The Villa Tavern, Birmingham - pub details
Address: 307 Nechells Park Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B7 5PD [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 32110) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Aston (0.4 miles), Gravelly Hill (1.1 miles), Witton (1.3 miles)
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> Current user rating: 5.0/10 (rated by 5 users)
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Swan and Mitre, Birmingham (0.3 miles), Mitre Ale House, Nechells (0.3 miles), Reservoir, Aston (0.4 miles), King Edward VII, Aston (0.4 miles), Adventurers, Aston (0.5 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Villa Tavern, Birmingham
please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
| Looks a bit of a dive from the outside. But the main bar has plenty of character. The corridor between has some original tiling and leads to a lounge area and another room with a pool table. But the vast majority of people were congregated in the bar. Two ales from Church End were on - Stocking Filler & Silent Night. The Stocking Filler was fine. But I'm not sure how much of this they actually sell. I certainly couldn't see anybody else drinking the ales. blue_scrumpy - 27 Dec 2015 21:43 |
| Great old skool type boozer in the back drop of nechells. Old looking outside and in but not in a bad way. Only had a quick one on my dinner so only saw the room as you first go in, which is pretty small. Staff and locals friendly and i must say had the best pint of ansells mild ive had to date. yamyampublover - 28 Nov 2014 20:22 |
| A visit is worthwhile - not for the beer, but purely for the architecture. Have a soft drink; admire and move on. mcroyal - 6 Mar 2013 10:51 |
| CAMRA National-Inventory listed pub just up from Aston railway station. It's a locals corner boozer, and is opposite the grand Nechells public baths. Although not greatly impressive from the outside, the interior retains its several rooms which gives it a somewhat fading grandeur. A central tiled and mosaic floor corridor leads to a main bar room on the right, a smoke room at the back with bar access (perhaps the most interesting room) and a large, opened out games room to the left. There are lots of high ceilngs, glazed windows and old pictures which give the place a lot of characer. Pub has been extended into the yard where the toilets are, the original exterior walls are still easy to make out. Despite feauturing in the GBG a few years ago it's not a must for the real ale fan- Ansells Bitter and Mild and John Smiths Cask are available. The JS was fine but its not an inspiring range for many. It's very much a locals pub and pulling in new trade doesn't seem to be a priority- that's not to say it's unfriendly because it isn't. Probably only one for the admirer of traditional pubs as its out of the way, but if you're in the area its worth a look. Carlurmston - 30 Jun 2009 18:06 |
| I visited this pub on 4.12.07 while looking up Good Beer Guide pubs, and although it looked to be a friendly back street local, I was disappointed to find no real ale available. There were 2 handpumps showing Ansells beers, but I was told the only beer being served was M & B keg. gillhalfpint - 6 Feb 2008 09:36 |
