Cafe Lovelife is an Instagram-worthy neighbourhood favourite with a Mediterranean menu and a commitment to fresh, honest cooking. Located in the old WJ Wild steel pressing works on Floodgate Street, the decor diverges from any gritty connotations of the Digbeth industrial estate - delivering sympathetically executed dreamy aesthetics - think sage greens and candyfloss pinks. The skylight and high ceilings give the bright space a minutes-to-golden-hour feel, while the hanging wicker lights, high-top tables, and red and green velvet dining sets provide a sense of comfort that makes it equally suitable for lunchtime catchups or group bookings of 20-60 guests.
With an extensive offering, Cafe Lovelife is open for breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. The breakfast and brunch menu features the likes of a full Mediterranean, complete with chicken and chorizo sausage, poached egg, stuffed mushroom and patatas bravas. As well as a mouthwatering 4oz Aberdeen Angus sirloin, with fried eggs. Also available are focaccia sandwiches and salads, alongside traditional homemade pastries such as a date and cinnamon roll.
Later in the day mains include chicken pintxo skewers served with Turkish flatbreads and a fresh coriander chermoula alongside a variety of meze platter options. On Sundays, traditional roast dinners take on a Mediterranean twist with a mouthwatering garlic and rosemary lamb shoulder served with za’atar roasted potatoes, celeriac mash, and honey and cumin carrots. Or you can substitute meat for a garlic-roasted swede steak. Of course, no Med-style restaurant would be complete without a burnt basque cheesecake, but this one is served with a clementine compote.
With customer experience in mind, Cafe Lovelife caters to all requirements with provisions made for gluten intolerances, vegan diets, and halal restrictions. A comprehensive drinks offering is the result of extensive research into British and European flavour-driven wine and beers. It includes various non-alcoholic options: artisanal coffees, herbal teas, and fresh juices and smoothies.