Category Archives: Areas in Birmingham

Hengata

Posted on March 21, 2023 by outinbrum

Some weeks ago in dreary January (so yes I’m aware this is overdue, I’ve been busy) we booked in with friends for a wintry Saturday dinner at Hengata.  Opening in 2021 the restaurant menu originally felt a bit Scandi, but … Continue reading →

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In A Box 3 – “Chernobyl – Hidden Depths”

Posted on October 12, 2021 by outinbrum

You know it’s not real.  Seconds ago that grating underneath your feet, showing an elevator shaft disappearing into the earth farther than you can see, was the grey floor of a converted factory in rejuvinated Digbeth. But then the VR … Continue reading →

Posted in Area: Digbeth, birmingham review, Uncategorized, Venue type: Entertainment | 1 Comment

The Oyster Club

Posted on November 15, 2020 by outinbrum

We ate our last meal out ahead of the first national lockdown at The Oyster Club, on the night all bars and restaurants were ordered to close as soon as they could (for posterity the link to that speech on … Continue reading →

Posted in Area: Central Shopping, Area: City Centre, Area: Colmore Business District, Birmingham Restaurant, birmingham restaurant review, birmingham review, Cuisine: English, Cuisine: Fine Dining, Cuisine: Fish, Cuisine: Modern Mixed, Price: Get your dad to pay - above average, restaurant review, Venue type: Restaurant | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Fine Dining at Birmingham College of Food

Posted on November 8, 2020 by outinbrum

You’ll be hard-pressed to dine in one of Birmingham’s better restaurants without finding somewhere in the establishment someone who has learned their art in The Birmingham College of Food at University College Birmingham (UCB). Offering courses for students from 17 … Continue reading →

Posted in Area: City Centre, Area: Colmore Business District, Area: Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham Restaurant, birmingham restaurant review, birmingham review, Cuisine: English, Cuisine: Fine Dining, Cuisine: Modern Mixed, Price: Average, Venue type: Restaurant | Leave a comment

Vietnamese Street Kitchen

Posted on October 21, 2020 by outinbrum

A new city centre site of popular restaurant Vietnamese Street Kitchen is due to open at Birmingham’s iconic Bullring next month. Independently owned and family run, the new VSK restaurant joins the Resorts World venue and replaces the (now closed) Brindleyplace … Continue reading →

Posted in Area: Central Shopping, Area: The Bullring, Cuisine: Vietnamese, Price: Average | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The Vanguard is no more….. Long Live The Pineapple Club

Posted on July 9, 2020 by outinbrum

Much loved Jewellery Quarter bar and meadery The Vanguard, have confirmed they will not be reopening after lockdown…………. However, they have also announced they will be reemerging from their forced metamorphosis period into a brand new and even more exciting … Continue reading →

Posted in Area: City Centre, Area: Jewellery Quarter, Article, Uncategorized, Venue type: Bar, Venue type: Cocktail Bar, Venue type: Gourmet Shop | Leave a comment

Salt

Posted on November 12, 2019 by outinbrum

Languorously sipping a pre-noon aperitif I remembered how pleasurable devoting a Saturday to friends and a fancy lunch is.  The open fire of The Woodman in Stratford-upon-Avon provided a comforting smokey aroma as we drank our Chase Pomelo and Grapefruit … Continue reading →

Posted in Area: Out of Birmingham, Birmingham Restaurant, birmingham restaurant review, birmingham review, Cuisine: Fine Dining, Cuisine: Modern Mixed, Price: Get your dad to pay - above average, Venue type: Restaurant | Tagged | Leave a comment

Brewer’s Social: Harborne

Posted on September 28, 2019 by outinbrum

Sadler’s have been part of my drinking repertoire since 2006 when the brewing dynasty of 150 years opened The Windsor Castle on Lye Cross, close to where I use to drink at The Shovel.  They were, to my knowledge, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Area: Harborne, Birmingham Restaurant, birmingham restaurant review, Cuisine: Modern Mixed, Price: Average, Price: Cheap as Chips - Inexpensive, restaurant review, Venue type: Bar, Venue type: Cafe, Venue type: Pub, Venue type: Restaurant, Venue type: Wine Bar | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Sadler’s Become All Social in Harborne

Posted on September 10, 2019 by outinbrum

Sadler’s Brewing Co. has announced the launch of Brewer’s Social Harborne, the third venue in its expanding roster which includes Sadler’s Brewhouse & Bar in Lye and Sadler’s Taproom Quinton. A place to be social no matter what time of … Continue reading →

Posted in Area: Harborne, Article, Price: Average, Venue type: Bar, Venue type: Pub | 2 Comments

The Bracebridge – Luxury lunch in Sutton Park

Posted on August 11, 2019 by outinbrum

“Are you sure it’s down this way?” asked the driver of our taxi after we’d been driving for 5 minutes away from the main road into the middle of the woods.  While there has been a restaurant tucked away in … Continue reading →

Posted in Area: Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham Restaurant, birmingham restaurant review, birmingham review, Cuisine: Modern Mixed, Price: Get your dad to pay - above average, restaurant review, Uncategorized, Venue type: Restaurant | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment