Wetherspoons, Birmingham

Situated in Paradise Place, a small covered former shopping centre and walkway between the City Centre and the entertainment/pub/club area of Broad Street, the entertainment mile of Birmingham [sic], now mainly low budget food units (Greggs, McDonalds, Eat4less). The pub is basically one of the retail units and therefore suffers as a place to relax, drink & eat because its like drinking in a shop. It is not the sort of place you would really want to spend a whole evening. I think the fact they couldn't be bothered to think of a name says it all. Light, modern and airy is about all you could say. 6 real ales of ok quality. also suffers from that common Wetherspoon trait of staffing - poorly organised & lack of any customer focus.

This is not one of the better Wetherspoon's.Although there was a fair range of real ales the pub lacks any sort of atmosphere.

This Spoons with no name lurks in a corner within Paradise Place, simply partitioned off from the walkway though from Chamberlain Square to the Broad St area. It is open plan, with, what little walls there are, being in red and white, with a few historical pictures on the little wall space. There is no ceiling. There are the usual Sky TVs. The service was fine, the clientele mixed. Beer; usual tap stuff, with several real ales, including the usual Abbots and Ruddles. I had Jennings Cocker-Hoop, which just about passed - or was just passed by someone. Even for a Spoons, this place is poor, however, it did seem like Paradise Place when compared to the Slug & Lettuce, which i endured next. I wouldnt entertain the idea of going here normally, but a free night's drinking persuaded me - well, principles only go so far!