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The Rainbow, Birmingham

160 High Street
Digbeth
Postal town: Birmingham
B12 0LD

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Punch Taverns

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Digbeth

Reviews of The Rainbow (Average Rating: 5 of 10) Add Review see review guidelines

Strongers . left this review about The Rainbow

The Rainbow is a high ceiling Victorian pub with high tables and then booths and finally a beer shelf up the right-hand wall from the entrance to a television that was airing muted Sky Sports on the rear wall. There’s a booth to the left of the entrance before a snug that sits under a flight of stairs, and then the serving counter runs up the left-hand side of the bar area towards the rear. Premium keg was available alongside a Beavertown lager. Up the left-hand side of the pub behind the bar is banquette seating and there’s a live music venue at the rear that was busy with very young people, some of whom had drunk too much. I was going to eat here, but it serves vegan food only, so I decided to give it a miss. I was drawn in by the impressive leaded windows, and I enjoyed the chilled background music in the bar, but there’s no cask, just expensive keg. This place isn’t aimed at a middle-aged meat-eating pissheads like me, so I’ll not be returning.

On 22^nd July 2026 - rating: 4
[User has posted 6782 recommendations about 6744 pubs]

Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Rainbow

Corner pub with a notably high ceiling, dim lighting, exposed brickwork, mid-brown wooden furniture and a slightly darker timber floor. The main bar faces the side street, with another room behind the counter and a smaller seating area under the stairway leading to the first floor. Vegetarian / vegan menu. No cask ale, and only limited keg options, from which Beavertown's Neck Oil and Gamma Ray (£6.60) were the least dull.

On 20^th November 2025 - rating: 5
[User has posted 9210 recommendations about 9210 pubs]

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Danny O'Revey left this review about The Rainbow

High ceilinged evening only music pub, mainly given over to standing though there is some limited seating. Also a table arcade machine. Intersting droplet lighting.

No real ale.

On 2^nd July 2015 - rating: 6
[User has posted 1616 recommendations about 1593 pubs]

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