Undaal — Restaurant in Dudley

Our quest for the best Balti Houses in Black Country South took an interesting turn tonight when we visited the Undaal in Quarry Bank... Having previously dined at both its rivals the Blue Ball and the Spice Tree, which weren't particularly good, our expectations were quite low however it turned out to be such a good experience that we felt compelled to write a review.

To start, the welcome we received was excellent. The staff - including the owner, who seemed obsessed with quality (no bad thing!) - were incredibly attentive and hospitable, sitting us at a table of our choice in a nicely decorated restuarant area that resembled Langley's famous Bangla Garden (minus the plants!).

Poppadoms were served promptly with dips of onions/cucumbers, mango sauce, red onions (unpickled), and thick and creamy mint sauce reminscient of that served at The Chutney in Roseville. The Poppadoms thenselves were fresh, crisp, and very lightly salted - perfect!

Starters were also excellent. My girlfriend had Pakora Chicken, which was brilliantly cooked and nicely battered, while I had the Lamb Samosa, which was hand-made and super fresh.

For the main, we both had Chicken Balti, Rice, and shared a garlic and coriander naan, which was probably the best-looking naan I've seen during our quest of 50-odd resturants so far. As for the taste, it was great - every distinct flavour in the sauce pinged out (a sign of freshness), and its colour and consistency were nigh on perfect.

At the end of the meal, we were treated like royalty - personal service from the owner, who even helped me put on my coat!

In terms of price, it was a couple of pounds more than average for the area but the quality of the food and dining experience it was well worth it!

In previous reviews, I talked about Bangla Cottage, Indulgence, and Zahra Spice being the 'holy trinity' of the best quality food in the Black Country South area, but since the unfortunate closure of the former, I can quite confidently say that Undaal now commands a place in the very top of the roost.

Well done to the owner, staff and chefs at Undaal - quality counts and your resturant has it in...

The curries were a disgrace I was absolutely shocked with them. Being my first time ordering from this restaurant amd I'm disgusted with what they gave and called them the curries are supposed to be, the base of the sauce was not a fresh curry it was a cheap rubbish paste you get from a supermarket then add the massive pieces of onions sticking out . I know an Indian dish ehem i see or taste oneand im makima you aware- curries from here you would NOT call something you serve up to guests or an asian who eats one nearly every and know what's dish should taste like. I recommend anyone Reading this the they go to Birmingham ie ladypool road , coventry road alum rock road etc etc a Indian/Pakistani/ Bangladeshi restaurants in general around there and you will 100 percent know what a curry should taste like than this rubbish.

There biyani was ok but the curries are an absolute no go...

Staff were lovely and really nice service. The restaurant is modern and clean and has a lovely aesthetic. I had the onion bahji to start which was nice but they are quite large which meant although they are lovely on the outside they were still a little raw in the middle. The chicken korma was fine but didn’t have enough sauce which after pouring it on the rice made it really dry. Needed more sauce and I know Korma’s are mild but it did lack flavour. My partner had the lamb tikka starter which was honestly beautiful. He had the chicken tikka masala for main but said the chicken tasted processed. I must say the chicken in my korma was very tender. So a mixed bag really, it was nice but probably would try somewhere...