The Delhi — Restaurant in Metropolitan Borough of Solihull

What a find this little place was. We were up here for a car plant tour and felt we just had to have a curry being in the West Midlands. From the outside The Delhi doesn't look much, certainly no sign of a restaurant, more like a take away? We went in anyway and were guided upstairs to a small but rather nicely laid out little restaurant. We were greeted by the (I think) owner. A very nice chap who made us welcome and got us seated. A couple of poppadoms arrived with pickles/sauces, closely followed by a pair of nicely chilled bottles of Cobra. Our orders were taken by our friendly waiter. Then our food came, I'll be honest and say we weren't expecting much, but oh boy was I wrong! The chicken balti that I had was the nuts, the chicken was so tender it almost didn't need chewing. It's the best balti I've had for a while for sure. The naans were soft and fluffy inside and that nice crispy not quite burnt outer that just completes your meal. The sides and the rice (we had one between us) were equally as good as the main. There was more than enough food, not huge portions but big enough. My mate and I left feeling comfortably full - which is good. If you're in this neck of the woods and fancy a good curry in a great atmosphere then The Delhi is the place to go! Best to book a table though. We were in on a Tuesday and it was very busy with just one...

Indian Cookery Classes A MUST!!

I had an absolutely Outstanding Day today, My Partner bought me a cooking Class with Maz, as part of my 50th Birthday present, I thoroughly enjoyed it and would highly recommend this to anyone who wants to know the secret to Indian Cuisine. Maz the owner is a top guy. He certainly knows his trade, and is well educated on the history, origins and different styles of Asian cooking. I feel that I am a pretty good judge of character and I can't praise Maz enough. Just to say He made us all extremely welcome and at ease. His tuition is second to none, clarifying everything we did and why. Maz is easy going, a true Gentleman with a very obvious passion for his trade which he excels in. We learned to cook Lamb Jalfrezi, Butter Chicken, Sag Aloo and Pilau rice. All cooked fresh not with the standard Gravy which most restaurants use for speed. It all came out delicious. I enjoyed it so much I can't wait to go back for lesson number 2. But learned enough today to experiment on a few things first. Thank you Maz for a fabulous day. I know you don't have to do this and that you do it because you want to share your passion with the world. Hats off to you and I hope you come and visit...

I have given 5 stars in the past but the pricing changes here are ridiculous. Set menu gon front 15 to 19 . And the only extra we had on the night was 2 popperdoms . So the pickles popperdoms water and service seny the bill to £50 for 2 people . Not much more than other places in Solihull but it's location and setting was always cheap and cheerful . Not cheap at all now if I'm spending £50 on a curry with no drinks there are better places . Shame as I was l loyal customer but I'm going else where now . Good luck but I fear you've gotten too greedy . Having seen the ownera response I should point out it's a 30% increase when you take into account service charge and in a recent article they claim they only charge corkage on tables of 4 or more . Thls is a lie we where a table of 2 and got charged corkage . If you want clarity about what you are doing look at your turnover its must be falling and your trip advisor ratings are also falling . Several reviews mirror what I have said. Remember I was a loyal customer for years ,but you are treating people as mugs ,as you don't know about all the extras until the bill comes. Never had a peoblem with the food...