The Lion Bar & Restaurant — Restaurant in Birmingham

Visited the lion on a Thursday evening. Was dead in the restaurant side, few people in the bar side.

Plenty of parking out front of the place.

Restaurant entrance is on the right of the building, broken light like a strobe giving that nightclub feel 😆

Great drinks selection top tier lagers, cobra and staropramen! Firstly we ordered poppadoms, was meant to be 2 per person but they brought 1 with small dips.. they corrected the order but for £2.50 a portion… come on! We went for the family mixy, was pretty large but lots of tikka which was good but only 3 lamb chops and 2 battered prawns. Plenty of fish pakora which was crispy. Lollipops were great, really large, chilli sauce on them had a mega kick. Same as the garlic prawns! Chilli chips were ok pretty standard, we had the dirty fries which was tikka meat and cheese on chips was OK nothing amazing. Naan breads… keema cheese was pretty thin, garlic naan was dry and tasteless. Had much better.

Bar man let us put the food and drinks on a tab which was good. Worth a visit for the lollipop and beer otherwise many better mixys as you can see on my...

I was told of this place by a friend and thought I would check it out. The decor is nothing to shout about as it is a local pub and is a bit rough & ready but the food is on another level. Since my first visit, I have been a few times now and have always chosen the Lion Special Family Grill which has never let me down. The thing that amazes me is the speed at which the food comes out. I don’t think I have had to wait more than 10-15 minutes before the food is at our table. The naan breads are made fresh and are lovely and soft. The masala fries and momo’s are also very good. There is plenty of choice on the mixed grill with a choice of seekh kebabs, grilled chicken, fried fish, fried prawns and some lamb chops to top it off. We always have some left over to take home. The price is also very good as it will cost you no more than £40 for a family of four. The staff are very helpful and friendly. Keep up the...

When under the previous owner/managers this was my 'go to' curry house. The place changed hands some time ago and I thought I'd have another go.

Decor is unchanged; clean and functional. Modest selection of lagers, limited ciders and with no ales available.

Admirable menu with a good variety of dishes.

The staff all seemed very friendly and helpful, however, ordering seemed to prove slightly challenging. The waitress lady, as lovely as she was, did not seem to understand a single word we said.

We finally managed to leave with our 'order' and got home to find a few items missing. One dish and a naan bread. Not sure if they had been paid for as threw the receipt.

The food that was there was absolutely delicious. Slightly light on the meat content but very good. Nice sized portions and clearly fresh ingredients.

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