2019 Pre-Christmas Curry - Birmingham 16th November

beakyboy wrote:

17 booked already , should be fun !

Charley's coming - make that 18 !

Cool , i did mean to ask

Train tickets booked , arriving Friday afternoon , leaving 13.50 Sunday to London Euston

Instead of curry how about a brazilian restaurant this looks ace
https://rodiziorico.com/birmingham-restaurant/

dazdub wrote:

Instead of curry how about a brazilian restaurant this looks ace
https://rodiziorico.com/birmingham-restaurant/

Have emailed a couple of Curry House's , am happy to try these guys as well?

beakyboy wrote:

dazdub wrote:

Instead of curry how about a brazilian restaurant this looks ace
https://rodiziorico.com/birmingham-restaurant/

Have emailed a couple of Curry House's , am happy to try these guys as well?

Train tickets booked.
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Very please to say that Sally (Swansal) will also be joining us for

And the SurfwagenMan makes it 20

For those staying in the Hampton by Hilton on Saturday and Sunday, I think that's dazdub and lilyvdub, I've just cancelled and rebooked on hotels.com, price reduced from £209 to £186, still free cancellation. £23 worth of drinking vouchers!

Voyager wrote:

For those staying in the Hampton by Hilton on Saturday and Sunday, I think that's dazdub and lilyvdub, I've just cancelled and rebooked on hotels.com, price reduced from £209 to £186, still free cancellation. £23 worth of drinking vouchers!

Thanks for that info Alan much appreciated

So 22 now coming to the pre-Christmas Curry , come on why not join us ? New or old to the forum this is a great opportunity to meet up and relax before Christmas sets in for real.

Will be booking the table soon so don’t miss out

Slight change of plans for us, we can both make it but only for the one night so I have managed to make another booking for the same hotel (Hampton by Hilton) via trip.com for just Sat night, still with free cancellation, for £119.

Original 2 night booking now cancelled.

We will also be travelling up by car so can leave home early on the Sat and leave a bit later on Sun without being restricted by train times.

Tallulah wrote:

Slight change of plans for us, we can both make it but only for the one night so I have managed to make another booking for the same hotel (Hampton by Hilton) via trip.com for just Sat night, still with free cancellation, for £119.

Original 2 night booking now cancelled.

We will also be travelling up by car so can leave home early on the Sat and leave a bit later on Sun without being restricted by train times.

That's a pretty good rate for just Saturday, and most agencies don't offer a one night booking. Well spotted.

Anyone else?

Okay so I've booked a table and paid a deposit for the 22 of us at the Barajee Restaurant on 265 Broad Street , Birmingham at 8pm on Saturday 16th November.

Below is a link for the menu , there are a number of banqueting options,  if anybody wants to order one of the banqueting options can you please let me know in advance so I can notify the restaurant.
If you are simply ordering from the main menu you do this on the night. Everything seems pretty reasonable and the restaurant have been pretty friendly , so fingers crossed.

Barajee Menu

Looks like a good choice Steve. I noticed that some of the curry houses in the area are obviously chasing the fine dining market with prices to match, but this is a good menu with reasonable prices.

Voyager wrote:

Looks like a good choice Steve. I noticed that some of the curry houses in the area are obviously chasing the fine dining market with prices to match, but this is a good menu with reasonable prices.

Thanks Alan , having looked at a number this seemed one of the most reasonable to us. TripAdvisor reviews are good as well so we can only hope it meets most people's expectations.

beakyboy wrote:

Voyager wrote:

Looks like a good choice Steve. I noticed that some of the curry houses in the area are obviously chasing the fine dining market with prices to match, but this is a good menu with reasonable prices.

Thanks Alan , having looked at a number this seemed one of the most reasonable to us. TripAdvisor reviews are good as well so we can only home it meets most people's expectations.

Good location too. Easy staggering distance from the Canal House as long as you don't fall in the canal.

Voyager wrote:

beakyboy wrote:

Voyager wrote:

Looks like a good choice Steve. I noticed that some of the curry houses in the area are obviously chasing the fine dining market with prices to match, but this is a good menu with reasonable prices.

Thanks Alan , having looked at a number this seemed one of the most reasonable to us. TripAdvisor reviews are good as well so we can only home it meets most people's expectations.

Good location too. Easy staggering distance from the Canal House as long as you don't fall in the canal.

We avoided that last year so here's hoping

Great choice of curry house and perfect location. Thanks beakyboy.

So not long now guys and girls to our annual Pre-Christmas meet up.

Table is booked at Barajee Restaurant , 265 Broad Street , Birmingham for 8pm on Saturday 16th Nov.

As it worked so well last year we plan on Pre-Curry drinks at The Canal House Pub , 12 Bridge Street , Birmingham. I'm guessing that based on travel plans people will start arriving at the pub from 3pm onwards so see you there.

Any problems send me a message on Messenger , Whatsapp or by text.

See you all soon.

Steve and Jo.

Doo have fun everyone

Have a soopa time everyone stuck in Donnguan in China working. Tim

See you in Brum soon folks - many thanks to @beakyboy for organising!!

I arrive in town around lunchtime, so will catch up with you as soon as.

For any of you travelling by train, please check your schedule. A strike is affecting West Midlands Trains services on Saturday, and many of their services will not be running. There are other train operators running services into Birmingham, but they are likely to be busier than usual as a result.