Nomad - Birmingham

If you 're looking for a bog standard experience and the same boring menu and dishes, time after time, look elsewhere.But Nomad is literally an unrivalled dining experience and much more than just 'a meal '. The ingredients are foraged or from their allotments as much as possible and the waiting staff are knowledgeable to the extent that our waitress went back and wrote down every single type of mushroom that was in our Pearl Barley and Seaweed Risotto with Truffle Cream (it was over 8 kinds, and most of them I 'd never heard of before! I 've been to most of their different pop ups: their Kitchen Garden Cafe tasting menu residency in Kings Heath, a tapas evening at Loki Wine and Two different 'No Rules ' events (You pay anonymously what you think it 's worth and the theme and location are only announced 48 hours beforehand, it 's incredible! one was an Arts Council collaboration and entirely vegetarian, with free flowing delicious wine available, the other was themed 'Rule Britannia ' and included a mind blowing smoked trout and sour cream ice cream; this month I 'm going to a night themed 'The Man and the Myth '.Nowhere else (except for maybe London can you experience anything like this. And in London it would cost you an arm and a leg!Its only £45 for a 9 course taster menu at KGC and it 's honestly the best money you 'll have spent, absolutely michelin star quality (I think once they have a permanent site Alex will quickly pick one up .Head chef Alex Claridge (brains behind Warehouse Cafe and 1847 has an inspiring ethos the wines are all reasonably priced and THE SAME usually £20 a bottle, so that guests can pick their tipples based on their drinking preferences and tastes, rather than being steered by the price tag.At every single visit he has always come out to talk about his dishes, is incredibly passionate and generally a nice genuine person to speak with who remembers us by name now!I especially appreciate the attention to and variety of veg that is in each dish. I am a meat eater but have so often been dismayed ordering a meat dish which comes with little else, a slab of beef, perhaps a leaf or two and the option to add extortionately priced carbs which leaves you feeling queasy and bloated.But there 's such care taken with balancing flavours of meat with rarely seen leaves seaweeds, and unusual varieties of produce (yellow beetroots! it 's a delight to discover each bite.We discovered 'Solomon 's Seal ' here a vegetable, not unlike a leek, that is bitter and aniseedy on one end, and gets progressively sweeter as you reach the other. This was out 'transition course ' between the savoury and sweet dishes on the tasting menu. The waitress explained what it was, where it was from, and which end to start eating it at.Don 't miss it. The passion of the staff is enough to go for alone. The adventure and mind blowing food is almost just a really, really, really damn good bonus. Only problem is that with such an exciting, ever changing menu I can 't stop visiting to try the new things and might be developing a slight addiction to the experience.

Nomad pop up in kings Heath. A bit cautious about foraging and no menu. Could be a rubbishy mess or a magical mystery tour. Definitely the latter. Did the long menu a bargain at £42. Every course had some merit though some better than others. Best courses were hake, rhubarb and oxtail. Excellent service. Limited wine list. Highly recommended

A fantastic evening trying crazy new things and flavours that we 've not tried before. Who knew I would love moss ants?! Dishes were beautifully crafted and thought out and the taste surpassed the 'shock ' value of some of the ingredients.

A great evening out with amazing food and friendly and knowledgeable staff. I would definitely recommend the full tasting menu with paired wines (so good) to anyone looking for really interesting experimental food. Looking forward to the permanent restaurant opening in Birmingham soon.

Amazing meal at The Man The Myth. Great food, service, venue experience. If we lived closer, we'd be there again like shot. I'm expecting great things from Tom the team.