Ale Rooms

You'll find Ale Rooms tucked away on the Knowle stretch of High Street—the kind of place where regulars occupy the same stools and the staff remember your order. It's got that warm, lived-in feeling of a proper local, with dark wood and the sort of unpretentious charm that's increasingly rare. The beer selection is genuinely interesting without being insufferable about it; they take their cask ales seriously but won't make you feel bad for ordering a lager. It's where Solihull comes to unwind on a Friday night, not to pose for Instagram.