Bristol Pear, Selly Oak

The music is always too loud (although commandeering the juke box is good fun) and the beer on tap is sometimes bad but it's better than most other pubs in Selly Oak. No ale on tap, the usual selection of lagers but plenty of cocktails and good prices. The food's good too. The upstairs bar hosts band nights and such. Probably the second-best pub in Selly Oak (after the Country Girl).

8 Jun 2011 18:50

The Gun Barrels, Selly Oak

Looking for somewhere with deafeningly loud music, cheap, piss-poor lager and packed to the rafters with drunk students? Go to the Gunnies. In the afternoon and early evening, it's not bad and there's a good-sized beer garden. Otherwise, avoid.

8 Jun 2011 18:48

The S'oak, Selly Oak

Ale on tap, good prices, plenty of TVs to watch the football on, decent food. What could go wrong? Well, it's almost always got a sports team from the University of Birmingham in there, and they always shout and chant so loudly you can't hear yourself think. Go earlier in the evening, have a game of pool, watch the footy, have a decently priced pint of real ale, then leave when the women's hockey team turns up and you'll have a good time.

8 Jun 2011 18:46