Seven of the best pubs & bars in Birmingham according to Google reviewers

It’s great to see the bars and pubs of Birmingham being busy again.

There are so many great venues across the city, you’re never short of somewhere really great to enjoy a drink or two.

With so many to choose from you may want a little help to decide where to go. Of course our trusted friend, Google, is always on hand to help us decide.

To save you trawling through all the entries we’ve found seven of the best - all with more than four twinkling stars, and many almost reaching the top five.

Nortons Digbeth

43-45 Meriden St, Birmingham B5 5LS; 4.7 stars out of 5 (116 reviews): This popular Irish bar has been praised by customers for its friendly staff and ‘great beers always on tap’.

The pub also has live music on every weekend encompassing a range of genres including jazz, soul, funk and folk - whatever your preference, Nortons has it covered.

The Wellington

37 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham B25 SN; 4.5 stars out of 5 (2,672 reviews): This specialist real ale pub in the heart of the city has earned high praise from customers for its ‘great atmosphere, large choice of real ales and ciders at reasonable prices’.

An evening at The Wellington is a great night out, and although they don’t serve food you’re more than welcome to bring your own or order a takeaway while enjoying one of the pub’s real ales.

The Flapper

Kingston Row, Cambrian Wharf, Birmingham B1 2NU; 4.6 stars out of 5 (1,191 reviews): As well as being one of the city’s primary music venues, this brilliant canal-side bar is a popular choice for drinkers due to its idyllic location and high-quality beer.

The venue only reopened its doors in July this summer after plans to turn it into flats were thwarted by the public’s Save The Flapper campaign, meaning one of the city’s most vibrant and exciting venues lives on.

Flight Club Birmingham

13 Temple St, Birmingham B2 5BN; 4.6 starts out of 5 (649 reviews): It’s all about the darts at this popular haunt, with lots of games for drinkers to enjoy. The bar also scores highly for its friendly staff, good food and quality beer.

One customer praised the venue for being an “all round great party place with perfect service and great food and drink.”

Tilt

City Arcade, 2 Union St, Birmingham B2 4TX; 4.6 stars out of five (889 reviews): With pinball machines, great food and beer, this popular hangout has something for everyone and also has the ‘best craft beer in town’ according to one satisfied customer.

As well as high praise for its varied range of beers, reviewers also raved about Tilt’s ‘high quality coffee’ and great customer service.

The Floodgate

104 Floodgate St, Deritend, Birmingham B5 5SR; 4.7 stars out of five (307 reviews): Located in the Custard Factory, at The Floodgate you can enjoy a range of entertaining games including baseball batting, tabletop golf and social curling.

Customers also raved about the bar’s cocktails, craft beers and food. The Floodgate is a “really fun place to visit with friends, especially if you’re wanting to do something different,” as one customer said on Google.

Tonight Josephine

Unit 12 The Burlington, Stephenson St, Birmingham B2 4BL; 4.8 stars out of five (417 reviews): This popular cocktail bar has been getting rave reviews from customers for its ‘great drinks, great music and amazing staff’.

Following their visit, one happy customer wrote: “Such a great night out, brilliant music, fabulous cocktails and a really safe environment!”

* This list is by no means meant to be comprehensive - please share your own favourites with us on our social page @BhamWorld_