The Sly Old Fox, Birmingham

Don't know if this place has gone downhill since my last visit a while ago, but I was disappointed with beer range and quality. One beer was returned, and the other not really top condition. Both from Gargoyles brewery according to the clip. Thought they had been renamed Isca. The other clip with the stout on was handwritten.Greene King Moreland Old Speckled Hen, and St Austell Tribute on too. A lot of handpulls with no clips on in the back bar making the empty room look a little sad. Has quite a range of reasonably priced food available. Maybe Wednesday afternoon is not a good time to visit and when it gets full of theatre goers the whole atrmosphere will probably change.

Very good city centre pub close to a lot of action.Well kept selection of real ales and the front bar is traditional ,attractive and gives a great view of the totty staggering about on their high heels as they weave between the bars in the streets outside.Fortunately the traditional look of the Old Fox keeps the bar free from lager swilling pub crawlers.To the right of the entrance is a large,slightly dingy lounge with sofas and a younger crowd.

Large white painted corner pub near the Hippodrome Theatre The front bar is like a small tap room with stained glass windows all around and a few dining style tables. The back bar is much more of a lounge with several sofas and comfy chairs. The walls are covered with theatre posters. Service is usually fine, the clientele mixed. St Austell Tribute and Tetley Cask are always on, but they often have 3 or 4 other real ales - but what lets this place down a little is there is no regular MILD. Ironically, after whinging about that, i decided to review the place, as yesterday, a guest one was on. I had Backhouse Brewery's Hobs Hole MILD, which improved as the pint went down. This place is always worth popping in if you are near

Some poor quality real ales. Over the road from the Hippodrome Theatre so you get some theatrical types in there. Fairly comfortable furnishing but I'm very uncomfortable about the clientele as they're not of my persuasion. Definitely a gay bar.

An OK pub situated in the gay quarter of Birmingham. Does sell guest beers but the quality can be a little iffy. Pretty pricey too - a bottle of Magners retails at £3.50!