Best halal restaurants for large groups in Birmingham
A family meal, a birthday, an Eid dinner — feeding a big halal group in Birmingham should be easy, and it is, if you know where to go. The best spots for large groups combine three things: the capacity to actually seat everyone, a menu broad enough that nobody goes hungry, and parking (because someone always drives). Here's the honest list.
Mughal-e-Azam — the banqueting default
Mughal-e-Azam on Stratford Road is Birmingham's large-group institution — a 250-seat banqueting-scale restaurant with its own car park, a menu that runs from desi breakfast to full banqueting spreads, and 4.5★ across 6,500+ reviews. It's the default answer to "where do we take everyone" for a reason. Book ahead for Eid — it fills days in advance.
Capacity: 250+ · Parking: Yes · Price: ££
MyLahore — everyone finds something
MyLahore on Bradford Street is the city's most reliable "big group, mixed tastes" answer — Pakistani classics, fusion burgers, desserts, milkshakes, its own car park, a dedicated prayer space, and 11,500+ reviews at 4.6★. When you've got people who want karahi and people who want a loaded burger and kids who want a milkshake, MyLahore solves it in one booking.
Capacity: Large · Parking: Yes · Prayer room: Yes · Price: ££
Alam — the Sunday roast and event space
Alam in Small Heath seats 250 and does Sunday roast alongside its main menu, making it the right choice for the family occasions that need something a bit more special than a curry house. Their private dining room handles birthdays and celebrations properly.
Capacity: 250+ · Parking: Yes · Price: ££
Mahfil — private hire done right
Mahfil in Kings Norton is the Birmingham directory's newest addition and one of the strongest for events — TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice 2025, private hire available, free parking, and 4.6★ Bangladeshi-Indian cooking. If you need the whole restaurant for a celebration, this is worth a call.
Parking: Free · Private hire: Yes · Price: ££
For Eid specifically — book at least a week ahead
Every restaurant on this list fills completely for Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. The ones with their own car parks (Mughal-e-Azam, MyLahore, Mahfil) handle the logistics better, but they still need advance booking. And check whether they're running a special Eid menu — most do, and it's usually better value than the regular menu for large tables.