The Hand in Glove, Worcester

Called in yesterday and the décor doesn't seem much different from the description below. Lots of cocktail shakers round the side of the bar with menus so they must be popular here. Music was a little loud for us. 3 handpulls, and we chose an old favourite, Thornbridge Jaipur.

This is a terraced bar. It is in an amalgam of 60s style brick, purple panel and glass, with the lower frontage in black brick and glass - it is a sort of Goth's office block conversion. The interior continues the theme. There is a single room on the lower floor that has walls in purple, purple and gold wallpaper and a greenish colour, with a purple ceiling and wood floor. There are big ornate mirrors on the walls, along with strange cartoony art and a homage to 'The Smiths', who sang Hand in Glove back in the 80s. The serving bar is a large (for the size of the place) irregular shape and faces you on entry. The seating is somewhat eclectic, with pouffes, chairs, booth areas and chesterfield styled. The upper floor has a smaller room, in similar decor, with 'library book' wallpaper but a purple carpet - with mirrors and pictures. There was no TV that i saw and the music was mixed and at a decent level. The service was good, with a couple of regulars in attendance. Beer; usual tap stuff with a few Continental lagers. Wye Valley HPA was the only handpull, but others had been on. The HPA was decent. I didn't know what to expect when i visited, but left more than happy. I wouldn't spend all night here, but definitely worth a swifty.

Hadn't noticed this lounge bar style property on previous visits and as they promised cask ales I thought I'd give it a go. A couple of hand pumps plus continental lagers and two ciders on draught. Clean and tidy and interesting decor, although it was done up for halloween on my visit. Not really a pub experience but OK for a quiet pint in the afternoon. Reminded me a little of the Half & Half in Croydon.