The Queen's Head is a great pub in Lichfield with a friendly atmosphere. It has one main bar area…read moreand an outside area with heaters in the umbrella if you need them. The bar staff are welcoming and there is usually someone drinking with their dog. The pub also has a jukebox which contains all the classics. The only food available is cheese and pork pies so I'll update this review when I sample some cheese. The toilets are very clean and you can use some hand cream after you have washed your hands.

Real-ale pub on the outskirts of Lichfield City Centre, the Queens Head is very old and very…read morefriendly. Real fires during the winter make this feel like the proper, old-fashioned pub this really is. It's really not a wine bar Loads of really interesting vintage Lichfield stuff on the walls too. Great place to spend an evening.

Has to be my new favourite place in Leicester. The service was great, the drink was great and the…read morefood was great.

What an unexpected and delightful find! Tapas - English style with impeccable service. If I lived…read morein the UK I would be a regular. They have a creative menu and some of the best desserts I have ever eaten.

Cosy little wine bar which hosts great live blues, swing and jazz music. Obviously a fantastic…read moreselection of wines and also very good selection of continental lagers. Not the cheapest of bars but not as bad as it used to be price wise. It's open late and it's definitely worth a visit every now and then if pub crawling around the city centre.

Looking for an excuse to feel like a sophisticated vintage connoisseur, without actually knowing…read moreanything about wine? Then Loki is the place to be. Hidden away in the charmingly historic Great Western Arcade in the centre of Birmingham, this spot is a gem--like a treasure chest full of wine, with little tasting notes as the map. The magic happens with the tasting machines, where you can try up to 40 wines by the glass--not all at once, you rascal! Want to sample a few without committing to a whole bottle? You can try sips for around £1. It's a great way to find your new favorite drop without the commitment anxiety. Plus, they have these super cool self-service Loki cards, or you can (as I did) trade your credit card for a temp. Get guidance from the lovely staff if you're overwhelmed by all the choices (I was). The selection is as diverse as it is vibrant, with wines from all over the world, and the best part? They're all served at the exact temperature the makers intended--no warm, sad wine here. Looking for sweet wines, my partner and I enjoyed an airy Gewürztraminer, a super fantastic vintage port from Warre, and a delightful coffee-noted port from Penfolds. I also sampled a yummy, peppery and full-bodied Shiraz. While I didn't try the food, the menu looks like it would be the perfect pairing with any glass you pick. Cheese boards, meat boards, olives, focaccia, you know the stuff. Whether you're an aficionado or a casual enthusiast (like me), Loki Wine is a great spot for a laid-back yet luxurious experience. I'll definitely be back next time I'm in Brum.

Loki is a technically a wine shop but it has a few unique selling points…read more 1. Phil is super knowledgeable and approachable. If you have a question about wine or need a recommendation he will help you! 2. The beautiful location in Great Western Arcade. The store itself is exceptionally stylish too, all wood shelves, tables made from barrels and a lovely upstairs seating area. 3. It's not just a shop- you can try wines too. You can pick up a card, load it with money, pop the card into the amazing wine dispenser (!) select a small or large taster or a whole glass, and the wine is dispensed into the wine glass you have taken from the rack above. There's a variety of decent reds and whites available. These are good quality wines so a full bottle isn't a cheap option. So having the option to have a good sized sample for anything from 90p-£2 means you can feel more confident buying the whole bottle. So when you've picked a glass of wine you like, you can take it upstairs, sit on the seats, order a cheese or meat board (from Anderson and Hill across the way) and have a completely relaxing afternoon. Even the olive oil is amazing. Highly recommended.

Oh salut! First time…read moreI walked past this a few weeks ago and saw the enomatic through the window I let out a an actual GASP of excitement. Was pretty excited on the night too, so excited I left my card in the wine machine which made me look like a total amateur. It's much more spacious inside than I had realised, and there are also seats and heaters outside with a great view of the nearby row of traditional pubs with the town hall in the background. I enjoyed trying the various wines (the smallest amount is often £2-3 so you can try a good four wines on a £10 card pre-payment) and could even tell that some of them tasted different, so am basically going to be earning my MW in no time. They also do a few little snacks - my fave baba ghanoush and some rather tasty crisps, although the brown olives tasted too sour for me. Tap water came chilled in a delightful glass bottle. Btw I am not sure there are actually other drinks options here, maybe check that before you go. The staff were efficient and welcoming and I am sure I will be back here. A great companion to hanging ditch and Bakerie in terms of our city's wine bar scene.

I love wine. Big fan. You know how it goes, you open a book one day and you bite the apple and…read morewoooosh, there's no way back. Although I now work for an independent wine merchant in Didsbury and am considered a bit of a fussy geek by my friends, I have longed for a good wine bar in Manchester pretty much since I arrived in town over 6 years ago, well before wine was a big thing for me. A few places have attempted it, half-heartedly for some, but none had so far succeeded. Then came Salut wines, first baby business of a lovely couple who like me love good wine and thought it deserved proper representation in the City Centre. An ambitious project that was, not without hurdles. But tenacity paid off and behold, a superb, clean, warm and welcoming wine bar where odd ins once was. Enomatic machines a-go-go, 32 wines are available by the glass at any point in (opening) time. That's 16 whites and rosés and 16 reds. Thanks to these machines you can enjoy a vast variety of wines, all of which are way above your house plonk from most pubs/bars/restaurant. And that's not all. 3 measures are available: 50ml, 125ml and 175 ml. The first one is my favourite. I can play to my heart's content and try a lot of wine before it's time to call it a day. Most wines are between £1.20 and £5 for a glass but you can also try some of the fancier stuff that would NEVER be available by the glass otherwise. Risk-free. Whilst they do not cater, a range of nibbles and tapas plates are available and it's perfectly suitable for a light lunch or diner. Cheese, cured meats and Mediterranean veggie plates, all made with very good ingredients. Music is top notch, not your average lounge "elevator" type nor your bass-boosted frenzy. Blues, jazz, pop, electro... To sum-up, great atmosphere, best wine selection in town, excellent service. The bottle prices to take away are on the steep side of I'm honest but I'll put that down as the location.

What a little gem! The unassuming front of this place hides a great bar with friendly staff and…read morecrowd. The range of draught beers is very good (Leffe is my favourite) and the range of bottled beers from all over the world is huge. But the most unexpected thing is the food - Spanish tapas type dishes with a Moroccan influence. Obviously prepared and cooked on the premises - you simply do not get this sort of food in bars anywhere (never mind Mold). It really is delicious and well priced. This place is well worth a detour.

Great little bar, excellent selection of beers and wines. Probably the only place worth going for a…read moredrink in this town! Can get very crowded on weekends, doesn't take many people to pack it out.

Sidle up to John Gordons when you're seeking a spot of Paris or a little London in the leafy…read moreCotswolds. French and Portuguese waiters bring bygone charm to this courtyard wine-bar and independent wine merchant in the heart of Cheltenham's upmarket Montpellier neighbourhood. Live acoustic guitar music provides the soundtrack to refined Friday night tipples. Accompany sun-drenched afternoons with an evocative glass of Devil's Corner Sauvignon Blanc 2008 from Tasmania. Fresh and fruity with elderflower undertones it sums up the scent of an English summer. Open: Mon-Thurs Monday 10-10, Fri-Sat 10am-11pm and Sun 11-9.

If you like wonderful wine and whisky emporia with barrel tables and a cosy atmosphere, step no…read morefurther. There's a substantial selection of fine liquors and wines, with very knowledgeable, friendly staff to guide your palate. It looks a bit small from the street, but there is seating downstairs and, if it's not too cold, out the back. Of course, it's also in lovely Cheltenham, near other Montpellier pubs, and so you should be here really. I find it impossible to be in Cheltenham without paying a visit- this time for some rum and prosecco. Yum. Be warned though, it's not the most wallet-friendly place and it can be hard to stop!

I have been there a few times now. Me and my boyfriend love…read morethis place, Food is great, atmosphere is cosy, modern and classy. One of the few nice restaurants we have found yet in Coventry.

I'm giving this restaurant/bar 5 stars purely because there isn't anything else quite like it in…read morethe City. Yes it's expensive, but that's the market they are aiming for, this isn't aimed at the person that earns minimum wage... It's aimed at professionals with plenty of disposable income. The bar is very nice, a good selection of drinks and the decor is good too. The food is high end, definitely not your Weatherspoons cheap burger and fries... They have proper chefs that use top quality ingredients. The management have done a good job at keeping this place going over the years, I think that keeping young attractive girls on staff all the time definitely helps! As I know most guys go purely for the eye candy... (Not me of course!) but most men are always saying how you never see an unattractive girl on staff... Not sure how legal that is to only hire attractive people, but they seem to have gotten away with it for the past decade so there we go... I guess it's all part of the brand...