The world-famous Black Sabbath Bench is right outside The Brasshouse, Broad Street’s self-proclaimed ‘oldest watering hole’ founded in 1781.
And the big breakfast this place serves is the kind of fuel that would keep any heavy metal band on the road for another 50 years!
The Brasshouse won the coveted ‘Best Pub’ award at the WOWs 2024 awards ceremony last Sunday, and the ‘Best Pub Manager’ trophy was lifted by their very own Chris Mason.
By pure coincidence, I had rocked up at the hostelry on the morning before the awards to check out the venue’s popular morning hotplate.
And having enjoyed ‘the works’ at The Brasshouse for £7.99 – plus service with a smile from Penny – the brace of awards felt well deserved. You can see my tasty visit in this video:
The ‘Full English’ Brasshouse big breakfast included two properly meaty Cumberland sausages and several rashers of bacon with loads of crispy, extra tasty fat.
There was also a generous slice of black pudding, a dozen button mushrooms, half a grilled tomato and two very fresh eggs that were properly cooked but still runny.
Compared with the richly-coloured bacon, the baked beans looked comparatively anaemic and didn’t taste like ‘full monty’ Heinz, but they certainly held their own. They came with slices of brown bread that had been carefully toasted so they were crispy, but not at all dry.
According to the menu it would all come to 1,634 kcal, more than enough to keep you walking all day on the local canal network’s towpaths. Or for 50p less, you could have a ‘full veggie breakfast’ for £7.49 and your calorie count would be a more modest 1042 kcal.
A mug of coffee was another £1.99, but unlike the two nearby JD Wetherspoon pubs there are no endless free refills.
There are many seating choices inside The Brasshouse, plus tables outside by Waters Edge. The pub also offers locally sourced cask ales, shows sport on TV, backs live music and has function rooms.
Run by Great British Pubs, The Brasshouse opens daily from 9am and overlooks the heart of the city’s canal network at 44 Broad Street, a short walk from Victoria Square.
Built in 1781, the building was altered in 1870 and then Grade II-listed in 1978. Buses run past regularly as do Metro trams.
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