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.

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

Nice Food decent portions friendly service been ordering from little kitchen for yearsread more

Little Kitchen has held it's position in Balsall heath since taking over from Sam's Chip Shop and…read moreprovides take away and delivery chinese food at a very reasonable rate. I must admit, although I haven't explored all the items on the menu, all those that I have tried have been good and I have been eating there for some years without one complaint on the quality of food or service. Not the only devotee, their delivery driver tells me they have regulars as far as Weoley Castle which says something of their reputation. Cooking times are fast and if in the shop you can witness the din of the kitchen as silhouetted figures work from behind a screen separating kitchen and front of house. In danger of causing upset i'd even go so far as to claim Little Kitchens superiority over it's nearest competitor in Moseley another victory for Balsall Heath there!

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.

The great thing about eating at a Chinese restaurant is that, generally speaking, no matter what…read morethe eating idiosyncrasies of the people you are dining with, everyone can find what they want. No pork? No fish? Vegetarian? No problem. Love pork? Love fish? Omnivore? No problem. We really had no idea where we were going when we boarded the taxi at our hotel and headed into Birmingham. I had spent a few minutes on Yelp and the Jewellery Quarter seemed like it had a number of good restaurants. Our cab driver was very friendly and helpful and pointed out several options for where we might eat when we reached our destination. It was getting late and it was damp and cold out, so we figured that Henry's Cantonese - despite its middle-of-the-road Yelp reviews was as good a bet as any. As we entered the restaurant it appeared to be packed. A good sign! It was only after we actually were seated did it become evident that all the people we saw was a single large party, possibly a group of co-workers. No matter. The service at Henry's was very polite and attentive. We ordered some drinks and appetizers and got down to studying the menu, which was very diverse and extensive. After a long day, we were happy to have a chance to sit back and relax a bit, so we waited for our appetizers to arrive before ordering our main dishes. The wait staff was perfectly happy to accommodate our leisurely pace. The Deep Fried Crispy Won Tons (http://bit.ly/XOBwX8) arrived first and they made quite a statement, with a large and almost artistic thin won ton crust deep fried to nearly the consistency of a cracker. Next came the Satay Chicken Skewers (http://bit.ly/XOBvCI) which were bathed in a thick peanut sauce. The chicken was prepared perfectly, tender and juicy. Finally, the Deep Fried Vegetarian Spring Rolls arrived which I have to admit were a bit disappointing, both because there were only two spring rolls and because they didn't meet the same standards as the other appetizers. (Pro tip for the wait staff: If there are three at a table and they order an appetizer that comes in twos, maybe mention that to them. Better to have one extra than one too few.) Two of us ordered the Chicken and Sweet Corn soup which was delicious. The third of us ordered the Chicken Won Ton soup and also enjoyed it thoroughly. At the time we ordered our main dishes we were concerned that we had ordered way too much food: Deep Fried Crispy Sichuan Beef (http://bit.ly/XOBbnl) Stir Fried Chicken and Cashew Nuts (http://bit.ly/XOBdLT) Sweet & Sour Tofu (http://bit.ly/XOBcI0) Grilled Honey and Black Pepper Chicken (http://bit.ly/XOB8YG) Vegetable Fried Rice But, by the time we were done, nearly every dish was cleaned out and each was delicious in its own way. My favorite dish was probably the Deep Fried Crispy Sichuan Beef. Why does everything taste so good when it's deep fried? The beef was crispy and tender. How do they do that? The Stir Fried Chicken and Cashew Nuts was served thick with vegetables and was perfect. The Sweet and Sour Tofu was probably the least popular dish at the table. The tofu was a bit soft for my particular taste. Still the majority of the plate was eaten. The Grilled Honey and Black Pepper Chicken, which was ordered off the Chef's Special Recommendations menu was gone in no time. Fantastic. I have to say that the fact that Henry's Cantonese only has a 3-star average on Yelp is perplexing to me. The existing reviews seem to focus on two issues, one being that it is expensive and the second, that some of the dishes are served greasy. Happily that was not our experience at all. The food was across the board 4-star and 5-star quality and not one dish, including the vegetable fried rice, was greasy in anyway. Our total bill for three, including alcohol and tip was £91.70 or about USD $139.30. Now maybe that's a lot for simple take out, but this was not take out. It was a leisurely meal, in a lovely restaurant (including a live piano player) with delicious food and great service. What a pleasure it is to be able to write that last sentence. What a pleasure our entire meal was.

On their TAKE AWAY:…read more I love their containers -- I wish I lived in the UK. If I did, I would rack up all the containers and then reuse them. Their location is not really very ideal. It's sort of awkward because it's the only restaurant right in/near St. Paul's and a little further from the main road where restuarants are in the Jewelry District. I decided to pick up some mapo tofu because i wanted tofu! and i was too lazy to walk too far. So, I ordered some mapo tofu for lunch. It was fine. Not too much to say.... it was a little greasy, I think. But it was fine. Nothing too memorable, nothing horrible. They had someone playing a piano in the evening, so I guess that can be nice..... It's really quiet. Ambience is nice as well.

This place was truly a pleasant surprise. I'd heard about a new Chinese restaurant in the JQ but…read morehasn't had chance to check it out. A Saturday night in on my own gave me the perfect opportunity. I couldn't find anything online that would give me an indication of the price, what food they offered or anything except a Twitter feed, and not being one of the 'Twitterati' that was no good to me. A quick stroll down there laid any apprehensions to rest. An extensive menu offering all you'd expect and some very interesting variations, and for takeaway customers you can knock 20% if the price it says on the menu. I was greeted by a very friendly barman who called over one of the serving staff to take my order after I'd had chance to peruse the menu. My order was taken promptly and I decided to have a pint while I waited. Opting for some prawn toast and a mixed seafood chow mein I honestly had no idea about the quality of the food til I got home. Yes, the interior is lovely and well presented. I thought the big screen tv playing a music channel and the lack of Chinese beers on draught was somewhat lacking but each to their own. The food was brought out to me promptly and I really didn't feel out of place sitting at the bar while diners around me enjoyed intimate dinners in the booths. While walking home I was unsure if I'd ordered enough food, but I most certainly had. 4 slices of very good prawn toast with just the right amount of sesame and a veritable mountain of chow mein stuffed to the brim with succulent prawns, squid and scallops. Couple that with a couple of beers and some kung fu movies and, for me, that's a damn good night in! 4 stars at the moment, although I will most definitely be back to dine in. Vittoria bar and restaurant is an incredibly welcome addition to what is becoming a wonderfully diverse selection of dining options in the JQ.

I'm always happy to review places up or down depending on further experience. Last night I ended up…read moreworking late and just needed to sit down en route home and finally eat something after a crazy day. Walking past Vittoria I decided on the fly to popped in to try their evening menu; previously I think I'd only tried their lunch specials. I have to say that the chicken chow mien was the best I'd ever eaten ... anywhere! Really tasty and fresh. I was too tired to bother with the menu (which is huge) so just plucked the choice out of the ether! The ribs were very good too tho' the too sticky and sweet sauce/dressing wasn't my thing. Free prawn crackers, smashing! My orange juice was weak and watery so no 5***** this time. Portion size and presentation was very good ... had enough for a decent doggie bag. So it's good to see a solid improvement over my last experience. I can add Vittoria back onto my local hangout list!

Really good Chinese restaurant,recommend the green mussels with garlic and chilli.The staff are…read morefriendly ,atmosphere good,must admit Chinese isn't my favourite cuisine,but the friends i was with love it.However that said, the food was very tasty and the drink flowing ,a great night!

This chinese restuarant, located in the Jewellery quarter in Birmingham offer both buffet and…read morecustomer order meals. It is stylishly set out and decorated in traditional oriental sorroundings. The service is excellent and the prices are very reasonable, highly recommended.

The food is so nice and helpful and the place is so good and the stuff welcoming with a big smile…read moreand they are very helpful and very good service

they don't use cards only cash , this was an inconvenience especially because I was touring the cityread more