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| Milan Restaurant, Birmingham |
You say
Birmingham, I say Food.
With such
variety, from Thai to Italian, American to Greek, Indian to Caribbean,
Birmingham is a foodies paradise. No wonder, I went foodalistic (food +
ballistic) trying various cuisines and soaking in the flavours of the world.
However, my heart beats the fastest for Indian food (not because of the spices,
I genuinely love Indian food) and that’s the reason I’m writing this post. I
want to share with all my readers that I’ve found one of the best Indian
restaurants in Birmingham, and that restaurant is Milan.
Considered
to be a dining institution, Milan is tucked away nicely at the outskirts of
Birmingham city centre on Newhall Street. The entrance and the interiors are
inviting, with a modern setting coupled with an old world charm, low lighting,
soft Bollywood music and fresh flower arrangements. As soon as we (me and my
husband) entered the restaurant, we were greeted with a nice, big smile by the Head
Chef of the restaurant, Parvinder Singh Multani. Ushered in to our seats, we were
attended to immediately by the waiting staff. Drinks and Poppadoms (£1) followed
soon after.
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| The restaurant has classy and inviting interiors |
Milan offers
an impressive and expansive menu, with a lot of vegetarian options. Innovation,
it seems is the key word at Milan, as the dishes on offer are a unique fusion
of East and West flavours. One look at the menu and the dishes with its
innovative names, and you can see how much love and effort has gone into
designing the menu for this place.
To kick
start, I ordered Almond Pears (£3.95), while my husband went for Naram Dill
Tikki (£3.95). True to its name, the Naram Dill Tikki was super soft, with
melted cheese oozing out from the heart-shaped dumpling. Almond Pears were
served over sweet yogurt and were a delight.
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| Almond Pears |
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| Naram Dill Tikki |
For mains, I
ordered Bhindi Mushroom (£6.95) and Tadka Dal (£6.95) with Naan (£1.95). My
husband went with Chicken Mirch Masala (£8.95) and Tandoori Roti (1.95). Flavoursome
food with artistic presentation is how I would like to describe the mains. Naan
was soft and chewy, and the Rotis were perfectly layered. The portions were
just right as they arrived in cute little copper kadhais. No overpowering
smells or spices, just amazing taste.
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| Bhindi Mushroom with Tadka Dal |
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| Tandoori Roti |
For
desserts, we went with the highly recommended Rasmalai (fresh cheese dumplings
cooked in milk) and Gajar Ka Halwa (a carrot based sweet). The desserts didn’t
disappoint either, however, the star among the two was Rasmalai that was served
with a strawberry decoration.
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| Gajar Ka Halwa with a dollop of Vanilla ice cream and Rasmalai with strawberries |
Because of the reasonably priced menu, we could
eat to our hearts content and still manage to keep our bill under £55. The ever
friendly and smiling staff made the experience even more wonderful. Without
doubt, I can say that this restaurant is sure to impress both the
pocket-friendly crowd, as well as the most passionate North-Indian food
aficionados. If we lived locally, Milan would have been my food mecca.
