Alexandra Inn, Telford

Not much has changed over the years at the Alex(as it is known locally) still a basic one room Victorian boozer well described in previous reviews , six handpulls available with four on during my visit , Burton Bridge Mild and three from Battlefield , Darwins Blondie , Darwins Gold and an OK Darwins Amber , the Amber and Gold both at a very cheap £2 a pint , the other two pumps had clips reversed both looked like Salopian to me . Very quiet on my Saturday night visit with just an old couple sitting by the window and a another chatty couple with a young kid by the bar , the Landlady was friendly and chatty . I like it here worth popping in for one

This is a little end-terrace pub, which i assume is named after the wife of Eddy VII. It may be a conversion from a terraced house, with bay windows added. The pub has recently been repainted to reflect its change from a BCA pub to a Salopian one. It is now in white with black touches. There is a beer garden. The interior has a single room, with brown and beige walls, mainly wood floor and white ceiling. A brick fireplace and breast is a major feature. The perimeter and chair seating is tidy and new. There are a few old photos and and cartoons on the walls, and a couple of brasses, but it isnt cluttered. There is a TV, with sport on, a dart board and there was soft music in the background. The service was fine, and there were a couple of people in, alas, the lingering malodour of one pervaded the pub. Beer; usual stuff with Salopian Oracle, Gold and Rhapsody. The Rhapsody was well kept - Salopian are just a little hoppy for me. A great pub and one i will return to.

Now run by the local Darwin Inns Pubco , the Alex has had a minor refurb , nothing major just a good clean and tidy and a lick of paint that has made the pub a lot more welcoming , still 6 handpulls but only three in use on my visit , Salopian Shropshire Gold , Hobsons Mild and the exellent Salopian Lemon Dream . After a couple of years of neglect by Black Country Brewery and its change the Landlord every month policy its nice to see the Alex back to what it does best , being a basic friendly down to earth boozer , Oakengates is back to being a four real pubs town again

Called in early on a Thursday evening recently. Very quiet as it was about 5.30. They had 4 cask beers on. Two from Worfield and 2 from Black Country. I had a Worfield Coalport Dodger mild and very nice it was too. Needs a bit of a spruce up but overall it was pretty decent.

Traditional one room drinkers pub owned by Black Country Ales, there is a small bar counter on the right of the public bar with a brick coal fireplace at the front on the left, dart board on the wall at the back and a flat screen TV on the wall next to the bar which is usually showing one of the music channels at a modest volume. Interesting decorations are provided by old photos of the local area, a couple of portraits of members of the royal family and a collection of old amusing Guinness brewery posters. Regular ales are Black Country Ales Fireside, BCA Pig on the Wall (Mild) and BCA Bradley’s Finest Golden with three changing guest beers. In my opinion the ales have all been in good condition on my visits and there is a chalk board which shows the upcoming guest beers. A great traditional, no nonsense drinker’s pub with a good selection of well kept ales. Oakengates has a surprising number of good traditional real ale pubs and I would recommend it for a mini pub crawl as many of them do a good selection of ales and they are right next to each other. This place is definitely worth a look, I always pop in here and the Crown when I’m in the area.