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Shooters Rack 'n' Roll Bar

Bar Sports bar

😐 Don't expect a lot from this venue. Staff are lackluster, drinks are expensive, but at least the pool balls are round. The venue is tired, very rough around the edges, and in need of some series TLC. Pre-booked food was mediocre and not supplied in a quantity we felt was fitting for the amount pa... People often mention tables, good, pool,


Address

21-22 Essex St, Birmingham B5 4TR, United Kingdom

Website

thebierkeller.com

Rating on Google Maps

3.70 (138 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 12 to 11 PM
  • Thursday: 12 to 11 PM
  • Friday: 12 PM to 12 AM
  • Saturday: 12 PM to 1 AM
  • Sunday: 12 to 11 PM
  • Monday: 12 to 11 PM
  • Tuesday: 12 to 11 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: tables (10) good (7) pool (6)
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  • 2/5 aly-khan M. 5 years ago on Google
    Good for watching sports on the big screen and lots of smaller screens all over the bar so you won’t miss the game going to the bar/toilet. However they commonly don’t have draughts in stock and the food takes a long time and when it does come, it can be lukewarm/ incorrect
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 spitfyre9912 1 year ago on Google
    Brilliant staff, amazing atmosphere would definitely go again. Had fun on the pool tables. Staff were friendly and catered to every need. Went with a stag do had a great time. One of the best bars I have been to.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mitchel B. 1 year ago on Google
    Good place good price good tables 10/10 bar service been a couple times will defo be coming again
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Felipe P. 2 years ago on Google
    Love this pub, I liked it a lot already but now they found and kept my phone work which I had lost. Legit
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Rose S. 3 years ago on Google
    Nice place to catch up with friends over a game of pool. However at 8pm all of a sudden there is extremely loud music as if it's a club even though there are no more than 15 people in there. This has happened to us on many occasions and we just end up leaving -much like many others
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Richard S. 1 year ago on Google
    Don't expect a lot from this venue. Staff are lackluster, drinks are expensive, but at least the pool balls are round. The venue is tired, very rough around the edges, and in need of some series TLC. Pre-booked food was mediocre and not supplied in a quantity we felt was fitting for the amount paid for our party group. As a group we enjoyed the night, but it could've been so much better.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 John M. 4 years ago on Google
    love this bar, best place in the city centre to watch the football. has loads of screen inside the place so you can never miss a game. well priced beer and food. also has some fun pub games to play too while your inside. would 100% recommend if your a sports fan and want to watch it

  • 1/5 Jagdeep T. 6 months ago on Google
    Since the place has moved from Broad Street, the venue is a dive, the big tv screen isnt clear

  • 4/5 Anthony E. 4 months ago on Google
    10/10 service, good vibes. Priced higher than London and the toilets are a health hazard. Enjoyed myself but in future wear a hazmat suit.

  • 4/5 Tom R. 5 months ago on Google
    I’ve been here on several occasions, at different times of the day / night and with a mixture of friends, family, work colleagues and my kids. It’s always welcoming, friendly, unpretentious and good value. Courtney was very friendly, polite and helpful when I visited yesterday. See you again soon, Shooters!

  • 2/5 Charlotte C. 11 months ago on Google
    Came here with family last week and bar staff was rude and arsey but other then that had an enjoyable night.

  • 5/5 Blaine F. 1 year ago on Google
    Loved it. Massive area with lots of tvs . Great for live sport

  • 4/5 Ramneet B. 1 year ago on Google
    This place is good when it's open. Some of the tables could do with a resurface and corner tables make cueing hard on some shots due to space. Drinks are expensive but tables are cheap(ish). There are also other games around the bar and they show sports on plenty of screens.

  • 5/5 Ryan 2 years ago on Google
    Brilliant place to relax and enjoy a few games and cocktail jugs. We thoroughly enjoyed it, couples games certainly were testing.

  • 5/5 Rebecca D. 3 years ago on Google
    My friend and I went to a reggae brunch here! Such a blast but in general the pub was a good setting and huge drinks. Would certainly return for a non reggae event too.

  • 3/5 Patrick A. 1 year ago on Google
    Not quite what was expecting. The oompah show was great fun, but really just a drinking and singalong thing. Perfect for stag/hen/sten parties who like it rowdy

  • 5/5 Ran D. 1 year ago on Google
    Best place for american pool tables. Great friendly staff. Got great English pool tables, sports on the TVs, darts and table tennis too. No more snooker tables though

  • 5/5 Ross S. 5 years ago on Google
    The large screen here is definitely the best you will find in Birmingham for watching sport. With plenty of other screens dotted around you will never be without a good view. The table booking approach is refreshing, meaning you actually get just rewards for planning ahead with plenty of space and table service. Rather than just getting surrounded and your view blocked but the time kick off comes, which we're far too used to elsewhere. Highly recommended.

  • 2/5 Alejandro F. 5 years ago on Google
    I went to the bar to watch the World Cup final, the place is ok, the big screen is really great, but the service was poor. More specifically from the “manager” who had a “superiority” attitude to me and my wife. She ordered a burger which she couldn’t eat as it was too spicy and it was not mentioned as spicy on the menu; manager did not offer solutions, he speaks in very challenging tone, Even if he was right or not, **It is not what you say; it is how you say it. ** ... that guy does not know how to treat customers at all, he turned the experience into a bad one for us due to his attitude.

  • 1/5 Luke A. 4 years ago on Google
    Avoid. 3 pool tables, all covered in stains of Christ only knows what, probably because there is nowhere to put your drink down, a shelf running along the walls would be useful in this area. Pool cues are damaged, even though you have ask for them from behind the bar, one was split. Went in last night and a group of lads were throwing each other down the shuffleboard tables. Staff didn't care.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Food at bar
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Happy hour food
    • ✓️ Happy hour drinks
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Takeout
    • ✗ Delivery

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