Bilal Sweets
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About Bilal Sweets
Bilal Sweets is a deli at 218 Alum Rock Rd in Birmingham, serving Asian mithai and savoury snacks from a front display. Katlama, a pastry with spiced meat filling, sits on the savoury side alongside samosas and pakoras. The sweets include gulab jamun, with other mithai alongside it, so one counter covers both a savoury snack and a box of sweets. Halwa puri is on the menu for a fuller meal. Some items come fresh from the back of the shop to the display.
Good to know
“Asian sweets(mithai) Savoury snacks”
- ParkingFree street parking
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention katlama pastry, veg pakora, shami kebabs and kheer.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention katlama pastry, veg pakora, shami kebabs and kheer.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers most often return for the katlama, praised for crisp, thin pastry and a spiced meat filling with onions and a little fresh chilli. Veg and chicken pakoras come close behind, described as hot, fresh and crispy outside, soft and spicy inside. Mithai, including gulab jamun, barfi, ras malai, kheer and namak paras, also earns praise, and several describe friendly, polite service and good prices. A few note the kheer or mithai was occasionally off or not made as well as usual, so one suggests checking the kheer is fresh. The complaints are specific. One reviewer found the chaat's chickpeas hard, the sauce like cheap ketchup, and the veg samosa short on filling, and two others call the shami kebabs a letdown. One halwa puri order had salty channa gravy and cold halwa. One reviewer reports finding plastic cling film and a long thin bone in samosas given to their children. The 3-star reviewer still credits a server who fetched a fresh katlama and samosa from the back without being asked.
Customer Review Summary
Reviewers most often return for the katlama, praised for crisp, thin pastry and a spiced meat filling with onions and a little fresh chilli. Veg and chicken pakoras come close behind, described as hot, fresh and crispy outside, soft and spicy inside. Mithai, including gulab jamun, barfi, ras malai, kheer and namak paras, also earns praise, and several describe friendly, polite service and good prices. A few note the kheer or mithai was occasionally off or not made as well as usual, so one suggests checking the kheer is fresh. The complaints are specific. One reviewer found the chaat's chickpeas hard, the sauce like cheap ketchup, and the veg samosa short on filling, and two others call the shami kebabs a letdown. One halwa puri order had salty channa gravy and cold halwa. One reviewer reports finding plastic cling film and a long thin bone in samosas given to their children. The 3-star reviewer still credits a server who fetched a fresh katlama and samosa from the back without being asked.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“Went to Bilal sweet and bought halwa puri.channa gravy was salty and halwa was cold.not provide potato gravy and pickle.not recommended”
- Google user
“Katlama and veg pakora was delicious, hot and fresh BUT…. The veg samosa filling was tasty but it was let down by a small filling to pastry ratio. Eg if you hold up the samosa to light yo will see the not so generous filling portion. The chaat was a huge let down, the chickpeas were still hard and so small? What type of chickpeas were they using? The sauce tasted like cheap ketchup, not tasty at all there was no chaat masala, NOTHING. The kebab was also lacking in flavour which was a shame. So half of my order was great the other half was a let HUGE down. Disappointed as I would expect better from an established as old as Bilals. The man who served us chose to get the fresh Katlama and samosa from the back without having to ask him, great gesture from him. But the chaat and shami /chapli was from the front display and disappointing. The katlama was the reason I gave them 3 stars otherwise much lower.”
- Google user
“Always busy only come here for katlama pastry, haven't tried any of their other item to be honest. But this shop always busy so they must be doing something right with their sweet food and pastry. Prices are very good👍🏾”
- Google user
“Bilal Sweets on Alum Rock Road is one of my absolute favourite spots for desi food in Birmingham 🤍 My go-to orders are: Aloo Pakoray – crispy on the outside, soft and spicy inside ✨ Chicken Pakoray – full of flavour and always fresh 💫 Kebab Burgers – filling and proper comfort food 😋 Mithai – gulab jamun, barfi & many more. Everything tastes homemade and you can really tell the quality. If you’re craving proper desi street food vibes, Bilal Sweets is a must-visit 💯”
- Google user
“Bilal Sweet offers a fantastic selection of authentic Asian sweets with plenty of flavorful options to choose from. The staff are incredibly welcoming and friendly making every visit feel warm and enjoyable. Highly recommended for anyone looking for quality sweets and great service!”
Amenities
- Free street parking
- Takeout
- Onsite services
- Quick visit
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