The Greyhound Inn, Lichfield

Decent, no-nonsense boozer with regular live music and sports TVs to help fill the gap. Popular dartboard in the bar (with a covered area beyond) and a lounge and then a dining room on the other side of the entrance. Two real ales on handpump: Wye Valley HPA and Pogue Mahone Irish Bitter from Red Star Brewery (which proved a decent pint, and knowing what the name means meant I passed the test when ordering...).

This place seems to be primarily a music and TV Sport venue. It's a wide and open plan room split into three areas. The bar area to the right is decked out with music related images and had a prominent TV screen showing somebody getting married. To the right of the bar are two dart boards. The middle area is a room with some comfy furniture and a large TV screen showing football with the sound off. I didn't venture into the area at the far end. I stayed in the bar area where there were a few locals and a woman engrossed with somebody getting married. There are two hand pumps which had Wye Valley Butty Bach and Black Sheep Baa Baa Pale. I went for the Pale (£3.00) which tasted reasonable but had something of a haze. It sounds as though it's improved since the 2009 review below but with live music or a football match being shown it wouldn't be for me.

Decent pub a few minutes out of town with 2 ales on. Wye Valley Hopfather and Bass. The beer was fine as was the service. Happy to have called in.