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The Windsor, Birmingham
Birmingham
B2 5EE
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Oak Tree (Mitchells & Butlers)Reviews (Current Rating Average: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
Ian Mapp left this review about The Windsor
1990s rebuild of a Victorian pub, but they have used a restored version of the front facade.
Very spoons-esque, down to the breakfast menus on the tables of this 11am opener. They are soon whisked away a midday. Large, open plan. Mainly a meeting spot for pre-match football boys and old chaps on John Smiths Smooth Pour.
Which brings me to the beer choice - no cask. Asahi at £5.80. Which was 85p more than the cooked Irish breakfast. Cannot comment on the quality of that, as by the time I had sat down it was 11:59am.
On 7th September 2025
- rating: 5
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Quinno _ left this review about The Windsor
Looks like a Spoons from the outside and feels like one on entering. However it's an M&B pub, with the aforementioned JDWesque open-plan style but without the beer or burger range. Essentially a reverse Y shaped room with little of interest but also little to offend either. Five pumps with three ales and a cider. Beers were Doom Bar, Marstons Pedigree and Wainwright (dull, dull, and dull). My half of the Wainwright was pretty flat (NBSS 2) but at least came in at a wallet friendly £1.50 which meant I was happy enough to cut my losses after a few sips. Not one to prioritise. 5.5
On 1st July 2019
- rating: 5
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Delboy 20 left this review about The Windsor
Decent city centre pub where the prices are reasonable. As Gill says it can get packed on match days. Usually a couple of odd beers on with Moles Mole Catcher being on for my last visit along with Purity Mad Goose.
On 25th October 2018
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Gill Smith left this review about The Windsor
Probably a bad day to pick for a visit as full of Aston Villa fans, but e did manage to find seats, and I got to the bar where I found an excellent Thornbridge Jaipur among the 5 ales I believe on. Difficult to see round the bar, but there was a raised area at the rar which may have been for dining when the pub was not filled with football fans. Menu looked good and reasonable anyway. Staff friendly.
On 24th October 2018
- rating: 7
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Al Bundy left this review about The Windsor
A normal city centre eatery/beery pub. There are indeed 5 real ales and not too bad a selection either as none of them were your standards. I didn't mind it.
On 23rd September 2015
- rating: 7
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hondo . left this review about The Windsor
"Wetherspoons" like pub as described below. 5 real ales and food served.
On 28th July 2015
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Oggwyn Great left this review about The Windsor
As pointed out previously this is a Wetherspoons alike with cheap food and drink deals and the clientelle from the lower end of the market !
Its a pleasant enough looking pub but once inside its just one big bland room .
Five handpulls with mostly nationals GK ipa , Bombardier etc , the only slightly intresting beer was Everards Sunchaser which was just about OK .
Very busy on my Saturday afternoon visit .
On 26th April 2015
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Windsor
First re-visit for a couple of years, but little seems to have changed. Essentially, it is M&B's version of a Wetherspoons with much the same in the way of decor (albeit a bit tatty now) in the split-level, walk-around bar plus reasonably-priced food and beer. All five handpumps were on this time, offering Greene King IPA, London Pride, Landlord, Purity Pure UBU and Copper Dragon Golden Pippin (at a reasonable £2.80). OK for a quick one but not the sort of place you would want to spend the evening in.
On 24th January 2015
- rating: 6
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Alan Winfield left this review about The Windsor
The Windsor is situated fairly close to New Street station.
Once inside there is a large square shaped room with the bar facing,the room is carpeted and had bench seating and normal tables and chairs,there was a raised area which was behind the bar.
There were five pumps on the bar but only one in use on my visit,this had Pedigree on which was a decent drink and also cheap for Birmingham.
The pub was packed with a mixed bunch on my late Saturday afternoon visit,there was also some decent background music playing.
This pub is ok for a quick drink.
Pub visited 17/8/2013
On 17th August 2013
- rating: 7
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Soup Dragon left this review about The Windsor
A terraced town centre M&B Samuel Cooper pub/eatery with red and white frontage.
The interior is an open plan room that actually encompasses the servince bar completely. The decor is, like the outside, red and white, but with some wood panel and the odd wall with red patterned wallpaper, oh! and a white ceiling. It is very Spoons like - budget drinks and menu, with silent TVs (BBC News channel) and it had quiet general background music. There were pictures of old Brum on the walls. The service was fine and the clientele was a mixed as a Spoons.
Beer; tap stuff, with Pedigree, Deuchars IPA and Marston's EPA on handpull. The Pedigree, often like a Spoons, was flat and lifeless.
Happy to have gone it, as it was the first time since the 1980s - Le Pub usued to be opposite in the days of mullet hair for lads, ra-ra skirts for girls and shoulder pads for both! likely another 25 years before i go back.
On 13th September 2010
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