The Anchor in Birmingham

I had the most amazing cup of tea, The Anchor has an amazing and unique atmosphere, That just doesn't happen over night. The staff who all bring their own skills, Alongside the wonderful and amazing customers. And lastly one other thing that is well worth a mention and a visit, Is the wood that surrounds the bar area. Well done to the Anchor in Digbeth ,Birmingham.

A hidden gem in Birmingham. Proper pub. Great staff and always a welcoming atmosphere. Can't rate this place highly enough.

Good vibes and a great place to hang out and meet new people, would 100% recommend for a night out.

Good Traditional old pub,good vibes,visited Sat 28th sept,Tried there House pale ale it was good,glad i Called in.

Nice pub good selection of beer. Friendly staff.

Visited before the Wigan Athletic match at Birmingham. Some nice locally brewed beers, friendly service and friendly locals. Nipped in again after the match for a couple before catching a train.

Great pub with lots of proper beers

Great old Victorian pub with many original parts . Very good beer choices & a friendly barman . Very handy for Digbeth coach station & the Institute.

I love this pub. I almost look forward to having to wait five hours between National Express coaches at Digbeth coach station, just so I can spend half a day at the Anchor. In a naff world of superficial commercialism, here is a refuge from all that nonsense. Long may it continue!

Proper boozer. Great beer, vibe , staff and punters.

I liked this pub immediately after the Patrick's Day parade. Nipped in there yesterday with my daughter for a quick pint. Lovely place, with some great music. Talking of which, I only learned today that there's an app for the jukebox. Cool !!. Another surprise was that there's a beer garden and smoking area out the back. Will definitely be back. 👌👌

Great atmosphere, speedy and friendly service.

Great service, draught beer, friendly staff.

A wonderful old boozer with a fantastically eclectic decor spread over a number of rooms, including what could well be the smallest bar room I have ever seen. The staff were lovely and friendly and happy to chat. There is a pool table in the main bar but still plenty of room to move around. The music they had playing when we were there was excellent. There is a small, covered area out the back and picnic tables on the foot path to enjoy that wonderful red brick facade. The Guinness was excellent as was the Attic Brew Pale Ale

Disappointing...Asked for a single vodka and a dash of lemonade, but was served half a pint of lemonade with a vodka. Queried it and was told I had to pay for this...said I didn't want a huge lemonade, so was told, "Tough luck, that's all we serve..." Said I wasn't paying for what I don't want/didn't order- it's not what I ordered... Then spoke to the manager, who was also really stroppy and said, "I've worked in pubs for 25 years and I've never not been asked for a full glass of lemonade before..." I said I was surprised and he walked off from me...not sure why... Eventually spoke to the same stroppy man again and he told me that 13 oz of lemonade is industry standard... Very confused by the whole interaction- Isn't it cheaper for the pub if I only have a dash of lemonade anyway?! Added comments (following a garbled reply from the venue posted nearly 3 months later): We came as a group of people and this was the second pub we'd been to, i.e. we didn't come as a couple at night after visiting multiple pubs...! I'm epileptic, so also clearly wasn't drunk (check my medication for what can happen if I drink more than a drink or 2!)... I'm confused by the very passive-aggressive, garbled response to the original part of my review (posted in the middle of the night) from a staff member- it doesn't make for easy reading with all the errors; I'm not sure about the point of the references to ice and physics either... The part of the response where the person replying was also unkind and tried to suggest I am stupid/couldn't understand his response in the pub at the time is simply unnecessary... (crayons, really?!) Responses to negative reviews like his here simply prove that some people shouldn't be customer-facing; when someone running/working in a pub starts to be unkind, sound like a bully and bend the truth (whether in person, online or both), it's time to really question whether this is a venue you'd like to come and visit yourself... Oh, and don't you dare mention the disgusting toilets here either! 🤮

This is a very handy little pub for Birmingham Coach Station and also the nearby Institute which hosts lots of gigs by touring bands. It always has a good selection of guest beers and ales. Very dog friendly too - they provided my doggy with a little ramekin of different treats.. It has a bit of an ALT vibe. Reasonable prices too for somewhere so close to the city centre (downtown).

Fab Victorian pub with excellent beers and ales. Original wooden paneling, mirrors and stained glass. I don't think it serves food but the drinks (and history) are worth a visit.

Not the pub it was years ago, but don't get me wrong, but I'm not into pale ales x

Some great beers on, nice surroundings. Cash only though at the moment limiting spend etc.

HORRENDOUS!They had lovely staff BUT I ordered an Robles and IT DIDN’T COME WITH MERINGUE! WTH? Why no meringue psychos. UGH HONESTLY

Great selection of beers - I had a plum porter - Great service thank you. Really nice traditional pub. Was a nice pit stop pint on a long bus journey :)

Best beer ever...plum porter Titanic

Popped in for a couple of pints. Nice place ,down to earth not fancy but v pleasant

I didn't eat there sadly but everything else was fantastic and the pool table was free which was great

Poor service from a member of the bar staff, followed by even worse service from the guy who said he was the manager...seems like a difficult and angry man. Heard a couple of other people complaining about his attitude too, so maybe he was having a really bad day... The toilets were then UTTERLY disgusting- both the men's and the women's were appalling. The men's had urine all over the floor and the women's had 1 toilet with no seat, 1 sink with no water at all, and no soap in there- horrible! Not a pub we'd all rush back to- there are much lovelier staff and facilities in most other pubs in Brum.

Fantastic pub with lots of little nooks and a pool table. Great selection of beers and a lovely stout, good mix of young and older people.

Love this place, always try to pop in when visiting family in Birmingham. Even better this time, found out they are dog friendly!! My boys welcomes with a bowl of water and treats, made to feel very welcome.

Best Old Fashioned in Birmingham!

Great pub , good selection of beers , good music 🎶

Multicameral pub, with a fairy lit courtyard garden. Lovely mash up of old school pub and a Brooklyn hipster vibe. Great selection of cask ales and craft beers. Plus a £1 pool table. Lots of events too. You could spend a long time here.

Our favourite pub in Birmingham, great venue with amazing helpful staff! Kim and co workers were excellent and really made us feel welcome. A must visit every time we are in area!

Superb pub. Fantastic real ale and cider. Interior a bit tired but quality of real ale and politeness of staff is all that matters. Within 3 minutes walk of Brum bus station, Digbeth. Great for a quick liquid refreshments stop gap between buses.

What a fantastic pub, one of Brums finest vintage pubs, long may it live. Highly recommend for a quiet pint in traditional surroundings and real fire place. Staff are extremely friendly too 😁

Thursday night speed quiz: freaky, fun & friendly - nice. (great booze)

Met most of the team, and have had amazing experiences with them, trying to figure out cocktails they like so can try them for myself, finding out about events they do. Pleasant company and pleasant home.

Great when not all talin and have to wait 10 plus min for drink when all bar people talking amongst themselves

Also a good pub with goog service and good selection of drinks

It doesn't serve food but it was a very nice atmosphere. The staff were brilliant and very friendly. Great cocktails

Poor service.more interested serving cocktails than pints. Great entertainment at start.b4 local gig at academy. Not welcome when arrived 10.29. Told private party.Take a lot before persuaded to be back

Lovely pub, extremely welcoming 😊

Great little pub with outside seating. The bar area is a little small but otherwise great. Good selection of beer, cocktails and spirits.

Great pub, good vibes and lovely people 👍🏻

Good old fashioned boozer. Welcoming staff and good atmosphere

Love this place always a good laugh does get a bit messy on the session on a late Sunday evening great music great place all round!!

Poor beer selection and service made this one to miss.

10/10 for a game of devil pool & an absolutely banging quiz

Me and my son loved we had a Great pint German larger ABK

Excellent venue with a superb range of beers, ales, wines and cocktails with outstanding customer service

A real pup for locals with good beer and great service

Dropped in for a few here on a Saturday afternoon. A lovely, not over-modernised small, antique boozer. It was fun, with a right comical bunch of local characters giving it jovial banter. That sort of atmosphere is becoming a thing of the past, so I revelled in it. I was drinking "A Day in Paradise" Pale Ale, very sessionable, with almost a fruit note.

OK pub. Barmaid was pleasant. Have heard of it winning CAMRA awards but it wouldn't now as there isn't much choice of ale. There are a few seats out the front, can't say it's great though as you're right on the pavement with drab/run down buildings all around.

A proper pub with a warm welcome and great selection of beers.

Friendly staff, good atmosphere, nice choice of beers, well worth a visit.

A great place for having a drink with friends, staff is amazing! Highly recommend the cocktails!

Great boozer like they should be .

Just had a quick pint of cider before I got a bus. Really nice bar with a good atmosphere and friendly staff. Don't hesitate to pay a visit!

Love this pub , propa boozer, lovley staff definitely visit again

We stopped off here for a quick drink, and very swiftly fell in love with the place - a lovely welcoming atmosphere, with beautiful decor... and best of all, that rarest of Tayto crisp flavours, PICKLED ONION!!! 🧅 Couple that with a wonderful local cask ale or three, and you've got some happy customers!

A real inner city pub, a rare gem, as it was 100 years ago, brilliant 🍻

Proper English booza. Lovely pool table and amazing smoking area

A fine example of a grade 2 listed traditional pub.

Old fashioned pub with a lot of charm

Tipico pub inglese gentile o cortese il barista anche se ha l aria di un vecchio hooligan

Cute pub, just a short walk from The Bullring. Friendly staff, good cocktails, and really fun bar trivia night on Thursdays. They have outdoor seating, a pool table, and some rooms that are more private away from the bar area. There is no kitchen though, so no real food (only small snack bags for purchase).

Nixe setting with good selection of ales

As a non-drinker: Decent pub, no pub food, has some snacks. Prices seem ok. Some more private rooms and spaces available as well as outdoor parts. Music can get very loud during the evenings, along with the crowd. Area around isn't great to walk to and from at night.

Perfect location for the coach station, friendly staff and locals. 2nd time here. And likely to return

I've been travelling around the UK for 3 months, this is the best hand pull beer I've had! A random stop but the cracking beer and staff made it worthwhile.

A cosy little pub right in the middle of city centre. It is pretty much a nonsense pub with budget friendly drinks and I would highly recommend the 2for 1 cocktails which they offer on certian days . The pub is pet friendly and the staff are always kind . Worth a visit and would highly recommend .

Seemed interesting. I went in, looked around, stood at the bar. The barman was less than 10 feet away but totally engaged with his phone. I waited. Nothing. I waited. Nothing. Eventually I got bored and walked out, you shouldn't reward that sort of service. Maybe another time.

Gem of a pub with a surprise downstairs waiting for you

Located in a horrible area full of graffiti asked for cheese and onion crisps got some rubbish called Tayto.

Beautiful old pub just 5min walk from city centre and bullring, over the road from digbeth coach station and O2 Institute. Great selection of ales, ciders and cocktails. Music in the pub was excellent. Pool table. Outdoor seating front and back of pub. Staff very welcoming and friendly.

I stopped off here to pass a couple of hours between coaches at Digbeth Coach Station (which is literally a stone's throw away). I'd already stuffed my face with sandwiches so I didn't need lunch, but the pint I devoured in minutes was so nice, I ordered another. Friendly barman served me in an atmosphere of late Victorian elegance, and with some sweat under the arms! The music was eclectic and gentle on the ears. Long may pubs like this one endure!

Really nice customers service and nice to drink some beers with the friend's and play pool

No frills unfussy place, historic pub, good bear selection.

Excellent beer as always and you can come and have a chilled game of pool.

Great pub. Friendly staff. Great atmosphere. Great choice of ales

Went for a quiet drink, just a bit noisy for us but very pleasant

My favourite pub in Brum, staff always friendly and welcoming. The pub has a genuine sense of community . If you remember what the best of Brummie pubs were then The Anchor is well worth a visit.

Didn't order but the decor in the Wardrobe was stunning!!

It is reopen and a good coffee

A bit run down. The beer selection was fairly poor but the staff were friendly enough

Amazing staff great beer and free pool Monday and now Tuesday. Winner !!!

Popped in for a quick half while waiting to pick someone up from the coach station, we wished we could've stayed longer, free pool day and nice beer, shame we had to leave!

Nice old fashioned boozer with plenty of nooks and crannies

Lovely old fashioned pub with friendly staff and good choice of ales :)

Love the place. Feels local and authentic. We heard some nice tunes live.

Been a little while since I was in this classic Birmingham Boozer..there are a few still left around Digbeth. Lots of little rooms around a central bar selling a handful of well kept ales and craft beers. Maybe a little higher priced than average, think 5 to 6 pounds a pint, more city centre prices than back street Digbeth. That said, the pub and punters are friendly. There is a pool table in the bar, and you can pick the music by an app. It's handy for the start or end of a night out, and like the handful of pubs left in this end of the city needs lots of thirsty support. Recommended just to enjoy the old fashioned pub vibe but definitely with a modern twist.

Nice welcoming , great guinness

Always has a good selection of ales, and it's a great traditional pub

Like this place. Nice ales. Out the way and quiet and small bar did start getting busy as I left.

Good selection of real ales, friendly staff and lively atmosphere. Digbeth at it's best.

Wonderful atmosphere, my fave pub in Brum, super friendly staff and relaxed atmosphere great beer and cocktails.

Great pub. Not many like it in Brum

Fab little pub with alot of charter will be definitely poping in again

Wins on every level and has done for years. Beer selection great, service great. What not to like.

cool staff, sexy drinks, and the best Trade night in Brum by miles x

Great vibe. Want somewhere quiet? This place has the front bar with a pool table and darts. A side room which I see people doing all sorts of cool stuff in (from playing warhammer, book club, knitting, etc). 2 back rooms, 1 fairly big and 1 which is much more intimate. It also has a sheltered courtyard with heating in the booth. On top of that., awesome staff and an eclectic mix of music 🎶

Proper pub, Some good ales on tap, good prices. Pool table and a good place for pre-gig drinks!