The Meriden Bar&Restaurant

This is a superior bar & restaurant at Birmingham International Airport (past security!). The décor is unfussy but attractive, the drinks and food aren’t outrageously overpriced or under-​sized, both of which happen all the time at airport lounges. It’s a rather big bar, too, so more often than not you won’t have to wait long to get serviced on drinks and food.
Really nothing much more to say about this establishment: The food is pub grub, but being served in a bit more stylish manner. I only had drinks at this place in months/​years previously, this time I had dinner: just fish and chips, but the fish was well-​prepared and stylishly presented in original fishwrap (i.e. a newspaper, covered yet again in regular gray paper). The portion was all right, the deep-​fried fish was crunchy and tasty, as were the chips. There were also mushed peas, rather irritatingly presented in an individual jar that makes one think they were guacamole.
The service here is friendly and — out of necessity — very efficient. Can’t complain, really.

After waiting 30 (count them!) minutes to try and get served in the airport wetherspoons, and with my nerves frayed, I turned to meridian for a much needed sausage sandwich and coffee. My breakfast was reasonably priced for an airport, the atmosphere much calmer and the seating more comfortable. Next time I fly from Birmingham early in the morning, I’ll be heading straight here!

Sehr helles und offenes Ambiente. Das Essen passt soweit, auch die Auswahl der Getränke.
Preislich — naja. Ein Flughafen Restaurant eben, noch dazu in Pfund…

If you are a business traveller or smoker then this place is your best option. The restaurant itself is completely non smoking however they do have a terrace off the side of this place where you can go out and have a smoke whilst waiting for your flight (a rarity in most airports these days).
Also there are a lot of bar tables with electrical sockets for you to plug in your laptop or phone (again almost non existent in other places at this airport).
I only had coffee here and like most airport coffee shops it was a high priced ok coffee ;-) Staff are friendly and nice and they have table service. The menu is extensive and they have lots of choices for food.