White House, Hockley, Birmingham

The White House is a stand alone black and white pub that is situated in a no mans land between two traffic islands. Once inside the pub had two rooms the bar area was to the front,this was a small narrow room with bench seating and small stools facing the bar,i had a drink in this room,there was a TV showing horse racing,the rear area is larger and more like a lounge,it was carpeted and had a large screen showing live football. This pub is an Holdens tied house and there were two real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Holdens mild which was a very nice drink and only £1.05 for a half,the other beer was Holdens bitter. The pub was fairly busy in the small bar area. I really liked this pub and the Holdens beers. This one is well worth the short walk from the more trendy Hockley area. Pub visited 17/8/2013

A detached Holden's pub, in white and black. The lower half seems Victorian, with the upper half in a mock-Georgian style. With a rear patio, leaded windows and iron railings - it looks a delight. The interior is a U-shaped room around the central serving bar. The decor is white, with black fake beams and wood panel, with blue seats; as Andy Ven says, so 80s, in a nice way. There are a few bits of brass ephemera and old photos on the walls. There is a pool table and a large pull down screen is available (though not on when we were there). The service was fine, the locals were very friendly, chatting away and making me feel very welcome. The music was general and a decent level. Beer; tap stuff, with Holden's Bitter and an excellent MILD on handpull - had to have more than one - and £1.80! It is a locals pub, but the beer is Holdens and well kept and the people are friendly - as both of the previous reviers have said - a nice feel about the place. This will become a regular for us when en route between the Black Eagle and Hockley - class.

A Holdens pun with a rather striking black and white exterior located between two busy roads, in an area taken over by road schemes, the sort of area you just pass through to get somewhere else. There is a strange feel of a country/village local inside, possibly because of the age of the place. Bench seating in two rooms knocked into one, mixture of round/rectangular tables. Its a back street local, but there is a nice feel about the place. Only saw Holdens bitter, but they could well have other real ales. I thought the quality of the bitter was good.