We have long heard about this infamous restaurant. I’ve been desperate to visit and having the opportunity to pass Birmingham a visit here was a must for a curry fan for myself.
They did not disappoint the chicken tikka was full of flavour with nice touches of char. The garlic chicken Balti was stunning best curry I’ve had in years
This will be a must for us whenever we are in the area. Until then we have to watch one of the many how to videos that this restaurant features in.
Dr Tariq Ahmad PhD CEng MIET
+4
Been to Birmingham a few times but only ever found a few good places to eat. Happily can now add another one to the list. We ordered chicken kebabs, a chicken karahi masala, with chapattis. The chapattis were hot and crispy, and big, but probably just a little too thick. The kebabs were delicious, hot, and spiced just right. However, the best item was the chicken curry. It came in a wok thing, steaming hot, and flavoured with spices, peppers and onions. Probably one of the best karahis I've ever had. One minor gripe, is that it was probably a tad on the small side - so make sure you order individually! The staff were friendly, perhaps a little disorganised, but friendly, helpful and attentive. The premises were also clean and nice done up. The prices are also more than reasonable. Highly recommended, and I can't wait to go again.
This was my first time in Birmingham and first time visiting the Balti Triangle so I had to stop at Shebabs !
This was no disappointment!! The staff are extremely welcoming , the atmosphere is great and the quality of food is unmatched.
I highly recommend Shebabs to anyone visiting the Balti triangle or even visiting Birmingham! The price is average which was a bonus and i will definitely be returning.
10/10
Great atmosphere and brilliant food. My biryani was delicately spiced with superb veg sauce. Check out the table naan. Great evening out. Recommended.
First time I went last night and despite going past it many times as a kid I never been until last night and the reputation does speak for itself it was worth it.
Went for a balti here, walked in early Sunday Eve, with no reservation but they found us a table straight away. The main dishes came out after about 10 mins and they hit the spot, fish karahi, chicken with chana, chicken tikka jalfrezi were all excellent, great caramelised flavours where you can really taste the spices. Naans were also good, peshwari was amazing with honey. Table naans are huge, ideal for a group.
Great service, quick food prep. Tasty food and is reasonable price. Just a little shame about some of the plates corners are broken off. Tea cups too small overall would eat here again.
First time I have been to Birmingham, and everyone has been hyping this place up for weeks.
They weren't wrong at all.
It's probably the best Indian I have ever been to, from the excellent service to the absolute perfect food, plus you can bring your own alcohol so that saves a few quid.
The ingredients were too drawer and cooked to perfection.
You may struggle to find a place to park, but the food makes up for it. I really enjoyed a Chicken Biryani here, slightly spicier than normal but wasn’t a problem. Table naan was huge too!
Absolutely loved this place! I really liked the menus in the tables ... Nice touch and you can have whatever you want as long as it's a balti which I don't mind as I love them! Went for a Chicken Tikka Balti Keema Jalfrezi which is a mouthful but it was gorgeous. Loved the rice and the Pakoras as well. Definitely a 10/10 and I will definitely return next time I'm in the areas 💯
Drove over 100 miles to try shababs last night … i am an experienced curry lover and must say i have never had a tastier curry in my life.. the staff are welcoming and friendly and it is cheap to say its in a city. All in all an awesome experience
I had balti paneer masala hot with two fresh roti it was banging good old school curry and I enjoyed it make changes from smash burger old school paki balti restaurant on Ladypool road chef who cooked it old school mirpuri guy you can tell by it if you like old school balti this is the places you can't go definitely come back
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So seen a few reviews on YouTube. And I wanted a hood decent Balti fish so went here. I hate driving in this area as it'd always busy but fortunately they open early so we had a mid afternoon lunch / dinner.
I had Chicken and Lamb Balti, my son had tikka masala prawns and mushroom. They were out of normal prawns so added in king prawns.
We decided to go for the table naan and at first sight regretted the decision as we thought how will be both of us finish this.. about an hour later we both had polished our baltis and there was a small amount of naan left. We went for mild as we have an event to go through and didn't want our stomachs to be messed up, however I know I will definitely return and next time will go for the hot (in spice) dish.
There were about 3 tables additional to ours with other ppl on and I know most likely they will get busier later. Due to my own anxiety I do not like to be in busy environments so was glad that it was mellow in there.
I am really picky about my dishes however there was great flavour, both the chicken and lamb were soft and easy to chew. There was flavour. My son enjoyed his prawns and mushroom (both things I hate).
I took my Mum and sister to this restaurant as we were in Birmingham for a day. The food was excellent, service was fantastic and the atmosphere was great. All the servers were engaging and checked on us time to time. I want to personally thank Idris - our server who went the extra mile with his service, he engaged in several conversations with us and he was ever so polite. We need more people like this to work in restaurants - people that like their job! 😃 The gentleman (strong Birmingham accent 😜) behind the till was very thoughtful too. We had a great night, you must definitely visit this restaurant when you are in Birmingham! A hidden gem.
You got to go to shababs. End of.
Know that when you go there you're getting the most unique curry you will ever have.
A Birmingham Balti at it's very best. The place is a good old fashioned curry house.
The staff are friendly and willing to help you with your experience.
Just research shababs on YouTube. Countless videos there.
I've travelled from Ireland twice just to eat there and looking forward to my next trip.
Food was right on target staff were very helpful and pleasant
It was a Saturday night, booked for 7 who all used to live in brum and eat balti, so we were looking forward to reliving the balti experience and we weren't disappointed
It was what a balti should be: menus under the glass table tops, bring your own booze from the off licence down the road, poppadoms and sauces to start, slighty late service made up by the great tasting food... the highlights are the table naans and nicely spicey balti served in well used karahis
The naans were so good, we didn't try more than a mouthful of the rice.
Well priced for this busy balti house that accepts card payments .
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