Old Varsity Tavern (OVT)

thus is an itchy pub in the centre of studentville and because of that its amazing how many actual locals drink there its cheap and lively. it must be in the job description to be hot too cuz the barmaids are all gorgeous! sometimes a bit of trouble but its a pub where students and scallys are always rubbing shoulders so its kinda to be expected. you can get wasted for a fiver!!! plastic glasses tho, thats taking it a bit far!

This is definitly the best pub in Selly Oak especially if your on a budget like most students or keen on real Ale. Real Ale includes Brew Eleven, Ansells Mild, Bass , Adnams Bitter and I think they have a couple of others I can't remember offhand what they are. True the Beer is not of absolutely brilliant quality neither is the range the best. Compared with the two scream pubs that don't serve real ale and the only alright drink is Hoogaarden at £3/pint it is excellent. Prices range from £1-about £1.75 per pint. Inside the pub is more traditional then other pubs in Selly Oak. No Music is played inside and clienteile is fairly ...  Read the complete review

The OVT (Old Varsity Tavern) in Selly Oak Birmingham is one of the cheapest pubs I have ever been to. Beer retails at about £1.35 a pint and some fairly decent pub food make it the ideal student hangout. The OVT has undergone a few changes in recent years, about 5 years ago it was the grimy student haunt we all knew and loved. People would queue outside to get in and fight to the bar across the sticky floor for warm beer. None of the chairs matched and all looked like they’d been pilfered from student houses. Societies would hire out the top room (which they sometimes had impromptu DJs in at weekends) or Sporting Junction (the basement with handy hose downable ...  Read the complete review