Tilt Reviews Summary

Category: Bar Birmingham

Address: City Arcade, 2 Union St, Birmingham B2 4TX, United Kingdom

Rating: 4.6
based on 154 reviews.

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "Good helpful staff."
  • "Friendly staff."
  • "Staff are nice and friendly."
  • "Staff are very helpful and give great recommendations."
  • "Staff were super friendly and helpful."
  • "Great talented friendly team."
  • "Really friendly, knowledgable staff."

Cons:

  • "We waited 10 minutes for someone to serve us but none came."
  • "So 20 minutes of patiently waiting we gave up and left very disappointed."
  • "Visited during a busy Saturday and more staff were needed on duty as service was slow."
  • "Waited another 10 minutes and still no one came near."
  • "Will never go back this joke of a establishment again they need to go back to school and learn some manners, and get educated fact."

Atmosphere and Decor

Pros:

  • "Small Modern Bar/Pub with a unique twist."
  • "Very relaxed and informal."
  • "Nicely decorated space and well located for New Street and Moor Street stations."
  • "Warm welcoming atmosphere."
  • "Cosy and quiet atmosphere."
  • "A really good atmosphere."
  • "Has the vibe of a good European bar at the moment."

Cons:

  • "Worst bit is the downstairs that smelt like pee, which is a shame otherwise I might have given it 5 stars."
  • "It's a bit grim and damp downstairs."
  • "The only downside was that it looked like it needed a bit of a clean."
  • "The place itself is nothing to write home about."
  • "The rest of the decor is very plain."
  • "There are more pinball machines in underground but it's damp and cold."
  • "Bottom floor needs freshening up damp mouldy smell down there which wasn't nice."

Drinks and Food

Pros:

  • "Beer choice is near unrivalled."
  • "Fantastic beer and hot chocolate."
  • "You got to love the beer here, very nice stuff although on the strong side."
  • "Great selection of non commercial draft beers."
  • "Great coffee, cake and beer."
  • "Fine craft beers, exquisite coffees."
  • "Excellent flat white and DARK hot chocolate with soymilk."

Cons:

  • "Prices are quite high yet craft beer will come at a cost, especially when it's something you'll probably never see again anytime soon in the UK."
  • "You might need to take out a mortgage to cover the price of the beer."
  • "Drinks are pricey, unisex toilets are usually covered in urine / black mould and some of the staff can be abrupt..."
  • "The only downside is that there's no food to speak of."
  • "Prices feel a little high."
  • "The beer is very expensive."
  • "Shame the drinks are expensive and limited but if you like craft beer its perfect for you."

Pinball Machines and Entertainment

Pros:

  • "Also some very very good pinball machines in excess of 10."
  • "Great selection of new pinball tables."
  • "Yay pinball machines, loads and loads of them."
  • "Wonderful selection of pins, all kept in great condition, including some of the very latest and some classics."
  • "About 20 pinball machines in very good working condition."
  • "A large number of modern Pinball Machines."
  • "All Pinball machines are maintained and working great with some of the latest games and classic ones."

Cons:

  • "Place seems to be having an identity crisis, not sure if it's an arcade (with outdated machines) or a bar."
  • "The number of games seems to dwindle each time I go."
  • "However, there is limited food selection."
  • "Great pinball games but very poor playing environment....and luke warm coffee!"
  • "They seem to have got rid of a lot of the retro pinball machines downstairs (there were no machines downstairs), but have a good mix of old and new upstairs."
  • "Tilt is quite an expensive venue, and probably outprices itself for a 'more than a couple' venue."
  • "The atmosphere was a little dry and had too much of a hipster feel to it."

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