Albert's Schloss Birmingham takes private bookings for corporate parties, networking evenings, team celebrations, birthdays and wedding parties, with three hire areas for groups of 16 to 60 guests inside a busy bier hall and restaurant. The venue sits at One Chamberlain Square in the Paradise development, in the center of Birmingham, and is one of four Albert's Schloss sites, alongside Manchester, Liverpool and London.
Seminars and company events
Ludwig's Tavern is the space to book for a company group. It is a private mezzanine with its own bar, dedicated to Alpine schnapps and vermouth, and it can be set up for a corporate meeting followed by drinks or for an evening party with a game of shuffleboard. From the mezzanine, guests look down onto the Cook Haus and the Bier Palace stage, so the group shares the atmosphere of the main hall while keeping a room to itself. The venue lists no audiovisual equipment for the tavern, so a presentation needs checking with the events team in advance. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout.
Weddings and receptions
The venue hosts wedding celebrations and milestone parties rather than ceremonies. A party on the Viking Tables, where guests are encouraged to stand and dance on the benches, suits an informal evening reception after a ceremony held elsewhere, and Ludwig's Tavern gives a wedding party a private bar of its own.
Rooms and capacities
Ludwig's Tavern takes 20 to 60 guests. The Rear Bar, a semi-private area at the back of the venue with drinks booths and high tables, suits groups of about 20 to 32 and has a limited view of the stage. The Viking Tables are long communal tables in the main hall for 16 to 50 guests.
Catering
Food comes from the Cook Haus, the venue's own kitchen, which serves Alpine dishes all day: slow-roasted meats, schnitzels and bratwurst, with breads and pastries baked in house. Private groups order smorgasbord menus of Cook Haus favorites. Drinks packages include Bavarian beers, bottles of spirits and Champagne, and the bar pours beer from all six Munich breweries: Augustiner-Bräu, Hacker-Pschorr, Hofbräu, Löwenbräu, Paulaner and Spaten-Franziskaner. The venue makes its own schnapps and mixes house cocktails.
History and setting
The format is a Bavarian beer hall reworked for a British city, with a stage at its heart and a weekly program: a guest DJ on Mondays, easy listening on Tuesdays, a band playing guests' requests on Wednesdays, cabaret on Thursdays, the house band on Fridays, reworked classics with DJs on Saturdays, and choirs with roasts on Sundays. A private group therefore books into a lively venue rather than a quiet room, which is the point for a party and something to plan around for a meeting. The venue is wheelchair accessible and stays open until midnight or later every day.
Getting there
Birmingham New Street station is about seven minutes on foot, Snow Hill about nine and Moor Street about thirteen, and city-center trams and buses stop nearby. Paradise Car Park, behind the venue, offers secure parking. Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is two minutes away and Symphony Hall four.
