Fried Scallops Fried Scallops

Golden, crispy fried scallops, tender on the inside, offering a delightful seafood treat with every bite.

Riva Blu Birmingham

Riva Blu Birmingham

63 Temple Row, Birmingham, B25LS, United Kingdom

Pub • Wine • Pizza • Grill


"I had visited the infamous San Carlo Fumo restaurant in Birmingham. Fumo introduces italian tapas style dishes that are delicious in relation to their main restaurant San Carlo. Located in the centre of Birmingham and only a few minutes from San Carlo, this makes Fumo easily accessible for anybody to find! At first glance, I recall that the interior was W o w. Really elegant and modern, with an overview of the bar area within the dining area. We ordered a few dishes as this was during lunch time. (And cocktails come'on it was a birthday celebration lunch! :p) So this is what we ate: Lobster Risotto: Despite it being a small dish, we hoped that there would be lobster meat in this, however it was really nice rich in lobster flavour. Mixed seafood Calamari: Squid King Prawn Scallops. I loooove Calamari and this was certainly delicious! This was the first time I had tried deep fried Scallops and it's definitely something I would order again. Mixed Seafood Spaghetti: Contains Mussels Prawns Clams Squid and Cherry Tomatoes. This portion size was just right especially for lunch as pasta can be really filling. The creamy sauce that had garlic, butter and a kick of chilli made this dish really flavorsome. Bruschetta with wild mushrooms: Your ordinary Bruschetta dish, plated on a bed of Rocket leaf salad, with wild mushrooms topped with Parmesan cheese. Tasted Lovely, wouldn't say extra ordinary though. Calamari: Deep fried squid. Yep, we loved the mixed calamari soo much that we had ordered another portion of just Squid Calamari. Love the presentation of this. Rice Balls with Meat Ragu: Bet you would've thought that these were meatballs right? Definitely looks it! Take a bite into this and you would find that it has a risotto filling with meat ragu inside. Soo yummy! I loved it. Cocktails: I cannot remember at all what were the names of these! But I do remember that it tasted alot stronger than i had imagined. Nevertheless, tasted really fresh and different! Fumo really does like to showcase their uniqueness in presentation. How cute is that little glass :o). Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed Lunch at San Carlo Fumo, the service was great as was the food. With no doubt, we will be back to have dinner one day. To see all the mouth watering photos please visit our blog [hidden link]"

Cavendish Rooms, Chatsworth

Cavendish Rooms, Chatsworth

Cavendish Tea Rooms,, DE45 1PN, Derbyshire Dales, United Kingdom

Kebab • Seafood • Asiatic • European


"Visited today to celebrate my Mum’s 60th birthday. We were a party of 4 and a high standard was set from the start. The door was opened to us on approach, the hostess greeting us with a polite smile and seating us promptly. Our coats were whisked away, and we were presented with beautiful menus and advised how the afternoon tea would proceed (spoiler the food is not all presented at once… it takes a good couple of hours! , and were shown a list of available loose leaf teas to choose from at our leisure. We opted to splurge and upgrade to the Champagne Afternoon tea, since we were celebrating a significant birthday for my Mum, and warned our wonderful waitress Angela that we would be asking her to take a fair few group pictures! Our group included 1 very fussy eater, and two with medically mandated dietary requirements, which we advised of both at time of booking, and when we were seated. We decided to be brave and throw caution to the wind (accepting adaptations for dairy and caffeine free as required and went with the flow, trusting the expertise of the team. We were also offered the choice of “pairing” our tea selections to each course (like pairing wine to a meal we decided to give it a go, with the assurance that we could switch to the tried and tested “English Breakfast tea” at any time… Pairing our tea turned out to be the best decision we have ever made, and a choice all 4 of us would thoroughly reccomend. With each different tea, we were given fresh china strainers “so you can truly appreciate the different flavours” Throughout our visit, Anglea was fantastic. She was attentive without being intrusive, shared a fantastic knowledge of the different teas availabe, and could not have been more helpful and fantastic. Her charm and attention to detail made a highly anticipated visit truly memorable. Additional highlights included the goats cheese, proscuitto and fig jelly sandwiches (divine! , the gentle soundtrack providing a pleasant ambiance to the room (especially when the Downton theme started playing as we poured our first cup of tea 4 very giddy Downton fans thoroughly approved! , the provison of dairy free pattiserie for the sweet course IN ADDITION to the usual goodies on offer, and the beautiful surprise of a “Happy 60th Birthday” plate because “our team wanted to recognise and clebrate the occasion with you wonderful ladies” Well worth the price tag. Definately something everyone should indulge in given half a chance!"