The Florence, Birmingham

Edmunds is an upmarket bar that is situated in the ground floor of a grand looking building. Once inside there was a square shaped room with the bar to the rear,there was a small raised area to the front left,the main area was bare boarded,the seating was a mix of leather bucket type chairs and normal tables and chairs. There were two real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Wye Valley HPA which was a very nice drink,the other beer was Doom bar. There was some decent background music playing and the bar had a laid back feeling on my late Saturday afternoon visit. Pub visited 17/8/2013

This self-styled lounge, bar and eatry occupies the ground floor of what is a fantastic Victorian building on the corner of Edmund St and Newhall St, where if i remember correctly, the first set of traffic lights in Birmingham were sited around 1928. The place was formerly the Cornerhouse, but i had not been in since it was the Hogshead, the previous incarnation. The building is in red brick with some moulded stone and has a slight mock-Tudor look. There are a few tables acting as a patio area on the street. The interior in general is an L-shaped room. The decor is mainly white and brown walls and ceiling, though with some coffee colour, some wood panel and red patterned wallpaper, with a mix of wood and stone floor. The place is generally foody based, with dining tables and chairs. I didn't eat so can't comment on the food, but the menu wasn't cheap, although they do do food offers, so check before you go! The place seemed a little bare, with just the odd old photo, mirror and potted olive tree dotted about for decoration. There was a TV which had something on, but it was silent and subtitled. The background music was general and at a decent level. The service was good and the clientele a good mixed crowd, though it wasn't rammed Beer; the usual tap stuff with UBU Purity Gold, UBU and Sharpe's Doombar. The Ubu was decent and served in it's own glass, which is a nice touch and certainly beats a Carl*ng glass! I found Edmunds a generic foody drinks place for this area of town, but saying that it is perfectly fine to pop into for one.