Prince of Wales, Birmingham

A proper pub, but one I have somehow managed to miss until now. You enter the premises with its simple, yet attractive façade, to find a fine old-school bar with an imposing dark-wood bar-back. The furniture is basic, and the decor relatively plain, but the place was buzzing on a Thursday evening. Further back, you can see an impressive central tiled corridor, with features such as the main staircase and a two side rooms demonstrating the heritage interest here. Equally important, there was a fine selection of real ale - ranging from the Fixed Wheel Chain Reaction (£3.80) to Titanic Plum Porter and Thornbridge Jaipur - and two ciders from eight of ten handpumps.

A well known Birmingham pub, being located in trendy Moseley & home to authors and the like. There is a fine interior, lots of tiles with a large bar in a central position in the building. The pub has taken advantage of its home in Moseley, the exterior has a large permanent marquee, there is a cocktail bar, cigar hut and wine shed, patio heaters and a lot of space for benches. Very cosmopolitan and arty, sometimes this type of place forgets about beer, but not here, the range and quality is superb. A fine institution of Birmingham