Desi 2

Good food with good drinks… Been a couple times and never disappointed me! Pool table available along with cards and dart board… Decent atmosphere and never had any problems here… Bargain food and your want more more and more!

Another social pub which has the warm and laid back feel to it as you walk in. The smell of sizzling onions and Barbecue draw you in and kick start your appetite. There are two entrances to this pub. The main entrance is the first half the pub, with a pool table, music blasting from the jukebox and crowds of men playing cards or talking. The entrance on the left leads to the ‘Indian’ part of the pub where the kitchen is located, serving barbecue platters and curries. The menu is very decent and the prices surprisingly right. The bar is towards the back, with a nice selection of beers and spirits. They sell a 70cl bottle of Jameson or Smirnoff vodka with a 2 litre bottle of mixer and bucket of ice for £32…well worth it if there is a few of you sharing. The customers that populate this pub are mainly Indian men (99%), of all ages. The food is very good and they have recently started serving pork steak which is very good. The food, warming atmosphere and male bonding keeps me coming back here. Around 10pm 2 or 3 very attractive lapdancers come in and give out free entry passes to the lap dancing club located 5 mins away from here… drunk ogling indian men with more money than sense are an easy target lol!
There is parking available as there is a long side street were people half mount the kerb. Although this pub has an urban feel to it it is worth checking out in sunny Smethwick.

While writing this review I am still chuckling at the pictures which contain some of the regulars who I know very well from this small town pub that I spent a large part of my life near.
Desi2 represents a popular type of pub which are abundant in this area and have gained popularity amongst the non-​indians due to the food and no frills approach.
It is a pub at heart so I am not reviewing the drinks or service as its pretty standard for any pub around here.
What I am reviewing is the ‘mixed grills’ — they come in small to xtra large which if i remember is 5 pounds — 12 pounds the xtra large being enough for 4 people! YUP super value for money.
However the food options go from fries to a curry but I always stick with the great tasting fish pakora as starters and a mixed grill.
A mixed grill consists of lamb chops, kebabs, chicken wings and boneless chickens all on a sizzling hot plate and cooked in an indian bbq style.
Great with a pint and great to enjoy in a group which is why pubs like these are the number one destinations for people just wanting a laid back evening with food and drink.
It lost a star due to the washrooms never having paper towels or toilet roll even because the hand dryer is pretty lame.
Sucks that no such place exists yet in the whole of Canada!

This is probably the best indian BBQ in the world! This place is a must,
the food is to die for.
This place is basically 2 semi detached houses converted into a pub /​indian bbq crib.
Customer service is ok’ish but the food is tooo good. Friday and Sat nights are the days to go however one bad point is that this is mainly a men only joint, I say that as i’ve never seen a woman there before.