About

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About

The Old Glasshouse is a stylish, ultra modern Sports Bar and restaurant housed in a stunning historical building with archaeological significance. It sits within Dudley’s conservation area on Stone Street Square. It offers an exceptional experience of social dining and drinking within the heart of Dudley Town Centre.

We are an independent business with a warm and friendly atmosphere.

Sports bar

In our sports bar & café lounge you can sit back, relax and enjoy our extensive range of beverages from a great selection of wines, gins and spirits to stouts, ciders and lagers. We also have a large selection of bottled drinks. You can grab a bite to eat from our bar menu whilst socialising with friends over a game of pool or darts or simply head out into our beer garden where you can enjoy social drinking whilst soaking up some sunshine.

We have televised sports across channels from Sky ,Amazon prime and TNT and we also have weekend live music in the bar from 9pm Friday’s, Saturday’s so why not grab a chance for a cheeky night out with family and friends. Children are welcome however, must be vacated by 9pm.

Sports bar opening times

APRIL TO SEPTEMBER

Monday to Thursday 13:00 – 23:00
Friday & Saturday 12:00 – 00:00
Sunday 12:00 - 22:30

OCTOBER TO MARCH

Monday to Thursday 17:00 – 23:00
Friday & Saturday 12:00 – 00:00
Sunday 12:00 – 22:30

Restaurant

Our restaurant is open for social dining & drinking from Thursday to Sunday. We offer a varied selection of home-cooked food from hearty favourites to contemporary dishes using fresh cuts of meats and ingredients sourced locally. We have a stunning selection of fine wines and decadent drinks to compliment your dish and an exquisite cocktail menu to bring extra sophistication to your dining experience. Whether it be a light lunch, celebration or just a well-earned night out, we have a
warm welcome awaiting you. It is also the ideal meeting place before heading to shows across the road at the town hall. Please see our menus tab.

Table reservations can be made via our email booking system.

Restaurant service times:

Thursday  Friday 17:00 – 20:30
Saturday 16:00 – 20:30
Sunday 12:00 – 16:00

Please note that there may be times where the restaurant is closed to accommodate private
functions or events.

Venue hire

Our restaurant can also be hired for small gatherings of up to 60 people. We cater for all your special occasions from birthdays, weddings and funeral wakes to gender reveals, baby showers and christenings. We have various packages

History

The Old Glasshouse is situated in the heart of Dudley, a market town located in the West Midlands with it’s very own Castle overlooking the town. It is one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution and in the 13th Century became known for it’s coal mining and iron workings.

Other industries such as limestone mining, steel, engineering, metallurgy, glass cutting, textiles and leather working all came later in the 18th & 19th Century. 

The Old Glasshouse restaurant and bar is built on a site of archaeological significance as it was once occupied by Dudley Flint Glassworks and constructed around the late 1700’s. It was demolished in the late 1800’s to make way for Dudley’s first fire station which was in use until around 1939. The site was then used for commercial use before being abandoned in the 1990’s.

In more recent years, the site which is in Dudley’s Conservation Area was developed with a project to bring it back to life for use as a restaurant and bar. The project made the most of the building’s location without compromising the site’s historical importance and a number of key features that were once lost through previous alterations were reinstated. These include the original fire station frontage and the rebuilding of hose drying tower. There are remains of the glassworks hidden in the foundations and parts of these remains can be viewed through a transparent panel in the restaurant floor.