Amber Tavern

I have used the Amber Tavern a few times and always like going there .It is a relaxing pub to be in and a good pub when watching a sporting event (mainly football) so no complaints here !

After visiting the Amber Tavern for a number of years, it seems as if the pub has slowly been in decline.
Once a stomping ground for my friends and I, once we had all turned 18, the Amber has since been ignored by the majority of us, after we proceeded to find a new meeting point for us all to visit.
Despite this, the Amber has a fairly good atmosphere due to its popularity amongst local people. A ‘Sizzling Pub’, the Amber offers a variety of deals, including Beer and a Burger night on Mondays, Curry night on Tuesdays and weekend deals that encourage couples to dine their for £20, including two meals and a bottle of wine.
A fairly busy pub, the Amber offers some brilliant drink deals, including £1.85 drinks on Mondays, including Carling, Carslberg, Ale and 175ml glasses of wine.
These interesting deals make the Amber worth a visit, without making it a regular visit for the majority of people who don’t live extremely close.

I have to disagree with the other reviewer of this pub as whenever i’ve been there before the service has always been quick and the food tastes fantastic especially their curry night. It has to be said there not the cheapest but then they are heading into Birmingham and prices always rise the closer you get.
The wait has never been very long for me although the pub as a whole does get very full around major sports occassions — the england game i watched there in particular was very busy. It has also just reopened after being refurbished (Nov 08) so I can’t speak for the new interior but it always seemed a good place to relax and watch a game of football.

I’d steer clear from this one I’m afraid. Although it looks quite promising, with a wide open, spacious front bordering onto an expansive beer garden, I’m afraid looks can be deceiving.
The pub was horrendously under-​staffed when i visited, to the extent that queing to get served took about ²⁰⁄₂₅ minutes, which is certainly what you do not expect from a pub ¹⁰⁄₁₅ minutes drive from the city centre.
The food service looked to be as slow as the drinks, which we didn’t wait to find out about! (Sorry guys!- But I’m sure we didn’t miss much!)
Anyway, when we finally were served, a very grumpy woman basically treated us like she was doing us a huge favour!
One visit was enough for me! AVOID