Sanam Sweet House & Restaurant

Visiting with my girlfriend, clean environment and really pleasant staff. Food was reasonably priced and great service. Khan looked after us and was attentive and made sure we had a great experience. Prices might be slightly higher than other places on the run of places to eat nearby but you’re paying for quality. Pop in - have some great food in a great place.

⭐ Honest Review: Sanam Sweet’s Restaurant, Rusholme ⭐

Total Bill: £19 for 2 people
Overall Experience: Disappointing 😞

We recently visited Sanam Sweet’s Restaurant in Rusholme, but unfortunately, the experience was far from what we expected.

Dahi Bhalla Chaat – (-0/5)
Completely lacking in taste. The bhalla was hard and grainy, overly sour, and had no spices or balance of flavors. We requested sweet tamarind chutney and onions to make it edible, but they said it wasn’t available and offered mango chutney instead with onons— which didn’t help. The essential kick of green chutney, roasted cumin powder, and chaat masala was missing. Sadly, I couldn’t even eat 2-3 spoons of it. The spoon provided to us was also a tea spoon not a full spoon.

Samosa Chaat – (2/5)
A samosa chaat should be a warm, flavorful combination of crispy samosas, hot chana, rich gravy, and chutneys. Ours was served cold and flat in taste — nowhere near satisfying.

Masala Chips – (2.5/5)
What arrived were just fries, over-fried and soaked in oil, dusted with some spice mix. Not impressive, but the only thing we could somehow eat.

Desi Tea – (3.5/5)
Finally, something decent. The tea was nice in flavor and color — a comforting finish, though the cup was quite small for a tea lover! ☕

Rubicon Mango – (4/5)
It’s a packed drink, so no complaints there — consistent as always.

Service & Ambience:
Despite the staff clearly noticing that most of our food was left uneaten, no one approached us to ask if everything was okay. That lack of courtesy was disappointing.

💬 Final Verdict:
We spent £19, but sadly, it wasn’t worth it. The food lacked freshness, flavor, and basic care in preparation. For me, this visit was truly not worth it — almost feels like “Sanam being bewafa.” 💔

Although this is my personal opinion about what we served. They might be good in some other aspects.

Do share your view of you order the same food.

There is a lot to talk about but few main bits,
This was our first visit, We went for a special brunch to this place, it is fine to walk in typically you will get a seat unless you are big family
As you can imagine we were absolutely starving, got a table quickly warm welcome, we mostly knew what were getting.
There was only little staff seemed like they were starting the day and this is around 11-11:30 am
Not long we ordered and the clock started ticking for very long even the brews were delayed there no response as dishes had to come out of kitchen after a while no waitier was found no kidding atleast took 45 minutes  to get the dishes out.
This was same with other tables but another thing was they started bringing dishes first to the big table as they were loud with there frustration, the food was alright but not worth the wait as we gave benefit of doubt overall not first best experience

Pooriyan were light, crispy and excellent. Naan tasty. English breakfast tea refreshing. Service was attentive. We asked about the Paye and Haleem, waiter replied that’s what Sanam is known for. Complete disappointment. Complete waste of £108. It would have been better to go across the road and have a satisfying grill. Small portion of spread out chunnay which quickly went cold. Freezing cold halwa. Paya had no lace or texture zero flavour. Haleem tasted of something thankfully but flavours didnt blend or enhance. For Haleem it was bits of soft channa with bits of meat and the pre fried ginger on top but again no kick or fresh flavour. Nihaari was…just ok. Again small serving. Veg omlette incredibly oily and extremely disappointing. Omlette came with nothing. No options for toast. I guess you had to order something oily like parhata or naan. Save your money, better to do breakfast at home and spend money on meal out. Much better choice of breakfasts and much better tasting channa puriyan in Birmingham. Ordered a side salad. This was freshly cut and a nice portion. Not satisfying. Money wasted.

I’ve been here many times since my childhood, a lot of times with my father who would always bring us here.

The food is really great, I would recommend trying different options every time you visit.
Absolutely in love with their naan bread.

Halal Status for Sanam Sweet House & Restaurant