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Popped in for a last pint of a heavy night. Only one real ale on. Can't remember what it was but not one I had seen before. Well kept and about £3.50 from memory.
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Reasonable pub, Birmingham's 'other' Wellington is opposite a music venue so serves as a pre-gig pub for it but does lagers and one real ale (at time of visit) and is quite relaxed and has a decent atmosphere at other times.
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The shaven headed barmen looked like startled rabbits under the onslaught of scary metalheads.....God knows what they`d have done if Manowar, the Metal kings, came in with their swords of steel ready to pillage and destroy (someone had beaten `em to it in the bogs!). Anyway �3.50 for a Guiness in this place was a veritable bargain compared with the �4.20 garbage at the O2.
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Made an unplanned visit last night due to mammoth queues outside the O2 for the Manowar gig. Place was full of metallers, giving a cracking atmosphere. A couple of points to the management. If you are charging �3.50 for a (decent tasting) Guinness, then don't rip the punters off even more by leaving a 2 inch head on it. Second, if you are going to put up food menus in the gents, employ a cleaner, a builder and a plumber.
Still had to queue half an hour to get in to Manowar.
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Drove past this place yesterday evening, a few blokes in tracksuits were standing outside in doorway, in a cloud of smoke. Enough said.
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What are the opening times for this place?
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i visit this pub often and yes a bit shabby but atmosphere is great and well worth a visit for sunday dinner staff are great and can,t fault service and prices are reasonable if you live where i do
TandS - 10 Oct 2010 15:10 |
Don't think its open during the day.
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Been in this pub pre-gig when the O2 doormen decide to let you stand outside for half hour...`cause they can! Sos me old mates but the beer prices aint justified (good quality though)...just not in the right area and needs a refurb. Don`t know about the gay pub bit, but if it`s usually quiet then they not using it and since when has sexuality dictated beer prices?!
What I reckon is they should profit from the rock brigade. There`s an excellent second hand record shop next door (Nice �1 bargain bin) put on some cheap beer promotions gig nights, stop playing Lady Gaga, leave the toilets be (Costas reborn) and paint the place black...sorted!!
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Oi Odin me ol son get down Sussex/Surrey area good ol Guinness 4 quid a pint in loads of pubs !!!!!!!!
anonymous - 13 Sep 2010 14:08 |
Guinness �3.35 seemed a bit dear, for such a shabby place, just away from the city centre. Toilets were on a par with what you would expect in a rock pub. Anyway, it is good place to go if you are going to see a band at the O2, as it is just across the road, 60p a pint cheaper and served in a glass container.
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Traditional pub serving a mostly gay clientele and supporting the gay community. Always one real ale on, currently rotating through the local Aston Brewery Company range which I haven't seen in too many places. A bit pricey for a fairly tatty pub which can be very empty. If you get them chatting though the staff can be hilarious. Unprententious, an okay beer garden but dreadful toilets.
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used to be good but seem to av gone down hill a bit lateley sum of the staff are nice sum are misrable
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been a few times,very impressed with marty,talented and good looking.very relaxed atmosphere.ive sang a few times and was made very welcome
steve - 12 Aug 2004 17:49 |
Always a good place to visit, friday nights are getting better and better with games night with increasing jackpots!
Tommo - 16 Apr 2004 18:07 |
recently visited the wellington hotel on a saturday and had a fab time..the caberet was great in the form of drag queen Tilly ..they have midlands hostess of the year Marty as their resident hostess ..the bar staff were friendly and very easy on the eye..will definitely be visiting here on a regular basis
mark - 12 Mar 2004 13:28 |
A pleasant hotel pub offering at least one real ale at all times. The bar is gay-friendly, but all are welcome. The two guys running the place have a sarcastic sense of humour and it helps if you are down-to-earth and unpretentious too!
The place was shown to me by a mate last night, and it was a surprising and welcome discovery. I shall certainly visit again.
Lee - 30 Dec 2003 13:35 |
