Birmingham Restaurants

Barnt Green Inn, The

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It is a welcome surprise to find a pub that has firmly grasped the gastro nettle in and around the Midlands, with pretty sensational results that include demonstrably freshly cooked food and a high zing factor, all sited in an imposing Tudor building of great character and true heritage.

• Address: 22 Kendal End Road, Barnt Green, Birmingham, B45 8PZ (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English, Modern British, Gastropub
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £18.00, Dinner: £28.00

San Carlo - Birmingham

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When one of the country's most respected and leading critics says that this restaurant is "the best Italian Restaurant outside London" it is time to take them seriously. Britain's love affair with Italian food is a cause célèbre of long standing and shows no signs of waning, so it is always welcome news when somewhere like San Carlo sets out to reach for the skies.

• Address: 4 Temple Street, Birmingham, B2 5BN (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Italian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £22.00, Dinner: £40.00

White Swan, The

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The leafy glades of Edgbaston have long been crying out for a place like The White Swan. A prosperous area full of people who know what they like and have a keen eye for value, The Swan offers exactly what they appreciate.

• Address: Harborne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3TT (Map)
• Cuisine(s): English, International, Modern British, Gastropub
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £18.00, Dinner: £28.00

Bluu - Birmingham

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Bluu opened in March 2008, to rapturous sounds from both its public to be and the more discerning critics. On the edge of the city's famed Jewellery Quarter, Bluu has the advantage of experience gained from its close relatives in four of England's major cities.

2 Courses for £9.95 from our British Summer Menu - Include a glass of wine for £12.50

• Address: Islington Gates, Summer Row, Birmingham, B3 1JH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern British, Modern European, Brasserie
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £18.00, Dinner: £22.00

Bistro at Hotel du Vin - Birmingham

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We hear a great deal about recycling these days - du Vin recycles attractive but un-loved buildings to restore real gems in the best tradition of British understated style. Complement that with all that is best in the French bistro ethos, bars that reach out to please, and you have a setting that provides an inspirational background for people to meet, do business, get married, provide a base for golf or fishing, somewhere you can call your own for a private celebration, a spa or - most engagingly - a wine school that breaks the mould.

• Address: 25 Church Street, Birmingham, B3 2NR (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Bistro, French, Modern European
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £22.00, Dinner: £35.00

Brasserie and Bar at Malmaison - Birmingham

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The Malmaison group of hotels has established throughout Britain a collection of centres of excellence where nothing but the best will do. As a concept alone this is exciting, but the reality is brilliant, so that at last there is a hotel group where uniformity of standards is of the same high calibre.

• Address: The Mail Box, One Wharfside Street, Birmingham, B1 1RD (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern European, Brasserie
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £19.00, Dinner: £32.00

Simpsons Restaurant with Rooms

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Located on the Calthorpe Estate, just one mile from the city centre, and in a conservation area, Simpsons's owners, Andreas and Alison Antona have adapted a handsome Grade II-listed house in which to set up their enterprise, one of the focal points of which is the dining room, with seventy covers.

• Address: 20 Highfield Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 3DU (Map)
• Cuisine(s): French, Modern
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: £32.00, Dinner: £70.00

Asha's Restaurant

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Iconic or legendary, call her what you will, but Asha Bhonsle has proved that she has a sharp business acumen along with that honey coated voice that has wooed millions of fans all over the world.

Two a la carte menus for the price of one (when booking at least one main per person)

• Address: Edmund House, 12-22 Newhall Street, Birmingham, B3 3LX (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Indian
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £28.00

Vaults, The

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2 course fixed price menu (Market Menu) for £10

3 course fixed price menu (Market Menu) for £13

• Address: Newhall Place, Newhall Hill, Birmingham, B1 3JH (Map)
• Cuisine(s): British
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: N/A

52 Degrees North

This addition to the Birmingham scene is already building its own folk history, part of which regrettably is that it is not as good as it used to be. However, it is interesting to note that the food is still held in high regard and if you are well under 40 the chances are that you will have a fun evening.

• Address: Arcadian Centre, Hurst Street, Birmingham, B5 4TD (Map)
• Cuisine(s): Modern
• Avg. Cost Per Head Lunch: N/A, Dinner: £32.00