Deli heaven is a superb little deli in the heart of the jewellery quarter. It's opening hours are…read moretypically 9-3:30. The first thing that will strike you about this place is how cool it looks! There is seating inside which also fits in with the trendy look. The menu is one of the best things about this place. It's huge! There's breakfasts, sandwiches, wraps and much more. There is plenty of option for vegetarians too. On this occasion I decided to try the halloumi and mushroom wrap. It was a hot wrap and mushroom has been freshly fried. The ingredients tasted fresh and not over powering. Great balance with a hint of sweet chilli sauce and some sort of mayonnaise too! The pricing here is also great! I paid £3.50 for my wrap and it sure was filling! If your looking for a quick lunch fix this in the jewellery quarter I recommend this place!

Morning coffee part II…read more I must have walked past this place 1000 times and thought it was closed down...today I found out why! It is simply not open on weekends, and is not on my short walk to work! I went in this morning and was quickly welcomed by the owner, he was chatty and polite making me my coffee while I had a look around. I have to say the coffee was average, but how friendly the staff are makes up for that. If you want some friendly chat and a warm welcome to start your day, this place is worth a try.

Sunday's quite simply need a decent brunch. Today a friend and I decided we would see what Home had…read moreto offer. The decoration here is excellent, mismatched furniture gives a really cozy and friendly feel to the restaurant area and a great selection of light background music creates and laid back feel...perfect for Sunday! I decided to have the scrambled eggs and smoked salmon. The eggs and salmon were excellent but were sadly let down by sliced white bread with no option to change to brown or granary when ordering. My friends sausage and onion sandwich looked excellent....the food envy was very real. Overall good, just sadly not excellent.

I'd been meaning to pop into Home Café Deli for a while now and today was the day. I must say, I'm…read moreimpressed with what I found. I came in here for lunch and made the mistake of not grabbing a table and looking at the menu before ordering so I was faced with the blackboard over the serving counter which is chock-full of all-day breakfast options, sandwiches and salads. In a slight panic and a bit overwhelmed, I decided on a "croque monsieur (or as we Brummies know it - ham & cheese toastie)" - that is actually what it's called! Although I just said 'croque monsieur' myself. Oh and I ordered an americano too. It all came to under £5 so that in itself was a pleasant surprise. My order taken, I was told to take a seat and the food would be right over. I took that opportunity to visit the toilet, which was clean if a little basic and unisex, not that I have a problem with that. That taken care of, I didn't have to wait long for my drink to arrive and my food followed shortly after - it looked delicious! I took a quick snap for Yelp but I couldn't wait to dig in. I wasn't disappointed either - the cheese was nicely melted and the ham tasted like it was good quality. I appreciated the choice of white or brown bread too as I'm a big fan of brown bread. My americano was also tasty - not bitter and nice and strong, just like it should be. I would definitely come back here for coffee. As I'm sitting here working and Yelp!ing, the smell wafting over is divine - this may be the only down side as I'm getting hungry again! To top it all off, there's free wifi and power points, the atmosphere is homely and the decor is eclectic. In short, I love it. [EDIT] Unfortunately I've had to remove a star from my review because the Wi-Fi wasn't suitable for Skype meetings. It was servicable for other, less intensive work but stear clear otherwise!

What a delight to have finally made it to Laghi's deli! One…read moreof those places I feel like I've walked past so many times but not stopped. What a mistake! We finally had the chance, following a morning trip to the cinema to pop in for a quick lunch. We ordered a Hot Hot Hot pizza to share, and a could of beers. The beer the other half wanted wasn't available but our server took great delight in taking us through the Morrerti specials that Laghi's stock. His suggestion was spot on! The pizza itself was thin, flavoursome and just enough for a lunch time snack, but we would definitely prefer two next time! Sweet treats of doughnuts and strudel followed, and that drew are first experience to a close. But definitely not our last!

Most authentic Italian in Birmingham. I had tried many different Italian restaurants and this was…read morethe best value and taste. The pastries are also delicious. Pictured is a special seafood pasta. I recommend the Ragu tagliatelle , pizza and whatever is on the specials ! The first time I went in was on a Saturday, and it was full, because of this, the service was really slow. I hope that they can improve the busy weekends. Going on the weekdays is perfect for me. Keep up the good food, I am now a regular !

This great store is a great addition to Birmingham's shopping complex…read more These people know their food, know what they're talking about and are very positive. They sell fine food and wine. I tried the special sun dried tomatoes, and they were lovely!! They offer a great selection and plethora of other delights such as Bacon jam!, and many other special food items that you can't buy in most shops, other than this specialist. Hampers are also available in the old fashion type cases, together with flours and pastas sourced worldwide. The items available will make your Christmas that extra bit special, or for that extra special occasion! This is not just any retailer, this is Anderson and Hill retailer!!

I had heard good things about the sandwiches from here, so thought I'd check it out today. After…read moreordering my sandwich, the girl began making my sandwich without a mask, without gloves and without washing her hands. She went on to touch door handles and various other things behind the counter whilst also touching the bread and fillings for my sandwich. In addition, whilst making the sandwich, she then answered her phone, and therefore was touching her mobile, and then continued making my sandwich. I wouldn't expect this kind of lack of hygiene under normal circumstances, never mind in a pandemic. Definitely won't be returning.

I don't understand how such a place can go unreviewed for over 2 years, Selfridges World Of Food,…read moreis an amazing part of the large Selfridges department store, which is one of 4 in the country and this branch is right in the heart of Birmingham City center, on the ground level of Selfridges with also enterences into the Bullring center, the other 2 stores I have visited in Manchester and Trafford both have enterences into malls as well, but out of the 3, this "Food Hall" is by far the best for the range stocked. Selfridges World of Food has a great feel to it, and atmosphere stocking so many things, including a range of Wilkin and Sons jam, albeit expensive is a very nice giftset for nice, premium jam, which the large tins can often be found in a supermarket, but still these jams are used in the best hotels, such as Hilton, which I noticed on my recent visit to their Green Park branch in London, near enough opposite Buckingham Palace. Not only do they stock a good range, but they is a large amount of eateries based here, they is an Ed's Easy Diner, a PRET A Manger, Krispy Kreme, most of these are typical things to find in a Selfridges along with Pattiserie Valerie's stand of sweet treats, which even stocks Hey Little Cupcake, cakes which are from a small, independent Manchester based business, who have one store in Manchester and also a popup at the Selfridges branch in Trafford. This store even has a small Starbucks inside, which seems a nicer, quieter branch for a city center, They stocked good range of teas, including Teapigs, a brand of loose leaf teas and Monin flavouring syrups for coffee, which are used in Costa Coffee and Caffe Nero. Nespresso, another regular at Selfridges also had a stall here and so did Nutella, where you could buy a 400g jar of Nutella at great value for £1.99, already cheaper than the retail price at Tesco, but get your name printed on it as well! There was also a nice range of expensive wines and Cadbury's Chocolate. Even with no intent to buy, being one of 4 in the UK (one of 3 food halls) this is really worth a look in, because it is an amazing place to shop, apart from the high places and it being a really high-end place, it is worth a look in, even if like me, you have no intention to buy anything (although it is hard not to), yet still walk out with a Selfridges bag. I have also commented on the store its-self in a separate review, but the building its-self is a fantastic, modern building which really does stand out on Birmingham High Street, and continues the Selfridges way of only having the best buildings.

I was hungry and I was looking for something quick to eat so I headed over to the food court at…read moreSelfridges & Co. at Bullring Mall and I went to Patisserie Valerie. I went to the menu which was at the back of the stand, which is not a good place to put it and the employees were not even greeting me and attending to me. I had to say, "excuse me" to get their attention and then head to Even so, the employees should be paying attention to the customer and aware of when their customers arrive and where they are. Once I was helped, I got the eggs on whole wheat toast. It was okay, just to get something in my belly, but it had no flavor, no sauce. I believe it was £3.95 from what I read or maybe I was so hungry, but she charged me £2.95. I ain't complainin'. Lol. :) She was very nice, but it was not the best experience. It was more of a grab and go to get something to fill me up, but did not have much flavor. Although they are more known for their sweets, they should still have high quality, tasty food for their other food items. It is also a chain, so sometimes with chains, the quality of the food and service goes down. Out of the other options, they are more like fast-food service and do not have healthy options. It was okay, not as great as I thought it would be. That's okay. If you are looking for great places to eat at the mall, check out the sit-down restaurants like Bill's, which has exceptional service and food. There is also Café Rouge and other restaurants that should be good. :)

Sainsbury's at Martineau Square is probably the largest supermarket style store in Birmingham city…read morecentre, at least in the Sainsbury's brand anyway but it is far from the best. The store was really understaffed when I came in, it felt like they were ready to shut in the middle of the day with no manned tills or counters, the store was even really dark to get around (perhaps a power outage in part of the store), yet there was no staff members apologising or offering assistance. Other reviews suggest it isn't even a lighting issue and it has been going on for weeks and months, which surely makes no sense: as someone who visits Sainsbury's stores across England and Wales, I've not seen anything like it. I couldn't get any of the items I came in for which strangely were on sale in a smaller Sainsbury's store on Colmore Row, it is a large supermarket but I just wasn't impressed with the selection. The ramped enterance into the store remains dangerous and is an accident waiting to happen as it involves a sharp and narrow corner blocked by a wall, I really don't know how health and safety approved it as it is too narrow to have two lanes and all it takes is to people coming up at the same time (and then unable to go back) and BANG. The store really does need to review their staffing levels, ramped enterance and lighting as a matter of urgency.

I am reviewing this branch of sainsbury's on the one thing I get there and thats the salad…read morebowl.....I know this is a controversial 5* review but it's actually really good! For £2.95 you can have yourself a medium salad bowl packed full of bean, beetroot, red pepper, chickpea and other salads which I have to say tastes great! Big shouts to the pea and mint salad which gives the whole bowl freshness and a whole load of extra flavour....I strongly recommend going in on that scoop for a lunchtime win! I know you are thinking.....supermarket salad bowl.....it's going to be rubbish.....but this one shames other supermarkets. I need to say that compared to Morrisons dried out salads this is on another level. If you want a cheap lunch on the move and want to be healthy in a savage world of burger temptation.....give this a go.

Oh yes, I heard a lot of bad reviews about Delice de France before but the truth is: I like the…read morefood there and it is a nice place to eat during my daily journeys back home from work. My commuting is pretty boring and sometimes you wait to long for a train so I sometimes stop at this deli for some baguette or paninis. Love them to bit. Not the cheapest ones, I am afraid. Just walking more yards at New Street Station and you can find some sandwiches for half price of food here but I like it because it's usually empty and the service is nice and fast, anyway. There is not seats in this bakery so expects it to be a grab your food and eat else where kind of place. It doesn't bother me at all because I am usually taking the food away. I have a thing for any brie baguettes served at Delice de France and they have a classic meal deal ( sandwich+ crisps + drink) so it can cost less than a fiver.

I walk past every time I commute to Birmingham and back. So I thought I would finally give it a…read moretry. I bought a small cappuccino and the Ham & cheese croissant to go. I have to say this was the hottest coffee I had ever had!! It was piping hot!! Even when I walked up to Edmund st & sat at my desk it was still hot! This is great as I've had caffe Nero etc and their coffees are not this hot! The croissant was also still warm! I'm going to buy brekkie from there again to test out the heat of coffee again when next in brum! Then I know if this is standard or if it was the early start at 7.45am??

Looking for an excuse to feel like a sophisticated vintage connoisseur, without actually knowing…read moreanything about wine? Then Loki is the place to be. Hidden away in the charmingly historic Great Western Arcade in the centre of Birmingham, this spot is a gem--like a treasure chest full of wine, with little tasting notes as the map. The magic happens with the tasting machines, where you can try up to 40 wines by the glass--not all at once, you rascal! Want to sample a few without committing to a whole bottle? You can try sips for around £1. It's a great way to find your new favorite drop without the commitment anxiety. Plus, they have these super cool self-service Loki cards, or you can (as I did) trade your credit card for a temp. Get guidance from the lovely staff if you're overwhelmed by all the choices (I was). The selection is as diverse as it is vibrant, with wines from all over the world, and the best part? They're all served at the exact temperature the makers intended--no warm, sad wine here. Looking for sweet wines, my partner and I enjoyed an airy Gewürztraminer, a super fantastic vintage port from Warre, and a delightful coffee-noted port from Penfolds. I also sampled a yummy, peppery and full-bodied Shiraz. While I didn't try the food, the menu looks like it would be the perfect pairing with any glass you pick. Cheese boards, meat boards, olives, focaccia, you know the stuff. Whether you're an aficionado or a casual enthusiast (like me), Loki Wine is a great spot for a laid-back yet luxurious experience. I'll definitely be back next time I'm in Brum.

Loki is a technically a wine shop but it has a few unique selling points…read more 1. Phil is super knowledgeable and approachable. If you have a question about wine or need a recommendation he will help you! 2. The beautiful location in Great Western Arcade. The store itself is exceptionally stylish too, all wood shelves, tables made from barrels and a lovely upstairs seating area. 3. It's not just a shop- you can try wines too. You can pick up a card, load it with money, pop the card into the amazing wine dispenser (!) select a small or large taster or a whole glass, and the wine is dispensed into the wine glass you have taken from the rack above. There's a variety of decent reds and whites available. These are good quality wines so a full bottle isn't a cheap option. So having the option to have a good sized sample for anything from 90p-£2 means you can feel more confident buying the whole bottle. So when you've picked a glass of wine you like, you can take it upstairs, sit on the seats, order a cheese or meat board (from Anderson and Hill across the way) and have a completely relaxing afternoon. Even the olive oil is amazing. Highly recommended.