Revealed by Restaurant earlier this year, the site is located in Snow Hill within the city’s business district and will combine a ‘bold, seasonal food offering’ with an ever-evolving wine list curated by Purnell’s business partner Phil Innes, who is the founder of Loki Wine.
The new opening will centre on shared dining, with a flexible menu of small and large plates that will allow guests to order ‘in a more informal way’.
“At Trillium, choice is everything,” says Purnell. “We want guests to explore the menu in whatever way suits them — whether that’s a classic three-course meal or a custom selection of sharing plates.”
The interiors will draw inspiration from the trillium flower, with a romantic palette of wine-stained reds, beetroot and plum, softened with sage, clay and petal pink. Details such as hand-painted finishes, etched glass and woodland-inspired lighting will aim to create an immersive, intimate dining space.
Innes’ wine list will rotate regularly, showcasing everything from low-intervention bottles to well-known labels. “It’s not about prestige — it’s about offering a dynamic, ever-changing selection that showcases undiscovered treasures and unexpected finds,” he says.
Purnell currently operates two restaurants in The Midlands - Plate’s by Purnell’s, which is a tapas style Spanish restaurant located in Birmingham, and The Mount pub in Henley in Arden.
He closed his eponymous Michelin-starred restaurant in the city in October last year after 17 years of trading citing a combination of economic pressures and the ongoing challenges faced by the hospitality industry.
Loki Wines was founded in 2012 in Birmingham’s Great Western Arcade as a wine merchant and tasting house. It has since expanded to run sites in Edgbaston and Knowle. As well as selling a large range of wines, Loki Wines runs wine tasting dinners and cheese and wine tastings.