Strada - Birmingham ICC
Strada - Birmingham ICC Summary
- Address: International Convention Centre, Canal Side Entrance, Birmingham, B1 2EA (Map)
- Tel: +44 (0)121 212 2661
- E-mail: N/A
- Cuisine(s): Italian, Modern, Restaurant
- Opening Times:
Mon - Sat: 12:00 - 23:00
Sun: 12:00 - 22:30 - Avg Price: £25.00
(Avg Price is the average cost per person for a full meal, drinks/wine and service/tip.)
Strada - Birmingham ICC Description
Strada describes itself as 'a group of stylish, contemporary Italian restaurants, serving good quality, simple and freshly prepared dishes'. The statement sums up what this chain of sixty plus restaurants offers to people looking for Italian food. The first outlet opened in Battersea in 1999 and their clientele has been increasing steadily ever since.
Though Strada has grown into a fair sized chain - it retains the feel of being a local neighbourhood Italian restaurant. The menu includes pastas, risottos, grilled meat, and fish dishes, but they are best known for their pizzas.
The restaurants present authentic Italian dishes in contemporary surroundings and aim to use only the freshest and finest ingredients, such as single vineyard extra virgin olive oil, Parma ham and buffalo mozzarella, imported from Italy to provide exactly the kind of rustic, traditional dishes one would expect to find travelling around its regions.
There is insalata Toscania, melted buffalo mozzarella wrapped in speck on a Tuscan salad of vine cherry tomatoes, cucumber, roasted red peppers, onion, ciabatta croutons and olives. The gamberoni has roasted butterflied king prawns with garlic, white wine, chilli, lemon, parsley and extra virgin olive oil to start.
Go on to have creamy risotto di verdure, freshly grilled asparagus, broad beans, peas, spring onions, zucchini, green beans and mint, finished with baby spinach leaves and shaved parmesan. You could also opt for the healthier, spigola al forno, whole sea bass stuffed with thyme and fennel, served with grilled lemon and roasted potatoes or treat your taste buds to the costata di manzo, fourteen ounce chargrilled, twenty one day aged rib-eye steak, served on the bone with roasted cubetti potatoes, green beans and a garlic and herb butter.
Their wine list consists of purely regional Italian wines, beers and liqueurs, all carefully chosen to complement the menu, and in addition, every table receives a complimentary bottle of purified water.
A range of traditional pizzas, each one spun by hand, is also an integral feature of Strada's menu. Options include the rossa, with spicy southern Italian salami, roasted red peppers, chilli, caramelised onion, garlic, fresh oregano, tomato and mozzarella but vegetarians are not neglected either, as they have florentina, made of spinach cooked with garlic, nutmeg and black pepper with mozzarella, parmesan, tomato and a free-range egg, on the menu.
For those wanting to satisfy their sweet tooth, there is tiramisu, authentic Italian dessert with light sponge soaked in espresso and rum, layered with mascarpone cheese, eggs and dusted with cocoa powder, along with a range of Italian coffees.
Your Reviews of Strada - Birmingham ICC
E Rimell (14 September 2007)
Excellent, would highly recommend, great service, lovely food and wonderful surroundings.
Stacey (6 September 2007)
We had been to Strada for my twenty first birthday, and it was a lovely restaurant, the male waiter was very polite and helpful, very efficient. The food was delicious, I can’t remember the name of the course but it was chicken smothered in juicy mushrooms and pasta. The mushams were class, they almost tasted like meat. It is situated next to a canal, and we were sitting right opposite a window facing the canal. The only down fall was that there were a group of ladies eating and one of them was shouting her big gob off, I wanted to shout at her and say shut ya trap, but I did not think it was appropriate so I had remained civil. However, the restaurant was great check it out.
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Additional Info for Strada - Birmingham ICC
Children welcome
Groups allowed
Air conditioning
Outside seating
Reservations
Cover Charge
- House red: £12.95
- House white: £12.95
- Service charge: 10% (optional)
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