White Swan

Ensuring a successful formula remains successful requires a great deal of hard work, so the continuing efforts of Paul Salisbury, Paul Hales & David Singleton deserve applause. The White Swan is their latest acquisition & Edgbaston locals have been making the most of it ever since the doors opened in July 2006 after a £750,000 facelift. It’s a striking open-plan space, but part of the charm is that at heart it is still a pub where beer drinkers are made welcome. A wide selection of beers, including Timothy Taylor Landlord, is served for those who only want a pint, while on the food side sharing plates deliver Italian antipasti or Greek mezze alongside wood-fired pizzas, pasta & spit-roast chicken, burgers or Moroccan lamb rump. No doubt this juggling of the popular & the modern is partly responsible for the pub's success, but it is the skill in the kitchen, turning out dishes with ease & confidence, that plays a big part in the venue's ongoing popularity.