Fortune Inn

Very clean friendly, great food, atmosphere, called Sunday evening, not to busy, brilliant service, good prices

The Fortune Inn on the Shirley section of the Stratford Road is one of a veritable plethora of takeaways and eateries, including fellow Chinese/​Cantonese restaurant Lucky House. Fortune Inn does all the dishes you’d expect from such an establishment, including sizzling meat mains, soup, duck, and some slightly more unusual ones, such as beancurd dishes. As a sit in restaurant, the prices generally start from around £8.50 per main, or £19.50 for a set menu (with a minimum of two people), so they’re pretty standard. What isn’t standard, however, is the quality of their food. I often find with Chinese takeaways in particularly that the food quality can vary from week to week, but the several times I’ve been in to Fortune Inn, it’s been nothing less than fantastic. Better yet, if you’re looking to eat out for less, they do an all you can eat buffet on Sundays for just £8.80 per person, which is extremely cheap, and the best price I’ve seen anywhere in Birmingham for a buffet of its kind.