There was a bit of a delay at the bar when we arrived due to the fact that customers were taking advantage of the offer of half price cocktails, I was surprised I didn't spot Del Boy leaning against the bar, then again you would hope that he has learned his lesson !!
The wait at the bar was worthwhile though as the rarely seen Brakspear bitter available for me, whilst my good lady went for a bottle of Mexican beer Sol. Ay caramba !!
The night was going well, 3 pubs visited, all of reasonable quality and not a sign of a Wetherspoons establishment - maybe I had really turned over a new leaf !!
We were delighted to secure a couple of prime seats at the end of the bar, so we settled back and enjoyed the Friday night action..
Gents, visit this place and you get the chance to be King for a day as the toilets are bizarrely labelled Kings and Queens. Thankfully that night this particular King did not need to sit on his throne !!
A man was sat on his own on an adjacent table wearing a headband and headphones, he looked like he had just walked off the set of Flashdance, and was 'bustin' some moves' to whatever 80's classics he was listening to. Mind you his dancing and general demeanour was that camp I'm not sure whether he was a King or a Queen !!
Next to Camp David was a table of girls of a hen party. There is a longstanding saying that all brides are beautiful, unfortunately this particular lady dispelled that myth. The hens were decked out in pink tee-shirts with their nicknames on their back, for example there was Sexy Sammy and Loopy Lizzy. I didn't see the back of the star of the show but given the fact that she wasn't the smallest of individuals hers would have undoubtedly been Widey Bridie !!
We stopped for one more and moved on in search of another venue...... Right, repeat after me, Do not go to Wetherspoons, Do not go to Wetherspoons !!
UPDATE 27th May
We broke up the journey (on our post holiday Brum pub crawl) from Pure Bar and Kitchen to the Pitcher and Piano by calling in, not to a pub, but to the new library of Birmingham. We went up to the secret garden and enjoyed some great views of the Big Heart of England, similar to those that can also be experienced at the Marco Pierre White restaurant in The Cube but without the need to purchase a £6 pint !!
The Pitcher & Piano is probably my favourite bar in Brindley Place it's a lot less pretentious than most of the bars in that area. Check of Shelley's great photo taken from the canal bridge. I'll probably use it in the Mark Lonsdale 2015 calendar. Available in all good stores ladies.
Even though it was a Tuesday afternoon there was still a decent smattering of folks in the pub. I panicked when I couldn't see a real ale on offer, I should have known better, they are situated at the back of the bar though there was only one on that day Jennings Cocker Hoop, and it was quite a nice drop. NB Shelley tells me that I always use that expression when describing beer so I will refrain from using it any more. Predictable?!! Me?!!
Shelley was on the Symonds cider, I didn't ask her what it was like as she would have undoubtedly said 'a nice drop' to unashamedly mock me !!
Although we had only left the twenty five degree heat of Benalmadena literally hours earlier we were brought down to earth with a Brummie bump as a quick look out of the window confirmed our suspicions, it had started to rain.
A man of approximately thirty was dining near us with his parents, how I laughed when his knife slipped sending rocket leaves to all corners of the pub. It's the sort of thing I'd do !!
It was time to move on just in case he fancied a dessert !!
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