Jimmy Spices — Restaurant in Birmingham

Jimmy Spices isn’t the easiest to find due to poor labelling around the place but presumably this is a work in progress. We went at lunchtime, being seated in the corner by the window and had to ask someone to clean the table, which basically set the tone for the rest of the meal.

Aesthetically the place has been done up tastefully and is very pleasing to the eye. Though with the cleanliness of the tables when it wasnj’t even that busy, I worry about the dust with all the ‘greenery’ hanging from the ceilings over the tables.

The options at lunchtime are VERY limited...the only live station was the stir fry which they don’t make very clear in their advertising. We expected a lesser menu at lunchtime due to the price difference but not to this extent for the actual price being paid.

The starter and mains options are also OVERLY limited - for example out of the Americas section, all there was is the chilli con carne with taco shells and two types of nachos with various salads! There were most of the Indian starters & curries advertised on the website, but none of the Indian desserts. My onion bhaji was unfortunately still raw in the middle and I had to waste it. My partner didn’t go back for seconds from the curry section which was very unusual being a curry lover! From the European section, out of that on the website, there was only a Margherita pizza and a ‘meat pizza’ (my piece didn’t have any sign of any meat in or on it). There were also some (processed) chicken nuggets and chips. There were a few puddings from the list (the trifle was tinned fruit topped with cream). Chinese starters were prawn crackers, spring rolls and sweet chilli wings (the wings of which were delicious!). There were a few mains and none of the desserts listed apart from ice cream (lots of flavours, all unlabelled so you’ve got to be feeling adventurous if unsure!).

Service - I’ve mentioned the dirty table already. Our drinks came during our second plate of starters. One thing I detested is the fact the servers place the dirty plates collected from other tables on your table before taking your plates, whilst you’re eating. On one of the occasions I actually thought someone else’s waste was going to fall on to my plate! Given they weren’t even busy, to leave dirty plates while you were off selecting more food which you are then left eating next to seems a little complacent. I asked which of the desserts were halal and they helpfully came to point out the three desserts. When I spotted another two puddings I wanted to try, due to the texture I thought I’d double check with them again and I’m glad I did as they weren’t halal either but they’d missed them initially!

All in all, the quality of food was nothing to write home about - at lunchtime anyway. Unless the dinnertime buffet is a world of difference to the lunchtime buffet, I couldn’t recommend this place but certainly based on my experience I’m in no hurry to go back. Service charge is 10% which was most certainly not earned but as it was only £2 we couldn’t bother with disputing it. We ate at Jimmy’s first in 2004 and are quite disappointed with this wholly...

With a Jimmy Spices hankering my husband and I booked our table online. We took advantage of a 25% off voucher advertised on the website. We arrived, we were unaware it had moved location so we called and we were given clear directions. I assume as this restaurant is new the location confusion will iron out over time.

The entrance is a little underwhelming at first. We were greated with a smile by a lady. Once we took the lift up we were pleasantly surprised. Did not expect the venue to be highly decorated. Its beautiful!

We were seated at our table, and were asked if we had visited the new restaurant before. They explained how the buffet works and the choices available. We ordered cocktails on our visit, which were pleasant. They offer a deal 4 for the price of 2 which we later found out in the evening. Missed opportunity to maybe adverse on the menu or a promotions board.

To the food: they offer a grill/stir fry station where there are many meats available per person. My husband really loved his tuna steak. There was a large selection of Indian cuisine this multiple curry's on offer. They have a Mexican and salad bar station available (loved the couscous). There was pizza but didn't get to try this on this occasion but the chefs were preparing the pizzas and they looked very fresh. They had a Chinese section with a few offerings. Great section of deserts and fruits.

The venue is smaller than the last but I personally think this is much better as the space flows better. The food option are more limited however i just think all the best dishes are just on one table to speak. The other restaurant had far too many dishes on the floor for limited traffic of customers. I imagine this way it reduces food wastage as well as being much easier to manage.

Overall, we thought the mixed grilled vegetables, chilli panner, chicken curry and steaks were the best.

All the facilities were clean, tidy and organized. Service with great all staff were attentive and friendly. The manager appeared present on the floor, it was well managed.

I will definitely be returning with friends and family. Actually love the fact they have a bar area for aperitifs and then late...

I like the concept of these world dish restaurants but it's usually the case of too many dishes not enough authentic chefs or time. This Jimmy Spices on Broad Street has mainly Indian chefs and dishes with a few other choices of Chinese, Italian and fresh to cook foods. The fresh fish choices are uninteresting with either just a Cajun coating or nothing at all to go with them. They offer fresh prawns and mussels which is a nice touch but with no sauces they are a bit odd to eat on their own and not very enjoyable cold. My daughter enjoyed the sushi on offer and a lot of the Indian food was very tasty but the rest of the hot food lacked flavour, love and zazz. They have a clay oven for pizzas but The base somehow still ended up soggy!? The staff are rude and have no customer service training what so ever but if the manager we met on our day was anything to go by he had no customer service himself so it's no surprise his staff haven't. The work station chefs would chat in other languages between themselves and seemed completley uninterested in the customers needs. The Tapanakyi was for me the best live station but still lacked feeling or care. The saving grace of this restaurant has to be it's pudding choices and location, right on the canal. We enjoyed a lovely view from our table of moored boats and the cube whilst tucking in to Candy floss, sweets, ice cream and marshmallows. We visited on a Sunday when children under 10 eat free but 3 Adults and soft drinks still totalled around £50. Oh and they tryed adding a 10% tip of £5 to the bill too which my husband told them to take straight off! If the food and service had been good we wouldn't of had a problem with it. Overall, we won't be visiting again. I've been to much, much better for less money and better service. It was busy the Sunday we visited so some people must like it but I definantly won't be recommending...