The Station, Sutton Coldfield

Excellent rambling pub next to the station (surprise surprise), opened up a little but still with great character and furnished well with worn sanded tables, waiting room soft benches and more traditional pub seating and plenty of space (unless it gets really busy). 3 extremely well kept ales, though no longer quite as original as they have been - includes Black Sheep and Landlord, which was excellent especially as this beer seems hard to keep properly in other places.

This is a Victorian pub next to the railway station, presumably hence the name. It is quite large inside and is split into two rooms which form a square around a central bar area which serves both rooms. The Station serves pretty decent food which I have eaten on a number of occasions in the past. In addition to the usual stuff, there were four handpulls. Two of which had Timothy Taylor's Landlord, one had Purity UBU and one had Black Sheep Bitter. I had the Black Sheep and it was pretty good. The back room has a toy train track running around it high up on the wall and there is a large and unusual patio area. I had not been to the Station for a while, and I had forgotten that it is pretty good.

It was difficult to find much fault with this pub. It's not exceptional but everything they do they do well. There are comfortable seating areas and a fair bit of standing room. Friendly and efficient service. Good homemade food, if a little pricey. Nice décor and what may or may not be a working model railway around the ceiling of the back bar. Outside is what looks like an old station platform passenger shelter, now serving as a gazebo. Three real ale pumps and the beer was in good condition. It was lively and buzzing on the Friday night we visited. A good pub, located right by the train station, as the name suggests, and I suspect it's considered one of the best in Sutton Coldfield.

Very basic and stands next to Sutton train station. Haven't been here for years.