Midnight Balti

Edit– update 2013 new owners food not as good as it used to be!
Hi spice lovers! I have been going to the Midnight Balti for a couple of years now. First ever impression wasn’t good as the place looks a bit rough from the outside haha. But when you go inside it is nice and clean, albiet small. The quality of the food is terrific especially for the price. I would say its the cheapest Indian Restaurant in the west midlands, or at least one of the cheapest. I doubt any could beat the prices they charge there. And for the quality of the food its a must visit place for sure. Its not the type of place to go for a romantic meal. Rather a casual curry, like grab some beers from the shop next door, take em in and just relax. Never had a bad meal there and i have sampled probably 70% of the menu! Staff are friendly also, no problems there So really if its just a really cheap but quality curry you are after, then this place is a must visit. Plus its important to say that i have been to most Indian restaurants in the west midlands area, such as ’ The red fort
café champagne
spice time
jivans
café rickshaw
the rickshaw
dilshad
mother india
spice avenue
bilash Plus many more i haven’t listed, so i like to think i know what im talking about I hope this helps your decision to try this place out. I doubt you will be disappointed Enjoy

We had actually planned to go somewhere else but on ariving there realised we’d been before but unfortunately for them I was in the mood for somewhere new. So after a little drive round Willenhall etc we stumbled on the unassuming Midnight around 8ish last Sat night. It was about three quarters full and we were seated straight away.
There was a mix of customers on the night. The tables are very close so there are no private conversations and we did over hear a few expletives.
There is nothing fancy in the décor but it is reassuringly clean and tidy. There is a decent choice on the menu with a few special dishes. There was a bit of a delay in taking our order and also in the arrival of our meals but it wasn’t too bad.
The poppadoms were nicely done and came with ample onion salad and dips. Just the one starter, a safe onion bhaji, a fraction dry but I may be being a bit picky.
The sauce in both of our the main courses was different, it was good but slightly unusual and hard to describe; tasty, quite thick (almost gluey) sweetish sauce. The chicken tikka in both was very good and my Madras was certainly hot enough. Unfortunatley there wasn’t much spinach in my wife’s sag. No complaints with the fried rice, garlic & coriander nan or frozen chips.
We hadn’t room for a deserts so can’t comment on them.
Our young waiter didn’t really know the menu but he and the staff were pleasant enough, perhaps could have been a little more engaging considering we were obviously first timers.
So overall not bad at all and the bill was very reasonable, being helped by the Midnight not being licensed.
Not quite Four Stars.

The people who own and run this balti house are extremely nice and polite, the restaurant itself is very clean and the menu is very reasonable. I have never failed to have a great night here and although it is usually busy most nights of the week, they never fail to find you a seat, sometimes on a very busy night you can wait up to 40 – 50 minuets for your food to be cooked, but personally I would rather wait and not have it rushed! They do deliver within so many miles, and delivery doesn’t take them long at all.