Left Handed Giant Brewpub in Bristol, City of

A very popular place right opposite castle park, at the centre of bristol city. With a large outside seating space and a full three storey inside seating, it is one of the largest pubs in the area. It has great pizza and side options, and is unique in the fact that all the food they serve is vegetarian but absolutely lovely. A unique selling point is that it is a brewery, and you can see some of the processes. As such it has a changing variety of very diverse beers, ciders and ales. The third floor also has a games area and has a young vibe. Altogether a very busy and vibrant place specially on the weekends.

Wonderful place, wonderful beer, wonderful name.

Great place with a large tap list. Loved it. I went on a Friday afternoon so it was a little bit crowded and it was difficult to get a table. Food is not amazing

Great little brewpub with veggie based pizzas and sides. I enjoyed the fruit sour based beers. I think this place will be on my list of places for a beer in the summer months.

Always get it right - a relaxed large place for great meet ups and lovely drinks. It's a brewery with a pizza oven, so the focus is on different but nice drinks and great tasting pizza. Fab bar staff with swift attentive service. Recommend

had pizza and two glasses of wine. the pizza was both beautiful and delicious, with perfect sun dried tomatoes and light dough. the pub itself has such a cool interior, with a warm atmosphere!! had a lovely time would definitely go again.

A vast array of beers reminiscent of Brussels. Enjoyed their pizzas and trendy atmosphere.

Was hanging out with a couple of friends here when we got hungry. We decided to get some pizzas but didn't expect much. Let me tell you, never did I think that pesto and grilled chicken would turn out to be my new all-time favourite pizza toppings. Top-tier pizzas at the Left Handed Giant. Get some drinks and pizzas, enjoy the view of the Harbourside with your friends. Shabby likes this place so check it out cause SHABBY SAID SO!!!

Great pizzas and a huge selection of beers. Some real surprises there (Kölsch outside of Köln?? Unheard of) - very nice!

The staff were unbelievably rude. Really not worth the drinks and food.

We were walking in the castle park and figured out this hidden gem! Popped in for a quick drink before going out to dinner. Great beer options for everyone to taste with cool music and great ambience. I had a beer flight, and it was a great choice. There were many pizza options, but I left for next time. Will definitely return for a drink!

Popped in for a quick drink before going out to eat at Lamaya. The atmosphere here was great. So many people enjoying themselves in the sunshine overlooking the river. Loads of options for beer. The West Coast Pale Ale was incredible. The guys and gals serving were very friendly and went about their job in a very professional way. We even bought a T shirt and a pint glass as presents. Overall a lovely couple of hours.

Fantastic brewpub in a stunning location right by the water. Pizza menu looked great although didn't try one. Huge selection of beers, good music, buzzing atmosphere and was busy with seats inside and outside. Came here from cheltenham following a recommendation and will be back for sure, apparently the beers get changed every few weeks and next time I'll have the pizza too

Great vibes but the place needs to have more staff. 1 bar staff working on a Saturday night; and on the top floor, where you've the pool table and darts

Such a gorgeous building, friendliest service and the blueberry grapefruit beer is one of the nicest beers I've ever had !

You could tell it was a local hangout as all we heard were British accents which was lovely. Everyone was enjoying themselves and having a great time. Service was a little slow as it seemed like there were no clear “lines” for food and oftentimes you’d get passed up in line by others ordering beer. Regardless of this—-their pizza was delicious. We forced ourself to take home the leftover instead of watching an entire pizza each.

Epic spot for a craft beer. Really trendy and an epic location!! Well done to this team.

A lovely place with a strong sense of self. You've got food, in-house brewed beers, darts and pool, all in a lively setting. I would definitely recommend passing by! It is, however, on the higher range of prices for drinks and it can get crowded, but still worth it.

Great spot for drinks. We were lucky enough to grab a great table which gave us a view of the water and Castle Park opposite us. Really welcoming staff who were lovely although it was a little busy. Will definitely return for a drink!

Great setting and venue. Staff all very helpful. Beers were fab. All round top place. Very cool. Need to visit again

Great beers and amazing pizzas as well!

This was a nice brewpub right by the water. Service was great! The margarita pizza was tasty! And the overall atmosphere was very relaxed and laid back on a Friday afternoon.

This was a nice brewpub right by the water. Service was great! The margarita pizza was tasty! And the overall atmosphere was very relaxed and laid back on a Friday afternoon.

I highly recommend visiting here! The best Brewepub I've ever been in the U.K

What a great pub/brewery. Really great atmosphere, background music, and superb selection of beers, even gluten free. Spent a lovely few hours there 👍

Disappointed to discover when trying to order gluten-free pizzas that they aren’t available for coeliacs - we were told we weren’t allowed to place an order as it couldn’t be guaranteed that pizzas would be gluten free. Whilst we understand the concerns, we were frustrated and disappointed that the online menu doesn’t explain that gluten free pizzas are not available for coeliacs. Please consider adding this information to your social media to prevent disappointment.

Great selection of beers on tap, including low/non-alcoholic beers. Tasty pizzas. Often busy with a good atmosphere.

Enjoyed a couple of drinks here. Nice selection and a generally fun atmosphere (although you’re likely to also find overly loud and drunk stag/hen dos). Staff were friendly and nice to see a range of vegan pizza options (although we did eat here). Great place near the river with seating upstairs as well.

Great brewpub, excellent choice, good food Excellent accessibility with a wheelchair accessible toilet on the ground floor using a radar key (spare behind the bar if you don't have your own)

Still my favourite place to visit in Bristol at anytime of year. Great beer, friendly staff and a fantastic location. You would be a fool not to visit...

Stop here on your way to Temple Meads station. Ask for a can to take away. Ask them to decide what to give you. Never disappoints! Top notch. Also there's free pool and darts upstairs.

Lovely Brewpub in Bristol city centre. I am stunned by the fact that you must cross a bridge to enter the pub. Then you enter in this modern and fresh place which has given me only positive vibes. Beers and Ciders are top notch and the atmosphere allows you to enjoy the drinks. We had some food as well, a classic pizza made with fresh ingredients and had a great taste. Will be back soon!!

This place is nicely situated on the water and has a fun, easy going vibe. They have a large selection of beers to choose from and also wine and cocktails at reasonable prices.

Stopped by for drinks and what a great decision! A very cool atmosphere and great selection of beers. We enjoyed 4 types of IPA and all were great. A little gem!

Great food and atmosphere, loads of cool pints. This one staff member was really great at moving the barrel, I didn't catch their name though

We were staying in Bristol for the weekend and just round the corner from the brewery and came here to try the beer. It’s a lovely place, the beer was great, the location was really good being next to the river, there was a really good atmosphere. The only thing that let it down, and was said in other reviews, that some of the staff could have done with a smile and seem To like they want to be there rather than being forced

lovely beers. a good place to hang out.

Plenty of drinks to choose from in super location right on the river. River taxi stop directly opposite. Has a few floors and can get busy but definitely worth a visit especially if staying in the hotel nearby. I did not get to try their Pizzas this time but hopefully next time I will with a few more pints to try too.

Amazing vegetarian and vegan pizzas, with a great choice of beers, including an excellent alcohol-free IPA. Lots of seating available over 3 floors, pool tables and darts boards on the 3rd floor, and really friendly bar staff. The perfect place for any occasion!

A spacious riverside bar, specialising in beers. Big selection of beers, but they also had a decent wine menu, so I opted for orange wine. Plenty of seating space, indoors outdoors and upstairs. They also do food, but didn’t try any.

Cool music with great beer. The only thing I would say is that the staff are all quite miserable. The pizza was tasty but took a long time to come out and all at different times.

Fantastic selection of fresh beer in a brilliant setting. We went on a sunny Friday afternoon and the place had a really nice buzz to it. I can imagine it gets pretty hectic in the downstairs seating, but there's additional seating upstairs which seemed much quieter. Located in a fantastic building, there are a huge range of beers available on tap at 1/3, 2/3, 1/2 and pint measures depending on the style and your preferences. We tried some pales, wild fermented beers, a fruit sour and a cider and all were top notch. Pizza is available from Pizza is Lovely, but we didn't try on this occasion. Wonderful to see that all the pizzas are vegetarian and can be made vegan on request, though I imagine the choice of meat-descriptors on the menu might confuse some people. In all, brilliant setting and brilliant beer. Can't wait to go back!

Did the Brewery Tour today and was absolutely amazing. My second visit and I plan on many many more after feeling so welcomed and trying some delicious different beers! Big thanks to Grace our guide who made the experience 20/10 !

Woman behind the bar with blond baby lights couldn't care less about you. Miserable face didn't say she was free. No thank you's, no smile. Vibes are good but that's the clientele. Beer excellent though.

Mid afternoon drink. Plenty of room. Friendly staff. Most importantly, fantastic beers.

Customer comes second in this place. Rude service from the bar just shouting ‘next’. Group ordered 10 pizza’s and a hatful of beer. 9 came to the table and the waitress supposedly counted 10 pizza trays after she took them away.

Went to the brewery tour, which was led by Grace who was great, lots of info and passion about the beer produced. Learnt a lot and drunk beer, what more could you want, great value for money.

A great range of beer, cider, stout and porter. I tried local and some french real ale too. Reasonable pricing. Great atmosphere. Lovely location, all good.

It's a very impressive venue, but the service was terrible, and it was on a day where it wasn't very busy at all. As it was our first time there, we hadn't noticed the table numbers, and the barman was very rude and belittling about the fact we were asking about ordering food without having a table number first. When I returned with a table number, it was the same barman, and even though I remained polite with "please" and "thank you"s he did the whole transaction without using any of these words. We ordered a pizza, and it took about half an hour to arrive and was stone cold.

Great place to meet up with friends. Eclectic beer selection and great pizza. All pizza is vegetarian and available vegan.

It took the staff 35 minutes to bring one pizza, after multiple people who had ordered after us got served. Further to this the staff is rude and prices do not reflect the quality of the drinks or food

One of the best pizza in the UK!! Rich flavor and great texture.

We had great beers at this pub, great quality. The place has 3 floors and it was full full. Very nice atmosphere!

Absolutely brilliant place! The beers are delicious, the staff are lovely and the pizza are scrumptious! Love that the menu is all vegetarian & vegan!

One of the best pizza in the UK!! Rich flavor and great texture. The atmosphere is also lovely and vibrant, perfect for a chill night with friends.

Nice selection of beers including gluten-free. Scored low on the atmosphere due to the club-style so-called music, just someone banging on a Heinz tin of beans.

Lovely place, they pride themselves on serving you quickly. The IPA's are tremendous. Nice pizzas too. Highly recommend :-)

Excellent craft brewery. Varied and with food. Also with very good views of the river. I loved it.

Love this place, and we come here regularly! The pizzas are delicious, and I believe all vegetarian as well. They also have a massive beer selection, including sours and ciders. Super friendly people as well, and if you sit in the outside area on a sunny day you get a nice view of the foot bridge.

Gotten a bit too woke for our taste. Annoyed that they say things like “shredded chicken” on their pizza menu without even putting an asterisk or something on “chicken” and serving it standard with a meatless substitute. THAT’s NOT CHICKEN!! smh

Beer is excellent, Pizza not good, no seasonings, not true to desciption

Great drafted beers! Plus, you can play pool and darts. Nice place to go for a pint with friends.

Went here early doors on a Saturday and tried a flight of 4 pale ales - all good. Plenty more where that came from on tap. Nice setting on the river with an open-sided section looking out over it which would be popular on a warmer day. Will certainly be back on my next visit to the city

A lovely vibe and nice beers, but pizza was awful

I don't usually eat vegan food, but need to admit I had the best no-meat meatballs. The beer offer is also good, especially if you like hazy IPAs. Pizza is much better than many places in Bristol but not in par with a proper Italian place Will go back for sure

Excellent brewery pub in the centre of Bristol. The bar staff were extremely knowledgeable and helpful, allowing us to taste some samples before selecting our preferred beer.

So good the first night in Bristol we came back the Saturday night and stayed til closing. Great staff and great selection of craft beers. Lots of seating available upstairs with views onto the water and just a nice friendly place.

Fresh and varied selection of amazing beers. The design of the space is incredibly well considered, from seeing the brewery where your beer is pouring directly from, right down to the tap handles.

We found this place when out walking one afternoon in Bristol and loved it. Excellent selection of beers and a couple of really nice ciders on draft. We went twice and sat upstairs (at a low table) and downstairs (at a high table with stools) and both were equally comfortable. We were very tempted by the food but ended up not eating anything on these visits, will hopefully do so in future. There's dart and pool upstairs and it's dog friendly so you see some great well behaved pooches. Would definitely recommend for an evening out.

Great beer, great pizza, just took a little too long to get the pizza.

Didn't eat so haven't scored that. Very open, can be a bit drafty but the drinks are nice and it has a good vibe.

Busy, vibrant bar with great beers. Popped in on a Thursday early evening for a few drinks. The place was busy with a good atmosphere and friendly punters. Really enjoyed the Mosaic cask ale and bought one of their cool Left Handed Giant t-shirts.

Great beer, amazing pizza and the best math rock playlist I’ve ever heard in a pub!

Being half Italian I was skeptical of the no meat offering but went for the Bits & Pieces Pizza. One of the best pizzas I’ve eaten in a long time. Base was thin and crispy with an amazing think but airy crust and the toppings were proper quality! So well priced. All this plus the excellent beer offering and chilled out environment. Perfect.

Called in to sample same beers, a great choice available. There was fabulous buzz to the place. The staff were very friendly. Really enjoyed it and will be back soon.

The best beer in Bristol is here.

Great location for beers and views along the river.

Family birthday drinks in between waiting for a dinner reservation elsewhere. Great choice of beers and ciders especially on the lower floor, less choice upstairs but not a problem as there is a lift to convey your purchases! The grandchildren thoroughly enjoyed their visit especially as they were able to play darts and pool without too much of a wait. Lovely to see its both child (before 8pm) and dog friendly. Another bonus being able to sample a few as I couldn't make-up up my mind, as I am not normally a beer or cider drinker. A great few hours with a good atmosphere and service. We will be back when we next visit Bristol

My favourite hangout in Bristol. Fresh, tasty craft beer and ‘normal’ lagers for the normies

Popped in to see family who were there with friends. Pizzas look really good. Dog friendly.

Nice place for a pint, would come back here again

I had Bits & Pieces pizza. It was amazing the crust was fresh and very good as well. My friends picked Truffle one that they loved as well. Great place to hang out with your friends.

The pizza is fantastic and the beer is also delicious. Not cheap, but worth a visit!

We've been in to both the St Phillips Taproom and Finzels Reach Brewpub many times and our visit was their usual high standards. We were in about 830 on Friday 26 Jan and it was busy but not rammed & we sat a table downstairs - the first thing that struck us was the absolutely terrible music coming out of the speakers, we have diverse music taste but it sounded like someone had left their own play list on and it was into the deepest depths of their playlists. Not exactly early evening chilled tunes Service at the bar was unusually dreadful too - normally the staff behind the bar are really on it & helpful but on this occasion I stood at the front of the bar - ( front of well there was no queue) for over 5 minutes - a chap in a red waistcoat looked at me then spun his corkscrew and wandered off - other staff just seemed not to be focussed and then just served others. I had to check what I was wearing as genuinely thought I had my cloak of invisibility on. We eventually managed to order drinks and a couple of Pizzas. Looking around there seemed to be lots of tables with empty glasses on that hadn't been collected again not what it's usually like. Although after 10 minutes or so a staff member went round and gathered up a stack of glasses half as tall as them. Even the Pizzas weren't up to scratch, they arrived 5 minutes apart & my partners one was lets call it "Welldone" now I appreciate the Pizzas are separate and maybe it was a combination of all the above, but it really wasn't what we've experienced before when visiting. Will it put us off from coming back, I'm not sure but it certainly won't encourage us to come in. All in all I'd rate our visit 5 out of 10. Nudged up by the beer. Just to say I did email this feedback to the LFG team but got no response

Genuinely the best pizza I’ve had In a while

Quite a thing. Be here, enjoy and wonder at the genius if a brewery that runs a running Club. Great food, great beer and stay quirky!

Many options for beer and cider here. Something for everyone one's taste. Also have a large pizza oven, out door seating with blankets for those chilly days. Real ale is served from 2 hand pumps, a mild and a bitter. Can be lively beer and needs topping up, you have to ask!

Amazing selection of beers. Slow service. Go for the drinks but give yourself some time. I had a couple of IPAs and they had wine for the wife

LHG Brewpub in Bristol has officially won my heart as the go-to spot for the best pizza in town! The star of the show is undoubtedly the butternut squash pizza – a flavor explosion that defies pizza norms. The crust is perfection, the toppings are artfully crafted, and every bite is a slice of happiness. Theres always a great atmosphere as locals and visitors alike all love this place. Now, here's the kicker – I'm not a beer enthusiast, but LHG's brews are a game-changer. Somehow, against all odds, I always end up finding a beer that I not only tolerate but genuinely enjoy. The beer selection complements the pizza marvelously, creating a perfect pairing for every palate.

The best atmosphere around with a killer selection of beers. Massive shout out to the LHG run club which meets here on a Tuesday. Nothing beats a beer post run.

If you like beer this is a great place but if you want something else - even a shandy- don’t bother. They only take card; the seats are uncomfortable and I saw a barman picking his nose - yuk!

Excellent selection of interesting lagers (no real ale during my visit), at prices you need a bank loan for. The most expensive ale on a visit last week would amount to £13.50 should you want a pint of it. Got very noisy as the evening progressed with the type of men who come from the Brian Blessed School of Conversation. There aren't (or I couldn't see) any chairs with backs, so you have to manage sitting bolt upright on rock-hard benches. I admire what they're doing here, but it's very expensive and physically uncomfortable.

They do not accept cash. When asked, the bar staff said "I guess it's just better for us" - well it's not better for people who don't have access to a card, a bank account, value their privacy, autonomy, or just generally feel that exchanging legal tender for goods and services should be protected. Drink somewhere else.

LHG always make a great beer and turns out their pizzas are 10/10 as well

Staff are so rude. Every time without fail over the last 2 years. LHG was the first place in Bristol I went to when I moved here. I have no idea why they are all so miserable and stroppy. Pizza is good. Beers are alright, generally more hazy than other parts of the UK.

Good beer. Good pizza. Good atmosphere.

This was my first visit here and I was disappointed. The beer, although excellent, is very expensive in comparison with pubs nearby. You cannot pay with cash and I, personally, didn't think the building had much atmosphere.

Lovely pub, great choice of beers. Friendly staff

Nice atmosphere. 'Feels Like Heaven' is one of the best beers I've ever had

Good pub and great beer, however.....staff don't look interested, generally monosyllabic and non smiling! Also wanted some snacks to go with beer - menus on table....however when went to order was told kitchen closed....so why have menu on the table and where does it say anywhere what the kitchen hours are? Pretty lousy experience imo - as I specifically wanted to go here for my birthday and was disappointed in service!