
Henman & Cooper
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About Henman & Cooper
On Colmore Row in Birmingham, Henman & Cooper is a bar built around a rooftop terrace, with a DJ playing there on weekends and smoking permitted in that area. Stools and tables are set out on the roof, alongside indoor seating for the rest of the room. The kitchen runs alongside the bar with buffet food served next to the cocktail list, and bar bites round out the menu. Happy hour covers both beers and cocktails. Entry is walk-in, with a door policy that includes bag checks and hand-stamping at a ticket desk. The format keeps drinks, food, and music running together across the evening rather than splitting into separate sittings.
Good to know
“Cocktails, bar bites & DJs in a bohemian destination featuring a rooftop terrace.”
- ReservationsWalk-in only
- AccessibilityWheelchair: restroom
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention rooftop dj sets, happy hour cocktails, beavertown neck oil and smoking on rooftop.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention rooftop dj sets, happy hour cocktails, beavertown neck oil and smoking on rooftop.
Customer Review Summary
The rooftop DJ draws the most consistent praise, with reviewers describing the music selection and reading of the crowd as a highlight alongside the terrace atmosphere on sunny days. Close behind, cocktails and a long happy hour on beers and cocktails earn repeat mentions, and one reviewer singles out a Beavertown Neck Oil at around £6.50. Staff members are frequently praised by role, including a bar back and bartenders described as welcoming, and one diner recounts a staff member searching a packed floor to recover a lost wallet. Complaints recur around entry and door policy: one reviewer reports a partner being refused entry over a bag while she was allowed the same item, calling it discriminatory, and another reports being served a drink with a fly in it and describes the hygiene response as dismissive. Smoking on the terrace also draws disappointment from one visitor.
Customer Review Summary
The rooftop DJ draws the most consistent praise, with reviewers describing the music selection and reading of the crowd as a highlight alongside the terrace atmosphere on sunny days. Close behind, cocktails and a long happy hour on beers and cocktails earn repeat mentions, and one reviewer singles out a Beavertown Neck Oil at around £6.50. Staff members are frequently praised by role, including a bar back and bartenders described as welcoming, and one diner recounts a staff member searching a packed floor to recover a lost wallet. Complaints recur around entry and door policy: one reviewer reports a partner being refused entry over a bag while she was allowed the same item, calling it discriminatory, and another reports being served a drink with a fly in it and describes the hygiene response as dismissive. Smoking on the terrace also draws disappointment from one visitor.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“⭐️ 1 Star – Absolutely Disgusting Experience Honestly, one of the worst experiences I’ve had at a venue. The level of rudeness, arrogance and complete lack of customer service was shocking. Let’s start with the hygiene. I was served a drink in a filthy glass with a FLY actually inside it. Yes, you read that correctly — a fly was in my drink. When I complained, rather than being horrified or apologising properly, the response from staff was essentially that this is “expected” because it’s an open rooftop. Apparently, having an open roof is now an excuse for serving customers drinks with insects floating around in them. What made the response even more ridiculous was being told that they could apparently see flies on their 4K cameras. Yet when I asked whether there were flies around the area where I had been sitting, they refused to tell me. If you can supposedly see flies on your cameras, surely you should be able to establish whether there were flies around the table where a customer had just been served a drink containing one? And as if the experience couldn’t get any worse, we were also offered drugs while there. Completely inappropriate and extremely concerning. The way the complaint was handled was equally appalling. Staff were presenting themselves as managers, and I was left waiting around just to speak to someone who was actually in a position to deal with the situation. There was no genuine concern about the hygiene issue, no acceptable explanation and certainly no level of customer service you would expect from a venue charging customers for drinks. A fly in a customer's glass should never be treated as “expected”. It should be treated as a serious hygiene issue. The combination of disgusting glassware, a fly in my drink, rude staff, ridiculous excuses and being offered drugs made this one of the most unpleasant experiences I’ve had at a venue. I would NOT recommend Henman & Cooper to anyone and I certainly won’t be returning. Absolutely disgusting. Do better. Horrified at the response from management and owner in relation to my concerns also falsifying facts to cover its unhygenic venue. Absolutely disgrace.”
- Google user
“Would have given more stars but smoking allowed on roof top area which spoiled it for us. Not even tapes, cigarettes and smelly smoke, disappointing. Otherwise fab cocktails, DJ on the tunes and plenty of stools and tables , oh and doorman JB hilarious , genuinely. I can only recommend yo go if you are a smoker sadly.”
- Google user
“Spent the late afternoon at the rooftop. Great atmosphere & above all the DJ was amazing. His range of tunes & ability to read the crowd was top drawer. Playing lots of old skool bangers which we loved & really mixed it up. he was bopping away himself demonstrating how much he loves his work. Please use him every week! 5 stars.”
- Google user
“We’ve been coming here every couple of weeks and the service is always great. Dennel is always so welcoming and provides the best service. Kira the bar back is always so lovely and always looking after all the staff. Would highly recommend!!”
- Google user
“Was in on last Saturday night and had the pleasure of being served by Emmy and Katelynn. Both super welcoming and friendly! Buffet food was lovely as well.”
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
Location
Bars near Henman & Cooper
- The Wellington4.64,4350 mi£10–20Wheelchair accessibleOutdoor seating
cheese and onion cob, real ale selection, hand pump variety
- Purecraft Bar & Kitchen4.42,3280 mi£10–20ReservationsWheelchair accessibleGood for kids
craft beer selection, purity brewing ales, scotch egg
- The Village Inn3.63790.6 mi£30–40
security refusing entry, fights among customers, drug use in toilets
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henman & Cooper | 3.8350 | — | — | rooftop dj sets, happy hour cocktails, beavertown neck oil |
| The WellingtonWheelchair accessible · Outdoor seating | 4.64,435 | 0 mi | £10–20 | cheese and onion cob, real ale selection, hand pump variety |
| Purecraft Bar & KitchenReservations · Wheelchair accessible · Good for kids | 4.42,328 | 0 mi | £10–20 | craft beer selection, purity brewing ales, scotch egg |
| The Village Inn | 3.6379 | 0.6 mi | £30–40 | security refusing entry, fights among customers, drug use in toilets |
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