The Rainbow, Birmingham - pub details
Address: 160 High Street Deritend, Digbeth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 0LD [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 3033) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Bordesley (0.3 miles), Birmingham Moor Street (0.6 miles), Birmingham New Street (0.7 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Live music
Pub suggested by Dave Dineen on 8 Jun 2003
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> Current user rating: 7.2/10 (rated by 9 users)
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Old Crown, Deritend (0.0 miles), Spotted Dog, Digbeth (0.1 miles), Horans Tavern, Digbeth (0.1 miles), Clement Arms, Birmingham (0.1 miles), White Swan, Digbeth (0.1 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Rainbow, Birmingham
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| Place is under threat due to locals complaining about the noise from the bands. UB40 are playing a gig tonight to raise money for sound proofing! SGA - 3 Nov 2009 21:27 |
| Open as a pub , has been for the last year. Before the refit, it was a bare bones type of pub (red, worn lino on the floor, scarred wooden seats, largely Irish/Brummie male clientele who drank lager, Guinness and Jameson's) which was, at its best, bloody scary. I drank there often as part of a Digbeth crawl though, in truth, I always preferred the Swan, the Anchor, the Floodgate and the Big Bull's Head. After, it looks more or less identical but has a live music theme and a younger, less addled set of customers, who could be equally at home in the similarly refurbed Old Wharf, down the road. Lager now costs £3 a pint and there's less chance of getting chinned for no particular reason, but it's definitely lost something, as has Digbeth generally, with the outflow of the Irish to Hall Green, Kings Heath and Yardley. Ont he plus side, some good bands. 6/10. pablos13 - 4 Dec 2008 18:06 |
| Not a normal "drop in" pub anymore. It only opens for special events. Consequently I haven't been in and in the light of this I've withdrawn my rating. davver - 26 May 2007 12:36 |
| Decent little boozer just on the edge of town. Worth a visit in a month or two as it's just reopening and is still building on its theme. When it decides what it it I'm sure it'll be a welcoming haunt to a fair few. DirtyPanda - 8 Feb 2007 19:40 |
| Not a bad evening to be had here. Good music (especially the 'Silver Dollar' nights), good looking women and a good atmosphere. Unfortunately not as well run as once was. Food no more. Soundsystem can be poor - 0n Nov 11 2006 sound cut out altogether - technicians couldn't put it right and vibe/patrons/credibility was lost despite the hard work of the DJ's to restore parity. wbafc_beer - 8 Dec 2006 01:15 |
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