Fat Cat Solihull, The

The Fat Cat is an Anglo-French restaurant offering quality food at reasonable prices, great care is taken in sourcing good quality ingredients from local producers, wherever possible, to provide food that also reflects the use of seasonal items. As a result the menu is regularly changed and updated.

They present traditional dishes with a modern twist, like duck rillettes, plum chutney, French bread or calamari, aioli and leaves to start, ensuring you can really taste the quality of the ingredients in every meal.

Carnivores will rejoice in their braised Cornish lamb shank, pea and mint risotto, jus or confit belly of Jimmy Butlers free range pork, celeriac puree, creamed Savoy cabbage, but fish lovers are not neglected either as they have daily specials on the board for them plus wonderful organic salmon fishcakes with pea puree and a tomato buerre blanc.

Complementing the food is an extensive wine list with over forty quality wines and champagnes, all sourced from a specialist vintner.

At lunchtime there is a choice of a light-bite menu for a quick meal, salads or even a full three course menu. Whilst in the evening, there is a more extensive menu, including four to six specials that change daily, plus vegetarians are always catered for. On Sundays, they serve a traditional lunch with all the trimmings from noon right through to 5 pm.