The Walsall Arms, Walsall - pub details
Address: 17 Bank Street, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 2EP [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 30072) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Walsall (0.6 miles), Bescot Stadium (1.7 miles), Tame Bridge Parkway (2.3 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Real ale
Pub suggested by AndyVen on 10 Aug 2006
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> Current user rating: 7.1/10 (rated by 8 users)
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user reviews of the Walsall Arms, Walsall
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| Forgot to say - I would return if / when I'm back in Walsall. Killian42 - 17 Sep 2010 23:25 |
| I arrived at about 3:30pm and it was closed! I returned after six and was very pleased with the interior, the ale and the friendly landlady - we had a good chat about Bob Warman from ITV Central News (legend!). Only one ale available - bit of a disappointment but the one I did have was very good. Landlady did top it up twice before handing it to me, which probably wouldn't be as necessary without a sparkler... Killian42 - 17 Sep 2010 23:24 |
| Time for an update: A gem of a building. Half brick and half rendered, a terraced pub in a Walsall side street. The interior has two rooms. The decor has white walls and wood panel, with lots of old photographs of Walsall and other memorabilia. Nice traditional fireplaces. There is also a skittle alley. The service was very friendly, as were the maturer clientele. It was busy in the small bar. I completely agree with Roy22. What lets the place down is the choice of beers for such a nice place. Tap stuff with the common Pedigree on handpull, Brakspear Gold (not to my taste), along with the rarer Marston's Bitter. Still no MILD. The bitter was great - but one is enough! Still a place to go. Archivist - 29 Aug 2009 09:27 |
| I had read good reviews of the Walsall Arms and had missed it on my last visits to Walsall. So, for my first visit, my hopes were high. I have to say that the pub was not as good as I was expecting, but, as I have said, my expectations were very high. The pub itself was lovely. The beer was good. I was just expecting something more. I was glad I went and I will be returning. I would recommend it! generalstaal - 10 Aug 2008 09:16 |
| I hate to disagree with the other posters, but the Walsall Arms is a fairly disappointing pub. Having visited it occasionally over many years, I have to say it sadly lets down anyone who knows their beer. Yes, the location is quaint and quiet, and there is much to like about the building. But beer selection is limited (Marstons Pub) and quality is always somewhere between mediocre and poor. We have given this place many ‘second chances’, returning perhaps more because of it’s back street charm, hoping that the beer would be a bit better than we remembered it. But sadly, it rarely is. The limited range of real ales tastes frankly stale, and the place itself smells like the smoking ban only came into force yesterday. Surprisingly quiet on a Saturday night, it is impossible to keep real ale in top condition if turnover is slow. This could well be their biggest problem, the place is just too quiet to cut it against the blossoming real ale competition. So yes, visit this beautiful backstreet boozer, if you’re a lager drinker then you may even love it. But real ale drinkers should go armed with directions to the nearby White Lion in Sandwell Street in their pockets, and salvage the rest of their night out there. Roy22 - 20 Jul 2008 14:02 |
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