Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/5 Next image Previous image Toggle captionSkip to navigation Cylla, Birmingham: ‘Seriously, elegantly Greek, but in a playful way.’ Photograph: Jack Spicer Adams/The Guardian View image in fullscreen Cylla, Birmingham: ‘Seriously, elegantly Greek, but in a playful way.’ Photograph: Jack Spicer Adams/The Guardian ReviewCylla, Birmingham: ‘Maybe the best potato side dish being served in the UK today’ – restaurant reviewPunchy cocktails and roaringly traditional Greek food in the heart of Birmingham Cylla, a classy Greek restaurant on Newhall Street, Birmingham, draws inspiration, it says, from Scylla, the legendary Greek man-eating sea monster that lives close to the whirlpools of Charybdis. She’s a beautiful woman, but has six dog heads, all grumpy and snarling, as well as a serpent’s tail.If Scylla herself were ever to turn up at Cylla, dogs’ heads barking and tail flapping, they’d have to seat her in one of the gorgeous private booths at the front as you enter the room. These are the spots to grab if you want a little privacy, which is why we eschewed the long, prettily lit cocktail bar and headed straight to this cosy hidey-hole for a round of Poseidon’s Wrath. “It’s a bit like a dirty martini,” explained our server, who was one of those warm, bright, commanding, knowledgable souls who, in a…
Published: February 8, 2026 6:00 am
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