Otira and Chandos Social in Bristol, City of - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

This quirky little al fresco dining spot was a joy, even in the pouring rain! Very friendly staff made us feel welcome and the food was incredible! Best olives I’ve ever tasted, the ham croquette with blackberry was a revelation, the pollock was soft and juicy and the pork rib-eye so melt in the mouth. Very reasonable price too, could not recommend enough!

The service was abysmal. We didn’t get asked for our drinks order until about 20 minutes in. We grabbed a waiters attention but she told us her colleague would take our order, he didn’t, she ended up coming back later to take it. No one asked us for our food order, we had to ask multiple times. Our food didn’t come for an hour, despite us booking a 1.5 hour slot. We weren’t offered a complimentary drink or anything. They only gave us 6 of our 7 dishes but charged us for all of it. When the bill came, they had left their discretionary tip on! I then had to tell them we weren’t going to pay it. They had to refund us for our cokes after realising they had only given us 6/7 dishes. The dishes were small and we went away feeling hungry despite paying over £70 for dinner and one bottle of wine. I would never go back. The food was average and the service was bad.

¡Me encantó este restaurante! ! La comida era increíble, como nada que haya tenido antes y nuestra camarera fue tan tentativa, con una buena relación calidad-precio y definitivamente recomiendo tomar un mojito - ¡11/10! Los asientos al aire libre debido al coronavirus también son tan hermosos que definitivamente volverán.

Una primera visita para nosotros, durante el encierro, pero definitivamente no la última. La comida fue increíble y no puedo esperar hasta que el restaurante abra y podamos comer en él, después del cierre. Muchas gracias por hacer que el cumpleaños de mi esposo fuera tan especial.

Great food in a lovely environment, craeted and served with love. We ate in teh restaurant but I unedrstand the tapas in teh bar is just as good.

Having been open for a couple of years or so now, this is our second visit to this restaurant on the popular Chandos Road and is divided in to two halves with one side set up for more formal fine dining, and the other more casual. We were in the more formal side, and had the choice of a four course or two course menu. This setup seemed a bit odd I thought – with the two course, you could have a starter and main, or a main and desert. Why can’t you have all three if you wanted? And the four course was a fixed menu, other than the main, which you could choose. But all the other courses were fixed. Again, this seemed a little odd as the dishes were just picked from the two course menu, not anything different for the four course. My wife (understandably!) didn’t like the sounded of Jerusalem artichoke for pudding so asked if she could swap it for the rice pudding from the two course menu. They agreed we could, but the overall impression was that they were a little put out by this. We opted for the four course, and I can’t help thinking they’re underselling themselves a bit here. With a couple of pre-starters and a pre-desert, they could easily call it a six course, and may restaurants would. First up was sourdough with buerre noisette, house cured coppa and a seaweed broth. All was very good, the butter adding a great flavour to the bread, and the cold meat being very tasty. The broth was perfectly ok, although slightly less exciting perhaps. Next was salsify with shitake mushrooms, XO and confit yolk. This was very good indeed, a great flavour from the mushrooms and the XO (which I assume was the sauce from Hong Kong rather than the cognac, although this was not made clear) and the egg yolk was very unusual in that it was a really deep red colour, almost like a tomato. Then on to starters proper which was market fish baked in kombu with monks beard, sprouts and herb jus. Like many people I’m really not a sprout fan, but here it was just a few leaves so not too bad. The rest of the dish was again very, very good and a surprisingly generous portion as we were now on the third course. We both opted for the pork belly for main and this was smoked over Cuban coals and served with beetroot and aubergine. At the risk of being repetitive, this too was very good, with some great (i.e.; very crispy!) crackling and really tasty beetroot. A pre-desert of blood orange with ginger and horopito (similar to black pepper apparently, I had to look that one up) was very refreshing and then on to that rather bizarre pudding of Jerusalem artichoke with chocolate, malt and thyme. The artichoke was in fact just a blob of mousse, which I thought had not much in the way of taste, although what there was I wasn’t particularly keen on. My wife tried a spoonful though and really didn’t like it at all, so she was very glad she swapped to the rice pudding. This was just one component of three or four on the plate though, and the rest were very good, so overall, another good dish. I thought that this was a very good meal, one of the best I have had for a while. If I were being critical I’d say that some of the service was a little amateurish (perhaps our waitress was just rather inexperienced) and it’s not cheap with a 10% service charge slapped on top your not inconsiderable bill. Overall though, well worth a visit.

Food was good but we waited for more than 1h to see our first course...and another hour for the 2nd.

Heard good things about this place so gave it a try on a Saturday night. Layout and space is quirky ( though no art on the walls in the dining area which is very un-Bristol) but very nice. Menu is set price, we took the starter and main for £25 with a beer and a bottle of vinho verde, total bill just shy of £100. Not sure I understand the cocktail thing before a meal but we skipped them . I had salsify and shitake starter , my partner had the soba and pickled mussels followed by the guinea fowl and catch of the day ( Pollock) . It was all delicious but it has to be said the portions were tiny . There was no option to order any extras or sides and we left hungry . I’d have happily paid more for a bit more food ,whether that be bigger portions or the option to add an accompaniment. Interestingly we went for a drink across the road and got talking to some locals who said it’s a familiar topic with people who go for an after meal tipple. So for quality it’s a clear 5 but as an overall it scrapes a 4. And one last niggle, I’ll tip what I feel is due and don’t like the assumption it’ll be 10% and add it automatically please .

We visited for a valentine's meal. Otira had a fixed menu (7 courses I think) for the evening, and we could not fault any one of the dishes. Perfectly cooked and some amazing tastes and flavours coming through. It was a real delight to eat. Once we had sat down, very attentive staff. It was a little choatic on arrival trying to clear tables and get the next sitting under way, which would suggest not quite prepared for the busy Valentines evening. But we wouldn't want this to distract from the wonderful menu and food served. thank you for a delightful evening

Adds to my love of Chandon Road. Thoroughly modern twist on a Sunday lunch. Great booze list and friendly laid back staff. Setting is fun too. Go.

Went here with a group of friends today, amazing food, cocktail menu, really interesting and fun, we dined in the restaurant side but ordered from the tapas menu which can be arranged for larger group on certain nights. Love it.

Wonderful people (Kathryn is the BEST), food is delicious, especially the tapas and in particular the empanadas! The cocktails look lovely, the roast is amazing, etc etc. I am basically addicted. Even the list of teas is incredible. Go Go Go.

This was our 3rd time at Otira and it just seems to get better and better. We absolutely love it there, the food is awesome, the wine and cocktails are fantastic and the staff our brilliant. You couldn’t really ask for any more in my opinion.

Everyone loves a Kiwi – and this Kiwi in particular. His name is Steve and together with his delightful partner Kathryn they have created food that you won’t need to zip to the other side of the world for! Just as well because like us you’ll want to eat here again and again – whether it’s the divine Argentinian tapas dishes in the bar area – Chandos social or the New Zealand inspired fabulous fine dining in the Otira restaurant.

Delicious food very well presented at Otira last night. Great atmosphere, perfect service we will be back

Great Sunday lunch here. Friendly but not too intrusive staff, nice layout and really well cooked food. It’s not often that I come across Yorkshire puddings better than my own but these guys have nailed it.

Apart from feeling a little chilly the ambience of the restaurant is very pleasing. 4 of us came for Sunday lunch. Starters and mains were good. We suspected that the pavlova’s meringue was not ‘de la maison’. Rainforest bird calls in the loos quite amusing!

Thanks to the team for yet another excellent meal. The food and portions we're perfect, the flavours delicious and the staff friendly. We managed to secure a Sunday lunch booking which is part of their latest offering. The Sunday roast was pretty close to pefection...

We were visiting Bristol and had heard really good things about this restaurant which is tucked away in a residential area in Bristol. The restaurant is split into two areas. The left hand section is a lovely intimate Argentinian influences tapas style bar but we...

Came here for anniversary meal on a recommendation from a colleague. Food was exquisite an you get an amuse-bouche to start. We had three courses as we decided to splash out and we were not disappointed. You could tell every flavour was carefully chosen to...

We tried the tapas bar and must say that food is excellent, with some unusual flavour combinations to discover. Unfortunately the seating is not the best, especially if you’re placed on the big table behind the main entrance door. If they could accomodate seating differently...

Was a wonderful place to go. The staff were really friendly and the food was interesting and delicious.

Been here 3 times already and already can’t wait to go again. The food is always lovely and creative, the drinks selection is always great whether you fancy a beer, cocktail or wine and the service just tops it off. Thanks a lot guys

Really enjoyed almost all of the dishes in restaurant, beautifully presented with real attention to detail. Very nice wine list too. Service was excellent although it took a little long for our dishes to arrive. Space might benefit from something to deaden the sound a...

Wonderful tapas with a great focus on the use of bbq fish and veg. The restaurant is tight and cosy with a true tapas taverna feel, we are going back to to try out the New Zealand inspired menu in the partner restaurant next door.

Arriving from Cambridge, Oxford and Barcelona fur a business meeting the following morning, we were recommended to try this unique eatery. And thank f#%k we did. It’s perfect. The tasting menu, where the chef decides is truly exquisite. And it’s not really a tasting menu,...

I met a friend for dinner here one sultry May evening. There was a small group of friends in the tapas half of the restaurant, a couple of bar tenders and a pulsating soundtrack. I don’t get out so much any more, so the prospect...

This was an enjoyable dinner experience with family to a local restaurant. One of our party was a professional caterer, her comment - everything was spot on, ambience, customer service and excellent food and drink. Attention to detail was noted.

My wife treated me to a tasting dinner here, and I couldn't have been happier. The staff were wonderful, with a beautiful energy and subtle but friendly approach to the service. The food was outstanding, with some truly outstanding courses. Don't think there is anything...

Outstanding food- beautifully presented and intensely flavoured with brave bold combinations that worked every time. Service perfectly paced. A wonderful restaurant, we will be returning soon!

We actually ate next door to this place earlier the same day, at Wilks. We were highly recommended this place by a staff member from lunchtime, and spontaneously came here a mere few hours later for dinner (as lunch didn't fill us sufficiently sadly!). We...

I saw this on a list of top Bristol restaurants and it was the only one I hadn't heard of so decided to give it a try and was not sorry. Firstly the food in both Chandos Social (tapas) and Otira (restaurant) is delicious. The...

We went to the tapas side of the restaurant and sampled number of dishes. They are all very imaginative and tasty. Lovely place.

First visit to this restaurant and I was bowled over by the experience. We opted for the tasting menu of 6 courses which started with a perfect lobster bisque and then just kept coming with surprises. There is some seriously skilful work going on in...

Enjoyed a good dinner here. The restaurant is small and , the menu short and modern, and the waiting staff friendly. There was really very good bread with beurre noisette and an amuse bouche before the main event which were excellent. Both my starter of...

We visited Otira for a celebratory meal and the food was very tasty - especially the rabbit roulade and lamb. The atmosphere was also good with rustic decorations and a fully booked restaurant. However, the service was incredibly, painfully slow! It was a saturday night...

Food was amazing, great price to boot. Service was top notch couldn't of wished for a better experience.

Loved it. The restaurant is split into two and we (5) visited the more ‘informal’ tapas half on a busy Saturday evening. The staff were ace. Friendly and very efficient. The wine list is extensive. A terrific selection of tapas, all of which were of...

This is one of the very few places in Bristol where, if you want a really, really special meal (creativity, food quality, presentation, attentive service etc.), you can fnd it. Fixed price menu (£29 for 2 courses or £37 for 3) and wines starting at...

We had a lovely evening at Otira on Friday night. The food was just amazing - beautifully presented, and some original ingredients and combinations - and most important - were delicious. Portion size just right - not too much. Service was relaxed but attentive and...

From start to finish this was a wonderful experience. Otira, named after a town in New Zealand and home of the very inventive chef - has served superbly tasty food on each of our visits. The service was attentive, menus clearly explained and advice offered...

Loved the food here. Food combos were ambitious and for me, worked entirely apart from the dessert - the custard square was very bland. That said the bread, homemade butter and amuse Bouche of pigeon liver parfait were divine. This is clearly an experimental kitchen...

Dinner at Otira on a cold February Tuesday to celebrate a birthday was fabulous. Friendly greeting, good wine by the glass, lovely service and above all unusual flavoursome food. We had the £37 three course menu, with a choice of four different items for each...

Very good food at Otira and the portion sizes (for the 3 course menu) were just right - attentive service and a nice atmosphere too. The beer list was refreshingly diverse. Overall highly recommended :)

We are forunate enough to live just around the corner from this gem of an eatery. My wife and I ate here on Saturday evening (for the second time) and it was even better this time around. Favourites of ours were the octopus and the...

Went to Chandos Social (the tapas bar portion of Otira/Chandos social) for lunch in January and had a fantastic meal. Service was perfect, friendly and informative but never overbearing. They had a very good selection of alchoholic and interesting non-alchoholic cocktails which was fortunate as...

We have enjoyed two wonderful meals here - tasty, innovative tapas served by incredibly friendly staff in a lively atmosphere. Particularly recommend the prawns, octopus and steak.

This is a cracking little restaurant. The menu is small and to the point. Each dish is unusual, very creative and very tasty. The portions are ample, without being overwhelming. The staff went to some lengths to accommodate my dietary restrictions (low sugar diet). They...

The service is excellent and the food is good but the house wine is disproportionately expensive considering the set menu is 35 pounds.

What a lovely restaurant this is! Excellent tapas. Every mouthful delicious. Very good service in pleasant surroundings. Will definitely go there again.

Lovely relaxed atmosphere, utterly delicious food, charming staff, fabulous cocktails . You must visit!

For me one of the key ingredients for a successful restaurant is enthusiasm. Of course, it is important to use great ingredients, have flair in how you develop flavours and a nice space in which you serve the food. Although Otira has all these characteristics,...

We had dinner at the Otira & Chandos Social last night & it was a delightful experience. We were met by Kathryn who is a co-owner & runs the front of house with charm, friendliness & efficiency. The tapas part of the restaurant is beautiful...

Excellent setting and lovely restaurant/bar. The staff were all brilliant - cheerful, helpful and friendly. Great selection of drinks and excellent cocktails. The food.....was superb; excellent selection of really varied, interesting and thoroughly delicious tapas plates. Excellent.

Both Chandos social tapas and the main Otira restaurant are great. The food is always delicious and the staff are lovely. Definitely recommend.

We just love Chandos Social! The best tapas we've tried in North Bristol (notably the Bone Marrow Burgers and Pork Empanadas). Always a lovely warm welcome from Catherine and her team, really enjoy sitting at the bar working our way through the tapas and wine/sherry...

With one of its owners front of house and the other cooking and overseeing the kitchen, this is a fantastic Argentinian Tapas Bar, flanked by a wonderful restaurant serving exciting food with a New Zealand twist. Everything tastes great but the mini beef and marrow...

Very pleased to have found this. Some really interesting touches to the menu to bring tastes of NZ to the plate and a very welcoming and relaxed atmosphere. Having tried three courses, we are looking forward to trying the 5 course menu and trying more...

Having discovered Otira earlier this year we are now regular visitors and also visit Chandos Social for great South American inspired tapas, in a relaxed and friendly environment. Both have now become two of our favourite regular ‘go to’ restaurants in Bristol. Otira offers great...

There are 2 great places to eat here. Chandos Social is a small high end tapas bar which serves “Argentinian tapas” with seasonal locally sourced ingredients and greater inventiveness than your average tapas place. Great friendly service, interesting cocktails and bar treats and a good...

Could have eaten anything (everything!) on the menu. Great atmosphere, lovely staff, fantastic food. Highly recommended.

Service was great. Food was brilliant. £27 for an ok wine. Nana's tidal pool is a miss. Pumpkin ewes milk ice cream was excelent. Overall, great service, great food and great company.

From the outside you cannot begin to imagine the experience you are about to have. We went in, were sat very quickly and given the menu and some water. When we decided what food we were going to order the very knowledgable waiter paired the...

One of the best food locations in Bristol. Having had a great night at the resturant a while back I went back last night with friends to celebrate my birthday over tapas. What a great choice. Food was fantastic and the staff, they felt like...

Just been to Otira for a Friday evening meal. Very friendly and welcoming maitre d' and a relaxed environment. Interesting menu, my mum would describe it as fancy food, but it was really rather good. We had starter and main courses and all four dishes...

We love this great addition to the eateries of Chandos Rd. You will get a warm welcome to this restaurant from it’s co-owner, and the food speaks for itself. Delicious and reasonably priced - for example lunches of 3 tapas dishes (generously sized) for £12....

Happened on this restaurant by chance - what a bonus. Superb welcome and although a quiet Monday evening there was a lovely ambience. A very interesting tapas menu with lots of choice and a good wine and beer selection. Service was first class as was...

SPECTACULAR! and very good value for money, I would eat here every day if I could! The mini bone marrow burgers were out of this world!

We had a 5 course tasting menu. Very different from all the others. Original. Excellent service. Would definitely come back. We love the trout and the duck. Great summer menu. Looking forward to winter to sample what it has to offer.

Delicious fresh food, beautifully presented. Friendly knowledgeable staff helped guide us all the way to the wonderful puddings. Great wine choices too!

Great restaurant, nice ambiance, very friendly staff, delicious food and good value for money. Highly recommend it

Was on date night and we had the 5 course trust the chef it was amazing we both got different courses so we got to try so much more. All the staff were top notch and the food amazing. Definitely be back

Been to Otira & the Social with friends. We were previously fans of shop3, having been a couple of times & always impressed with the quality of food & wine. We opted for the tasting menu (chefs surprise) in Otira & Kathryn kindly allowed us...

Second visist just as good as the first. Great food, great service, varied menu. Looking forwatd to next visit already. ...

Lovely Tapas dishes. slightly odd arrangement of tapas bar versus restaurant but get over that and it's great. Interesting Kiwi chef take on Argentine tapas fused with New Zealand influences. Worth a try if you're in the area, especially for their lunch set menu £12...

We had a great meal here on a Friday evening; the restaurant was full but there's a laid back atmosphere. Service is friendly and efficient nevertheless. The chef seems to be able to invest the food with intense flavours; the clams and mussels 'cooked over...

The Trust The Chef option in the dining room is fantastic value : 5 courses (with a couple of surprises thrown in), different every time and with both diners in a party of 2 receiving different dishes. It's a really lovely restaurant space spread across...

Otira is a lovely restaurant. My partner and I were back in Bristol for the first time in 18months since moving to NZ. We were recommended to go for dinner here due to the New Zealand chefs. We went for the chef's choice menu so...

Very good food with interesting, fresh flavours. Great place to come for a special occasion. A real gem tucked away in Redland

We went to Otira for my birthday and it was absolutely wonderful. The service, the food and the wine. It is my favourite dining experience that I've had in Bristol and will definitely be going back. The food is incredibly reasonable for the quality. I...

A relatively recent opening in the ever popular Chandos Road area, this consists of both a tapas bar to the left and a more formal restaurant to the right and is in in fact the sister venue to Shop 3 Bistro in Clifton village, although...

I had a very impromptu visit whilst I was on holiday in Bristol a couple of weeks ago (I'm from Bristol as well so a bit of a staycation). I was moseying around Redland and took a look at the menu. I was then invited...

Wow, what a great experience in every respect. This is without doubt one if the best dining experiences in Bristol! The menu is both classic and unusual at the same time, with New Zealand influences and surprises along the way. We tried the five course...

This is a review of the restaurant side, as we’ve yet to try the tapas bar. Excited by everything on the menu, our group of four all chose the ‘trust the chef’ 5 course option. Between us we received almost everything dish on the list,...

We visited pretty much last minute and having visited other well known highly rated tapas restaurants in Bristol I can honestly say it exceeded expectations. The Parma Violette cocktail was to die for! Be careful, it doesn’t taste like alcohol but packs a punch. We...

Great find!! We went to Otira with firsttable and were so impressed with the food. We will definitely be back!!!

I had heard about Otira from a friend and I'm so glad I took her advice to book here as she's been raving about the place for some time. I booked for my husband's birthday and the staff and food at Otira made it a...

Four of us went for an evening meal on Friday at Otira. We were greeted by friendly staff and a cosy, uncluttered restaurant that was wheelchair friendly (no toilet facilities but I knew that in advance and planned accordingly) The menu gave us something different...

We took some visitors to this highly rated new restaurant on Chandos road. The menu was odd, with strange combinations, presumably to accommodate all of the foraged produce. None of us fancied any of the starters so we decided to have a main and dessert....

Great atmosphere and food; small menu offering interesting and varied dishes. Good selection of wines and the waiting staff were very attentive. If you’re not eating, you can have a drink at the bar. Highly recommend.

This is an excellent restaurant with a lovely atmosphere and a friendly and helpful member of staff who knows their wines and menu very well. The decor and ambience are very good and the tapas dishes are gorgeous. I highly recommend it!

Service attentive but not interfering, menu choice interesting and varied, wine menu great choice and for all purses, ambience very enjoyable. The food and flavours were Fabulous and so unusual but delectable. I advise anyone who enjoys eating beautifully presented and delicious food paired with...

We visited on a Thursday at lunch and enjoyed the 'three tapas for £12' deal with a glass of red. It was delicious, we really enjoyed our meal. I especially recommend the mussel escabeche and the pumpkin ravioli, both were delightful. Service was friendly and...

we have visited twice and the food on both occasions was lovely. The lunch menu is tasty and good value for money. second visit the service was slow waited 30 minutes between courses, however I am sure this will get better, worth a try.

Fab food, fab and fast service and fab atmosphere! Tapas food came out hot and fresh! Drinks were lovely and all for a VERY reasonable price.

Had tapas at lunch. Walked in on a Friday but best to give them a ring because it’s quite small. Nice environment with tapas bar on one side and full menu seating on the other. Warm welcome and reassured to see 3 chefs beavering away....