MICHELIN Guide United Kingdom
Purnell's
- 55 Cornwall Street, Birmingham, B3 2DH, United Kingdom
- 45 - 90 GBP • Modern Cuisine
Take Away
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MICHELIN Guide United Kingdom
Purnell's
- 55 Cornwall Street, Birmingham, B3 2DH, United Kingdom
- 45 - 90 GBP • Modern Cuisine
MICHELIN Guide’s Point Of View

Glynn Purnell really is ‘Mr Birmingham’: a larger-than-life character who is a proud ambassador for a city that he has helped put on the culinary map. A friendly young team assist him at Purnell’s; after a drink in the comfy lounge, they will lead you past the wine display and through the oak door into the spacious, vibrantly decorated dining room.
Menus range from an à la carte to a 10 course tasting option and include some of Glynn’s signature dishes from the ‘Great British Menu’. The sophisticated cooking ranges from British to Scandic in style and uses a mix of classic and modern techniques. Flavours and textures marry perfectly and he shows his personality through some of his more playful dishes. Rather than a chef’s table, he has the ‘Living Room’, where he offers a selection of small plates entitled ‘Brummie Tapas’.
- m One MICHELIN Star: High quality cooking, worth a stop!
- ô Very comfortable restaurant
Speciality
- ‘Faux’ black Canary potatoes, chorizo mayonnaise and edible charcoal
- Looe red mullet with Jerusalem artichoke, crispy chicken wing and brown chicken sauce
- Caramelised pressed Gala apple terrine, green apple sorbet, vanilla cream and apple blossom
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