Chequers Inn, Hanham in South Gloucestershire

So disappointed, would not recommend the roast dinner. It was the blandest and driest pub roast we have ever had. I hate leaving a bad review but this was so disappointing. I am not one to even add salt and pepper to my meals normally but there was absolutely no flavour in any part of the meal- the gravy was runny and bland, roast potatoes and chicken was dry and tasteless and the single half a carrot was a bit on the stingy side. 6 of us had a mixture of the beef and chicken, all had the same opinion. Such a shame!! They were dog friendly however which was nice and the pub itself is a beautiful spot, a drink in the summer sun would be lovely and we will definitely return for that!

Lovely food, venue and atmosphere can’t knock any of those. Max our primary waiter was lovely, warm and welcoming. After starters were taken cutlery was not replaced so when mains came asked member of staff (not max) for a new set of cutlery when mains came and unfortunately were forgotten about which after some time resulted in us pinching another set from a vacant table. Partners food was lukewarm by the time he started eating. This was the only let down, food was great tho!

Always enjoy visit to chequers. Food always good and lovely staff. The only problem was this time was the main evening menu only had 6 items to chose from and we struggled with finding something we fancied Nothing very inspiring . Fish and chips burger lamb hash sausages flat iron steak and plant based burger. Would have expected more from chequers

Great people, great food amazing service!!

Lovely bar on the river. Warm cosy bar in the winter, riviera in the summer. Great spot

are friendly. The atmosphere is friendly too. Never had food there but it looks nice.

Recently visited and it was an absolutely wonderful experience. The views are incredible and the atmosphere of the pub is very warm and inviting. Served drinks by Izzy, her beautifully bubbly personality really welcomed me, and later being served by Charlie and Giorgio was also a great pleasure. The food was delicious and even though I only went in for a light bite I still had an amazing trip.

Lovely riverside pub, good food, good service , good atmosphere. Ticks all the boxes

We (2 adults, dog) dropped in for lunch today . Excellent service from Charlie our waitress, couldn't do enough for us. Water and biscuits for Ben the dog. Good food lovely views and a great place for a walk along the river. Didn't try the beer as driving but it's a youngs pub, so shouldn't be a problem!

Excellent rump roast beef with roasted potato /Yorkshire Pudding / Root Mash /cabbage and glazed roasted carrot plus very good gravy followed by a shared pudding and a drink each total under £30 a head - huge portion of well cooked food - impossible to fault the service from the whole team.

sat on the balcony with my partner for a little bite, received wonderful service from charlie, who delivered our food swiftly with a massive smile. couldn’t have felt more welcomed by the staff, especially gorgio who offered a friendly chat and had a great sense of humour at the bar! having a pint with the crispy white bait was a lovely way to spend an evening! would recommend!

Food is average! Looks nice but every expensive for what you get.

Great spot by the canal! Staff are friendly and really helpful. Only downside for the roast is the Yorkshires weren’t soft nor had a bit of crunch, tasted quite stale and the potatoes also tasted like they’d been cooked the day before and just reheated. Gravy was quite thin but not a massive problem. Pigs in blankets were spot on!

Had Saturday lunch with friends, had a lovely view from our window table, and as an added bonus dogs are welcome in all areas, and there’s even a dog corner with treats and water. Food was very nice and staff very friendly and we had excellent customer service, we will definetely be back as keen to try the Sunday lunch.

Lovely place for Sunday dinner food very good and thank you max

Lovely visit, food was great. Slight delay on food but fab staff offered complimentary side to make up for it without us even mentioning. Definitely be back!

Our favourite place to eat in the Bristol area we can take the dog and the walks and views are wonderful

We love this spot, the chips are my partners favourite in bristol. The staff are always delightful and Charlie-Rose made the whole experience lovely.

Lovely roast dinner. Waiter was lovely and friendly and couldn’t do more for us. Lovely food!

Good bits first, the waiters were friendly and attentive, and the place was nice. Unfortunately the sunday lunch was poor for the price £19, and took over 30mins to arrive. Pork was some kind of roll, the crackling was soggy, apple sauce tasted like it came from a squeezy tube, the roast chicken was a chicken breast (probably boiled in a bag), Yorkshire pudding was slightly burnt, and the roast potatoes weren't crispy, I got one carrot and a bit of cabbage as vegetables. Not great.

Harvey was our server and was really attentive and welcoming would recommend

Ordered drinks on a beautiful sunny Saturday down by the river, arrived within 5 minutes, no queuing just download pub app, ordered chips and courgettes in tampura batter also arrived within 5 minutes. Sat with dog and soon enjoying the day, magic.

Really lovely pub. Food is always great. Staff are friendly. Great views across the river. Plenty of space and cosy seating areas to choose from.

Great place first time for me so definitely go back nice friendly server Harvey

Lovely roast, yorkshire puddings wonderful! Great service from Harvey, friendly, efficient and attentive- thanks Harvey! :)

We went for lunch at the Chequers Inn on Saturday and the food was a confusing mixed bag. The plaice was very nicely cooked so someone in the kitchen can cook... Unfortunately the pork schnitzel was very over cooked, and hadn't been properly flattened / tenderised. It was tough and dry. Kids burger was very burnt on one side. We asked for a replacement which was provided but it was pink in the middle, which is probably not OK for a kids burger. Service was friendly and beer was nice. Overall I would not return for food due to the inconsistency.

Delicious roast dinner and great atmosphere in a quiet part of the city

I ordered the special which was plaice. Although large, the plaice was mostly skin and bone, but that's not unusual these days. It came with no vegetables except for a few strands of samphire on top of the fish as a garnish, so I ordered some winter greens to go with it. No prices were shown on the puddings menu except for prices for the drinks, so I declined to order a dessert.

Max and Izzy were fab! And the food was incredible 😋

Lovely atmosphere, though my dish came out cold but they resolved it for me very quickly and with a lovely manner. Excellent service!

I love going to this pub if just for a coffee. I went for fish and chips. £18 for a massive portion of cod and triple fried chips. The view was great. I feel like the batter was a bit too dark, darker than normal, but the flavour was good. Staff was very friendly. The second photo is from the second time we ate fish and chips there which was better than the first!

Great pub by the river with great service from Max. Good choice of food which was well cooked and good portion size.

Love this spot, food is lovely but even more than that the staff are exceptional - always super friendly and attentive, most recently our lovely server Harvey made a birthday meal a delight with his smiling face, friendly demeanour and attentive service. Also great approach to allergy management with regard to ordering etc. Very reassuring. Will defo be back!!

Very lovely river side pub. Soup starter hit the spot. Steak cooked perfect.

Harvey was fantastic!! Thank you

Amazing place! Friendly and professional staff! Loved it☺️

Really great good and service, harvey was great, very friendly and attentive will definitely be coming back again !

A gorgeous pub with a lovely setting. Pretty walk along the river and through the woods. Perfect Sunday pub and Harvey was super attentive and friendly. Will be back!

Such a great roast!! Harvey was so great, will defo be back :)

This is the second time I have visited Chequers Inn, each time I have been served by Max. 10/10 , he has a great personality, a good balance of being helpful, I mean genuinely helpful & not being too overbearing which can be annoying. Food was great too, however due to such good service by Max, I will be returning

The Chequers is a cozy gem with a warm atmosphere. Our server, Harvey, was attentive and made sure we had everything we needed. The food was exceptional! We enjoyed the chicken supreme, haddock and chips, and roast beef. Each dish was flavourful and beautifully presented. For dessert, we couldn't resist the apple crumble and sticky toffee pudding - both were divine. Highly recommend!

I’ve been home about 10 mins and wanted to write this asap… I’ve just been for a birthday meal here and I cannot believe how great it is (old school local that hasn’t been to the Chequers for a long time). The staff were very friendly and helpful, the food was fantastic (we all had a different meal and agreed). Thank you for a great experience and you have a guaranteed 3 customers (and a Sproodle) that will visit more often

Had a pint here in their beer garden overlooking the river, was a really nice atmosphere and service was great!

Really disappointed with the January menu today. We went for the 3 course menu on offer in January for £22 for a special occasion . Husband ordered Scotch Egg which was fine. We then ordered mussels and was told it came with bread, it didn't so the server got us some which I had to ask for as complimentary. We ordered a side of fries with this which was just scrappy ends of potatoes. The mussels sauce also had no bacon in it just onion and garlic . No sticky toffee available on the menu and the other dessert they had ran out of shortbread for so we were given that for free minus the shortbread. I ordered the crumble which was the only option left and that came with ice cream instead of custard by which point I was tired of complaining so just ate it. The guy serving us was great and we have no issues with the service at all but the food was pretty much a bit of a disaster all around. With so much wrong and missing from the menu I would rather them have just emailed me and been transparent, then I could have booked another time and had a much better dining experience.

Fantastic Sunday roast! Our server, Max, was very attentive and helpful. Our table had the perfect view of the river Avon, I only wish we had time to relax beside the fire in the snug!

Amazing food and our waiter was superb. He was happy helpful and efficient

Loved it - outside dining by the river. Good food and wine. Wish we could have stayed longer

Been here for a roast twice. Food is lovely and the waiter Max is so friendly and nice!

Love this pub! Stopped for a pint after a walk. Beautiful location, super friendly and helpful staff.

Absolutely amazing food and very friendly staff

We absolutely love coming to the chequers. The service and food is fantastic everytime we come here. Harvey was an excellent server who made sure we were looked after the whole duration.

New head chef is great, menu is lovely. Keen and chatty service from Harvey as normal, Bartender Max was also fine. Great spot for a walk and a Sunday Roast, would absolutely recommend.

Christmas get together with family good food as always

Lovely meal by the river. Good food, great service and a lovely location

Excellent food, excellent service. Would highly recommend!

Our lovely waiter Max showed us to our table and made us feel welcome. Charlie brought our drinks and was friendly. We were very happy with our meals. I can highly recommend The steak cottage pie. It was really tasty.

What a find!!! Amazing service and the staff even look after your dogs with treats and water. Above and beyond highly recommend

On the 9th December a friend and I popped I for a coffee to take away as we were limited on time. We asked if takeaway was an option and told by a polite barstaff girl that it was. Another barstaff girl with blonde hair said she'd make them and the other girl continued to serve others. We waited over 10 minutes for our cappuccino and mocha. In that time the blonde girl had made them in cups for use in the pub, then served 2 other customers leaving our drinks to cool. Our drinks were transfered to takeaway cups, one was then put into a jug and topped with what looked like tap water from a tap next to the coffee machine, then milk pours on before handing to us eventually. When they were handed to us, we were told it was a cappuccino and hot chocolate. When we questioned this, we were told she meant mocha. We walked out with barely warm, certainly not hot drinks. Very disappointed with this experience. We should have been served and given our HOT drinks before this person should have taken any order from another customer. I don't think using tap water, leaving our drinks to sit and swapping from one cup to another is acceptable. I did Email them directly, but no reply at all. Not great customer service.

A lovely location for a Sunday Lunch, lovely cosy space with wonderful views across the river, staff were very attentive and helpful, checked on us multiple times throughout are visit, Max was very polite and kind. Great service

Well done Max! keep up the good work 🎅😜

food was really good and service was incredible! thank you to max, our server :)

Christmas meal experience and all pretty tasty. Although portions could have been a bit larger

Great place, would be a 5* but they stopped doing bacon in the burgers, I mean you can’t even order it as an extra! What is a burger without bacon

Max and Charlie were working when we arrived. Great staff, went above and beyond, even lit the fire! Food was lovely.

Lovely Christmas dinner. Really good food and excellent service from Max, an absolute treasure!

Lovely place for food and drink, especially after a walk on the river.

Really nice pub with a great atmosphere. Service from all members of staff was great, checking up on us to see if we needed drink refills and clearing the table at suitable times. Unfortunately a little disappointed with the burrata, a dish that wasn't advertised as a salad but unfortunately wasn't what a few people were looking for, but others said that it was enjoyable. Plenty of drinks options and food was prompt and of good temperature. For a festive meal the table wasn't dressed very festive, although decor on the table wasn't bad at all, and did receive a lovely card from the staff.

Good meal in pleasant surroundings

Shame about the food here! Such a lovely location and views are great, but I just wish there was more choice on the menu and they’d up their game on quality of food. Super over priced for what it is. Eaten here a lot as it’s very local but always disappoints and made the mistake of eating there again tonight. Not again. Had sausage and mash, sausages tasted odd, mash was brown with very strong odd taste and cabbage also had a weird taste, like cheese or something. My husband had a burger which was also below average.

Unfortunately a very bad experience for me. I was part of a Christmas dinner group, so we were given a list of options to choose from beforehand. I ticked all the ones marked as vegan for my starter, main and dessert. When the starters came, I was given a crab dish and was told that was the artichoke tart. Luckily, someone else had the artichoke tart by mistake and we simply swapped. The vegan main, compared to the roast and veg everyone else was having, was about third of the size, so not very filling, but a good flavour. The dessert, however, was a syllabub. Odd seeing many others picked the same option. I asked the staff if they were sure it's vegan, the waiter even went to the kitchen to confirm, and came back saying it is, so I didn't give it a second thought. Boy was I wrong.. Not to get into the nasty details, but my stomach didn't agree with it and I spent a good amount of my morning the next day on the white throne. I did some minor investigation, and it turns out in their own menu, the syllabub is vegetarian, not vegan. But when we were filling the poll on who's getting what (provided by Chequers, not our own made poll), it was marked as vegan. Same as the brownie (which also isn't vegan). I get that it could be a mistake when creating the poll, but that's why I double checked with the staff. I'm more baffled that the kitchen staff don't know the difference between vegan and vegetarian. I feel that Chequers needs to invest a day into some solid training for their staff regarding dietary requirements. If the vegan and vegetarian options are offered, then they should be correct and the staff should be aware of them and what they entail. Otherwise this can get very nasty very quickly with the wrong person getting the wrong food.

We came here for mini celebration, and we had such a lovely time. Max and Cerys were fantastic and so attentive! Thanks for lush evening x

Great food, amazing service. Would recommend the Bavette steak sandwich!

The most lovely meal, great service, really friendly 🙏

The food was lovely as was the view! Our waiter Harvey was very attentive. Will definitely be back!

Harry made our experience here fantastic! Great service

Food was absolutely delicious as always and Max was a brilliant attentive server. We can’t stop coming back for the Sunday roasts!

Fantastic service at our Sunday lunch with a big group of friends at Chequers Inn. We were looked after by Max who was amazing. The food was delicious and arrived very quickly and the atmosphere was great. After finishing our meal we enjoyed the river view outside with another drink! We will be back again and again I expect!

We had a lovely roast at the Chequers inn. They had a fantastic mushroom and spinach wellington as the vegan option and offered extra gravy on the side! Max, our waiter, was brilliant and ensured we had everything we needed for a lovely evening. Would highly recommend!

This is quickly becoming my favourite place to take family and friends, as it never fails to impress! Whether it's a weeknight dinner or Sunday lunch, meat-eater or vegetarian, everyone's meal has always been top quality and absolutely delicious. The menu has enough variety whilst still feeling curated, with an emphasis on locally-sourced and seasonal produce. Staff are also so attentive and friendly, and seem genuinely pleased to provide a great service. The pub itself is so cosy with great views - no better treat after a walk along the river!

We had an excellent Sunday Roast here, our first but certainly not the last! Harvey was our server and he was so friendly and helpful. The food was excellent, perfectly cooked and packed with flavour.

Delicious Sunday roast for with lovely service! Max was great! Thank you 😃

Really great service and friendly staff. Lovely atmosphere and great views. The meat was cooked really well but the potatoes were a little underdone.

We came for lunch yesterday. I had the smoked salmon sandwich and my friend the mushroom soup - both were very tasty. The staff were excellent, very helpful, didn't rush us. My friend brought a dog with her and one of the staff gave the dog a blanket to sleep on (as the floor is wooden) and a bowl of water. Great location overlooking the river. The only thing was the room was a little cold and I had to keep my coat on - other than that, I would highly recommend this pub.

Sunday roast excellent! Service was great and staff very friendly and accommodating. Nice location and tranquil views out the windows. It’s sooo much bigger inside than it looks from outside. The panoramic window area is the place to book!

If you haven't yet been, it is the place to go for a proper Sunday roast! Went there with my friend's family. Great customer service. After lunch you can could a stroll along the canal, even better if you have a dog as well. The best view would be next to the windows overlooking the canal. Perfect for Autumn, Summer and Spring. Highly recommended! 🌟 👏

One of the best roasts I had in Bristol!

Harvey was very friendly, excellent service

It was busy, but Max sorted out my draught Guinness orders and ran it to the table. Ended up with better service than most places that don’t have a huge rush on!

Lovely meal, and wonderful service by Harvey!

We had a nice Sunday roast here and my oh my! The food was really nice and the staff were very attentive ,polite and welcome. All around fantastic. ( Thanks Max)

Max was our server and he was great. He was really attentive and also cracked a few jokes keeping with the nice vibes

Outstanding service and amazing food. We thoroughly enjoyed our meal, and the pappardelle was especially delicious

I enjoyed my salmon, which was cooked beautifully. The Chequers is well situated and attractive both in the day and evening. It was pretty quiet though - which can be a good thing.

Had a relaxed lunch which we thoroughly enjoyed overlooking the river followed by coffees under the sunny October sky. Professional and fantastic staff! A real treat.

Fabulous setting..plenty of space..food excellent..Max made our day..polite, helpful, attentive and superb manners..

Had a wonderful experience! The service was excellent, and our server, Max, was incredibly friendly and attentive. From making sure our drinks were topped up to checking in just the right amount, Max really enhanced our meal. Highly recommend if you’re looking for good food and even better service!

Lovely place and delicious roast. They even kept my food warm whilst I settled our unhappy child. Highly recommend.

What a lovely experience. Very tasty food (best chicken I’ve tasted in a long time) and a lovely relaxing atmosphere. Harvey was so attentive and helpful, what a pleasure to meet him. Thankyou to the team fir giving a such a lovely atmosphere

Had a fantastic roast today. Max was a brilliant host! Highly recommend after a nice walk!!

Superb meal, always a pleasurable visit