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Submitted on Saturday, 17th May 2025
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Requested be closed with reason - Other: Lost its licence in 2020, and the planned Nyam & Jam restaurant and cocktail bar failed to get a new one (September 2021).
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The Observatory, Birmingham
Lozells
Postal town: Birmingham
B19 1EP
Served areas
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Ian Mapp left this review about The Observatory
Its now open - and appears to be a pub/restaurant. Signs had Carling and Guinness pints. A big neon sign saying "Open" but all windows completely black out with curtains in the middle of the day. An open door showed a pool table.
Alas, I was too chicken to venture in. It was not being able to see through the windows that did it for me.
Its called the Rahya.
On 17th May 2025
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Soup Dragon left this review about The Observatory
An end terraced Victorian corner pub - a very 'tight' corner pub! It is in white paineted brick mainly, with a corner entrance - the pilastered frontage may have been repainted, it was too dark to tell. The interior has a couple of rooms that are served by the same serving bar; which together form an L-shape. The room I entered (via the corner entrance) was a bar, which was in yellow with wood panel. There is a white ceiling and wood floor. It is very narrow and a few blokes were in playing dominoes. The other room seemed to be in the same decor, with a pool table and a fireplace, but i didn't see much of it. I didn't see much in the way of pictures, a few Pimms and Jamaican flags decorated. The TV wasn't on and the music was reggae based. The service was friendly enough and the clientele leaned to the more mature - and also friendly enough to pass a quick chat. Beer; no real ale, nothing really other than lager on draught, with cans/bottles and spirits. I had a shandy. It seems a hub for the black community of Lozells.
On 10th October 2013
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- Pool Table : Yes last updated 10 October 2013 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : No last updated 10 October 2013 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : No last updated 10 October 2013 by ROB Camra
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