Bushwackers, Birmingham

This is a bar and eatery in the basement of a fantasatic looking late Victorian red brick building. Back in the 80s it was a part of the British Telecom empire within Birmingham - indeed, i had a job interview here and if i remember correctly, the building stands on the corner where the first traffic lights were installed in Brum. Anyhow - you go down a few steps and you anter a large L-shaped room - with the bar to your right, with accompanying lounge area, and the dining at the back. There is a DJ booth one end (it turns into a club). The lounge has sofas and high metal stools with glass tables (with flowers in vases on them). I didn't see a TV and the music was easy stuff at a decent level. The decor cream and white walls and ceiling, with a blue carpet, in the lounge bit. The service was fine and there were just a couple in at my early visit. There are a few mirrors, but no pictures. Beer; no real ale, just a couple of lagers on draught, with cider, and Guinness - which was OK. The Staropramen had gone. Not what you expect from the name - more a place of the suits than for machete wielding woodsmen.

The usual lager type offerings were on sale when I went in here two weeks ago (San Miguel etc) but (not surprising for a place with an Aussie name) nothing for the real ale drinker. Given its Australian sounding name, though, there was absolutely Australian about it. A rather bland type of place but still busy with the post Friday work crowd. Not of my natural choices.