Bristol Inn in North Somerset

We popped in for lunch, sadly the kitchen was being refurbished BUT, when we said oh dear, and could he recommend somewhere and also be able to park the car, he said, no problem, just leave the car here and made various alternative suggestions. We went round town, had some lunch and of course went back for a lovely gin at about 3:00. Great old fashioned service.

What a wonderful welcome got to try this you be impressed

Great couple running this pub, do everything to make you welcome

Really lovely staff, fab big beer garden and perfect on a sunny day!

Great friendly pub, well worth a visit.

Asked for diet coke was'nt asked if i wanted ice which i did'nt want. Went to get second can of diet coke barman went to pump and when i asked if it was diet he said no. Did'nt even ask if full coke was ok. I have worked as a barmaid and always asked if customer's wanted ice in drink. I don't like ice in drinks

Met with a colleague for some lunch. Good food and even better service. Would certainly return and that gravy... WOW!! Well done and a huge positive change since my last visit.

Not my local anymore because I moved to a tiny village however going back to it today, under new management I saw a familiar face behind the bar (I'm so sorry I never remember your name and you have told me it plenty of times) but she's endured that pub changing many hands and is still there, it's still a lovely pub in a lovely area and I'm still infinitely fond of it and it's one of the many things about Clevedon that makes me desperate to come back. I hope to one day, but for now it's for me a fantastic pit stop when I come down from Hobbiton to get my hair cut and I thoroughly recommend it to anyone in the area.

Expansive and meandering garden with lots of seating, childrens' play area and a great place to meet up with friends. Barman was a gentleman, toilets super clean and a lot of clientele were eating the food from the classic pub menu. Plus! It's the only pub like this in Clevedon town centre if you want to just relax, a pint and a have a good book to read in a lovely pub garden.

Very friendly staff. Will definitely be back

Great pub with a lovely friendly Irish welcome.

I am disgusted with this pub. I will not be going there again. Being told that my son (18 months old) has to remain seated, no chance. There is noway an 18 month old will stay seated for a lengthy time. Then being constantly watched, feeling intimidated for my child wanting to run around. I'm not impressed. If you've got children, I suggest you steer clear of The Bristol Inn in Clevedon.

Food was well presented and delicious 😋 .... Will definitely be returning 👍🏼

I have been in twice this fortnight. No real ale,only half the larger available tonight, no Guinness. Closing at 7.00 pm. Landlord Josh, said we had to leave as he had another pub to run, ( the railway Inn in yatton I was told. ) rudest landlord my wife and I had ever met, after after 22 years of going to our local pubs Not open on this Sunday, can't get the staff.(Not surprised). Punch Taverns are apparently incapable of running a celebration in a brewery. Love to hear other people's opinions. They are pathetic. Closing might be a good option.

Very good Christmas party thankyou

Great Spot. Came for a roast dinner. I had the beef. It was absolutely beautiful. Service was fab. Nice atmosphere. Thank you

I had such a beautiful Sunday roast. The beef was gorgeous. Service was excellent. I would highly recommend.

Came to the Bristol on Sunday for a roast which is a rarity we normally go just for some drinks with friends. Me and my friend both ordered the beef roast and were surprised with how quickly the food came out and omg it was a treat! So much meat which was tender and perfectly cooked but the veg were perfect the gravy tasted amazing and it was all so hot! The food was absolutely incredible and for the amount you get is 1000% worth the price will be coming back again regularly as was the best roast I’ve had in Clevedon! Make sure you go down and try it! Also has the most amazing bar staff who cannot do enough for you! The new landlord goes above and beyond and is doing a fantastic job turning the pub around along with Mandy who is always lovely and happy to chat! The Bristol is 100% making a comeback

Great food and atmosphere worth a visit.

Brilliant owners and staff! I had a return from travelling gathering here with all my family and friends, around 50-60 people. The Bristol were very helpful in organising the event and sectioned off certain areas of the pub for us! They also let me put a buffet out. The owner also checked in a few times to make sure everything was going well which I thought was very kind! The party spent a lot of time in the pub and also outside in the massive garden area they have. Overall massive success and i am very grateful for them hosting :)

Lovely atmosphere, all the staff so friendly, welcoming and hard working, the service was great both at the bar and table. All round a good place to go whether for just a drink or to have food.

Standard town pub with plenty of outside seats for those rare sunny days. Didn't try the food on this occasion however last time was fine for the price, don't expect to much and you'll probably enjoy your visit. Free parking is available but limited.

We called into this place for a few drinks and was welcomed really well. Lovely friendly staff, nice pub, nice location, highly recommend

The staff were really friendly and the food was very good, along with the speed in which the food was served

Great atmosphere. Great food and drink. Music every weekend. Best place to go in clevedon for a good time.

Lovely environment, all the staff so friendly and welcoming, the service is efficient hazel, the dog is so friendly and cuddly, the food is amazing. All round a lovely place to go.

A good place to watch football, plenty of screens available. Food was ok, basic pub food. Fairly boisterous local atmosphere :)

Went for Sunday lunch which was amazing, spent the afternoon with the family in the large garden, bar staff friendly, good choice of drinks and to top it off, sports on the TV, pool table and darts board, very enjoyable time thank you .

Today i tried chicken tikka curry and it was amaxing the manager and staff were very friendly i am always made to feel welcome

Scruffy, pub dog allowed to roam around under tables, food pretty poor. Not recommended if you're on holiday in the area, this will spoil it

Absolutely disgusting service, very rude and abrupt. Manager seemed to have a serious case of resting B face Won't be returning in a hurry! Cheers

Brilliant atmosphere and friendly staff 👏

Very pleasant, lovely Buffet done for my son's wake. ( Free)

Great atmosphere, cold ale and delicious food. I had the steak and ale pie, mashed potatoes and peas with a side of gravy. Best ever!!! My friend had the lasagna which was equally delicious. We had halloumi sticks and melted chase pot as appetizers. Amazingly delicious!

Went in for a drink with my partner one evening and had bad moody attitudes from both bartenders, no smiles or manners which is quite essential for hospitality and very small drinks. Won’t be going again

50 Kwh charger which are in short supply in this area !!! Been popular for the last 40 years .....

Friendly service, food whilst not top notch restaurant quality was pretty good. The halloumi sticks were deep fried but very tasty. A good place to watch football and have a bite to eat.

Frequent visitor here, always a welcoming place

My Father visited this pub (77yrs of age), wasn't told there was a car park that you needed to pay. He now has a debt recovery agent after him for £170. You had a new bar member, I'd like your help please. We have lost our Mum to mixed dementia.

Called in on a visit to Portishead with family! Great friendly service, nice cold Guinness and proper pub nosh!

Great social pub. Music every weekend and great selection of drinks! New manager Sam is really turning the place around. The food is so nice too. I had a Sunday lunch and way better than most places in clevedon now! I did see another main meals coming out and they looked delicious. I will be returning. Also have a play area, lots of seating outside and TVs inside and outside 😊

Visited this place when once visiting Clevedon and was lovely from the food to the staff and customers. One incident occured with a customer, which the manager dealt with swiftly.

Good food and very friendly staff. Only problem was the wait between ordering the food and getting it.

Family meal, with kids and grandparents. Nipped out for lunch, chose the Bristol Inn as I worked here in a past life. It was empty when we arrived which made me wary, however I shouldn't have been concerned. The food was excellent, I had the Haddock which I couldn't fault. Two people had the Cambodian curry which was full of flavour, and enough heat, not insipid like some pub curry's. We didn't have desserts so can't comment. Definitely eat here again

Found the Bristol Inn by chance. Nice Thai Green curry then apple & rhubarb crumble with custard. Good service too.

Nice with new management relaxing

Great place to share a pint. Plenty of room for any drinking activity with a fun atmosphere conducive to conversation!

We both had a lunch, not overly impressed my sandwich had dry bread and we waited 30 minutes for a simple pudding, not impressed

Friendly staff. Loads of different spaces to sit and drink. Seems like a proper pub!

Always come here, don't really come cheer on weekends Friday or Saturday cab the person on the door they seem to only have on weekends clear as I have never seen them before asked us for I'd we clearly look old enough and they sent us away! Then the landlord that has taken over the Cook from the crab said he don't know me to them when i was in there just 2 days before how can they do this to someone that comes atless 2 days a week I will not be coming here agian when I spend probably a minimum of £50 aweek that still £200 a mouth I know it's not alot but they need to treat poeple better.

We'd had the same problem previously but then there was an improvement which is why we gave it another try! But now, things have taken a backward slide! There was one young lad serving at the bar who acknowledged us as we entered, but then we sat there and sat there waiting for someone to take our order, irritated by the loud music (there are speakers every few feet all around the indoor seating areas), Both of us suffer with impaired hearing, but we could no longer bear to be almost deafened by the loud music all around us, plus no-one had approached us to take our order. So we said, "Oh, let's go...". So we walked out. Never again - we've cross the Bristol Inn off our list of eateries!

Weird vibe in this place, too quiet for a Thursday night and something was just a bit....off

Food was excellent, very well priced, next time we're on the M5 we will be heading here for a pit stop.

Thought we would try the Bristol Inn last night for a drink, what a joke, they ID’d us at the door, then again at the Bar, we then bought a large round of drinks, sat down to drink them, then the door came back over and decided that one of our party looked under age and kicked us out. I’m 47!! Lol - Old Inn next time!

Under new(ish) management and seems like it’s sprucing up. New menu looks good and while we only ordered the vegetable batons and homemade cheese twists from the Bar Snacks section, they were great! Fingers crossed it’s on an upward trajectory; we will come and try more on the menu soon! *not had a flat pint here yet, so upped to 4 stars

Quiet pub nice and relaxed atmosphere

Big Pub but unless you like your beer or sports served in a plastic pint glass. More for the younger generation unless it's not a weekend or past 8pm

Just had a meal here and it was lovely, the barmaid was really friendly, met the landlord when he came over to offer us free coffee, what a really nice man, everything was clean and to a high standard, will definitely come back here again

clean, inoffensive, bog standard pub.

Good food, good beer and good service. What more can you ask for.

Me and a work colleague came into the Bristol Inn today (Wednesday 30th) looking for a bite to eat and a sit down to finish off some work. With me not being able to eat certain things due to allergies, I was originally cautious until the chef came out and talked me through the book saying what I can and can’t eat. I ordered promptly and the food came out at a good speed and piping hot. This, alongside the welcoming atmosphere, made me feel very comfortable at the venue. The food was top notch, couldn’t beat it! Thank you to the young chef and the barman… we will be back again soon!

We was looking forward to our meal .as it was mothering Sunday we book a table as you do .we got shown to our table and we order our drinks .was told it was only roast dinner and that all. OK so we order our lunch .1.45 minutes later still not lunch .there was not many eating .so went to the bar to find out what happened to our order to be told it on its way .Still waiting and after 10 more minutes it arrives.when it arrives all our meals was stone cold . We went aback to the bar and told them we want to see the manager and the sent a young boy over which was very very nice and said that he will sort it .but we had to eat our meal cold as we couldn't get any we're to eat as everywhere was booked up ...the young boy gave us a full refund and puddings on the house .but once again the owners did not come over to apologise . Just sat at the end off the bar ..as you can imagine we will not be going back .

Went here for a quiet drink on a Sunday afternoon and to sit in the sun. The main back garden was closed off as there was a private party going on. If they had bothered to post this on their FB page we would not...

Rude staff - My cousin who is def and hard of hearing couldn’t hear so the barman asking if they wanted another drink. After not replying because he couldn’t the boy behind the bar spoke back to him very sacraticly and rude. I’ve heard bad...

Had a family lunch here. Was tasty good value pub fare. Staff were friendly and helpful. My daughter has a milk allergy and they showed me the allergy information for the whole menu on request. Portions were plentiful. The red cabbage that came with the...

Ordered 5 Sunday dinners. They came and were cold, burnt and horrible. Didn’t enjoy and didn’t eat when went to the bar to complain we were told that they had checked on us (they had and we had told them what was wrong) and that...

Ryan was very welcoming ,warm, funny and couldnt do enough for us . All the staff were very attentive ,welcoming and had smiles .Food is excellent , good choice and very good value for money. Good choice of drinks. Entertainment on at weekends . Sports showing . What more could you ask from a place . Go all see for yourselves you wont be disappointed

Well was down in the area for weekend visiting friends and was told about the Bristol Inn and we wasn't disappointed. Firstly cannot say enough about Ryan he couldn't of gone more above and beyond on how welcoming and warm and friendly and may I...

Hands down the best roast in Clevedon, very generous portions and cooked to perfection, would highly recommend to anyone looking for a good Sunday roast, My friends had fish and chips and the lasagne and they were perfect.

Ok but the beer was in quite poor condition. I don't think I'll be back in a hurry.

We came in for dinner after the kitchen reopened with their new chef. The food was lovely. I’m normally wary of ordering steak at a restaurant because you never know how it will be cooked despite asking for it a certain way. I had nothing...

The food was absolutely lovely, it was all fresh and homemade. We felt very welcomed by all the staff, Mandy took great care of us and went above and beyond to make our evening great. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking for a good evening...

Came up for a Valentine's day meal. "The re opening of the kitchen" and we were not disappointed, food was great! Staff were amazing, very polite and happy to serve! And to top It off great entertainment aswell!

We popped into the bristol for a lovely family Sunday roast and we wasnt disappointed 1 bit food was lovely and to top it off they had an amazing singer on to while eating our lunch we will defo be coming in again staff are...

It's great to see a dog friendly venue and was even given doggy treats, my wife and I were given a warm welcome, asked if we were dining and shown to a table, waited about 20 mins before food arrived which was very nice, tasty...

Disappointing double birthday experience here. Kept forgetting parts of our orders, drinks or bringing wrong thing. Forgot the birthday girls meal altogether so she got upset (she's only 5)my dad ordered a coffee, waitress went to walk away, I asked what coffee she was getting him. She said he didn't say what he wanted! I'm not a waitress but a polite yes sir, what coffee can I get you is what I'd say..not difficult. He's 82, not in the best of health so a bit of respect would be nice. The owner seems nice, we had a warm welcome. Things just went downhill after he left

Dog poo all over the garden area .no dogs allowed…..it’s the pubs dog!!!!!!!! Freezer type dinners very basic and burnt cold in middle.

Having found ourselves with a couple of hours to kill in Clevedon before heading over to drop the hire car off at the airport, we decided to grab a bite to eat en route. The previous posts on here detail the scam thats clearly going...

Spoilted by a loud table of local layabouts

Visited the Bristol with mates (28th Jan) and had really nice experience. Friendly staff, and just a good place to chill out, have a couple of drinks and play pool. First time in visiting since Jan 2020 and will be back again. Staff seemed happy...

Came here for a few drinks and to watch the football, with our guests, so drove here form Portishead. The unethical parking company that owns and runs the carpark (yes, that's right, the carpark does not belong to the pub!) spoils the pub. They may...

Nice staff and atmosphere, however there was no chef so food was not available and some of the drinks options were not in stock either. Probably just temporary issues due to covid though.

Parking Scam. Down from Manchester visiting family stayed the weekend, choose pub to meet family member for lunch at 1 o'clock arrive early, parked up and waited family member who cancel cancelled only in car park for 15mins, contacted company via email and explain the above you only have 10min window to change your mind is their reply. lost appeal now want 170 pounds because lost appeal, biggest scam, no clear signs, misleading, and have to appeal through via email, which takes time. so your option is to pay or appeal lose and pay more.

Not been to this pub for three years always got a friendly welcome not this time not a very happy landlord ☹

Parking scam. Do not visit Went for a drink two weeks ago. We were there 30mins and now have a £60 parking fine. The sign as you enter says “Customer parking 11:00 to midnight”. There is nothing clear to suggest not parking there while using the establishment. There should be clear signage starting their ludicrous system, and there quite simply isn’t. Very deceptive and borderline criminal. Will never visit this place again and will ensure none of my friends and family do. Disgusted. With regards Bristol inn’s response: Firstly, there is no additional signage in the car park. Just the sign stating “customers only” with a time window in alignment with pub opening times, this is deceiving and wouldn’t raise alarm bells. Many pubs have a private land sign stating patrons only, this isn’t dissimilar, and it certainly doesn’t state anything about penalty fees or a parking system. If there is no parking and there are penalty fees it should be clear. (“No parking, penalty fees apply” and certainly no mention of “Customers only and a time window in alignment with pub opening times) The detail should be displayed in the car park, but it isn’t. You mention about the console at the end of the bar. I’ve never noticed this, I simply went to the centre of the bar where the bar staff are, and not once has anything been mentioned to me about the parking system. It would seem this is the same with the dozens of other frustrated customers who have posted reviews regarding this. It’s just not good enough. You are shying away from the fact your customers are being scammed with the screen of it’s not our problem, it’s not our car park. is is your problem and is surely your responsibility to ensure the signage is clear and that your customers are protected. You don’t make every effort to inform costumers. I wasn’t informed and neither were the dozens of other customers who have wrote reviews about this topic. If we were aware we wouldn’t have bloody parked there and thrown away £60. I did try to call yesterday, the call went to answerphone and guess what. The main topic on the recording is about parking fines. (If you are enquiring about a parking fine please contact the parking company directly, we do own the car park etc, etc) This clearly confirms you know there is a problem, and equally highlights your lack of care or compassion with regards rectifying it. I have visited other pubs who operate parking fee systems and impose penalties, and all have been clearly signed regarding this. Yours isn’t. There’s no way I will pay your fine.

I came to clevedon for the day with my wife. We Visited this pub the evening of the 7th of November for a quick beer on entering we saw the car park we saw a notice which stated the Car park was for customers only....

BEWARE. My pint and crisps have just cost me £65. Dropped in for a pint while waiting to meet a friend. That was fine. What is not is the £60 parking fine I have had in the post today - meaning that my pint and crisps have cost me £65. Yes, I should have been paying more attention - but you don't expect this in a pub car park. It was a dark and rainy October evening. Signage is rubbish, both inside and out - certainly not obvious to me. And I didn't see the signing in console (assuming there is one). As a new customer wearing a coat and ordering at the bar, the bar staff, who must know of the issue, really should have asked me if I had parked in the car park and signed-in. They didn't. £60 fine. I have no intention of returning.

My friend , a local , suggested going there for Sunday lunch , only to be told they weren't serving food . We had a quiet drink and left , today received parking ticket yet saw no obvious signs and to be honest , probably didn't look as was only going to the pub . Turned out a very expensive drink . Will avoid , so beware

No food being served there now, be careful if you park in the carpark, you have to register your number plate at the bar so you don't get a fine notice,

very smelly , sports bar , whats new

Never book on line for table for food they don't have any chef and not on website so ruined somebody's birthday never go

Booked online to have birthday meal got there no kitchen open for months won't be visiting again

Popped in here for a drink as its an old haunt from my teenage years, it still has that great atmosphere that I remember it was just missing my old mates, 😄

Amazing family friendly pub, Dawn, Sophie and Erin are always there to make you feel welcome and go above and beyond to make your night. Good pricing for drinks, lush homely food and always greeted with a smile, definitely recommend!

I have used the Bristol for 30 plus years and the food and service has always been great but after my last visit I received a £60 fine for using the car park for 1hr while I enjoyed lunch .. I appealed the fine and...

Great service very friendly staff and nice place to go

Lovely beer garden, great spot to sit and chat the night away

Nice meal with our family Everyone enjoyed their main and pudding Dog friendly as well Must have a good chef All staff were friendly and helpful

First class treatment at this great family pub. The whole staff deserve complimenting on a great service. This is not new by any means, my friend and I have eaten here many times and have never had cause to find fault with anything! The fish...

Stopped here to get a drink and a quick lunch after a long coastal walk around Clevedon . But don’t think I’ll be revisiting . Pub was ok , staff were friendly , garden was OK but the food… yuk …. I had the loaded...