during the late 1980s, the restaurant of "the plough and harrow" hotel in hagley road in edgbaston was considered to be one of birmingham's finest dining venues. andreas antona was head chef at the plough and harrow from 1987 for three years before opening "simpson's" in kenilworth in 1993 (see below). the plough and harrow is situated in a building dating back to 1704.