Best of Broad Street Awards
Venues in Brindleyplace celebrated an unprecedented night of success as they swept all before them at the recent BOBS awards.
The Best of Broad Street awards is an annual event to reward venues on and around Birmingham’s ‘Golden Mile’ for their input in making the area a safe and enjoyable place for a night out.
Winners from Brindleyplace included Brasserie Blanc - recently refurbished after changing from Le Petit Blanc - which scooped the gong for the Best Fine Dining while the Handmade Burger Company walked away with the Best Restaurant award.
The winner of the Best Overall Venue award – voted for by readers of The Birmingham Mail – went to Brindleyplace restaurant Cielo which pipped Cineworld into second place.
The overall winner on the night, which were hosted by the Hard Rock Café was the Hyatt Regency which won the Best Hotel award and the outstanding contribution to Broad Street award for its chef Brett Sandland.
He was thrilled to lift the cut glass award which this year was dedicated to Broad Street’s Clive Richie who ran the Brasshouse and recently lost his brave battle with cancer. All 290 guests clapped in unison to pay homage to Clive – the man dubbed ‘Mr Broad Street’.
Olivia Harris, Head of Communications and Marketing at Brindleyplace, said: “Everybody had a fantastic night and it was extremely pleasing to see the contribution made by Brindleyplace’s eclectic mix of bars and restaurants to the area recongnised with some key awards.”
Event organiser Steve Hewlett, of Birmingham’s Business Improvement District, said: “We set out to pay tribute to the best of Broad Street and judging by the response, the awards were certainly deserved by those who won.”