I had legit pubes in my waffles, not even on top they were baked into the waffle and crispy on the…read moreoutside... I do like the crunch but my wife's boyfriend sadly did not. Also Miss Quereshi has crusty lips and full-on hates BLM.

It is not very often I am pushed to write a bad review, but this place was awful and I really was…read moreNOT impressed! They brought wrong orders to both my friend and myself, argued that we had ordered wrong and it wasn't them. Therefore we were then expected to pay extra for their till staffs mistakes! They think waffle pattern wafers are waffles! The only polite member of staff was the busboy Conner. I did enjoy the fruit smoothie drink I had, but that was the only redeeming thing. They also only have one toilet in the whole place, which was dirty and didn't have any toilet paper!! All in all a bad experience to never be repeated. I found them to be a very poor imitation of Sprinkles in London. I don't recommend the place at all and was left sorely disappointed after expecting better. An update I have been back twice since my first visit, not by choice of my own. But thought I would add notes about those experiences also. Sadly nothing much has improved from my first visit, the second time we were seated downstairs - it was dirty and smelly. My third and final visit, we ended up queueing outside, people were pushing in and when we did get inside on a very cold day mid winter the staff turfed everyone out again - once finally seated the atmosphere and volume was horrendously loud, people screaming and shouting across the shop. And now that customers are made to queue at the counter to order and pay, there are two lots of queues in an already very narrow cramped shop, which meant that people were knocking into us as we sat waiting for our drinks. Even after we moved across the booth to be further away we had people knocking the table and some cheeky individuals taking a seat or putting their belongings down on our seats or the table!! NEVER again will I visit this vile establishment, hygiene seemed to have got worse staff don't care and the noise level is intolerable. With the volume of people passing through their doors - mainly children teens and young adults, I'm surprised the business hasn't been shut down by safety health and hygiene inspections.

I. Love. Crepes. Forget the doorstop American pancakes give me these thin delicacies any day…read more I much prefer the sweet variety and I'm a bit of a traditionalist with my lemon and sugar but the point here is you have some many to choose from! I think they could put some more filling on in some cases though. You pay a little bit extra if you want to eat in which is normal nowadays to be honest. The lady that served me was very friendly and struck up a conversation while she made our order. Considering she was new she was very calm whereas some of the other staff members looked a little bit stressed out. I wouldn't blame them it does not look easy. There is only one other place that I know of selling crepes in Birmingham and it's a bit of a walk so it's nice to have somewhere I can indulge on my love affair with crepes.

I visited here for the first time today and I was pleasantly surprised. I've always been a huge fan…read moreof sweet crepes (particularly when there are large quantities of Nutella involved), but today I decided to go for the savoury option of pesto, basil and mozzarella. It took at little bit of time to receive my order, but it was beautifully made, served at a suitable temperature (when I've eaten them at other places before they've often been too hot to eat) and was a lovely option for lunch. My friends had the ham and cheese option and a strawberries and cream option, and they were equally as lovely! I'm certainly looking forward to revisiting!

I really, really wanted to love Dolce Lounge. After being recommended I visit by a business…read morecontact, I had a quick look online to get some information. I discovered that the Cafe is a Independent venue set up by two Aston University Graduates to try and encourage more of a "Cafe Culture" in Birmingham. They have obviously put in a lot of work and hard graft to get it started, but it's just not there... yet. The little venue is based at the top of Corporation Street (passed the Law courts). It looks reasonably appealing from the outside (although the neon words listing it's wares does seem to cheapen the exterior), but I don't think it would drag you in unless you knew what was being offered. The first thing that caught me was the selection of Gelato. So many different flavors are on offer here, from Bubble Gum to Cheesecake your more traditional Chocolate flavored treat. The cakes also looked amazing! Beautiful, delicate and definitely sinful! As I am trying to eat healthy at the moment, I managed to avoid these temptations and just ordered a Red Berry tea (I tried for Peppermint, but they were out). I asked if I could sit around for a bit and do some work and was told I could sit downstairs (there are small tables designed for two) or upstairs where there is more room. I plumped for upstairs. The cafe has a lovely print of venice as wallpaper on the upstairs (obviously, again to put you in mind of the cafe culture). When I went up there, there were three other groups of people. Two of them were studying and one group was just... hanging out and having a chat. It all seemed quite nice... until someone decided that everyone needed to listen to rap... quite loudly. Now, I am not a fan of rap music at the best of times, but listening to a man shout at me whilst I'm trying to enjoy a nice cup of tea and get on with some work is not ideal. It was eventually turned down a touch, but the music seemed at odds with the relaxed, classy vibe the cafe was trying to create. That all being considered, I would pop back and give it another go. The cake and gelato are too much of a draw not to try this venue again. I only paid around £1.75/£1.85 for my cup of tea, so the prices seem about right. I didn't ask the prices of the desserts, but I will update next time...

Ordered from this place over the weekend and although the portion sizes are not huge the shakes and…read moredesserts are pretty good! I decided I would go for the peanut brownie milkshake and the Dolce Royale Sundae. Both came in a standard size glass you would get a large take away milkshake in and were well made and super sweet and exactly as advertised. The only downside to this place is the wait time for the order to arrive...... it took around 1h15 to get to my door. If you have a sweet craving you better order from here as soon as you realize.....otherwise by the time this place delivers you may have already manned up and made the trip to the shop to stock up on five family bags of m&ms!

Parking a little bleak as it's a one way system, the deserts are so tasty and well priced.read more

This is a fine dining experience with desserts. Moved to a bigger location few minutes down the…read moreLadypool Road. Easily noticable from distance than the previous one which was very small shop. Looks amazing and posh-like from outside. So I knew things were different in this new place. There wasn't a line when went there and had few of our friends inside waiting for us at a table. Biggest change I noticed was space and the staff. There are lots of staff inside and all in uniform. Interior design is pretty sleek. It's hard to believe this place is in Ladypool Road. Should be somewhere in city centre or broad street because many people should try this place. You'd think there would be lack of customers but walking out in the end there was a huge line outside. The previous place was popular and many people were suggesting a bigger place, but from what I saw they might need even bigger place. They're extending the back to add more capacity to this place. Still in development, so soon would hold more people. Obviously Heavenly Desserts are good at what they do and quite popular. I just ate before coming here and didn't want go for big dessert or waffle (the regular I get). Got crepe which comes with strawberries, scoop of vannila ice cream and strawberry sauce. I figured crepe would be light and small, how wrong I was. Was biggest crepe I had. Anyways It was delicious and place was buzzing. Everyone seemed to be having great time with their friends. It does get a little noisy but we sat in a big group section so it's to be expected. The two main staff (manager and assitant I think) were amazing and polite. The assitant manager was polite when showing people to their seats and as we were leaving, he was outside talking to the kids who were in line with their parents. That's awesome, and the whole experience from stepping in to the end was amazing. So gets 5 Stars from me. Try get yourself down here sometime. They do variety of deserts. The menu book is big....like Lord of the Rings big. Note: if you going with a group, call a day or 2 early to avoid waiting in line.

Frankie & Bennys is an American Italian style restaurant located across from Odeon cinemas. It's a…read moregreat spot to grab dinner before a film, although it seemed like it was the only restaurant close to the theatre. In fact, that is the only reason we ate here. We were seated quickly on a Wednesday evening. The restaurant didn't appear to be very busy. It took nearly 10 mins for a server to come over and take our drink order. In his defense, I think he was the only server on. I ordered a bramble which was seriously mostly ice. Highly disappointing. It was a happy hour special though So I forgave them. The second drink I ordered was a martini and tasted very weak. I'm not sure if they were watered down due to the price or if all drinks are just plain weak. As far as food, we ordered some garlic dough balls which came with a wonderful jalapeño cheese sauce. I liked the sauce so much that I ordered a meal with it. The potato skins were pretty good. There was one favour with pulled pork that was well worth the calories! As for a main, I had a baked wrap with chicken, lettuce, tomato, cheese sauce and bbq sauce. Also came with a strange salad and a sad serving of coleslaw. What bothered me here was the wrap was baked with the veggies. So the lettuce and tomatoes were boiling hot and soggy. Maybe I'm being too picky, but it kinda ruined it for me. And the fact that our dinner sat under the heat lamps for a bit because our poor server was running his butt off. Not sure why the two managers doing nothing did not deliver our food.... The dessert menu looked amazing so I was hoping it would make up for the underwhelming meal. I ordered a cinnamon crunch waffle that as you'll see from the photo was mouth watering. However, it looked better than it tasted. The ice cream had frozen ice chunks in it from being thawed and re frozen. And the waffle didn't taste fresh. My partner's dessert was a chocolate brownie sundae and he thoroughly enjoyed it. Our server was named Don or Dom. He was lovely and friendly. Very good server. Despite all the disappointment, I would try again. All the 50s rock and roll reminded me of home (although our italian restaurants do not play any music remotely close to that). The menu is large enough that I'm sure I could find something that works.

We came here for lunch for half term, we loved the food!…read more The lunch menu has a greedy selection to choose from and the mains were only £6.95. I chose the BBQ burger and fries and my son had the missus margarita pizza & fries from the kids menu.

Wow... what a place. Some desert places are done up well, some have good customer service, some…read moregood deserts.... very rare you will find a place that ticks all the boxes. But this place has all and more. Absolutely brilliant ... but made massive mistake by taking my neice as its the only place she talks about now 'PIRLO's'.... Thank you to all the staff for a brilliant experience and making us very happy. Highly recommended...

Pirlo's is located on the east side of digbeth. It's quite close to warehouse cafe and the original…read morepatty men store and roughly a 5 minute walk from Selfridges/MoorSt. There's something very Californian about the setting. One of the first things to hit me was how dark it was inside, this was probably done for ambience. Unfortunately it's difficult to get s good picture of the desserts as you can see from mine as the lighting is so yellow/fluorescent. Tragedy considering everything they serve is beautiful! I ordered three scoops of ice cream including salted caramel, Jaffa cake and panna fangola. The quality of ice cream was good although the flavours didn't quite cut it for me. They tasted as advertised but didn't make me want to have a second scoop straight away or instantly think 'that's amazing'. There's a lot of ice cream parlours simply mixing up flavours without a great deal of thought going into flavour combinations and changing recipes depending. The service was good and I didn't actually finish my ice cream and was even offered a replacement of something else. I hope Team Pirlo's read this and review feedback and go that little bit further with the recipes for their ice cream as the place certainly looks the part. There is more items on the menu including waffles, crepes and cakes. 3 scoops of ice cream cost about £3.50 which I think is excellent value for money. If your looking for a quick ice cream fix or maybe a waffle or crepe this summer check these guys out!

Recently had the pleasure of enjoying a peanut butter waffle and a cup of tea from the van at…read moreBournville food festival for £5. The smell from the van was divine and had me lured in from the moment I first inhaled its sweet scent from 50yards away! We enjoyed a few drinks and some proper food at the festival before sitting down to treat ourselves with a waffle. After being in Belgium we would consider ourselves waffle connoisseurs. I had the peanut butter and fudge waffle with cream and my boyfriend had the millionaire shortbread waffle. They were amazing and just what we needed to end our night. I'd definitely call back to their caravan at the next food event we attend.

These guys are so painfully awesome, it actually hurts. With their retro powder blue caravan, they…read morehave been popping up at some of Birmingham's hottest street food events for around the last year... To see food from the Bournville waffle company is to want food from the Bournville Waffle Company. As well as popping up all over the place at street food events and the like, they are available for festivals, street food events and private hire. All the waffles are baked fresh to order and the smell around the caravan is simply irresistible. They offer loads of awesome and unique toppings and the waffles are huge, almost a meal in themselves! Obviously, being a trendy street food company - their wares aren't cheap... but if you want a sugary pick-me-up, they're highly recommended. As well as attending festivals, these guys run the seasonal markets in the City (www.seasonalmarkets.co.uk). You will find them at many exciting events around Birmingham and they are always in attendance at the Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter markets. Go and check them out when you can!

We ordered from Mr Gelato via Deliveroo- delivery was on time and the desserts looked as lush in…read morereality as they did online. We had a banoffee crepe- bananas and banoffee sauce in a biiig crepe with banoffee ice cream on top, and a Ferrero Delight waffle (I can't even start here... big waffle, strawberries, chocolate, chocolate amazingness). Both pretty substantial- we couldn't finish but I'm sure some could, and both very good. For the banoffee crepe, they had run out of whipped cream so substituted with an extra ice cream scoop- happy customer! Brilliant in particular on Deliveroo as my usual favourite Yakinori doesn't do dessert :)