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Closed and knocked down as part of the redevelopment of the old library area
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Reasonably busy branch of Wetherspoon's tucked away in a fairly dismal shopping centre at Paradise Circus. Birmingham branches of the chain appeared to have a festival featuring hoppy beers. Those on were Beer Geek The Noble Geek, Beowulf Folded Cross & Horseman, Sadlers Hop Bomb plus Greene King Abbot & Ruddles Best. Ciders from Westons were Old Rosie & Cider Twist Raspberry. It's a fairly characterless establishment. But service was quick and friendly.
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Spotted Mr Wetherspoon himself, Tim Martin, in here a couple of weeks ago, on a tour of inspection of his Empire. Got chatting to him and he was able to confirm that JDW are opening a pub in our home-from-home, St. Ives. Mixed feelings about that....to anyone who knows the town it could be bad news for some other pubs, especially the Three Ferrets.
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Wierd place. Pub hasn't got a name, hasn't got a roof or a door. So cold in winter they have portable industrial heaters. Standard Wetherspoons fare. Bookies next door.
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Or as we call it `the pub with no name` Unusual venue, all glass surround, no roof and no front door (bit like a burnt down bungalow chav boozer!). Has the curse of the Briar Rose - big tables and stools in the entrance so the assault course beckons as you enter the place! Found the staff pretty reasonable and unusually speedy, beer, food...blah blah it`s a Wetherspoons. Endless fun looking out the windows watching the young `uns tottering past heading to Broad Street, especially in the winter when it`s minus 5c and they`re wearing the invisible beer coats....which reminds me, this is the coldest venue I`ve ever been in.....practice first aid on hyperthermia casualties....go in February!
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Called in looking for festival beers earlier this month, and it is not a bad Wetherspoons. Don't know what the strane queuing system was. Maybe not applied as it was quiet. Enjoyed Otter Mild and Maui Coconut Porter this visit. Outside seating enables you to people watch. Had a laugh at the sentry box and kennel for the big issue seller and his/her dog just outside.
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built into a small, modern shopping mall near the city centre.
fairly small for the typical jdw. 8-10 pumps on. usual menu.
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I did notice one or two of the younger evening bar staff are well practiced at ignoring you, unless you are an attractive young girl. unfortunately a life-size cardboard cut-out of pamela anderson was not available to stand behind.
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This may of course be down to the "strange queueing system" mentioned earlier. however as said, it doesn't seem to apply to dolly birds!
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verdict:
nothing special.
a 5 from me on ale/food choice & pricing. but thats the jdw deal anyway.
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Likeable JDW pub with ouside seating and a good range of well-kept beers. Strange queueing system at the bar when I visited fooled a few. Definitely worth a quiet pint before tackling Broad Street!
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What a contrast to some Wetherspoons pubs - it was so quiet last week when I popped in that I could get to the bar straight away. However, the bar staff were still going at �JDW speed� - ie dead slow. This criticism notwithstanding, the calm atmosphere of the place was a definite plus, and it is a good place for people-watching as half of Birmingham seems to walk past on their way through Paradise Place to somewhere else.
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I always hated this place simply because there never seemed to be much point to it exsisting. Its a tiny, badly located (in my opinion) hole in the wall, literally. But I went in the other day as it was part of our little crawl, well I was put to shame. Its had a small refurb recently along with the large unit its part of and it looks really good. Leather chairs, better lighting, new cooling system for the draught beer and the whole place kinda takes advantage of its size and it feels abit more intimate.
So if your opinions we're like mine originally give it a chance you'll be impressed.
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Small JDW outlet in the Paradise Forum walkthrough. Well they have a McDonalds, I suppose they thought they should have a Wetherspoons.
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On a recent visit we were served with very cloudy beer and it was put onto bar as though fit to drink. It was exchanged for another when asked, but bar staff should know when a drink is not fit to be served. The replacement though not brilliant was drinkable.
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Small spoons in a small shopping centre,cheap beer as usual,not bad 4 a passing pint. 6/10
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Tiny Wetherpoons that has no real purpose apart from showing the footie scores on the silent TV. Beer OK though.
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Like all Wetherspoons pubs this one serves relatively cheap drinks and the standard food menu. Unfortunately I was down here a couple of days ago and both myself and my colleague were unimpressed, to say the least, with the quality of the food. My steak was almost burnt to a crisp whereas the chips were barely cooked. Whilst it's almost certainly frozen stuff (there's no way they could have cooked it all from fresh that quickly), I was still disappointed with the quality and the service.
It's a nice enough place to enjoy a pint in reasonable peace (no annoying music in the background) and the staff are fairly polite and helpful, but I would avoid buying anything from the food menu.
Oh, and they have a *very* strict policy about asking for ID here - by the sounds of things they ask pretty much anyone who looks under 21 and at any time during the day, regardless of whether you're drinking or not, so if you look young you won't even be able to buy a meal or a non-alcoholic drink without your driving license or passport.
anonymous - 19 Jun 2005 18:24 |
Fair prices as you would expect,food inconsistent,depends on the mood of the cook,i reckon they get through quite a few,Ice in you Steakpie anyone ?? For non eaters then worth a stop off on the way to somewhere else,but only for a quick one.
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