It can be hard to find authentic Chinese food in the UK, especially outside London and especially…read moreif you're vegan. So I searched up authentic Chinese places in B'ham's Chinatown to find one that had plenty of veggie items and found this place. The place is on the second floor close to many other Chinese places. The interior is quite large, with bare bones decor. They had plenty of items that are or could be vegetarian, so we stuck with those items. We got: -Ma po tofu (vegan version; £8.80). This was very well-done, with a nicely spicy fermented bean paste and chili oil character. Not so much if any Szechuan peppercorns -- oh well. One of the better ma po tofu dishes I've had in a long while. 5/5 -Morning glory with garlic (£9.80). You can't get this dish in North America to my knowledge, so we were excited to order this: perfectly cooked water spinach with a good amount of garlic. Doesn't get better than this. 5/5 -Sliced potato with chili Chinese pepper (£7.80). Classic dish cooked perfectly, with a sort of hot & sour tang. We were really happy with this one as well. 5/5 -Marinated cold cucumber in garlic sauce (£7.80). This could've done with chili oil but the garlic sauce and cilantro that it was flavoured with made this very satisfying. 4.5/5 Service was also top-notch, speaking good English and helping us make sure that everything would be vegetarian, indeed vegan. Top-notch authentic Chinese food experience here and can be very veg-friendly. Highly recommended.

Saturday Lunch for three adults. What we ordered was not what we received, but we did not know that…read moreuntil the bill arrived. My £5 dish had been substituted for by a £12.80 dish, and the extras we did not order but were given were all charged for. Tried to sort this out with staff but to no avail. I have been had, big time. Buyers beware.

I would highly reccommend this place. It's not your usual bog standard boring Chinese restaurant…read more The menu is really exciting and different. The food tasted delicious and you could really taste the ingredients. It was well balanced and you could tell there was nothing strange just real food. Yum yum! and here's the website http://www.rednhotgroup.com/

I'd have liked to give Red n Hot four stars, but I couldn't. Here is why…read more Welcome warm and professional. Menus were offered and drinks orders taken with perfectly pleasant efficiency. Red n Hot is placed in the heart of Birmingham's Chinatown which, like much of the centre of the city, is dominated by high rise office blocks, flyovers and busy lanes of traffic and bustle. Food The starters were delicious. Cucumber with soy, chilli oil and garlic . . . lots of garlic. Delicious and the perfect pairing to the fried fish we had also ordered. The portions were large. The main courses arrived, and the portions were even larger! Szechuan Beef (with chilli, chinese lettuce and oodles of garlic) was lovely, a really warming savoury dish. We also had chicken with peanuts, chilli, basil, ginger and spring onions. A side serving of Chinese lettuce with vinegar provided vegetable fibre. Lots of plain rice was on offer to mop up the delicious sauces. The portions defeated us completely as the dishes were cleared away we were told that this was the way Red n Hot did things . . . might have been nice to hear that on ordering rather than waste food. No matter, we were happy. This was food you could imagine a few hundred million people happily eating with no ill effects. Toilets shocking doesn't even come close. I'll spare you the details. There are some sights even hardened Qypers will not want described . . . . an effort at tidying had merely 'spread' the problem everywhere, ahem. The Bill a healthy £53.50 with drinks (4 bottles of Tsingtao beer). The bill was delivered folded . . . we were asked if we wanted to add a tip . . . why?, we asked it's in the service charge already isn't it? (this we knew having unfolded the bill). A huffy response was all we got and we couldn't be disposed of fast enough. Come on guys, you already had 10% on top. The sour note struck by the bill and the unspeakably gross toilets did Red n Hot no favours. A pity, the food is worth going for. I gather Red n Hot has branch in Manchester and one in London too. I'd be interested to compare the London branch with the Brum one. Disabled access isn't available. Tables are accessed up several steps as are the aforementioned toilets of shame.

Spicy House restaurant opened about three months ago. The food is amazing! If you don't know about…read moreSzechuan cuisine and are hesitant about having food that is hot from chili peppers, tell the proprietors - they can make any dish to be mild. Also, the proprietors, can recommend dishes to you if the menu which has 157 offerings seems too hard to decipher. The beef noodles in sour soup (#118), mapo tofu (#38), fish filets in hot and spicy sauce (#13), shredded cucumber in chili sauce (#7), Dongbei-style sweet & sour crispy pork (#99) and my total favorite - Sliced beef shin in hot and spicy sauce (#4) were all delicious, complex and fantastic. We also had some dumplings that I loved. Expand your thoughts on Chinese food and eat this authentic Szechuan style cuisine by a chef who knows how to put a flavorful meal together. Great for take out! They are also on WeChat as iSpicyHouse

This restaurant used to have the most authentic sichuan food of Oxford - they've let themselves…read moreslip a bit recently. Although most classic dishes are still good - if you go with a Chinese. Service here is efficient but no smile/friendly chats. All workers here are like programmed machines. They do automatically add 12.5% service charge on the final bill but without stating them on each dish, so if you are hosting a party here and to split the bill, you have to take this into consideration. Must-order dish include: black fungus starter, fish soup with pickled vegetable, hotpot pork intestine. Give the dishes with weird-sounding names a try!

My friends visited this place again and the service is bad as usual. The cashier/boss is such a…read morepain in the *** and the food is really bad. Go to Sojo coz their food is much better.

Offering a diverse selection of Chinese dishes at respectable prices and benefitting from excellent…read morestaff and a quick turnaround, this small, local restaurant is wonderfully impressive. I've been visiting here occasionally with my family for years and am still yet to have an unsatisfactory experience. The set menu is well priced and the waiters will allow you swap dishes you dislike for anything you fancy at no extra cost, and authentic Asian beers are available on tap. Inside, there's an elegant, romantic feel generated by the easy-listening soundtrack, lush red décor, themed lanterns and meticulously folded napkins. The waiters are all friendly, the turnaround is impressive, and unlike other independent restaurants, the staff don't try to rush you or give you a set time to vacate your table. Thanks to its great food, intimate set-up and excellent staff, this local wonder is one of the best Chinese restaurants I've ever visited in Birmingham.

this is an excellent restaurant. it is my favourite chinese restaurant. it has traditional rich red…read morechinese decor, and traditional hearty cantonese food. it is very reasonable and i love the red barbeque sauce as an accompaniment to rices and noodles. i really recommend it a lot. i have not been to a nicer chinese restaurant ever, and the service is always excellent.

As a Chinese takeaway Jade doesn't offer anything new, but it is a good safe bet if you are in need…read moreof some of that good old comfort food. It has a fairly small waiting area and there is a sit down restaurant (fairly unusual for this kind of place) behind a mysterious curtain. There is no alcohol served but you can take your own and I have heard nothing but good reports from people who have eaten in. Overall it is clean and tidy and not the usual dank interior you expect from a takeaway. The staff there are extremely cheerful and friendly and the service is fast. The food is cheap and compares fairly well to other takeaways. No surprises good or bad, I would probably opt to sit in and eat as there are so many Chinese delivery places that offer the same or better.

Since living in Moseley it has been a struggle to find a good chinese and we have had many…read moredisappointing take aways. However the Jade is definitely an exception to this and I couldn't recommend it more. Delivery is always on time, the food is excellent, portion sizes are spot on and the fact prawn crackers are free with all orders over £10 is an extra added bonus. I would really recommend the Yuk Sung for 2 for starters.

5* plus! Best chinese take away around here! The food is…read morefreshly prepared in an open kitchen, where you can watch the chefs preparing your meal(s). The staff are efficient and friendly with a good knowledge of their menu and are happy to vary the dish you have ordered to suit your tastebuds. For example extra soy sauce or chilli, or leaving out the beansprouts if you so wish! We have tried many dishes on the menu over the past seven years, but are still to have tried each and every one! They also deliver and we have always been lucky enough to receive our order within thirty minutes. An excellent all-rounder!

Today we come full house restaurant food is delicious, the waiter is very good, but also found that…read morethey have food delivery service, we will definitely be back! Thank you to all the staff full house, it is that you let me and my family have a good night, thank you!

Excellent food, generous helpings and friendly and helpful service.#…read moreBest Chinese in the area. Handy parking at the rear of premises.