Simpsons was the first restaurant in Birmingham to get a Michelin star and has definitely managed to keep these standards up ever since. The setting in Edgbaston with a nice garden is very pleasent (although much nicer in the summer than on an initially very wet day in October). After slightly stupidly deciding to walk from Five Ways to Simpsons in the pouring rain we received a warm welcome and had drinks whilst perusing the menu before being taken to our table.
The lunch menu is actually a pretty good deal-£40 for 3 courses, an amuse bouche, predesert, petit fours and half a bottle of wine. With two choices for each course we were able to avoid the fois gras starter and instead opted for the ravioli of scallops (which despite not generally being a scallops fan I enjoyed. The bread selection is excellent so anyone who might be concerned about small portion sizes (apparently it does happen) can easily fill up. The star of the show was the main course of pork-classic combinations cooked very well, with lovely little pulled pork balls. The desert of pear with chocolate sorbet was nice if not spectacular.
This place is dependable, you know you're going to get a good meal in a nice setting with attentive service and taking advantage of the lunch menu means you can convince yourself you're not being too extravagant.
http://www.simpsonsrestaurant.co.uk
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| Amuse bouche (not so amusing when spilt on a white table cloth...) |
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| Bread (including lovely foccacia and onion bread) |
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| Ravioli of scallop |
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| Pork belly, apple balls, onion sauce |
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| Pre-desert |
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| Pear, chocolate sorbet, creme caramel |
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| Petit fours |
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