I REVIEW a Favourite CURRY that Tom Cruise ordered twice at this INDIAN RESTAURANT in Birmingham!
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- The MacMaster is in Birmingham at Asha’s Indian Restaurant in Birmingham UK to review the Curry that Tom Cruise ate. He ordered the Chicken Tikka Masala and thought it tasted so good he ordered it twice!
Birmingham is renowned for its curry and it sure made an impression whilst Tom Cruise was in town to film Mission Impossible in the city.
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Looking through that menu Lee I kept hearing the Yorkshire battle cry - “How Much!!!!!" 😳
I bet that starter came back out looking exactly like it went in!
Yeh it did resemble a turd
3 condiments necessary with Indian food Lee, Come on Man, Mango chutney Yep, Yoghurt Raita and best of all.......... Lime Pickle
The 90's song Brimful of Asha by Cornershop was about the restaurants' owner and singer Asha Bhosle
Wow really? I love that song 😊
Are you sure about that??Always thought it was about hope, not a particular individual……
Isn't ASHA Bhosle a singer it also mentions 45s the vinyl record single play speed 45rpm for people not old enough to remember.
The chicken tikka that you saw at the start on the griddle at the food stall was bought in and had a lot of food colouring. You need to start a mission to find a restaurant that cooks the chicken in a traditional tandoori pot.
The food hygeine was only a 4 , not a 5 ??
Have to say, ANY establishment that works with the preparation of food for public consumption has ZERO excuse to not have rating of 5! Personally, I’d be embarrassed if I got a 4!
and that starter! Is it just me or did that look like someone had you know what onto the plate! That looked rank!
The starter did look like a poo on a plate.
12:12 I didn't know we could order Space Weevil Kryton...
The list of other restaurants, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar etc at 10:40 made me think of the made up list of places on the side of Del Boy's van in "Only Fools and Horses" 🤣🤣
I don't think it's a made up list. Asha restaurant is named after one of india's most famous playback singers. She is very famous in the middle East as well. She is founder of these restaurants and so it's very likely that there are branches worldwide. At least it's an indian restaurant. Most other restaurants in Birmingham especially ladypool road area etc are not Indian but they are Pakistani.
When a restaurant has loads of awards the standards drop off
£25 for lunch!? I would at LEAST expect a 5 star hygiene rating!
Wow - for those prices I would be expecting alot more.
Brum has the best curries, bar none! Proud of my city
Brick lane,London.
@@russellbates273 Balti Triangle > Brick Lane
Nowt wrong with Brum but not the only place for good curry.
Same here
Was the best tv show also when I was a kid I used to love it haha
Seems very expensive and I hate it when they put they put food colour in the mint sauce. Starter presentation looked like a dog turd. Obviously I don't know ow the main course tasted but I'm sure it was good. But if you are going to Torquay you should try the Mahabharat Balti House in Torwood Street as its the best in the west. And I've been going there since 2004.
Nearly £28 for a prawn biryani, that’s day light robbery. 😮
If you are not a local you are not going to know that you are being ripped off. Brum is heaven for curry houses. Always shop around.
If the chicken tikka Masala wasn't quite spicy enough for you Lee, you should have ordered the chicken tarka, it's like the tikka only a little otter 🤣🤣🤣
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Hi there, another fantastic video like always. I did say I wanted to get to Birmingham Christmas market to see it look good what you walk through and that Indian look really good
just discovered your amazing channel and subscribed. Really looking forward to the videos. I've been to Asha's in the balti triangle as well a few years ago but I don't remember it being that expensive to be honest.
Thank You
You need to come try 'The Raj' in Kettering,it's won best Indian resteraunt for the East of England 4 years in a row at the Asian Curry Awards. You will be blown away by the overall place,food and the 5 star service.
It's a hot knife through butter... not a knife through warm butter...LOL just saying
Not sure which was the greater number...the amount of £'s the meal cost or, the number of 'wows' in the verbal description? Answers down below! ☺
Never mind the mango chutney ,where’s the lime pickle 😳£24-95 for 3 courses isn’t bad but the main menu is expensive , just because Tom cruise ate their it doesn’t mean it’s the best , I’d want him to cook it for those prices
It'd been great to see Lee and Tom Cruise in a video together lol
i think 25 quid for lunch top quality food good price still its 50 quid for lunch with the better half🤨 but the main menu.....jesus them prices🤐🙁
Hi Lee! On first impressions I was glad the starters tasted better than they looked. Sorry if viewers may be eating but they remind me of dog 💩 on a plate. Poppadums and main course way way better on looks alone, Who on earth doesn’t have Mango chutney? Its a thing with Indian food. Expensive for what you got. As for the getting your bearings wrong, What a wally Lee. Take care 😘👍🏻
Wow those prices are too high. I know what people are going to say but, for the amount you got, it's only worth about $10 US. Too over rated!
Nice place - looked some quality grub for a lunch menu and not a bad price. Only thing I would say is far too much rice/nan for the amount of curry and sauce you get - there should always be plenty of sauce to mop up.
Hi mate. Great video as always. I’m Birmingham born and bred and I’ve been to Asha’s once before. To be honest, I find it very expensive for what you actually get. But I’m not into all these so called “upmarket” Indian restaurants that seem to be popping up everywhere these days. Give me a proper Balti house anyday lol.
By the way, me and a few friends went to Shababs in the Balti triangle a couple of weeks ago on your recommendation from a video you put up recently. It was very nice and we all enjoyed so thank you for that👍.
When you’re next down this way I’d love you to visit my local Shabar Indian restaurant. It’s in the Sheldon area of Brum where I’m from and have been going nearly 30 years. It’s just down the road from the NEC and B’ham airport along the Coventry Rd. you won’t be disappointed. I’ve never had a bad meal there in all that time.
As for your meal at Asha’s. There’s definitely much better around these parts. The food did look nice but taking everything into consideration, I’m going to go 7.5/10 on this one. Just very expensive and I also like a nice kick to my curries. I’m really into spice.
Thanks for review mate and keep up the great work👍
Something we all knew, Lee tackling anything hotter than a chicken tikka masala is a mission impossible.
Starter looked like it belongs on the Bristol stool chart!. 🤣
I’d give that a 7.5/10 Surprised to see they on score 4/5 on the scores on the doors though.
When you see a naan at £4 and Chuck jalfrezi over £20 bar that is sheer greed. Normally it is the Chinese Restaurants / takeaways that peoples out with their prices but man alive
Lee - it looks like they were marked down lower for ‘Hygienic Food Handling’ which was described as ‘Generally Satisfactory’ rather than ‘Good’.
I guess it adds to the authentic Indian vibe…
Looked pretty average to me with way overinflated prices.
Sadly as the Indian and Chinese restaurants always charge per item then it can become pricey. That food for £25 was very good. As an ex military chef im always aware that standards for these places are below what they should. What most dont realise the EHO not only check cleanliness of kitchen but all the records how product is stored when it arrives everything is taken into account.
Got enough rice with your tikka? Classic catering trick; pile'em high with the cheapest ingredients (eg, rice and bread) so the customer thinks they're getting value, then charge the Earth for it. The starter looked burned to hell. I imagine Tom Cruise isn't familiar with British Indian restaurant cuisine; he could gone almost anywhere in Birmingham and had a decent curry; the best places I've been to are out in the suburbs (if you're in Birmingham again, check out Jeera in Castle Bromwich, or Bano Phool in south B'ham). Also, what's with the astronomical prices for a place with a 4 star hygiene rating? Obviously judging with eyes only, but I think nine seems like a very generous rating.
Hiya. Lee. Great video. Always love the film inserts. lol
Have a great evening and weekend
That big building behind you at start (The Colmore Building) is where is work🤣. Great vid as always 👍. Bet the parking cost you a bit lol.
The starter looked like a jobby
a big tolly
Brummy Curry. I'll have to look this out when i'm down there again.
I prefer a chicken tarka. Chicken tikka but a little hotter.
Try the Swan Pub in Walton on Trent on your way back up to Mansfield.
It's the dogs hee haws and the portions are huge
Theres about 25 Indian restaurants within about a 5 mile radius in Solihull that would be equally good if not better than Ashas at half the cost !
That Tom Cruise scream was quite in character and it is one reason I am not a fan. But I felt that I should scream the same way when I saw the prices on the menu.
Perhaps the reason it was more crowded in the back was exactly what you said, the office liaisons that people were trying to keep quiet.
i trust a 4 ranking rather than a 5. its like when you see google reviews all great but none bad
Tom Cruise was filming latest mission impossible film in Derbyshire when he went there. Know because my brother lives in Birmingham and works for national media there. Where was mango chutney and lime pickles.
As I watch this at 11.20 pm I could just eat that 😋 lol 😁
The macmaster in Birmingham!
My home town!!
If you come back Lee, i will come up and have a beer at the pop up bar!!👍
The girl who was behind in the video is my cousin
Lovely place Lee. It's very unusual to only get one dip. You definitely need mango chutney. Food looked nice too. 🥰🌞🥰
The food looked good but from a price point, it was steep in my view. You should try Charcoals in Glasgow in the future as it's Indian and the food and service is good.
Price for a lunch menu seemed fine.
On food hygiene ratings (they got 4) I always steer TOWARDS places with low ratings as they focus on good food rather than wasting time conforming to health and safety rules.
My favourite local kebab shop has a hygiene rating of 2 and the food is brilliant!!!
Controversial I'm sure.
Cheers
Phil
The system is crazy its mostly paperwork they mark you down on , ive owned a few restaurants and its true you cant concentrate on the food when ur constantly filling in forms about how to heat beans in a microwave lol😉
Two words……HOW MUCH!
TOO MUCH !
If ever you're in Chesterfield you have to swing by Indian Blues opposite the Pomegranite Theatre, their food is sublime!
Haven't got that answer! everybody around me seams to still be doing what they've always done. Maybe there has to be further pain ie interest rate hikes, energy costs and price of fuel and shopping?????
Looked nice but seemed a bit expensive TBH
You definitely should have filmed the back area Lee. I used to work in offices and the extra marital affairs were absolutely rife and it was the people in their 40's not the younger staff who were most at it. Yes 4 out of 5 for Hygiene would trouble me too Lee.
So much spice in Indian food all the bacteria would be d.o.a.
Them prices make my local look cheap as chips 😂
This restaurant is owned by ASHA bosle, she had a few around the world, she was a very famous Indian singer back in the old Bollywood days, I think in the 70s , 80s 90s and I think in the 2000s, never been there but now I will try it, I am ABIT far from Birmingham, I live in a small town called leek in Staffordshire, great job on all content
£21.95 for a dish off the standard menu? Seems expensive for Birmingham.
Never be put off by council scores on doors as most of the time you lose points on paperwork, food could be the best in the world but when you miss a temp check and lose a mark for it it's a load of bollocks
I have to say, given it was less than half the price of that tikka masala, i'd personally rather have the chicken balti at shebabs. and they give you a naan the size of a bath towel for the same price as that bowl of rice.
How much,celebs only ones who can afford those prices
Ahhhhh Ashas! Established by Asha Bhosle, she's an Indian singer and 89 years old! The one in Dubai was the first one in 2002. Been there a few times. Its exactly the same as the one you went to. Bit pricey but good quality food. Great video Lee.
Looked OK, nan a bit small. Worrying with the 4 star hygene rating, you did mention that you needed to use the abloutions before leaving, hope it was just for a wee. Nice one Lee.
It looks like a big jobbie on a plate 👀
Was thinking same
Hi Lee, the wall of fame with all the famous celebrities was it just me or did some look like they were photo shop pictures 😄🤫. The starter didn't look too appetising for me,the lamb looked like dog s**t rolled in grass. The main looked nice though I'll give them that. Overall quite expensive for for what it was but you probably pay more for sitting where a celeb might? have sat. Great video mate as always. 👍👍
kabab looked like a healthy size turd tbh.
And they say you eat with your eyes first.
Never mind where the stars and the celebrities go!.....go try the Coleshill Bar and Grill, next to the railway station......excellent, good value too.
The Muslim man in the back in a restaurant/bar 👌👌👌 that's obviously not halal👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Looked lovely Lee. Could have done with more sauce in that tikka masala to help the rice and bread go down. Very pricey though...cashing in on the basis a few stars have eaten there?
Hi, Do you ever take note regarding scores on the doors rating when eating out and is there a score that would put you off eating at an establishment.
Four would put me off, no matter how cheap and cheerful the venue is. All the time I was eating I'd be wondering what happened to the one. Four for a place this pricey is , in my opinion, pretty lousy.
@@jonathanwalker8730 Indeed, even my local roadside kebab van somehow managed a 4 star rating for hygiene. 😅
@@CiderGuy Yes! My local burger van has four stars too! For a trailer in a layby in woodland next to the A38 I wouldn't worry about the one star. Maybe they hadn't mopped the floor that day or the sink needed a wipe. But at least I know it wasn't due to rats or cockroaches or raw meat stored with cooked meat or months-old ingredients or buckets of raw meat left on the floor next to drains or lavatories.
Incidentally, a generously-sized cheeseburger cooked to order is £2.50, a coffee is 80p. You know, prices mortals can afford.
lets be honest, how many Indian restaurants has Tom Cruise been to? answers on a postcard.
Those prices look high. Typical price for a CTM is £10 in Newbury.
When I saw the menu and the "show me the money" clip I just had to hit the like button lol 👍
Based on the a la carte prices on the menu, that £24.95 Executive Lunch Special is good value.
Geez, those prices are insane!!!!
Wow ridiculous price’s & thanks Lee 🥘😋
I wonder if they put their prices up after Tom's visit like some places do once someone famous has been there. I went to an Indian in Manchester many years ago and the prices were through the roof just because David Beckham had eaten there. Our local kebab takeaway (Anglesey) put their prices up a few years back because Tyson Fury went in there and his photos were in the local papers with the owners. I don't know how far you film in advance Lee but I hope you get a good few days off with the family over Christmas. You work bloody hard through the year and you need a bit of time to kick your shoes off and sink a few whiskeys.
I work more than 12 hours a day. Film and then Edit. Got to bed at 4am yesterday then up at 6.30 edit then out again filming. and on a loop 7 days a week. However I have worked in a factory putting bottoms on bins also. Both equally as hard. Every job from the outside always looks better than it is. I will be taking Christmas off with my family x Have a good one yourself. x
wow those prices dearer than some London no new awards 4 rating could be why ?
The vine at West brom takes some beating 😋😋😋👍
I've been going to the Vine for about 20 years and the food is still good. It's getting a bit pricey now though. And to be avoided when the Baggies are at home!
Was that a huge turd in the middle of your starter?
If so, looks like a 5 attempt flusher 🤣🤣
There's a Chinese buffet place near mine had a 4 outta 5 Hygiene rating in 2020, recently got reviewed again.. now it's a 0.. Hygiene rating!! Not even a 1..! They are still open & trading, they have serious work to do, otherwise will be closed soon..
As for the Indian, looked pretty decent tbh, abit more sauce with the tikka masala would have been better 👍
I'm out of work so £25.00 has to pay for a week of food. I do like your content but this is all beyond us normal folk. I will carry on and make my own currys at a fraction of the cost. :)
Yours will be better Steve. Overpriced! I did say on the outro. Too bloody expensive.
@@juliesmoochy3996 You are so kind but I'm ok. I will make my own with what I have. Give to someone who is really poor. :)
@@TheMacMaster Perhaps videos of making great food on a budget could be an option....willing to help. ;)
Tom Cruise....😏👎 That will keep me away. Otherwise a great video.👍
Far too expensive, try the Balti
Belt again
Looks gorgeous, also I like the music... Top notch video.
Well well well ... Lee comes to me! Haha I work on Newhall Street about 1 mins walk from Asha's ... worried you're coming for me for some of my my comments now 😟
OMG I feel really hungry now watching that.
Forget Top Gun that looked Top Grub!!
Keep up the good work,
Love your reviews.
Only a mark of 4 for its Food Hygiene Rating ? The greasy spoons you go to all have a 5 rating. The mushy peas you put on the poppadoms was a bit on the thin side.
4 is a good score
Lee if your ever in Shrewsbury...I can highly recommend the Avatar Nepalese restaurant the food is absolutely fantastic and reasonably priced 👍👍👌
£25 notes for a lunch....madness!
Surprised they haven't put your photo up with your following these days mac ❤️
Very nice restaurant with an out of this world surrounding, beautiful food - this is 1 restaurant I could see myself enjoying myself in- Give this restaurant a very very 9.5/10- a very solid mark!! Cheers for now, back to more dining Lee! 😎👍🇨🇦
To me that didn't look like enough food for the price. The starter needed a proper salad (Where's the cucumber and lemon?) and not just the manjo chutney but needed the lime pickle with your poppadoms.
Might still visit one day though, my best mate lives near Birmingham. He can treat me to one of those presidents platters for nearly 100 quid 😁
For value for money in Birmingham you could try the Taj Mahal, Norfolk House, Theatre Approach or Barajee in Broad Street. You should come over to my neck of the woods to try one the Desi pubs around West Bromwich - The Vine (Roebuck Lane), Club99 (Oldbury), The Sportsman (High St West Brom) plus several others
Love the Vine I go when I'm down Brum one of my all time favourite Curry houses,I also recommend it to Lee along with the Soho Tavern B18
You not meeting Darren John these days?
Spoke to him today. All's good.
Only 4 star hygiene rating on the door? Nothing to boast about! City centre prices are fierce but at least that lunch menu looked better value.
Curry looks amazing and that naan bread wow amazing
I live just outside Birmingham and have visited that Christmas Market.The prices are crazy ridiculous and New Street itself gets so busy that you can't even get your wallet out of your pocket!!.
The food though and the variety is pretty damn good .