No.1 Harbourside in Bristol, City of

We came for lunch. The menu is limited at lunchtimes to brunch and toasties (not even their burgers which can only be ordered after 4pm) but everyone in our group found something they wanted, and we expected the limited menu would mean what they offered they would do well. Despite the limited menu, there was a very long wait for our food to arrive, and we weren't warned of this when ordering. When the food did arrive, it was disappointing. Portions were small for the price, and my cheddar cheese toastie ("The Gorge") must have had the smallest quantity of cheese possible; it tasted overwhelmingly of mustard. And the bread was partly burnt. With some chips, my part-burnt mustard toastie was a tenner. Rip off.

£15.75 for this brunch!!!! Crazy I am happy to pay for a special breakfast but l can get this and better at the wetherspoons

Very overpriced full english breakfast: expensive, small and not tasty

Vegan brunch was great, and the hummus a nice touch. Venue was quiet, service was friendly and the view is cool

Perfect place for a great coffee, lovely burger and piece of cake! Good atmosphere and friendly service. Will definitely be back!

We only stopped for a drink but the staff were very helpful and kind. Bit pricey for the cocktails but I suppose it is in a prime location.

Won't be returning. Had the vegan breakfast which was bland. Ridiculously small portion, especially for the price. Toilets need a thorough clean. Uncomfortable seating. Staff were friendly but didn't stand out for great service. I don't usually bother to write reviews but I was so disappointed with the food and portions that I felt the need

Chilled environment, friendly staff. Reasonable beer and cider range. Love it

Fantastic place with great food and great service.

Went for a beer after a concert not too buzy good service

Came for drinks. Friendly service, really nice cocktails. Expensive as hell but location can’t be beat.

Good place to sit and have a drink. Great location. Decent selection of drinks too.

Sat outside on a beautiful, sunny, Autumn Day from noon til sunset with a stunning view of the harbourside.

Nice produce, but most the food wasn’t hot enough to justify cost Latte was perfect though

We just had a few beers on the terrace overlooking the canal. Very spacious interior premises. Variety of draft beers. The attention was good.

Fabulous lunch. Best toastie ever - pulled pork gherkins cheese and mustard! Also amazing waffles with apples, ice cream etc. great service and great venue. Go guys!!

Poor service. 4 people behind the bar 3 were doing nothing. Long queue only to be told they were only doing one section of the menu which was on all the tables. We walked out and they didn’t care.

Breakfast was cold and expensive

Got a really good classic ham and egg sandwich

-Popped by for drinks -Friendly staff -Plenty of vegan wine -Nice decor -Cosy

Lovely staff, the worst full English I’ve ever had.

Went with a group of friends on a Friday night. The bar staff were great. But the bouncer came and asked us to be quiet. We were not drunk or raucous at all. It felt very strange to be singled out like that, so we moved on. Edit! Management contacted me and explained that the security is through a 3rd party and they've passed on my feedback. The bar staff themselves are awesome.

I should have kept walking. I arrived shortly after it opened and wanted to kill time before harbour festival started so opted for a brunch here. I watched tables that arrived after me get their food and drink first, it took 25min for my coffee to come out, and only after I prompted the lady who brought my food (but no cutlery). The £4.85 coffee was OK, and the view across the water was lovely, but the "Many Benny" Eggs Benedict was the worst Benedict I've ever had. The sausage was so dry that it felt like it had been either been reheated or sat under a heat lamp, the muffins texture felt stale and the hollandaise sauce tasted more like congealed melted butter. Finished with some onion seeds for decor but totally lacked in taste. Definitely not worth the £14 price tag. It's like this place tried to follow the Lounge cafe model in their design, but with a new Lounge opening just 100m further along the harbour I think they'll struggle to compete with their lower prices and consistent quality (I had a look at their menu on my way back and they're £4 cheaper). Up your standards to meet your prices or lose customers.

The most amazing and kind staff. Offered us chips as an apology for the long wait. After 50 minutes of waiting for the food, it was cold and disappointing. Would not recommend.

Hen do party for the morning after Amazing service Phenomenal food. Sadly didn't catch staff names. But they were phenomenal Prepared for large groups, paying seperately and ordering at the bar.

Lovely food and a really nice vibe. Sarah was very friendly

Really good food, really nice atmosphere and friendly staff. Sara in particular was really accommodating and friendly. Would definitely came again :)

We called in for a bite to eat at lunchtime and were so pleased that we did. The staff were all really friendly and welcoming and the food was delicious! We all had toasties and were pleased to have a choice of chips or salad (many other places are chips with everything). I had a roasted vegetable toastie which was very tasty. My companions both chose the classic ham & cheese and these also went down well. Tasty toasties! The thing I also loved was the commitment to using local, seasonal produce, which not only tastes good but is so much better for the environment. We’ll definitely be back.

Love this place! Visited on multiple occasions for drinks and food and am never disappointed. They also host live music events which are always great!

No. 1 Harbourside has a relaxed, casual atmosphere, with a variety of seating options inside and outdoors and a friendly and helpful staff. It is a great option for meeting your mates or taking in the heart of Bristol. The Truffle and Mushroom Beef Burger was a mouthful, and equally delicious.

Excellent service, staff are firendly and polite and the food and drinks are fantastic

Great location for having a casual drink or food in the evening with a cosy atmosphere and friendly staff. Rate very much

lovely venue and staff were great!

Popped in for some brunch one Saturday. Had the full Bristol. Portion sizes are great and the food was equally as great. Staff were very accommodating with my egg allergy and made sure my food didn't come in contact with eggs or had any on the plate. Really great location and atmosphere. Would highly recommend and would definitely go back.

Waited half an hour before asking the bar for an update on the full Bristol breakfast, told 5-10 minutes. Waiting another 15 minutes, asked Aaron the manager and was abruptly told “we’re busy” with no apology.

great food and drinks and staff are lovely :) 💕

Really friendly staff and a great atmosphere, had a fantastic meal and drinks there recently, 11/10, thoroughly recommend

Umami burger (vegetarian) with fries was good. Friendly service. View on the water

Food not what it used to be. Shame cos I used to really rate this place. Particularly disappointing brownie. So dry.

Great location and bar but you need to work on three things... Firstly, if there are three staff members behind the bar, stop your conversation (even if it's about work) and serve the customer! Secondly, if you're going to charge nearly £20 for a burger - don't serve a child's portion. Small bun and chips is fine, if there's a side of salad or coleslaw. Thirdly, clean the gents toilets - they stink!

I found a dead fly in my burger, luckily before I started eating. I took it back and the staff did not even apologise, they did give me another one but didn't offer me anything or seem to care about this. I used to come here for food, drinks and the atmosphere as well as to support a local business but needless to say I'll never come here again.

Popped in for a pre gig drink, place looking a bit tired these days but still a nice relaxing place. Good selection of beers from local breweries. Can't comment on food as we didn't eat there. What we saw coming out was mainly burgers.

Bar by the harbour, good range of drinks

Food quality has gone downhill in recent years. Used to have really good Buddah bowls and salad, now it's mostly burgers. Last visit the good service was rather slow (30+ mins for food)

Just had beers outside but the staff were V friendly, helpful & gave us tastes of various beers.

I drink here often enough but this was my first time getting food, because I had a voucher from the quiz. The burger was really good but the chips were awful, stale and cold. The food also took a long time to come and when it finally arrived (after my asking) no apology was made. Service and chips both need improving especially at £18 for a burger.

Great place if you wanted to order exactly 4 chicken nuggets for £8.50

Ordered breakfast at 11:15, food did not arrive until after 12. The college green vegetarian breakfast is already somewhat lacking as there are no veggie sausages on offer which was disappointing. It was however supposed to come with hummus and tomato, it didn’t. The beans are supposed to be homemade but didn’t appear to be any different to what comes out of a tin…. the ‘hash brown’ is more like a rosti. After a long wait, this was somewhat underwhelming, especially considering it is only £1 cheaper than the meaty breakfast. I’m glad I didn’t spend an extra £1.50 on an additional slice of toast or egg…!

Ordered breakfast at 11:15, food did not arrive until after 12. The college green vegetarian breakfast is already somewhat lacking as there are no veggie sausages on offer which was disappointing. It was however supposed to come with hummus and tomato, it didn’t. The beans are supposed to be homemade but didn’t appear to be any different to what comes out of a tin…. the ‘hash brown’ is more like a rosti. After a long wait, this was somewhat underwhelming, especially considering it is only £1 cheaper than the meaty breakfast. I’m glad I didn’t spend an extra £1.50 on an additional slice of toast or egg…!

£8.80 for a warm glass of box wine.....nah man, stinking behaviour. Plus the women's toilets were a travesty.

Just bad quality food really. Croque Monsieur with a tiny sliver of ham in it overpowered by way too much mustard, and poor quality 'beschamel', which was just half melted cheese. The toasties were not fully toasted. My friend ordered "the Goat "toastie which was, unfortunately whilst sounding nice on the menu, pretty vile. The spinach in it had been overcooked to death and was stringy and texturally gross. I was going to take it home as thought my friend was being fussy but after trying it, I really didn't want any more. We unfortunately didn't receive any check on our food at all. I went to the bar and mentioned that my friend didn't like it, had barely touched it, but unfortunately nothing was offered. So I ended up spending another 12.50 buying an eggs royale for my friend so they could eat. The eggs royale was spot on. All in all, felt something could have been done or offered, the food should should have been much, much better for the prices they charge. Maybe I should have kicked up more of a fuss but in the end I just wanted to leave and unfortunately, in more ways than one, left with a bad taste in my mouth.

Very busy on lights festival night. Our food came out in reasonable time .sadly Our cheese burgers were very bland and dry /overcooked .. The fries were awful ; frozen and not freshly cooked and obviously had been kept warm for ages. They were like damp cardboard. If you are so busy why are you not serving freshly cooked chips? No excuse. Toilets dirty shabby and horrible. When we told the waitress our chips were like cardboard , she just mumbled sorry and cleared the table. All image and no substance . Relying on its location . Avoid

I always recommend this place to people whenever they’re looking for something in Bristol for food or drinks. However, this time i was very disappointed. I ordered a veggie burger and a water at the bar where someone gave me can of water. Took it back to the table and there was black dirt all over the can so i took it back to swap it for a cleaner one. The same person who served me before said all of the cans are like that and i can swap for something else. I say it doesn’t matter and they clean the top of the can with a dirty looking cloth. As im pouring the drink into my glass im trying to avoid pouring in the black dirt so off to a good start. Next, i start to eat my veggie burger what i think tastes like meat. My friends tastes it and says she thinks it’s definitely meat. A guy comes over and asks if everything was okay and we explain what happened and he goes back to the kitchen. A few minutes later he says there was something of a mix up and apologised. Sometimes these things happen but giving a vegetarian BEEF is a big no no. And dirty cans of water. He offers us a brownie which we decline and offers us 2 free drinks instead. Staff dealt with it but didn’t really seem to be that bothered. Unfortunately won’t be returning or recommending again

£6.50 for a poorly poured, thin as water Guinness. Unfortunately, I would not recommend

A beautiful place that invites you to linger and sip cider.

I think it’s outrageous that a restaurant would have such little confidence in their food standards that they don’t know if a basic breakfast has nuts or shellfish in it. Kitchen couldn’t be bothered to think about it and server didn’t care

Great staff, nice bar, good draught lagers.

I really like this place, good ales on offer and very relaxed inside.

Super chilled atmosphere in the harbour side! Perfect for a pit stop, went for the burger and chips and I was not disappointed. The burger was outrageously good! The chef is truly doing the lord's work, give that man a raise. Front of house staff were friendly and accommodating and I felt right at home the entire time.

Great burgers, staff super friendly even with our large group

Excellent vegan burger, fries are some of the best I ve ever had. Both and a drink for 15 pound is also quite the deal.

Managed to get a table, and glad we did the burgers were amazing and the dirty fries were delicious. If we ever come back to Bristol we will definitely pop in again. Dog friendly Good music Friendly staff

First time for me and my girlfriends, Popped in on the off chance. A nice warm welcome... I'm very fussy with food. However these guys accommodate me very well and executed my requirements amazingly. Great customer service. On a slightly negative tone, the toilets.... bit smelly, this really needs to be addressed. Keep up the good work guys, you're good friendly bunch!! Would definitely recommend and will definitely pop in again when next in the area.

Great little bar/cafe at the waters' edge near the centre of the city. Good choice of craft ales, bottled beers & ciders, decent range of food & pleasant combination of staff & punters. Nice little bolt-hole in the winter, great waterside bar in warmer months.

Lovely people great atmosphere! Good for company drinks!

Nice filling burgers and great beer to wash it down with.

Best chicken burger in Bristol, no lies. Never heard of a Korean chicken burger but omg it was amazing. Just perfect, can’t vouch for the place enough. Friendly staff, and warm atmosphere. 100% coming back

I went after lunch, so the place was very quiet. The burger was good, as was the hot chocolate. Excellent service. I sat outside and watched the canal and people passing by, jugglers and buskers rehearsing for the evening crowd. Nice place.

This place was amazing! Food was served quick and staff were delightful :) Really recommend the vegan burgers, they were delicious!

Thanks to all for a great meal today. There were 6 of us over 3 generations and all came away saying what great food & fab customer service👏👏👏

Love it! Don’t serve cocktails after 10 - so you can get served so much faster, all the bars in Bristol take forever to get served because of cocktails

So polite, booked an hour in advance over the phone super easy, food is reasonably priced for the quality you get!!

Nice to have a chill day having a few beers

Some friends and I came here for lunch along with their 2-year-old little girl. We'd reserved a table (via email or phone, can't book via website or OpenTable) and the service was friendly and attentive, the food was fab and the atmosphere was lovely! Little 'un was well catered for, there's a good kids menu but we ordered something off-menu that was smaller, which the staff were more than happy to do for her. Restaurant provided crayons and some colouring-in options for her, so she was kept entertained. Would recommend to anyone who's not sure where to take a toddler in central Bristol!

Tolles, zentral gelegenes Restaurant mit lokalem Bier und regionaler Küche. Das Bier ist sehr gut und für den kleinen Hunger zwischendurch gibt es auch Angebote. Freundliches Personal und tolles Ambiente.

Great location to meet. Airy with outside seating; live music Sat eve. Loads of vegan/veggie options.

Went here for a breakfast before we made are way home. The food and coffee was very good!! Staff were very good as well.

A large group of us came for brunch, they were really friendly and accommodating. Great to enjoy the harbourside sat outside!

Had a great Latte staff friendly x.

Nice place to stop off and have a few drinks right on the waterfront didn't hav

Had a excellent breakfast here ,staff are friendly, the food isn't instant ,and it isn't a long wait,just long enough to know you've had a fresh prepared meal. Excellent views of the harbour if the weather is nice enough to sit outside. My only slight negative which made me not give 5 stars was the cappuccino. I feel the coffee has decent flavour, but I prefer a more dense frothy cappuccino. Will return again as a thoroughly great location with great food.

Great location along the water. Grab a table and order at the bar. Good to see they're a living wage company. Very nice social atmosphere. Food was great. Had a goats cheese toastie. Slightly let down by a couple rude homeless who also frequent the area as we didn't have any change for them.

THE cool spot in this area. Cool staff. Great music. Laidback athmosphere. Lots of nice beers. Decent diversified people and crowd Rather kind staff. Of course toilets could be better kept…

Right in the middle of the harbourside area so it gets mobbed with hen parties and tourists but there are some good drinks to be had here and it's less trendy and crowded than some of the dreadful places around it. Worth a visit if you are around the harbourside area of the city

Disgusting toilets. Had one drink and left

Cold, small portions of food. Staff didn't care and the place was dirty. We worried it has been plated up.hours before and insufficiently warmed up in the microwave

Ordered ‘The Bristol’ toastie which is sausage, bacon, cheese and onion. Undercooked sausage, the fattiest bacon which had the smallest amount of actual meat to it and due to the cheese being grated it was just unevenly spread on the toastie and somehow not even melted? For £12 I was expecting something a lot better than I received. Very disappointed.

Great place for drink and bite to eat. Friendly staff. Toilets would do with a good clean.

Great bar for drinks nice views over the harbour lovely to watch the sunset with a cider.

Bern here before loads of times and food and service has been good. This time chips were frozen out of a bag even though charged £4 for hand cut chips. One star is for the assumed manager telling us with a smirk that there was a person cutting the chips by hand as we spoke (on a busy Friday night I don't think so). Not good to be fobbed off mate.

Staff were well meaning, but just couldn't get anything right. Poached eggs were overdone and the food wasn't the warmest when it came out. Mushrooms were also sliced to within an inch of their lives and very soggy. Most people in our group had random items included or missing from their orders. A complete loss of control by the kitchen. Other than that the food and coffees weren't too bad.

Please do not waste your time or money ! The staff could not get any slower ! Waited over 1 hour for poached eggs ! Food terrible and cold , over priced ! Drinks cold , completely diabolical !!!

Not interested in service. Felt I was interrupting her conversation with the other 6 staff members that were standing around doing nothing.

Only had drinks here but staff were quick and friendly

This place is just awful. From the staff to the food. 🙈 Sat outside with my husband and sons and from the outset it looked lovely. Went in to order food. Something was right with the till so the girl took my order (part of) had to ask someone else working there for help. He asked me what a wanted- again. He was unsure, went to get someone else. I was asked again what I wanted to order. After a long 20 mins of trying to order we finally got there. Eventually the food came out. 2 toasties. The man said ‘anything else’ to which I replied- yes, the rest of us. 15 minutes later he came out to say it hadn’t gone through the till and they’ve just started cooking it. Eventually came out and goodness me. Disgusting. Everything seemed so unclean firstly. One meal had an eyelash in it. The hash browns looks more like squares of burnt stuffing. The spinach was soaking wet, mushrooms tasted like they had been sat in a pan with old oil for an age. Poached egg solid in the middle, sausage grizzly and pink inside. Just awful. I spoke to a member of staff as most of the food was left and he agreed to give me £20 refund. However, this didn’t come without its awkwardness of staff staring, whispering, nudging each other. Very unprofessional. I won’t return and I’m sorry I can not recommend.

Good pub, seating outside is a little rickety and tight together but some great beers on tap at reasonable enough prices for fancied up IPAs etc (5-6.50£). Also nice they have some gluten-free ales!

The place is fine, but for the price it could have been a little better. The food was a little over cooked and the service slow, however the staff were very friendly.

Amazing burger and chips. My son was in heaven. Perfect for pre theatre food and people watching. Lovely staff, really friendly.

Stopped here for brunch, due to the location which is 5* Unfortunately the food does not match the location, I had the worse tasting toastie I have ever tried. 'The Bristol' which is simply Cheese, Bacon, Sausage & Onion should be a winner but it was far from.. under cooked sausage, over bearing Cheddar, a mountain of onion and minimal bacon. A huge portion of salad just slopped to the side. My friend had the Eggs Florentine, although an improvement on the Bristol, was again very average not living to the price or location of the restaurant. If the food matched the location, decor & price undoubtedly would be a great spot, unfortunately leaves a lot to desire.

Great spot for a casual drink or bite to eat. Always a good atmosphere and a good choice of local drinks (Cider and Beer)