Boom Battle Bar Birmingham Broad Street

You're walking into a proper buzzing basement on Broad Street ready for something different from the usual Friday night formula. Boom Battle Bar strips back the pretence—it's all about the games. Think laser tag, virtual reality, arcade classics and table-top competitions happening simultaneously whilst you're knocking back cocktails that don't taste like they've been made by someone who learned mixology from YouTube. The Five Ways location puts you right in the thick of Broad Street's chaos, but once you're downstairs, it feels removed from the student-heavy nonsense topside. It's genuinely clever: they've figured out what people actually want, which is an excuse to be competitive with their mates without feeling like total tossers about it.