O'Neill's, Birmingham

Official site of The Vine - www.oneills.co.uk

Official site of The Vine - www.oneills.co.uk

The Vine is now an O'Neill's. Nicely done out and seemed popular. The Guinness was in good shape as you would expect it to be!

Sizeable Sizzling pub, with a large 'L'-shaped bar but undistinguished furniture and decor. Pool table at one end and a conservatory at the other. Lots of standard food offers, but no sign of people eating in the early evening. Still no real ale on (although the reversed clips are now Doom Bar and Greene King IPA...). Went for the keg M&B Mild, just £2.25 here.

Rubbish Sizzling/Big Plate/Food gastropub place. An L-shaped world of dullness. The worlds dullest selection of beers, both fizzy and real, is what you'll find here. There are 3 handpumps on the bar all of which were off. Then again Doom Bore and Pedigree were the reversed clips so not much miss there.