This is such an awesome bar! The fact that one exists in the midlands is fab! The atmosphere is…read moregreat as is the decor. The food in the bird cage is cute and the drinks. The drinks. Wow. The Chocolate martini is dangerous, doesn't taste alcoholic whatsoever. Music is catered for those that love old school r n b! No complaints here!

Nice venue, drinks and dessert made up for the spicy salad.read more

The Gosta green is a pub pretty much in the heart of Aston university, a very short walk from the…read moremain building and the students union it is everything a student pub should be. There is a jukebox so music changed quite regularly depending on the people, the pool tables are well used with people but in surprisingly good condition. The bar offers a decent range of food with some fantastic offers! 2-4-1 pizza on a Wednesday is a great offer or add a pint too any burger for £1.50 during lunch time is also great. The food is ok, not amazing but ok, very good value for money and the portions are a great size. They have regular drinks promotions and a loyalty card scheme which If you visit often is worth looking at. As a bar for a quick drink or a meeting/starting point it's a great pub in a decent location.

Is this the best party space that Birmingham has EVER had? I think it could be. Outdoor dancefloor…read morethat's undercover, Funktion one sound and a bar that's undercover.....just ideal for dancing in the summer months. Overlooking the rainbow arena and warehouse spaces of the city this is a venue with a view as well as some seriously good music. Special shouts so SOUP who have been providing an amazing crowd to the space for many weeks over the summer as well as djs that can keep the place moving until the very early hours. If you havent been there yet....there is still time! The terrace will be on over September while it's still warm enough to do so. Check the Rainbow venues facebook or website for details!

Nice pub in a convenient location. Good folk and decent food…read more Enjoyed the fish and chips.

With a great name like this, I could not give it a miss!…read more Set on the " Aston University", more precisely on Gosta Green, the Sacks of Potatoes is considered a proper student pub, which means it can be very loud during the evenings. As I have been there for a breakfast with my husband and friends before a pub crawl, it was quite early and I didn't spot any sign of a student environment. I quite liked the chilled atmosphere. Although it's a famous pub for its traditional real ales, they have plenty of larger options for a really good price. For being a tiny pub, I imagine struggling a little bit to find some seats, if the place is packed. Luckily, and if the weather permits, there are really lovely seats outside that even with all the noise noise coming from the traffic on Woodstock Street ( another great name) , it's still something. The breakfast is great, and the full English is served in decent portion. They have some meal + drinks meals that are also worth.

Lab 11 I'd somewhere I haven't been to many times but when I go I have to say it's an amazing…read moreexperience. It is everything it need to be its dark it's nasty but you have an amazing time. Everyone is there to have fun and everyone is there to enjoy themselves! No matter what night they are hosting check it out you won't regret it! It's played host to some awesome nights in birmingham and allows everyone who goes to he themselves it's a truly mixed venue and a credit to Birmingham fantastic club scene.

It's not shiny, glamorous or fashionable, but it is fantastic…read more As far as modern venues go, Lab 11 certainly goes against the grain. If you are looking for luxury this isn't for you. If you are open to new experiences, vibes and people step this way! With exposed brick walls, incredible lighting and a distinct lack of décor, oddly enough gives it it's exclusive raw and underground character. The smoking area is fully covered and seems to be under an old railway arch which adds to the covert character of the place. The party spilled out to the smoking area throughout the night which is always a great sign! The bar is small but with a decent enough selection of drinks and a surprisingly short waiting time. The women's bathroom was spacious, with enough mirrors (yes I am being a girl) and well maintained which is always a big plus. Unfortunately their website isn't up-to-date so I am confused as to what nights are held there and when, which is a shame for them and those like us looking for offbeat fun. I was introduced to Lab 11 via 'Massive Events' - massive events for massive party people. Please look for a separate review from me later because their events definitely deserve their own evaluation (nothing less than great FYI).

So so happy that the Q Club has opened its doors once more!!…read more This Grade II listed building was the heart of Birmingham's clubbing community for many years, from 1991 until 2002, when it closed down. Now it's back 5 years later, and attracting some of the biggest and baddest djs out there. I went to the Spectrum Extravanganza last night there and enjoyed every minute. Saw Krafty Kuts and The Freestylers amongst loads others. But it almost doesn't matter who plays at the Q Club, the place itself is an event! An old Methodist Church, the place is huge, with incredible staircases, sprawling corridors and a huge painted canvas that covers an entire wall as you first walk in. be warned, you will get lost and separated from your friends quite quickly in the night! Bars and box rooms pumping out music off many corridors. But if you get lost, look for the skinny doors off the corridor, and you will always find yourself in the biggest grandest room of all, the main hall. Incredibly high ceilings, and an amazing pipe organ that stretches all the way across the back wall. the djs will stand just infront of this during their set, and it does feel like you are partaking in some kind of worship, along with a thousand or so others! Sadly the upper seated gallery level has been cordoned off, but the rest of the hall is open for you to dance on. If you're in Birmingham and looking for a totally different clubbing atmosphere from the shirts and shoes that frequent Broad Street, you absolutely MUST spend a night at the Q Club. You'll be talking about it for years to come... Tickets can be purchased onlince: http://www.theticketsellers.co.uk More on the door.

Q club plays good music and Its good night out for students.read more

This is a incredibly Bijoux bar with a good vibe. It feels a bit more upmarket when compared to the…read morerest of the chain, but I feel this could be due to the Victorian Gin theme. The staff in here are excellent. I asked them to make me a non-alcoholic cocktail last night and was whipped up a gem for the eyes and tastebuds. However, again, if you don't get here in Happy Hour and want a cocktail - you're paying from £6.00+ - so not a cheap option for a night out. Last time I ate here (Booking is a must by the way, if you want to eat!), I had the Sea bass with Sanphire - which was fabulous. The Ginger cake dessert was lovely too. The lunch menu is quite reasonable (and there is a loyalty card scheme - meaning you can earn a free lunch if you eat out regularly). A MUST for Gin fans. Good for a night out with the girls or the start of a big night out. Aim for Happy Hour and keep in mind Thursday/Friday/Saturday is VERY busy (but - top tip - you can reserve tables in advance).

Fantastic! Thank you yelpers for recommending this place, you lit up my Good Friday! This place is…read moreever bit as good as the reviews, if not better. I arrived just after lunch on Good Friday and found ample space for sitting down and an unpretentious atmosphere. The lady serving me took time to recommend me a drink based on my tastes.. The first recommendation which was phenomenal, a gin and lychee liqueur cocktail served in a teacup.. So quaint and it tasted like something out of a dream... Amazing!! My other cocktail was a wray ting.. Wow that cocktail got lit up.. The mention of fire and wray and nephew, my favourite overproof rum, this drink was easily sold to me. It's a long style cocktail drink and was so strong! The ideal way to get ready for a football match. Tip: blow out the fire quickly and turn the lime over, so all the alcohol doesn't burn away! ;) For these two cocktail spectaculars, I spent the hefty price of £12 loooool! An absolute steal.. Fetch the horses, I'm heading back to brum for another cocktail, as we speak, who is coming?!

Hooray to the independent music venues!…read more I love the fact that the Ballroom has been refurbished by private developers in a bid to restore the heart in Birminghams central music scene. Nowadays, bands tend to be left with 2 options. Either play at a small dingy venue where a limited number of fans can afford to come and see you, or play at a large arena which not only costs fans a ridiculous amount of money to come but you also need to be pretty big time to fill the gig. That's where the Ballroom shines and continues to make its mark on the industry. Large enough to put on a memorable gig but so reasonably priced it enables everyone to come and enjoy the experience. The sound system was OK, I have heard better but overall it was a good night, crackin atmosphere and the drinks weren't too expensive either.

Although it's early days, the Birmingham Ballroom already shows signs of settling down as the city…read morecentre's premier mid-large music venue experience. Having laid empty and derelict for over a year, the venue was bought up by disillusioned ex-employees from the Academy group with a view to open a venue that openly challenged the O2 Academy. Having refurbished the old Academy 1 and 2 (and the Bar Academy next door), there is a nostalgic familiarity attached to The Ballroom that its owners have knowingly traded in on: Although the floor is no longer notoriously sticky, it feels like visiting an old friend. The bar is far more reasonable than the new O2, and is constantly offering night-specific drinks promotions. Touring acts are becoming more frequent as the venue becomes more established and it will be competing with the O2 and the Institute within a few months, arguably. But the Ballroom's real lure for me is knowing that an independent venue lies within the city centre once more (the Flapper is perhaps too far a walk to be considered truly 'central'), and that goes a long way with me.

PST is fairly new to the Birmingham club world and started life out in Balsall Heath as a small get…read moretogether. The club now finds home on the emerging side of Digbeth, where many other venues establish hiding places from the usual taxi drop offs. In other words, be prepared to explain to taxi drivers exactly how to get here before starting off, otherwise you'll be driving around the back streets of Digbeth for hours! The club itself looks like a Tardis in the form of a small house from the roadside. But in fact, the venue is home to three large rooms. The basement, the main room and the newly extended rooftop. Nights on the rooftop are the perfect events for smokers, as they don't have to leave their position or miss out on any of the music. There is also food served on the roof, which to me is ingenious. Many times I have had to walk miles after a club night, in hope to find an open takeaway. But at PST, you don't have to go anywhere. To me, PST is Birmingham's defining reggae club, and holds a reggae and dub night every Thursday on the roof. These nights are always packed full of exceptionally friendly people, and the whole ethos behind the venue name People Stand Together (PST) also reflects this welcoming atmosphere perfectly. You really will struggle not to fit in here, and if you enjoy the sounds of underground music, then PST is definitely the venue to be at. I personally enjoyed a psychedelic trance night in the main room called Kanyini, which transported me back to what I'd except the 90s dance club scene to be like. Fluorescent walls, glow sticks and adrenalin driving beats!

PST is the only club in Birmingham that I can officially and honestly say has 'roots'!…read more Seeing as I love funk, reggae, soul and all other classic tunes that puts all this modern malarkey to shame - PST is the place to come and soak up the good vibrations. Everyone I have ever come across there are some of the soundest, wildest and most chilled people I have ever met, they are enjoying life to the full, with some cool beverages, the occasional salt-fish patty and the finest music. I have witnessed a pop-up break dancing crew on one of the funk nights when there was a lot of 'old-skool' break being mixed, I did attempt to participate and whipped out my best wild, arm-flailing two-step. Once I realised I had just swiftly exhausted my whole dancing resume whilst they were still spinning on their heads, I decided to retire to the rooftop yard and lay-low for a while to avoid embarrassing myself any more. The rooftop yard just adds to PST's supremacy as a venue - the party goes on up there too when the skies are clear. PST is a venue that's on another plane in comparison to these big establishments - it's got character, authenticity and a crowd unlike any other. Get to PST and revel in the best vibes that Birmingham has to offer.

I recently had a disappointing experience with Royal One Karaoke Bar in Birmingham that I feel…read morecompelled to share. I called to request a karaoke room for eight people for a birthday celebration on behalf of a Chinese partner on the 16-10 at 18:24. When I first called, a lady answered the phone and upon hearing an English accent she passed the phone to a gentlemen. I explained clearly the date and number of people wanting to book the room. Almost immediately, I was told they were fully booked and no rooms were available for the chosen date (18-10 at 2100) I accepted this at the time. However, I had a gut feeling that they hadn't checked availability and had automatically said they're full due to my being an English person so I had to break the potential surprise plans to my partner and had asked them to call up and request a room for the same date and time, they called shortly after and little to my surprise and a conversation held in Mandarin, the room was booked without a problem. This made me feel like because I was speaking in English, I was not given the same level of service or respect. The difference in treatment because of language or perceived ethnicity feels discriminatory and racist. It is unacceptable to deny service or mislead customers based on such factors. I simply wanted to make a booking to make a loved one happy, but this experience has left me very upset and disappointed with the Royal One Karaoke Bar. I hope the management takes this complaint seriously and addresses the unacceptable treatment I experienced

If your idea of the perfect party is a private affair where you and your friends can get drunk and…read moresing out of tune, then China Court Karaoke is the place for you. This place has a selection of private booths up for hire which accommodate large groups, meaning you can mark special occasions in individual style. I'm aware some people detest karaoke, I am not one of those people and I love the whole concept of this place, although I did miss the familiar feeling of embarrassment as I howled away in front of friends rather than a room full of strangers. They have a great selection of cocktails here, on top of the fact that they are open all week long and until five in the morning, so the party needn't stop too early. This place is quite simply great fun, so don't miss out!