The Weighbridge, Alvechurch - pub details
Address: Scarfield House, Scarfield Hill, Alvechurch, Birmingham, West Midlands, B48 7SQ [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 7750) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Alvechurch (0.3 miles), Barnt Green (1.4 miles), Redditch (3.2 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
Pub suggested by Jimbo Smith on 7 May 2004
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> Current user rating: 8.1/10 (rated by 20 users)
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Crown Inn, Alvechurch (0.3 miles), Swan Hotel, Alvechurch (0.6 miles), Red Lion, Alvechurch (0.6 miles), Queen Victoria, Barnt Green (1.2 miles), Barnt Green Inn, Barnt Green (1.5 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Weighbridge, Alvechurch
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| We have visited this quaint canal side pub on several occasions, and i have to say it is one of the nicest pubs i've been to. It has 3 really cosy rooms full of interesting nick-nacks & memorabilia, we notice something new each time we visit! The real ale is 5 stars according to my husband (who is quite fussy), and he was given all the information he needed on each beer from the landlord. we decided to have sunday lunch on our last visit which i have to say was fantastic, we counted a total of 9 fresh vegetables on our dinner, and it was really fresh and tasty, a good sign of a true home cooked meal. The staff were very friendly, both from the bar & kitchen, and even struck up conversation with us which you do not get in most pubs. I also like this place as you do not feel rushed out as i find in other pubs when they want a quick turn over. So all in all i recommend you give it a try!! uglyduck32 - 16 Feb 2012 19:04 |
| Fantastic pub, very friendly and, most importantly, excellent quality of ale. I've only eaten here once and it was nice food. Great beer festivals twice a year too in May and September. RealAleHarrier - 29 Nov 2011 20:57 |
| Never too happy with this pub. Short opening times, very cliquey and the staff a little "cold". No dogs allowed - its a country pub? Tancred - 28 Nov 2011 15:17 |
| Canalside pub with 5 real ales and a real cider. Kinver Bargees Bitter, Teme Valley Talbot Porter, Cottage Windsor Castle Ale, Weatheroak Tillerman's Tipple & Hobsons Mild were the ales. Westons Vintage Organic was the cider. The pub has 3 small rooms. One contains the bar and another is set out for dining. We sat in the 3rd room which has plenty of barge pictures on the walls. A marquee was still outside from a beer festival held last weekend. Definitely one to recommend. blue_scrumpy - 21 May 2011 21:42 |
| This is a truly splendid establishment, which marked the start of a 7-day narrowboat holiday comprising 8 people, lots of fun and an average of 8 pints apiece per day as we meandered our way around some of the Midlands' better boozers courtesy of the canal. Pitching up here was sheer convenience given its close proximity to the boatyard from which we were embarking upon our trip, but it just so happened that it would've deserved considerable attention anyway, as it is a classic, no-nonsense, friendly local beerhouse which merits a strong place in the new Beer Guide, serving as it does a range of 4 interesting local ales and 2 ciders. The excellent Kinver and Wetheroak were amongst the breweries represented on our visit - which needless to say was repeated upon our arrival back at Alvechurch the following Friday! The landlord was a very friendly cove and dealt with all our shenanigans very well. Service was superb, and always pleasant. This was especially commendable given the strain they were under last Friday - it is a multi-roomed pub with outdoor space too but it was almost impossible to find seats. It seems boaters and locals alike relish their opportunity to get to the Weighbridge and sink some quality ale, possibly accompanied by some similarly worthy food which some of us sampled the previous week. This one was the first of many for us, but it was only "beaten" as it were by a couple of others discovered later and certainly was deserving of a Top 3 berth out of the 25 or so pubs we visited. Well done folks; it's almost worth taking another trip from the Marina to provide an excuse for getting back! TWG - 27 Sep 2010 16:35 |
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