The Selly Park Tavern — Restaurant in Birmingham

DO NOT BOTHER GOING! Unless you enjoy complaining about assumptions of what YOU would like to drink even after you have you asked for a specific drink and it won’t be in the light of helping you but rather their TILL! Trust me that’s NOTHING! Even when the chequered shirted glorified bar boy delivers your Guinness to the table to try and redeem his poor approach and Copt out presumptuous failed sales pitch! (Floored) couldn’t even get that right slamming down on our table the precious Irish gift (Guinness) in a spilled mess all around the glass and around the table top where it landed ( as us Guinness drinkers know)“and ALL NOVICE bar tenders know” that you never spill Guinness Simple! Shocked as I was and speechless (good job for him) and nearly an hour wait for a quiet Monday evening for food, we wanted a good fillet steak as my wife and I was recommended to come here as the food was gorgeous??!?! “ only to be told nothing on the grilled menu is available except rump steak, failing to tell us that no peppercorn sauce was available until all 3 course menu orders has been completed? If I knew no sauce was available I would consider going somewhere else yet decided to order béarnaise sauce (lumpy curdled and powdery) sickly! however I can appreciate other peoples opinion so please feel free to visit this pub but you WILL be disappointed especially if like me cook at home and sometimes would just like a break from washing up! Trust me DONT go to Shelly park tavern!! stay at home or go else where, ok after spitting the food out undeterred by the initial welcome being very patient and forgiving by myself and my wife, an older male waiter was super understanding refunded this slit open x4 steaks when arrived at the table where the amateur so called Chef has sliced the steak open to check if it was cooked to our liking (it still wasn’t) menu states TENDER 8oz rump steak NA! Not a chance we couldn’t even cut it with steak knives! The waiter apologised gave us a drink and refunded this mess! The bar tender in his red chequered shirt messy hair and no idea attitude however Surprises me how he ever got this job, only desperation from management can be brought to mind! Different coloured peas? Obviously a mix of variety (usually cheap frozen farm food rejects) greasy tasteless mushroom and onion RINGS !! Wow how many do you get I hear you ask???!! Wait for it!?! You get TWO!! Well it’s more than onion ring! A Joke man run for your lives!!!!!!!!!!! Will not be returning or...

Oh Tavern what has lockdown done to you! We've been eating/drinking at the Selly Park Tavern for around 4 years and absolutely loved the food for taste, presentation and portion. Our go too birthdays, work colleagues leaving dos, Christmas day meal etc, drinks. Atmosphere welcoming and friendly, professional staff also. Unfortunately the last two visits after lockdown have been disappointing. Granted its only been two visits though. Once as a larger group and once as a couple, lunch dining and evening dining. Multiple issues with the steaks brought to our table, 3 different cuts of steak, cooked wrong and the server wasnt sure which specific steak was in hand. Food is now bland, tasteless and smaller portions. I chose my usual favourites from the menu (different dishes on both visits) and none I'd have again. For example, the pate was light grey and just tasted of pepper; no flavour & no butter to accompany, sat on a sad looking bit of lettuce. Rock solid also. My partners steak was also tasteless and whilst I wouldnt have had mine cooked well done, it should have had some resemblance of being a little charred or grilled(?) Searing both sides to lock in flavour and all that. Again, it looked grey. Chips looked barely done. I'd rather the food take longer to come out than looked rushed. I used to love the presentation of of food, chips in a tiny bucket/basket for instance instead of being plonked on the plate (small things). It just shows more effort has gone into the meal. I'm sure visiting for the first time you'd not know any different, it just looks like standard no fuss pub grub put on on a plate in no particular inviting presentation but compared to quality of the food previously, there is a significant difference. Its all gone a bit down hill to be honest, I'm sad to say, it was a great place previously. Will probably return for drinks only but no food. I usually only place reviews for complimentary purposes but I hope some improvements are ahead for...

Today was the story all about how my world got flip turned upside down. The staff said “Don’t worry just sit right there, I’ll bring your tea and your coffee with smarties to share!” Well I wouldn’t say that was an accurate representation on how my evening went at The Selly Park Tavern but it was very close. I came in only for a little bite to eat with my colleague but seemed to have left with a bit more than a simple bowl of chips. I left with a full stomach, a few beers and what was possibly the best service I’ve received. The young man Rob gave us top rate service and seemed to go out his way to keep a smile on our faces. The lady Emily was running around the tables giving everyone else around us including ourselves extraordinary service and she was a lot of help. Best time out I’ve had in a very long time and will definitely be coming...