Goose, The OVT, Selly Oak

Very poor experience here. First time I have visited in about 8 years and was saddened by some of the changes.

The old pub used to be cosy and warm feeling. I recommended visiting to my partner as I used to love the venue so much.

When we entered it was steady, about half the tables taken. We chose our drinks (from a fairly good selection) - we went for a Blue Moon and a Brewdog pale ale. The horrific part was being served into a plastic disposable pint glass?? If I'm paying nearly £10 for 2 nice pints, I would at least expect a glass for my drink. There was a select group of people at the end of the bar who were privileged enough to have glasses but myself and my partner were stuck with an underwhelming drink. Understandable at clubs but we're nearing 30 years old looking to dine out at 6pm on a Wednesday and not trusted with glassware?

We took our drinks outside in the hope of escaping the really loud pop music playing in the bar. To be honest, we sunk these pretty quickly and went elsewhere instead.

It was a shame as our plan was to have a few drinks and order some food (but the concept of potentially eating off a paper plate wasn't for me).

Provably a great pub if you're a student but otherwise I'd avoid completely. We won't be visiting again, such a shame it isn't the place it used to be.