Offer · Mon–Fri 3–6pm, all day Wednesday
2-4-1 signature cocktails
Two of any signature cocktail for the price of one. Midnight Rani, Jodhpur Bloom, Gateway to India and the rest of the house list.
Sri Lanka
IndiaIndian street kitchen & bar · The Mailbox, Birmingham
From India to Sri Lanka.
Old Delhi chaats, Punjabi dhaba curries, Hyderabadi biryani and, new this year, the chilli fire of Sri Lanka. All under one roof at the Mailbox.
New this season Lanka flame grilled prawns, Jaffna lamb curry, dosa and Nivitha daal
02 — Menus
Order two or three plates each and share the lot.
Everything is cooked fresh and comes out when it's ready, street style. Every menu is here as a PDF too, for the planners among you.
Or take a PDF with you
Food
Chaats, small plates, curries, tandoor, biryani, burgers, thali.
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Drinks
Cocktails, alcohol-free cocktails, spirits, wines, beers.
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Desserts
Kulfi, gulab jamun, halwa, chai and coffee.
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Kids
Two courses and a drink for the little ones.
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Allergens
Dish-by-dish allergen chart.
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03 — Hamare Khaas · our signatures
Reporting from the roadside.
The dhabas, as the locals call them, are the heart of the Punjab. Amongst all the colourful chaos we keep an array of rustic curries simmering away. These are the real flavours of North India, and now the south too.
Butter ChickenDelhi-style tikka, butter, tomato, fenugreek£16.50
Jaffna Lamb CurrySlow-cooked lamb, Jaffna roasted spices£18.50
Lanka Flame Grilled PrawnsJaffna chilli spices, tandoor, mint chutney£16.50
Hyderabadi Lamb BiryaniDum-cooked, Nizami style£22.00
04 — The house rule
"Atithi devo bhava."
The guest is God. It is what every street vendor in India serves by, and it is the only rule in our kitchen. The rest is chutney.
05 — Our story
A tribute to the street food vendor.
Faheem grew up eating on the streets of North India and could not find that food anywhere in Birmingham. So Indico opened in Shirley in 2016 and moved into the Mailbox in 2019, with original art on every wall, Bollywood on the speakers and a kitchen that cooks the way the roadside does. Fresh, loud and made to share.
Ten years on: the same crew, a cookbook, a spice range and a menu that now runs all the way to Sri Lanka.
06 — What’s on
Right now at Indico.
New menu · Now serving
From India to Sri Lanka
Dosa, medu vada, Sri Lankan mutton rolls, Jaffna lamb curry, Nivitha daal and Lanka flame-grilled prawns have joined the menu. Same kitchen, longer journey.
Families · Every day
Kids eat well
A two-course kids' thali with a drink. Butter chicken, paneer makhanwala, chicken bites or fried wings, with fries or rice.
07 — The bar
Spice in the glass.
Signature cocktails built on Indian spice, alcohol-free cocktails with real drama, a serious gin list, cold beers and a Badshahi chai poured taller than anywhere else in town.
Drinks menu08 — Ambassadors Club
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09 — Find us
The Mailbox.
- Address
- 113–115 Wharfside Street, Level 3
The Mailbox, Birmingham B1 1RF - Hours
- Every day: 12pm – 10pm
- Kitchen
- Kitchen closes 9:30pm Sunday to Thursday, 9:45pm Friday and Saturday
- Phone
- 0121 643 5121
- Parking
- 25% off at Q-Park Mailbox (Royal Mail Street, B1 1RD) with code INDICO25