http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/ Food and drink, restaurants in Birmingham, restaurants in West Midlands, wine reviews en-gb Birmingham Mail no Food and drink, restaurants in Birmingham, restaurants in West Midlands, wine reviews Food and drink, restaurants in Birmingham, restaurants in West Midlands, wine reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/11/19/restaurant-review-caffe-uno-in-birmingham-97319-25206262/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:49:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/11/19/restaurant-review-caffe-uno-in-birmingham-97319-25206262/ IT’S among my most used cookery books and one that I cherish. Restaurant Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/11/12/restaurant-review-chung-ying-in-chinatown-birmingham-97319-25151976/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:39:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/11/12/restaurant-review-chung-ying-in-chinatown-birmingham-97319-25151976/ MY wife was given an important task before we set off to Birmingham’s long-established Chung Ying restaurant. Restaurant Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/11/05/filini-radisson-blu-hotel-holloway-circus-birmingham-654-6000-97319-25097481/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:40:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/11/05/filini-radisson-blu-hotel-holloway-circus-birmingham-654-6000-97319-25097481/ WHEN a favourite restaurant loses its chef, it’s always a time of anxiety. Restaurant Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/10/29/restaurant-review-spice-merchant-kings-heath-97319-25042803/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:09:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/10/29/restaurant-review-spice-merchant-kings-heath-97319-25042803/ AN acquaintance of mine refuses to eat lamb for no other reason than the creatures are so cuddly and cute. Restaurant Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/10/22/restaurant-review-akbar-s-in-edgbaston-97319-24987581/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:51:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/10/22/restaurant-review-akbar-s-in-edgbaston-97319-24987581/ A DREAD descended on me as I contemplated a meal at the newly-opened Akbar’s restaurant in Edgbaston. Restaurant Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/10/15/bank-4-brindley-place-birmingham-0121-633-4466-97319-24938368/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:10:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/10/15/bank-4-brindley-place-birmingham-0121-633-4466-97319-24938368/ THERE aren’t many importations from America that I welcome. Restaurant Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/10/08/byzantium-11-york-road-kings-heath-birmingham-0121-444-5444-97319-24882266/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:51:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/10/08/byzantium-11-york-road-kings-heath-birmingham-0121-444-5444-97319-24882266/ FLATBREAD, you might think, is a simple thing unlikely to hit any great heights. Restaurant Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/10/01/mount-fuji-bullring-birmingham-0121-633-9853-97319-24826824/ Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:04:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/10/01/mount-fuji-bullring-birmingham-0121-633-9853-97319-24826824/ INVARIABLY, I follow a visit to a Japanese restaurant with a quick trawl of the internet to discover exactly what I’ve eaten. Restaurant Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/09/24/love-s-restaurant-canal-square-browning-street-birmingham-tel-454-5151-97319-24769931/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:39:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/09/24/love-s-restaurant-canal-square-browning-street-birmingham-tel-454-5151-97319-24769931/ STEVE Love is a chef with a fine pedigree, having worked with such culinary luminaries as Alan Ducasse, Claude Bosi and Gary Jones. Restaurant Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/09/24/saffron-wolverhampton-road-oldbury-97319-24769905/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:30:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/09/24/saffron-wolverhampton-road-oldbury-97319-24769905/ HAVING just returned from a fortnight in India eating nothing but curries, I must admit the thought of an evening sampling Indian cuisine didn’t fill me with excitement. Restaurant Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/09/17/shapla-173a-stratford-road-shirley-solihull-0121-733-2864-97319-24715764/ Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:12:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/09/17/shapla-173a-stratford-road-shirley-solihull-0121-733-2864-97319-24715764/ THE shopping precinct in which Shapla is situated is one of those horrible concrete constructions that so marr Birmingham’s outer edges. Restaurant Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/09/10/henry-s-cantonese-restaurant-27-st-paul-s-square-birmingham-0121-200-1136-97319-24655484/ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:52:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/09/10/henry-s-cantonese-restaurant-27-st-paul-s-square-birmingham-0121-200-1136-97319-24655484/ CRISPY duck served in Chinese restaurants can be a disappointing thing. Restaurant Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/09/03/la-banca-1896-pershore-road-kings-norton-0121-459-2204-97319-24600765/ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/09/03/la-banca-1896-pershore-road-kings-norton-0121-459-2204-97319-24600765/ AFTER a night on the lash, many young Romans go for a bite to eat in much the same way that we Brummies might pop for a balti and naan. Restaurant Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/08/27/handmade-burger-co-the-water-s-edge-brindleyplace-97319-24546173/ Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:04:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/08/27/handmade-burger-co-the-water-s-edge-brindleyplace-97319-24546173/ USUALLY when we go out to eat as a family, the idea is to spend quality time together. Restaurant Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/08/27/pascal-s-1-montague-road-edgbaston-tel-0121-455-0999-97319-24546162/ Thu, 27 Aug 2009 10:59:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/08/27/pascal-s-1-montague-road-edgbaston-tel-0121-455-0999-97319-24546162/ WHAT’S pink, wobbly and utterly irresistible? Restaurant Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/08/20/piccolino-9-brindleyplace-birmingham-0121-634-3055-97319-24489317/ Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:22:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/08/20/piccolino-9-brindleyplace-birmingham-0121-634-3055-97319-24489317/ HERE’S an example of a thoroughly enjoyable meal spoiled by one thing – the bill. Restaurant Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/08/13/turmeric-jones-123-the-parade-sutton-coldfield-0121-355-4568-97319-24435487/ Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:57:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/08/13/turmeric-jones-123-the-parade-sutton-coldfield-0121-355-4568-97319-24435487/ MORE than three decades had passed since I last ventured into this room in the days when I had hair and hope. Restaurant Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/08/06/new-sum-ye-b105-arcadian-hurst-street-birmingham-0121-622-1525-97319-24333050/ Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:37:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/08/06/new-sum-ye-b105-arcadian-hurst-street-birmingham-0121-622-1525-97319-24333050/ WHISPER it softly for Birmingham’s balti restaurants have many vociferous fans. Restaurant Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/07/30/opus-cornwall-street-birmingham-0121-200-2323-97319-24277644/ Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:05:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/07/30/opus-cornwall-street-birmingham-0121-200-2323-97319-24277644/ SMOKED eel’s a thing that divides the men from the boys – causing wrinkled noses among the squeamish and squeals of delight among those who know better. Restaurant Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/07/23/urban-pie-the-bull-ring-birmingham-0121-665-6542-97319-24223846/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:34:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/restaurant-reviews/2009/07/23/urban-pie-the-bull-ring-birmingham-0121-665-6542-97319-24223846/ SOLITARY pursuits are notoriously embarrassing, especially when performed in public. Restaurant Reviews