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Summary

£91
 ££££
4
Very Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“One of the nicest restaurants in Birmingham, without a doubt” – this small greige and wood-toned venue just off St Paul’s Square was launched by Ben Tesh and partner Lucy Hanlon in 2017. “It’s a quiet, relaxing, informal place with charming service in which to eat very fine food prepared meticulously by chef Ben, who has his very own quiet style of cooking. The menu takes the form of a tasting menu and each dish seems to complement the previous one: excellent food that’s often subtle, frequently original, occasionally challenging, but quite special when set against the background of the Birmingham dining out scene”.

Summary

£86
 ££££
4
Very Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Noma alumnus Ben Tesh and partner Lucy Hanlon run this “lovely smallish restaurant” in the Jewellery Quarter, whose “fantastic tasting menus” (comprising “classic dishes with a twist”) come in ‘short’ or ‘long’ versions – the latter going 14 rounds. The “brilliant” venture, which was launched in 2017, elicited real raves again this year: for one fan, this is “perhaps the finest, truest expression of modern British cuisine in the West Midlands”.

Summary

£86
 ££££
5
Exceptional
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Ben Tesh & Lucy Hanlon’s four-year-old pop-up turned permanent in the Jewellery Quarter showcases Ben’s “really exceptional” cooking, with up to 15 servings of refined and adventurous food to taste from a choice of ‘long’ or ‘short’ ever-changing menus. The chef developed his own approach after a stint in the kitchen at Noma in Copenhagen, and now earns consistently rave reviews.

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8 Caroline Street, Birmingham, B3 1TR

Restaurant details

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Folium Restaurant Diner Reviews

Reviews of Folium Restaurant in B3, Birmingham by users of Hardens.com. Also see the editors review of Folium restaurant.
Sinda H
Suberb, every time....
Reviewed 7 months, 12 days ago

"Suberb, every time."

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Prices

  Cost Availability Courses
Menu1 80.00 Always available 4
Menu2 120.00 Always available 14
Drinks  
Filter Coffee £3.00
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 10.00%
8 Caroline Street, Birmingham, B3 1TR
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
TuesdayCLOSED
Wednesday5:30 pm‑12 am
Thursday5:30 pm‑12 am
Friday12 pm‑4 pm, 5:30 pm‑12 am
Saturday12 pm‑4 pm, 5:30 pm‑12 am
SundayCLOSED

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