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Opening June 2024 in the Jewellery Quarter, a ‘mostly seafood’ chef’s table restaurant from chef Alex Claridge, of nearby The Wilderness. It replaces Atelier, his cocktail bar that closed down last year, which had become ‘an albatross around my neck’ – hence the name.

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Newhall Street, Birmingham City Centre, B3 1RU

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Reviews of Albatross Death Cult Restaurant in B3, Birmingham City Centre by users of Hardens.com. Also see the editors review of Albatross Death Cult restaurant.
Charlie S
Hands up, we only thought of visiting becau...
Reviewed 1 months, 1 day ago

"Hands up, we only thought of visiting because of Grace Dent’s rave review. We were lucky enough to get a booking on a day when we were visiting Birmingham anyway. I have to report that Ms Dent’s rave about the restaurant is well justified. We were delivered a succession of first rate dishes, largely of spanking fresh fish and shellfish which were all very tasty and beautifully presented. The meal was billed as a 12 course tasting menu, but we also had several amuse bouche starters. I had the drinks flight which was well matched to the dishes. It included several different sake, which were a revelation to me. The restaurant has only around 12 covers per sitting, and one sits at the counter, chatting to the staff and one’s fellow diners. The staff are all lovely and knowledgeable and happy to share their knowledge. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit. Our only criticism is that the restaurant is difficult to find, being tucked away in the corner of a large courtyard."

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What the Newspaper Critics are saying

The Guardian

Grace Dent declared this “omakase fine dining” spot with just 14 counter seats from Alex Claridge of the Wilderness, his partner Rachael Whittle and head chef Piotr Szpak, to be “one of the top five seafood places in the UK today, even though it has been open for only a few months”.

It’s a “strange, industrial space” – “a paean to stainless steel, cement and stripped-back brickwork”, with a ludicrously pretentious name (a reference to Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s ‘Ancient Mariner’) and a “relentless, post-punk dark wave backing track by the likes of Lebanon Hanover” (me neither).

But it’s also “a special restaurant run by people who are at the top of their game” who will take you on a “forward-thinking, experimental, edible maritime journey that will keep you in its tentacles for at least three hours”.

Grace Dent - 2024-10-06
Newhall Street, Birmingham City Centre, B3 1RU

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