Aalto Restaurant - Clayton Hotel Birmingham (City Centre)

• Extensive wine and cocktail list is also available (feel free to go a bit off piste if you want
• Summer panacotta and the ever present tangy mini cheese rarebit are a must have
• Sunday roasts are also pretty special and the calming
• Modern surroundings are an added bonus to a great dining experience
• The hotel reception is unremarkable
• The incongruity of the concrete jungle views serves to hype up the feeling that you are worlds away from the hoi polloi
• Whetting my appetite for what was in store for the mains
• Parsley could have done with a sauce accompaniment
• As although it was as hearty as any good pie should be
• Those with a sweet tooth will be thrilled by the Proof is in The Pudding menu
• I was in heaven with every mouthful of Jaffa Cake pudding
• Named after the year Birmingham was granted city status
• A hard gin based cocktail this tasted surprisingly light and the fresh ginger made me believe it was really healthy too
• As a red wine lover with an eye on the fish mains
• The Frappato/Nerrello Mascalese 2010 from Sicily was delicious with the cheese board
• T know we were here to review Aalto so it was thoroughly heartening to see the attention to detail in the attention given to us
• Aalto acknowledges the proof is indeed in the pudding
• The afternoon tea was very enjoyable
• The service was professional

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