The Sunday Telegraph
William Sitwell is the first of the national restaurant critics to review Plates by Purnell’s, the new from Glyn Purnell that was loudly anticipated in the press but we’ve heard little of it since opening.
“Wrapped around the central core of the ground floor of a Victorian building”, it’s a “sweet and lively Spanish tapas restaurant in Birmingham… not far from the city centre” and a stone’s throw from Purnell’s “fancier, Michelin-starry place”.
A few of the dishes “could have done with some oomph, some seasoning, a little left hook to my taste buds” but the grilled octopus was “impeccable” and the Eton Mess (“Desastre de Eton”) a “highlight”. (****)
William Sitwell - 2023-10-15
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