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By *enninemark OP Man
over a year ago

huddersfield/manchester

Visiting Birmingham this next week. Strictly vanilla, no swinging involved etc Staying in the Brindley place/Broad Street area. Has anyone got some good recommendations for eateries or places for drinks etc!?

Thanks in advance.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Visiting Birmingham this next week. Strictly vanilla, no swinging involved etc Staying in the Brindley place/Broad Street area. Has anyone got some good recommendations for eateries or places for drinks etc!?

Thanks in advance."

I believe there are a few good Indian restaurants....

I know that sound crazy but I'm sure if you ask a taxi driver they will be able to find one....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Depends what sort of thing your liking for. I really like bank, a restaurant in brindley place which is near where you are staying. If you want to go high end there's Marco Pierre whites restaurant?

Broad street is not really a great place for drinking. Think Blackpool or benedorm?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There used to be an upmarket department store called Rackems ......

When I was young my parents abandoned me in Birmingham ,,,,,, I was looked after by an elderly Aunt and Uncle it was great ,,,,,,

One day the took me to Rackem to dine in one of Rackems fancy restaurants

My Aunt took me to the haberdashery department where she wanted to by some undergarments ....

I was stunned to find the store had a dedicated titty expert .... there were women with there paps out everywhere.....

One that day I had my first erection

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By *s_bettyboopWoman
over a year ago

-3

Try Brindleyplace,also the mailbox has a few nice places and Jewellery quarter but that's a bit further out.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

I've stopped In Birmingham Alabama if that's any good

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I've stopped In Birmingham Alabama if that's any good

But did you know inhabitant of the Birmingham are called "Birminghamians"

I'm way to good for this place ..... I mean not only clever beyond belief I also do charity work

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There used to be an upmarket department store called Rackems ......

When I was young my parents abandoned me in Birmingham ,,,,,, I was looked after by an elderly Aunt and Uncle it was great ,,,,,,

One day the took me to Rackem to dine in one of Rackems fancy restaurants

My Aunt took me to the haberdashery department where she wanted to by some undergarments ....

I was stunned to find the store had a dedicated titty expert .... there were women with there paps out everywhere.....

One that day I had my first erection

Fraser's moved into Rackems and taken over the place

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

The Arcadian has lots of Cantonese and Chinese restaurants and some of the best night life.

It’s a 10 minute walk from Brindley.

We have had some great nights in there and you are right next to the gay quarter which also has some great bars.

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By * and M lookingCouple
over a year ago

Worcester

"There used to be an upmarket department store called Rackems ......

When I was young my parents abandoned me in Birmingham ,,,,,, I was looked after by an elderly Aunt and Uncle it was great ,,,,,,

One day the took me to Rackem to dine in one of Rackems fancy restaurants

My Aunt took me to the haberdashery department where she wanted to by some undergarments ....

I was stunned to find the store had a dedicated titty expert .... there were women with there paps out everywhere.....

One that day I had my first erection

Fraser's moved into Rackems and taken over the place"

Rackhams, lol and it’s House of Fraser now

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By *rNaughtyNickMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

Thanks in advance.

I believe there are a few good Indian restaurants....

Ladypool Road

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There used to be an upmarket department store called Rackems ......

When I was young my parents abandoned me in Birmingham ,,,,,, I was looked after by an elderly Aunt and Uncle it was great ,,,,,,

One day the took me to Rackem to dine in one of Rackems fancy restaurants

My Aunt took me to the haberdashery department where she wanted to by some undergarments ....

I was stunned to find the store had a dedicated titty expert .... there were women with there paps out everywhere.....

One that day I had my first erection

Fraser's moved into Rackems and taken over the place

Rackhams, lol and it’s House of Fraser now"

That's a shame I wonder if the titty measurer still works there .....

I wouldn't mind having my Moobs handled by a professional

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By *evaquitCouple
over a year ago

Catthorpe

If you locate the nearest Cafe Rouge it’ll bring you to the canal area of Brindly Place, it’s a nice setting with a few other restaurants there too. Definitely worth a try.

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

Thanks in advance."

What kind of food are you looking for ?curry, steak, pizza

and what type of pub ? noisy, quiet, old, modern

Can give you some ideas if I know more

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't know the precise location but there was a small museum on the edge of a park and one of the exhibits was a picked baby

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Broad st...

Pub crawl along the canal and brindley place before hitting Reflex for drinks then greasy foot long hot dog from the cabin opposite.

Job done

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My other harrowing recollection of B/ham was visity the municipal swimming baths age nine,,,,,

Having paid the entry fee we proceeded to the changing room .... that attendant shouted the little girl needs to use the female facilities

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

"I've stopped In Birmingham Alabama if that's any good

But did you know inhabitant of the Birmingham are called "Birminghamians"

I'm way to good for this place ..... I mean not only clever beyond belief I also do charity work

Have you verified this with Courtney?

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By *4gnumprMan
over a year ago

telford

Hurst st

basically chinatown and the gay area

some fun bars and the odd strange happenings

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Basically anywhere other than Broad Street. Hell on earth

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I've stopped In Birmingham Alabama if that's any good

But did you know inhabitant of the Birmingham are called "Birminghamians"

I'm way to good for this place ..... I mean not only clever beyond belief I also do charity work

Have you verified this with Courtney?

No I verified it using one of those radical encyclopaedias

Its entitled " A book containing things that clever people know."

Not much use too you....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Try Marco Pierre Whites in The Mailbox, or if you want cheap quality the Diwan (Indian) in Moseley. Fab!

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

"I don't know the precise location but there was a small museum on the edge of a park and one of the exhibits was a picked baby

Hand picked or picked as in hit with a pick ?

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

"Basically anywhere other than Broad Street. Hell on earth "

I like broad street, plenty of women on hen do"s

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't know the precise location but there was a small museum on the edge of a park and one of the exhibits was a picked baby

Hand picked or picked as in hit with a pick ?

It was a very old exhibit in a specimen jar the child was in the Fetal position

They also had a pickled snake eating a mouse it gave me nightmares

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By *atcherwankerMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

As already stressed, avoid Broad Street like the plague. Brindley Place is a LITTLE better, it's still full of wankers but they're less inclined to glass each other. Decent boozers in town include The Victoria, The Cosy Club, Sugarloaf at Bodega (if it's open, it's sometimes closed for private bookings) Purecraft Bar & Kitchen (better known as Pure Bar. Pricey, but EXCELLENT beer selection. Amazing sausage rolls) if you want cocktails, the best in town are at Bourne & Co, followed by Lost & Found (but service there is sloooooooow) and The Bureau. Marmalade at the Rep also mix a decent cocktail but it's not really a big night out kinda spot. Gingers is very swanky but the cocktails are all too sickly sweet for me these days, and Island Bar is the staple if you want to drink cocktails and dance to funky DJs. If you're prepared to venture a little way out of the city centre, I much much MUCH prefer drinking in the Jewellery Quarter. Rose Villa Tavern is where I like to start out, then when it gets late I head to The Church to get thoroughly sauces and dance like an idiot. But there's a few good pubs and bars in the area, mostly independent places, and there's loads of trendy boozers around St Paul's Square (if you like gin, 40 St Paul's is an absolute MUST visit. You'll have to book a table though, which I'd urge you to do without delay, it's the hottest spot in Brum)

If heavy metal, sticky floors and headbanging are your thing; Flapper & Firkin, Scruffy Murphys or the newly opened Hammer & Anvil. Or you could wander into digbeth and try Subside, but it's not my favourite spot.

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By *ounce-N-BoomCouple
over a year ago

London

"As already stressed, avoid Broad Street like the plague. Brindley Place is a LITTLE better, it's still full of wankers but they're less inclined to glass each other. Decent boozers in town include The Victoria, The Cosy Club, Sugarloaf at Bodega (if it's open, it's sometimes closed for private bookings) Purecraft Bar & Kitchen (better known as Pure Bar. Pricey, but EXCELLENT beer selection. Amazing sausage rolls) if you want cocktails, the best in town are at Bourne & Co, followed by Lost & Found (but service there is sloooooooow) and The Bureau. Marmalade at the Rep also mix a decent cocktail but it's not really a big night out kinda spot. Gingers is very swanky but the cocktails are all too sickly sweet for me these days, and Island Bar is the staple if you want to drink cocktails and dance to funky DJs. If you're prepared to venture a little way out of the city centre, I much much MUCH prefer drinking in the Jewellery Quarter. Rose Villa Tavern is where I like to start out, then when it gets late I head to The Church to get thoroughly sauces and dance like an idiot. But there's a few good pubs and bars in the area, mostly independent places, and there's loads of trendy boozers around St Paul's Square (if you like gin, 40 St Paul's is an absolute MUST visit. You'll have to book a table though, which I'd urge you to do without delay, it's the hottest spot in Brum)

If we're out on a pub crawl in Birmingham, most of these feature on our list. Jekyll and Hyde too but is a little out the way also Bacchus bar but can get busy.

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By *atcherwankerMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

If we're out on a pub crawl in Birmingham, most of these feature on our list. Jekyll and Hyde too but is a little out the way also Bacchus bar but can get busy."

Yeah, Jekkyl & Hyde is a groovy spot. Used to be a right shithole when it was the Queens Head, due to it's proximity to the courts and Steakhouse Lane nick. Popular with the nurses from over the road now, so might be a good spot if the OP doesn't have a lady friend with him.

Haven't been in Bacchus for YEARS. Decades, probably. Used to go there as a teenager, we'd have brandy and cigars in the leather wingback chairs and act like we weren't comprehensive kids trying to get pissed on a tenner...

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By *atcherwankerMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

As far as food is concerned, there's a LOT to choose from, so it depends what you're after. If you want something a little more high end, Purnell's Bistro is brilliant if you can get a reservation, or Bistro @ Hotel du Vin is really REALLY nice (the Sunday lunch is unreal, if you're still around tomorrow) Bank, as mentioned, is pretty good for steak and oysters in a seriously trendy setting (first time I went it was amazing, second time was unremarkable) and decent cocktails. There's a lot of fine-dining to choose from, and a good handful of Michelin star restaurants, but you're never going to get a table at this notice. Give Marco Pierre White a miss, it's overpriced and mediocre, and got shut down by environmental health a couple of years ago for achieving a zero food hygiene rating. If you have a lady to impress, it's worth popping up for a glass of a champagne though, the decor is very swanky and the views are awesome. (Also, the bar at Rofutu at the top of the Park Regis hotel at Five Ways has a similar panoramic effect, and better drinks. Good food too, but pricey)

If you want a LOT of meat for a reasonable price in a much more relaxed setting, you've got Smoke Haus in Brindley Place (I really like it there. Good grub, good beers, good whiskeys, and you can control the impressively stocked jukebox with your phone via the website) and Rub Smokehouse on Broad Street. The latter has arguably a better menu (the fried pickles are awesome, but if you order hot wings and they say "do you want them Hot or Insane" do NOT say insane unless you really really mean it!) But when I went, pretty much every single customer was on a LOT of cocaine, which makes for a fucking weird restaurant environment. Nosh & Quaff in Victoria square has a similar relaxed buzzing vibe, and specialises in Lobster and Ribs.

If you want a solid reliable chain restaurant, there are lots of Pizza Express (Brindley Place is the best one, the Bullring is pretty good too) a Cafe Rouge as mentioned, loads of chain eateries in the Mailbox and a Jamie's Italian in the Bullring. (I like the Jamie's, book if you can though)

There are loads of ethnic eateries, too many to list without knowing what you might fancy, and some decent "Gastro Pub" type affairs. (The Church Inn does awesome soul food, and proper barbecue courtesy of nearby independent Low & Slow, while Pure Bar's menu was "curated" by local Michelin star chef Glyn Purnell. I've only ever had their delicious bar snacks myself, though)

Really, there's just way too much to choose from. So I'm not really much help...

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By *ounce-N-BoomCouple
over a year ago

London

Nice and handy for the bus stop home on corporation Street too.

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By *enninemark OP Man
over a year ago

huddersfield/manchester

Many thanks for everyone's comments. Probably avoid most of broadstreet. Looking for real ale, busy but not packed pubs.. suitable for slightly older generation!

All good comments. Many thanks!

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By *atcherwankerMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

I dunno if I'm too late to jump back in here, if you've already been to Brum, but:

THE real ale pub in Birmingham is The Wellington. The Post Office Vaults is good too, and a proper old Birmingham basement pub. The Bartons Arms is a cracking historic boozer but a little out of town, as is The Woodman by millennium point. The Wildman is also just round the corner from The Eagle & Tun, where UB40 filmed the Red Red Wine video.

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By *atcherwankerMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

"I dunno if I'm too late to jump back in here, if you've already been to Brum, but:

Woodman, not Wildman

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By *s_macWoman
over a year ago

Traffic land

"I dunno if I'm too late to jump back in here, if you've already been to Brum, but:

Woodman, not Wildman

I’m in Brum this weekend and want to check these out! It’s a family thing though, so I’ll keep an eye on this. I am a Brummy, but left a long time ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Thanks in advance."

Depends what food you like.

I've heard good things about the Marco pierre white at the cube.

Or for big appetites for slightly strange combinations, there's rubs

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By *emptd2Man
over a year ago

Burgess Hill & Birmingham

Thanks in advance."

Eateries - Bodega Cantina, The Church, The Lord Clifden,

Coffee - 200 Degrees, Damascena

Drink - The Alchemist, The Botanist, Post Office Vaults, Jekyll & Hyde

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By *enninemark OP Man
over a year ago

huddersfield/manchester

Thanks for everyone's suggestions. In the end the people I visited with weren't up for too much moving around so stuck near to the canal round Brindley place. Can recommend the Gin Vault by the canal, along with the Distillery further along the canal. Food wise we stuck to chain restaurants sadly apart from a visit to Tamatanga, a fantastic modern Asian restaurant, esp the Thali.

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By *evaquitCouple
over a year ago

Catthorpe

Watchwanker. You’re our guide to Brum! We’re not too far away and you’ve really nailed it for us, you’re recommendations are absolutely spot on and can’t wait to try the places on your list we don’t know. Just wish there was a ‘ ‘save thread to favourites’ option. Good work.

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By *evaquitCouple
over a year ago

Catthorpe

"Thanks for everyone's suggestions. In the end the people I visited with weren't up for too much moving around so stuck near to the canal round Brindley place. Can recommend the Gin Vault by the canal, along with the Distillery further along the canal. Food wise we stuck to chain restaurants sadly apart from a visit to Tamatanga, a fantastic modern Asian restaurant, esp the Thali."

Love the canal areas of Brum.

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By *atcherwankerMan
over a year ago

Birmingham

"Watchwanker. You’re our guide to Brum! We’re not too far away and you’ve really nailed it for us, you’re recommendations are absolutely spot on and can’t wait to try the places on your list we don’t know. Just wish there was a ‘ ‘save thread to favourites’ option. Good work.

Haha! Glad to be of service. Feel free to give me a nudge at any point if you further require my bespoke fab-tourguide service.

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