Rose Villa Tavern, Birmingham

I've visited the Rose Villa Tavern a couple of times in recent months. The first in Summer when cask ale is apparently not available, the second definitely in late Autumn when the hand pumps were still devoid of clips. If that's what you're here for, prepare for disappointment and a slightly longer walk (fortunately, there are better ale options just a few minutes away). The keg selection is pretty run of the mill, with a Brixton Pale as crafty as it got, with all your regular lagers on offer as well. While the interior continues to impress, the beer options and multiple large screens for sport, or Sky Sports News when there's noting live on, suggest that I'm no longer part of the pub's intended demographic and I'll take the hint next time I'm in the Jewellery Quarter.

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Official site of Rose Villa Tavern - www.rosevillatavern.co.uk

Official site of Rose Villa Tavern - www.rosevillatavern.co.uk

No smell of urine, male or female on my visit, but the interior tiling is indeed beautiful, a quite cavernous high ceilinged main room with a long bar running down the centre with six handpumps in total, just a choice of Purity Mad Goose or Oakham Citra, the latter being in good shape. The gripe I have was the music, albeit a good selection it was being played full whack with people having to shout their orders over the bar, totally unnecessary and has cost them a point.