16.03.09
Neeps n tatties
This weekend continued the theme of eating well whilst away.
After the ok curry with awful service on Thursday we had a proper burger on Friday aft at Wannaburger. Very nice for a cheap meal. Recommended.
After the day juggling we wandered back via Rainbow Arch Chinese restaurant. Now this was lovely – the first chinese I’ve been to that has 3 different kinds of veg spring rolls. Nom.
Saturday was steak day being the 14th and all.
We’d decided to hit McKirdys for a proper, not cheap steak. Bloody lovely it was. Recommended again. Great service too.
Sunday was special day. We’d booked a table at The Witchery. Stunning place at ace location and frankly way too posh for us. Well me anyway. Rebecca can carry off posh, what with her high falooting accent and that.
Lovely decor and proper waiters doing things properly. You know, people who know which side of you to pour the wine from. That sort of thing is nice but frankly I’m more impressed with something a little less pretentious. But it’s an experience I guess.
Food was bloomin’ gorgeous. I had some charcuterie thing followed by pork belly. Very very good indeed.
But a good job that they do a light lunch menu. The 2 courses were only £13 whereas the main meals were nigh on £30 each. I didn’t look at the wine list but I’m sure it made Rebecca blanche a bit.
So yes. Go to The Witchery when their cheap menu is on, McKirdys is fantastic and worth a visit for steak, Rainbow Arch was worth a look and is open until 3am so it’s an ideal after night out food place. And if you just want a decent burger you’d do worse than eating at Wannaburger.
The standard of food at these dos remains high. Wonder what Brum can show off next Saturday?
Rebecca said,
March 17, 2009 at 11:42 pm
Wannaburger does the BEST milkshakes that I’ve had in Edinburgh (Shakeaway in Croydon sells the best shakes ever.) £3.50 gets you a really thick milkshake (so thick that they give you an extra thick straw to suck it up through.) It’s basically slightly melted ice-cream in a cup! You can choose flavours between chocolate & coffee (my favourite) peanut butter & banana (Matt’s favourite) or the usual vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, etc.
Rainbow Arch Chinese restaurant actually has (at least) 3 different kinds of spring rolls, but only one kind is veggie.
I don’t rate Birmingham for food places, but then maybe I’ve been looking in the wrong locations?…
alby said,
March 18, 2009 at 1:34 am
3 were veggie. We had 2 of them when we were there and you had the 3rd the next day iirc.