The Subcontinent — Restaurant in Wolverhampton

We were looking for somewhere with a nice atmosphere and space, as many city centre venues were a bit noisy at the early evening stage. We found this relaxed spacious restaurant and we were attracted to the burger menu which had choices for meat eaters and vegans alike. My friend had a chicken burger which was actually a chicken fillet, solid meat, nicely dressed in a brioche bun and containing salad, home made slaw and buffalo sauce dressing. I had the vegan version which was a quorn fillet in place of the meat and an additional slice of vegan cheese added to it. I tried the garlic fries which were crispy and tasty while my friend had plain fries. We were sitting chatting so we ordered a dessert and a cup of tea which came in a stylish pot. Even the plates and cups here are nice! This is a newish business which set up only a year ago, it's been hard for them so they deserve support. Attentive service and great food. There is also a licensed bar. Great option for a date night, family meal or with friends. Solo diners would be well looked after. We were happy to find an independent food business that provides tasty dishes at a reasonable price. Give them a try, you won't be...

Unfortunately what we had was not good we ordered spicy fish which we asked for it to be well done as my husband has been a pescatarian for 20 years well after a long wait the crust on the fish was very well done and burnt in places and the inside was like paste...and slimy now we've eaten fish in Indian restaurants polish Jamaican Italian you name it we've done it and all over the world and have never tasted anything like that when we complained/queried we were told that's how it comes...and that's the fish well 🤮🤢 no thanks..we also had chilli prawns which was only slightly better the batter all but fell off and thr sauce was not great and for 10.95 we wanted to at least like them..we've had these lots of places and these were the worst I'm afraid...I hate giving bad reviews but even the response was not adequate and a slight discount or offer to replace as it literally only had 2 tiny bits out and a few finger marks were we squished into a paste and the rest of it was whole..anyway .that's my experience and I won't be retuning much better places in Walsall and...

The positive part of the review is based on our first handful of visits.

Sadly on our most recent visit we ended walking out without being served. We arrived and were seated straight away but it was clear the staff were busy and/or short handed as many tables were empty but hadn’t been cleared away. We sat without menus being offered to us or a drinks order taken for 20 minutes before giving up and walking out. We walked round the corner to the Darshan lounge and it was amazing in there, service and food unbelievably good.

On previous visits we’d had some awesome food at The Subcontinent and the service was always excellent, but on Saturday night it was an insult…if you’re short staffed then just politely say no and don’t seat us. To leave us for 20 plus minutes was a joke.

Such a shame, I’m sure if you go when quiet you’ll get excellent food. But we’ll be going to Dharshan...