Folly in South Gloucestershire

Excellent service we arrived early and were seated straight away,staff were lovely and very efficient,food was superb overall a very nice evening

Have lived in the area for around 6 years and been to all the local pubs. Over that time we have visited the folly on many occasions and have seen it get so busy over time and it's always a great experience and we will continue to return

They didn’t bring us our drinks. I had to ask after wait about 20 minutes. Food was dreadful. Tasted like school dinners. Meat on the roast dinner was so dry. And my partners pie was the same. Felt like it had been sat under a light all day.

lovely food, great service, nice selection of drinks

delicious food and good drink selection, friendly staff and always welcome

Great meal for my birthday, staff all very friendly and accomodating and I would definitely recommend

Nice food, good service, we really enjoyed and will be back very soon.

Great pub, atmosphere was second to none, service all friendly and quick.

The service was very good, our main waitress was very attentive and friendly and several others checked on us etc. It was very busy so we had to wait a little longer for our food but it was very good and worth the wait. Excellent pies!

Food was standard, waitress Alice was great prompt and attentive. Atmosphere was good

Excellent service!! Food outstanding!! Customer service amazing!! Lady behind the bar (blonde hair) was rushed off her feet, however was so helpful, polite, and great to talk to. She apologised for the wait of food and when clearing plates away. However we were having such a great time together we hadn't noticed the delay! Atmosphere even though busy was relaxed and very enjoyable. Thank you so much for a great meal and service. We will definitely be back! Merry Christmas to you all xx

Unbelievably slow—slower than a snail! It took a full hour to serve the food and another 30 minutes just for drinks. And this was during a quiet period with hardly any customers! Absolutely brilliant. I can’t even imagine the chaos during peak hours.

Amazing food and lovely service

Was very disappointed not only with the poor service but after waiting so so long for the food to come out it was shocking presentation cold when I complained the lady made a point of just saying that’s how it all comes out would you like me to take back !!! After that the service we then received at the table was shocking put it this way I would never go back and never recommend

Excellent evening meal. Very friendly staff, nice food really enjoyed it.

nice food, excellent service, good friendly staff.

Food and service was great here the only thing is the price of there pints £6.50 much higher and they'll price people out of visiting at all

My partner and I went there yesterday for a nice meal out. We had anything but. She is coeliac and ordered from the NGCI menu. The starters were passable but that’s where it ended the mains we both went for signature burgers. There was one small slither of bacon, almost no brisket and cremated burger patties that were almost inedible. The drinks we ordered were served in dirty glasses that were leaving white marks all over the table. It was massively overpriced at around £50 with 30% off mains! At some point throughout this my partner was glutened, either from carelessness or dirty crockery and now has to deal with this for the next week of recovering. Absolutely avoid, no where near acceptable for the price and I wouldn’t risk it if you have food allergies/intolerances.

First of all, the food was alright - the flatbread was amazing, the sticky wings & bbq cauliflower wings were banging, but the 4oz Fillet Steak & Mini Pie Duo was a bit of a let down, tiny bit of steak which was cooked well done (after it was recommended it was cooked medium) and the veggies were basic, pie was good though! Unfortunately, Our overall experience was let down by the length of time we waited for our food :( we arrived for our booking at 6:55pm, ordered and paid for our three course meal from the “weekend treat menu” by 7:10pm, and didn’t get our first course until 8pm. We then waited a further 45 for our mains, and our desserts didn’t arrive until 9:30pm. We were there for 2 and half hours. Usually I don’t write a negative review based on the length of time waiting for food, as I can appreciate the kitchens can be very busy, but since no one checked on how our food was, no one apologised for the wait, and no one prewarned us that the kitchen was busy, we were surprised that we were waiting around so long between courses. The vibe was good, beer garden is really nice, and the staff were friendly when they did finally speak to us. We could’ve just came on a bad day, but I’ve never really experienced anything like we have done this evening.

nice food, really good service from friendly staff we will definitely be back

Appalling we go there regularly and today was met by a very rude man, who ignored us after it was the restaurant issue, then was so rude coming to us stating someone eles managed too!!!!! How rude we will not be returning. They filled the soup the week before with so much oil made me vomit!!!!! Can’t pay as the WiFi is terrible and was rude too us when we asked, won’t be returning with such rude staff,

Amazing food and fantastic service we will be back

Food was brilliant and came out quickly our server Christian was lovely

Amazing food and our server Christian was brilliant.

Only visit if you have all day to waste. Service was shockingly slow. Staff are friendly but ive been here a couple.of times now and the service has been the same. Food is ok-ish, but once you've waited for an hour for your main to arrive you lose interest. small portions for the price. We were a table of 5 and were sat there for 3 hours. Once we ordered pudding we had to wait another 40 minutes until that arrived. We had asked the waitress how long it would be and she just said they were on there way. I will not be returning sadly.

Our server Christian today was lovely and the food was top notch. Will be coming back very soon!

We came on a lovely friday afternoon, the whole bar was full and the outside area was also busy, despite the busy atmosphere we had a lovely experience and the food was delicious and timely. I had the ice cream sunday as dessert which hit the spot on a warm day.

lovely evening at the folly, the food was top notch especially the best pub pie! staff were really friendly and attentive, will be back soon!

Good food and amazing service from Christian.

Just had the limited edition pie it was so good and 30% off for signing up.

Lovely place, great service and great food. Will become one of our regular spot for lunch out. I took family and they loved it.

nice food, staff friendly, was extremely busy so a bit of a wait but it was worth it

Over priced .food was okay.shame the potatoes had to be frozen ones ,couldn’t fault the meat or Yorkshire pudding.,veg wasn’t great

lunch menu was great value and delicious

lovely food, staff very attentive and friendly

Food delicious a always, so nice to be able to sit and relax in such a nice beer garden.

Friday lunchtime in the sunsine 😀 Food was amazing, cooked just right.

We arrived for lunch this afternoon (group of 8) and despite the fact that the place was extremely busy we thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere of a vibrant, busy bar and restaurant. Our roasts were promptly served and were hot and delicious. The staff were really attentive eventhough they were clearly very busy. A lovely experience all round.

We were having our usual get together but it was also a special birthday and we really enjoyed our visit.

The pub is great, the food is good pub food and they have ok selection of beer. It’s just overpriced, a roast is £21 and you can’t get a glass of wine for less than £10, it’s bonkers pricing

When we ordered food we were told a wait time of 1 hour, but we ended up waiting an hour and a half. I initially ordered a chicken curry but was told that was no longer available, I then opted for vegetarian Thai curry, when I finally received the curry the rice and the naan bread was cold. We ended up having to settle the bill at the bar as our table was not tended to. Not the best experience

The service was very good, friendly and helpful. Menu is extensive, but the food did not live up to expectations. Suggest that the choice should be reduced and concentrate on quality rather than quantity.

Good food, excellent friendly service.

Came for a family meal, food was absolutely lovely, service was fantastic. Would highly recommend!

What a lovely place and amazing food … definitely coming back

the in pub team were over stretched causing delays

We've been several times in the past, and it's always been good. However although the service was excellent as always, the food wasn't great this time unfortunately. I had the roast dinner which wasn't particularly good and my son's steak was overcooked. He wanted it cooked medium rare and it was almost well done. A little disappointing.

We had a booking for diner. They seated us, told us that food order could take up to 40 min, then they let us wait for 20 min. When we wanted to order, they told us the kitchen was closed ! Unacceptable !

It is a very welcoming environment

Great from start to finish. Lovely people, great food and service. Well worth a visit ☺️

Great food and excellent service! Will be coming back again for sure

1st time to eat here, the waitresses, Alice and Georgia, who served us on table 30, really polite, had super banter, we would definitely come again

Two bus ey Two service you more worry about food than beer so Two bob

I went recently with my family it's was a very good experience we all ordered a lot of sides and mains the mix grill was amazing and our server Kiran was amazing and we are coming back especially because of her

Food was excellent and so was the service

Food great enjoyed it very much.

Great food and fantastic service, love the new menu

nice food and excellent service

nice food, nice pub inside and out will be back

We visited the pub on Sunday 16th March There wasn't no steaks fish lamb' had the chicken ham and leak pie. You couldn't even break the pastry with a hammer were it's been in the oven so long' it was an absolute disgrace. Carrots as large as a cucumber on your plate' not even sliced. This pub should keep to selling beers only as the food is an absolute joke. As for the waitress' who asked us 5 or 6 times if every thing was ok' please just let customers enjoy their meal.

My previous visit was horrific, over an hour delay on food and a shortage of staff, I had vowed never to return however this visit was chosen by a family member. We had a really nice time, the food came out on time and all six of us enjoyed our dishes, the only grumble was the length of time it took to get served at the bar (the bar wasn't that busy either). All in all a good experience, thank you!

Been taken over now new owners so food is nice does get busy at times and the Guinness ain't to bad either

Came for a last minute Sunday roast and was able to book a table with very short notice. The food was lovely and was served very quickly. Upon paying, I had a query about my bill as I was unsure whether using the ‘30% off mains’ or my blue light card discount would benefit me more. Kindly, Ruby worked this out for me and was very helpful. Thank you!

Lovely ambience and friendly staff. Excellent selection of ales, wines and amazing gin menu. Very smart.

Not sure what you cook in or put on the triple cooked chips but it makes them taste very salty, waitress took wifes back but chips were still exactly the same inedible.

nice, warm and cosy pub with efficient and friendly staff

nice greeting at the front desk and excellent service followed

Sold out of roasts was disappointing to me and my friends

Well cooked excellent food served by helpful personnel at excellent prices

Lively lunch time visit. Thanks

Love this pub! Such a great atmosphere and lovely staff! There is always something going on and they are always doing new promotions. Highly recommend this place.

Beef roast dinner was very over cooked, grey and chewy. Vegetables were very watery and too soft, potatoes were dry and can tell they are bought in. Stuffing was overcooked, hard and dry. Gravy was tasteless. Had the dinner swapped to a pork dinner which the meat was again overcooked and dry with the smallest piece of crackling. Staff were absolutely lovely and even agreed that the dinner didn't look great and stated " I wouldn't feed that to my own dog". Such a shame but unfortunately wont be coming back here for another roast.

Great roast, we will be back very soon

Lovely experience. Food was delicious and Staff were very helpful, polite and friendly.

First time I visited was for a drink. I found an empty table, but although it had been cleared it was sticky. Latest visit it was tidier. I had a meal consisting of steak and a small pie. The steak was nice but the pie had soggy pastry more like a pudding and was very dry inside, it appeared like it had been microwaved

Really really great...I haven't been for couple of years. Service from start to finish was 100% The food was served in good time & excellent...I was really impressed. Will call again

Really nice pub and great atmosphere,we only went for drinks so no food,will be back.

I had an amazing Valentine's dinner at The Folly Pub! The atmosphere was cozy and romantic, and Isabel's service was outstanding—attentive, friendly, and made us feel so welcome. The food was delicious, from the flavorful starters to the perfectly cooked mains and decadent dessert. It was the perfect evening, and I can’t wait to return! Highly recommend for a special night out.

Came in for a meal last week, which was lovely. We had great service from Cara who was friendly, attentive, and made sure we had everything we needed. Can’t wait to come back!

The last menu change introduced a couple of real treats: I particularly like the halloumi. Staff are usually entertaining, but watch out for the landlord: he will get you drunk in no time if you aren't careful ;-)

We were accompanied to our table, no drinks were offered even after 15 minutes so we went to the bar. After 25 minutes no one had even bothered to visit our table so had to get a member of staff to come over to our table to serve us. Pretty annoying they made the younger members of staff run around while the very large male front of house greeting person was stood around on his phone doing nothing not helping the rest of the staff. The food was sat around in food warmers, not exactly a proper roast experience, more that of one from green king or the likes. Seemed like a toby carvery without the choice… Roasties (2 small ones) were not crispy and soggy. Yorkshire puddings felt like they were cooked hours ago. Meat was quite good considering the rest of the meal. I had the trio roast. Beef was slightly chewy due to the fact it was probably sat around for such a long time. Pork crackling was good. Real shame in all honestly, from the lack of attentiveness from staff, to the poor execution of the roasts. A bit more effort in both aspects and it would be a much better experience. Good pint of Guinness may I add.

We’ve always had a great welcome here, Sharon and Cara are always super friendly, we really love the folly thank you

Food was delicious from the new menu and service excellent!! Enjoyed our evening and will be back

Went in on sunday for a meal, the beef roast was brilliant, very quick service. Staff very friendly and helful

Had a family meal here, the food was amazing especially the chicken and chorizo kebabs. Service was excellent. Staff very friendly and helpful

Great atmosphere with friendly staff. We had a meal which was enjoyed by all, very well presented and the service was really quick. Will definitely be back

Good evening just looking to find somewhere to post a review regarding a terrible experience at the folly pub last night . My wife was away so I offered to take my mother in law out for Sunday dinner and food . I booked the folly at Westerleigh Bristol as it looked nice on Facebook . I hadn’t eaten all day so was really looking forward to it . When we got there the waitress was a bit shocked but I said I had booked online . As she showed me to our table she explained she had run out of Sunday roasts . So we carried on . We sat down and I ordered prawn cocktail   . Only for the waitress to tell me that she had run out of prawn cocktail after about 15 minutes . She then said she had very limited starters as there was a menu changeover taking place . We arrived at 5.30 and  @ 6.45 we were still waiting for a burger and a curry . After asking numerous times the waitress apologised and said it was on its way and as a gesture we could have a free desert so we waited and after another 20 mins I said cancel the order as we no longer want it  . I said we wanted to leave and we had a discussion about how poor it was and how we were both very Hungry . This had ruined our whole evening . She then said look it’s ready so have it on us . To which against better judgement we said go on then as it was that or eat nothing . After a few minutes she returned from the kitchen to say the chef had disposed of our meal . We left fuming and really unhappy with the whole service .

Would try other establishments before returning.

Good food and friendly service.

We had a large group (17) and all meals were spot on, the staff were brilliant and could not do enough for us.

Took an hour and 40 minutes for food to come and they forgot a meal fish was overcooked and was all batter

A truly divine experience and enjoyable evening with staff doing the upmost to tailor to your needs and going above and beyond to provide exceptional service. The variety of menu options and speedy bar service, makes it a must visit on all days of the week whether you’re looking for breakfast, dinner or just a pit-stop at the bar. Not only did they offer us a generous loyalty discount on the website, but they also allowed us to redeem some free drinks for dry January, with every drink purchase. Will be visiting again very soon, keep up the good work Folly crew!

Welcoming warm friendly food fantastic well worth visiting xx

We visited as a family group for an early evening dinner. We ordered a variety of dishes from the menu. The meals took a bit longer to arrive than I would have expected. I’d nearly finished my pint by the time the food arrived. My meal was enjoyable though; everyone else said they had a decent meal too. The atmosphere was pretty good and the place was busy, perhaps in part because the weekly quiz was running at the time.

First class and friendly service. Would recommend to anyone

We all enjoyed our food. We went to the Folly for my Dad's 87th Birthday, he really enjoyed his evening there. The service we received was excellent 👌

I love the Wednesday night pub quiz here and Cara the host does an excellent job whether we win or lose so thank you look forward to next week

Had a great time here. The food was excellant (can heartily recommend the Leek and Potato Pie). Just a good place to sit and eat with really friendly service.

We went for Sunday lunch yesterday. The service was fine but I'm sad to say the food was disappointing. The beef was incredibly gristly, so much so that I couldn't even cut one piece. The waitress was very apologetic and brought me another slice but this was the same. The roast potatoes were also a let down - not at all crispy! I went to The Folly twice in December and the food was good on both occasions, although I only had fish & chips. As such, I was excited about coming for Sunday lunch but it was very poor for the money and I wouldn't recommend it. Very disappointed.

Thoroughly enjoyed it and look forward to another visited at some stage x