Savanna Restaurant & Cocktail Bar

In Their Own Words

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“Great experience, Great food and always received service with a smile”

“Nice they have the small plates and side options on the menu, so choose from.”

“It's more upscale decor, so a great place for a date night or special occasion.”

Quick Verdict

Authentic Eritrean sharing platters, attentive staff who know the food, and well-made cocktails at fair prices in a room that works for dates and groups alike.

About Savanna Restaurant & Cocktail Bar

Eritrean food done properly is rare enough in Birmingham that Savanna, sitting opposite the O2 Academy in Digbeth, fills a real gap. The room is clean and beautiful, and the staff are the kind of welcoming that makes first-timers feel at ease with an unfamiliar menu. Sharing platters built on an injera base are the way to eat here, and the vegan options — 21 mentions across reviews — are taken seriously rather than bolted on. The cocktails pull their weight too, with nine separate mentions from people who came for the food and stayed for the bar. Birthday groups book it for a reason: the atmosphere is warm, the staff are accommodating, and the kitchen handles a full table as well as a table for two.

Savanna Restaurant & Cocktail Bar earns its romantic reputation through both atmosphere and a serious cocktail programme — the kind of place where a dinner for two tends to extend well past dessert.

In the last 90 days, Savanna Restaurant & Cocktail Bar has drawn 14 substantial written reviews (50+ characters of genuine feedback) — recent momentum that is one of the signals behind its place on the hot list.

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