Category Archives: Areas in Birmingham

Waters on the Square

Sandwiched between a newsagent and a hairdressers, Waters on the Square, has opened on Chad Square in Harborne opposite The White Swan. One of Birmingham’s prodigal sons, Andy Waters, has returned to the city to open this new neighbourhood restaurant … Continue reading

Posted in Area: Harborne, Cuisine: English, Cuisine: Fine Dining, Price: Average, Price: Get your dad to pay - above average, Venue type: Restaurant | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Sleeping Beauty at Birmingham Royal Ballet

I don’t know my Bolshoi from my Kirov, my plié from my fouetté, my frappé from my iced coffee, but I know what I like, and I like Birmingham Royal Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty. We visit the theatre a fair … Continue reading

Posted in Area: Arcadian, Area: Hurst Street / The Gay Village / South Side, Venue type: Theatre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Cherry Reds – from Breakfast to Nightcap

Many years ago John Bright Street, just behind New St Station, was a Broad Street like area with bars and clubs for drunken revelry by the masses. It fell out of use and in came the homeless people, a cannabis … Continue reading

Posted in Area: Central Shopping, Cuisine: English, Venue type: Bar, Venue type: Cafe, Venue type: Pub, Venue type: Restaurant | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Logs, Lace, and Vodka: an evening at The Karczma

About twelve months ago his holiness Jay Rayner reviewed a little known Polish restaurant in Birmingham – The Karczma. It was a surprise because not only had he made the effort to travel outside of the M25, which is unusual … Continue reading

Posted in Area: Digbeth, Area: East Side, Cuisine: Polish, Price: Average, Venue type: Restaurant | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Birmingham Set to Welcome 4th Urban Coffee Co Outlet

Urban Coffee Company to open “coolest coffee shop in the world” at Beneficial Building Plans to open Birmingham’s biggest coffee outlet in the heart of the city centre have today been unveiled. Located in the Beneficial Building opposite Paradise Forum, … Continue reading

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Lasan Restaurant

The West Midlands has long been a hotspot for good Indian cuisine and Birmingham City Centre boasts several fantastic Indian restaurants, and a couple of awful ones too. For a night on the tiles, you couldn’t start anywhere better than … Continue reading

Posted in Area: Jewellery Quarter, Cuisine: Indian, Price: Get your dad to pay - above average, Venue type: Restaurant | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The Plough Harborne

With local pubs going under at a rate of 26 a week, those pulling the pints have to be astute enough to recognise how their business is going to work in today’s world. The Plough Harborne’s winning approach is offering … Continue reading

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

Digbeth Dining Club – Artisan Brummy Street Food

Digbeth isn’t known as an area of the city where one frequents for gourmet grub, but many of our twitter followers have raved about the Digbeth Dining Club, a weekly street food event at The Spot*light centre just next door … Continue reading

Posted in Area: Digbeth, Cuisine: Modern Mixed, Price: Cheap as Chips - Inexpensive, Venue type: Bar, Venue type: Cafe, Venue type: Cocktail Bar, Venue type: Entertainment, Venue type: Restaurant | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Ju Ju’s Cafe

Through The Mailbox, on to the canal, under Broad Street, past Brindley Place, Bank, Bannatyne’s Gym, up steps on to Sheepcote Street, down a side street, over a bridge, and you get to Ju Ju’s Cafe. You could definitely say … Continue reading

Posted in Area: Brindley Place, Area: Broad Street, Cuisine: English, Cuisine: Modern Mixed, Price: Average, Price: Cheap as Chips - Inexpensive, Venue type: Bar, Venue type: Cafe, Venue type: Restaurant | 2 Comments

Apples, Chillies, and a Sunny Brummy Square

July 19th & 20th sees the return of Birmingham Chilli Festival to Brindleyplace and it’s promising to be hotter than ever.  We’ve teamed up with the main sponsor, Aston Manor Cider, to offer you a chance to win a hamper. … Continue reading

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