There are so many balti houses in the Midlands it is puzzling how so many of them survive, let alone make a profit, writes Harry Gottschalk.
The Fountain Inn was very busy – and it’s easy to see why this Black Country inn is so popular, writes our undercover meal reviewer The Ins
Surfing the internet proved to be well worth our reviewer Lisa O’Brien’s time.
There is a great joke, writes our undercover meal reviewer The Insider, about a well-known politician, with a reputation for exotic tastes, who walked into a chip shop in his constituency one night.
Appearances can be deceiving as our reviewer, Shaun Lintern, found out on a trip to Penkridge.
Our undercover meal reviewer The Insider finds high-class Indian cuisine served in pleasant surroundings by a team of friendly staff.
Birmingham lays claim to being the curry capital of the Midlands thanks to its famous Balti Triangle. But just a few miles up the road, the Black Country town of lye is trying to muscle in on the action, writes Andrew Turton.
Sorry, I know I shouldn’t, but I couldn’t help myself, writes our undercover meal reviewer, The Insider. Briefly loitering around the door to the kitchen, casually eavesdropping on any action that might be going on.
These days it can be difficult to find somewhere to go for lunch that offers something affordable but different to the typical chain pub grub or stone-baked pizzas, writes Adam Burling.
Our undercover meal reviewer The Insider finds a Mediterranean menu with plenty of choice – but it’s a sirloin with peppercorn sauce that sealed it.
Rating **** Andy Richardson goes for a curry and finds the converstaion is saucy and spicy too!
Charles Dickens didn’t think much of this place, writes our undercover meal reviewer The Insider. He stayed here once after being stranded in Stafford, which he described as being: “As dull and dead town as anyone could desire not to see.”
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