The Flapper — Restaurant in Birmingham

Was at the Flapper for the first time for a show.

Bar area was excellent quick service and reasonable prices with plenty of seating available and would rate Five stars as somewhere to get a drink. Did not Eat here, the menu itself looked good.

Marked low due to seating for the show. Most shows of this type (burlesque) operate general admission seating with you just selecting from the available seating when you arrive, others operate a system where you can select specific seats when booking.

The Flapper Speakeasy burlesque show instead operates a system where you are assigned a specific seat with no ability to choose it so that despite arriving early to get a good seat and being the third person into the venue I found myself in the worst seats in the house which I would not have booked had I known this was where I would be seated.

With three rows of tables between myself and the stage it was literally impossible to see anything from the seat except the backs of people's heads which blocked the view of the entire stage from left to right and from floor to ceiling.

In order to see anything of the show it was necessary to stand throughout and was still unable to see acts whose routines included a lot of floor work or drops.

Many of the acts I have seen before at other venues and found to be highly enjoyable but found they did not work here at least for people not sat in the front row.

Of six burlesque shows/venues visited in the last month this is the only one I would not return to unless the seating system was changed so I could guarantee a...

One of the most beautifully situated pubs in Birmingham overlooking Cambrian Wharf, what remains of the Newhall Branch of the mainline canal. One of the city's most photographed sites. On a summer evening with a pint of Trooper (Robinson's/Iron Maiden) in hand, the balcony is a magical place. Tranquility although barely a quarter of a mile from Brindley Place and Broad Street. Tranquility even though the Flapper is an important music venue giving opportunity to emerging bands and boasting a clientele from 18 to 80 years who all enjoy the vibe. Very different from the site's industrial past. History is all around. The Priestley riots of 1791 when the original Baskerville House was destroyed by fire. The public display of Baskerville's body by Gibson who built his "deep lock", the deepest on the whole canal network roughly between the library and Hall of Memory, until Tuel lock was built on the Rochdale canal late last century. The site of the first Women's Hospital promoted by Arthur Cadbury and pioneering surgeon Lawson Tait a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology. But like the original Baskerville House, the deep lock, the hospital, you may have missed The Flapper. It is due to close on 4th January 2020 fallen prey to a developer. Although planning permission has been refused in the face of local opposition, (and a 14000 petition from the whole West Midlands and beyond), the developer has seen fit to close the pub. For updates see The Flapper Appreciation Society. The...

Visited Birmingham with a friend on Saturday with the intention of viewing the “Back To The Beginning” stream that was being held at this venue.

Upon our arrival to the flapper it did seem fairly busy from the outside, but no busier than a standard Saturday at this venue. There was no clear queueing system visible to us from the outside, only a couple of small groups of people smoking and drinking.

Given what we could see we tried to enter, and I was greeted by presumably one of the doormen who more or less shouted “No” in my face, and threw his hand up to me in quite an aggressive manner, very nearly touching my chest. Apparently there was a one in, one out kind of system due to how busy it was but unfortunately this was not clear to us at all. I would also like to add that the security member in question, though he had an armband on, did not seem to have any other security attire on so it was not readily apparent that he was a member of staff, especially with his positioning.

I have visited this bar on a number of occasions before and have never seen this particular member of staff. The security and staff I have come into contact with before are usually very friendly and welcoming.

As a young female this event did shake me up a little bit, and although I do really enjoy visiting this venue for its gigs and social events with friends, I may re consider before visiting again...