The Trocadero
Trocadero
Temple Street
BIRMINGHAM
B2 5BG
Tel: +44 (0)121 616 2631
Situated in the heart of Birmingham’s shopping district and close to The Bullring, The Trocadero has been in existence in Temple Street since 1856.
The Trocadero is a Listed Building - the exterior is completely original and boasts beautiful mosaics and stained leaded glass windows.
‘Trocadero’ was a fort captured by French soldiers fighting in the bay of Cadiz in 1823. The present day pub sign in Temple St. pictorially represents this event. It is not known why this event should affect the name of a pub in Birmingham, but it is suggested that the fashion for ‘all things continental’ at that time influenced the name - there was already a Trocadero in London that was thought to have been inspired by the one in Paris.
The many owners that ran the Trocadero over the years included Samuel Wilson-Suffield and Sarah Spittle, and in 1883 The Bodega Wines & Spirits Co. took over. Bodega is the Spanish word for cellar, or a shop selling wine and food.
In the late 1800s Henry Skinner, a well-known man about Birmingham, took over ‘The Troc’. However, he met an unfortunate end in 1895. He’d had an argument with his barman one evening, after which he instantly dismissed him. The barman returned later the following day to collect his wages and promptly shot his employer dead!
Ales and Malts
The Trocadero serves traditional beer and malt whiskeys. The Trocadero is also serves a range of red and white wines where customers can chose from 4 of each as well as 2 Champagnes.
Food
The Trocadero serves a traditional British Pub Menu which includes favourites such as Fish & Chips, Steak Pie and BBQ Chicken.