Malt House in Birmingham - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Excellent food and service. I highly recommend the halloumi with pickled watermelon and chili jam. Thanks Reena! We loved the canal view and cost atmosphere

An airy atmosphere, plenty of space available. Has a first floor overlooking the bar. Well priced drinks, and a decent menu to choose from. Lee was very hands on, looking after his customers.Will return when next back in town. PRW

We visited on a Saturday afternoon in May. It was pretty busy as was the whole of birmingham to be fair. The bar was packed with people queueing. We managed to find a queue to wait in to get to the bar, but after about 20 minutes and only moving up 1 space we gave up, and left as did other customers. The staff on the bar seemed to be going particularly slow getting drinks and just walking off leaving people waiting. Shame. Place looks nice but didn't get to have a positive experience on our visit.

Professional staff, lovely food, absolutely no complaints. I particularly like the balcony for a relaxed drink on a sunny day..

Me and my partner came in for a couple of drinks and a small bite to eat before heading off to a concert. We had no complaints with the atmosphere being good, drink crisp and food fresh and tasty. Would recommend for a drink and some pub food.

Ordered the flat iron steak. I thought it was quite expensive at £17 odd but fancied giving it a try. We were very surprised when it came out. It was the smallest meal I think I've ever had in my life. Almost like they had cut the meal in half. Where on earth was the rest of the steak? I thought they had mistakenly given me a kids meal but apparently not! Utter rip off for that price as well. Shame really as the staff were quite friendly, although nobody came to ask how the food was. Do not order the steak. Utterly baffling.

Stunningly beautiful place, great service and a great pint

Disappointing to say the least. We've eaten here before, and thoroughly enjoyed it. However, this time was a "never again". Firstly, the menu is very limited, uninteresting and expensive for what it is. Young lady behind the bar who served us was disinterested. We decided on the BBQ chicken, but they only had 1 left! So I had the flat iron steak, which I ordered pink. Also asked for the tomatoes on both meals to be swapped for peas. When meals came out, to be fair, they were both hot, as they should be. However, only one had peas, the other still had the tomatoes. The chicken was overcooked and dry, the steak was much nearer well done than pink. No-one bothered to come and check our food was OK. We did look at desserts. But with a very uninspiring choice of 3 relatively expensive options, after the disappointment of the main course we decided not to bother. Probably explains why the place was so deserted compared to other similar establishments in the area.

Lovely pub... especially sat outside in the sunshine 🌞

New management??? We’ve been here for the past 3 years after our annual trip to the sea life centre. We’ve been back because it’s usually good food… when ordering the ironed steak (£18) for my lad we were asked if we wanted it pink or well done, we asked for pink, it was that well done that it was dry and chewy, the bacon cheese burger (£16) was also that overcooked that it was dry and snapped when eating it, the mac and cheese (£14) that my daughter ordered was incredibly bland and had the consistency of rice pudding, the pasta just dissolved as it hit her mouth. My Mrs ordered chips…. They were alright. As we were leaving an elderly couple asked how are food was having left most of their fish and chips because it wasn’t nice, All the dishes were that bad that we won’t be returning next year! The location is spot on! Prime location for hot days by the canal however the outdoor furniture needs replacing. Every table rocks and has layers of sticky stuff on. In the last year it’s dropped so much in standards.

hugs and drinks, what else do you need?

Only stopped in for drink but looks like great place to visit for food also

Lovely place didn't eat as very busy and many tables reserved for wedding(who can blame them gorgeous place) but friendly atmosphere, great staff and beautiful views. I'd love to go back midweek less busy but definitely worth a visit.

Lovely location on the Canal. Large seated area inside and a reasonably sized terrace. It's a Green King pub so has the standard selection of beers. Outdoor seating could benefit with a little TLC.

Beautiful pub and location. Visited on a stag do a week or two ago. Fantastic place to try with a great beer selection!

Only stopped for a drink, so can't comment on the food, but the staff were friendly and the drinks were good.

Maybe the worst ‘steak sandwich’ ever. £9.45 for two dry slices of white bread with 5 slivers of roast beef covering nearly half. A wilted few leaves of salad to complete the dire presentation. Even the waitress was embarrassed. She asked if she could change it but I could not face another one! Beer was OK. Good spot on the canal. Shame.

This was my flat Iron steak £17.99 came out cold with cold chips you don't really get a lot .. I ordered chicken wings to come out at the same time.. Chicken wing where good and hot.. I'm presuming they waited for the chicken wings to be done and left the steak underneath a heating lamp.. all staff were polite but no one came round to check if our food was okay

Love this pub but I can't understand why they didn't have extra staff on when there was a running event on..

Very good experience here, lovely range of ales and lager available. Great location for a lovely drink in the sun too.

Three real ales on offer. Two were cloudy and vinegary and clearly 'gone'. The other was barely tolerable. The staff hadn't a clue! We won't go there again. Staff need training!

Excellent City Centre Pub. Great location, good food.

Nice place to visit. Good atmosphere. Good all-round.

Lovely spot by the canal for a few beers and food with friends. Did have a limited menu on the day we visited with several things unavailable or told not available on ordering which was a bit of a pain. Service quick and warm enough to sit outside for a change.

£23.50 for two double vodka’s?!

Advertises 'Craft Beer' on various signs outside - no such thing. Standard Greene King beer.

Walked in last night with 25 members from the North of England trampolining and DMT team. The staff couldn’t have been more accommodating, they opened the upper dining area and put the TVs on and made us feel welcome. The food was tasty and was served within minutes of each other. Thanks so much we’ll try and book ahead in advance next time.

Absolutely incredible service, food and location. Very reasonable and the man that served us was amazingly polite and attentive. Great customer service.

I didn't eat there but it was a great location and good selection of beers and alea

What a beautiful pub, based on the banks of the canal in Birmingham, opposite the Sealife centre. We arrived with a large party and the staff helpfully sat us as close together as possible, taking up 3 tables. The staff were polite and helpful, but the best was the food! Nicely presented but very tasty. No complaints from our large party of Non Veg and Veg food.

Only popped in for a pint, being in a city centre, you would expect a bit more class. Limited beers, very much like a sizzler pub.

Lovely location. Friendly pub. Good choice of meals and beer.

Had the steak pie meal. Big pie but full of just gravy and 3 tiny pieces of grisly meat. Disgusting. Table had several empty bottles and glasses on when we arrived and still there when we left despite the waitress looking at it several times and ignoring it.

Nice bar with outside area that looks over the canal. Stopped at lunch time on a Saturday, it was rather quiet in there with plenty of seat inside and out. Staff were professional and friendly, toilets clean and the drinks appeared well price, with a good selection of spirits. I'm sure there are more charming pubs if you look further out but for a central pub location a nice place to spend the afternoon.

We had just a pint there before going to see the match, great place

Been for food 6 times, they have only had my first choice on the menu twice. Otherwise its a standard chain.

Nice place by the canal with a good beer selection

This is a beautiful pub in one vof the nicest areas of Birmingham City centre. Set by the canal, it is s vibrant, friendly pub with great a great range of beer at a fair price.

Had a lunch in this place today and was not really satisfied neither with the food neither with the service…the place itself is located in a very nice area with a nice view but if you are choosing in between this and another pub - I’d recommend to try something else

Can’t beat a Chef and Brewer for a classic pub meal, especially a Sunday roast! I also love the fact they accept Tesco club card vouchers.

Very busy as next to the Arena and there was a Friday evening gig. About six polite queues so no issues. Always disappointed when a Greene King pub doesn't sell Abbot Ale or in this case, original Old Speckled Hen (they had the Golden Hen). Modern tastes/ demand I presume. Big place with plenty of tables and there were uncollected empty glasses on ours.

Cracking food, we all thoroughly enjoyed our meals and left full & happy. Building was a nice style and decorated well. Service was also brilliant.

Nice bar/restaurant. A lot of fun People beautiful interior. If you order a coke you get a very large glass, but I haven't eaten anything so I can't judge that. Very special fact: former US Prime Minister Obama also had a beer here.

Friendly staff and food selection of beers.

Played shuffleboard here. Was good, nice and open upstairs so didn't feel cramped. Plenty of drinks selection but quite pricey (I guess to be expected in Oxford city centre). Didn't have food so can't comment on that. Would recommend for a couple of drinks and then move onto the next place so it's not too expensive overall.

Fast lunch whose good staff is polite and good atmosphere

We held a 40th birthday party in the upstairs area of the Malt House yesterday and it was absolutely brilliant. The Malt House team had set up the area perfectly, clearing an area for ballon arch and numbers, putting up photos running along the whole of the upstairs and they had provided some bonus birthday photo props so it was all set up and ready for us on arrival. Everyone commented on how delicious the food was and there was plenty to go around so really good portion sizes. Special thanks to Reena who was quick to respond to all of my emails and helped organise the day with me. We also announced some baby news and the team surprised us with a card and a congratulatory prosecco and nosecco which was a lovely personal touch.

Really nice atmosphere Great view from the balcony

Lee was amazing, top bloke and great manager! Honestly made our trip so perfect. He went absolutely above and beyond. Cannot fault him.

The manager Lee was so attentive, he really made our visit super special. Very good prices for Brindley Place especially the wine

£8+ for soda and lime cordial and a lager shandy. Didn’t think anything of it at the time, but on reflection, disgraceful

Great afternoon and staff friendly lovely food before take that concert celebrating my bestie 50th highly recommend

The bar maid who served us needs to learn some manners and not get upset when someone asks if they can have a J2O in a glass with ice

After some confusion over if we could get a table we sat upstairs Nice atmosphere inside the pub, very clean and dog friendly Food was excellent and service was quick would recommend

Lovely place been there couple of times for food before a concert. Always great staff and food always cooked fresh . Good value for money

Food mediocre, plenty of variation when it comes to beer, service ok. Close to concert arena which is why most people come here. Food expensive for what you get.

Very busy, loud friendly pub. We sat outside as too loud for us inside. Great food, good service from friendly polite staff.

A pleasant couple of hours here with good food and drinks. It was extremely busy but we didn't wait very long for our meals.

We booked here for a Sunday roast dinner & on arrival we were told its just the meals shown on the menu. We settled on the steak & ale pie with chips & peas. My wife's pie didn't contain much meat, which didn't please her as she was looking forward to a Sunday roast.

Food bad. Fries tasted days old. Mac n cheese from a can or box. Very much bad pub food. Tables dirty. Server grumpy. Would not respond when we thanked her for finally wiping our table down.

Would like to say how pleasant the staff were yesterday. You were so busy but the gentleman who took our order at the bar even though with long ques was extremely helpful polite and made sure order was corrrect so nice to see. A lovely place and highly recommend thank you.

Friendly people. Good food. With the walk. Nice view.

Adorable little pub right by the canal. Not had a chance to try the food but plenty of drink options, especially on a warm evening, plenty of seating outside too. You can also order/pay through the Greene King app (when it’s not too busy) which makes it a lot more convenient. My only suggestion would be to allocate non-smoking areas when sitting outside as we kept getting smoked from every angle, no matter where we sat.

I am not sure if this is a regular thing but this was an event thing. We arrived pretty early before it got super busy. We placed 2 ordered to our table on the app. First off on the food menu if something was blocked off then it was out of stock but they didn't do that to the drinks menu, so when something was out of stock the person who came over explained and I changed it but she was so rude about it! Her attitude was awful! Food wise, as I said 2 orders were placed. I had the mac and cheese and my sister had the tapas (this was one order). The mac and cheese was 100% out of a can with little extra cheese added to it. It was small and awful for the price. My sisters tapas was worse! Half was cold and the main thing, the halloumi was cooked either with fish batter or in the same oil. So much so, my sister was convinced she ate a fish goujon. I asked them to check and they said it wasn't. I'm a vegetarian and did not feel safe eating that halloumi!!! When they delivered the first lot of food they said we will be back with your other bit in a moment. 20 minutes later my sister and I had finished and we had to ask someone. My niece ordered the kids pasta and she couldn't eat it. The pasta had clearly been sitting in warm water and it was soggy and over cooked. She did get complimentary ice cream though. The burger my SIL had was fine. Although the best thing was the chips. Wouldn't go again!

Decent venue. Menu was varied although a lot of choices were missing. Busy enough and a nice atmosphere.

Lovely meal totally recommend the fish and chips piping hot and really generous. Staff really friendly and a nice atmosphere felt very comfortable

Bartender asked quiet loudly what time are we shutting seamed that she didn't want to be their on a bank holiday Monday! Pub is nice and a good drink selection didn't eat their.

We went for a few drinks as it was a nice day. Service was quick and atmosphere good.

A lovely looking place from outside and in. Sadly we were really disappointed by the food. The steak and ale pie sounded amazing but had too much pastry, just a little bad quality meat and seemed like it was probably warmed in the microwave. The sausages weren’t good either. This could be such a great place if they pick up the food quality so I hope they take note on the reviews and improve on that front.

It's this kind of venue where you enjoy not only the drinks, but also the venue, it's a beautiful venue, and the balcony in a sunny day, canal view, wow, you have to come here.

Loved it and thank you behind the bar last Friday at lunchtime was a wonderful barman sorry don't know his name pat on the back you happy man xx

Inconsistent quality that leaves you playing culinary roulette. Will it be delicious today, or will you be sorely disappointed? Place your bets!

Great pub in a beautiful location along the canal. Super friendly staff.

Overall, a nice place for a night out by the canal in Birmingham.

Very friendly staff, helped me select a beer to my liking. Sat upstairs to watch football. Decided to have lunch as well which was very tasty.

They forgot my order. After 40m waiting I went and complain. They lied and said there was a delay in the kitchen. They didn’t apologise, they didn’t offer any complementary drink. It took another 20min. Overall one hour for below average fish and chips. Edit: they keep lying. We saw other people getting their food before us. It takes like 10m to make fish and chips. They forgot our order. It’s ok, it happens. But a good place acknowledges the error, apologises and gives you a complimentary drink. They didn’t even apologise and why would you even answer a review with more lies? Just apologise.

We had lunch here, was lovely 😊

Didn't have food so can't rate it. But staff were friendly and honest and it was a lovely atmosphere with a rock vibe

Typical English pub, but with a nice variety of beers and good quality food. Prices of the mains are around 15£. It has two terraces facing the canal which are ideal for a sunny day.

The location is beautiful, we stayed outside on a sunny day. The beers were good and affordable too. 👍 The only downside was the waiting time as they wasn't much staff compared to the number of clients.

Good food and great choice of beers along the Birmingham canals

Lovely peroni, and Guinness, all served by DD. Top service and fantastic customer service. DD is a legend! Love from Amy and the two West Ham fans

BEST PUB in Birmingham ever !!! You can go outside near the water. Seats are very confortable. Food is great, waiters adorable and live music every night !

The soft drinks came immediately but if you want a quick meal don't come here. We had to wait over 45 minutes just to get our sub-standard food, they didn't apply our modifications nor actually care about how they present their creations.

Food was fine (though should note fine means it is actual food, rather than being actually good) but came after the rest of the table had finished and was somehow still cold. Still the waiter found it important to ask if we’d ordered another meal - when one person was sat without food!

Great food and staff !! Lee was the best, made our experience so enjoyable. So friendly and professional. Will be sure to come again soon.

I asked for the “awarded slow cooked” steak & ale pie. Far too much pastry. So poor the steak. VERY dissapointed. Expensive for simple potatoes and poor quantity of steak. As well, I wanted bread to eat with the sauce and the bread came 20min later. Too late. Beer good. But I wouldnt come back.

Spot on. Chicken bites were amazing

Nice time there relaxing with friends.

I was very disappointed by the food and the time in which it was served. We'd booked a table, and when ordering food, we were told there was a 45-minute wait. We ordered 4 steak sandwiches off the lunchtime menu. We were told that they had sold out of that, but when I said that's what we were going to order, the member of staff went to check and said it was possible (nice, helpful barman). The food took well over an hour to arrive and it was pretty awful when it did. The steak was very chewy despite us choosing it to be cooked 'pink' when asked and there wasn't much of it on the sandwiches. The mustard mayo was so overpowering, it was almost inedible. I'd booked so that we had plenty of time to do other things, but ended up wasting over 2 hours here. It's a big pub, and they were busy. I appreciate that, but there was definitely not enough staff on and things need to improve. It's in a lovely location, shame things weren't working well that day.

I love the atmosphere and the place was great, food was pretty good, although priced a little steep in my opinion.

On a recent short City Break to Birmingham, we booked a table for our evening meal at The Malt House. From the outside the building is very attractive, and inside is also very nice. From the reviews we had read we were expecting a better experience than turned out to be the case. We had booked a specific time and when we arrived were shown to our table at once. We were then told there would be a wait of approximately 45 minutes to get our meal. This was a real surprise and we wondered if we would be asked to leave before our food arrived if another group had booked our table for later the same evening. The food arrived after about 30 minutes which was not too bad. We had both ordered Steak & Ale pies, and had been looking forward to them all day. However, when the meals arrived we were very disappointed. I had ordered mashed potato with mine and my partner asked for chips. The chips, the peas and the gravy on both plates were cold. The pies were hot but once opened, contained very little meat, a lot of gristle and a great deal of air. I did eat mine, although I found the taste rather bland overall, but my partner found hers inedible and left almost the whole pie. We noticed a party of four people at the table next to us, two of whom had also ordered the pies, and both expressed their disappointment with the taste and also left the pies almost untouched. It was St Patrick's Day that day, so it is possible the staff were very busy, although the restaurant did not appear crowded, and perhaps we should make allowances, but we have to speak as we found and we were not at all impressed with the food at The Malt House and will not return in the future.

Beautiful tent in the center of Birmingham. Terrace on the water and terrace on a 2nd floor. Excellent prices for the center.

Sat outside on the terrace and had a drink. Very nice restaurant. You can also eat here. View of the canal

The bar is fabulous and was a lovely environment for me and friends. Pete was amazing as well, made us laugh and had a cracking sense of humour. Really attentive and welcomed us in.

Amazing food and great staff. Really enjoyed myself and great banter with pete, amy and rina. Food was quick and good quality and drinks were lovely.

Good drinks, friendly staff, and a beautiful pub.

Poor quality steak and ale pie...far too much pastry no meat...runny gravy..expensive and disappointing..

We were visiting symphony hall and new to the area. We hadn’t booked but were given a table quickly even though there were 6 of us. There was a children’s menu with the usual choices as well as the usual pub grub type menu. I have to say the food was better than the usual pub grub though and also large portions. 3 of us had delicious fish and chips but so much fish that we couldn’t eat it all. The inside of the pub is nicely decorated and quite quirky. The service staff were also very friendly and welcoming

Impressive looking building, situated right on the canal. The pub has a good beer selection. Food was perfectly acceptable. Nothing amazing, standard chain pub grub, but tasty enough. Biggest downfall for us was the heating, or lack of it. We'd met with friends and were on a bit of a session day. We had planned for more drinks after our meal, but decided to move on as we were all freezing. We'd have happily bedded in for the afternoon if we'd been warm. Probably a sign of the times.