http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/ Food and drink news. Read news and reviews on restaurants in Birmingham, bars and eateries across the West Midlands area. Wine reviews and lots more. en-gb Birmingham Mail no Food and drink news. Read news and reviews on restaurants in Birmingham, bars and eateries across the West Midlands area. Wine reviews and lots more. Food and drink, restaurants in Birmingham, restaurants in West Midlands, wine reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/11/19/pub-review-the-inn-on-the-green-in-acocks-green-97319-25206442/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:58:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/11/19/pub-review-the-inn-on-the-green-in-acocks-green-97319-25206442/ THIS IS a pub I’ve been meaning to visit for a long time, but it doesn’t look family friendly on the outside and the ultra-busy local environment makes parking extremely difficult. Pub Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/11/12/pub-review-robin-hood-toby-carvery-in-hall-green-97319-25152011/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:50:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/11/12/pub-review-robin-hood-toby-carvery-in-hall-green-97319-25152011/ JUST when you might think that society has made progress, along comes the harsh truth – nobody builds pubs like this in the 21st century. Pub Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/11/05/fort-jester-chester-road-castle-bromwich-97319-25097739/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:53:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/11/05/fort-jester-chester-road-castle-bromwich-97319-25097739/ THE last time I went in here was on a dark, midwinter Saturday night when the place was so unexpectedly full there didn’t appear to be any chance of being served relatively quickly. Pub Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/10/22/pub-review-the-one-elm-in-stratford-upon-avon-97319-24987611/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:03:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/10/22/pub-review-the-one-elm-in-stratford-upon-avon-97319-24987611/ IF YOU fancy a half-term treat with the hope of spotting a famous face, then the interesting mixture of rooms and outdoor patio in this pleasingly revamped Stratford pub could be right up your street. Pub Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/10/15/george-hotel-load-street-bewdley-97319-24938496/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:21:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/10/15/george-hotel-load-street-bewdley-97319-24938496/ THIS inn turned hotel has been serving visitors to Bewdley since 1609 when Shakespeare was in full flow. Pub Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/10/08/hare-and-hounds-kingsbury-road-minworth-tel-0121-351-1712-97319-24882486/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:59:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/10/08/hare-and-hounds-kingsbury-road-minworth-tel-0121-351-1712-97319-24882486/ A BANNER in the pub car park of the Hare & Hounds in Minworth would be really funny – if it wasn’t also such a sad sign of the times. Pub Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/10/08/elite-fish-bar-lyndon-road-olton-97319-24882178/ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:48:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/10/08/elite-fish-bar-lyndon-road-olton-97319-24882178/ THERE aren’t many chippies which share their name with a desirable two-seater sports car. Pub Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/10/01/man-on-the-moon-redditch-road-kings-norton-97319-24826906/ Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:11:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/10/01/man-on-the-moon-redditch-road-kings-norton-97319-24826906/ THIS M&B pub has just been voted Brum’s No 1 establishment in the city council’s annual Best Bar None awards. Pub Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/09/24/the-heron-s-nest-warwick-road-knowle-97319-24770028/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:48:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/09/24/the-heron-s-nest-warwick-road-knowle-97319-24770028/ ON A gloriously sunny early Sunday evening, there can be few nicer places in the Midlands than this pub next to the Grand Union Canal. Pub Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/09/17/beefeater-ladybridge-bonehill-road-tamworth-97319-24715855/ Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:30:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/09/17/beefeater-ladybridge-bonehill-road-tamworth-97319-24715855/ WE hadn’t set foot in a Beefeater for more than a year when the Ladybridge suddenly loomed into view off a Tamworth roundabout and we just had to stop. Pub Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/09/10/the-malt-house-the-wharfage-ironbridge-shropshire-97319-24655727/ Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:16:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/09/10/the-malt-house-the-wharfage-ironbridge-shropshire-97319-24655727/ WITH Coalbrookdale celebrating the 300th anniversary of iron smelting, you would hope that visitors inevitably drawn from the other side of the world might leave the area feeling satisfied. Pub Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/09/03/the-boot-inn-birmingham-road-mappleborough-green-97319-24600598/ Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:13:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/09/03/the-boot-inn-birmingham-road-mappleborough-green-97319-24600598/ I DON’T understand this country sometimes. Pub Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/08/20/the-country-girl-raddlebarn-road-selly-oak-97319-24489393/ Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:36:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/08/20/the-country-girl-raddlebarn-road-selly-oak-97319-24489393/ THANKS to M&B’s policy of not admitting under 14s to its Ember Inns pubs, our children had never been to one... until now! Pub Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/08/13/the-bull-s-head-stratford-road-wootton-wawen-97319-24435515/ Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:05:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/08/13/the-bull-s-head-stratford-road-wootton-wawen-97319-24435515/ WITH a stone dating the building at 1317, this is comfortably one of the oldest pubs in the land. Pub Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/08/06/the-tame-otter-lichfield-road-hopwas-tamworth-97319-24332978/ Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:26:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/08/06/the-tame-otter-lichfield-road-hopwas-tamworth-97319-24332978/ THE Tame Otter has been serving the needs of local people from across Staffordshire and beyond since the early 19th century – and is no showing no signs of losing its undoubted appeal. Pub Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/07/30/the-bull-coleshill-road-furnace-end-coleshill-97319-24277918/ Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:40:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/07/30/the-bull-coleshill-road-furnace-end-coleshill-97319-24277918/ THIS green and pleasant land of ours is littered with old-fashioned pubs. Pub Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/07/23/the-red-lion-red-lion-street-alvechurch-97319-24223869/ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:43:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/07/23/the-red-lion-red-lion-street-alvechurch-97319-24223869/ THE idea was to go to West Heath’s Man in the Moon to celebrate the 40th anniversary of astronaut Neil Armstrong giving the late Michael Jackson a few ideas for walking. Pub Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/07/16/the-navigation-inn-old-warwick-road-lapworth-97319-24170540/ Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:09:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/07/16/the-navigation-inn-old-warwick-road-lapworth-97319-24170540/ THE last pub we visited was The Crooked House at Himley... and this one is just as far out of the city in a different direction. Pub Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/07/09/the-crooked-house-coppice-mill-himley-road-himley-97319-24114722/ Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:46:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/07/09/the-crooked-house-coppice-mill-himley-road-himley-97319-24114722/ THERE probably isn’t any other pub in the world where you will feel drunk before you’ve even entered the door. Pub Reviews http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/07/02/the-garden-house-hagley-road-edgbaston-97319-24058289/ Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:12:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/lifestyle/food-and-drink/pub-reviews/2009/07/02/the-garden-house-hagley-road-edgbaston-97319-24058289/ THERE are so many car clamping signs, theft warnings and other security notices to put you on your guard at this pub I thought we’d entered a Crimewatch set. Pub Reviews