Blue Nile - Birmingham

Had never tried Ethiopian/Eritrean food before and this was amazing. The hospitality of the restaurant owners was so heart warming. They greeted us with smile ever since we walked in. It's a family run business I am told and the owner Kassim is a lovely gentleman who goes out of the way to make your time at his place special. We ordered for Ethiopian beers Asmara and Habesha which tasted rather good. For starters it was vegetarian samosas and fresh salad to go with it. We order or injera bread which was soft as butter, fermented for four days and a little salty but perfect. Tastes so much like the South Indian dosa. We had that with telapia fish curry cooked with green peppers while my husband had a lovely chicken curry served with steaming hot rice and salad. The spicy curry was just perfect and carried a homemade touch. To owner even served us extra two extra injira bread which was huge in size and we could not finish so got home packed up! To end it all we opted for the Ethiopian offer ceremony, traditional and homely. The coffee beans were toasted for us, served in Ethiopian cups and a beautiful coffee pot. It's a bit bitter but so very aromatic! We dunked it in with sugar and popcorns. Not to miss is an aromatic incense which comes with the pot and paraphernalia. It was my husband's 52nd birthday and we came home so full and content! Would definitely like to go there again. This place is special and it's the people who make it that way. The decor and ambiance of the restaurant was beautiful, it was a Monday and quiet and we were treated like family! Would definitely like to come back again. Definitely recommending it to friends! Thank you Kassim and friends.

I came here for a date with my girlfriend, and we shared the blue nile special platter for 2. It came with 10 different sauces, which have meats and veg, it was absolutely delicious and very filling. We were unable to finish our food and the offered to wrap it up for us so we could take it home, which was really thought, and it tasted just as good reheated. I absolutely recommend, as I am ethiopian myself, and i can confirm this is what authentic ethiopian food is like.

We'd been meaning to try this place for around 10 years, after walking past many times. Glad we finally did: great food- we had the Blue Nile Special to get a selection as we'd never had Ethiopian food before- and great service from the friendly staff. Good prices, too.

Very good Ethiopian food, family friendly environment. If you have never tested Ethiopian food, you mast check it out, and make sure you close with the traditional coffee

Absolutely amazing,customer service is amzing food is delicious and if you are looking to widen your tastebuds horizons, go to blue nile as the food is amazing, injera is the best!