Railway Hotel Balsall Common in Solihull

Such poor service lady at the bar was very very rude couldn’t have been any more unhelpful didn’t even stay for the drink had to walk out.

Great day and night. Great entertainment. Great singers. We got off the train and the pub was just there. Friendly, welcoming. Met some lovely people

Went here with high expectations for Sunday Lunch with my Mum and friend. We all ordered the beef. It was really tough and chewy, the vegetables were also rock hard. My friend started choking on her beef and had to be given first aid by another diner in the pub who managed to get her airway clear. It was a traumatic experience for all involved. Needless to say, the food was not eaten and returned immediately afterwards. Closely followed by the other meals. We paid 50% of the bill despite eating virtually nothing but were desperate to get out of there. There was little to no apology or empathy from the staff and the manager even had the cheek to suggest that my friend had eaten her meal after such a horrific ordeal. Will never go there again not even for a drink. Bitterly disappointed.

Dropped in for wines and found bar staff/ owner very friendly Comfortable bar lounge with tv and seating on a Monday night, Bottled spanish wine in shiraz or merlot was fine.

Well what can I say ,me and my wife arrived on Friday the 7th of January and what should have been one pint ended up having six ,beautiful Roaring fire ,and what a warm welcome from the Locals ,Steve,Jeff,Kev and Paul and the lovely lady behind the bar ,super great people,we will be back ,Paul and Julia Swansea Wales UK xxxx

this is a wonderful pub , a traditional old pub, with a superb atmosphere, in the summer there are terraces front and back to relax on and do lovely food. and entertainment some evenings ( you would need to check food nights and entertainment nights)

This is a great "platform" to say that I have frequented this pub for a long time now, a good place to "let off some steam" and socialise and to watch sport on the TV. What it's even better for is the food. I don't know where they supply their meat from, but can I HIGHLY recommend the steaks and their Mixed Grill.. well it's the best Mixed Grill I have EVER eaten, VERY good value for money. Make sure you Choo-Choo-se it next time you're there. It's a typical British boozer; some of the customers are characters but they always "conduct" themselves properly, there's a pool table, darts board and a free jukebox which is great. The staff are OK & the drink selection is good but it's the food that you should rail-ly try.

Good selection of real ales available, friendly landlord offering good pub grub. Watch out for the effect of potential railway expansion.

Can't praise this place enough really, the staff are always welcoming and friendly, great choice of real ale, a real pub. Can't praise the place enough

The garden at this pub is amazing for kids. Everything else is awful, the bloke behind the bar was ruder than Basil Faulty and didn't seem to want customers. The food is the most basic I've ever paid for. Avoid at all costs, even ordering a few cokes for your kids will get grunts and huffs of displeasure that he has to do some work.

This was our first visit to this pub on the last Saturday in September. We arrived early and spent all evening there till close. There was a duo on "two left feet" ...who were very good and we enjoyed listening to them. Staff were friendly and helpful...we are moving to this area soon and they were knowledgeable of the area giving us some good info about the area. The locals were friendly too. The pub got busier a d busier as the night went on with a mixture of all ages. We enjoyed our night at "The Railway".

Very high standard of cooking but you may have to wait a while if it is busy -but the wait is worth while. Excellant choice on the menu

Great little country pub with an extensive menu and outside seating. Very impressed by the choice of soft drinks.

Nothing grand but very welcoming and good food served as fast as they can ( which on occaisions can seem a bit slow ). End product is worth the wait

Quiet place out the way if your looking for somewhere peaceful. Nice friendly local people. Not too much special about it though.

Stopped in for some lunch at 2:30, sadly they weren't serving food but they managed to serve us up some soup - was tasty and the staff where friendly. I would consider this a locals stop off. Dated interior but with nice touches of TV,...

The thing I loved at first sight were the floral hanging baskets on display from the car park - so beautiful and beckong one to stop and stare. The Railway Inn was crowded and noisy but the meal was worth waiting for - more than...

The railway Inn is my parents local haunt and when I return from uni seems to adopt me too back into the clientele. This pub has a large selection of wines, constantly changing draught ales and currently a cider festival! Joe the proprietor is always...

Food at this pub never disappoints! There's always a good range of dishes on offer and the S&K Pie comes with a proper crusty top, not a papery cap. There's usually a wild game option on and there is always a couple of real ales....