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Family pub serving both meals and drinks in a residential area of Birmingham. 3 real ales were on - M & B Brew XI, Ringwood Reinbeer & Marstons Pedigree. There was a wide mix of customers. Service was quick. Looks as if it offers a good range of cheap food with plenty of offers. Not too much to recommend it for other than that though.
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Popped in for a quick after work slurp and noticed how clean the place was. Smattering of punters seemingly enjoying the food (no kitchen fire while I was there!) Noticed Mondays are cheap as chips night if you like lager. One guest real ale on at �1.99 a pint, so good that I had 2 (nothing to do with the price.....) and according to my cider expert mate, the Strongbow was the best he`d tasted in recent years. Decent pub.
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Quite a few punters in on a Monday afternoon/evening, Marston's Pedigree was okay - very helpfull bar staff
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beer ok. Service resonable but DON'T eat there! Food quality poor-sirloin steak supposed to be rare was overcooked. It was full of gristle, was stringy & very fatty had to leave 3/4 of it. Complined to manager who refunded my money!
During meal the pub filled with smoke from the kitchen noone knew what to do-1 staff member actually said that he'd never heard the smoke alarm siren before! No explainations given to diners & very worryingly we were not evacuated!!! Nor was there any public apology.
A crap experience in total- WILL NEVER return to the Covered Wagon.
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Nothing bungalow pub about this one, no potholes in the carpark, burnt out vehicles, boarded up windows or gangs of feral yoofs vandalising the bus stop. Had a refurb a while back but hasn`t really changed the stamp of the place. Pretty middle class with the odd couple of builders (Extensions a go go!) in it, very sedate and untroubled. Not a pub to be worried about going into for a pint and a nosh.
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Looks like a bungalow pub that's had a facelift
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Typical ember inn, which isn't a bad thing. Very decent pies, quiet but generally a nice atmosphere and close enough to Moseley and Kings Heath without getting too rammed.
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Recently refurbed, and it needed it. Looks great and having goine none smoking the old smell is replaced by smell of good pub grub. Really worth a try now.....
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