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The Dragon Inn (JD Wetherspoon), Birmingham

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The Arcadian, 70 Hurst Street
Birmingham
B5 4TD

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J D Wetherspoon

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Birmingham Central

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Strongers . left this review about The Dragon Inn (JD Wetherspoon)

Found in China Town, the aptly named Dragon Inn sits behind lots of café seating that is demarked from the passing street by some planters. The serving counter in the front bar of this dimly lit Wetherspoons faces wooden flooring with square tiled inserts. To the right is a carpeted area with a mix of high and standard tables that are overlooked by a small projector screen that was playing muted BBC News, I assume that this screen will disappear now that the World Cup has finished. The carpeted left-hand side of the pub has lots more open plan seating and a second serving counter that was unmanned. In the front left is some raised seating and the pub opens up with more seating in the left rear. The hand pumps across the two bars were badged with Mad Squirrel Brewery’s Legally Blonde, Indian Brewery’s Exceptional IPA, GK Abbot and IPA, Salopian’s Darwin’s Original, Doom Bar and Burning Sky’s Aurora. The service was polite, but for a few pennies more there are better options nearby.

On 22^nd July 2026 - rating: 5
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Dragon Inn (JD Wetherspoon)

Just for a change, not a typical Spoons. Being located in Chinatown, they have tried to create an Oriental effect. This sort of works outside, with Chinese lanterns and decorations, but less so inside, where the dark woodwork and lack of windows gets a bit cavernous. Personally I think they have got the lighting wrong and there are too many rows of tables squeezed in. Decor apart, it has the usual Spoons facilities but only two guest ales and service seems a bit hit and miss. Adequate but only just.

On 6^th May 2025 - rating: 6
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Ian Mapp left this review about The Dragon Inn (JD Wetherspoon)

I'm knocking off all the city centre ones doing a Geocaching Adventure Lab Cache. Dont ask me why. This is the worst by a county mile.

Dark and dingy inside. Two bars but one unmanned. I ordered a Black Pheasant, one of the guest ales, but after paying was told it was off. So were all the other guest ales. Upsold myself a Leffe - I am sure a more tolerant bar member would have let me off the difference. Oh no - much to the chargrin of my fellow spoonsters, she caculated the difference and made me pay twice.

Avoid.

On 27^th February 2023 - rating: 1
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