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Submitted on Monday, 19th October 2026
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The Shakespeare, Birmingham
Birmingham
B3 1JJ
Reviews of The Shakespeare (Average Rating: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Ian Mapp left this review about The Shakespeare
I was passing, so popped in again. Nicholsons, so prepare your wallet, but the proper job was exceptional. Two TT beers and a couple of real ciders also on.
If you're planning to eat, they do a drink and sandwich deal which is actually good value. Think it was a tenner for a club sandwich. When you consider that the PJ was £6.30, it was remiss of me not to have ordered.
On 19th October 2026
- no rating submitted
[User has posted 1926 recommendations about 1886 pubs]
Strongers . left this review about The Shakespeare
The Shakespeare is a characterful high-ceilinged wooden floored Nicholsons pub with seating under the leaded front and right-hand windows that are faced by a serving counter that supports six hand pumps that were drawing Kirkstall Brewery’s Three Swords, Bass, JW Lees Boddingtons and Nicholson’s Pale alongside two Weston’s ciders, Rosie’s Pig and Vintage Cider. It was busy for Monday Night Football so I couldn’t push through to the narrow front of the counter to see the keg, but I did spot Madri. Towards the rear is a snug adjacent to the toilet, and in the rear is a second bar. The service was very polite, and I enjoyed the atmosphere, so I’d pop back in if passing.
On 22nd June 2026
- rating: 7
[User has posted 6829 recommendations about 6790 pubs]
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E TA left this review about The Shakespeare
Victorian, with concrete all around,
A place to get good food and real ale.
A rarity in this part of the town,
And marginally off the beaten trail.
Purity’s Mad Goose and some Ubu
complement the great Titanic Plum
Porter, and there’s real cider too
from Rosie’s Pig and Weston’s, not from Brum.
IPA was Nicholson’s own brew,
but from St Austell’s as I’m sure you know.
Food was from a rather good menu,
Staff were very helpful, but quite slow.
Worth having in a crawl if you are on it,
and maybe write your review as a sonnet.
On 5th January 2022
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3864 recommendations about 3822 pubs]
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Birmingham Snow Hill, 0.64 miles, 12 min walk (show)
Jewellery Quarter, 0.73 miles, 14 min walk (show)
Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Dog Friendly : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : No - Rosie's and Weston's according to the review; not 'real'. - last updated 19 October 2026 by Tris C
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 17 November 2014 by Pub SignMan
- WiFi : Yes last updated 15 September 2019 by Quinno _
