The Lord Clifden — Restaurant in Birmingham

An Absolute Gem in the Jewellery Quarter.

The Clifden is easily one of the best pubs in Birmingham and without question the highlight of the Jewellery Quarter.

We’ve been coming here regularly since it reopened (probably more than we should) and it just keeps getting better. The renovation is gorgeous, full of charm and character while still feeling fresh and modern.

What really makes The Clifden special is the atmosphere. The staff are genuinely lovely, always welcoming and happy to help. The manager, Will, is a great laugh and even gets involved in the Wednesday pub quiz. He hasn’t managed to beat us yet, but fair play to him for trying!

The food is fantastic and really well priced. They mix the menu up now and again too, which is great to see and keeps things interesting.

The beer garden is absolutely beautiful. It’s one of the nicest outdoor spaces in Birmingham, complete with a sheltered area and a dart boards which is a brilliant touch.

The range of drinks is always solid and has a bit for everyone. The Budvar is my personal favourite and can't beat a frozen cider in the summer!

All in all, The Clifden is the kind of place you walk into once and end up coming back to time and time again. If you’re nearby, do yourself a favour and pop in for a pint and some great food. You won’t be...

Having mates across Birmingham we often use the Lord Clifden as a central meeting place - its a belting pub and even better now since its refurbishment. So Saturday, we once again met around 4pm - about 20 of us aged 30-60 and mainly couples. Sun was out, beers we taken and the music in the garden superb. Moved indoors later in the evening and sat in a corner (by then about 10 of us) having a laugh and causing no issues whatsoever. Because one of our party had nodded off to sleep - the doorman asked us to leave (he was apologetic as he said it was the decision of the manager) yet the manager said it was the decision of the doorman. Had we been causing problems to staff or other guests- id totally understand. Either way - frankly bizarre way to look after your guests having spent a fair whack of cash and caused no problems whatsoever.

In summary, its a cracking pub, atmosphere is brilliant, but the manager has some very strange way of ruining guests evenings.

We will seek an alternative to Lord Clifden after being regulars for...

Booked in for Sunday lunch. The refit is amazing! Fabulous covered courtyard and inside is much more open. The tables we were at had 3 separate high tables for a party of 7 instead of one table which we wanted. Roast lunch was very underwhelming. Not much choice for interesting beers. It's a sports bar mainly, big screen outside and screens in all indoor rooms but it fails as a cosy local pub or pleasant lunch venue. Can also get very loud on a Sunday afternoon, from a neighbourhood point of view but always quietens at 11pm which is decent. Not my kind of place but nice if that's what...