The White Horse, Whitehouse Common, Sutton Coldfield

Substantial Greene King pub / restaurant with a Flaming Grill menu, located next to a Premier Inn and doing good business with a mix of hotel guests and local residents by the sound of things. Numerous seating / dining areas in an overall 'L'-shape with a rear extension, all with the expected anonymous semi-modern furniture and decor. However, there is a pool table and a dartboard, and events such as quiz nights are advertised. With three of the five handpumps in use, I found IPA, Abbot and the seasonal Scrum Down (£3.90).

Official site of The White Horse - www.greeneking-pubs.co.uk

Official site of The White Horse - www.greeneking-pubs.co.uk

This roadside Flaming Grill is well described by Soupy, below. There is a narrow car park at the side which was being re-surfaced when we visited, and there is a small paved garden at the back with a children’s play area. The welcome wasn’t that warm, and the atmosphere was somewhat lacking. Two ales on, GK IPA and Hot Rocks, neither particularly good. It’s not somewhere to which I shall rush back.

This is a large detached two for one pub/eatery, with equally large extention at the back and patio area. The exterior has some character and is mainly white rendered. The interior has two clear areas, that form a large L-shape around the serving bar. At the back is the dining area, it seemed in at least to be in grey, cream and wood panel. The bar/dining area ia in a multitude of colours, salmon, white, cream, brown, brown patterned wallpaper, with a molded white ceiling. It has a mix of sofas and chairs and a small tiled fireplace. There is a TV, with Sky Sports News on and general music at a decent level. The service was fine when you got it and the clientele was a lot of younger people (not threatening in anyway) Beer; tap stuff, with Teltley Cask Bitter and a flatish Ringwood Boondoggle. Nothing here for someone of my taste, modern and although there was a couple of ales, the one i had wasn't good.