Balsall Common Restaurant Guide

“One of the old favourites in Stratford”, this “always reliable” two-floor establishment was previously home to a women’s clothes shop, but nowadays it makes a “great place for a pre-theatre meal (other reasons for eating there also work)” thanks to its “nice environment” and “good menu choices, including some lovely vegetarian options”.

“Another good restaurant close to the RSC, so good for pre-theatre eating” – “they get you served in quite a bustling environment but without drama” at this bistro “in an atmospheric building in the centre of town”. Fans (all who report) say it has a “good menu selection” which “if not always terribly exciting is ever-reliable”.

The original of what is now a duo of modern Indian venues (run by the Lasan Group) which now has a Harborne sibling – this attractive modern operation offers an affordable menu rooted in street-food dishes.

Torquil and Juree Chidwick’s Moseley Village fixture is celebrating its twentieth year (est. 2003) and continues to inspire solid feedback for its ‘true taste of Thailand’. Over the last twelve months, they expanded further with a new Solihull outpost, complete with outside seating.

Husband and wife team, Torquil and Juree Chidwick, first opened Sabai Sabai as a small, cosy, family-run Thai restaurant in Moseley 10 years ago. Proving a real hit with the locals they opened the Harborne restaurant, oozing a subtle eastern sophistication with carved wooden b...

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“A popular, long-established bistro on Sheep Street close to the RSC theatre and river, located in a fabulously atmospheric Tudor building – all oak beams and ancient accoutrement” (“mind your head on the ceiling… part of the charm of an old building!”). “It’s very useful for a meal before a performance”, with “staff who are welcoming, friendly and highly efficient”; and “a good menu, including a few seasonal dishes as well as old favourites”. “We eat here regularly, about five or six times a year, and always for pre-theatre meals. We have tried other restaurants in Stratford but always return here: there’s never the slightest danger that diners will miss curtain up and the pre-theatre set menus are exceptionally good value. The first floor dining room is particularly atmospheric, being in one of the oldest buildings in Stratford. The only downside is for diners of limited mobility, who have to negotiate two flights of steep stairs in order to access the toilets”.

A superb privately owned country house hotel, restaurant, conference centre & wedding venue, residing in the outstanding natural beauty of the Warwickshire countryside.The AA two rosettes restaurant provides a variety of menu options from a two course lu...

Solid if arguably “fairly standard” Thai dishes again win a good rating for this branch of Torquil & Juree Chidwick’s small group, which they’ve created over 20 years on the promise of ‘The True Taste of Thailand’. Top Tip – competitively priced lunch and pre-theatre deal for £17.95.

“A very small restaurant in the small, attractive, well-heeled north Worcestershire village of Barnt Green with tables and a counter at which some diners are sat in very close proximity of the culinary action”. With just 18 seats, it’s owned by chef Andrew Sheridan, and although he recently left Brum for his native Liverpool, he continues to show an interest locally with the August 2023 acquisition of nearby coffee and brunch venue, The Garrity. At Black & Green, his team “delivers a well-balanced six-course tasting menu, often with original ingredients. Many of the dishes are brought to table by the chefs themselves”.