Alam International — Restaurant in Dudley

DIABOLICAL. We went here for birthday celebrations for a friend who lives in the area however we had never been as we usually go to the Wall heath tandoori, and we wont be returning as in our eyes it doesnt compare in the slightest. As you walk in, it's like an over the top indian restaurant that you would expect to see out of only fools and horses. We went as a group of 8, the only positives are:- The younger members of staff where friendly. Good choice of beers. My wife isnt a big fan of indian cuisine and usually has chicken omelettes if we go to an indian resteraunts, however is currently pregnant so can have eggs if they are british lion stamped. My wife asked the manager if the eggs where british lion stamped, however he didnt know what british lion stamped eggs were, we where a little puzzled that someone in the food industry didnt know what this was and as we tried to explain he got flustered and demanded she order something else, so she asked for the butterfly chicken, to which he said it uses eggs and again demanded she order something else. In the end she asked for chicken nuggets. We felt a little degraded by the way my wife was treated. When he bought the dishes out the bring the indian dishes out on a hot open flame trolley which is a nice touch, however he handed my wife her dish and it was incorrect, he gave her scampi and fries not chicken nuggets, we told him this and the changed it. My food was average at best but the portions where tiny in comparison to other Indians I had, everyone else on the table agreed and thought that the Indian was just ok, some of the dishes didnt taste how the should as the massalla was extremely sweet. When the bill came we all agreed that the sizes of the dishes didnt reflect the pricing as none of us where full and usually I am after a good indian and also there are better tasting Indians within the area that are cheaper and better quality. To summarise if you want to go to a nice Indian in wall heath, don't waste your time here go to the wall heath tandoori...

Outstanding in every possible way, can’t fault them even if I tried!

We were greeted at the door, shown to our table, made comfortable and then had our drinks order taken. Once we’d had time to settle in and look at the menu, our food order was taken.

Our food arrived quickly and the waiters were very friendly, respectful and professional. We had a good chat and a laugh/joke too. You literally just sit there, enjoy yourself and they do the rest! We weren't rushed, everything was at our pace and when we were ready.

Now, I’m not really much of a tipper but I did on this occasion, as they really deserved/earned it!

The food was probably the best I’ve ever tasted at a curry house, by far! For reference, we had starters, mains and of course Poppadoms. Prices are fair and portion sizes are decent, for this cost of living day and age…

It shows how you’ve been going for so long! So keep up the good work guys and we’ll keep returning!

VERY highly...

The wife and I had a pleasant meal here a couple of Friday nights ago. It's been a very long time since we last ate here but for no reason other than we like to try new places. The staff are very friendly and helpful perhaps a little pushy but pleasant enough. There was nothing wrong with the food although it could have been a hotter in temperature, especially the onion bhaji. That said they do provide a food warmer. The main courses were OK, I would have liked mine to have been a bit more flavoursome but others might possibly disagree. Drinks were OK but my wife would have liked a small bottle of prosecco given the chance. Regardless of whatever anyone thinks, it has been around a long time and appears to have an established customer base, especially for their...