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Rasoi Cottage

➤ Oakenstore 21 Castleditch Lane, Redditch, United Kingdom

Carta • Wine • Fish • Meat • Indian

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"I believe this is the best Indian food in the area. I've been a regular customer for a few months now, especially for Friday night meals. The menu is extensive and offers a wide variety of options. Just this week, I hosted friends from Somerset and relatives from Zurich, and we had an excellent selection of dishes to choose from. Everyone thought it was the best Indian food they had ever tasted. The staff is incredibly helpful and happy to provide recommendations. Overall, the food is fantastic, and the service is excellent. As for vegetarian options, there’s a good selection available, and parking is easy and safe."

Miller Carter Washford Mill

➤ Icknield Street Drive, Studley, United Kingdom

Carta • Cafés • Kebab • Mexican • Seafood

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"we both had steaks and they were so delicious. in the 50s I had many meals over the years. that was just one of the best meals we've ever had. great service, good food, including desserts. only what we did not see was the salate, since he was half an salate with a cheeseflake. beautiful taste, but meaningless, as not really fit with steak mushrooms and pommes. even the hot chocolate drink was great! we have never been to a miller and carter steakhouse, but we will definitely go back. absolutely super. 10/10."

Redolence Spice

➤ 17, Unicorn Hill, Redditch, United Kingdom

Carta • Vegan • Indian • Delivery Services

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"The restaurant changed the pick-up time by over an hour, even though the order was only for two people. We did not receive any update at the original pick-up time, so we called the restaurant and they said the order was on its way. The food wasn't very warm, so we had to reheat it in the microwave. The naan bread was completely cold."

The Orangery Cocktail Lounge

➤ Ipsley Lane, Redditch, United Kingdom, B98 0AP

Carta • Coffee • British • Cocktail • Ice Cream

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"I want to start by mentioning that the restaurant's website seems to focus primarily on events, which makes it difficult to find specific information about their Sunday lunch hours and menu. Upon arrival, I informed the staff that I could not have cheese in or on my food. They were attentive and checked with me about certain dishes, which I appreciated. The welcome was friendly, and the staff were great. The venue itself is lovely. We all opted for the Sunday roast, except for my daughter. Here’s a breakdown of what we ordered: - 1 x Le Serre Chardonnay - £24.50 - 3 x Cokes (330ml) - £7.50 - 1 x Pink Flamingo Cocktail - £9.50 - 1 x Pravha - £5.00 - 2 x S P Squid - £14.80 - 2 x Moroccan Haloumi - £14.80 - 1 x Confit Chicken - £16.95 - 2 x Free Range Chicken - £33.90 - 1 x Topside of Beef - £17.95 - 1 x Churros - £6.40 - 3 x Sticky Toffee Puddings - £20.70 - 1 x Coffee Americano - £3.00 - 1 Double Hennessy Fine - £28.00 - 1 x Espresso Martini - £8.00 **Subtotal**: £211.00 **Service Charge**: £21.10 **Total**: £232.10 I made sure to verify that the staff receives their share of the service charge (except the managers). As for the food, all the starters were fine; I would have preferred a little more chili and, if I’m honest, I ended up "borrowing" some of my daughter's. The main courses were impressive—my son’s beef was melt-in-your-mouth tender, and my free-range chicken roast was packed with flavor. The desserts were enjoyable as well; my son loved the churros, while my wife found her Sticky Toffee Pudding a bit too generous in portion size. Now, for a couple of minor points, but I’m not deducting any stars for them: 1. The roast potatoes were a bit bland. I’m not sure what fat was used for roasting; I was hoping for goose fat. They were large, which I appreciate, but I found the outside a bit hard to cut through. I suspect they might have been prepared earlier in the day and kept warm. 2. The roast chicken felt a bit lacking without stuffing. 3. As for the Sticky Toffee Pudding, it was good but didn’t quite measure up to my wife’s own recipe. It felt more like sponge cake and could have used more toffee sauce. The ice cream on top was nice, though—I wouldn't have minded a bit more! 4. Lastly, I enjoy a brandy with my coffee at the end of the meal. I appreciated the choice of cold or warm milk, but the brandy was served in a cold glass, which it didn’t deserve. Holding it didn’t help much; it would have benefited from a warmer glass. Would I return? Absolutely! I didn't dock any points for the minor issues. However, I should mention that the acoustics could be challenging for the hearing impaired—the restaurant lacks soft furnishings to absorb some of the noise, and the background music was a bit overwhelming for me with my hearing aids. I found it difficult to hear my family over the sounds from other tables, as hearing aids tend to amplify louder noises. The music was more of a distraction than an enhancement. Overall, I had a pleasant experience, and I would recommend giving this place a try!"

The Brook Inn

➤ Sillins Ln, Redditch United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Carta • Pubs • Coffee • British • Ice Cream

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"Arrived a few minutes early at 3.15pm for our 3.30pm booking. Very warm welcome from blonde waitress at bar. Very quickly seated by dark haired waitress with glasses who wasn 't very friendly from the start. Pub was fairly busy on arrival but soon became pretty quiet, perhaps explaining our tail end of service poor experience. Wine list had to be chased as didn 't arrive. Drinks also had to be chased. Service to actually place our order had to be chased as we were seemingly abandoned after asking for a few minutes to chose our meals after being asked for our order only a couple of minutes after arrival. Further service had to be chased from our dead zone later in the meal. These were details only, very annoying but par for the course these days sadly. The main and more significant issue was the quality of the roast beef. Tough to the point that you could not cut it. Also delivered not as requested in terms of cooking so lots of back and forth to get our meat cooked as we had asked. Numerous veg were cold or luke warm. Several yorkshire pudding way beyond crisp to the point of being burnt. Excessive salt on majority of veg. Manageress arrived fairly quickly and was initially responsive but the experience at this stage was already hugely spoiled. Replacement food was much better but by that stage we had been put off the whole lunch and to reflect this were offered 2 glasses of wine and a portion of custard to compliment our dessert! This place has been unreliable since the start of the Giles ownership. The family attitude to customers is poor. We asked for the manager to review the bill to reflect the poor experience and ended up being passed a phone to talk to the manager who had gone home. This some 3 hours after we entered the pub due to the awful experience we had encountered."