The 5 best curry restaurants in Solihull to visit during National Curry Week

National Curry Week is back this week, running from October 5 to 11, giving curry lovers another reason to head out and try somewhere different.

The annual celebration is designed to celebrate curry and support the UK's Indian restaurant industry, and Solihull has plenty of restaurants where residents can get involved.

From Indian and Bangladeshi cooking to Nepalese and Pakistani dishes, there is much more on offer than the usual korma, tikka masala or vindaloo.

We've picked out seven restaurants in and around Solihull, looking at their current Tripadvisor ratings, review numbers and menus to give you an idea of where to go this National Curry Week.

1. Lavang Solihull

Tripadvisor: 5/5 from 2,163 reviews

Prices: traditional curries from £9, with speciality dishes generally around £11–£14

Lavang on Old Lode Lane currently tops Tripadvisor's Solihull Indian restaurant rankings, with a 5/5 rating from 2,163 reviews. It is also a 2026 Travellers' Choice restaurant.

The menu covers Indian, Bangladeshi, Balti and Asian cooking, with a mixture of traditional favourites and more unusual dishes.

Traditional chicken and lamb curries start at £9, while chicken tikka versions are £10. The restaurant's more distinctive dishes include the Railway Lamb at £11, made with lamb on the bone, garam masala, coriander and ginger, and the North Indian Naga at £10.

For seafood, the Khulna King Prawns cost £14, while the Seabass Shabziraaz is £12.

Katie Thompson, one of our writers, picked out the Railway Lamb as a dish worth considering for National Curry Week.

"If you want to make National Curry Week an excuse to order something you might not normally choose, the Railway Lamb is a great place to start. It's a proper signature-style dish rather than another standard curry and the lamb is allowed to do the talking."

2. Lavang Shirley

Tripadvisor: 4.9/5 from 1,401 reviews

Prices: traditional curries from £8, with speciality dishes generally around £10–£14

Lavang's Shirley branch has also built a strong reputation, with a 4.9/5 Tripadvisor rating from 1,401 reviews.

Prices are broadly similar to the Old Lode Lane restaurant, although the traditional curry section starts slightly lower.

Chicken, lamb, prawn, vegetable and paneer versions of dishes such as curry, Madras, Korma, Jalfrezi and Bhuna range from £8 to £13, depending on the choice of meat or seafood.

The restaurant's signature dishes include the North Indian Naga at £10, Railway Lamb at £11 and Khulna King Prawns at £14.

For something different, the Seabass Shabziraaz costs £12 and comes with aubergine, Bombay potatoes and curried spinach.

Natasha Willis picked out the seabass as one of the more unusual options on the menu.

"Curry doesn't have to mean chicken or lamb. The Seabass Shabziraaz combines pan-fried seabass with aubergine, Bombay potatoes and curried spinach, so it's a good choice if you want something lighter or simply fancy trying something different."

3. Divine, Shirley

Tripadvisor: 4.9/5 from 1,669 reviews

Prices: traditional curries £8.50, with speciality dishes generally around £11.50–£15.90

Divine on Haslucks Green Road is another of Shirley's established curry restaurants, with a 4.9/5 Tripadvisor rating from 1,669 reviews.

Its traditional curry menu is among the more affordable on this list.

Balti, Korma, Madras, Bhuna, Pathia, Masala, Rogan Josh and Saagwala all cost £8.50, while chicken biryani is £9.90 and lamb biryani is £11.50.

There are more elaborate options for diners wanting something different. The Desi Rezella costs £11.90, Roshni Chilli Chicken is £12.90, Bengal Naga is £13.90 and Jhinga Supreme with king prawns is £15.90.

Starters are generally around £5–£7, including a sheek kebab at £5.90, chicken tikka at £5.50 and shami kebab at £6.50.

Lance Clinton picked out the sheek kebab as a good way to begin a meal.

"Divine is a good choice if you want that classic curry-night experience. I'd start with the sheek kebab and then choose anything with their chicken tikka in it for the main as we had two of these for our curries (masala and jalfrezi) and it was the best chicken I've ever had in a curry."

4. Kathmandu Restaurant

Tripadvisor: 4.9/5 from 31 reviews

Prices: main curries generally around £10–£15

Kathmandu offers something different from the traditional Indian curry house, serving Nepalese and Indian food from its restaurant near Solihull Ice Rink.

Its current Tripadvisor rating is an impressive 4.9/5, although that figure comes from just 31 reviews, so it has nowhere near the same volume of feedback as Lavang or Divine.

The menu gives diners the opportunity to try traditional Nepalese dishes, including a Homestyle Chicken Curry for £12.95 and Goat Curry on the Bone for £14.45.

The chicken curry is cooked Nepalese village-style with whole and ground spices, Szechuan pepper, tomato, onion and coriander, while the goat curry uses whole and ground spices, tomato, onion and coriander.

Chicken dishes such as Butter Chicken, Korma, Balti and Jalfrezi are £12.45, while biryanis range from £10.45 for vegetable to £15.45 for the Kathmandu Special.

Katie Thompson picked the goat curry as one of the dishes that makes Kathmandu worth considering during National Curry Week.

"The goat curry is the reason I'd send someone to Kathmandu. I've had this at other places and the meat can be very chewy, but here it was practically falling from the bone. The curry itself was also unlike anything I've had with incredibly balanced flavours that wasn't too heavy."

5. It's Lahore

Current business rating: 4.8/5 from 309 reviews

Tripadvisor: 5/5 from just 1 review

Prices: signature dishes around £11.50–£15

If you want to move beyond Indian and Nepalese food, It's Lahore on Station Road specialises in Pakistani cuisine.

The restaurant's current business listing gives it a 4.8/5 rating from 309 reviews, while Tripadvisor currently shows 5/5 — but from only one review. It's Lahore

That distinction is worth making because the Tripadvisor rating is based on a very small sample.

The restaurant describes itself as serving authentic Lahori food and highlights Chicken Karahi, Nihari and Biryani among its signature dishes.

The Karahi Chicken costs £11.50 and is cooked in a cast-iron wok with butter, black pepper, fresh ginger and tomatoes.

The Sindhi Biryani is also £11.50, while the slow-cooked Nihari costs £15.

Natasha Willis picked the Chicken Karahi as the dish she'd recommend for anyone wanting to try something different.

"If you've spent years ordering the same curry, It's Lahore is a good way of changing things up. The Chicken Karahi was what I tried to break the mould and I was really impressed. It wasn't too spicy (my biggest fear) but was also far from plain. Chicken, tomatoes, ginger, butter and spices sounds simple but they made it something I'll definitely go back for."

So where should you go this National Curry Week?

There is no shortage of choice across Solihull.

Lavang Solihull is the standout if you want the highest-rated restaurant with a substantial number of reviews, sitting at 5/5 from more than 2,000 Tripadvisor reviews.

In Shirley, both Lavang Shirley and Divine have 4.9/5 ratings, with more than 1,400 reviews each.

If you want to try something outside the usual Indian restaurant menu, Kathmandu brings Nepalese cooking to Solihull, while It's Lahore offers Pakistani food.

National Curry Week runs until October 11, making this the perfect time to put down your usual takeaway order, try somewhere different and celebrate one of Britain's favourite cuisines.