The best restaurants in West Midlands

Having spent 25 years in the hospitality industry, working front of house and management side I am well aware of the correct ways when dealing with people. We would always do our best to ensure customers were happy and enjoyed their experiences. They would then recommend our establishment to friends and family. I can never recall an occasion when we turned away an opportunity to make money. Especially not for the sake of £10!! I was part of the group of 10, changed to 8, who were spoken to very rudely by the "owner" of The Tardebigge on 24th October after querying the non return of a deposit To be asked "well do you want the table?" in the way she asked us was totally unacceptable. I told her we obviously did as we had no intention of losing another £40. At that she completely lost it and said she would give us the £50 we'd paid and we were to leave. I fully appreciate the need for non-refundable deposits at Christmas, weekends and other busy times of the year but a Thursday lunch hardly comes under that umbrella and to return £10, make customers happy and likely to tell others, whilst also taking around £250 is surely the better option? We'll certainly not return

We had come up to Newcastle for a birthday celebration and had originally booked a table elsewhere that wasn't even open, so a wander around the local area we came across this restaurant. They were able to sit the 6 of us within a decent time frame without a booking. The food was exceptional and very tasty, service was a touch slow but it's a Saturday night and the restaurant was full and quite busy. We did have to ask a couple of times for the drinks we'd ordered but the food was definitely worth the wait. Tasty food and lovely staff, we will definitely return the next time we come over to Newcastle

Lovely little pub, super friendly staff, sport on the telly and a great chef. Pie night is our fav!

The packets of sauce are next to the radiator making them expired and warm

Very good atmosphere inside the Resturent gentle sand friendly staff very good service and excellent food had a great time thanks Bengal lounge restaurant

We visited the grove for Mother’s Day, 6 adults, 1 child. 3 x roast chicken, 2 x 8oz fillet steak, 1 children’s chicken nuggets +chips. My meal (steak) came out and looked great, although my stone wasn’t hot enough to cook my steak, onions and mushrooms, my steak although looked great, tasted horrible. £23 to only be satisfied with the chips! My wife also couldn’t eat the chicken and neither could my father Inlaw, only eating less that half there meals. I wouldn’t go back if I’d not Eaton for a month and was offered a free meal!

My Husband Jeremy and Me, along with our friend Chris and also our spaniel Zac very much enjoyed our food and the hot drinks. The team who work there are helpful and friendly Many thanks

Only had a takeaway but food was good and fast takeaway.

Honestly the best pub meal I've had in years! The steak and Guinness pie was delicious and chips better than many chippies. How they do that with bargain prices baffles me. Highly recommend

Yet another scrumptious meal at Christophers. The smoked haddock mornay is to die for ! All the food was delicious and enjoyed by hubby and myself. Service was first class. Thank you Christophers 😊

Not the worst place I’ve been to but equally I won’t be going back. Portion sizes weren’t great but weren’t overly small either. The food wasn’t exceptionally tasty however the restaurant was accommodating in my request not to put cardamon pods in the food which was appreciated.

Decent enough place. The savoury food is very very high quality & impressive!

Ambience is perfect. Food is okay. Not really good.

Excellent. Two meals here during our visit to Great Malvern. Lovely food, very reasonably priced, good choice and friendly service. Well recommended.

I have been hear a numer of times went for a take away last night took 20 minutes was first 1s in there Beer was vile. I orded a £9.50 murghi garlic to get home and it tasted like a buna . A korma wmis spicer and NOOO FRESH garlic. Will not be using again . Best indian is the one at the top of hight street on the corner