Bocabar Finzels Reach in Bristol, City of

Visit with family. Good friendly service, not too much trouble to get extra plates for the grandsons to share starters and pizza. Pizzas were delicious and a good size, our starters of chicken wings with kimchi and calamari along with cheesy chips also went down well! Enjoyed my Joubel beer too! 😜

The location and atmosphere were decent but I had a pretty terrible meal. The burger was small and charred, like it'd been left on a BBQ all evening. It was also served in a bun that was much larger than it, like when you get cheap sandwiches that look well filled from one angle, but are essentially just bread once you get past a couple of bites. It was bad and it cost £14. Other people's meals looked ok though, so perhaps they are just a bit inconsistent.

I had the hummus bowl salad and it’s absolutely massive! And delish! My friend had the burger and said it was tasty. The atmosphere is fun and warm and there’s such a great amount of outdoor seating.

Two of my friends and I visited this restaurant for brunch. The waitress that greeted us was surly and bored, she looked like she had never smiled in her life. We were shown to our table and not given brunch menus which we chased someone down for. There is a deal for 2 glasses of Prosecco for £12 but they wouldn’t bring them out one at a time because they were ‘so busy’.. most of tables around us were empty! The waitress who served us our food was actually really nice and friendly. The food was fine, not worth the price and they left a couple things off my vegetarian breakfast and only gave us 2 napkins and cutlery which meant we were up and down a lot asking for bits. All this wouldn’t warrant a bad review from me - the sun was shining and I was with my two best mates, having a great day unsullied by a bit of below average customer service. However, as we left (waited ages for the cheque, so went to the bar to pay), another waitress served us and she was so rude! She asked if we were paying together to which my friend responded something like ‘yeah can we split it 3 ways?’ And the waitress looked her dead in the eye, no smile, and said ‘so you’re not paying together then are you?’ Sarcastically. She then didn’t say a word as she took our 3 payments, no thank you at the end! We decided not to say anything at the time (I usually would) and not to let it dampen our day at all, but I did say I’d be writing something on here after.

I’ve eaten here a couple of times in the restaurant and food and service has always been outstanding. I ordered a takeaway pizza and salad as was staying overnight locally for work. Food and service was just as excellent as takeout. 😎

Lovely warm atmosphere, not too noisy. Staff were very friendly and obliging. Food was excellent quality. Wonderful outdoor area with heaters.

Absolutely brilliant! I used to live in Bristol - it was my 60th Birthday so I wanted something special! Sept 21st - 6.30pm and 14 of us came for celebration of our birthdays (30's - 60's) as we all work and live far apart - thus we were a party of both locals and people from Norfolk and Ireland too. I chose and booked the Bocabar from Norfolk two weeks before the night and this process was really simple - when I spoke with staff on the phone they were fantastic - helpful, informative, clear and kind. The greeting on the night was superb and the restaurant looked fabulous - our table position and it's layout, both perfect. Superb decor, lighting and unobtrusive music all complimented by cheerful, enthusiastic staff. As my guests arrived, over twenty minutes, each of us was greeted at the door and shown to the table with kindness and welcome. We were never rushed by staff which was lovely. I was able to display helium balloons and this was lovely too. Our food choices had already been taken during the booking process and on the night the serving of food was great - smooth, friendly and in a timely manner. The food was absolutely delicious - a menu to suit all tastes and preferences (allergies etc noted) for savoury and sweet - and all my guests agreed that they had had a superb meal. Absolutely delicious, beautifully presented and a really healthy portion too. All the food came in that we were truly able to eat 'together' which is not always my experience of other local venues. The staff were always present but never intrusive - they checked we were ok for food and drinks and then left us to enjoy our evening while keeping a gentle eye on us to support additional drinks; desserts and later coffee - and hot chocolate!) as the evening drew to a close. Across the venue all staff were all superb - waiting staff, bar staff, kitchen staff, chef - they looked and behaved calmly, quietly, professionally and totally interested in and focused on the customer. Brilliant! I have to say the venue was spotless too - including the toilets. Making the payments for individual meals was easy and payment of the final bill was lovely as the staff thanked us for coming and wishing us well on our way. All in all a fabulous evening for which I would like to praise and thank ALL involved. I am delighted to have chosen Bocabar Finzels Reach and definitely recommend them as a superb venue for a great night! I will definitely be visiting again. Thank You all! Lorna

Pizza was top notch and fairly priced. Good selection of cider and ale on draught. I dined on a Monday evening and the place had a buzz. I guess it would be pretty lively at the weekend. Great restaurant, friendly staff. I always give top marks when the server doesn't write your order down but everything is just as you asked, even with changes. Well done all

A good sized bar and restaurant in the Finzel’s Reach development, we popped in without booking but fortunately managed to grab a table just before they stopped serving food at 9:00pm. It’s a decent enough restaurant in a loud and modern sort of way, hut it had a buzzy atmosphere, and was busy, but not packed, on our visit. Piazzas seem to be something of a speciality here and I opted for the Frangasco with tomato sauce, mozzarella, chicken breast, bacon, BBQ sauce, spring onions and basil. This was a pleasant and tasty dish, with a generous topping and quite tasty. The Somerset Picante (tomato sauce, mozzarella, pulled Somerset pork, chorizo, smoked Applewood cheese, chilli flakes, fresh red onion, chipotle sauce and basil) across the table was also well received. The waitress was friendly and helpful, and overall I thought this was a decent enough pit stop.

This was our first time visiting bocabar as we were spending a long weekend in Bristol. We arrived early for our booking which were told wasn’t a problem. Menus,food and drinks orders were taken quickly. We had a pizza each and they were unreal. Up there with the best pizzas we’ve had. Staff were very friendly and attentive. A nice atmosphere in the place too. Very reasonably priced and definitely good value for money. Highly recommended and we will definitely be returning

Really liked it here.The pizzas were delicious.The staff were lovly.would definately visit again.the prices were good.and there was a good range of drinks.

Great place, excellent service, good-value delicious food. The atmosphere was really welcoming and the staff were all lovely. I really enjoyed my chicken caesar salad, and everyone else in the group enjoyed their meals.

This is a classic place for us to go as colleagues. The food is always great and reasonably priced. It’s in a super spot and always has a warm atmosphere.

4th (and possibly final!) time I've been there. Great food on previous visits and service was good too. Tonight I got there approx 8:20 with friends, queued up and were shown to a table. Looked at the menu and chose what to order and tried to flag down a member of staff. 20 minutes later succeeded in getting attention and they took our drinks order, but when we went to order food were told the kitchen had closed!?!?!?! ?!?!?!?/WTF etc. at 8:40 on a Wed evening, 20 minutes after we had been seated then ignored. Super disppointed as the food is really good and we were hungry. It was a bizarre way to run a business ...

A good sized and surprisingly popular venue considering it’s slightly out of the way location, it’s certainly got a lively and buzzy atmosphere and was very busy on our recent Friday evening visit. First impressions weren’t good when we were showed to a small round table just opposite the entrance way and immediately adjacent to a long, high table with people milling all around it, with the net result that we got a cold draught every time the door opened and were continually getting bumped in to by people squeezing past. I guess if you’re a walk in without a booking that’s fine, you’ve got to take what’s available, but they really shouldn’t be using tables like that for people who have pre-booked. They managed to move us to a much better spot down the end though, otherwise I think we would have been sorely tempted to go elsewhere. The menu is in some ways quite limited with a selection of small plates, burgers, salads and pizzas. So if you want a more conventional meal, this may not be for you. That said, there was plenty on there that appealed to me, and a particularly wide choice when it came to the pizzas, including a couple of March specials. I went for the Frangasco which consisted of tomato sauce, mozzarella, chicken breast, bacon, BBQ sauce, spring onions and basil and I thought this was a decent and tasty dish with plenty of flavour. That said, someone else on the table was a bit disappointed declaring it not very tasty, so that’s personal preference I suppose. Elsewhere, a Somerset Picante with tomato sauce, mozzarella, pulled pork, chorizo, smoked Applewood cheese, chilli flakes, fresh red onion, chipotle sauce and basil was also well received with plenty of flavour and a decent kick of heat from the chilli. The desert menu also offered little in the way of choice so we skipped that. Overall, I quite enjoyed it here, the food that we had was very enjoyable. Just do be aware of limited choice and some very unsuitable seating arrangements.