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Sutton Coldfield Indian Restaurant
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Smudger
master brummie
Had a chicken off the bone Madras. My eyebrows are still sweating.
Great Thanks for that Yes think that could be where a lovely boyfriend took me not long after I moved to the area to start a new job and where I had that first proper curry !.
I couldn't remember its name So has it always been called The Dilshad?
I used to go their with my friend after we got our Saturday job wages from Gills toy shop in 1966/7.
It was my first experience of a proper curry. We probably had biriani.
The Dilshad was trading from at least 1979.
Source: British Newspaper Archive
Source: British Newspaper Archive
I think I have got my memories mixed up. The Dilshad was where I went for meals nearer to where I lived in Jockey road. The Indian restaurant we went for lunch when I worked at Gills was nearer to the Parade. Does anyone know the name of that one?
Davenport
master brummie
I used to work at R H Eames on the parade, we used to go for lunch at the Dilshad for lunch occasionally this would have been the late 1960s early 70s
I can’t remember the road the Dilshad was on but definitely off the Parade ( a long time ago now) but pretty sure this was the first restaurant and probably then relocated.
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Grateful for the replies to my request, helping me confirm that my memory isn't as bad as I sometimes think! Loved the years I spent in and around Sutton Coldfield, and the Birmingham area in general and visit at least once every year catching up with friends and re-visiting those favourite haunts that still exist Thank you