We were looking for somewhere a bit different for a special night out with friends we last had a meal with more than a decade ago. Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 What should we choose? Italian, Spanish tapas, Mexican, Thai, or maybe boiled beef and carrots? Or how about street food, you know the kind of stuff sold by a vendor on a street or a market, fair, or park? Often at a fair and sold from a food cart, or food truck to eat on the spot. Most countries have them.
But in Birmingham , they are rare and even more rare to sit down in a restaurant to a street food menu. Having perused the interweb, we found what we were looking for. We hoped.
A restaurant serving Indian street food – and frequented by royalty – took my eye. So, as you do, we settled on a city eaterie that was recently frequented by the Prince of Wales and his wife visited an Indian street food restaurant in Birmingham. Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, were at the Indian Streatery in Bennetts Hill in 2023 as part of a visit to the city that brought the area to a standstill They learnt to cook traditional rotis and admitted secretly trying curry houses around the country The prince also helped by answering the phone as a customer booked a table.
A royal seal of approval then. So definitely worth a try. This is not a typical South Asian dining experience.
After all, where to you see the likes of Chole Bhatura, The Indian Hotdog, the Canon Hill Park Picnic or.