Row Tavern, Birmingham

Basic Irish pub with two rooms separated by the central counter area. A pool table dominates the front bar (which has limited seating), but there are some interesting black & white photographs, breweriana and other memorabilia on the walls. Larger lounge to the rear, with a bit more furniture. No real ale, of course, so I opted for a quick pint of the Worthington Creamflow (£2.65, and served in the right glass).

Rather quirky Irish bar on a busy indutrial highway to & from Birmingham. Tradition inside in a nice way, lots of ornaments and there is a pool table in the front bar. No real ale

I assume this is still the Victorian pub that once stood in a landscape of small industrial buildings and courtyard houses, but it is difficult tell in the dark, especially when all around it has been demolished. It is a terraced pub, in green, with some pilasters and has a patio at the back. The pediment looks new-ish and only the bar entrance is used. The interior has two rooms served by a central island bar. The bar room is in green and white and has Guinness and Caffrey's memorabilia, as well as other Irish themes. It has a pool table, a TV showing a music channel and an organ! The back room is a lounge and in red and red and cream striped wallpaper walls, with cream ceiling and red carpet. Here, too, is a TV with a music channel on (decent level). A grandfather clock sits in the corner and the few bench seats are added to by the general tables and chairs in the middle of the room. The service was fine and the clientele local, a few older blokes in the back and the younger out front. Beer; no real ale and no MILD - thankfully, it was vile the last time i was here some 4 years back. Usual taps - i had a shandy. A run-of-the-mill local, but tidy enough.

The Clements is a single storey pub that is situated in an awkward position on a very busy road. Once inside there is a fairly large square shaped bar to the front,this room had bench seating and a pool table in the middle of the room,this room was empty but there was some very loud 70s music blasting out,i decided to go in the room to the rear this was a lounge,it was larger than the bar and was carpeted,it had comfy bench seating and chairs,the same music was also blasting out in this room,there was a TV showing the Liverpool V Stoke game. There were no real ales on the bar,the keg bitter option was Worthington Cream crap,this was a pretty poor drink. The rear lounge was fairly busy with locals. I quite like doing pubs like this,but this is definatly a locals pub not for outsiders. Pub visited 17/8/2013