Category Archives: Venue type: Restaurant

The Pig & Tail

Posted on September 4, 2016 by outinbrum

As we pointed out recently, the Jewellery Quarter seems to finally be finding its feet with new and exciting venues opening all over it, and not just on St. Paul’s Square.  We’ve already given you a review of basement cocktail … Continue reading →

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The Butchers’ Social – Henley-in-Arden

Posted on August 28, 2016 by outinbrum

Few places in Birmingham attracted such an immediate cult following as The Butchers’ Social in Harborne did. Within weeks of Chefs Jamie and Mike getting the keys to the closed Walter Smith’s butcher’s shop on the high street in April … Continue reading →

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The Wilderness (née Nomad)

Posted on August 24, 2016 by outinbrum

After a legal spat about naming rights with a restaurant of the same name some three-thousand miles away, Chef Proprietor Alex Claridge’s Nomad Restaurant and his similarly named projects shut down, immediately reopening as The Wilderness. His restaurant hasn’t moved … Continue reading →

Posted in Area: Central Shopping, Area: China Town, Area: City Centre, Area: The Bullring, Birmingham Restaurant, birmingham restaurant review, birmingham review, Cuisine: Modern Mixed, Price: Average, Price: Get your dad to pay - above average, restaurant review, Venue type: Restaurant | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

JQ Drinking

Posted on June 13, 2016 by outinbrum

For many years the Jewellery Quarter, or JQ to the initiated, has been described as “up and coming”. With the recent additions to the drinking and dining scene I think it’s more “up and come”, and is now a real … Continue reading →

Posted in Area: Jewellery Quarter, Article, Venue type: Bar, Venue type: Cocktail Bar, Venue type: Pub, Venue type: Restaurant | 1 Comment

Friday Night Dinner at Opus Restaurant Cornwall Street

Posted on May 12, 2016 by outinbrum

Opus Restaurant opened on Cornwall Street in the business district over a decade ago.  It’s seen times of boom and bust, and continued serving the local business community despite the ever smaller appetite for extravagant client lunches.  Of course it … Continue reading →

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

CAU Restaurant

Posted on April 2, 2016 by outinbrum

We eat at many restaurants that have recently opened and invariably there’s something amiss – service can be slow, food cold, bills wrong – they usually get better as the weeks roll by (not always, and safe to say those … Continue reading →

Posted in Area: Brindley Place, Birmingham Restaurant, birmingham restaurant review, Cuisine: Argentinian, Price: Average, Venue type: Bar, Venue type: Cafe, Venue type: Restaurant | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Fishy Fridays at Ju Ju’s Cafe

Posted on March 28, 2016 by outinbrum

To quote the line from cheers, “Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name”. When I feel like that, it’s often Ju Ju’s Cafe I choose to dine in. The wonderfully warm Julia, her affable daughter Bea, and long … Continue reading →

Posted in Area: Brindley Place, Cuisine: English, Cuisine: Modern Mixed, Price: Average, Venue type: Cafe, Venue type: Restaurant | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Rofuto Raises Birmingham Dining to New Heights This April

Posted on March 17, 2016 by outinbrum

Renowned restaurateur, Des McDonald is set to shake up the Birmingham dining scene with his latest venture Rofuto, a restaurant set high in the City skyline at over 141 f eet in the sky with incredible 360 degree views. Opening … Continue reading →

Posted in Area: Broad Street, Article, Birmingham Restaurant, Cuisine: Japanese, Uncategorized, Venue type: Bar, Venue type: Cocktail Bar, Venue type: Restaurant | 2 Comments

Opus Brings Sustainability to the Table with Special Dinner Series

Posted on March 12, 2016 by outinbrum

One of the Midland’s most sustainable independent restaurants will be taking the topic of seasonal and ethical farming from the field to the table in its unique series of ‘Source Dinners’. Opus at Cornwall Street will be hosting five Source … Continue reading →

Posted in Area: Colmore Business District, Article, Special Event, Uncategorized, Venue type: Restaurant | Leave a comment

Resorts World (The World of Last Resort)

Posted on February 27, 2016 by outinbrum

Vegas-ification of the UK leisure industry has hit Birmingham in the last few months in the form of Resorts World. Spend spend spend say the neon lights – shop, eat, drink, gamble, catch a flick, all in the comfort of … Continue reading →

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