BonDs bar and Lounge

Great music selections (6music fans without a doubt!) The safest, most humble place to go out in Tamworth.
I’ve always found the bar staff friendly and helpful. But then again, I’m friendly to them so there you go! A cool bar with lots of character. Definitely worth a visit.

BonDs is a one of a kind bar that you you will most likely not find in any other town. No one really knows why the ‘D’ is in the name but it is so just deal with it. First of all, this place is cheap. I think carlsberg is about £2 and is now £1.25 on a thursday. The music is mainly ‘indie’ but is quite changeable each night. There appears to be different nights on during the week too. There has been karaōke on a Monday in the past but according to a leaflet on the table I read yesterday its moving to a sunday and there appears to be an open mic night on a monday and a band night on a Tuesday. I went to the band night last night and it was pretty nice and pretty busy for a Tuesday night in a small town! The people are really friendly, granted there are a few odd ones that hand around near the front of the bar. The bar staff are very friendly and I was served by what looks like the only male barmen who was very chatty. There appears to be two rather large holes in the ceiling which look as if they will be leading to something happening upstairs, not sure whats going on there but looks pretty nifty. Overall, the place is pretty weird, its also pretty cool so you can’t go wrong really.

Well what can I say, unfriendly bar maids, dreary lighting, watered down beer, interior that hasn’t changed much in 8 – 9 years, I swear the same CD has been playing in there since 2002. Just stay at home.

Bond’s is one of the weirdest, most bizarre bars I’ve ever been to, and that’s saying a lot, but I’ve been to plenty a biker bar with less crazy-​looking clientele than Bond’s.
Full of folks who, for the West Midlands, are surely on the cutting edge of some fashion trend somewhere (think Emo gone wrong, Goths trying to forget their age, and biker chicks without bikes), Bond’s is a unique drinking experience no matter where you’re from.
The beer is nice, lots of selections on tap, including Peeterman Artois, which I love, and San Miguel. The staff are pretty strange, mixing in well with the crowd, and shooting everyone surly, resentful looks as they disappear yet again into the backroom to apply more eyeliner, surely.
There was one very pleasant chap who served us who was dressed, mercifully, in a t-​shirt and shorts, with normal-​coloured, slightly tousled hair, and a ready smile, unlike his frowning colleagues.
The crowd is WEIRD, and yes, weird enough to be capitalised. I’ve never seen so many obese women in one place in my life. I felt like I was at a Weight Watcher’s convention. No disrespect meant to the ladies, but it did mean that things got a little… crowded.
There were a ton of very, very unwell elderly folks dressed I can only presume in fancy dress, and looking very unhappy.
Then there was a cadre of normal, drunk, happy people, one of whom offered my husband and I a menage a trois. Did I say normal? Scratch that. Adventurous is what I meant. This crowd was jovial enough and friendly enough, but in general, the atmosphere was glowering and surreal.
I’d definitely love to go again, just for the kitsch «oh my god, I am in hell» surrealism of the place. It was like something out of a David Lynch film. And no, that’s not a compliment.

staff aren’t very friendly, not the greatest of atmosphere. cheap drinks and always some sort of offer on. full of skater type people

I don’t think Tamworth would be Tamworth without this bar. It’s located right in the centre of town and serves cheap drinks. It’s one of the ony places you can go in Tamworth wearing whatever the hell you like. If you’re after pretentiousness then this is not the place to go, but if you’re after a chilled out atmosphere this is the place to head to. If you’re a student, this place serves pound a pint on a Thursday. Most of the other drinks are pretty cheap too and they serve pub food and sunday roasts in the day. There’s also a pool table and table football and your standard quiz machine. They usually have indie music playing in the background, but it’s never very loud and it’s a good place to go to chat with friends. Can get very busy on a Saturday night, but other than that you won’t struggle to get a seat. Regular nights include, karaōke on a Monday, live music on a Tuesday and Quiz night on a Wednesday.