Birmingham Mail - Food & Drink - Restaurant Reviews

Restaurant Spy: Experimental Claire Hutchings is no flash in the pan

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 16 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT

AT the age of 23 and with relatively little kitchen experience, Claire Hutchings was catapulted to fame when her innovative and beautifully-crafted dishes took her to the final of last year’s MasterChef: The Professionals.

Restaurant Review: Aalto Restaurant in Hotel La Tour, Birmingham

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:12:00 GMT

COMPUTERS and I are not natural best mates.

Restaurant Review: The Queens in Belbroughton

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 04 May 2012 13:22:00 GMT

THIS area is far from short of talented chefs, but Andy Waters ranks among the very best.

Restaurant Review: Delhi 6 in Little Aston

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:00:00 GMT

CHEFS are show-offs. Not all of them, of course.

Restaurant Review: Don Diego in Sutton Coldfield

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:41:00 GMT

THE pursuit of good tapas in Birmingham often turns out to be a forlorn thing.

Restaurant Review: Carluccio's in Brindleyplace

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:31:00 GMT

TWICE before I’d eaten at Carluccio’s cafe, restaurant and deli and been pleased by the food, the relaxed vibe and the value.

Restaurant Review: Chung Ying in Wrottesley Street, Birmingham

Birmingham Mail — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:33:00 GMT

ALL manner of unpleasant things have passed between my lips in my manic pursuit of authenticity at Chinese restaurants.

Restaurant Review: Hortons in Solihull High Street

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:15:00 GMT

THE humble rice pudding: a standard in the repertoire of any home cook and a comforting dish for all who relish soft grains bound together by a heart-clogging sauce of sugar, cream and butter.

Restaurant Review: The Chameleon in Victoria Square, Birmingham

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:55:00 GMT

BRUMMIES of a certain vintage will remember fondly Hawkins, a wine and coffee bar in an awkwardly shaped space at the bottom end of Corporation Street.

Restaurant Review: Vesuvio in Harborne

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:34:00 GMT

ITALIAN restaurants in the suburbs are generally unimpressive.

Restaurant Review: Henry Wong in Harborne

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:53:00 GMT

IN A city in which the food scene has improved almost beyond recognition over the past decade, one sector seems resolutely stuck in the past.

Restaurant Review: Imlees on Alcester Road in Moseley

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:38:00 GMT

IT’S difficult to be nasty about the recently-opened Imlees, with its sparkling, stylish decor, friendly and efficient service and very competitive prices.

Restaurant Review: Kitchen Garden Cafe in Kings Heath

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:29:00 GMT

TO CRITICISE a place that has an approach as transparently good-hearted as that of Kitchen Garden Cafe seems wrong – a little like kicking a cute kitten or poking fun at a Liberal Democrat.

Restaurant review: Scottish Steak Club, Burlington Hotel, Burlington Arcade, New Street, Birmingham B2 4JO, 0844 879 9019

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:50:00 GMT

ALARM bells ring when you walk into a hotel restaurant and the question that is immediately fired at you is: “Room number?”

Restaurant Review: The Chef's Dozen, Longbarn Village, Alcester, Warwickshire B49 5JJ

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:34:00 GMT

BEING a grizzled old grump, there are few occasions on which my heart excitedly skips a beat.

Restaurant Review: Chao Baby, 6 Spiceal Street, Bull Ring, Birmingham B5 4BH. 0121 643 2424.

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:04:00 GMT

LET’S find something positive to say about Chaobaby. Here goes. The staff eventually brought the right dishes to our table.

Restaurant Review: Saffron, 126 Colmore Row, Birmingham B3 3AP. Tel: 0121 212 0599.

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:08:00 GMT

THERE are some things that simply have no place together.

Restaurant Review: Marco Pierre White Steakhouse, Bar and Grill, The Cube, Birmingham B1 1PR. 0121 634 3433.

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:59:00 GMT

SIMPLE holds its own delights... unless, of course, it comes in a school report about your child.

Restaurant Review: The Asquith, 11 Newhall Street, Birmingham B3 3NY. 0121 200 1588.

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:27:00 GMT

THE link between a childhood holiday in Great Yarmouth back in the early 1960s and fine dining in 21st century Birmingham may not seem obvious.

Food Review: Peels - Birmingham

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 14:05:00 GMT

PEEL’S is a restaurant of some ambition, boasting a talented chef and a menu that reflects his impressive pedigree.