The Ark Birmingham

Name: The Ark Birmingham
Address: John Bright Street, Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, B1 1 BN
Telephone: 0121 448 7077
Price range: £26 to £40
Rating: 3.4

3.4

115 Reviews

£26 to £40

Indian

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2 people

Dec 21, 2024

7:00 p.m.

Good for groups
Fancy
Innovative

Located a short stroll away from the Birmingham New Street station, The Ark Birmingham serves up authentic Indian cuisine. Guests can savour a variety of traditional dishes like tandoori lamb chops, kebab chicken tikka masala and Bombay aloo, that can be complemented with a glass of wine or soft drink. The restaurant also offers a private dining experience for special occasions.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Indian
Hours of Operation
Tue–Fri 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Sat 1:00 pm–10:30 pm Sun 2:00 pm–9:00 pm
Phone number
0121 448 7077
Website
http://thearkbirmingham.co.uk/
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual

Location
John Bright Street, Birmingham, Birmingham B1 1 BN
Neighbourhood
Birmingham
Parking details
None
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, Wine

What 115 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

3.4

3.4 based on recent ratings

3.6Food
3.8Service
3.3Ambience
3.3Value

Noise • Moderate

115 Reviews

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Lucy
Essex
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on August 10, 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 1
Booked in advance only to find on the day that the place has closed down! No warning from the restaurant or open table. Totally ruined what was a special occasion for us and our city break away!
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LisaH
Birmingham
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on June 28, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Nice place, food was quite nice but very expensive. Feel you are paying inflated costs to fund the. Groupon offers
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AlexE
Birmingham
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on February 10, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
All good; food excellent, service fine, good location.
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AmitD
New York City
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on February 10, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
The food is good however the portions are extremely small for what you’re paying. The service could be significantly improved, it felt like I was taken to my table in Nando’s rather than an upper class restaurant. The menu wasn’t explained, no other questions/ rapport from the waitress, just given the menus and took our order. When we asked for new cutler for the mains we were asked “what cutlery do you want?” When we clearly only had a knife left on the table. I think this restaurant has marketed itself to be far more than it actually is.
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IainC
Birmingham
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on January 12, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Good service, reasonable prices. Food well presented, and very tasty, although mine was a little on the salty side. Shame the heating still wasn't working, this took the edge off it a little but we all still had an enjoyable evening.
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JaskiranS
Birmingham
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on December 31, 2023
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
Unfortunately the starters were uncooked, and the restaurant itself was very cold
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DebbieJ
New York City
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on December 28, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent food and very good service. We will definitely go again.
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HaneefM
Manchester
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on December 23, 2023
1. Overall 1
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
The venue is decorated but all of that becomes irrelevant when they don't have heating. Staff mentioned the heating doesn't work so it wasn't a one off. It just ruined the evening as all you can really focus on is how cold it was.. food was average, nothing special, service was OK.. they asked us straight away what we wanted to drink.. I hadn't even sat down properly.. starters weren't hot and was average. They don't give you wipes at the end which should be standard if you are trying to portray yourself as a posh venue. Overall I wouldn't really go back, neither would I recommend it. Its out of the way and not worth the journey and hassle.
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Pretheatre
Derbyshire
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on December 22, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Stunning food, lovely ambience, great service. We visited before a theatre show and didn't feel at all rushed - there was no pressure for us to leave our table which can be the case at other restaurants. We shared a platter (designed for 1 but enough for 2) as a starter. The Ark Special Curry and The Boatmans Fish Curry were both delicious which we ordered alongside one rice and a naan. We had a couple of cocktails and a bottle of wine. Altogether £107. Couldn't fault it and will definitely return! Highly recommend!
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SamW
Warwickshire
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on December 16, 2023
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
Service was very slow, even though the restaurant wasn’t even half full All our mains were overly salted and poor quality for Indian When I booked I requested something like balloons or something special on table for my daughters birthday but there was nothing added
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FAQs

The Ark Birmingham offers delivery in partnership with Just Eat. The Ark Birmingham also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at 0121 448 7077.

The Ark Birmingham is rated 3.4 stars by 115 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Dec 21, 2024

7:00 p.m.

Order delivery or takeout

John Bright Street, Birmingham, Birmingham B1 1 BN

Additional information

Neighbourhood
Birmingham
Hours of Operation
Tue–Fri 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Sat 1:00 pm–10:30 pm Sun 2:00 pm–9:00 pm
Price
£26 to £40
Cuisines
Indian
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
None
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, Wine

Website
http://thearkbirmingham.co.uk/
Phone number
0121 448 7077

The Ark Birmingham

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What 115 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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