Maharaja Restaurant

Good food, service needs some improvement. Service charge what the restaurant charging is totally unacceptable in respect of current service standard's. How come you are charging service charge when advertising saying NO SERVICE CHARGE!. Should report to traditing standard's agency.

Great Indian food and good service. The owner even called by our table.

We had a great meal there yesterday. Great Service and even better food. Lots of vegetarian choice and we felt the dishes had its unique taste (not always the case). Prompt 5 star and will definitely visit again if in the area.🙂

We went to this restaurant last night. We didn’t book but they managed to find us a table. The service was brilliant, the restaurant is nicely decorated and the menu is clear. The food - wow - all 4 of us said that it was probably the best curry that we’ve ever had. We had a variety of dishes and they all tasted so good. I would happily go back and recommend this place to anyone - well worth the visit! 10/10.

Hospitality for all the customers is not same during and after the meals. Some are greeted, invited for a feedback and smiled at the door when they leave while we received a cold response. May be they treat people with different skin colour, differently. Food was prepared well though and the amateur fresh faces in the staff were friendly.

Rude arrogant staff who were moody and bad manner and miserable! !! The food was nice but the rude way we were "looked after " put a damper on the night. Nice food but will never use this venue again only got a star because it would t let you write a review otherwise. Pay good money for tonight and the bad atmosphere was just off putting! !!! Learn your staff some basic manners and learn them to SMILE! !!

Wasn't crowded early evening, spotted several tables who like us were off to the hippodrome. Polite, pleasant service, good food, plenty of saag in the lamb saagwalla and nicely spiced to compliment rather than compete with the flavours. Portion size perfect for us. Locals were ordering takeaways as well which is always a good sign.

It's been a couple of weeks now since we enjoyed a first class meal well worth the money we paid for it at the Maharaja. We have sampled many curries from restaurants as well as takeaways over many years, and our party of four are all agreed that this was the best yet. Our table received first class silver service from Raj who kept a very professional eye on things such as when the dips and our water and wine glasses needed topping up. Reading earlier reviews, yes the restaurant area is not huge, it's intimate, an atmosphere we thoroughly enjoyed as it allowed for the first rate service we received and good food is always worth waiting for so if you do go to the Maharaja, it’s worth pacing yourself to allow a little extra time for a culinary delight! Overall, well worth the journey from Redditch into Birmingham, a trip we will make as often as we can.

This is a great Indian Restaurant in the city centre that offers a range of delicious dishes. The staff were friendly and the food arrived in quickly after ordering. The decor in the restaurant is traditional, clean and bright and although quite small has a lovely atmosphere It's not the cheapest of Indians restaurants I've been to but the food was well worth the price and you even get a lovely hot towel at the end to freshen up

so i was highly recommended from friends and coworkers to try indian food in the UK. disclaimer: i'm not big on curry nor have i ever had indian food. so i decided to take everyones suggestion in mind and went googling and yelping for an indian restaurant. my husband and I took 2 friends along who has never had indian food as well on this journey with us. we came in. got seated right away. of course looking on the menu i felt a bit confused. however staff were really patient and took out the time to ask questions about each of our likes and dislikes i.e. spicy, meat of choice, etc. made their recommendations and was super helpful! ordered: *naan 2.55- so i was really surprised that this was actually pretty decent. not something i would crave but if you don't wanna get rice then i would definitely say curry works well with this type of bread. *boiled rice 3.35 - personally i prefer curry with boiled rice. *Pilau Rice 3.75 - personally never been a big fan of pilau rice. but it tasted like your typical pilau rice. *chicken banarashi 9.25-thought that this curry was the best out of the other curries i've tried during my experience. probably because i am a fan of tomatoes and tomatoes are in this dish. chicken is white meat and they're boneless. flavorless was on point! unfortunately, i can't recall the name of the other two curries we tried. probably because i personally preferred the chicken banarashi. i would really highly recommend you to come here and try their curries. the food was good, presentation was on point, service was wonderful, and restaurant was nice and clean. we even asked the waiter to take a picture of us and the staff behind the counter was nice enough to dim the light so that the picture would come out clear. that's top notch service if you ask me!! tips: *no wifi *serves alcohol. *separate restrooms for female and males. *has a downstairs seating area as well. *takes cash and credit card. *staff speaks english really well. *super close by to birmingham chinatown and casinos. *gratuity is automatically added.

We asked around for good curry in the area before we left Birmingham because we heard we needed to experience it. We were directed to Maharaja, even though they were closed between hours, so we waited until they opened again. Bearing all of our luggage before our train, when they opened, they gladly took our luggage for us and helped us settle in. The service here is what blew me away. They gave us our water while we waited, which we flew through. They also offered suggestions from the menu, which were spot on. We ordered the Chicken Tikka Masala, and another curry dish I don't quite remember. The portions were smaller than what I'm used to, but they came with a selection of either rice or naan, and we chose one for each dish. There was also a creamy mint sauce and a mango chutney that went so well with our curry and naan! They were borderline spicy, but our sinuses were plugged and we requested it! It definitely cleared us out and was perfect! I loved cleaning up with the lemon-scented hot towels they bring, too! When we were about to leave, we poured the rest of the cucumber lime water into our water bottle, and the waiter spotted us and offered to fill our water bottles with fresh water! That was so nice of him. The prices are a little up there, especially when you practically double it for the USD conversion, but the service was so fantastic!

We were greeted by a friendly waitress who took us to our table and offered us both a jug of water and our choice of an alcoholic beverage; we opted for a couple of glasses of wine which you could taste the good quality and complemented the meal tremendously. Food wise, I tried the classic butter chicken which came in a nice creamy sauce. We shared a rice, chips and nan bread and by the end of the meal I was completely stuffed! I would like to say I tried a desert but it wasn't humanly possible for me. The waiter was very helpful and kept asking us if we needed a top up.

We didn't eat here. But I need to write a review about how nice they were. They were behind in the kitchen and were very upfront about it, rather than seating is and making us wait. Also they recommended a close by Indian restaurant which was very very good. I am just impressed by their thoughtfulness of recommending another restaurant in such a situation.

Oh where do I start. This place was awful. I am actually happy I never got to try the food and left. The customer service alone made us realise it didn't matter how good the food was going to be. After being seated hurriedly the server threw the cutlery on the table which had not been cleared before we were sat down. Every time he walked passed he was crashing into my chair. The menus were covered in food remnants I know this can happen but it was just another part of the detail that got them marked down. The manager passed us several times and we hadn't even managed to make a drinks order. Thinks were not looking good. After a while waiting and hoping to be served. The server decided to start clearing other tables instead of seeing to us. This was the final straw. We got our stuff and left and I commented why on the way out. The server tried to argue he had to clear tables. Would have been good if he had done that to ours before we sat down. I very rarely walk away before a meal but this just had to be done. Luckily we are now in somewhere very close that is so far very promising. Look out for a review on it soon.

Lovely food brill service will def come again Me an son has starter each main each rich an naan each 2 beers an 1 floater coffee cost £56.14 We Walked in off street on a sat 6pm was done eating by 730. But did start getting busy so waited a while for bill.

Really lovely food! The service was excellent. It's a nice small, more intimate restaurant just the way I like it.

I apologise for being a bore, but I am once again about to wax lyrical about an Indian restaurant in Birmingham. In fact I challenge you to find a city other than London perhaps, which can match good old Brum in terms of Indian dining. Maharaja not far from the Hippodrome is a great place for a curry and my particular recommendation would have to be the Tandoori King Prawn which is priced fairly reasonably at just under nine quid. If you follow my lead on this one you won't feel disappointed! Other than that it is pretty much you're standard Birmingham curry house, which in short means it's great. You'll find friendly staff, a good atmosphere for groups both large and small and on top of all that you won't feel like you've been robbed when the bill arrives.

Didn't get to taste the food as the service was awful. We were seated at a dirty table. Waiter threw napkin on top of the menu I was reading and slid the cutlery across the table. Undeterred, we had a look at the menu and decided what we wanted to order. Unfortunately the waiters were completely disinterested, no-one even approached us to take a drinks order the whole time we were there, so we decided to go elsewhere.

Excellent food and wonderful service. Stopped here while on a business trip and enjoyed the food, atmosphere, and helpful staff. Papadums were perfectly cooked and promptly delivered. The mint chutney was perfect. Pashwari naan was the best I've had. Thoroughly enjoyed the lightly spiced and flash-fried sea bass that was recommended. Butter chicken was good, but not the best I've had. Consistency and texture were excellent, however the flavor was just not there, and likely would have benefited from more spices. However what dropped this to four stars was the lettuce in the salad. Everything seemed from scratch, except for the salad. The lettuce seemed bulk and store bought. Lettuce aside, I heartily recommend this restaurant.

Went there once and pretty much liked the food there! I pretty much like spicy food so I asked for my biryani to be spicy and oh lord, it was spicy! The chicken dishes are also fantastic! It's not cheap though. So expect to pay a bit. The staff are nice, though they kept chatting and questioning us which I didn't appreciate.

The best indian in birmingham (if not the world). Best to book a table in advance as the restaurant itself is quite small but if you turn up they'll do their best to accommodate you. All the staff are really friendly and helpful, and are happy to talk to you and recommend a dish, they also have specials which are usually worth a try. If you go for a curry here you will enjoy it!

Excellent service and great food. Recommend a try! Walked in without a reservation and were warmly welcomed. Had popodoms with raita and chutney whlie we waited for the starters. Starters and then curries, all very tasty without being overspiced. Very friendly and attentive staff, we felt very well taken care of. Great experience!

Very nice restaurant with very good and tasty food. super friendly staff, would definitely go there again if I visit Birmingham.

This is an excellent Indian restaurant for the food, the service, and the convenient location. Ironically it sits on the edge of Chinatown, but is no more than a ten minute walk from both new street and moor street stations. The dishes are very well done - just the right level of hotness for the dish and loads of spice and flavour. Pilau rice and garlic naan are equally flavourful without overbearing tones. Service was spot on too. Took coats and placed in a cloak room - nice touch. The staff was attentive at the right times without being overbearing. Definitely worth a visit!

Was pretty good food. Finally and Indian restaurant that can cook lamb properly. My only gripe is that some dishes when served in numbers, I would of liked to of been hot. Onion bhaji's are amazing....best I've ever eaten.