Marco Pierre White Steakhouse

I d been meaning to eat at Marco PIerre s since it opened about 4 years ago but for some reason never made it there! Perhaps it’s due to my love of independents… anyway my family from Essex were coming to visit so I thought I d take them to give them some incredible views of Birmingham.
I booked through bookatable who I noticed over a lunchtime deal of two courses for £20, 3 for £25 this is a small saving on the usual prices for example one of the mains was £18 usually so you basically get £5 which although isn’t bad it’s not an amazing deal.
We arrived early so grabbed a drink in the bar — I noticed that the cocktail prices had gone up a lot since i first went 4 years ago (average cocktail price £13) so I went for a prosecco. Table service was available but nobody came so we headed to the bar.
We were seated at 2.30, I was a little surprised after being told on the telephone we had a window seat that we were actually one row in from the window but it was a nice enough table. We were asked before we were seated if ’ we were on a deal’ which is fine but surely the table booking system should tell them that.
The menu for the lunch time offer we had had 4 options for starter, main and dessert. I decided on kipper pâté with whisky toast & a 6oz sirloin steak for main. It bills itself as a steak restaurant so I was really looking forward to a flavoursome steak. We had to flag down a waiter after 20 mins and no one had taken our order and we also had no wine list. Thankfully wine, water & some yummy bread for the table (£3.25) arrived shortly afterwards.
The starter arrived, the pâté was delicious, no real taste to the toast but it’s bread so it was all good! The onion soup was also delicious and not too salty. I was now very excited for my main!
The rest of my party had chicken Kiev which looked delicious, succulent chicken & some tasty fries on the side. Quite gastro pub in style but that suited us, we weren’t looking for a fancy meal. My steak arrived and despite requesting no garlic due to an allergy it had garlic butter sauce in a ramkin and garlic on the tomato. I raised this and was brought tomatoes to replace it.
The steak itself was lacking in flavour, I wouldn’t say it was medium rare & tasted more like something you would put on a sandwich rather than deliver as a main. The chips were large cut and delicious & there was some watercress on the plate too.
I excused myself after the meal and discussed the service, steak and garlic issue with the maitre d. His explanation was as we had booked a deal I couldn’t be expected to have a steak as good as the 8oz on the menu which is £28. I’m not sure that is an argument really! I was quite happy to have a smaller steak but I expected my food to have been cooked and flavoured with care. He offered us free coffees which I decided to take him up on. I went back to my table and once the plates were cleared we ordered 4 lattes.
We waiting probably 30 mins + for these lattes to the point where I had to ask twice if our order was forgotten. So indeed the service did not improve. The coffees were well made and were served with brownie on the side.
The bill arrived and 20% was taken off for the experience we had which was a nice gesture. I then had to challenge the bill due to garlic butter being added on (again…I have a garlic allergy!)
The meal worked out as £44 per couple for two courses, one wine, one beer, some free coffee & the 20% deducted.
Would I go back… not a chance. If you re after a steak you d be much better off in andersons or banks or even one of those sizzling pubs where at least there is a bit of flavour.

Loved the place for it’s scenery and ambiance. Quite prices but that is the price I suppose you pay for the location. Gets too much bad press for me which isn’t always deserved as I’ve known many good chefs to work here.

Al parecer uno de los mejores sitios de Birmingham. La verdad es que la puntuación que lo doy es baja sólo u exclusivamente por un plato. Dentro de los main dish ofrecen un atún confitado en ensalada. Es una lata de atún con tomates y otros condimentos. Una ensalada del Mcdonals, me ha parecido un timo.
La decoración son un montón de fotos del chef Marco Pierre White. Se debe de querer mucho para estar en codas las esquinas de su local.
Chef vente a España a comer atún !!!

We were told that this was one of Birmingham’s best steak restaurants so had high hopes. With steaks started at £30 + we had very high hopes and expectations.
Well. Um. Yeah. Look the view is great and the chairs were comfortable and there was some nice live music but for me this place is no more than a very, very over priced pub meal with a nice vista around the city.
Firstly, for a large glass of red wine you are looking at £11.00 + and a small one starts somewhere around the £8 mark which would be fine if it was a good wine list but it’s pretty average. The beers are all ‘big guys’ which is sad because there are such great smaller brewers in and around the area and we were too scare to look at the cocktail list.
Took us half an hour to be asked if we would like drinks then another half an hour to receive them. The waiter was unsure what a Grenache was. It was the first red wine on the menu. But anyway.
The steaks themselves were nicely cooked but presentation wise and sides wise they looked super pubby. Large deep fried onion ring, even larger half roasted tomato (that could have had some more time in the oven) and fat cut chips that needed salt. Some salad bits.
The confit tuna panzanella salad was weird. I saw a beautiful basket of sour dough bread come out to another table and envisioned the croutons made out of that and freshly cooked tuna. Instead it kind of tasted like tin tuna with toasted white bread. In the lighting the tuna cubes and bread all looked the same.
Also bread is £3.95 extra. When you are paying £30+ for a steak maybe throw in a bread roll for free hey.
No steak tartare on the menu but a salmon tartare option as well as a couple of other seafood things.
Vegetarians have a salad, an aubergine thing and gnocchi as well as a I think a pasta to choose from.
Décor is like a really partied up office floor with very dimmed lights and spaced out chairs and 90’s high class patterns. Toilets were similar to that of a nightclub.
Expect with one drink and one main to be £40+ a head.

Ended up here after our dinner. I was really surprised and happy to see such a great place to have a drink in Birmingham. We didn’t have to wait four deep at the bar for a bartender. We walked right up and ordered our drinks from Michael. Two of our drinks were not on the bar menu and Michael didn’t know how to make one of our cocktails but figured it out, took his time and made three perfect cocktails for us to enjoy. Michael was the epitome of service. He cared about his craft and that we were happy and satisfied with each drink.
From the view to the music to the service from Michael, everything worked. We will definitely be back and highly recommend!

Go for the panoramic views! You can dine in the restaurant or have a more casual lunch in the bar, both give you access to spectacular vistas across the city and suburbia. We opted to eat in the bar, deli style sandwiches, the chunkiest of fries and two very large glasses of Rioja came to around £45, pricy but you’re paying for the view. No complaints about the food, the wine or the service. This place has a smart contemporary décor, feels like a large European hotel. I’ll pop back in warmer weather to have lunch on the balcony.

Lovely outdoor bar area
Went here on a sunny Sunday afternoon for a quick chat and drink. It is expensive but with the couple of nibbles that were complementary not bad value considering the view and service.
Can’t say anything about the food as it’s not the sort of place i’d eat.

Did you know this restaurant has been given ZERO stars for hygiene by Birmingham City Council.
Possibly the worth restaurant I have ever been to! I have been four times for food, and every time the experience and service was a nightmare and the food was quality you’d expect from a burger van at a theme park.
My first visit was the week the restaurant first opened. Service was 45 minutes at lunch and my steak which I asked to be rare came well cooked and dry. I revisited a couple of months late hoping it may have been a teething problem, I was wrong, it took a college for an important lunch business meeting, service took an hour and the cottage pie I ordered was mostly water with fat floating on the bottom. The other two times I visited the experience was similar.
I know Dan who moved from Hotel La Tour to sort MPW out. This guy can turn poor performing restaurant around or create fantastic start-​ups. I did hear it did improve while he was there from friends, but my most recent visit it had slipped again and my friends agreed.
I have been to the main bar and to events in the champaign bar a lot of times. It is worth visiting for a coffee in the day just for the fantastic views. Atmosphere at night is good and the drinks are very expensive.

I haven’t been to the restaurant, just the bar several times.
The bar itself is very spacious, and reasonably well stocked, but it’s incredibly expensive. Pints are around £5−6, cocktails a lot more. Single shot and mixers start at £6.50 I believe.
Why would anyone want to go to the bar if it’s so expensive then?
Well, it’s on top of The Cube by The Mailbox, and the view is simply stunning! Even if you only go for one drink, it’s an amazing place to finish up just to soak up the view and chilled out atmosphere in a wonderfully laid out modern bar with a lot of ambiance.

I love MPW!
Was there earlier in the year, and for my birthday just had to return.
I love the Mailbox and The Cube is a welcomed addition to Birmingham’s growing skyline and entertainment.
As you walk out of the elevator the views across the city draw you to go and have a look out on the roof terrace.
It was a beautiful sunny day so the views were spectacular.
We had a table booked for lunch at 12.30 and as we took our seats and read through the menu before long the restaurant was full.
Our waitress Viktorija was amazing, she was attentative, professional and fun. The children were catered for by half portions off the Ala Carte menu and when the food came it really was delightful.
Thank you MPW

This classy restaurant is inside the cube building, and as we got in the lift making our way to the top floor I had high expectations. I had booked a table in advance to ensure we had a table for what looked like a busy evening. We were seated at our table promptly, and as we made our way through the dining area I was hoping we would be situated next to the window. We got exactly that — a table overlooking the city and further afield for a 360 degree view.
I was expecting the restaurant to be pretensous but it wasn’t at all. As it was a special occasion I sipped on a glass of champers whilst pursing the menu. I decided on prawn cocktail for starters which was delightful and my partner had smoked salmon, brown bread with butter which was like a meal in itself! For my main shock horror I had not steak but lamb served with pommedauphinoise. A very tasty dish which was filing. We didn’t have any desserts this time round, as we were so full.
The waitress was a bit too accommodating for my liking popping over more than necessary, but at least they were attentive.
All in all the food was very tasty and there was a good amount of time between courses. The ambience was relaxed and romantic.
I would return here again for a drink at the bar or outside on their rooftop seating area when the weather is fine.

GOD DAMN THOSE STEAKS.
But booking s table is a mission in its self.
I needed to impress a client that was already angry at me for whatever reason and in the day theres a two for 15 deal going on (on the night its like £14,0 per dish some say) so we popped in here and it was insane-​o crazy.
Insides are amazing and the view of smoggy old birmingham is very nice. The Cube in general has a very Fiddlers Green (where the rich go in Land of the Dead to hide from the zombies while the poor live on the outside in poverty waiting to be eaten).
Anyways wine is a standard selection and price can be quite high if you want the good stuff, same with anywhere else. If you eat anything but a steak here you crazy.

Do you have over £100 plus to spend on fine dining? If you are an individual with money and love to spend then Marco Pierre White Steakhouse located in The Cube is the place for you. Fortunately, for me I managed to attend a friend’s birthday dinner there a month back and it took him about 4 months to actually book the table because that’s how oversubscribed/​booked it was.
I’m not one for spending money I don’t have to eat in a posh restaurant; so if it wasn’t for my friend’s birthday dinner– I personally wouldn’t have afforded to fork out lots of money for a meal at this place.
It’s definitely luxurious and chic. It’s there for the rich man or woman who wants to experience elegance to the fullest. Fitted with glamorous interiors, it’s got one of the best views the city has to offer. I was impressed by the surroundings and as soon as you walk in, you know you’re in a different environment.
Thanks to my ‘rich’ friend who decided to have a lavish birthday celebration. I won’t be going back unless I can afford to because I’m not going to make myself look like a fool; when I can’t afford to pay the bill.

At long last Birmingham has a classy, elegant, luxurious venue that is truly breath-​taking. Before now, the majority of skyline restaurants that overlook a city were predominantly in London. With this comes the expensive bill but I have a sneaky tip that will ensure you get to experience the glamorous surroundings without spending £100+.
When I first heard that the steakhouse had opened, I looked online and the restaurant was fully booked for months in advance already. So when a client of mine arranged an afternoon meeting here, I was more than excited to say the least!
I didn’t know that you could go in and sit in the lounge area for drinks. We enjoyed a coffee overlooking Birmingham and I was extremely impressed with the sheer quality of the place. I’ve since found out that they offer a day time food deal where you can have 2 courses for £15 which is a complete bargain.
I loved the venue so much that I’ve booked a table on a Thursday evening (the weekends look booked for the foreseeable future!) to celebrate my Birthday this month.

A friends 21^st is what led us to MPW’s and despite initial reluctance I decided to go along for the ride.
I feel that my doubts were understandable, with four 20 something males heading up to what is one of the most reputable restaurants in the city, if not Britain.
Despite this, we had planned to head up for a few beers and maybe some chips or something similar. The cube itself is a fantastic piece of architecture, almost acting like the start of an incredible journey.
After arriving at the top floor, we were welcomed by one of the most amazing views I have ever had the pleasure of witnessing and without doubt the best I have seen in Birmingham. We were welcomed by a young lady and proceeded on in, straight to the bar.
I was genuinely apprehensive over how much by my first round would be, but at just over £12 for four San Miguels, I was pleasantly relieved.
The weather that afternoon was favourable, allowing us the opportunity to sit outside, hundreds of feet in the air, with a remarkable view ahead of us. The staff, despite our obvious initial discomfort were more than welcoming whilst retaining their immaculate professionalism, as you would expect in such a up market restaurant.
I would definitely recommend MPW’s, although it became evident early on that the restaurant was mainly full of business groups and those of a much more formal/​mature disposition than ourselves, so perhaps save it for a special occasion or something similar.