I will be up in Birmingham Monday (24/4) and Tuesday (25/4) and am dying for a Balti curry but have been warned that the areas Sparkbrook, Balsall Heath and Moseley areas of south Birmingham are not the place for decent ladies to frequent on their own - even if she is just out hunting down a good curry.
Anyone know of a decent place close to ICC (or thereabouts), where I can get a good curry? Take-away would be best. Seems a pity not to have one in the Capital of Balti!
I am also going to go and see the Botanic Gardens on Monday so am really looking forward to that - if anyone has any tips please let me know.
Kind regards
Jitterbug
They're not that bad round there! If you don't want to wander about, have a taxi deposit you at the door of the Shereen Kadah on Mosely Road, and get another to pick you up later. You won't be disappointed. It's a pity you didn't come earlier, my plot's just behind the Botanical Gardens, but I'll be in school.
I can't recommend from experience but this link is very local to the Botanical Gardens and the ICC.
Hope this helps ;)
http://www.virtualbrum.co.uk/balti.htm
Adil's, Ladypool Road........I'm PM-ing you..
Lishka (the would-be Balti Queen) ;D ;D ;D
Dear Robert, Roy and Aliska
Thanks so much for all your replies - just to report that I eventually walked up the road to Bombay Mix (a couple of blocks up) and had a mixed (prawn, chicken and lamb) Balti - it was not too bad - a bit kinda stewey, but then maybe it was just the restaurant. I think that I would have preferred a nice hot lamb curry (my favourite). Yumm ::)
Would have loved to see your lottie though! Sigh, maybe another time. I was very impressed by all the new building going on in the city centre and spent a lovely afternoon visiting all the sights (including the museum). Got stuck in the horrendous traffic jam at the National Museum Roundabout - sat in the taxi for an hour with the meter ticking!!! ::) Now that's gonna take some explaining to my boss - £16.00 taxi fare. Then the train was 30 minutes late due to a fire outside Birmingham so only got home at 21:00.
Jitterbug
Have PM'd you - telling you what you missed ;D ;D ;D
You missed a lot. I've never seen any of those places recommended anywhere.