Hall & Woodhouse Portishead, Bristol in North Somerset

Really like this place. Been here a few times. Staff are friendly, coffee and food are both good. It's also dog friendly, so your furry friend is welcome.

When I called to book, I was bluntly told they could cater for people with allergies, that the people in my party would need to pick appropriate food from the menu!!! I didn't receive the booking confirmation, had to chase it up! Parking was very limited. At the meal, the food was very average, the service was slow & the staff looked well & truly fed up. One place I WON'T be returning to!!!

My local pub where I have been many times! The quiz on a Tuesday night is good fun, although it can get busy so you might need to book in advance. Great range of drinks and level of service from the staff. Food is very good too, but my only slight complaint would be the portions are a little bit small.

Food came out cold but once it was zapped in the microwave was super hot!!! Not impressed with that. Medium glass of wine £11 that’s expensive!!

We bought a few drinks here during Portishead arts festival. I was told I could have a beer in a plastic glass to go outside(fine) but no take out coffee as no cups available. I then got told off for standing near the bar chatting to a friend and "not making it clear I'd been served " I was quite upset until I realised the rudeness of the bar staff was the talk of everyone outside...at least we were able to laugh about who'd had the worst service. They clearly didn't want/weren't expecting the extra custom from a fantastic event happening on their doorstep

Came for the £10 Sunday roast deal, left with a smile. Firstly let me comment on the service, barman was very friendly and took our orders cordially. Food came within 15 minutes but no quality spared! Obviously a popular Sunday dinner choice. We ordered the beef and chicken. Beef was as described, pink in colour and extremely soft. Chicken was great portion size and vegetable pairings were spot on. All for £10 each! These days you can’t get a baguette and a coffee for £10 but this filled us both up and was great value. Will be back.

Great coffee lovely food and a great view across the harbour looking at all the beautiful boats .

Food took ages to arrive and what a disappointment when it did turn up. If that's the standard of cooking they deliver for the price they charge , it's no wonder the restaurants and cafés in the High St were so much busier.

We arrived at 10 am, and we were seated as a group. The place was quiet. From ordering to arrival the food took about 1 hour. Our group had a dairy allergy and requested an adapted full English with removing items that can't be eaten. I'm still happy to pay the same price. But I was told no, she couldn't do that this meaning she could not eat anything. My mum had scrambled eggs on toast, which were cold. My poached eggs on toast were just OK, and the butter served had started to melt. The rest of our friends had various breakfast requests, and the bacon was overcooked and hard. The overall experience was poor, and given the prices you pay, I would not be expecting such poor service and poor food quality. Edit Thanks for the response, which doesn't really address all of my concerns raised. For me and my mum and fellow guests, the food quality and service were poor, and you chose not to acknowledge this!

Very disappointed from the beginning. Ordered 2 drinks and offered to pay with cash but was told it's card only, I find this appalling as I don't carry a card,so had to rely on my friend to pay. No reason for this except making us cash users feel inferior, as we have to argue to toss as to why . Will never ever go back there again. The prices are also extortionate.

A bit pricey but super nice location

Very disappointing place, terrible value and mediocre food. A burger which I would not pay more than 10 pounds for was 17. 'Chorizo bites' ordered as a starter came with the mains and was a few bits of chorizo from a fridge packet for 5 pounds! Unbelievably poor value considering aqua and other much better places nearby.

Absolutely awful if requiring gluten free food. Common sense has gone out of the window as apparently you can order a burger without the bun, but cannot order a steak frite without the ciabatta. My original order was accepted at the bar but then a member of staff came to the table and said I couldn't have the ciabatta less steak. The App he showed me was confusing to say the least and I had got to the inward screaming 'just give me food' stage and selected a salad. When it came, half the spinach was going off and should never have been served.

Went for a birthday meal and the Sunday roasts and service was fantastic

Great location and a warm welcome for our table of 8. We arrived from Bristol, Stroud, Wotton and local and really looking forward to a catch up over breakfast. Two of the party on gluten and dairy free - asked to check a tablet for food choices (tablet was covered in dirt and needed to be cleaned, by one of us before use). Dairy free guest was refused food before noon! Tried to work around menu offer but still refused. Four cooked breakfast brought out after a long wait. Bacon was hard/brittle and cold. Toast hard and cold. One guest ordered scrambled egg on toast and was embarrassed with the portion size. Coffee was the only thing which was nice, deemed acceptable. I wish l had never organised to meet here and eat. Very disappointed.

My favourite place for a glass( or 2) of bubbles. Wonderful staff add to a fantastic atmosphere will food to compliment them both.

Very poor customer service the manager on duty was following me back to the table and been incredibly rude and shauting at me on front of everyone ! due to the fact that they not accept American express card payments and I had no other card to pay with and ended up paying by cash £15.10 exactly what the bill was. The cash was refused and put at front of me outside where I had a drink with a friend. I would not recommend this place ever. When the bussines refuses cash payments it have to accept all cards payments!

Fantastic food and friendly staff, especially Marcus who took great care of us.

Amazing food - best we've had for a while. Exceptional service from Marcus and Simon and team who always look after us and our doggies 😁

Sunday roast was pretty poor. Hardly any meat and drowned in watery gravy, would not recommend. Service was good though but atmosphere was lacking.

Menu was drastically reduced and had to choose from what was left in stock, which wasn't much ! Wish we had gone to KFC which was my first choice !!!

OK ill start with the positives.. Great location and pleasant staff...but honestly not the best roast. Was told 45 min wait but thus was so kitchen wasn't under pressure. We got served our meal within 15mins... I'd have waited 45 though to be served a hot roast with lovely thick gravy not the watery stock we had. One carrot and one parsnip .. meat was gristle...that's the beef I had chicken.. should have had stuffing.. when I mention this I was asked if I'd like some so thought wh not.. honestly .. they may as well just not bothered... it was the size of a 50p... I laughed and was told they'd run out!! Really?? This was only 12.30... I have to say I did give an extra star for the Yorkshire pudding.. that was lovely. If they gave more veg..thicker gravy it would have been a decent meal..

Just had a lovely meal at H & W Portishead The staff were so accommodating and attentive Harrison was extremely helpful and Marcus came out to us to explain that our meal was effected by a delivery issue, but to be honest it was delicious. Really enjoyed our meal thank you 😀

Portion abit small but the food is nice and varied. I would return

Food was brilliant, great beers, really nice spot on the side of the marina. Appreciate it was a monday night but packing up loudly from 2130 was a bit full on, fully appreciating that there was only three tables in the pub. Would still head back no bother

A great meeting place for friends. Some car parking bit it was busy!

We had a lovely meal here, celebrating an early Father's day for 3 generations of our family. I would especially like to commend the excellent service we received from our delightful server Anna. She really went above and beyond and deserves a special mention for the way she looked after us; what a lovely young lady, she is a credit to the team.

Really nice food, friendly atmosphere, and Anna was a brilliant staff member - made us very welcome and looked after

Lovely modern pub by the marina. Not the nicest view unfortunately as it looks over a car park before the marina and there isn't much of a garden, but there is enough to find a seat in the sun and the pub itself is a pleasant place to sit. The bar staff are friendly and helpful and prices are as reasonable as you can get these days. Vegetarian food options aren't too bad and the ones I've had are tasty.

Great range of drinks and food. Great service and very friendly staff.

Great service and really dog friendly. 🐕

I cannot speak highly enough of Marcus our host. Very friendly and welcoming, a credit to H&W. The menu was well catered for, reasonably priced and good portions. The venue itself was clean, light and airy with a vibrant buzz about the place.

Amazing service from Marcus today, really attentive and nothing was too much trouble. Food was fresh and brilliant quality.

Harrison, Emma, Marcus and Michael were excellent, food was superb and the new menu is certainly worth a look

I had arranged a buffet lunch for Bristol Fencing Club. There were 19 of us booked in. The new menu had just come out and there was more than a bit of a mix up with communication, timing and supply of food. The manager who contacted me was very apologetic and genuinely concerned. He assured me that we would have a good time. He was not wrong! His solution was a brilliant one and more than compensated for the mix up. The food we ate was fabulous and Sara C looked after us incredibly well. I would like to thank all the staff at Hall & Woodhouse Portishead for looking after us so well, for not rushing us out of the door and being polite and caring.

Lovely place right on the marina, choice of seating inside or out, lovely food and good choices, relaxing friendly atmosphere Staff very welcoming and friendly Marcus made us feel very welcome, chatting to all customers Clean and tidy, Ollie continously removing glasses, plates, sauces and wiping tables, removing rubbish Loved it and will return

Best atmosphere, very dog friendly,very good food. A good time will be had by all!!!

Went there to meet family at midday and ordered two shandies and a pint. Bill came up to £17. Found out that they charged us the FULL price of a pint for shandies. Not impressed. Rip offs. And they don't tell you that either when you order.

Fantastic service great food and venue.

Harrison and sarah were very welcoming when we went in for a afternoon drink.

FABULOUS SERVICE OF SARAH AND HARRISON! absolutely outstanding so quick and so friendly made myself and my partner feel so welcome and were so quick with their food and drink service. they were absolutely brilliant.

Very nice place and entertaining! Nice food ,friendly staff, and great atmosphere.

We came back for breakfast very happy . Going for roast tomorrow . And my sister is booking again to take her friends well done h and w

It was nice but they'd run out of chicken!

1 pint, 1 glass of rose. £17.30. Disgraceful rip off from a shipping container. Avoid

No No No ! Staying locally came for a mid afternoon drink the barman thought he was being amusing when in fact he was being rude and insulting. Beer choice isn't in our top five but was fine for what it was. Came back for snack lunch (why oh why?) a couple of days later, he had steak ciabatta, it was about 2/3 size expected but was ok. The cauliflower "wings" were inedible, the cauliflower was mush and the batter flavourless and over greasy, cheap frozen rubbish.

Good atmosphere. Easy drinking.

The service was good and the waitress was happy to help and very attentive. The food was tasty and had reasonable portion sizes. The beef burger was slightly pink and I would have preferred it cooked for longer however this is personal preference. The prices of the food are on the higher side however not unreasonable. I would visit again and recommend to friends and family.

Exceptional Service..... We went to H&W this evening with my mother who is elderly and using a mobility scooter . Simon and his team went out of their way to look after her every need and make things easy for her, clearing a space for her scooter , opening doors for her etc etc . Simon even went upstairs to meet her from the lift and show her the top floor.The team made a great effort to make my parents ( who are visiting the area ) welcome and I'm really grateful for this., Really enjoyed the food and ambience too . Keep up the good work.Thanks Simon. They will be back next time they visit !

A very solid establishment on this marina. Service that helps to justify the prices.

Lovely food (try the chicken nduja, not too spicy and very tasty) dog friendly with free water and treats for him!

Most expensive place in Portishead for food and drink. Average food, average service, stopped selling nuts & DONT TAKE CASH. Will no longer be visiting.

Beautiful location and super dog friendly!

We went to Hall & Woodhouse for a meal with friends last night. Between four of us the bill came to just over £240, which would have been fine had the food and service been good. Service was so slow it was ridiculous, there were 5 or 6 tables in the restaurant for most of the time we were there, the wait for food was around 50 minutes after we ordered. Our main courses were barely average, I then had cheese and biscuits which comprised of four very small pieces of cheese and was supposed to be for two people. The Stilton was brown, other cheeses were dry. At one stage we managed to get a waiters attention to order drinks, he turned to leave after we ordered one and had to be called back to take the rest of the order. One member of waiting staff appeared to go for a break mid-service at around 8:30. The staff were flustered for no reason and gave the impression that they didn’t want to be there and took no pride in their job. I get the impression they just need a job and that’s it. I would expect better service at a McDonald’s. Being local, we’ve visited a number of times over the years, but the last two visits have shown how things have gone downhill. Now I wish we’d checked recent reviews before booking. With other restaurants in the area revamping and improving menus and service etc, Hall & Woodhouse really needs to up its game if they want to keep attracting customers.

I love coming here for a pint to enjoy the cozy atmosphere and wonderful staff. A special thankyou to Ann for always being so friendly and helpful!! This restaurant also has great food specials which I can't wait to try

Busy Sunday, Order our food & drinks. Waitress came back to say they had only 3 portions of pork left at 1315. 5 roast dinners took over an hour to come. Cauliflower cheese never arrived after asking twice. The service was very slow and they seemed to only have 1 chef. Staff were not communicating with each other about items on the menu that were not available. Food itself was nice if a little cold, portions were different on each plate (some had 5 potatoes, some had 2 tiny ones.) We don’t mind a wait on food or drink if they are understaffed but this could have been communicated with us at the start of the meal.

The roast was excellent - I have to say the service was really really good there. The team were friendly, chatty, offered water for the dog without being asked. I would definitely visit again

Nice design of the restaurant, but bar staff are rude. Worst pint of Guinness I've ever had by a mile. Highly recommend walking down the road to the spoons where everything is a quarter of the price.

We ate here for Mother's day as a group of 10. We had the roast dinners and the pie, and everyone enjoyed their meal. All staff were friendly and helpful and helped to resolve the one minor issue with one meal very quickly (one roast dinner was missing the stuffing). I had read some negative reviews from some recent visits, but certainly had a good meal and I would definitely come here again.

Atmosphere lovely. Dog friendly. Super cup of coffee

Was recommended to go here drove from taunton for Sunday 02/03/2023 lunch three of us had Sunday roast the worst we ever had meat dry tasteless and gravy like dish water. I party had fish on ricotta fish was dry overdone and ricotta sticky.... we were very disappointed as the venue is wonderful. I feel the food needs to be done better and the price for what the portion was is really a bad second blow not worth the money at all. I also think the food was left under the lights to long drying it out. Sorry we had to do a review like this but you need to know what you serving.

Great service I must say, food was pretty good too. No complaints here in the slightest. Had the beef dinner, will definitely return 😋

We ordered a Hake & Risotto at £21+ it was dried out and unpleasant. 3 beef roasts tough, dry and full of sinue. Watery gravy with no depth of flavour. Very disappointed 😞

The worst Sunday roast I've ever had! Everything undercooked, except the meat, which was dry and tasteless. The slimy chicken and dry pork, lack of veg and watery gravy was astounding given the prices. Kids enjoyed their kids meals at least. Genuinely surprised how awful it was. Won't be back for food again.

Very nice place for lunch nice food at reasonable prices. Very dog friendly.

Unfortunately I really wanted to love this place but the food let it down and this is the second time I’ve come here and left feeling this way. For starts, the company really needs to either reduce the price of their dishes OR they need to up the quality of the food they are serving and make the portion sizes bigger. The major let down for me was being served mouldy raspberries on my pudding and someone else who ordered the same pudding too. I also noticed that they had all been placed mould facing down so it wasn’t noticeable until I moved them… now does that mean I was served mouldy raspberries on purpose!? I don’t know, but the kitchen staff should be doing much better. I will say we were given x2 £10 vouchers at the end as an apology.

Great location, good food and drink, very friendly and attentive staff.

Love this place so relaxing and friendly

Perfectly fine food and drinks in a welcoming atmosphere. Coffee was decent and staff were lovely.

Great BBQ Chicken Wings and Fish and chips. Nice 2 floors pub by the Marina.

So expensive 3 pints 18 quid . No running water in toilets

Lovely coffee, comfy chairs and great service. Love dogs too, we take one very well behaved and I think it’s her favourite place in Portishead, she adores the treats!

My experience was seeing hudson when he was working there and i did like him when he was serving me and he gives very good service and at atomsphere of the pub

Didn't eat food here but good atmosphere .

Family ladies Christmas meal 7 of us .. absolutely wonderful. Service spot on food excellent and cooked to perfection. Lovely staff . Would definitely come back. Decore of the restaurant was beautiful and very cosy.

I only drink tap water but the beer seemed expensive shame its another place you can't pay with cash

Pub food but boutique-ish presentation and portions. I opted for the steak and tangle foot pie, which was great. The cabbage was lovely and the mash was good. The only disappointment was the portion could have been slightly bigger for the mash and cabbage. The atmosphere was good and the place was full. We went on a Tuesday and it seems this is the weekly bingo night and a lot of the tables were booked from 7pm onwards, so keep this in mind.

We made our first visit yesterday for drinks and food, and were amazed by the quality of service and food. Nothing was too much trouble and the person who originally helped us had his coat on ready to go home, but stayed on for quite some while (with his coat off!) to ensure that we were looked after. We later discovered that he was the GM - obviously he sets the tone for the whole place. Food was lovely too and we'll definitely go back!

Great service at Sunday lunch today. Thanks to Ella!

We ordered lots of small tapas dishes. That said the food wasn't great. Chicken wings all bones. The cheese straws were undercooked puff pastry sprinkled with herbs and hardy any cheese or flavour. Awful really. Cheese straws should be like brandy snaps but made of Parmesan cheese. The extra chips we ordered were chewy & cold. And the deep fried scotch egg was overcooked. All in all not a great first time experience. Pay before you eat so we just eat what little we could & left.

i came in for a drink and the service from harrison was 5 star!! he definitely goes above and beyond!!! would recommend

It was Saturday evening we'd been around the nature reserve and then marina for a walk, there was a chill in the air and we were ravenous! We went into a few places but no available seats, we were about to leave to get a takeaway for home but decided to just try H&W and were pleasantly surprised to find an available table for 2 in a cosy corner. We immediately ordered their porkbelly special on the recommendation of our waiter, and it didn't disappoint...the portions were huge (thankfully, as my partner and I were starving by this point) and delicious. I have been there before for a Sunday roast, and it was ace. It's definitely a great option if you're looking for yummy pub grub.

Sorry to write this as the server that helped us was really accommodating, but the food was a disappointment.Limp salad, bland roasts, tough meat, rare but tough unable to cut. We had already paid before the food arrived, a member of our party complained about the food but the server said there wasn’t much they could do. We were there for a birthday meal and it was disappointing to say the least. Won’t be returning as it’s the 2nd bad experience.

Dirty glasses small little salad for £15, 3 little bits of chicken, staff had no answer has to why it was so small and did not offer to put things right 😕 plus Guinness was flat, will never return shocking place to go,we did not pay come the end after staying for only twenty minutes, made are way to aqua for a lovely meal, why are the reviews so bad for this place, should have done my homework especially after pulling up and seeing staff outside the kitchen doors all smoking, 😡

Fabulous place, great coffee and environment

fab pub with vegan and gluten free options! dog friendly!

Food very basic. Small choice.staff efficient and friendly. Atmosphere good, chilled. Went on sunday 5.00ish. Had a brilliant guy singing, really enjoyed the entettainment 10 out of 10

Quite a nice pub style restaurant. A bit higher priceed than expected. It is a card only but no signs to inform you of this. 🤬

I was looking forward to going to this restaurant next week but having parked the car to make a reservation, we’ve received a fine of £100! There were no notices in view and parked there for just a few minutes. Rang restaurant and was told it happens to lots of customers and it’s an outside company. Feel totally gutted! Needless to say, we will never go to this eatery.

Last weekend turned up to book a table and received a £100 for parking in the car park directly outside the restaurant. Called the restaurant to explain and they didn’t want to know. Cancelled my reservation for next weekend now. DO NOT RISK GOING TO THESE COWBOYS

Came here last week and just received a parking fine. They said they have spaces we could use so we parked and now left with a fine!? Never coming here again especially as we do not live local and need to drive in

Nice location and like the design and overall feel of the place. Very nice outdoor seating overlooking the Marina and always enjoy a few drinks here. Haven't had a main meal here yet, but if the Starter 'nibbles' (BarBQue Chicken Wings with Triple Cooked Chips) whilst having a few drinks is anything to go by, it won't be bad. Great portion size and very delicious.

Excellent evening in a relaxed atmosphere but with excellent service and food choices and quality.

Fantastic marina side experience. Best meal in the area.

Lovely food and great service. Only problem is parking!

Not my cup of tea! Ale to cold and very expensive. Sterile atmosphere. Bar staff almost serve you begrudgingly. Card only, no cash is a big no for me also

Popped in with a friend to have a drink and chips, comfortable and friendly.

Lovely staff & delicious food. Didn't realise half the restaurant had been changed to dogs allowed, sadly we spent with a yapping dog.

Stopped in Portishead on business, cool place right on the marina and it was a lovely sunny evening so it was perfect. Food was decent and very friendly service. Recommended

Lovely place, cosy atmosphere and friendly staff. Thank you so much!