Aston Villa fans eagerly awaiting the club's first home game of the season tomorrow will be able to enjoy the which has undergone a wholesale refurbishment.
The Grade II Aston Tavern was built in 1904 sits in the shadow of the A38 and Villa Park but has been vacant and derelict for two decades.
The owners, husband and wife team Michelle and Paul Monaghan, are hoping to create a Michelin-star quality restaurant.
Below is a look at five other pubs in Birmingham which have undergone revamps or even major restoration to bring them back to life.
Bartons Arms - Newtown
Boasting Ozzy Osbourne and Charlie Chaplin among its former patrons, The Bartons Arms oozes charm and from every corner of its Grade II-listed surroundings.
More than 110 years old, it has survived two world wars, the redevelopment of Aston and Newtown and an attack during the 2011 riots and
The Bureau - City centre
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The bar, right in the heart of Birmingham's business community in Colmore Row, during the summer.
Called The Langley's Gin Roof Terrace, it represents the second phase of The Bureau's recent opening and is running weekly set menu barbecues.
The Old Contemptibles - City centre
Based in Edmund Street, a short hop from Colmore Row, the refurbishment of The Old Contemptibles was restored as a tribute to the group British forces' veterans who drank there after the end of the First World War.
It even for the refurbishment, named as the best-designed pub in the country.
The Village - Moseley
Suburban Inns, a newly launched pub company run by entrepreneurs Adrian and Sharon Harvey, one of the suburb's oldest pubs.
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The restoration, which opened late last year, was the couple's first venture using the new brand and transformed pub in Alcester Road previously known as The Village Inn.
The Woodman - Eastside
Built in 1897, The Woodman is sure to have a bright future as it will be the first thing greeting passengers leaving the new in New Canal Street.
The Grade II listed building also benefits from its proximity to and the and after being dormant since 2009.