the birmingham dining scene in the 1970s is highlighted by the 1974 edition of the "michelin guide great britain and ireland" which was the first edition of the british guide to have been published since 1931. the guide mentioned the following restaurants in birmingham and its surroundings: "lorenzo" in park street (italian), "la capanna" in hurst street (italian), "lambert court" on hagley road, "burlington" off new street, "danish food centre" in stephenson place, the "royal" in sutton coldfield and "manor house" in west bromwich. there were no starred restaurants at that time in birmingham.