Recognising that January can be a bit of a slow time for restaurants I have been doing my best to help the situation.
Just after New Year we popped in to Birmingham because I wanted to try the "Winter skate" outdoor ice rink. After being a little tentative to start I managed to let go of the sides, skate on my own and get up a little bit of speed. I didn't fall over at all and managed to avoid barging into the many small children (and few unsteady adults) that did tend to get in the way a bit.
Having worked up an appetite it was off to Purnell's Bistro for lunch. A sister restaurant to Purnell's, we'd been reminded about this place after reading a review by Tom Parker-Bowles just before Christmas, and it felt like it was on of only a few restaurants not still closed for their Christmas break. They had a very good value lunch menu but also some a la carte options that weren't too expensive. I was tempted by a Jerusalem artichoke veloute to start and pork belly with "Glynn's sausage roll" main course. Both were great, aware of recent Christmas excesses I managed to not have dessert, although the hot chocolate I did have probably wasn't low calorie!
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| Nice setting-in front of the new library, and the Christmas wheel |
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| Managing to stay upright |
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| Taking a break |
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| Jerusalem artichoke and potato veloute |
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| Honey glazed pork belly, smoked bacon mash, creamed cabbage, Glynn's sausage roll |
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| Hot chocolate and truffles |
http://www.purnellsbistro-gingers.com
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