One of Birmingham's newest and most exciting eateries will be representing the City at the, UK and International Restaurant & Bar Design Awards. The award ceremony will be taking place at London's swanky Canary Wharf this coming July.

This prestigious award receives thousands of nominations each year, with over hundreds of nominations from the West Midlands region alone. Competition is fierce as this nominations process pitches the independent venues head to head with the hospitality giants of the world. Out of the entire West Midlands region only one eatery has made the final - MooBaa. Since its opening last year, the Suffolk Street based eatery has been a City Centre hotspot for the Beef and Lamb lovers of Birmingham, hence the name MooBaa!

The brains' behind this quirky brand and interior is Aman Bhandal, MooBaa Founder & Director, who also created the Chop & Wok brand, which also received numerous nominations.

Aman explains: "The idea behind MooBaa was to create an exciting and unusual brand that provides our customers with a whole new fast-food experience, which people of all ages can enjoy. The barn like interior has a rustic, woody edge to it with contemporary influences. The design has a direct connection with the food menu and the name MooBaa, "Moo" representing the Cow and "Baa" representing the Lamb. We're really proud to have made it as finalists in this category after just 12 months of opening. We will continue the work we have begun at MooBaa through our other creations such as Chop & Wok, by adopting the same belief; that is to offer uniqueness in all sensory experiences."

The UK and International Restaurant & Bar Design Awards is the only concept of its kind dedicated exclusively to design. The Awards invites and receives entries from the world's top architects, designers and hospitality operators. The judges are a highly influential panel of top design, lifestyle & hospitality personalities, whose role is to recognize and reward entrants for design excellence. The winners of the various categories including the best designed restaurant and the best designed bar, will be announced at the award ceremony, where our very own 'Brummie Boys' will be competing against, and rubbing shoulders with some of Europe's finest, such as Harvey Nichols, Compass Group, Gondola Group and Café Luc.