The Old Engine — Restaurant in Walsall

AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!!

Went for early evening mixed grill and curry. Looked at the photo of online menu and thought £10 was a good price for large mix grill. When we got there we realised the image of menu was old and a large mix grill was £13.50 and the curry was more as well. When we walked in we were disappointed by the dated and poor decor. We do a lot of mix grills around the Wolves, Birmingham, Sandwell and Walsall area and have found some hidden gems that have not spent a great deal on the decor but have knockout food. Therefore, we thought we would give it a go.

Our order came to £24 and we sat down. The place has a jukebox and the music was quite loud so we struggled with a conversation. We were slightly surprised when the food came out in just over 5 minutes. We took a few bites and straight away were hit with the putrid taste of reheated food. The chicken pieces were dry and hard; the lamb pieces were saturated with salt. We informed the chap behind the bar. He said he only worked there and told us to see the chef. We asked the chef for a refund or even partial refund because the food was bad.

The tandoor behind him was obviously switched off. He said that it was impossible to freshly cook for customers because of time and it was only him by himself in the kitchen. He said that all the meals are precooked and microwaved to reheat. We told him that he had charged more than most other mix grill places in the area and all the others cook the food fresh. He simply was not interested, shrugged his shoulders and carried on with cleaning up.

This place is the worst mix grill pub that we have visited in the West Midlands and we have tried many. Simply avoid this place. I suspect the positive reviews are made up because most of the 5 star reviews have only ever left 1...

An old English pub with an Indian twist. Pool table, decent music playing, no frills but tidy, clean and the most delicious food. A shining example of what a desi grill can be. Chefs special curry (lamb, chicken and prawn), a chicken tikka filled naan bread, pilau rice (the nice one with all the coloured bits), nice portion of chips, garlic naan and a poppadom starter with all the sauces costs £27.50. That fed me and the missus leaving us barely able to get to the car and definitely sofa bound by the time we arrived home. Best Indian food I've had for a while. Comparable to the Vine in West From for quality of food but a cosier setting. Can't fault at all. Drinks price was low to average with a nice pint of Stella and a pint of lager shandy coming in at £7....not too shabby really considering a Stella can knock you back £7 on its own in some establishments! A perfect score for a great Indian gastro pub that could knock spots off many high end Indian restaurants for food quality 😋. Hope to see you again...

I am uber eats driver, I went to pick food there on Friday evening, food was ready but poor packages. Gravy was spilled all over inside the bag, I told them to please change the bag. He said ok and while he was transferring chicken tikka in another box then he dropped full portion of tikka on the floor. He put all the dirty chicken tikka in a box and told me to deliver it. I told him that I cannot deliver this food because he picked up from concrete floor. Then he threatened me that if I tell to customer about this incident then he will do my complaint to uber and they will terminate my uber account. It was delivery for Mark or Andy at centenary lane darlaston. 16:36 time and friday 18th 2020. I’ll advise to everyone stay away from this place, they put people’s life in risk in this pandemic by picking up...