Woodstock Cafe Restaurant in Birmingham

Reviews

1. Adam Johnson ★★★★★

   There is only one way to judge how authentic and good quality a certain cuisine restaurant is, and that is how many customers are from that area or ethnicity. If you went to Hong Kong and wanted a Full English Breakfast, you would go to the restaurant with mostly English people in. This is a no frills restaurant with the focus 100% on authentic Chinese food (not British Chinese food…there’s no egg fried rice here and that’s a great sign). Out of 10 customers, I was the only non-Asian customer (an even better sign). I ordered Chicken noodle soup (there must be a photo of it in another review), and it was exactly as my first ever meal in Kowloon. A salad bowl size bowl full of meat, noodles, broth and of course an egg. It tasted great, authentic and as expected, boiling bloody hot! I can never get through a whole bowl and at just £9.00 it felt like I had eaten a mountain of food. We parked in the Aldi car park across the road. Free for 2 hours. Highly recommended.

   almost 8 months ago
2. Deus ★★☆☆☆

   Food is great but the older lady with the glasses is extremely rude and therefore I will not be returning. When you come to England you must learn manners and decency.

   almost 8 months ago
3. David ★★★★☆

   Nice variety of food. My order came swiftly. It was nice. They also do meals which comes with a soup which is a nice touch. Edit: the spicy noodle isn't as good as before, I'd mainly recommend the rice mains dishes

   1 year ago

1. Alex Fry ★★★★☆

   A nice little spot in Brum for an authentic Chinese meal. Exceptionally fast service. I had the braised beef brisket, which was very fatty, however that is how its supposed to be served, so keep that in mind if your expecting a more Chinese takeaway kind of deal. They also offered us free rice top ups during our sitting, which was nice.

   almost 3 years ago
2. Anjola ogundokun ★★☆☆☆

   sweet pricing tried the spicy fried chicken and it was SO salty, dont know if thats the usual or the cook got a bit heavy handed today, it also wasnt spicy, not by my standards anyway, it just had an interesting numbing sensation that some could call spicy i guess. I mixed it with some leftover chicken sauce i had and found it bearable but man it was salty.

   almost 5 years ago
3. F-Type Coupé ★★★★★

   If you’re looking for delicious Chinese cuisine then check out Woodstock Café in the heart of Selly Oak. We ordered Kung pow chicken and you could really taste the vinegar. It wasn’t too overpowering though. It was a good balance of flavours. We also had the basa fish dish full of Szechwan flavours. The fish was perfectly cooked, really meaty and moist. The dish wasn’t too spicy even though there were lots of chillis in the sauce but I experienced a delightful numbing sensation on my lips which I was informed by my fellow diner was from the peppercorns. These two dishes were all we ordered between us (approx £8 each) but each came with a side of stir fried vegetables, fluffy white rice and a tomato and chicken soup. It was a feast! We were told if we ran out of these sides we could ask for more. I was tempted to, but I was too full! I really recommend this café and I will certainly like to return to try the other dishes. You can currently eat in at a small number of tables but the café is mainly for takeaway. The decor inside is simple and no frills, (your food is served in takeaway containers even if you eat in) but you’re not going there for the surroundings or crockery, you’re there for the amazing food and hospitality.

   almost 5 years ago

1. Jiao Daren ★★★★★

   I was so surprised about the quality of the food, £12 for a 3 meat dishes meal and plus unlimited soup, rice and stir fried veg, I have to give 5 stars and I will definitely go back.

   more 6 years ago
2. CN Heidelberg ★★★★★

   A safe bet for fast and good food. It's cafeteria style so you can see all the dishes to choose from and the menu changes. You can have your food as a meal which comes with soup, rice, and a vegetable. Service is helpful and excellent. We've not gone wrong yet no matter what dish we chose!

   more 7 years ago

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