No village is complete without a sweet shop or an ice cream shop, and this place is both, so…read morethere's a win win situation. I always love a mint choc chip flavoured ice cream on a hot summers day, and one scoop for £1.50 is about the average price at most shops, so you're not losing out there. Other flavours include the usual honeycomb, rum & raisin, vanilla and strawberry, which are basically amongst everybody's favourites. The store quadruples up as a sweets pick & mix shop, a cards shop and sells herbs/potpourri to make the house smell nice. (Humbugs additionally sells fresh farm eggs if you ask nicely enough). There's definitely quite an interesting mixture of things to purchase, but I suppose that means the shop attracts a wide range of customers. The sweets are very varied, from sweet tobacco to gummy dolphins to mint humbugs, weighed in at £1.50 for 100g. Again, a standard price at most sweets shops, so you certainly can't grumble!

Was in the mood for something sweet and had that kind of craving that normal chocolates and candy…read morecan't fulfill. That's when we passed by this place and decided to check it out. Upon entry the types of smells my nose picked up definitely had my taste buds excited so I had to give it a shot. Now there are a few different types of waffles you can try and to add to the mixture you have a variety of toppings, sauces and ice cream to go with. I was in heaven. Being a complete craze for white chocolate I had to go with that for a sauce and paired it with coconut chocolate ice cream. What a match that was, every spoonful was amazing. I feel like if I lived in the UK I would be here very night, probably have to start my own waffles anonymous club if ya know what I mean.

This was my first visit to the waffle project. The store is in a understated part of town. This is…read moremade up for with a bold Instagram friendly neon sign. They also seem to run the neighbouring seesha lounge. They serve American and Belgian style waffles and also crepes. Cheesecakes and various other cakes are available also. Once you've decided your waffle type or crepe you can choose one ice scoop of ice cream, one topping and one sauce. They have a great variety of sauces and toppings. The sauces in particular are quite varied including peanut butter and salted caramel. Extra toppings and sauces cost more but generally you will spend about the five pounds mark.

I've been saying for years that a dessert shop that delivered would eat all of my money and I think…read moreI may have found the one to do it. I came across Nikkidee's while browsing Just Eat looking for lunch and thought I'd give them a shot. Firstly, there was a bit of confusion with the order and we had to call them to clarify. This was all sorted quickly though and it turns out they've only been on just eat for a couple of days, so all is forgiven. My husband and I had ordered a couple of baguettes, these were ok just nothing special. The baguettes were slightly burnt but there was lots of filling. Desert on the other hand was amazing. The doughnuts were light and not overly greasy, also covered in powered sugar so they were less messy. My carrot cake was moist and tasty. I will definitely be taking a trip to Kings Heath to try the home made ice cream soon.

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

The first thing you'll notice heading southbound on Ladypool Road is the long queue and the roped…read moreentrance with the word "Heavenly", perhaps suggesting the most popular nightclub in Sparkbrook. But no, while patrons of Heavenly Desserts may be dressed to the nines, this dessert bar necessitates elastic trousers more than a "go out shirt". Heavenly Desserts was one of the originators of the type of dessert bar that has popped up all over Birmingham in recent years. Starting out in a smaller shop front, they now take up a very large location in Sparkbrook that can seat many. Despite this, the place is packed with queues on the weekend. The wait is managed very professionally by an army of staff members. Once you make it to your seat, a literal bible of sweet goodies awaits. The shop is most known for their outrageous waffles and cookie dough, but it's entirely possible to pop in for some gelato and a coffee. This is exactly what I did while visiting with friends recently, as the cookie dough was tempting but I wanted something smaller. The gelato can be purchased on its own, but it's also a key ingredient in their other dessert dishes. I was hoping for the best based on reviews, but my cookies and creme/chocolate combo was average at best. Given the amount of competition in Brum, the gelato was not up to par with a generic flavour present. The Americano I ordered as my drink was substantial in size, but lacked finesse in its pull, with a bitter, acidic quality. The overall service here is spot on, with our waiter checking on us throughout our visit. Paying was a hassle though, as we had to walk to the back end of the shop and pay at a card kiosk. Speaking of, the prices here are at the upper limit of what you can realistically charge, especially since it's not in city centre. Heavenly Desserts is a nice dessert shop for the most part, but if you are looking for high quality ingredients or a low-mid price point, south Brum has many more options for you.

I recently attended this TGI's with a friend and was deeply unimpressed. After being told that the…read morerestaurant was full due to a large group booking we were directed too a bar table for food. The table had several empty glasses and plates while we were seated. The waiter handed us sticky food stained menus and advised us too order at the bar, and left leaving the table with dirty plates and glasses. I made a selection and went up to the bar too order, I waited 10 minutes for a barman to take my order as there was nobody behind the bar. I placed my order and asked for my table to be cleared, and was told to speak with a waiter. After finally clearing the table myself I received my order which was incorrect. It was at this point I advised that I wanted to complain and was told to contact customer services and I decided to leave the restaurant. I will not be going again.

I've eaten here before with my partner and family, and found the quality of both the food and…read moreservice quite poor. It's not particularly child orientated and they seemed to view the kids as an inconvenience. However, we went for pre-cinema cocktails (without kids, of course) and the service was much better at the bar! The barmaid advised me on the cocktails and prevented a possible disappointment, which I was grateful for! I ended up with a gorgeous cocktail called a Strawberry Shortcake, with strawberries, Amaretto (my all time favourite!) and lots of lovely vanilla ice cream. Lovely! So all in all, I probably wouldn't eat here again but for a special cocktail, it is just fine :)

I visited here for dinner, it's recently opened up in Shirley and my brother had been and told me…read morethey had lots of vegetarian options so i thought i ought to check it out. The staff were really friendly and helpful, and went that little bit extra in their customer service. The decor was really interesting there was a sort of fusion between modern restaurant and old fashioned cafe. We were seated in the 'book corner' and it felt like i was on the set of Harry Potter or something, it was realluy nice and cosy. Me and a friend shared the veggie breakfast, as we were told the breakfast's are the biggest plates they do....yes breakfast at 8pm, when is not a good time to have a good ol fry up? It was alot of food for one person, so i'm glad we shared, they also kindly put all of the items with egg in it on a separate plate so as to not contaminate the rest of it, as i dont eat egg. The vegan ginger and dark chocolate tart was lovely but very rich! I'm glad I ordered a scoop of ice cream to go with it. I quite like dark chocolate as it's not too sweet but friend found it to be very bitter. All in all I would recommend it, and will be visiting again!

I love the lounge chain. The food is always served quickly, venues quirky and the menu options hit…read morethe spot with late brunches for those days when you surface after a late night & need bacon! We visits Desco on a sunny Sunday lunch and needed food. The service was pretty poor at the bar, not sure if it was a training issue but it took a good 15 mins to get served and seated with drinks. Surprisingly our food arrived in 5 mins as it took so long to place the order. It sounded like people were waiting on coffees too so perhaps a few more staff needed for a Sunday lunch? The ciabatta I had was crispy so worked perfectly against the Cajun mayo and avocado, slice of Monteray cheese and buttermilk fried chicken (no one tell the carb police) and a side of sweet potato fries ( charged extra but still cheaper than ordering as a separate side) and coleslaw. I had that with a refreshing st clement - orange juice, fever tree bitter lemon and bitters. I enjoyed the vibe and would return but let's hope the service, toilet paper availability and tidiness of tables improves by then!

Kings Heath Park Tea Room is a quintessentially and quaint British tea room, with delicious cakes,…read moreice creams and of course some splendid tea. Situated in the centre of Kings Heath Park, It is one of the more serene places that I have been to sip on a cup of tea. It transports you from the bustle of inner-city Birmingham and nestles you into a tranquil and enchanting environment where you can forget your troubles and return to a more balanced state of mind. There are few place in Birmingham that you can spend an afternoon having tea and treats with such an idyllic view to take pleasure in whilst doing so - Kings Heath Park Tea Room is a delightful place, in a beautiful spot. The British Tea Room lives on.

Also known as The Victorian Tea Room, the cafe at Kings Heath Park is a lovely place to spend the…read moreafternoon. Set within the park grounds it affords splendid views of the park and offers what you'd expect - sandwiches, tea, cakes and best of all ice cream. It is also housed in between the Horticultural College - where you can pick up leaflets on all sorts of things (not just gardening based stuff either - I found information on local tango classes and listings for the nearby Red Lion Folk Club as well as whole load of flyers offering mega bucks if you are interested in working from home - needless to say I ignored the latter) and the nursery. Fully decked out in bunting in readiness for the Jubilee celebrations it had a sort of Cath Kidson-y vibe which I expect was unintentional and sort of all the better for it. The ice creams are to die for and the cakes looked pretty good too.

disgusting nasty horrible those are just a few of the words I have used to describe this place…read more When it first opened in 2013 I thought it seemed quite good as it had a nice interior.But it wasn't until mid 2016 when I tried a "cookie dough" and it was like a burnt shortbread that tasted absolutely GROSS.A complete waste of money, but the ice cream was OK

My friends and I were seated quickly but very far back in a corner of the restaurant, and ended up…read morehaving to stand up and find our waitress on two occasions. We were also not given the full menu, only the festive menu, despite asking why there were only three meal options. We only found the full menu after ordering and realised we all would have ordered differently if we had known what was actually available. All in all, our meal cost £98, including £7.40 for 2 cans of Coke. We found out after paying that there is a 20% student discount that would have saved us about £20; we are quite clearly students, aged 19-21.

The problem with the Great British Carvery as the gods wish it to be known as is that there's…read moreactually very little that you can do at these places other than pile your go-XL-for-one-fifty plate as high with food as you can, and woof it down like an insurgent is going to fight you to the death for it if you don't finish it in under a minute. And, looking around, that did indeed seem to be the general modus operandi. I don't usually go to carveries for this very reason but a little peer pressure meant that this was what today's menu was going to look like. We were close to this place after being too late for the China Garden lunch buffet so we checked in and got a table close to the action after about five minutes. It would seem that before 4pm is a good time to get seated; after the lunch rush and before the dinner rush. Larger parties and more smaller parties started to arrive after we were seated. The plates are a tenner on a Sunday and for that you get a decent portion of meat plus unlimited veg and stuff to lump on afterwards. The food tastes good enough; the pork and gammon I had was a little too chewy but, well, meh. I didn't expect fine dining. My other half was getting some potatoes that had been sitting in oil (not sure if they should be, they just were) and as she was loading up, a member of the kitchen staff very kindly came and replenished the potato stock for her. Even better was the way they did it; instead of swapping out the dishes, they instead poured the hot potatoes (and hot oil) sloshing into the original dish, with the resulting oil splashes ending up all over my other half's top and jeans. Specks of oil are now permanently embedded in her clothing as a reminder to us of how mediocre this place is. We had a quiet word with our table server (who couldn't be a nicer human if she tried - she was lovely) and the manager came over to hear our story. What I was expecting was for her to do a quick calculation of how much it would be to replace the clothes (about forty quid) versus what we were paying (about thirty quid) and write the whole meal off for us. But instead she just offered us free deserts, which we had ordered anyway, so the tenner that the puds cost us were removed from the bill. And here's the grind; the deserts we ordered were the apple & rhubarb crumble (water, sugar, apple, rhubarb - microwave til lava, spread thinly across the base of a dish, and sprinkle with clumps of flour and sugar, then do nothing to it, and serve) and a delicious-sounding-but-mediocre-tasting ice cream desert (a mass of synthesised strawberry syrup at the bottom of the glass, fill to the top with cheap whippy ice cream, omit the layering of the ingredients that the menu promises, then carefully decorate with four bits of chocolate, and also omit the strawberry on the top). So we'd have complained and got these sent back anyway, as they were bland and unsatisfying to say the least. By this time we just wanted to be gone. We prompted our server for the bill, paid it in cash there and then, and made our way out, determined to not see the inside of that place ever again.

I really like the range of products offered by this place, and whilst I find it quite overpriced in…read morecomparison to Holland & Barrett, it does have the appeal of being an indie shop and therefore you don't mind spending an extra few pence per item. The shop is split into 2 levels, with the supplements and cosmetics side of things upstairs and mainly food downstairs. There is also a little independant health therapist office upstairs. The lady that works in there is lovely. She does my Nan's feet all the time and comes highly recommended. The main reason that I go in there is for the occasional vegan treats that they have, which are a wide range of faux meats and cheeses, dairy free cheesecakes and ice cream and mixes/spreads. The sales staff I never find to be very accomodating, I have to be honest. A couple of them have been quite snippy with me before, but you can't be too picky about where you shop when barely anywhere in the area stocks things that you can eat! Overall the range of goods wins, thumbs up.

Revital on Solihull High Street is one of the best and well stocked health food shops in the…read moreregion. I am a regular here as they stock local honey (which is meant to be good for hayfever!) The shop is huge and I often find I spend a lot longer in there than anticipated. I visited with my mum last week as we wanted to stock up with some yummy health food goodies and grab some supplements. They carry a lot of general food and health food items - stocking items I can't manage to find anywhere else (Oat Bran) and having a wide choice within each range. Upstairs they also have a health beauty department. The staff are polite and fairly friendly. The only drawback is having to spend over £5 to use your card. My mom wasn't offered her OAP discount either - make sure you ask!