The Firefly, Worcester

Enjoyed our visit to the brewpub that is in the 2014 Good Beer Guide. Intersting to walk around and explore. We were sat in the main bar area, but down a few stairs is a lower level with more comfy type seating, then you can go outside to a decent sized drinking area. I went up a fire escape from there and could see through doors an upper room used I believe is used for live music. Pleased to find two of their own beers on, and we enjoyed Firefly Simcoe, and Firefly Southern Cross.

A fantastic Georgian townhouse coverted into a pub, with a rear courtyard patio. It is a corner build of three storeys, with upper most having square 6-pane sash windows, whilst the other floors have 12-pane. The corner entrance has a neo-classical porch. Near all the windows on side frontage have been bricked-up - what a shame. The pub is in undressed brick, broken only by a string course. The interior has a couple of rooms. The main bar room houses the serving bar in the corner. It is mainly in purple walls and ceiling, though there is some patterned cream wallpaper. It has a wood floor. There is an understated fireplace adorned by deer's head, which won't be to the taste of some. There are lots of little prints dotted about, as well as fairy lights for some reason. Eclectic furniture populates the room, with sofas next to standard tables and chairs. Downstairs there is another room, also in purple and purple patterned wallpaper, but this time a stone floor. It has leather perimeter seating and a three-piece suite from granny soupy's house. A few mirrors on the walls and there are more fairy lights to act as an electrical hazard. There is a TV, but this wasn't on and the background music was general and at a decent level. The service was fine and there was a small mixed clientele at our visit. Beer; usual tap stuff with couple of Continental lagers. Only 2 hanpulls were on; Iikley's Mary Jane and a decent St Austell Proper Job. Definitely worth a visit for the beer and to view the building. The interior is somewhat garish and will divide opinion. I don't really go for it, but others will i am sure, especially well-heeled aunties that dress as Goths.