Cafe Soya — Restaurant in Birmingham

Came here for the first time ever yesterday and will definitely be back. I had the udon noodles with beef in black pepper sauce and it was absolutely delectable, my mouth is watering just thinking about it. The best thing is that the food is such a good deal for the price as the portions are huge! We took home leftovers and we basically have 3 meals in one! Other restaurants have been more expensive with smaller portions so this is definitely a steal. My brother had an iced fruit tea and said it was the best, so definitely try that! He also had Singapore vermicelli noodles which he loved and my mum had steamed rice and chicken which she said had so much flavour! Overall we enjoyed our dining experience and will definitely be back again. My only negatives is that there fresh fruit smoothie wasn't sweet enough for me and had a weird aftertaste and unfortunately they bought my mum the wrong drink and then refused to change it. Also the woman serving us was friendly with my family but kept glaring at me for no reason and didn't smile at me on the way out like she did to my family so I did feel quite offended. However I still recommend you visit the soya cafe for good food and a cosy dining experience in their...

Each time I visit Birmingham, I eat at Cafe Soya. It’s cash only, so I always visit the nearby cash machine in the Arcadian first. I appreciate having a separate vegetarian menu from the regular menu. I’ve eaten here for breakfast, lunch and dinner over my 5 visits so far (twice in one day happened). I also order takeout to bring home with me (it’s 2.5 hours away) - it’s always well packaged for travelling with.

I enjoy all the fresh soy - fresh tofu dessert 豆腐花 is consistently excellent - make sure you save lots of space for it as it is not a light dessert! The soy milk drink is not-too-sweet. The soy based mango milkshake is loved by myself and my family. The red bean & coconut ice drink is delicious - and very filling, treat it like a dessert!

The Vietnamese steamed rolls are clearly made fresh too - by that I mean the white “sheets” of the roll are steamed from a viscous mixture before adding fillings and served - these are not pre-made dishes that are re-heated. And they’re excellent: smooth, springy, slippery.

Portion sizes of rice and noodle dishes are big and hearty. All served with the Vietnamese herby leaf garnish. For me, it’s all comfort food. I will return...

We dined on a Saturday night at around 8pm. They were quite busy but we were still welcomed in and accommodated for. Menus were given promptly and our drinks orders were taken straight away. We ordered veg steam rolls, pan fried vegetable gyozas and tom yum soup for starters. They were really nice and flavourful, however the gyozas looked more deep fried than pan fried. For mains we got veggie chicken noodle soup, pineapple fried rice and and mild curry with rice. The pineapple fried rice was nice, however again it was quite oily and the oil lingered on your tongue which wasn’t too pleasant. The curry was good, quite average however we had to order rice separately.. we were under the assumption it came with rice. The noodle soup was really nice, paid £1 extra for tom yum flavour.. it was a massive bowl filled with tons of veggies and noodles.. enough to feed 2/3 people.

Overall, was a nice restaurant. Staff were friendly and attentive. Plenty of vegan and vegetarian options, something for everyone. Portions are huge, you get what you pay for. Just the minus 1 star as I think the overall taste was just okay, nothing special. I would...