ju ju's cafe

i visited thisplacewith my family and this restaurant is incredible. located in canal square in birmingham not far from broad street. this restaurant offers a beautiful modest and intimate venue which allows you to really soak up the atmosphere. the incredible thing is that if you have a taste for something which isn't on the menu or a special dietary need, and if they have the ingredients, they will happily make you something to your taste. you have to go there.

we chose thisplacebecause of its location and recommendation. on arrival we were greeted warmly and politely by the staff. we ordered the sharing breakfast platter for two with a glass of fresh orange each and extra toast for one. the quality of the food was good although a little cool ,and the price was a little under £21 for that i would have expected a couple of sausage and bacon rashers each and that's why i'm not giving top marks.

the front of the menu at ju ju’s reads ‘welcome to ju ju’s’ in large font.  rarely has such a statement been so simple yet so accurate.  its aplacewhere the worst of people could go in and leave smiling.  i know this because i have been and i fall very much into that worst category.  it does not offer much to the culinary world other than a big hug and a kiss to the forehead, but that’s fine with me; comfort is underrated is modern cooking.  flavour is too often sacrificed for finesse, heartiness lost to dainty dressing.  not here.  at ju ju’s julia is boss and her world is about feeding others.

having read excellent reviews and being highly recommended, i couldn't wait to try out juju's food. juju's cafe is all about serving fresh local sourced ingredients cooking up the best of traditional british english cuisine. it's location is not far off by the surroundings of birmingham's well recognised broad street, brindleyplace- the canal and the nia. not also are they passionate about serving great food, they also provide superb service from the owner herself & the team.

here is a sample of what we ate:
* lightly spiced fishcake £5.99 (with lemon mayo & pea puree)
* garlic mushrooms £4.99 (in a creamy sauce, served on a toasted brioche)
* juju's home cooked spiced nacho's £7.99 (served with grated cheese & sour cream and chilli beef / chilli bean)
* juju's 'home cured' hot salt beef £10.99 (brioche, hot salt beef, coleslaw, white cabbage, gherkins & carrots w/ house gravy &twice cooked chips)
* juju's hash £10.99 (crushed potato with a medley of mature cheddar cheese, onions, tomatoes, mushrooms, topped with two eggs & mushroom ketchup)
* homemade beef burger £7.99 (served with brioche bun, salad, melted mature cheddar, and real ale fruit chutney & twice cooked chips)
* almond butter baked whole trout £13.99 (with a warm salad of new potatoes, green & broad beans)
* matured scottish 'rib eye' steak £19.99 (served with chips, mushrooms, grilled tomato & salad)
* soup of the day - lamb stew with beans in a tomato based soup. (sorry if i'm wrong!)
* pan seared fillet of scottish salmon £12.99 (served with spring onion, crushed new potato, with a choice of sweet chilli / hollandaise sauce)

all-in-all, the experience we had a juju's cafe was outstanding - the food, the hospitality, and the service. i highly recommend that you pay this little gem a visit and you won't be leaving disappointed. did i forget to mention that they also serve breakfast all day?!? yep, my list just keeps getting longer! thanks for preparing an eventful evening for us juju's cafe =)

for a full review and photos please visit our blog http://prettyandtasty-ly.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/a-little-gem-jujus-cafe.html