Pint-Sized Review - Utopia, Church Street, B3
Oh... wait... what happened to the last three months again?
Yes I'll admit that I've been terrible updating this blog. But in anticipation of something pub-related I'm working on (of which more later) I thought I'd go out for a celebratory pint this afternoon.
I've been to Utopia plenty of times before, mainly in the evening though, when it's packed full of people from the local offices - similarly at lunchtime.
This afternoon though, it's dead. Ceased to be and so on. Which is only to be expected. Not many people, i suppose are desperate enough to drop in for a pint at 4.30 on a Tuesday.
The girl behind the bar - who incidentally wants to quit working behind a bar in Birmingham and move out to work on a farm in Ireland for some reason - pulls m quite a nice pint of Hook norton Hooky Gold, which is a bit surprising somewhere as trendy-bar as this.
While the place is understandably lifeless in the mid-afternoon, it livens up in the evening and is a good bet for a pint of ale if you're looking to avoid the more spit-and-sawdust end of the market in the city centre. The food is pretty good too, based on my trip here for lunch once.
Older/Newer
« Ambivalence is the essence of motherhood | Top of the glass »
0 TrackBacks
Listed below are links to blogs that reference this entry: Pint-Sized Review - Utopia, Church Street, B3. TrackBack URL for this entry: http://blogs.birminghampost.net/cgi-bin/mt421/mt-tb.cgi/19578
2 Comments
Leave a comment
Lifestyle authors
Richard McComb - Restaurant critic and columnist for The Birmingham Post
My postings |
My feed
Fiona Handscomb - Freelance arts/cultural writer and editor of What's On Stage/Midlands
My postings |
My feed
Jon Bounds - Digital consultant and creator of Birmingham: It's Not Shit
My postings |
My feed
Selina Jervis - Student and creator of fashion blog, "Flying Saucer"
My postings |
My feed
Pete Ashton - Pro-Blogger and creator of the “Created in Birmingham�? blog
My postings |
My feed
Nikki Aaron - English language teacher uncovering life in Beijing
My postings |
My feed
Brumcast Lite - A taste of the best of Birmingham's music scene by Brumcast creator Little Chris
My postings
| My feed
Sarah Gee - Young professional and founder of Indigo PR
My postings |
My feed
Jo Ind - Features writer and columnist for The Birmingham Post
My postings |
My feed
Andrew Cowen - Features writer and columnist for The Birmingham Post
My postings |
My feed
Simon Hadley - The Birmingham Post's picture editor
My postings |
My feed
Sid Langley - Freelance writer and cultural commentator
My postings |
My feed
Michael Mclean - Cinema manager at Birmingham Odeon
My postings |
My feed
Pint Sized - Searching the best ale in the West Midlands
My postings |
My feed
Latest Birmingham Post News blog
Birmingham Post staff and guest bloggers from the midlands give you their opinions on local and national news.
Latest Birmingham Post Business blog
Birmingham Post staff and guest bloggers from Birmingham and the midlands inform and entertain on all business matters.
Latest Birmingham Post Sport blog
Birmingham Post staff and guest bloggers from Birmingham and the midlands inform and entertain on all sporting matters.
Fantastic post!
More a non-recommendation but well worth the three month wait. However if I ever want a decent Thursday afternoon pint in decent surroundings I'll go in the Joint Stock. You don't convince me ('quite a nice pint') that reliable real ale is really the thing in Utopia.
Thanks also for the food comment. You went once for lunch - what, months ago?
Thanks for the feedback Clifford, I wouldn't've left it three months if I'd known you were waiting ;)
The OJS is a strange one - a London chain taken out to the Midlands. I quite like Fuller's but it's always been too cold and not tasted quite right there. And the island bar design means all the floor space isn't used very well IMHO.