Really good service food full of flavour. The adana kofta cooked to perfection. Great service from…read morestaff. Highly recommend.

We got there early to avoid a crowd because we had 2 small children with us. We decided to order…read morethe feast for 4 to keep things simple. What a lovely medley of foods, tastes, and aromas. The appetizer platter had hummus, a dipping fish sauce, baba ganoush, couscous ? The salad was a fresh combo of tomatoes,lettuce, and cucumbers with light seasoning. The main platter included chickens kabob, chicken wings, lamb chunks, ground lamb kabobs. All grilled to perfection atop a bed of two grains -- rice for sure; maybe bulgar? Really there was enough food for 6, not 4 folks. Service was attentive but not overly so.

Once I had gotten over the fact that this restaurant isn't licensed (so an ideal place to bring the…read morekids or grandkids!!) I settled down with a glass of chilled water, to enjoy the tenderest, most tasty dishes I've eaten in a long while!! Very pleasant waiting staff and everything is cooked and prepared in full view, so no problems there! Clean, well presented, tasty - and reasonably priced! Will definitely return when back in Birmingham, given the chance (ideal short taxi ride from the NEC hotels).

This is a lovely place - just on the Hagley Road by the is-it-closed-or-isn't-it Ivy Bush pub…read more It's a family run restaurant, with amazing service and they sell a delicious range of Persian and Iranian food - last time we went we opted for the lamb kebabs and chicken kebabs with a generous (some would say massive) helping of salad, bread and steamed saffron rice. Best of all was the pudding - at the time I was just weaning myself off a diet and had been drooling at Gregg's doughnuts for the best part of a week. I'm so glad I waited because the desserts here are amazing - as well as Baklava they do Iranian sorbet, ice creams and (also very generous in size) fruit salad. The restaurant isn't licensed but they do really refreshing mint tea - which given the amount of food we'd managed to pack away was a welcome addition. It's always busy here - especially on Friday evenings so I would phone ahead.

Nice small and friendly restaurant with varieties of kebabs. The servings are quite big, and next…read moretime I'll try sharing my plate. There are plenty options of starters. All we ordered was delicious. I liked the freshly made fruit juices, all made in front of your eyes :). There was Turkish tea (I call it like that because I used to know like that) and we enjoyed that a lot :). Finally they served with freshly made desert.

So much but so good!…read more Right next to Fishylicious is a quiet Turkish restaurant me and my friends Davey and Albert passed by. We saw this place first being developed when we stopped at Fishylicious. This time, on the way to Fishylicious, we decided to opt for Konya instead, which also not long ago got a mention in the Birmingham Mail as one of the places to try, now I know why. Despite being the only customers to dine at the place, the service was on the path of failure, however it steadily made a great recovery. The menu consists of a great selection of roast meats, fish and even pizzas! However for me and my friends, it's a must try kebab of some sorts. I had the Chicken Shawarma, while the others had a Lamb Kofte, Chicken Shish and Lamb Shish, all served in a big plate with a mountain of rice. Good thing there's always the salad too, which the waiter added some feta cheese as a bonus for us! Not to mention the condiments, were also a great compliment to the meal which consists of yoghurt, ketchup, spicy chilli and salsa! The meats were generously portioned but also tender in the process, therefore you shouldn't have any concerns over meat quality too. Konya is great value for money and I look forward to coming here on a regular basis. It definitely isn't your regular kebab shop, be sure to check it out!

Everything from the ambiance to the staff are welcoming and cozy! But the best bit is the food…read more Delicious Middle Eastern fare and the best Turkish coffee I've had in ages. We drove 45 mins to try this place out and it did not disappoint!

Definitely one of the best Mediterranean restaurants in Birmingham (and restaurants in general as…read morewell). As someone who has been spoilt with different cuisines from different cities, I can be annoyingly judgy and picky, and honestly... Birmingham doesn't have me impressed. So understand that me saying that Damascena is "one of the best," it's a big deal. Their food is outstanding and it comes at a very reasonable price. The restaurant is located in cute Moseley and is not exactly attractive, but once you enter, you will be welcomed by a wide arrange of pastries. Every plate I've eaten here has left me incredibly satisfied by its taste and its amount of food... and money. The only improvement would be on their client service, as the waitresses weren't attentive, and their cooking time, as it took around 20 minutes for the plates to arrive. I will definitely be returning here as long as I am in Birmingham. Come to Damascena! And they have amazing drinks too.

Turkish Delight -number 1 in food & service.delicious food & friendly serviceread more

Shocked this isn't on Yelp! Went to Kebub tonight for a…read moremeal with the family. It's a place where you can be casual or dressed up. Anything goes. It was great to see couples and families there. The food is on par with the kebabs I had in Instanbul. Really authentic and great tasting. Price wise, yes it's more expensive than the local kebab shop but what you get here is great flavours and a proper kebab! There's fantastic sharing starters which are good value for money. But I tend to skip those as the main meal portion sizes are massive! Today I had kofte with mixed vegetables and spicy rice. Other with me had handmade chips which looked tasty. The drinks (they serve Effes beer!) are well priced too. Desserts are good value for money but you'll be stretching yourself if you need one! To sum up our bill: Four people Two cocktails One beer Two cokes Four mains Three sides Two cheesecakes One baklava One tea Two cappuccinos A grand total of..... £82!

This is my new favourite local restaurant. It is very flavourful and unique. It tastes very…read moreauthentic and I would love to come again to further support my point it is beautifully presented.

I'd not had Greek food in about 40 years. But I met up with an old friend and we agreed to go to…read moreSantonini's. We went in around 1pm, and were the only diners apart from one other couple. We left around 3.45 The warmth of greeting, and the service were outstanding. Even better (we both chose the Mezze) was the quality of the " selection of small dishes served to accompany alcoholic drinks". Around six or seven dishes were placed in front of us (can't tell you which - I'm not versed in Greek food though some wonderful puff pastry concoction, Greek fries, sausages in spicy sauce, and hummus {my friend told me} were some of the food.) We duly ploughed our way through maybe half of what was in front of us. It was only then that we (well, certainly *I*) realised that this was just part 1. Part 2, dishes of lamb, chicken, kebabs, moussaka and more dishes yet replaced those that we'd fully consumed or tried to consume in part 1. And again the quality of every dish (and the variety) was first rate. Despite this we could eat barely half of what we were given. We followed this with Turkish coffee and an ouzo on the house. (Mmmmmm ..... oouuzooo). We paid each £27, (including my Greek beer and my mate's glass of red) and the (serious) offer of doggy bags for the food we couldn't manage. Now, it sounds strange but the generosity of the food was slightly overwhelming, rather challenging, "EAT ME" on a big scale! Hence British reticence makes me give 4 and not 5 stars. It IS possible to have too much of a good thing. Maybe I should have taken up the doggy bag offer! But maybe Santorini's should restrain their generosity and offer a little, just a little less of each serving of Mezze 1 and 2, difficult though it is to rein in Greek hospitality? (And no, I never thought I'd say any restaurant offered me TOO MUCH food! LOL) The place has been up and running for a year. My friend and I plan on meeting in Brum again in the near future. If I have anything to do with it we shall eat here again - the best compliment I can pay to excellent food, good service and a delightful family atmosphere. I wish Santorini's and its staff every success.

I have always tried to use Independent family restaurants and endeavour to be as positive as…read morepossible when reviewing, so it is with great disappointment that I write... Reasonably quick to take order, acceptable wine then the big delay for the food to arrive, in the meantime asked to move tables to make room for a larger party which we obliged in doing, at our new table we waited and waited and waited eventually a member of staff noticed the lack of food and obliged in re taking our order... after a short wait it arrived... but was the wrong order as well as the lack of the starter. Perhaps I should point out our order was for two wrapped kebabs one chicken souvlaki and a lamb doner, not exactly complicated. When pointed out they were quick to rectify with a sad looking souvlaki offering. Given the price of the kebab meal was £6 x 2: I was hoping the bill would reflect the level of service... but no it would seem a £9 service was deemed an acceptable charge as well as getting the drinks charge wrong. Finally got the bill amended with no real fuss. All in all a great disappoint and felt that I had almost been mugged... Advice... avoid!!

Finally Mere Green has a second chippy. However, on visiting you could be forgiven for thinking…read moreyou've got your Mere Green maths wrong. This is like two chippies in one. Part old fashioned traditional England. Part sun-kissed Mediterranean flavours. When I arrived with my husband early on a Tuesday evening there was already a substantial queue. I wondered whether this could be attributed in part to the sheer varieties of foods on sale. With a menu so comprehensive, customers take time to select their choices and the staff take their time to prepare the orders. However, it's nice to go to a chippy where food doesn't feel like it's being turned out on a production line. In any case, we took advantage of the queues by marvelling at the freshly prepared Kofta Kebabs, Grilled Corn, Mixed Mediterranean Veg and Fresh Greek Salads. Despite these choices, we needed to check they could do our favourites well, first. So we went down the English seaside route going for traditional fish and chips. The Prime Scottish Cod was huge and gorgeous and at £4.30 was reasonably priced in an area known for expensive chippies. A side of breaded mushrooms was an unusual treat from the quirky menu. This is a great addition to Mere Green. The only question is, is it a pie and sausage night or an evening for fresh lamb shish with taramasalata?

It was suggested I take a trip to this new chippy that opened up in Mere Green. So after a skin…read morefull last Friday I was being driven past and demanded that we stop off for food. Once inside I immediately noticed that this wasn't just any old chippy. It was a Mediterranean Grill too. Freshly cooked Kebabs on an open flame! Once I had stopped salivating at the menu and decided which of the delicious kebabs would suit my gut full of beer my order went in. My girlfriend, who wasn't hungry at all, was forced to order the same. After waiting around ten minutes for my meat to be freshly cooked I was asked the questions which are music to my ears... salad and chilli sauce? Shortly after that I was clutching an empty wrapper. Nuff said!