Rajnagar International

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#124 of 380 Restaurants in Solihull££ - £££, Indian, Bangladeshi, Vegetarian friendly

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3.5

234 reviews

#124 of 380 Restaurants in Solihull

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PRICE RANGE

£7.00 – £15.00

CUISINES

Indian, Bangladeshi

Special Diets

Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options

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256 Lyndon Road, Solihull B92 7QW England

+44 121 742 8140

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Established more than 36 years ago, Rajnagar International Restaurant is known as one of the most renowned and prestigious Indian restaurants in the UK. Local to Solihull and Birmingham’s diners, only a 10-minute drive from the NEC Birmingham. Multi-award winning and was recommended by the Michelin Restaurant Guide in the past. Rajnagar is winner of the British Curry Awards amongst many other eminent awards and recommendations, as well as being frequently visited by VIP's and celebrities. Rajnagar brings superb cuisine, fabulous ambience & traditional silver service. The restaurant specialises in creative, authentic and timeless classic Indian dishes as well as serving unique exotic fish and game dishes. Rajnagar also serves a range of finest wines, spirits and beers from around the world. Ample, free car park to front and rear – takeaway service available – fully licensed.

PRICE RANGE

£7.00 – £15.00

CUISINES

Indian, Bangladeshi

Special Diets

Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options

Meals

Dinner, After-hours, Drinks

FEATURES

Delivery, Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Parking Available, Street Parking, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Table Service

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Teval

Solihull39 contributions

Chapatti in a bag

Aug 2020 • couples

I had been recommended this place a few times over the years and although it is within walking distance I tried it out for the first time with my wife a couple of days ago. The good part first is that the food tasted good (nothing special /not bad), the service was good, it is clean and you do not leave smelling like you worked a shift in the kitchen, and the price was reasonable. What was not good was that my wife's chapatti was taken out of a plastic bag before serving, which indicates that it was not made fresh, which is unforgivable given how easy they are to make. The soap bottle in the gents was broken which meant I had to unscrew the pump to get soap. I'm always weary of an establishment that does not have soap easily accessible as it makes me wonder what staff do. Both my wife and I had a little upset stomach the next day that also should not happen. I would not go there again and would not recommend, all things considered.

Written 16 August 2020

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Solihull20 contributions

Average

Nov 2022 • couples

On arrival was greeted by a dithering old man. No good evening just "name" then "follow me". Then the front of house manager asked in broken English if we wanted papadam. These were brought quite quickly. We were then presented with drinks menu followed by mains menu. The front of house manager told us not to rush. After deciding the Front of House manager very kindly helped my partner choose. I asked for a Chicken Korma which when arrived was firstly dark for a normal korma and spicy than a normal korma. It was only when I got the bill I realised it was not what I expected. This was never advised. Next came dessert. I had the "Vanilla Dream" ice cream which tasted just like normal vanilla ice cream. Then came the bill. 2 papadam, 2 mains, 2 desserts, Bacardi and coke, pint of larger and pint of coke a fraction under 60£ which I found reasonable. Lovely decor with gentle music in the background. Would I go again? After reading the history and awards prior to going I was expecting better service. I doubt I'd return but the jury is out on that decision.

Written 15 November 2022

Sarah

Solihull243 contributions

Valentines

Feb 2022 • couples

Warm welcome, nice restaurant and very well presented. Menu not very vast. Staff friendly and helpful. Food is tasty with lots of meat and ingredients. The sauces (mint sauce and red sauce not full of flavour) but food well cooked (chicken slightly over cooked for the starter.

Written 15 February 2022

John

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Cold 🥶

Sept 2020 • family

We received a leaflet through the post for takeaway service. It mentions awards ie. winning Indian cuisine so we thought we would give it a go.... When I called poor customer service On the phone no welcoming I wasn’t even sure I called the right number I had to ask was this the Rajnagar. From this is went down hill I was on the phone for approx 10mins maybe more as the person who answered my call kept doing other things. Should have realised then to hang up and go elsewhere. Once my order was placed wasn’t given a time how long it would be or a thank you for my service or a good bye! The food came within 45 minutes which isn’t too bad however the food was cold 🥶 there was hardly any meat and it was a small portion for the price. As you can guess this will be our first and last time we will be using this restaurant! Thank you for spoiling our evening you get an award for that :)

Written 12 September 2020

Tiel29

Coventry50 contributions

Rude staff...

Jan 2020 • none

It never starts well when you order drinks that do not turn up - after a period of time we eventually flagged a waiter down to ask where the drinks were and he confirmed they had ‘lost the order’. The food was not great- korma tasted spicey? Service was dreadful, I found the waiters very rude, grumpy and unhelpful. This was always our go to curry house but we won’t be returning again.

Written 5 January 2020

Pamela C

Birmingham7 contributions

Best Indian!

Aug 2020 • couples

It was my first time visiting this restaurant. The service was amazing and the curry was out of this world and just so happens I was after a new local Indian! Taking advantage of eat out to help out the restaurant was extremely clean with the waiters cleaning all the time wearing visors and masks making you feel very safe with socially distanced tables. Definitely the best place for Indian food in the surrounding area! Will be back again 100% can’t wait!

Written 10 August 2020

LMTJPM

Birmingham23 contributions

Very Poor, bland curries at a very expensive price!!

Nov 2021 • family

We ordered a takeaway from the rajnagar and were left very disappointed with what we had! The two main courses, both priced at over £10 as we both selected the chicken tikka option, were bland and watery… and the chicken was just larger pieces of chicken…. Not tikka so didn’t justify the additional £1.55 each!! We had paid for popodums and dips etc, and no additional popodums were provided, which felt very miserable considering pretty much every other Indian restaurant we have ordered from provide this as a complimentary extra. We have ordered from lots of curry houses in Shirley and Solihull and would say this was the worst one we have had… save your money and go elsewhere!

Written 13 November 2021

jonidog

Birmingham14 contributions

Excellent food in safe surroundings

Jul 2020 • couples

We are regular customers at this restaurant. This was our first visit since lockdown and we were very impressed at the lengths the staff have gone to to provide a safe environment. Tables are spread out with tape on floor for social distancing. There is no decoration on tables, just plates and napkins. Staff wear gloves and visors at all times which must be very difficult on a long shift. The food as always was exceptional. Although unusual at first, we still had a relaxing evening and would encourage anyone to go back and support this great restaurant. Many thanks to the staff for their hard work.

Written 25 July 2020

Theresa H

3 contributions

Not Great

Oct 2022 • family

So 6 of us went to the Rajnagar for my husband's birthday. I walked in first, absolutely no words of welcome just a barked question "What's your name?" The service was ok but as others have mentioned the waiter's manner could be interpreted as rude, to me he came over as a little brusque and had no personality or pleasant manner about him which really does improve a restaurant experience in my opinion. I ordered a king prawn starter for around £7 or £8 and couldn't believe when it arrived, there were literally 2 prawns on the plate with a few leaves 🤣 but it was delicious. My main course was chicken tikka with around 7 or 8 small round chunks of chicken, again tasty but let's just say I was glad I wasn't overly hungry. I think everyone's food was ok-ish but the atmosphere between us suggested we were all a bit disappointed. I don't think we shall be returning any time soon.

Written 23 October 2022

Barneys Mom

Sheldon42 contributions

Collect takeaway

Mar 2022 • couples

Went in to collect a takeaway and said it was a cheesy naan and the man said abruptly “No it is garlic naan” I explained that we had in fact ordered cheesy naan and he then spoke to a colleague in his own language and then looked at me and said “well you will have to wait then, over there” shooing me a way. Another customer waiting to be seated said to me “gosh, that told you didn’t it, he could have at least said please” she looked embarrassed for me. He then proceeded to talk to other people on the phone and left me there 10mins. Someone from the kitchen came out and he said “can you make a cheese naan” so he had made me wait for him to re order it and then I had to wait again for it to be cooked. He looked at me and said 2.50, no please or Thankyou. The guy behind the till also never used manners. The young chap that gave me the food was polite but the other’s were rude and made me uncomfortable. I will never eat here again.

Written 12 March 2022

SGrandfield

Solihull362 contributions

Don’t bother!

Nov 2022 • family

We dined in a few weeks back and had a really poor experience but thought we’d give it the benefit of the doubt and order a takeaway from there on another occasion. Unfortunately, it was terrible, yet again. The customer service is shocking, possibly the rudest staff members I’ve ever encountered. Curry was freezing cold and tasted very bland, the same as when we dined in. Most of the people in our party when we ate in physically couldn’t eat the curry it was that bad. Just didn’t taste nice at all. We complained in the restaurant about the fact we wasn’t happy with the food and the rude staff member just shrugged his shoulders. Not even a simple “I’m sorry”. Prices given over the phone when ordering are completely different (a lot more expensive) than what it is when looking or ordering online. So if you are going to order, I’d suggest doing it through their website as they charged us an extra £6 apparently just for ordering on the phone! Terrible. Should update the website and pricing to match those given in person or on the phone. Overall, we will not be returning here again. Very disappointing.

Written 19 November 2022

Debbie B

Tamworth7 contributions

Terrible service, food was cold

Aug 2020 • couples

Recently moved to the area and decided to try the local Indian that I had heard great things about. I have to say we weren’t impressed. Staff were rude, starter was stone cold and second lot of drinks ordered didn’t turn up until we chased them 20 mins later. Seems they take your drinks order and then conveniently not bring them as some of the other reviews say the same. Won’t be returning in a hurry

Written 6 August 2020

Emma P

Solihull6 contributions

AVOID, AVOID, AVOID Awful service, rude staff and bad atmosphere

Jan 2023 • none

We ate here at the weekend on Saturday night and to be honest it was absolutely awful service and all the staff were so rude. We had a table booked for 7.30pm but didn't order any drinks till an hour... We had to ask someone if we could order our drinks now after sitting there for an hour and being ignored. Then we managed to order our mains which took hours to arrive by this time it was around 10pm, and most of our table wasn't hungry by this time as we had waited so long. It was shocking service and the waiters was very rude and sarcastic to us. We have eaten here before in the past and always had a pleasant experience but this was not good! and it was an expensive meal. They just take your money and thats it no customer service no warm welcome or good bye. Even on of the waiters was moaning to us about his job which was totally unacceptable and unprofessional. They also slammed meals in front of us which was quite loud. AVOID, AVOID, AVOID! We will never ever be returning again.

Written 16 January 2023

17renub

Solihull18 contributions

Order via uber eats

Feb 2020 • none

Order via uber eats and just thoroughly disappointing. We ordered a mixed tandoori mix and poppadoms. Prawns had a funny taste, I suspect they were frozen rather than fresh. The sheikh kebab was just awful and under seasoned, everything was cold. Just such a shame as this place previously was a really good quality. Standards have slipped, small portions and poor quality food, will NOT be going back!

Written 20 February 2020

CMW

Solihull6 contributions

Tasty Food!

Sept 2020 • family

As always great tasty food with lovely friendly service, the staff always help me to choose something different and will make dishes do suit your level “Hotness” which I appreciate and so do my children as one likes hot and the other not so much.. Easy to book a table by phone will call you back if leave message and also great for take away. Rajnagar is a family favourite and we will be back soon!

Written 9 September 2020

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