50, High St, Kinver, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY7 6HE

Tel: 01384 877448

Review by Simon

Forget the rest, this IS the best. As a curry lover and self confessed expert I can highly recommend The Kinver International. I do browse and window shop curry eateries but after trying them all I keep coming back here. My favourite to start is the mixed tandoori platter but I opt for sheek kebab x 2 and tikka, followed by the moreish south indian garlic chilli chicken (madras -vindaloo) any hotter and my chest hair melts… accompanied with mushroom pilau and the obligatory pile of poppadums. The main course sears through with garlic and tingles the senses and leaves you wanting more… give it a try you won’t be disappointed.

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Review by Yellowfingers

This one time I was in Kinver, and having been to the fantastic Shimla, and the now defunct (and not particularily missed) ‘Sizzler Spice’, fancied trying the other Indian restaurant in Kinver village.

So we grabbed a take-away menu and headed off to the Bathams pub across the road to study it hard.

The menu is fantastic and tempts you with a myriad of delights…

To be honest though, the menu is actually better than the food that you get served as it was pretty run of the mill stuff at the end of the day…I nearly didn’t write this review because it was a bit unmemoriable.

I do recall there being tons of salad when you order a starter, but you didn’t get a big portion of the starter itself. Very odd tasting mint raita too….

My wife had a Badam Pasanda which she has enjoyed elsewhere, but not so much here…I can’t even recall what I had (I wasn’t drunk!)

Try it if you like but I do think that Shimla has Kinver all sewn up for now -there is a new restaurant opening soon though in the village.

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122, High St, Kinver, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY7 6HL Tel: 01384 877744

122, High St, Kinver, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY7 6HL

EDIT: 31st July 2011:

This restaurant is still exceptional, as a visit last night confirmed. Perfect food and friendly staff, superb stuff. Curry and mint Raita a little on the sweet side for most peoples tastes maybe, but not mine….still a strong:

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Reviewed by: Andy (April 2007)

On a sunny early spring evening I got the taste for something spicy. Yes. A Curry.

So, with a burning need to add a new review to Yellowfingers my wife and I headed off to neighbouring Kinver of all places. A long way from the Brummy “Balti Belt”.

We’ve been in ‘Sizzler Spice’ before (review coming soon) but I had heard one good report of Shimla, and decided to give it a go……

Is it any good Thats what you want to know right Yes its good. Monday to Thursday you get the following for currently 7.50 a head: A starter of your choice (not King Prawn or Lobster), a main course, a Naan bread of any type….plus rice…….plus a side dish……still with me ……..plus coffee. For 7.50. There is no such thing as “too much”

Quality Very good. Well cooked, tasty, and up there with the best. My Chicken Sashlick Bhuna was just fine.

The Menu Extensive. The service Excellent, polite, and we did not have to wait long for our food to arrive.

However…..there is a ‘but’ coming….

I can understand people needing to smoke. Its an addiction. But (there you go) there are times and places. I thought this was banned in restaurants now If not, it should be. If you need a fag, go outside.

Oh, and the decor is currently being changed so, for the time being don’t expect any wallpaper to look at, but don’t let it put you off going either.

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