The Tap and Spile, Birmingham - pub details
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Address: Gas Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2JT [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 6038) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Five Ways (0.4 miles), Birmingham New Street (0.5 miles), Birmingham Snow Hill (0.7 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Real ale
- Riverside location
Pub suggested by Dave Harley on 30 Dec 2003
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> Current user rating: 5.3/10 (rated by 39 users)
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user reviews of the Tap and Spile, Birmingham
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| Went in here just before Christmas. It's in a great location with nice views of the canal but I get the feeling it doesn't make the most of it's assets. It was pretty quiet when we were in there on a midweek afternoon. I had a pint of Hobgoblin (IIRC) which was OK. The bartender wasn't very communicative (but not unfriendly as such). It was all just pretty average. The furniture was old, creaky and broken and looked like it had been retrieved from an abandoned hotel. The toilets were a little messy and the whole place was just a little scruffy and worn (and not in a charming way). The big TV on the wall seemed out of place and was set at an odd angle and nobody seemed much bothered to straighten it up. Maybe the place livens up later in the night? I can imagine it would be nice on a summer's evening to have the canal view. I wouldn't say avoid it, but don't expect too much for a pub in such an ideal location. RChappo - 12 Jan 2012 02:03 |
| Had a few beers in here a couple of weekends back on a visit to Brum. Given the location and surrounding bars which are chav-tastic, it was a real suprise to find real ale on tap at reasonable prices. I had a few pints of London Pride, must have been other beers on offer but can't remember what they were. Downstairs bar was pretty chilly, and smelt of piss from the gents nearby but overall it was a reasonable place. Upstairs was much more cozy. mally_drinker - 12 Dec 2011 17:28 |
| An absolute gem of a pub, that makes a real change to the obnoxious corporate chav pubs that surround it... 8 well served real ales on offer, and it's open until 4am... what could possibly go wrong? fleshflayer - 30 Mar 2011 06:56 |
| Enjoyably old-fashioned pub tucked away from the booze barns of Broad Street. Nice setting by the canal, and decent beer, but service a bit variable, mozzzzzz - 18 Oct 2010 19:07 |
| I was the only customer when I called in earlier this month. It does look a bit scruffy, but the chairs in a bright royal blue looked out of character with the place. The Taylor Landlord was well kept though. gillhalfpint - 26 Apr 2010 10:03 |
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