Old Contemptibles, Birmingham

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user reviews of the Old Contemptibles, Birmingham

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Good old boozer, sensitively restored and modernised. Barstaff are decent and there's a good selection of beers. Not ideal when The Suits turn out of their cubicles but ok after about 8pm.

Wasnt impressed with the food recently (mushroom risotto with chicken breast) chicken tough as an old boot, risotto luke warm and tasteless...but hey, I dont really go to pubs if I want great food
Beastlyrotter - 8 Aug 2008 23:36
Popped in on Saturday for the first time. Nice interior, relaxed atmosphere and quite a mixed crowd. Beer was good, not often you see Doom Bar in Birmingham, if a little on the pricey side. Will be back again soon.
freckles - 21 Jul 2008 16:02
Not particularly worth the walk from town, but is near enough to Snow Hill/Livery Street to warrant a visit. Beers are alright - nothing special - but the sausages are delicious!
pendragon - 1 Jun 2008 15:48
Great pub with friendly bar staff. Good beer and atmosphere. I went on Saturday evening, good crowd and no suits.
Beowulf - 24 Mar 2008 12:33
Not a bad refurb and beers ok but not exceptional. well worth adding to your crawl list however.
brianthelion - 25 Feb 2008 08:45
Reasonably nice interior and the staff seemed friendly enough. Not too bad selection of bitters etc, but alas no mild, so did not stay long
Archivist - 11 Jan 2008 16:03
Bit of a suities place this one. Good range of beer but the landlady seems a bit of a fascist.
anonymous - 11 Nov 2007 17:26
Been since for second time since refurb. Short staffed on a Saturday night (one person serving). A parsimonious and shortsighted move on the part of the pub company methinks!
davver - 16 Oct 2007 09:04
Called in for the first time as we had heard it had been done up. The decor is certainly good, and I had a wander round including the toilets upstairs. The beer range could do with a guest or two from micros, but those tried were in good condition.
gillhalfpint - 9 Oct 2007 00:16
Very nice inside following refurb, food very good also. Only criticism is lack of bar staff at lunchtime, waited ages to buy a second drink and gave up in the end as so many people waiting!
PINKALI - 4 Oct 2007 13:45
Has had a refurb. Superb interior, good service. Had 4 real ales on when I visited. Used to be 6/10, now an 8. Definitely worth a try.
davver - 27 Sep 2007 12:28
Very run down on the outside and inside, not much of a selection of beer, pretty bad really. This pub could be good if a bit more care was taken with it. The locals are an alright bunch and it has character, it just needs doing up a bit.
mattyboy - 27 Mar 2007 13:39
From the outside, looked pretty run down!
h3xx1 - 30 Jan 2007 20:59
a little tried in need of some tlc ! pub it self has good character old a good old english pub ! I say Mitchells & Butlers put ur hand in ur pocket FFS
baggie25 - 14 Mar 2006 21:32
Was GBG listed but seems to have gone downhill.
Uncle_Dunkel - 24 Feb 2006 15:25
This was a pub once owned by my parents, i have no idea what it's like now.
Carl1982 - 4 Jan 2006 22:55

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