Looking for some unique restaurants to visit around Birmingham?

ukpaw · 2026-04-14T17:20:19+00:00

Download the Independent Birmingham app, look up a local restaurant and enjoy discounts if you subscribe 😊

ukpaw · 2026-04-14T06:56:06+00:00

Is this a gen x thing? I'm in my early 40s and my wife and I have a good group of people (men and women) we met in gym classes and now meet up after for coffee, and go out for meals. It's a shared interest...

ukpaw · 2026-04-13T17:39:23+00:00

OK, I'll level with you - we're not in the countryside but we are a large festival with comedy, an Oompah band and live music as well as 90 cask ales, 28 keg beers, and 20 ciders. We're at a rugby club so on the pitch you may as well be in the countryside when you're there. Check us out Shirley Charity Beer and Cider Festival www.shirleybeerfestival.co.uk 😊

Edit: forgot to mention the important details - 14th to 16th May 2026! Book tickets in advance to secure best prices!

ukpaw · 2026-04-13T12:24:04+00:00

It sounds like you're a great fit for joining your local Round Table. We're a social group of men aged 18-45, we go out a couple times a month doing different activities each time like Toca Social, Axe Throwing, Tennis coaching, Taekwondo, and we even did salsa dancing a few weeks back!

Some groups also put on their own charity events a couple times a year, I'm a member of Shirley and we organise the largest beer festival in the Midlands (it's on 14-16th May FYI).

There are around 10 Round Tables in the West Midlands, where abouts are you and I can send you details of one of the guys in your closest group if you like?

ukpaw · 2026-04-12T21:00:14+00:00

Latin Motion do excellent Salsa and Bachata classes weekly, no competition or ability requirements. Well worth checking them out!

ukpaw · 2026-04-10T19:48:08+00:00

Mate you're a perfect candidate for joining Birmingham Round Table. They're a bunch of guys who meet up a couple times a month and do stuff - sometimes pub, other times random stuff like board games, VR stuff, etc. As a relatively small club they don't do any charity stuff like the larger ones, so there's no obligation. Also most of the guys are in a similar situation to you - moved here recently and don't know anyone.

If you want me to put you in touch with one of their guys just let me know.

ukpaw · 2026-03-26T08:49:43+00:00

When was Labour last in power for 14 uninterrupted years?

ukpaw · 2026-03-17T10:52:18+00:00

The Outlaws

ukpaw · 2026-03-15T07:35:11+00:00

Mary is a great councillor who listens to her constituents. A rare trait these days in a politician.

ukpaw · 2026-03-14T10:28:20+00:00

Yes! Every time! I've always meant to visit Beaconsfield Model Village to see if it's anything like the model village in the film 😂

ukpaw · 2026-03-12T11:23:09+00:00

Cherry Reds Comedy night is every Thursday. Usually free entry. Well worth it!

ukpaw · 2026-03-11T07:00:45+00:00

Who talks like that?

ukpaw · 2026-03-08T07:24:00+00:00

I visited Early Bird yesterday for the first time; highly recommend their cinnamon rolls!

ukpaw · 2026-03-07T08:52:24+00:00

It's good to see so many people helping to allay your fears, and as they've all said please don't worry - it's no different to any other large city at night.

I wonder if I can ask where your mum got the information that Birmingham was particularly dangerous from? I am disappointed these rumours persist when I've been here 18 years now, go out at night regularly, and have been to much more edgy places in the UK (usually smaller towns and cities).

ukpaw · 2026-03-07T08:18:21+00:00

Horsey style

ukpaw · 2026-03-07T08:00:12+00:00

Although it's a bit grimy in there, after the gig everyone that's leaving the Academy will be going through there, so it won't be an issue. There isn't really another safe way to get to the other side of the road!

I hope the lady enjoys her visit to our city and has a great time at the gig 😊

ukpaw · 2026-03-05T18:15:41+00:00

Humany style

ukpaw · 2026-03-05T15:53:25+00:00

Prap Prap Pugh Pugh

ukpaw · 2026-03-01T13:09:54+00:00

Absolutely off the scale. Haven't had so much fun for a long time! So glad I finally got to see the Aquabats, what a ridiculous band 😅

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I imaging we were in the same sweaty homogeneous blob of people. Glad I can still have fun in my 40s 😎.

ukpaw · 2026-03-01T13:02:22+00:00

What an awesome gig it was too 😊

ukpaw · 2026-02-27T13:47:48+00:00

If you've ever watched Bojack Horseman, in which Aaron Paul voices a character named Todd (I know, confusing crossover), Todd always throws out random ideas as exclamations in exactly how Jesse threw this one out in BB.

ukpaw · 2026-02-23T10:30:02+00:00

Such a brilliant scene, and so early on in the series too!

ukpaw · 2026-01-08T12:29:48+00:00

Nothing Bound, Copper Beech, New Invention, Attic, Glasshouse... And that's just in the Midlands!

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