Autumn has definitely arrived in Birmingham. And whilst I love a scarf and a pumpkin spice latte as much as the next basic bitch, one thing I really can’t get on board with is the lack of daylight. Dragging myself out of bed has become an impossible task; one that requires more willpower than I happen to possess and a fancy sunrise simulating alarm clock. It’s dark, it’s cold, it’s miserable, it’s shit, and I’ve used up all my holiday at work.
I used to work in an office at Five Ways. Back then it was a depressing place to be; the trashy Broad St in one direction, Edgbaston’s elitist housing to the other. Lunch time was equally lack lustre. You would, if you were lucky, get to see a riddled prostitute on the way to picking up a jacket potato from a man in a van who wished he’d stayed on at school. Or even worse, a Boots sandwich meal deal. But that was then, and Birmingham is a changed place after those many years, with few areas more transformed than this meeting point of Edgbaston and the city centre. Many of the office blocks still remain but the area has become a culinary corner with Rofuto peering down over The Highfield, Simpsons and Blue Piano. Its become one of my favourite places in the city to be.
This is a nice, cozy and romantic space, perfect for couples or small groups that would like to share small dishes. There are some dishes that you must order in advance, like the suckling pig, that can be shared between larger groups.
The tapas were great and everybody at our table loved the food. I specially recommend the garlic prunes, the manchego cheese, the patatas bravas and the seafood paella.
Also, they have special offers that change every day, like Thursdays they have a plate of paella for two people and 2 glasses of wine for £18.
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