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Summary
A rooftop fire in July 2023 briefly shuttered this hugely popular hangout of stars, and offering northwest Indian food that’s packed with taste; it’s now back in business and while “not cheap”, you can expect “a stand-out meal every time with a proper cocktail bar and Bollywood ambience” befitting its owner – nonagenarian singer Asha Bhosle, who was namechecked in Cornershop’s hit ‘Brimful of Asha’.
Summary
This city-centre venue wins consistently strong ratings – if not much feedback this year – for its classic “rich” cuisine from India’s northwest. It is part of an international group (with UK branches in Manchester and Solihull) owned by the prolific Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle and run by her son Anand; now 88, she is best-known in Britain from Cornershop’s 1997 hit single ‘Brimful of Asha’, which punned on her name, meaning ‘hope’ in Hindi.
Summary
There’s a “great buzz” at this outpost of Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle’s empire – yes, she's the same Asha namechecked in the 1997 Cornershop single, and amazingly the most recorded artist in music history – with “lovely cocktails” serving as a foil to the “rich” North-West Indian cuisine.
Summary
This city-centre venue with a focus on delicious kebabs and other dishes from the subcontinent’s Northwest Frontier is part of an international empire set up by Asha Bhosle, the prolific Bollywood singer, which also has branches in Manchester and Solihull. Now 86, Bhosle is credited as the most recorded artist in music history, and insists she would have been a cook if her singing career had not taken off. Fun fact: Cornershop’s 1997 hit single Brimful of Asha was a tribute to Bhosle.
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Have you eaten at Asha’s Indian Bar and Restaurant?
12-22 Newhall Street, Birmingham, B3 3AS
Restaurant details
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Always | £44.95 |  |
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| Lunch | £25.95 | |
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| Cost | Availability | Courses | |
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| Menu1 | 84.95 | Always available | 6 |
| Starter | Main | Pudding |
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| £7.00 | £18.40 | £9.95 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £28.95 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.45 |
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| Service | 12.50% |
12-22 Newhall Street, Birmingham, B3 3AS
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