Roxy Ball Room, Birmingham

Shiny modern bar / restaurant, with a variety of seating areas on various levels. Loud piped music, with a DJ booth for various events advertised. Small front terrace under a colonnade if you would rather watch the traffic go by. A solitary handpump can be found at the far end of the counter, but there was some doubt amongst the bar staff as to whether it was actually on. However, it was pulled through several times, tested by staff and a tasting offered before sale with a drinkable pint of Greene King Brasilia! (£3.70) resulting.

A self-styled restaurant and bar, with its own patio (off-street). It is a modern, late 20th century building, in white and glass and, as Danny says, i really remember visiting this place when it was Henry's Wine Bar. The interior has a restaurant area off to the left on entry, and a bar area to the right. A large curving serving bar faces and tiered raised area in the middle - populated, not surprisingly, by sofas, confy chairs etc. The decor is white, with some grey it seemed. Mirrors and glitter balls seemed to be the order of the day - and i didn't see any pictures. The place is lit by a red neon glow, giving me that genuine Amsterdam experience. The place was certainly busy, with a mixed clientele, but sadly, i had written most of this review before i noticed that the one real ale was not on and the rest of the stuff was the usual tap, with Peroni and Amstel. I had had enough lager already, so i simply left - therefore i cant comment on quality or service. Not really my kind of place, but it seems popular at what it does.