The Shakespeare Inn, Birmingham - pub details
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Address: Lower Temple Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B2 4JD [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 17226)
Birmingham New Street (0.1 miles), Birmingham Moor Street (0.3 miles), Birmingham Snow Hill (0.3 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
- Smoking area
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> Current user rating: 6.1/10 (rated by 21 users)
> Local guide: West Midlands pub guide
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user reviews of the Shakespeare Inn, Birmingham
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| Popped in when waiting for a train and found what I expected, a decent city centre boozer with a standard choice of ales- Black Sheep, Deuchars and bottled Brains and Brakspear- the latter only £2, which is pretty decent. Tried a few which were fine. Standard cheap-as-chips pub grub- 2 for a fiver- which was pretty darn good considering the price, although hardly restaurant standard-obviously. Some points of interest such as the bar back and stiarcase (as mentioned) put pretty open-plan and nondescript inside. Sky sports shown. Not bad, worth a visit if you've done Birmingham's 'must' pubs. Carlurmston - 2 Jul 2009 13:05 |
| Called in here to get out of the rain a few weeks ago. Good beer, good staff. Perhaps a tad too small for a city centre pub however. We were standing for five minutes before we got a seat. The food is served from a chimney (or at least an old chimney shaft converted for bringing it down from upstairs). Didn't try it but it seemed to be very popular amongst other customers. jarofporter - 12 May 2009 16:23 |
| This pub and the Briar Rose close by used to have constant snipes at each other as to which one was the first non smoking pub in Birmingham. I don’t know the answer but it means that the décor is still all bright and clean in here. The back of the bar is all polished wood and one of the walls is still tiled. Quite a few high tables near the bar and dining tables further back, it also has a quiz machine. There are 3 handpumps but they never seem to have anything unusual on e.g. Wednesday night Everards Tiger, Bombardier and Deuchars. The Tiger was a decent pint, it’s OK in here although it’s not my favourite pub in Birmingham. ROBCamra - 30 Apr 2009 14:59 |
| There were no ales available when I visited so I opted for a pint of Guinness which was nicely chilled and very tasty but the barman who served us wasn't the sharpest tool in the box. I ordered a pint of guinness and a southern comfort and lemonade and this nearly turned into a much bigger order, basically I had to phisically stop the guy pouring two pints of guinness and had to repeat my order several times. Now he was very polite and maybe he had things on his mind but it was abit of a struggle. The fact that all four pumps where off was annouying but working in a bar myself I can kind of understand that this happens now and again. The decor isnt anything to shout about and I really think this place is abit over rated. But to be fair we enjoyed ourselves in there and thats the main thing. thatchrisdude - 17 Feb 2009 19:36 |
| My comments on the Shakespeare, Summer Row could equally apply to this particular Shakey, which is run by the same chain. In short, diners munch away in one part, daytime drinkers either stare impassively at the horrors of BBC News 24 or chat away in clusters over a lunchtime pint 'n' wine around the main bar. A reasonable choice of ales are on offer, at competitive prices. I have to admit I've run out of things to say about this pub - slightly above average is the best I can do really. ILooklikeme - 4 Jan 2009 09:14 |
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