Updated 7:04pm 1 June 2012

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Credit Crunch Lunch - Pascal's

Pascal's in Edgbaston impresses with its Sunday lunch menu.Read

Credit Crunch Lunch - Wongs

Henry Wong was one of the first to bring Chinese cooking to Birmingham – and he remains a leading light. Read

Credit Crunch Lunch - The Warehouse Cafe

Meat enthusiast Richard McComb enters the Warehouse Cafe, a vegetarian outlet in Digbeth. Read

Credit Crunch Lunch: The Bartons Arms

With lunchtime specials for under £6, they’re practically giving it away. Choose from dishes such as Massaman beef curry, yellow curry chicken and vegetarian red curry, all served with Thai jasmine rice or Thai fries. Read

Credit Crunch Lunch: Metro Bar & Grill

Crucially, Metro is an accurate barometer of Birmingham’s economic health. If it’s deserted at 2pm on Friday – “Sell! Sell! Sell!” Read

Credit Crunch Lunch - Must

Richard McComb checks out dim sum bar Must in Birmingham's Newhall Street. Read

Credit Crunch Lunch - Opus

Two years ago, when I started reviewing restaurants, Opus was a belter. It restored my faith in Birmingham’s then embryonic culinary crusade.Read

Credit Crunch Lunch - Cielo

Place: Cielo, 6 Oozells Square, Brindleyplace, Birmingham. Tel: 0121 632 6882Why go?: This heavyweight Italian puts imposters to shame.Price: Three-course fixed menu £15.95 (two courses £12.95). Value-lissimo.Rating: * * * * Read

Credit Crunch Lunch - Hotel du Vin

Credit Crunch Lunch goes to Hotel Du Vin, on Church Street, in Birmingham.Read

Credit Crunch Lunch - Simpsons

Everything about this lunch is spot on. The balance, flavours, portions and timing are impeccableRead