The Royal Oak Handsworth menu with up-to-date-prices

The Royal Oak Handsworth Menu

September 7, 2026
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The Royal Oak Handsworth is a bar and Indian grill at 171 Holyhead Road in Birmingham. It combines the informality of a local pub with a substantial restaurant menu built around tandoor cooking, sharing plates and richly seasoned mains.

Chicken tikka, lamb seekh kebab, fish pakora and grilled prawns appear alongside chilli paneer, Manchurian vegetables and other Indo-Chinese influenced starters. Mixed grills bring several meats and seafood together for the table.

Vegetarian platters, paneer, soya and mushroom dishes provide more than token alternatives to the meat-heavy grill selection. Traditional desserts such as carrot halwa and kulfi sit beside ice cream sundaes and cheesecake for a varied finish.

The venue opens daily for lunch and dinner and also offers pickup service. Drinks from the bar make it suitable for a longer social visit. Guests with allergies should pay particular attention to nuts, dairy and shared cooking surfaces and speak with staff before ordering.

Address: 171 Holyhead Road, Birmingham B21 0BD, England

The Royal Oak Handsworth Menu

Royal Oak Tapas

All tapas are made medium to hot.

Veg Munchurian
£9

Assorted vegetarian crispy dumplings, tossed in manchurian sauce with fresh assorted peppers.

Chilli Paneer
£10.50

Cubes of cottage cheese deep fried and tempered with fresh garlic, ginger and green chilli and cooked in home made sauce.

Paneer Mongolian
£10.50

Peanut based chunky massala vegetarian delight, must try.

Chatpata Wings (Lollipop Chicken)
£9.50

Very special and authentic cooking of chicken wings in desi style.

Chicken Mongolian
£11.50

Chefs own creation, peanut based chunky massala, a must try.

Chicken 65
£11.50

Very popular Hyderabadi starter, yogurt based, tempered with fresh curry leaves

Chilli Chicken
£11.50

Known to all, must try .

Chilli Salmon
£17.50

Best combination of salmon and home made chilli sauce cooked with fresh peppers

Salmon Tikka
£17.50

Cubes of fresh salmon marinated and cooked to your order flavoured with carom seed and other Indian herbs

Royal Oak Sharing Platter & Grill

Mixed Grill
From £22.50

Crispy Prawn, Lamb Chops, Fish Pakora, Hariyali Tikka, Lamb Kebab, Chicken Tikka & Chicken Wings.

Mixed Grill – Boneless
From £22.50

Crispy Prawn, Fish Pakora, Hariyali Tikka, Lamb Kebab, Chicken Tikka

Vegetable Platter
£20.50

Selection of Vegetarian Tapas, Soya Tikka, Mushroom. Chilli Paneer, Corn, Cashew Roll & Samosa Chaat

Chefs Specials

Creatively prepared dishes that showcase our chef’s culinary skills

Vegetarian (Starter) – Soya Mongolian
£12
Vegetarian (Starter) – Lahsuni Achari Paneer Tikka
£10.50
Vegetarian (Starter) – Cheesy Jalapeno Poppers
£8
Vegetarian (Starter) – Peri Peri Cheesy Fries
£6.50
Vegetarian (Main) – Soya Champ Masala
£12
Vegetarian (Main) – Paneer Tikka Masala
£11
Vegetarian (Main) – Khumb Methi Paneer
£10.50
Meat (Starter) – Pan Fried lamb
£16
Meat (Starter) – Chilli Garlic Chicken
£10.50
Meat (Starter) – Pattaya Chicken Strips
£9.50
Meat (Starter) – Mango Wings
£8.50
Meat (Main) – Lamb Chop Masala
£17
Meat (Main) – Laal Maas
£15
Meat (Main) – Murgh Tikka Lawabdaar
£12.50
Meat (Main) – Murgh Tikka Jalfrezi
£12.50

Royal Oak…Desi Style

Punjabi Saag (Spicy!)
£11

Spinach leaves cooked in traditional Punjabi style spices.

Lamb Curry On The Bone (Spicy!)
£15

Lamb and the bone with marrow cooked together, very authentic in taste, home style cooking.

Starter – Vegetarian

Veg Spring Roll (4 pcs)
£5.50

Stuffed with fresh seasonal vegetables deep fried served with chutney

Corn & Cashew Roll
£7

Home made dumplings stuffed with corn and cashew, served with salad and tangy sauce.

Punjabi Samosa Chaat
£7.50

Home made samosa served with spiced chickpeas and relish.

Soya Chilli
£11.50

Crispy coated deep fried soya tossed in our home made chillie sauce.

Lasuni Achari Paneer Tikka
£10.50

Lasun pickle infused cottage cheese

Aloo Tikki Chaat
£7.50

Must try, this our own royal oak creation.

Tandoori Roast Mushroom
£9

Fresh mushroom marinated overnight in our authentic Indian spice and gently cooked in a tandoor.

Soya Tikka
£11.50

Soya chunks marinated in our secret recipe, spiced and cooked to perfection

Paneer Tikka
£10

Cubes of cottage cheese and fresh peppers marinated in our home made spice and cooked in tandoor to perfection

Soya Irani Champ
£11

Yellow marinated soya chunks with light spices

Starter – Non Veg.

Meat Samosa
£6

Served 4 pieces with salad and tamarind sauce.

Methi Chicken Tikka
£9

Tender pieces of chicken cubes, marinated overnight in methi based paste and cooked to your order

Tandoori Chicken Wings
£7.50

Two joint wings marinated and cooked in our charcoal oven

Achari Chicken Tikka
£8.50

Cubes of chicken marinated in pickled paste and cooked to achieve tanginess in taste

Chicken Tikka
£8

Most popular dish served with salad and mint sauce

Hariyali Chicken
£8

Marinated in fresh mint and coriander based paste with selected herbs overnight to achieve dominating flavour of fresh paste.

Roasted Pattaya Chicken Strips
£9.50

Chicken supreme marinate with Thai spices, cheese, cooked in a oven to give that smokey aroma

Royal Oak Special Tikka
£10

Tender cubes of chicken breast marinated overnight in yogurt with tandoor spices and cooked to order.

Lamb Sheek Kebab
£10.50

Lamb mince mixed with authentic spices and cooked in tandoor.

Fish Pakora (Pangas)
£11.50

Fish dipped and marinated in home made batter, deep fried.

Chilli Fish (Pangas)
£12

Fish pieces marinated with Indian spices, garlic, ginger and infused with chilli. Finished with spring onion and coriander.

Crumb Fried Crispy Prawns
£14

Crispy deep fried prawns served with dressed salad and spicy sauce

Lamb Chops (4 pcs)
£16

4 Pieces. Tender sliced rack of lamb, marinated overnight with mint, yogurt and Indian spices.

Salmon Pakora
£17.50

Cubed salmon deep fried in a traditional homemade batter

Tandoori Jumbo Prawns
£20.50

Signature seafood dish, freshly cooked to your order

Salmon Lahsuni Tikka
£17.50

Roasted garlic and crushed spices

Chilli Garlic Chicken Tikka
£10.50

Chicken Thigh Marinated In Roast Garlic And Chilli Flakes

Murgh Malai Tikka
£10.50

Chicken breast marinade with cashew cream and yogurt

Mains – Chicken

Murg Chutney Wala (Hot!)
£12

Cubes of chicken breast cooked gently in our corriander and mint based gravy, a must try for that real desi taste!

Chicken Karahi (Spicy!)
£12

Cubes of chicken cooked in an authentic karahi masala sauce.

Saag Chicken (Spicy!)
£12

Freshly cooked chicken cooked to order on our saag masala sauce.

Methi Chicken (Spicy!)
£12

Fresh methi and cubes of chicken cooked to your ordered with fresh green chilli tempering.

Chicken Tikka Masala
£12.50

Cubes of chicken tikka cooked gently in our tikka masala sauce.

Murg Kalimirchi (Hot!)
£11.50

Black peppercorn crushed and blended with the indian herbs to create the kalimirchi sauce. its hot and spicy dish.

Royal Oak Butter Chicken (Spicy!)
£12.50

Royal Oak Special. Chicken pieces cooked in a rich cream sauce with butter and blended with spices.

Chicken Korma
£11.50

Chicken breast pieces cooked and blended with spices, herbs, coconut and a creamy mild sauce.

Chicken Jalfrezi (Hot!)
£12

Chicken cooked in Jalfrazi sauce with mixed fresh peppers.

Murgh Bhunna Masala
£12.50

Semi gravy roast masala breast curry with a hint of red peppers

Chicken Tikka Jalfezi (Hot!)
£12

Chicken Thigh Pieces Cooked In Pepper Ans Onion

Mains – Lamb

Lamb sheek kebab massla
£14

Cubes of lamb sheek cooked gently in a choice of your gravy

Lamb Karahi (Spicy!)
£13.50

Pieces of lamb cooked in an authentic karahi masala sauce.

Lamb Madras (Hot!)
£13.50

Lamb cooked in our hot and spicy home made madras gravy.

Saag Gost
£13.50

Lamb and spinach cooked with fresh garlic, onions, herbs and spices.

Lamb Rogan josh
£13.50

Known all, must try for difference

Maans Ka Achar (Achari Gosht) (Hot!)
£13.50

Cubes of lamb cooked to your order in our home made pickle gravy with panch phoran tempering.

Garlic Lamb (Spicy!)
£13.50

Good combination of tempered garlic and lamb curry, cooked to your desired spiced level.

Keema Mattar
£14

Lamb mince cooked to order with or without peas, to your desired spice level.

Lamb Chop Massala (Hot!)
£17

Tandoori lamb chops cooked in our very spicy punjabi tadka sauce

Laal Maas
£15

Smoky flavoured lamb in yogurt marinade

Lamb Vindaloo (Extemely Hot!)
£13.50

This traditional Goan curry is not for the fainy hearted.

Mains – Fish

Fish Curry (Pangas)
£12

Chunks of fish gently simmered in our onion based sauce with desi tadka

Salmon Curry
£17

Cubes of fresh salmon cooked gently in onion tomato based sauce, cooked according to your required level of spice

King Prawn Masala
£17.50

King prawns cooked in our own special massaledar sauce.

King Prawn Jalfrezi
£18

Onion bell peppers and prawns cooked in semi masala curry

Mix Seafood Curry
£17.50

Prawns and fish cooked together in curry sauce.

King Prawn Kalimirch (Hot!)
£17.50

Prawns cooked in spicy and hot in black pepper corn based sauce

Mains – Vegetarian Option

Aloo Gobi Muttar
£9

Home style cooking with fresh tomato and onion based massala.

Channa Masala
£8.50

Chick peas cooked in a tomato and onion based gravy.

Yellow Daal Tadka
£8.50

Yellow lentils cooked with spices.

Daal Makhani
£9

Black lentil cooked overnight on a slow fire, mixed with spices to achieve a smooth and rich taste.

Bombay Aloo

Vegetable Curries

Mixed Vegetable Curry
£9

Mixed vegetables cooked in Indian spices.

Panner Makhani
£10.50

Cottage cheese cooked in tomato cashew based sauce

Paneer Karahi
£10.50

Made in desi style

Baingan Makai Bharta
£10

Authentic Punjabi fresh aubergine bharta with twist cooked with sweet corn.

Veg. Kofta Curry
£9.50

A traditional home made veg dumpling simmered in our onion cashew gravy.

Mushroom Mutter Massaledar
£10.50

Fresh button mushroom, cooked to your order, to achieve taste you desire.

Bhindi Do Pyaza
£10.50

Okra cooked in our home style cooking.

Soya Curry
£12

Our own way of doing soya curry, very typical veg dish with a different flavour can be cooked to your spice level.

Soya Saag
£12

Our own way of doing soya saag, very typical veg dish with a different flavour can be cooked to your spice level.

Soya Makhani
£12

Our own way of doing soya makhani, very typical veg dish with a different flavour can be cooked to your spice level.

Saag Paneer
£11

Punjabi Saag and cottage cheese cooked together with tempered cumin and garlic.

Shahi Paneer
£11

Cottage cheese cooked in rich creamy sauce and flavoured with fenugreek and butter to achieve sweetness in taste.

Soya Champ Masala
£12

Pure street style desi soya cubes cooked in makhani masala gravy

Dhaba Methi Paneer
£11

Cubes of paneer (cheese) cooked in fresh fenugreek and desi masala

Wraps

Served with chips

Paneer Tikka Wrap
£10.50
Chicken Tikka Wrap
£10.50
Sheek Kebab Wrap
£10.50
Grilled Chicken Wrap
£10.50
Fish Pakora Wrap
£10.50
Soya Tikka Wrap
£10.50

Biryani & Noodles

Authentic way of cooking, flavoured rice cooked gently in your choice of meat, with selected spices. Biryani dishes served with Raita.

Vegetable Biryani
£11
Chicken Biryani
£12
Lamb Biryani
£14.50
Prawn Biryani
£16.50
Vegetable Noodles
£9
Chicken Noodles
£10.50

Breads & Rice

Roti
£2.75
Plain Naan
£2.75
Butter Naan
£2.75
Lacha Paratha
£3.50
Garlic Naan
£4
Chilli Naan
£4

Like it abit hot?!

Cheese Naan
£5

Naan stuffed with cheese.

Peshwari Naan
£5

Naan stuffed with a sweet fruit and nut mixture.

Keema Naan
£5

Naan stuffed with spiced mince lamb.

Aloo Kulcha
£4.50
Cheese Garlic Naan
£5.50
Plain Basmati Rice
£4

Boiled Basmati rice.

Jeera Pilau Rice
£4.50

Rice cooked with spices and onions.

Vegetable Fried Rice
£5.50

Basmati rice boiled and fried with vegetables.

Egg Fried Rice
£6.50

Basmati rice boiled and fried with egg.

Mushroom Fried Rice
£6.50

Basmati rice boiled and fried with mushroom.

Sides

Mango Lassi
£4
Papadom Basket (2 pcs)
£3

served with set of chutney

Mixed Raita
£4
Chips
£4
Masala Chips (Dry)
£4
French Fries
£4
Masaala French Fries
£4.50
Crispy Coated Chips
£5.50
Sweet Potato Fries
£6
Chilli Garlic Chips
£6
Tangy Sauce
Onion rings

Kids Menu

Per child.

Chicken Burger with Chips
£6.50
Fish and Chips
£6.50
Chicken Nuggets with Chips
£6.50
Fish Fingers with Chips
£6.50
Popcorn Chicken
£6.50
Chilli Cheese Nuggets
£6.50
Onion rings
£6.50
Cheesy bites with chips
£6.50
Mozzarella fingers with chips
£6.50
Punky
Kiddie Surprise

Desserts

Gulab Jamun
£4.80

A classic dessert – fried dough balls made from milk solids and semolina are soaked in a syrup flavoured with cardamom, rose water

Rasmalai
£4.80

An Indian delicacy made with milk, a curdling agent, sugar, nuts, saffron and cardamoms.

Gajar Ka Halwa
£4.80

Made with carrots, ghee, sugar and milk! Flavoured with cardamom powder, this traditional Indian dessert is rich and decadent!

Vanilla Ice Cream
£4.50
Bubblegum Ice Cream
£4.50
Chocolate Ice Cream
£4.50
Nutella Ice Cream
£4.50
Matka Kulfi
£5.75

Traditional creamy and luscious dessert made with pistachio kulfi ice cream, containing saffron, topped with almonds & pistachio

Toffee Twilight
£5.75

A combination of dairy toffee and vanilla ice cream, swirled with toffee sauce & topped with toffee pieces

Strawberry Cheesecake
£5.75

Made with cream cheese and a hint of vanilla, then topped with a strawberry fruit topping, set on a biscuit base

Ferrero Rocher
£5.75

World famous rich ferrero rocher ice cream combined with thick chocolate sauce topped with ferrero rocher

Pistachio Cheesecake
£5.75

Luxurious Pistaschio Cheesecake drizzled with pistachio chocolate sauce toped with pistachio nuts.

Lotus Sundae
£5.75

Lotus biscoff ice cream, caramelised biscuit ice cream with biscuit pieces. Presented in a unique glass.

Chocolate Brownie
£5.75

Served with ice cream

Kulfi
£3.25

Indian ice cream made from whole milk, nuts & fruit

Punky
£4

Vanilla ice cream in a funky plastic character toy.

Kiddie Surprise
£4

Vanilla ice cream combined with caramel along with a delicious milk chocolate egg and a collectable toy inside.

Accompaniments

Chutney set
Salad
Papadom Basket (2 pcs)
Mixed Raita

Drinks

Mango Lassi