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"Visiting Birmingham this next week. Strictly vanilla, no swinging involved etc Staying in the Brindley place/Broad Street area. Has anyone got some good recommendations for eateries or places for drinks etc!? Thanks in advance." I believe there are a few good Indian restaurants.... I know that sound crazy but I'm sure if you ask a taxi driver they will be able to find one....  | |||
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"I've stopped In Birmingham Alabama if that's any good "But did you know inhabitant of the Birmingham are called "Birminghamians" I'm way to good for this place ..... I mean not only clever beyond belief I also do charity work | |||
"There used to be an upmarket department store called Rackems ...... When I was young my parents abandoned me in Birmingham ,,,,,, I was looked after by an elderly Aunt and Uncle it was great ,,,,,, One day the took me to Rackem to dine in one of Rackems fancy restaurants My Aunt took me to the haberdashery department where she wanted to by some undergarments .... I was stunned to find the store had a dedicated titty expert .... there were women with there paps out everywhere..... One that day I had my first erection "Fraser's moved into Rackems and taken over the place | |||
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"There used to be an upmarket department store called Rackems ...... When I was young my parents abandoned me in Birmingham ,,,,,, I was looked after by an elderly Aunt and Uncle it was great ,,,,,, One day the took me to Rackem to dine in one of Rackems fancy restaurants My Aunt took me to the haberdashery department where she wanted to by some undergarments .... I was stunned to find the store had a dedicated titty expert .... there were women with there paps out everywhere..... One that day I had my first erection
Fraser's moved into Rackems and taken over the place"Rackhams, lol and it’s House of Fraser now | |||
"Visiting Birmingham this next week. Strictly vanilla, no swinging involved etc Staying in the Brindley place/Broad Street area. Has anyone got some good recommendations for eateries or places for drinks etc!? Thanks in advance. I believe there are a few good Indian restaurants.... " Ladypool Road | |||
"There used to be an upmarket department store called Rackems ...... When I was young my parents abandoned me in Birmingham ,,,,,, I was looked after by an elderly Aunt and Uncle it was great ,,,,,, One day the took me to Rackem to dine in one of Rackems fancy restaurants My Aunt took me to the haberdashery department where she wanted to by some undergarments .... I was stunned to find the store had a dedicated titty expert .... there were women with there paps out everywhere..... One that day I had my first erection
Fraser's moved into Rackems and taken over the place
Rackhams, lol and it’s House of Fraser now"That's a shame I wonder if the titty measurer still works there ..... I wouldn't mind having my Moobs handled by a professional | |||
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"Visiting Birmingham this next week. Strictly vanilla, no swinging involved etc Staying in the Brindley place/Broad Street area. Has anyone got some good recommendations for eateries or places for drinks etc!? Thanks in advance." What kind of food are you looking for ?curry, steak, pizza and what type of pub ? noisy, quiet, old, modern Can give you some ideas if I know more | |||
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"I've stopped In Birmingham Alabama if that's any good
But did you know inhabitant of the Birmingham are called "Birminghamians"
I'm way to good for this place ..... I mean not only clever beyond belief I also do charity work "Have you verified this with Courtney?  | |||
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"I've stopped In Birmingham Alabama if that's any good
But did you know inhabitant of the Birmingham are called "Birminghamians"
I'm way to good for this place ..... I mean not only clever beyond belief I also do charity work
Have you verified this with Courtney? "No I verified it using one of those radical encyclopaedias Its entitled " A book containing things that clever people know." Not much use too you.... | |||
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"I don't know the precise location but there was a small museum on the edge of a park and one of the exhibits was a picked baby "Hand picked or picked as in hit with a pick ?  | |||
"Basically anywhere other than Broad Street. Hell on earth " I like broad street, plenty of women on hen do"s | |||
"I don't know the precise location but there was a small museum on the edge of a park and one of the exhibits was a picked baby
Hand picked or picked as in hit with a pick ?"It was a very old exhibit in a specimen jar the child was in the Fetal position They also had a pickled snake eating a mouse it gave me nightmares | |||
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"As already stressed, avoid Broad Street like the plague. Brindley Place is a LITTLE better, it's still full of wankers but they're less inclined to glass each other. Decent boozers in town include The Victoria, The Cosy Club, Sugarloaf at Bodega (if it's open, it's sometimes closed for private bookings) Purecraft Bar & Kitchen (better known as Pure Bar. Pricey, but EXCELLENT beer selection. Amazing sausage rolls) if you want cocktails, the best in town are at Bourne & Co, followed by Lost & Found (but service there is sloooooooow) and The Bureau. Marmalade at the Rep also mix a decent cocktail but it's not really a big night out kinda spot. Gingers is very swanky but the cocktails are all too sickly sweet for me these days, and Island Bar is the staple if you want to drink cocktails and dance to funky DJs. If you're prepared to venture a little way out of the city centre, I much much MUCH prefer drinking in the Jewellery Quarter. Rose Villa Tavern is where I like to start out, then when it gets late I head to The Church to get thoroughly sauces and dance like an idiot. But there's a few good pubs and bars in the area, mostly independent places, and there's loads of trendy boozers around St Paul's Square (if you like gin, 40 St Paul's is an absolute MUST visit. You'll have to book a table though, which I'd urge you to do without delay, it's the hottest spot in Brum) If heavy metal, sticky floors and headbanging are your thing; Flapper & Firkin, Scruffy Murphys or the newly opened Hammer & Anvil. Or you could wander into digbeth and try Subside, but it's not my favourite spot." If we're out on a pub crawl in Birmingham, most of these feature on our list. Jekyll and Hyde too but is a little out the way also Bacchus bar but can get busy. | |||
"As already stressed, avoid Broad Street like the plague. Brindley Place is a LITTLE better, it's still full of wankers but they're less inclined to glass each other. Decent boozers in town include The Victoria, The Cosy Club, Sugarloaf at Bodega (if it's open, it's sometimes closed for private bookings) Purecraft Bar & Kitchen (better known as Pure Bar. Pricey, but EXCELLENT beer selection. Amazing sausage rolls) if you want cocktails, the best in town are at Bourne & Co, followed by Lost & Found (but service there is sloooooooow) and The Bureau. Marmalade at the Rep also mix a decent cocktail but it's not really a big night out kinda spot. Gingers is very swanky but the cocktails are all too sickly sweet for me these days, and Island Bar is the staple if you want to drink cocktails and dance to funky DJs. If you're prepared to venture a little way out of the city centre, I much much MUCH prefer drinking in the Jewellery Quarter. Rose Villa Tavern is where I like to start out, then when it gets late I head to The Church to get thoroughly sauces and dance like an idiot. But there's a few good pubs and bars in the area, mostly independent places, and there's loads of trendy boozers around St Paul's Square (if you like gin, 40 St Paul's is an absolute MUST visit. You'll have to book a table though, which I'd urge you to do without delay, it's the hottest spot in Brum) If heavy metal, sticky floors and headbanging are your thing; Flapper & Firkin, Scruffy Murphys or the newly opened Hammer & Anvil. Or you could wander into digbeth and try Subside, but it's not my favourite spot. If we're out on a pub crawl in Birmingham, most of these feature on our list. Jekyll and Hyde too but is a little out the way also Bacchus bar but can get busy." Yeah, Jekkyl & Hyde is a groovy spot. Used to be a right shithole when it was the Queens Head, due to it's proximity to the courts and Steakhouse Lane nick. Popular with the nurses from over the road now, so might be a good spot if the OP doesn't have a lady friend with him.
Haven't been in Bacchus for YEARS. Decades, probably. Used to go there as a teenager, we'd have brandy and cigars in the leather wingback chairs and act like we weren't comprehensive kids trying to get pissed on a tenner... | |||
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" Haven't been in Bacchus for YEARS. Decades, probably. Used to go there as a teenager, we'd have brandy and cigars in the leather wingback chairs and act like we weren't comprehensive kids trying to get pissed on a tenner..." Nice and handy for the bus stop home on corporation Street too. | |||
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"I dunno if I'm too late to jump back in here, if you've already been to Brum, but: THE real ale pub in Birmingham is The Wellington. The Post Office Vaults is good too, and a proper old Birmingham basement pub. The Bartons Arms is a cracking historic boozer but a little out of town, as is The Woodman by millennium point. The Wildman is also just round the corner from The Eagle & Tun, where UB40 filmed the Red Red Wine video. "Woodman, not Wildman  | |||
"I dunno if I'm too late to jump back in here, if you've already been to Brum, but: THE real ale pub in Birmingham is The Wellington. The Post Office Vaults is good too, and a proper old Birmingham basement pub. The Bartons Arms is a cracking historic boozer but a little out of town, as is The Woodman by millennium point. The Wildman is also just round the corner from The Eagle & Tun, where UB40 filmed the Red Red Wine video.
Woodman, not Wildman "I’m in Brum this weekend and want to check these out! It’s a family thing though, so I’ll keep an eye on this. I am a Brummy, but left a long time ago | |||
"Visiting Birmingham this next week. Strictly vanilla, no swinging involved etc Staying in the Brindley place/Broad Street area. Has anyone got some good recommendations for eateries or places for drinks etc!? Thanks in advance." Depends what food you like. I've heard good things about the Marco pierre white at the cube. Or for big appetites for slightly strange combinations, there's rubs | |||
"Visiting Birmingham this next week. Strictly vanilla, no swinging involved etc Staying in the Brindley place/Broad Street area. Has anyone got some good recommendations for eateries or places for drinks etc!? Thanks in advance." Eateries - Bodega Cantina, The Church, The Lord Clifden, Coffee - 200 Degrees, Damascena Drink - The Alchemist, The Botanist, Post Office Vaults, Jekyll & Hyde | |||
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"Thanks for everyone's suggestions. In the end the people I visited with weren't up for too much moving around so stuck near to the canal round Brindley place. Can recommend the Gin Vault by the canal, along with the Distillery further along the canal. Food wise we stuck to chain restaurants sadly apart from a visit to Tamatanga, a fantastic modern Asian restaurant, esp the Thali." Love the canal areas of Brum. | |||
"Watchwanker. You’re our guide to Brum! We’re not too far away and you’ve really nailed it for us, you’re recommendations are absolutely spot on and can’t wait to try the places on your list we don’t know. Just wish there was a ‘ ‘save thread to favourites’ option. Good work. "Haha! Glad to be of service. Feel free to give me a nudge at any point if you further require my bespoke fab-tourguide service.  | |||
