Category Archives: Venue type: Restaurant

Bank Restaurant

Firstly, a tip to the restaurant – advertise your marvellous Sunday lunch better! We had to ask about eighty questions to confirm they did do a proper Sunday lunch – it’s not on the menus or on any signs! I had the … Continue reading

Posted in Area: Brindley Place, Cuisine: English, Cuisine: Modern Mixed, Price: Get your dad to pay - above average, Venue type: Bar, Venue type: Cocktail Bar, Venue type: Restaurant, Venue type: Wine Bar | 1 Comment

Saffron Indian Restaurant Birmingham – Disappointing from poppadom to exit…

***** Update Winter ’13: This restaurant is now closed.  Thank goodness. We went to this restaurant on a group deal Friday night and I feel royally annoyed that I could have spent the evening elsewhere, but at least I suppose … Continue reading

Posted in Area: Colmore Business District, Price: Get your dad to pay - above average, Venue type: Restaurant | 2 Comments

Aalto Restaurant @ Hotel La Tour – for opening night

It was our pleasure this week of dining at a hotel restaurant new to Birmingham, Aalto at Hotel La Tour. Those city slickers amongst you may know this newly developed £24m, 174 bedroom hotel, is located near to the disused … Continue reading

Posted in Area: East Side, Cuisine: English, Cuisine: Modern Mixed, My Favourite Places, Price: Get your dad to pay - above average, Venue type: Bar, Venue type: Cafe, Venue type: Cocktail Bar, Venue type: Restaurant, Venue type: Wine Bar | Leave a comment

NYE 2010/11 at Edmunds Fine Dining, Birmingham, UK

Those of you who know Birmingham may not think that a New Year’s Eve spent near Broad Street would be a wise move given the drunken antics of the thousands of revellers, and the reputation of some of the area’s … Continue reading

Posted in Area: Brindley Place, Price: Get your dad to pay - above average, Price: My eyes are watering - expensive, Venue type: Restaurant | 1 Comment

Rodizio Rico

On Friday evening we were planning on taking a walk over to the Jewellery Quarter for a bite to eat and some food, but after I left the gym, we met to have a bottle of Friday Fizz at Epernay in The Mailbox.  Before we … Continue reading

Posted in Area: The Mailbox, Cuisine: Brazilian, Price: Get your dad to pay - above average, Venue type: Restaurant | Leave a comment