The New Inn

FINALLY made it to the New Inn! Lovely, cosy gastropub with plenty of seating and working fireplaces!

The food is fantastic-- I went for the game pie (managed to snag the last one left in the kitchen!) and it was sooo good! Highly recommended. The scotch quail egg with pulled pork was also absolutely delicious as a starter.

I was a bit let down by the cocktail I ordered... a bacon old fashioned. I love me some bourbon, and I love me some bacon, but something about it wasn't quite right-- very watered down, couldn't really taste much. The bacon garnish was the best part. A fluke, perhaps? Normally bitters n' twisted venues do fantastic cocktails!

Service was very friendly and attentive.

I was here for a blogger event but it was quite an intimate event so I got a good feel for the place.

This is one of the only Bitters & Twisted venues I haven't been to. I loved the cosiness of it, it was perfect for a miserable evening. I liked that it's a traditional 'local' but with the quirky touches you expect from the brand. Think wallpaper featuring geese!

I tried a couple of their wonderful hot cider and apple based cocktails. The Hotini was made with vanilla vodka, ginger syrup and hot cider. This would be so lovely on a cold winter day when you're feeling a bit under the weather. These are only £5 too!

Food is all very hearty and rich- winter pub classics. Tuesdays are pie night and they are very proud of their pies. I'm not a pie person but I enjoyed the ocean pie and game pie- both very well seasoned and served with lovely mash and green veg.

As well as pies, they have some lovely sounding sharer boards, fish dishes and an excellent vegetarian curry.

This is definitely added to my list of places to pop into when I'm in Harborne!

This place has been bookmarked in my Yelp app for months. Last night I finally had my chance to visit. And lucky for me there were plenty of available tables.

This is quite the pub. It has plenty of varied seating, 2 bars, 2 fireplaces (but only one was lit ) and an outdoor patio. It was love at first sight. We were seated in the main dining area. Beware, the windows are drafty. My neck was chilled throughout the meal. For cocktail lovers, they have a few pages to quench your thirst. And lucky for me the holiday cocktails were still on. I tried both the American Pie and the Hotini. Both were sweet and comforting and only £5!

The menu is your traditional pub style food. They also have a blackboard specials menu so don't forget to check that out. My partner and I were feeling extra famished this evening so we splurged. We shared a BBQ starter board. Check out the picture. This thing was packed full of goodies. I especially loved the quail scotch eggs. Everything was piping hot and very fresh. Based on a recommendation I went with the homemade game pie for my main - a hearty mixture of venison, chicken, rabbit, and pheasant baked inside a flaky golden crust!! It came with a few scoops of mashed potatoes, mushroom gravy and some veg. It was delish. Neither of us had room for pudding unfortunately. We will have to leave that until next time.

What stood out the most to me at New Inn (besides the yummy comfort food) was the service. The man who was taking care of us was the nicest and most attentive server (or maybe manager?) I've ever had in Birmingham. He was so genuine and friendly. Nobody at the other B n T venues has ever been that engaging and outgoing toward me. He made me feel right at home!

To wrap up our stellar night we received 20% off the bill with my Bitters and Twisted loyalty card. New Inn has great food, great pub, great drinks, and great service. What's not to love?

The inn might be new, but the food is old... fashioned. BADA CHHH!

Actually, I had a lovely time at the new inn. I was there with my wife during national pie week, so I got the ocean (aka fish) pie and we shared an appetizer of pulled pork quail scotch eggs. Basically, all of the food was excellent. I only wish I got more of those scotch eggs to myself.

The only negative is that pie week is only a week, so the pie selection won't be on the menu again for a while. Also, my wife got the bacon flavored old fashioned which was kind of watered down. The bacon garnish on top was good though. Bitters and Twisted restaurants typically make good cocktails, so I'm willing to think that the quality of that drink was the exception rather than the rule.

I recommend checking out the New Inn!

Wow I had such a lovely evening at a bloggers event, sampling their winter menu, it was perfect for a horrible wet Monday night! I was created with a Hotini-a ginger, vanilla vodka and hot apple drink, it was delicious (£5 if you buy it and well worth it!)!
Various samples were brought out, prawns quails eggs, pate and toast, salmon-plenty to choose from, but my highlight was the game pie-soo tasty! (£13.50 to buy). Everything is made fresh on site and you can tell!:)
The venue is traditional with a twist of modern decor; there's a calm vibe about it too which I liked-maybe because it was a Monday night though. Nevertheless I'm heading back soon!

A terrific pub off the main hHarborne High Street.
They have a big selection of drinks to choose from; cocktails, ales, lagers, whiskeys.. whatever your tipple they'll have it!
As well as the drinks they have a great menu to choose from. Their steaks are excellent as are their beer battered fish and chips.
The atmosphere is very cosy and intimate, with traditional furnishings in fact the main bar is the original bar from the pub being built in 1848!


Little tip for you,if your in to cocktails ask for Dominic to make you a French martini. Amazing.

The New Inn pub visited before and was really pleased with the cocktails, this time decided to try the food and was really disappointed.

The first feeling we got for the place was warm and welcoming, lit with a real log wood fire which I loved. The place was decorated with a vintage Christmas theme which was really charming.

After being moved tables for the mangers meeting we sat in the corner, we were the only two people eating in the place. We both decided order the buttermilk deep-fried chicken. After waiting 40 minutes for food it came out burnt and we kinda wished we just went to KFC !!!

The chicken was dry and burnt the beans felt like they was out of a tin and over spiced. We was to say the least unimpressed with the food.

Although after saying all this the service from the bar staff was very good polite and well mannered. The barmaid did however apologise for the food. Although a bad experience with food this time, still willing to try it again get after a few months and hope it was just a one off.

I had been meaning to try the newest offering from Bitters'n'Twisted for quite a while, so a visit from the in-laws was a great opportunity! I had heard great things about the food, but not a lot else; it was with trepidation we made a booking and headed down...

First thing of note, the booking process was easy and convenient. We booked through the website and got a confirmation of acceptance within 12 hours. Not bad! Secondly, parking is a bit of a pain. The New Inn is a bit further on from the main stretch of the High Street in Harborne and all parking on street. Saying that, the waitress did say to another customer that they've done a deal with the church over the road and you can park there for £1. Alternatively, if you do pay for on street; they will take the parking charge off of your bill.

The New Inn is well decorated, clean and feels like a good old fashioned pub. Unlike many of the other B&T venues, it doesn't have a trendy "bar" feel. It has a very large open garden, which I imagine would be lovely during the summer. For Winter (in the main dining room), they have a large open fire. We settled into our reserved table near the fire and enjoyed some pints of ale and mulled cider while we debated our dinner choices from the small (but perfectly formed) menu.

The New Inn is mainly a steak house, but does have a reasonable selection of non-steak items on the menu. Mains range from under £10 (for a burger) to a whopping £45 (for a fancy steak platter to share). 8oz Steaks start from £13.50 and are well worth the money.

I started with a cream of mushroom soup what was both mushroomy and creamy. My partners in lunch went for a goats cheese tart and a game terrine. The silence during the starters (which were occasionally punctuated with a "yumm") was a good giveaway that everyone was enjoying their food. For mains, I had a 8oz chump steak. The steak was cooked Blue (perfect) and the beef dripping chips were crispy and delicious. Even the homemade coleslaw (of which I'm not normally a huge fan) was fresh and tasty. The Steak comes with a choice of sauces... I went with Blue Cheese which wasn't overpowering; but was fantastic!

The meal was spot on, filling and the venue was lovely. Service was a little slow, but for a Saturday at 2pm; the venue was surprisingly busy. All of the servers were polite and attentive. It's not cheap to eat here, but I wouldn't call it expensive. The meal came to under £100 for 3x 2 course meal's and a main with plenty of drinks. All in all a great discovery. We will be back!

I type this review with my tummy full of steak, cheese and wine. To be honest, I could do with a little nap to aid the digestion of the wonderful meal I have just enjoyed at The New Inn, Harborne.

I've been looking forward to visiting this steakhouse/gastropub since it opened in spring 2012. There was a lot of online buzz leading up to the opening, in some part due to the restaurant being part of the respected Bitters 'n' Twisted Birmingham micro-chain.

Based on my meal this evening, The New Inn certainly lives up to the buzz. My husband and me opted for the excellent value Sunday Dinner menu, with three courses for £16.95 or two for £13.95. We both tucked into the steak tartare to start - it was delicious, with coarsely chopped and lightly seared steak, capers and a rich egg yolk. For the main course, I had the half roast chicken whilst my husband had the roast beef. The meats were perfectly cooked and the portions were generous. The accompanying veg was good, though I could have done with a slightly bigger serving. To finish, we shared the cheese board. It was huge, with big chunks of Stinking Bishop and Roquefort.

The drinks menu was great with balanced mix of cocktails and good wines. Cocktails are £4.00 each between 4-7 Mon-Fri and all day on Sunday.

My only regret was not ordering a steak, especially when the neighbouring table's platter of porterhouse arrived.

The New Inn has been on my list of places to visit for a while (I adore everything about the Bitters and Twisted chain, so much so I've just got a loyalty card), so my husband and I decided to make it our date night trip this week.

As with the rest of the chain, the decor, the cocktails and the ale were amazing. I'll admit to not trying a cocktail this time round but the menu was extensive and what I've come to expect from a BnT venue. Today's ale of choice was Black Harpy.

The hubby's sirloin steak was gorgeous, perfectly cooked and not overdone and the pink peppercorn sauce was so good I kept having to dip my chips in it. I had the mushroom and Stilton burger and it was very well balanced, the stilton wasn't overwhelming and the portobello mushrooms were well cooked.

We decided to stick around for dessert, hubby had the cheese board and I had the lemon tart. The tart was great, not too bitter and not too sweet, perfect pallet cleanser after all the stilton.

Overall a very enjoyable experience, more restaurant-y than some of the other venues in the chain but worth a visit if you are in Harborne. I would recommend making a reservation for a Friday/Saturday night it can get very busy.