The Wellington, Birmingham

I'm baffled by some of the comments i've read about this pub. No atmosphere? i can only assume the correspondent didn't talk to anybody. In the space of one very pleasant evening i talked to the secreatary of the local pipe smokers association, a poet, a gardener, a man with a 5 figure tick list of different beers and a Muslim. As for prices, they don't seem out of the norm for the city centre (indeed it's �1.50 a pint for Black Country Berrs before 1 o'clock) - and if it wasn't an average price, a slightly higher price to subsidise the revenue that is lost by not having fruit machines or a juke box would be a price worth paying. Most importantly the choice of beer is excellent (having happily paid �4.70 for a 12% wonder) and is always in tip top form. If you're in Birmingham and don't visit this pub, you are missing a gem.

20 Feb 2006 08:19