Turtle Bay Birmingham 81-91 John Bright Street, Birmingham B1 1BL

"It's very rare these days that all your senses are overwhelmed at an eatery. After downing a few pints, at the Figure of Eight in nearby Broad Street, we cheekily asked our waiter where the best food place was. Without hesitation he replied, Turtle Bay. Following his direction, we made an inebriated beeline towards it - thankfully, a stone's through away. Tucked away in an off street square, from the outside this Turtle Bay didn't seem like much to write home about. But no sooner had we set foot across the threshold, were we transported to faraway Bohemian shores. Live tunes, neon signs, beautiful Afro-Carribean art, an open kitchen area from which heady smells were emitting, smiling and amenable staff, and most importantly, a killer vibe. We closed the joint! With half-price cocktails on the way, our party of six set about ordering our meals. And can I say, that the curried goat and garlic prawns, quite simply, transported me back to my childhood. The curried goat - slow cooked, fall off the bone tender, perfectly aromatic, and spicy. The prawns - without a doubt, the best prepared prawns I have had in the UK. Congratulations chef. The only let down was the mac 'n cheese - store bought, instant, off the shelf, give it a miss. My friends were too afraid to try anything other than burgers. Don't be. Try something new if you find yourself here, drunk or sober. You'll not be disappointed. The prices aren't bad too. Happy hour's a bonus. The service is great. 5/5 for Turtle Bay. I will be back soon."

"1st visit and can't wait to go back. From the moment we stepped through the door the staff were very friendly and attentive, service was amazing and the food to die for. 2 for 1 on Cocktails... Highly recommend. Thanks a bunch guys."

"Went for a bottomless brunch. Price is great. Was so happy to hear the music has returned, though it seemed a bit low. Welcome reagge rum punch was a nice touch. Service was good- food came out within good time and was tasty. However about half way through our time we didn't have a drink for 30-40minutes, we spoke to two different members and then had 3 rounds of drink come at once. These had been rushed and taste too sweet. I was a little disappointed after that, the waitress offered us an extra 15 minutes on the table to finish the drinks we had if we wrote a review on Tripadvisor. However, I feel they should have offered it for the slow service."

"Saturday afternoon, bottomless brunch. Place was heaving, but service was quick and friendly. Great atmosphere, music a bit loud for me, but I'm getting on a bit now. Food was great and great range of cocktails. Will definitely be going back."

"We went for the brunch with unlimited cocktails, amazing drinks! We got alot of bang for our buck and the waitress served us right until our time was up. The coffee cocktail is a bit sickly if you have more than one, One Love is definitely my favourite! The buttermilk chicken and mac and cheese are to die for and I absolutely love their dumplings... Do the brunch, I can't wait to go back!"