Colston Arms in Bristol, City of

Traditional after work pub. Bit of character and friendly staff

Happy to learn Colston Arms changed in to Open Arms. The old name is left next to the toilet 🚽 ready to go down the drain or better stays there as a good memorial to rethink the past while having a beer or soda in the lovely secret garden. Unfortunately the website did not mention no food intill September.

Lovely pub, with an interesting well in the beer garden!! Good selection of drinks and fair price

Showed the footy, served beer, can’t complain. Ran outta Cornettos though, Hot fuzz would be fuming

Stumbled into the open arms having moved local. Great cheap cup of tea. Friendly staff...warm atmosphere, with a Local Bristol charm Super secret garden. I'll be back!

Sorry guys, some dry salty beef in gravy with an undercooked piece of pastry on top isn't a steak and ale pie. I like this pub but the food tonight was not good.

Had to remortgage to afford a drink but it's a lovely venue with such nice vibes, if it was cheaper it could be a hell of a lot more popular. Didn't try the food but the menu looked really good

A pub with a lot of character and friendly staff. There's a good selection of drinks and a nice outside area. They show sport here too.

Gluten free options, staff able to explain what's gf on the menu, and coeliac friendly!

Love this pub. Friendly and quirky with a cool garden.

only called in here for a quick pint having visited someone in hospital, didn't know they had a side door 😳 nice quiet pub to relax

Cozy pub, good music and amazing roasts. Really enjoyed the cauliflower cheese and my pork belly. Staff very very friendly too

Amazing little gem of a pub situated on Saint Michael's Hill Bristol. Friendly staff greet you as you walk in the door... promt service, very busy on match days, lovely secret garden with heaters for the chilly weather we've had, food is delicious and well presented, reasonable prices of beverages/food, great play list of music... overall a fantastic pub with a great atmosphere... is definitely worth a visit.

Celebrating someone's birthday on a Friday lunchtime. Staff showed patience as we all ordered at different times. I enjoyed my vegan chilli melt. Would visit again. Hopefully on a day when I could enjoy the outdoor space

Great Pub, great food. Good choice of beer. Good for sport nice little courtyard with TV for sport as well.

Good, quite, pub. Good beer and staff. Well worth a visit.

You have to talk to them to order but it was typical nice sunday's roast and a lovely pub

The pub itself, with its outdoor area is really lovely. The food however (we had a Sunday roast) was mediocre, so I wouldn't recommend the food based on this experience.

Decent atmosphere, great food (especially the poutine) and drink selection

Great local pub with amazing service

Rapid and charismatic service, great beer and really comfortable interior - cheeky bonus of an outdoor area and screens for the sports. Definitely my new local!

Feeling positively Mediterranean in the garden on a warm September evening, with ripe grapes dripping from the vines. Lovely draught bitter, and some excellent tasty goodies; jalapeño bites, chilli cheese chips and a margarita pizza. Lovely place, will visit again

Drank outside, do not really able to review

Old pubs like this around redland/centre never disappoint and need to stay alive. Go!

Lovely courtyard beer garden. Decent beer.

Place is still amazing after all these years, great staff and good food and service

Had a great beer with fresh fries !!!

Great service and fantastic sunday roasts. Plenty of gravy.

Nice traditional feel to this pub. We called in when visiting nearby and had a pizza and a pint - which was good. There was rugby on, so the place was busy but, as always, rugby fans are gents. Worth a visit I'd say

Was really excited to get a roast here with the reviews but the beef was literally the driest, blandest, hardest, most overcooked clunk of meat ever. Quite disappointed but my friend said her pork belly was really good. Everything else was nice, with large portions. Just the beef was a real let down and I was excited for it.

Good quick service, just the job

One of my favourite spots for a nice pint near town. Not too expensive (less than £5 for a lager) and the beer garden is lovely in the Summer.

I am disappointed that the management have capitulated to the very vocal minority of woke snowflakes and changed the name of this long established hostelry. History is history, you can't (and shouldn't) erase it, you should discuss it.

Not too sure about the name change. The pub’s still the same, an OK bar.

Gran ambiente, deliciosa comida y buen acompañamiento de pintas de cerveza y cidra. Sí el clima te lo permite, hay un beer garden en la parte posterior.

Lovely beer garden, but gosh have the prices hiked up! £6+ for a staropramen :( Inflation gone nuts. Love it here though, the garden makes it.

Nice lay out,friendly staff,not overly priced drinks,made very welcome. Going to go regularly on Monday nights for the quiz night.

Friendly staff and lovely pub will still always be known as the Colston Arms to many.

Good friendly place.. Staff very friendly

Friendly staff and good atmosphere for an afternoon football game on the Telly. Child friendly too!

Great value Sunday roast and nice selection of beers.

Great wee busy pub. Lot's of board games if you fancy it and they do nice food.

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Lovely place for a few drinks. Good music and good staff:) would go back again

Cosy pub with decent beer and reasonable food.

Nice and confortable place to have a beer

Loved the vibe. Good Beer and enjoyed being able to sit outside

Great pub, nice outdoor seating

Really nice place, good drinks, welcoming team, lovely clietele. Picked me up after some old Bristol haunts have been victim to 'festivalisation' and lost their charm - the Open Arms was a right tonic & I was happy to spend tge rest of the night there. Helpful & knowledgeable bar crew made us welcome & introduced us to a few spirits I'd not tried before. Will definitely return !

Shocking customer service - I was given a pint which had a thick black hair on the head - asked for it to be re-served in a fresh glass as the bar tender let out a huff of irritation. If you work in hospitality, you need to be hospitable and asking for a pint to be served should go without question or attitude in this event. An apology would be appreciated.

We were going to an appointment at the oncology department and decided to have an early lunch. We identified the Colston Arms as being nearby with exactly what we wanted in food and drinks. We arrived a few minutes before 12 noon and expected to wait until opening time at 12.00. A man came out and when I asked if they were opening soon he was brusque to the point of rudeness. We are now having lunch at Zero Degrees, where we received a warm welcome and who seem happy to take our £30.

A great pub on St Michael's Hill, cracking Sunday lunches at a good price and a good selection of beers and ciders.

Our go to place when in Bristol. Great pub, great atmosphere, great food, great staff who actually enjoy being there and greet you with a smile every time. Why would you want to go anywhere else? Well done you guys.

The Colston Arms, as it should correctly be known.

Great pub, great garden, great chocolate bar selection

Great pub, great beer. They even have a telly & covered tables outside for smokers to watch the football.

Really friendly staff and good beer.

Great Sunday Roast and friendly service!

Delicious food. Lovely staff. I’ll be back.

7.50 for lettuce and mayo. 6.50 for a pint. Go anywhere else. Bad price too expensive.

Nice old pub . Good character. Need to water their plants

My go to for watching big football games. plenty of screens to watch on and one big projecter with a comfy sofa and plenty of seating. Cheapest larger isn't the cheapest but happy to pay for the quality of the viewing experience.

1 star for food. Just ate there, £9.50 for a chicken burger, tiny piece of chicken, stale bun. Thankfully i paid an extra £2 for the chips as I needed to get back to the hospital.

We visited midweek to watch the champions League Football. Atmosphere was cosy but vibrant, plenty of space despite there being two games on. Very impressed with the bar staff, friendly and helpful... Service was great. Love the Estrella on tap. Great pub, couldn't recommend enough

Brilliant, the staff can't fo enough for you

Good old fashioned pub.... pub grub and good pint.

Been in here many and really enjoyed the food, this time I think they were having a bad day. Food was late, bread bun stale, and no where near as good or big portions. Sorry

i was entertaining friends who were visiting uk from spain and wanted a traditional sunday lunch. perfect roast beef,fullowed by apple crumble and custard to die for despite being full to the gills. it was recommended to me by the staff at the seven stars (which was also excellent) and they were not wrong. a lovely experience,nice food,nice beer and very reasonably priced.definitely returning.*dog friendly*

Great Central boozer - big screens for sports too

Lovely beer, lovely traditional pub, I would love to have this pub as my local.

This is what you want a pub to be: character, friendly staff, good food. I’ll be back.

Amazing food, and a great selection of drinks make this the perfect destination for a nice night out! The beers on tap are great, good selection of lagers and some ales with some good cider too. The staff are helpful and approachable and the prices are reasonable! Would definetly recommend this pub to others in the local area!

A nice pub, perfect for a drink after a long walk

Good pub lots of space and average food

One of my favourite pubs in Bristol. Everything is good here. Food, service, beer, garden, sport………I keep coming back

Very nice pub. Really cozy, good selection of beers, and great nibbles!

Haven driven past many times working in Bristol. Finally had a chance to pop in. Friendly and efficient staff at lunch time. Music (but no loud) and not to busy :) good value for money .didn't have a chance to try the pudding but looking forward to goback :)

Rather nice beer and a very pleasant pub!

Nice place for some food and drinks with a variety of options. Nice location and really nice seating areas (both the old house and the garden) with old pictures and board games. Good food, great beer, and kind service.

Great food and drinks brill atmosphere

Love this pub. Friendly staff and nice beer. Havnt eating yet but the burgers look awesome. Some might say the interior could do with a touch up as looks a bit dated.

I visited The Colston Arms (soon to be renamed The Open Arms?) today to catch the football. The staff were very friendly and made me feel at home straight away. Good drinks, but by far the staff make this pub what it is. (Tinder Corner is hilarious)!

Good location. Enjoy beers in Garden. Food tasty.

Great ales. Cozy place next to the University.

Nice if small garden area to enjoy the good weather.

I Wasn't too sure of this place when I looked it up mainly due to the photos online.. It looks like a real old gents pub and wasn't sure if it would have anybody intl there.. but on my first visit to meet a good friend I soon realised this is part of the character of the pub, old.. young everyone's in there having a time. Just nice people great atmosphere and lovely bar staff. A brief chat with the chef on the first NIGHT I was in and she said she doesn't mind working over if I'm needing food. That as first impressions is a nice touch. Today was my second visit just for a couple of after work drinks solo, I'd already eaten so wast looking for food but the smell from the kitchen was enough to entice a greedy Yorkshire man like myself to order again! I chose the Pork Poutine as I'd been recommended and... ....All I can say is comfort food!!! It reminds me of Cullen Skink, a smoked haddock winter warmer from the Highlands where I usually live, but not by taste, just the good feeling of eating something that makes you want to be at home eating in front of a movie. Lovely little venue with outside seating great staff throughout and a good bar menu, will definitely be back to try more of the menu!! Thank you! Excuse the photos.. it might not look worthy of a review but this is just good basic tasty food to be eaten and not just photographed for likes!!

Welcoming, cosy atmosphere with great drinks and food

Very welcoming pub, great beer, the staff are excellent and the food tasty. What more do you need!

Great hosts. Tasty cider. Tasty chips. Just what I needed.

Good little pub.. basic menu but good and great staff.

Good set of local characters and Medics mixing

Really nice pub. Good outside space, menu and beer selection. Not a cheap place. And the person behind the bar seemed to be having an off day when I last visited. But overall, a great boozer and definitely worth getting on it there

Nice garden, front and back. Good environment inside. Person behind bar maybe having an off day. Completely disinterested and unfriendly.

Love their food. Great atmosphere.

Great pub to watch rugby, great service and good beers on tap

Superb, I will be back regularly!

Great service and kept our sprits high even in Euro 2020 defeat

Great staff and atmosphere for the Euros.

We first went to this pub because of its name as it has been changed and looked extremely inviting. Very friendly and hospitable staff, we first sat outside but then found out they had a lovely beer garden at the back. Service was wonderful and the food was absolutely fantastic and can’t compliment them enough

Nice little pub, only had a drink here. Quaint little beer garden at the back.