The Swan, Walsall

A new review rather than an update, as this pub has re-opened recently under new ownership and has been completely refurbished. The pub is a small cottage-styled detached Victorian building with a central entrance flanked by bay windows and has a moulded string course. It is cream rendered with white paintwork and has etched glass windows. There is a rear patio area. The interior has two rooms, to the left and right of an entrance lobby, both served by a central serving bar. The decor of the rooms is a cream patterned wallpaper, with cream ceiling and a carpet floor, with predominantly blue seating. The more bar room is to the right, though both rooms really are comfortable lounges in many ways. The bar has a brick chimney fireplace and just a couple of prints/mirrors on the walls. There is a TV which had the footy on. The lounge had a private function on, but this room has a side area where there is a pool table and a dart board. A few Laurel & Hardy figurines decorate and there was a TV here too. There was no background music. The service was really friendly (made Mrs Soup a cup of tea - which she has rated on Tea Galore), as were the locals that were in the bar room. They don't do food, just cobs at a £1 a time. Beer; usual tap stuff with Banks's MILD. There are two handpulls; Holden's Golden Glow and Backyard Hoard, both were very good. It appears that a third pull may be added in the near future. A really good experience, so much better than my last visit. More than worth popping into and i intend to return. Good luck to you.

Geoff & Jane Taylor, formerly of The Prince of Wales PH (2003-2007) are the new owners of The Swan Inn. We shall be opening mid July 2011. Now a 'true' freehouse we shall be serving a good variety of both draught and cask ales. We shall be looking for dart, pool,cribbage & dominoes teams so come along and see us. We shall also be showing live football matches. No food, just traditional cobs, crisps, scratchings & nuts etc. A PROPER PUB!!! We shall be undertaking improvements to the pub over the next couple of years. Our initial consideration shall be to serve good quality beer in a nice clean pub. See our facebook page for upto date news or email us on theswanbrownhills@hotmail.co.uk

I believe this pub closed again and has now re-opened again, with another refurb! It is an Enterprise Inn. A small cottage style, detached pub, with white painted brick exterior and green paintwork. The interior has two rooms. The decor is basically white, with new, or re-covered seats. The room to the left when entering had its lights off, but did contain a dart board. The room to the right had a TV, but it felt a little bare. The old bar itself is a nice wood one, that seems to have been painted over making it look a little tacky. Service was fine, clientele small, mature and drunk. The beer saw usual tap stuff, with Banks's MILD and a so-so Highgate MILD, with Wells Bombardier and Banks's Bitter on handpull. A bit of a non-entity really, i cant really see myself going out of my way to visit, but been to worse though!