PERHAPS it was appropriate that The Black Boy was under what a no-nonsense meteorologist would call a big, black cloud when we arrived. Reflecting on our meals as we left just 45 minutes later ...

The address is The Black Boy, Warwick Road, Knowle, Solihull, B93 OEB. It takes around half an hour to drive there from Birmingham city centre, via the M42. There's a large car park with plenty of ...