Birmingham City Centre:
The pub previously known as The Jekyll and Hyde, and before that erm… The Queen’s Head.
We were accidentally in Birmingham. The German market was on in one direction and my walking range was limited, so from our bus stop in High St, this wasn’t too far for me, and I was glad I remembered it re-opening in July.
I’d always quite liked it, in its days as a hangout for Lloyd House staff or a its rebirth as theme pub with gin palace upstairs. It’s back to a traditional pub now, part of the small Davenports chain, and thoroughly agreeable it is too. Davenports beer, great food, mostly great staff (one did service with a scowl).
The recent refurb has tidied everything nicely, the yard at the back has been enclosed and roofed, and overall it’s traditional yet bright and clean. The benches out the front remain, but today was not the day for them.