I haven't been in here for over a year because most of the staff were rude, unproffesional. Drunk,…read morediscrinatory and liked calling police to harrass customers. So I wandered tonight because I'd missed my bus and it was either this one or the one on the ramp which openly discriminate against homeless people. I didn't recognise any of the staff tonight. The first person who served me was polite. It was very quiet, I went to the bank and when I came back the staff rwalking round in twos informing people to leave, The second staff member was ok taking my orders, didn't give me a receipt I ordered a festive burger pie and hot chocolate. They'd run out of the latter. The police came in, they went to talk to so.e sleeping customers, I thought I'd witness another aggressive arrest on a homeless person. The person who served me called the police to tell tales. He served a drink to one of the policemen while I waited and waited. He finally brought it. I asked where's my, sorry for. Keeping me waiting? He replied something like where do you think you are ? To which I replied there is no need to be rude especially as I have Trip Advisor and Yelp to write it up. The place got noiser and noiser ruder and ruder yet no staff said anything. Won't be going back there for a while. . . ..

Friendly staff and a swift service but the two groups of people without purchases made this a poor…read moreexperience for me today. I normally go to Mcdonalds by myself as I'd go to a coffee shop or a pub if I've a food buddy. This Mcdonalds has been in Cherry Street for some years however the one at Paradise Forum has gone to make way for new buildings or I'd have gone there.

Rice and noodles on the go have become a regular feature in the last few weeks for a quick and…read moreaffordable lunchtime snack on the way back to the office. With a good selection of Oriental dishes (or sauces as the case may be) hailing from a number of regions (my favourite being the Chinese and Thai options) there should be a choice for most tastes. Start by choosing your base (egg or rice noodles, rice - option to make egg fried, or just veg) add your sauce (recommendations come in the form of black bean or the spicy Thai holy basil) and then choose any optional additions you would consider adding to a normal stirfry (good selection of meat available). Cutlery to go arrives as chopsticks or the ever useful plastic spoons and forks for those that struggle going native! Perhaps a few extra side dishes and some other starter style dishes wouldn't go amiss but then again that might defeat the quick lunch to go! All in all the repeat visits made indicate that the food might be slightly addictive!

This is one of my favourite eateries to take friends to in Birmingham, but it's not very well…read moreknown. A simple idea, choose your base (rice or noodles), any extras and a tasty sauce for just £4.20 (prawn crackers and drinks are an extra £1.00). I had the Rice and Vegetable stir fry, extra mushrooms for £0.80, and a Holy basil sauce. Spicy? YES! Tasty, YES! A perfect meal deal. Affordable, quick and convenient. The small interior fills up with your chosen flavours as they cook your food before your very eyes. They only have 3 small stools to sit on by the window, so you may have to take your food out if there is no space. What I really appreciated was that they prepare and cook all vegetarian dishes in separate areas, meeting dietary, ethical and religious requirements!.

What's better than a Five Guys near Birmingham New Street Station? A Five Guys IN Birmingham New…read moreStreet Station. Yes, all my dreams have come true and I can now access this high end junk food without trying to figure out which building works are currently thwarting the difficult journey to the Bullring. I don't think the burger meat is that great but overall the taste is good, not least because you freely can select your preferred toppings. The fries are good quality, especially with the seasoning. The soft drink machine is pretty exciting I have to say. I am like a small child mixing Coke and Fanta and then some totally inappropriate flavour like vanilla. As Dave M says, this is basically just quality fast food with good service and, priced at £10.50 for the little cheeseburger/Cajun fries combo, plus soft drink, isn't for everyday but it's good for a treat.

So after seeing everyone either raving about or dissing hard 5 Guys I thought it time to join the…read moreconversation and add my 2cents! Bottom line is that I'm gonna sit on the fence although it probably would be more in the 3.5 category if I could give it this rating. I got my burger to go and ate it on the train with a bottle of their Brooklyn lager on the way home. Overall the burger was extremely tasty with generous free extras and the onions and jalepenos really hit the spot. The only issue here was that at almost £9 for the burger, I probably could have eaten 2 - maybe 3 due to the hunger I had - the burger was pretty damn small!! I didn't get fries but my beer was also pretty warm which wasn't great. Based on the burger I'd give it a 4, but the cost and size let it down.

I just wanna start that the food is always amazing however, i have never experienced staff so rude…read more the woman and two men had no personality and spoke so quietly you could barely hear them. they started our meal and then walked away to go clean dishes. after we realised one of the guys werent coming back we made the woman aware and all she said was oh and didn't even bother to apologize.

Amazing delicious food as well the service is great so kind and in my opinion it is not very pricey…read moremost likely affordable definitely recommend.

It may be the American in me, or maybe it's the mad lad still hidden deep within - but I love when…read moreI get to go out for a Nando's There seems to be so many hanging around Grand Central, Bullring, and just the city centre in general, but this one is the best one in town. The service is always top-notch and the employees don't look like they hate their job (which I always get the feeling from another in town). Been here only a handful of times, but each time it's been a pleasant experience and never have had any issues with my order or the time in which I receive it. If I had the choice, this would be the one I'd always go to when in town!

Wow. I know it's downtown Birmingham, where expectations are low, but this place's seating area…read morewas so messy and gross that I almost just left. They had roped off half the lower dining room and closed the upper level; thus, when I got my food, there were only dirty, messy tables from which to choose, and the employees behind the counter could not be bothered to show initiative and clean the place up. The manager there needs to get it together.

I was greeted by a staff and she was so very friend and help full because I was not sure what to…read moreget to eat

Another completely unique venue for Bitters and Twisted. Buffalo & Rye is new to the Bennetts Hill…read morescene, and a few doors down from sister venue Bodega. This place generated a ton of buzz before the doors were opened mid November, so naturally I wanted to try it! After stalking their Facebook, it seemed the best time to grab a table and avoid long waits was right at opening. My dining partner and I turned up shortly after noon on a Saturday and were seated immediately. The first thing i noticed is how intimate the venue is. There really is only a handful of tables. We opted for our own high top table as stools aren't the most comfortable seating. The menu is simple and specific. I'd check it out ahead of time so you know what you're in for. I thought the servers were great. Timing of food, not as great. They were rammed but we were the first people sat for the afternoon so I'd expect less of a wait than 25 minutes for starters. We shared some wings and beef chili cheese fries. Now, I am from Buffalo, NY. The chicken wing capitol of the world. We invented and perfected chicken wings. Its hard to compete with our wings in this country. Back to the review, here the wings were left still attached which I kinda liked. Usually you find the drums and flats separated so this was actually a nice change up. I do think they needed more sauce. Ours were nice and crispy but dry. Overall they were a nice choice for a starter. Ooh and the cheese fries are lovely and served in a little baking tin. As for my main, I had a buttermilk chicken sandwich which was juicy and crispy goodness. The roll was a bit too hard for my liking. I left most of it on my plate. But the chicken was amazing. Random fact about me: I love pickles or gherkins as you Brits call them. It's always a nice surprise to see a place over here serving pickles. I asked for some on my sandwich and only got one tiny piece. Step up your pickle game Buffalo & Rye! I almost forgot to mention the cocktails!! Such wild and crazy concoctions here. I tried a grape fizz and red kool aid inspired drink. Grape fizz blew me away. Kool aid was a bit uninspiring. Not as sweet or flavorful as I imagined. There's also milkshakes that looked wonderful. Sadly I was too full for one. I really liked this place. Although I can't see myself visiting it as often as the other BnTs, it's still worth a pop in. Plan accordingly. It's busy!

When coming back to Birmingham, a friend and I, always have lunch and a few beers. The location…read morechanges, but the story stays the same. This has been one of our locations three times now, and I'm beginning to wonder why it's not been more. Service during the day is casual, sit where you like, here's a menu, back in 5. The food selection is BBQ tastic, and is served very similarly to the big states places, on a little red tray. Nice but small craft beer selection, nice range of cocktails and spirits. There's even PBR if you're looking for the complete USA experience. My friend always goes for the Buffalo Black burger, which I have to say is phenomenal. I've varied and gone for the brisket one, and the pulled pork meal. Sides include "loaded" chilli cheese fries - which deserve a mention on their own. Burnt ends (side of more meat please!) and 'slaw. It's all been good, I've not experienced a bad bit of food there. Price isn't bad, for two of us last time it was £45. That was for the two burgers, burnt ends, mac n cheese, chilli cheese fries, and four beers. I'd like to see something like a Nashville hot chicken plate on the menu with the BBQ stuff, but other than that, this place is wonderful. It sells all of the things I like. Bravo. I didn't even notice it was a Bitters' and Twisted place until I read it here..

As long as there is potato and cheese then I can survive anything. The Potato Man is a family…read morebusiness that's been a street trader here in Brum since 1990. They do what it says in the name, baking their potatoes in a proper pickwick oven it is a quick, relatively healthy option for lunch. You can expect a cue from these guys at peak office lunch times but its a good choice for food on the go, hot, filling and super yummy. They do all the usual fillings and you know that the potatoes have been freshly cooked on site that day with no heating up in a microwave so you are guaranteed a crispy skin. Avoid the fast food burgers of the world and visit these guys instead.

How can a potato be that good ?…read more I tried the one with cheese, beans and butter and the one with corn beef, cheese and beans. Soon I will taste the one with bacon, cheese and beans. Hope it'll be as good as the 2 others. Love this place. 1. It's a food truck, it gives to your lunch an hipster breeze. 2. It's ready in less than a minute. 3. It's cheap. 4. It's so good. 5. It's... ? It's... ? The Jacket Potato.

Mambo's fast food is another fast food mecca placed at the city centre. One of those places that…read moremake me wonder why people STILL prefer spending some money in plastic burgers! The food in this place is absolutely delicious and the fact it's a really friendly establishment where you can seat, enjoy your meal and also have a good chit chat with the staff, is just a bonus. As I am still learning about the art of eating a really good and well-done kebab I still think most of my experience eating this fine and simple dish was positive but I do adore the options at Mambo's and the fact the salad served in this shop is almost like a homemade one! The chips are also crisp the prices in this place is something really unbelievable ! So trek down to Mambo's as soon as possible and you will know what ! mean!

You might have noticed that I am a prolific eater, I quite simply adore food in all its…read moreincarnations, and the combination of living in Birmingham and being a Yelp scout provides me with ample opportunity to check out as many eateries as I can stomach, which is a lot! One of my favourites (there are a lot of those too) is Mambo's Fast Food on Hurst Street, which strives to be better than your average kebab house. I have to say that I think they are doing a great job and hitting all of their targets. You can pick up a Donner Kebab alongside salad and of course chips, all for under a fiver, in fact it is priced at a surprisingly good three pounds ninety. I say surprisingly good because the quality of food here would lead you to believe that it was pricey, clearly this is not the case. Worth a special mention is the salad, as strange as that may sound when discussing a kebab house. This is because it is a lot fresher, crisper and generally tastier than your average kebab house salad. So if you fancy a kebab which is a cut above, then Mambo's is where you should take your business.

This is a breakfast review…read more I stumbled upon this place by mistake. I was just wondering around and found it, quite close to the best coffee shop in Brum, (Yorks Bakery Cafe on Colmore Row). Its nestled in amongst specialist whisky shops, the award winning Loki Wine, vintage clothes shops et al. I wasn't sure if they did a Full English breakfast - but although it looks like a deli, they do indeed offer a Full English for £4.99 (to include coffee or tea). The lady that served me was lovely, a warm smile when she took my order and when she served my coffee and breakfast. I ordered the breakfast, sat down and no more than 6 or 7 minutes later, a piping hot Full English was served, along with my coffee. The coffee was decent. The sausages were probably the cheapest I have eaten, but for the price point, I cant really argue. The bacon was pretty good, cooked perfectly. The fresh mushrooms were also cooked exactly to my liking. The breakfast also included a grilled tomato, beans as well as a perfectly cooked fried egg. And toast. 1 piece of toast. As a slight complaint, the sign on the window did say that the breakfast came with 2 pieces of toast, but do you know what, I will let them off. There was one HUGE complaint: The beans were contaminating the rest of the breakfast. We all know the rules - Beans separate! Overall, I was quite impressed. If they changed their sausages and served the beans separately, it would be a 5 star review.

When I can't decide where to go for lunch, I usually end up here to grab a meal deal. For £2 or…read more£2.45 you can get a baguette, packed of crisps and a drink, which is a pretty good deal. They also go jacket potatoes, paninis, breakfasts and pasta. I tend to go in a little later in the day and the sandwiches will often be made up freshly as they've run out of the pre-made ones due to the lunch rush, but even these seem fresh. The range isn't as big as some of the cheap baguette places but it's still decent enough. Cheap and cheerful.