Reviews of Mela - Harborne (122)
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A great little restaurant that is worthy of being on the High Street
Lovely tasty food and friendly service, would definitely recommend visiting.
Always welcoming and friendly service, delicious food, I would recommend
NEVER HAD A BAD MEAL ALWAYS PLEASANT AND FAIRLY PRICED
Always welcomed, great food and atmosphere, would recommend, I'm a regular with friends.
Always love going to Mela.Top class, brilliant value and terrific staff. Can't be bettered.
Attentive staff. The food was very good and arrived in a timely manner. It was on a Tuesday night, therefore, it was very quiet. Enjoyed the atmosphere. We live in Canada, and come to Birmingham every six months. We never miss an opportunity to have a meal at Mela. We are never disappointed.
Three of us visited, we all had different starters and main courses and everyone of them was really tasty and delicious. It was a Saturday evening and the atmosphere was buzzing. It feels this restaurant is back to its previous very good form.
Excellent food and very good service . Would recommend this restaurant
Of the 4 starters ordered, only the onion bargee represented vfm. The mixed grill platter, chicken shashlik, & sheek kebab were very small portion sizes for the cost. One main was ordered & stated twice with no coriander....it came with coriander. As for the flavour, none of the meals could be faulted, but again, £8.95 for 6 small pieces of lamb in the lamb jalfrezi was not vfm. However, the overriding factor for such low score was after finishing our starters at approx. 20:35, & asked by a waiter if we wanted to wait for our mains - to which we replied "no, we'll have them now", by 21:25 there was still no food. After asking a waiter if there was any danger we might get some, the usual "it's just on it's way" was the reply. I again asked another waiter for our food & stated we had been waiting nearly an hour, to which he said "it's not been that long, you've only just had your starters" to which he received a not very polite reply to go away. This restaurant was far more interested in the money spending birthday party at a nearby table to the detriment of the rest of us. It's not the first time our party of 4 have been to Mela, but it was definitely the last. Back to the trusted Bangla Lounge from now on.
We have stayed at this hotel many times over the last 7 years and the improvements over the time has always been for the best for all guests staying at this establishment.
Lovely food & staff. Nice decor inside. Would go back again
This is a really good venue for enjoying an Indian meal.
Delicious food, attentive service and a warm welcome, I recommend Mela 👍
A bit disappointed as their website promised a free bottle of wine for bookings of 4 or more and when I asked, they said that offer was no longer available. Meal was ok but nothing special, we used to go there very often when it was the Malibar but it is very bog standard now
Nice company, great food, overall a very nice place to eat. Will definitely recommend to friends and family.
Excellent evening again enjoyed it immensely food was perfect as usual.
Lovely food buitiful presentation. Will always recommend to anyone who wants a good evening.
Thank you so much for such a lovely evening! The staff at Mela was so accommodating to us as such a large group and made sure we had a great time. Was a great reunion for us and we will definitely be back!
Lovely food in a great atmosphere and clean, smart surroundings
Welcoming and attentive, lovely food, I'm definitely a regular customer and recommend Mela.
We had a very enjoyable meal for four and each person had a different starter and main course.
Enjoed the food - good service - lovely place to visit and eat
Had an excellent meal last Saturday staff are very friendly and efficient so good I have booked again for this Saturday.
Very good had a lovely meal - nice place to visit
Lovely food, great service and best of all you can take your own booze!! Only £1.50 corkage and to loo’s are clean too ! ! !
Fabulous service and delicious food. The mixed starter platter and salmon tikki are amazing. We always have a very good experience when we visit this restaurant.
The food is great quality the staff are very friendly. All in all a great place to go for a curry would definitely recommend to anyone who is hungry and in the Harborne area.
Thoroughly enjoyed another night at Mela, gorgeous food, mine and everyone in our party enjoyed their food immensely, clean plates all round! Friendly, welcoming staff who were attentive but not intrusive. I would wholeheartedly recommend this Restaurant.
Very good service and lovely staff. A good range of food on the menu and drinks. The location is perfect on the high street with good transport links.
Great atmosphere, delicious food & good service. Highly recommend this hidden gem of Harborne - you will have to book at weekends as it has many returning regulars.
Excellent food and service. The waiters were very friendly. The food is well priced and tasty. The portions were very generous and overall, couldn’t fault it.
Fab food, a couple of criticis. The main course came as soon as our starters had been cleared away. Food tasted great but could have been heat hotter.
Lovely welcoming restaurant, comfortable with good table service and yummy delicious food, would definitely recommend, myself and three others had an enjoyable evening and left feeling full and happy.
First time eating at Mela and had a very nice meal. The service was very good. The staff are lovely. Food was excellent and reasonable price. Thank you
Excellent Indian restaurant every time we go we get fantastic service from the staff and the food is always fabulous highly recommend the Mela. Karen
This was our first visit and we thoroughly enjoyed it. The starters and mains were very tasty and beautifully presented. We also enjoyed some very reasonably priced wine. Up until the mains the service was good with staff being attentive but not overbearing. Our only disappointment was not being offered desert menus or coffee but overall we were really happy with the quality of the food.
Excellent, tasty, well presented food. Great service, very good value for money. Best curry we’ve had for a long time. We will definitely be going back and soon.
Lovely and clean and hot fresh tasty food. Staff are friendly and never feel rushed for table. Just be aware that there is a £1 per person charge if you take your own drinks even for children which i dont agree with.
Food was lovely just had to wait to long at the end for our bill when we had asked for it few times otherwise great service
Fantastic food at the Mela last night as usual never let us down food is consistently good and service excellent. Will definitely be going again.
As always, we had a fabulous time and an excellent meal at Mela. The staff are friendly and helpful and the food is amazing. It's also excellent value for money. We will definitely be back.
Lovely ambiance, terrific service and wonderful food. Economic too. There are several Indian and Indian type restaurants in the Harborne vicinity but this ranks top for us.
Great food, great service, friendly helpful team! Thoroughly recommend this restaurant as it’s a great menu and beautifully cooked, all served hot and tasty, no hesitation in recommending and returning
The service is always so good here, they make you feel very at home and we asked to make changes in spice and ingredients and nothing was a problem. The food as always was beautiful. So full of flavour and authentic. Along with that it is very well priced. Definitely worth a visit! Loved it!
Really good service and food was really really good , would going again, nothing was too much trouble for the team and have recommended to friends
Always a great curry and very friendly staff .ee arrived as a group of 9 and our food was served together , hot and fast thank you
First class service and lovely food. We couldn’t fault the restaurant and the meal was at a very good price. We highly recommend this restaurant if you are looking for a good Indian meal in the Harborne area.
A pleasant welcome with prompt service. The menu choice was good but not overwhelming with a nice mixture of the old standards and less common dishes. Reasonably priced.
Starters were amazing (sea bass and Hariali chicken), main courses (2 different chicken dishes from the specials menu, but they tasted very similar) were fine, but nothing special and did not live up the promise of the starters. Great service , very reasonably priced menu and only £1 corkage. If you don't want to take your own wine, they're own alcoholic drinks menu is extremely reasonably priced. Will definitely go back