Beeches Bar & Grill, The

Recently refurbished and under different management, The Beeches is back better than ever! With warm relaxing colours, comfy sofas and the best views in Solihull, it's the new in-place to eat and drink.

Located on the hill in the picturesque village of Hampton In Arden, The Beeches Bar and Grill has an excellent name for serving an eclectic mix of fresh food, with a tapas-style starters menu, and main dishes that depend upon simplicity and good presentation.

The starters and tapas range is impressive and could include steamed mussels, meatballs, lamb kofta, dim sum, crispy duck spring rolls, wild mushroom and chicken liver pâté, chicken satay, sticky beef salad and pitta and red pepper houmous, to name but a few. There is no doubt the British have taken tapas to their heart and it is a shrewd move to offer as good a range as these on a sliding scale with best value at £17.95 for 3 to share.

The mains selection reads like a quality brasserie menu, full of dishes that seem irresistible, like a slow braised beef rendang curry, honey mustard pork chop, and the fabulous shredded duck.

The Beeches however are now fast becoming known for their fantastic grill range. Four different beef options grace the menu, including fillet, sirloin, rib eye and rump cap. They come in a range of sizes, from 7oz, perfect size for lunch, priced from £10.95 right up to a 14oz, which is £29.95.

There are also five different grilled fish options including salmon, lemon sole, swordfish and the big favourite, lobster. Each grill item comes with your choice of side and sauce.

After such culinary largesse it is not always quite so easy to find space for one of the excellent range of desserts, but most make a determined effort, and apple and pear crumble with cinnamon sauce anglaise, or winter berry Eton mess makes a fitting end to events. Dessert wine is sold by the glass, including Brown Brothers Orange Muscat and when the coffee arrives, a selection of cognacs and armagnacs would be difficult to ignore.

Brunch is an honoured institution at The Beeches and for those to whom the middle of Saturdays and Sundays is revered territory such delights as eggs Benedict, Irish smoked salmon with scrambled eggs, a toasted butty with sausage and bacon, or the dangerous pleasures of what is euphemistically described quite simply as The English, lend a special flavour to the day.

The Beeches has been described as Warwickshire's latest hotspot, an apt description, amply reinforced by the long line of joined and handsome sash windows, rather like the stern of a massive man o'war looking out over the Warwickshire countryside. What a view! The outside decking area and inviting smoking area, means there is something to do, and something to eat for everyone!

Places like The Beeches are the face of the future for eating out in Britain and offer a cuisine that is both healthy and spot-on value; to find out more do visit their attractive Website.