Indian Cafe Racer

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   JESSICA

   London

   3 reviews

   4.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Food was amazing although not cheap. The service was generally good but upon arrival we were told to wait at the bar and weren’t really acknowledged for a long while. Considering we had a reservation, the tables weren’t configured for 2 and it was 25 minutes before we were seated, which is a bit of a joke and also happened to others who arrived at the same time as us. Besides this, everything else was impressive. I really liked the decor and the atmosphere. Will return and recommend.
   

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   Alan

   Birmingham

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The service was excellent as was the ambience and most importantly, the food. Highly recommend.
   

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   Michael

   London

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Fabulous all round. Took my two daughters in and everything was fantastic. Will be back 100%
   

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   Sophie

   Kent

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 18, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Fantastic Indian tucked away in the back room of a pub - waiter was really helpful, food amazing - what a great find.
   

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   Charles

   Birmingham

   9 reviews

   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined on February 17, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent food Wonderful service Strongly recommended
   

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   Brad

   London

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Absolutely amazing addition to the Birmingham restaurant scene with an incredibly passionate, knowledgeable & talented owner & chef!
   

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   Jenny

   N. Ireland

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was incredible. The staff were really helpful and gave us some recommendations. I thought it was really good value for the amount of food we ordered. Would definitely go back. Wish we had somewhere as good as this place closer to home. Thank you!
   

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   stephen

   Glasgow

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Having looked forward to this booking since I made it I found the food to be if excellent standard. If you expect the portion sizes you get at a run of the mill Indian restaurant you'll be disappointed. But just the right amount to feel satisfied. The only thing that let the whole experience down was the front of house. We arrived on time, and the first person we spoke to asked us to wait 5 minutes due to broken glass in the floor. Fine accidents happen. The second person, after 5 minutes, looked for our booking in their tablet, they pretended to look through the list, my name was top of the list, and pointed it out to them. Then I was told to wait another 5 minutes. We were the spoken to by another person, who claimed our table was not ready and asked if we could go get a drink at the bar and give them half an hour. I questioned this as there were clearly other tables free. And that server tried to give us a kind of you don't want to sit there kind of approach. Long story short the vibe given from the staff overall was of a we don't want you in our restaurant. But I was not allowing them to fob us off. Incidentally I'd like to point out that the original table we were asked to wait for, we're still eating when we left. We were told at the beginning they were just finishing their coffee!! A great meal ruined by discriminative front of house. Thankfully we were only visiting Birmingham and are unlikely to be back anytime soon. But based on the front of houses attitude, if ever in the city again, I'll happily take my custom elsewhere!
   

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   Matt

   Birmingham

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on February 14, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing food, service and ambiance. A hidden gem in Birmingham’s food scene.
   

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    Ged

    Birmingham

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 11, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    First visit. Made very welcome and the menu was explained fully to us before we ordered with helpful suggestions. When the food came, it was hot and tasty. The lamb was to die for.. This experience is highly recommended and we will definitely be going again.
    

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