Reviews The Potato Man

Love this place. Best spuds with plenty of choice of toppings. The owners are great too with plenty of laughs when i visit �.

Best jacket potatoes in town lovely service and both friendly staff will be returning again xx

Lovely people with lovely spuds yum

Best potatoes around and lovely people

Working in New St station the potato man is a fav lunch time trip for me :) Lovely couple and great spuds / fillings - great service Thanks guys Andrew x

Great breakfast baps and baked spuds, lovely friendly service too :)

Spot on lovely sausage mushrooms and cheese rolls yummy

I spend a good number of days each year – almost every year - in Birmingham, UK. My love for the city, that if often underrated and overlooked, has developed over decades, from a time when everything would shut down on the weekends to a hustling busting multicultural center full of activities and entertainment. 

Birmingham has gone through a major food revolution over the last decade and the foodie-culture of the city reflects the diversity of the people that inhabit it. From the Caribbean food festival to the German Market and being famous for its Balti Triangle to being the home of quirky establishments like Jake’s Coffee Shop, Birmingham has it all and in abundance.

One of my early food memories from Birmingham is of eating Jacket Potatoes at the newly opened Pavilions center – sadly the last time I was in Birmingham, the very same Pavilions was shutting down.

My love for Jacket Potatoes has only grown over the years as there is something very comforting about eating a warm half-cut potato – with the skin, always – filled up with fillings of your choice – cottage cheese with fresh pepper sprinkled on top is my favourite, but baked beans, chicken curry, corn, all add a very distinctive taste to a perfectly baked potato. 

A Jacket Potato is a healthier option too since the potatoes are baked, not fried, and you can choose whether you want to butter it up or not depending on your lifestyle preference.

Over the last few years another establishment in Birmingham has taken over the Jacket Potato business in a big way. Right opposite a Tesco in New Street is where you are more than likely to find long lines of people – around lunch time – culminating into a bright red food truck, The Potato Man.

It's a little trailer that I pass by on most days when going shopping in the center but around lunch is when it gets really active and noticeable. What started as a small “stand” has developed into a full blown truck now, and while in the early days if you were late, you would miss out on the food, now there is a good probability that you can still find them standing after the rush of the lunch hour.

The Potato Man quite simply serves the best Jacket Potatoes I have ever come across in my life. The potatoes are of a good size, beautifully and freshly baked, sometimes having a little char, with crispy crunchy skin and soft warmed interiors. Moreover, there is a good variety of choices when it comes to the fillings, and you can probably go on for a month trying all the variations available.

They butter up the potatoes (if asked) quite well – not at all stingy about it - and always provide service with a smile. The best part of all this is that you get pretty much a filling meal for about £2.50 (without drinks).

So, the next time you are in Birmingham city-center, and have a yearning for a heart-warming meal, grab a scrumptious bite at The Potato Man and you shall not be disappointed.
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I wouldn't go anywhere else for a jacket potato! Must have been going here for ten years now and never had a bad one. Brilliant price, friendly service and gorgeous food. What more could you want!?

Visit potato man most weeks. Great quality potatoes, delicious range of fillings. Service is always speedy and really friendly. It's a pleasure to be served by such lovely people and receive such fab potatoes!

The best baked potatoes in the city centre. I've eaten food from here for years. Wide variety of fillings and salads and breakfast baps. The nicest people to know. Highly recommend. X

Great potatoes and service great prices have been eating there for years and wouldn't go any where else...….. well done sue and graham

It’s the best jacket potato I ever had. Perfect customer service , lovely people decent prices . Highly recommend !!!❤️