Purnells | 1* Michelin

Purnell's is a chic, contemporary fine-dining restaurant located in one of Birmingham city centre's finest conservation areas, close to Colmore Row and St Phillips Cathedral. Set up by Michelin starred Birmingham chef, Glynn Purnell in July 2007, the 45 cover restaurant occupies a Victorian redbrick and terracotta corner building, with large windows on both sides providing plenty of natural light during the day. The restaurant has its own bar and lounge area, for diners only, where a pre-dinner cocktail or after dinner coffee or digestif can be enjoyed on comfortable sofas.
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SAMPLE MENU ( Ala Carte)

Starters

Lightly spiced and cured salmon – Wasabi – Mizuna leaves - Enoki Japanese mushroom

Ox tongue “classic” – salad of red cabbage – seaweed – tamarind – beef
Breasola – horseradish

Poached egg yolk – black pudding crumble – crispy pig’s trotter – smoked
Cauliflower purée – bacon

Salad of Devonshire crab – apple – celeriac – smoked paprika honeycomb (£3.50 Supplement)

Mains

Daube of beef – parsley – mijoté of snails, summer radishes – mushroom milk

Cod glazed in coconut – warm summer lettuce – Du Puy lentils – melon – caviar

Ballotine of Sea Bream – purple potatoes – leeks – onions – crème fraiche – onion purée

New season Cornish Lamb – Quinoa – pressed Cos lettuce – textures of fennel –
Fennel pollen – avocado

Desserts

Savarin – marjoram custard – slow cooked banana
Banana iced yoghurt

Warm, dark chocolate mousse & dark chocolate torte – mango & rosewater sorbet - Mango leather

Burnt English custard egg surprise – marinated strawberries – strawberry sorbet – black pepper Honeycomb – tarragon

Raspberry parfait “jelly and ice cream” – white chocolate – raspberries
Plate of French and British cheeses with caramel bread (£6.00 supplement)

Menu

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Purnell's
55, Cornwall street
Birmingham
B3 2DH