Every time you go to Cotteridge you notice another Sohpie's outlet. There are now three, and this…read moreis the one dedicated to pizzas. There is a small seating area outside, but you'll be sitting in British weather and on a traffic island next to the busy Pershore Road, so it's neither Rome nor romantic. That said, it's nice they've made an effort for their punters. Their pizza is pretty good, not amazing, but pretty good and comes at a reasonable price. It's entirely possible that the three Sophie's outlets currently dotted either side of the traffic island in Cotteridge are connected by a series of underground tunnels, and that those in charge are secretly colonising the hub of B30 by stealth, taking over the shop units from a subterranean operations base. At some point Cotteridge will be renamed Sophietown.

Sophie's Pizza is my local pizza place, and I have nothing but good things to say about it…read more The pizzas are always delivered within an hour, even at busy times. The restaurant itself isn't classy and I wouldn't go out of my way to go there, but if you find yourself in Cotteridge wanting pizza, it's decent enough. Like a lot of pizza delivery places, the menu lists pizzas for a ridiculous price, but offers 2-for-1, so you end up paying more like £10 than the listed £20 for a large pizza. My one criticism is that the online ordering system and website are atrocious - give them a call instead and you can't go wrong.

Between 1939 and 1945 there was a little historical event you may have heard of called World War…read moreII. The planet has never seen such a monumental conflict, with so much to lose for all sides, such catastrophic losses, and such an epic coming together of good and evil. That is, until now. For you see, Watford Road in Cotteridge is currently playing host to a rival battle, between No. 1 Pizza and Perfect Pizza. Now, I know what you'll be thinking: 'How can one pizza be perfect, and yet the other one be number one?'. I wish I could give you an answer, I truly do, but no doubt some of the greatest philosophical minds of our time will have been through Cotteridge (probably on the bus) and not reached a satisfactory conclusion. Which side you choose is up to you. I'm not going to extend my initial metaphor as far as calling one the Allies and one the Axis, as that will open me up to very serious legal action. The basic facts are these: No.1 does a regular pizza for £7.49 (quite pricey for Birmingham as a whole), and has a buy one get one free offer on permanently. It also has a couple of tables, a advantage over Perfect Pizza if you're looking to eat your food there and then, as the latter shop hasn't got a stool to speak of. Choose wisely.

Foods good but they always seem to think that it's okay to scam you I've brought from her on 2…read moreseparate occasions and both times they've over charged me

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Don't let the strange name put you off - Alicia's Micro Bakehouse serves what might be the best…read morepizza in Birmingham! Unlike most suburban pizzerias, this isn't a greasy fast-food place: these are proper wood-fired pizzas that taste almost healthy. The restaurant environment is fairly standard (and as the name suggests, rather small), although it's nice to be able to see the pizza oven from your seat. Prices are very reasonable too.

As a blogger committed to telling the truth and giving a fair appraisal of any buisness I write…read moreabout, I feel that first I much tell you the the name of "Deluxe Pizza" is inaccurate - there is nothing at all that is "deluxe" about "Deluxe Pizza"( one look at the accompanying photo should of told you that), though maybe they felt that "Budget Pizza" would not have been such an appealing name. Yes, it sells cheap fast food - fish and chips, kebabs and burgers, like the sign says. I can assure you this food is edible and even tastes roughly as it's supposed to as I have eaten there before. However, I'd imagine some customers would be put off by the shops'murky looking interior. Im not saying the shop itself is unclean, I'm just saying that it would probably look a lot cleaner if there was more light in the place and a quick lick of paint. I'm sorry to give you such a negative review guys as you seem like nice people, but really, a little more effort and imagination might do your buisness a lot of good.

I have been here only once and it is not that great to be honest. It is the kind of place to go…read morewhen you have had one too many drinks and need something to soak it all up. Inside it is a bit grubby and thankfully I had had a drink, so I was not too bothered, but it would have bothered me if I was popping in to get lunch or dinner. A food place should always be immaculate in my opinion. I ordered a standard cheese pizza, nothing too fancy and I am relieved that I did not have anything too fancy to be honest. I did not have to wait too long and the staff were alright and the prices were cheap. The pizza was ok, a bit greasy and it was what I wanted, but I do not think I will be going back soon.

arrived quickly but food tasted like ass (usually an enjoyable experience but not today!!)…read moredisappointed. However after reading some of the reviews on just eat, i can say i am not surprised. Pasta looked like it'd been in a pot for days then just microwaved. Also the donner meat to chicken meat ratio in the mixed kebab was how they say in Greece 'ftochós' (poor!). Caspian pizza? more like cASSpian pizza. Would not recommend. PS. Chips were great!

This is a fairly decent chip shop that has, so far at least, resisted the competition from the…read morenearby Sophie's fast food outlets that are slowly multiplying and appear to be taking over Cotteridge. I like this place because it closes in the middle of the day! They open 12-2pm to cater for the lunchtime crowd, and then shut down until early evening. I always think that this pretty much guarantees freshly cooked food. Too often you visit a chip shop and view tired, dried up looking food that has clearly spent most of the day under the bright lights of the hot plate. Not so here. The chips and fish are tasty and the prices are pretty much what you'd expect from a chippy. The staff are also very friendly here, which tips the scales for me over Sophies.

The Cod Pot is a good, traditional fish & chip shop. With burger and kebab houses fast wiping out…read morethe good ol' chippy it's refreshing to see a place like this, especially one of such good quality and especially because it is in amongst the thousands of fast food joints that is Cotteridge... Sophies troops have The Cod Pot surrounded but it is standing it's ground and doing it well! The food is really fresh, which is an absolute bonus with chip shops today, I had not considered that the decline in freshness over recent years might be because of chip shops being open all day until I read one of the other reviews (thanks Craig H!) but that makes total sense now... The Cod Pot gives you that feeling of fish n' chips for tea like the good old days! Really good quality food, reasonable prices, really nice friendly staff, Definitely a number 1 choice for chips in Cotteridge.

San Marino Pizza is a fast food shop in the centre of Strichley selling pizzas and kebabs. It has a…read morefairly large frontage for what is predominantly a take away buisness, making the place often look empty as much of their buisness seems to come from deliveries. They serve a fairly traditional range of pizzas in different sizes with the usual range of topping such as ham or vegetables - me, I usually go for spicy vegetarian in a situation like this. I've been to San Marino Pizza a few times and will probably go again, it's just that the experience is so unremarkable in almost every sense. The service is good enough, the prices are neither cheap nor expensive and the food tastes the same as it would in a thousand other generic fast food shops.The kind of place people choose out of convenience rather than for love of it's products. Will anything change it? Probably not.

When going to a take-away pizza store there are two things that determine my impression of the…read moreplace. First, critically, is the pizza, which San Marino do very well, their margherita is a good, no-nonsense, tasty pizza and I enjoyed the salt and grease treat very much. Second, is the price, and San Marino's is a little steep for what you get. I can make a whole family meal of pizzas at home for 8 or 9 quid (the cost of the 12 inch pizza that I had). But I suppose you should expect to pay more for take-out pizzas. I must confess it left me a little disappointed and still hungry after spending almost 10 pounds on a single pizza. Good quality pizza, although the quality and quantity doesn't quite trump the cost. You can get better and larger amounts of pizza for less money. Or you could have supreme pizzas for a few hundred pennies if you were willing to learn to cook - or pop over to your mom's with the ingredients.