The Posada, Wolverhampton

Old pub with fine exterior. However it never feels comfortable to me, there's lots of tiling but for me it feels like you're drinking in a subway or even a toilet! Maybe I went through the wrong door! There are some nice features, just not a pub for me I'm afraid, despite the reputatuion for good real ale.

This place has a fantastic exterior. It has a delightful leaded bow window frontage with glazed nicotine-ish yellow and white tiling. The upper part of the terraced building is in stone. There is a patio area at the back. The interior has two rooms. The front room is the main serving bar room, and follows it around in an L shape, with seating being fitted into the bow window. The decor has mainly white ceramic tile, with some yellow and green ceiling. I tend to go into the two tier back room, which is served by a small bar, so generally you go back into the main room. The decor here red and white walls, with wood floor, brown ceiling and it has an ornate fireplace. The higher tier is in white and wood panel. General photos of old Wolverhampton decorate the walls and there are green leather seats. The service at my last visit was functional – getting that patronising ‘yeah, yeah’, when i mentioned the CAMRA card discount, as I clearly interrupted his conversation to some other punter. The clientele were few. The music was general, but a tad loud and there was a TV which had news on. Beer; tap stuff with a range that goes up and down in numbers on, commonality and quality – hence i haven’t reviewed the place up until now. At my last visit, just three handpulls, Deuchars IPA, Lancaster Brewery’s Lancaster Red and a slightly warm Enville Ale (it was better in the Hogs Head the same day). This was and should be, with the Great Western, one of the top few pubs in Wolverhampton. Sadly, the quality is up and down – when good – it is class, but it does often disappoint for one thing or another. However, you have to visit.