mains were to die for. Go, you won't be disappointed.

Excellent food. I'm not sure you should expect this, but our poppadoms and first drinks each were on the house. Food was all very reasonably priced. Decor was attractive and the restaurant felt professional and comfortable at once. A pleasant environment to spend an evening!