Quay St Diner in Bristol, City of - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

A good city centre location for US-style brunchy food and burgers, hotdogs etc. You'll also get British breakfast items here and good tea and coffee. They also do bottomless prosecco and cocktails. Beer selection is mostly Camden with Budvar and Estrella Galicia. White, red and rose wine available too. There's no children's menu that we could see, so it may not suit very young kids who prefer plain food.

Brilliant food, excellent service. Will definitely come again.

We’ve been here a few times now and every time the staff that work there are so friendly and so attentive. Food is great and will keep coming back.

Quay Street Diner is a nice restaurant to visit for some food and a hang out. The place is quite popular and always has a good atmosphere. The food was cooked and was of good quality. Weren't a fan of some of the quirkier dishes but I appreciate the effort!

I had the parm and some tenders and found both pieces tough and the tenders lack seasoning. The chicken parm was awful, no parmesan and the sauce was lukewarm and lacking. It seems like the burgers are the main thing about this restaurant, though I don't recommend the chicken at all.

Had a super brunch session with two of my friends this afternoon! I had a vegan burger, and my friends had bacon with pancakes and the chicken Parma. All of them looked delicious, but for me my burger was probably one of the best vegan ones I've ever had - will definitely be back for another one! Very much recommend this place, it was quite quiet which was a shame, but the atmosphere was awesome (music was eclectic but brill!) and the staff are super nice and helpful.

Lovely food and really friendly service, would definitely recommend a visit!

great little dinner, excellent customer service and deliciously presented food. We loved it here and will definitely be coming back.

Was sad I couldn't buy a side of fried chicken on Ubereats... but the bbq burnt ends where real nice! mmm

I’ve had food from this place a few times now. What I can say is: delivery is better than restaurant, chicken is better than beef and if you’re going to get fries, get the “dirty” ones. Good stuff mostly, but a little inconsistent in the quality and doneness of the food. Waiters are always great and helpful though.

Popped in with my partner for lunch, not knowing what we wanted. Seconds after looking at the menu we both knew exactly what we wanted. Food came out quickly and was delicious - I would definitely recommend the Hash Browny!

We sat outside as it was a nice day. Quick service by a very pleasant young lady. Drinks came within a couple of minutes. The burgers were really tasty and juicy and the dirty fries were amazing! I wasn't overly keen on their coleslaw, a soggy blob on the tray.

Wonderful spin on brunch with brilliant combination of taste and options. Portion sizes generous and plenty of drinks options available. Service prompt and friendly. The Hash Browny brunch 100% hit the spot. Diner style without being overly American-ised. A fabulous option in Bristol

Fancied steak for breakfast and found this diner. However upon reading the menu - nearly changed my mind. Wonderful breakfast/brunch menu for a Sunday chill. Loved the food. Ate outside so didn’t venture into the diner. Looked after very well be Clara

Everything amazing from food to service! Non greasy and served with jokes and smiles 😁 Klara the waitress is the best person ever 🫶🏽 Will definitely be back! Thank you chef!

I’d been to Quay St diner once before and was really impressed with the food and drinks, but this time was a huge disappointment. We visited at lunchtime, but were only offered the brunch menu. I ordered the waffles and chicken which was not good at all. The waffles were har, the chicken was very over cooked and dry and the bacon on the top was a dodgy colour. A really unpleasant plate of food. The waiter was an absolute space cadet. Nice guy but a rubbish waiter. Forgot to add the extra fries we asked for and was generally really scatty. Such a shame, as we’d had such a good meal on our previous visit.

Went for brunch with the family and didn't regret it! Not cheap (especially as theres six of us), but the food was so good, and the service was exceptional - dishes on the menu were offered to be tweaked to be better for kids, and requests to substitute items were not questioned. Highly recommend Quay Street Diner!

Have been here a few times. I’ve had ok burgers here before and brunch. Enough for a 3 or 4 stars. But last time I went the food was bland and the fries were terrible. You can’t be a diner if you can’t do fries! Milkshake was expensive, but when it came it was just syrup and milk.

The chicken and waffles was such a treat, very delicious. Absolutely amazing food, love the style of the place and the atmosphere is very chill, I'm autistic and I find it hard to find somewhere like this.

Can’t give more than 5 but would if I could.

Paid £14 and my chicken dish only had two tiny pieces of chicken. Poached eggs were really dry. Order took ages even though the place was really quiet. Salad had no dressing. Maple syrup was nowhere to be seen even though the dish was meant to have it. The food that came was a tiny portion for the price and mediocre. I should've take a photo to show how tiny the portions were. Nothing about this place apart from the decor is American. Staff were friendly, decor is nice but I couldn't believe how underwhelming the food was. Coffee was good.

I had an All American Burger, Fries and a Chocolate and Cherry Shake. I loved the food, atmosphere of the place & the server was helpful

I had an All American Burger, Fries and a Chocolate and Cherry Shake. I loved the food, atmosphere of the place was lovely for a Friday Evening & the server was helpful

Pancakes stacked high, gosh! Dehydration in the air Syruping the soul

The meat was so unseasoned and bland today. Don’t know what’s up but it doesn’t hurt to add some spices. Came here 4 times. All four times the food quality was so inconsistent. It’s not worth your money to spend here. If you really want to try something, their breakfast is still ok. But their burgers today were so bland. As with my steak frites, just no flavour. Chewy even, the cuts were not good. I hate to be a sour puss but damn the food was so disappointing today. And lack of staff, it’s so weird. Half full and only one waitress.

Bank Holiday Monday visit with the family. Not the cheapest place for a breakfast but the quality of the meat and products used was reflected in the price. Everyone enjoyed their food.

Thank you to Clara for your assistance on deciding on the nachos, they were beyond incredible! Also, the apple caramel Betty pie (or Brown Betty as I know it back home), best apple dessert I've ever had outside the US, hands down. Also, they're peanut and nut free!!!

Delicious Tacos on Taco Tuesday!! Lovely interior in the diner. And free margharita was great!! A very special thanks to the waitress Sorcha who served us. She was amazing & went above & beyond in her service for my gf and I. Thank you so much. Will be back again soon.

Really great staff, very welcoming, friendly and helpful. We all thoroughly enjoyed our meals drinks and shakes and would definitely return for another informal family get together.

The food here tastes quite ordinary, not very delicious. I am disappointed with this place. If it weren't for the good first impression, I wouldn't have come back. The first time, the burger was cooked perfectly, including a hash brown inside and thick-cut fries instead of small ones. I wonder how much they've cut back to save costs, but I won't be returning after this experience. The food is very expensive, and they will charge you an extra fee of about 2 pounds at the bill, which the server won’t mention. There isn't a big difference between the food here and what you get at McDonald's, where you can spend just 5 or 6 pounds for the same amount of burgers, instead of more than 16 pounds here. Additionally, I found that the glasses had a taste of detergent and rust, which was unbearable. My advice is to avoid this restaurant if you don't want to put up with the issues I've mentioned.

I have to agree with the other reviewers that say this place is expensive and not authentic, which is a shame, because I really like their diner décor. I had a double burger which was juicy, but a very small portion for the price; I was still hungry when I was done. The fries that came with it were absolutely disgusting, the most dry, bitter fries I've had, much worse even when compared to fast food. I had churros for desert, which were good, but brought the bill to over £30 in the end.

Had our dinner here last night, very nice it was too. American burger, iced tea's and coffee to finish. Very pleasant friendly staff. Only gripe would be that the service charge is added to the bill, would have preferred to give it directly to the Young lady who served us.

Great food, very nice service ,friendly staff.

Problems with ubereats, after 3 hours I didn't get my food. BUT Restaurant phoned me, let me know they were cooking fresh food between drivers cancelling. They phone again to apologise for the wait and suggest I try and cancel to get food sooner (UE doesnt allow this client side). And finally called again to apologise that the order wouldnt complete because they were closing. Integrity and Quality. That's all I can say about this business. When I'm actually in town I will come in. I will eat. I will tip.

A super tasty meal and lovely staff. The tortilla chips and guac were delicious. The Quay St Burger was cooked to perfection and oozing with flavour. And the vegan cheeseburger tacos were yummy. The peach ice tea was one of the best I’ve had. Would definitely recommend.

Food was so good and the vibe was really great. If you’re lucky, Clara will be your server 💯

had a great time at bottomless prosecco here and the food was lovely, not sure of our servers names but both were amazing and attentive, we will definitely be back again!

Came in for some food and cocktails, we had a lovely waitress Clara who was very helpful with all the great drink choices! Will be coming back

Loved this dining experience! We came in on a Saturday for Bottomless Brunch and had a lovely experience. Faith was our server and was very attentive and lovely! My drink was always replenished :)

Cosy little diner with great atmosphere and friendly staff.

Cool brunch spot with great vegetarian options. Highly recommend the plant based burger!

The wings were dry but there was a good quantity. Unfortunately they forgot to provide the sauce. Fries were good, crispy, definitely above average. The burger was good, could do with more sauce. The beef was interestingly shaped. I prefer five guys though.

Service was impeccable and there are not enough words to describe just how good the breakfast burger I had tasted. Came as a group of 4 Sunday morning slightly hung over from the night before and this was definitely the place to have restored our energy levels. Staff super super friendly and attentive but without invading your space. All plates were cooked to perfection and I'll say that the breakfast burger was the best burger I have ever eaten. Will definitely come back here next time I am in Bristol

Nice American brunch/breakfast menu that was prepared beautifully with all that is expected! Great location in the center and spacious booths

I had one of the best waffles in town, loaded with creamy and perfect ice cream and brownie by its side! Chef Damien is a star and I would love to visit Quay St again!

Nice food, I had pancakes with fried chicken. Thought the pancakes were swimming in maple syrup until I ate them and they soaked it up to the right amount. Would have been nice to have this separately or a little extra in a pot. The American Breakfast seemed better value as I also had to eat one of the pancakes from that it was so much!

Came here for brunch twice and both times I've been disappointed by the food. Today we were told when we sat down that they were out of black beans (?), which severely limited the vegetarian options. I got the avocado & eggs; the eggs were well poached but the avocado tasted incredibly processed, it was puréed like the one you find in a squirty bottle in supermarkets, definitely not fresh. The slices of toast were very thin as well, they did not seem like fresh sourdough (as it's advertised as coming from a local bakery but left to be desired). The side salad also had a mustardy dressing on that wasn't very nice. The service was friendly but they were understaffed, we had been there for almost an hour by the time our food order was taken. I wouldn't bother, especially if you're vegetarian/vegan.

Amazing service from Clara and great food made by Damian! Will be back again soon

No fuzz, great food, good prices...one of my local eateries

How this place isn't packed out on a Friday night I've no idea. Great and generous tacos, brilliant chicken burger, came with great slaw and pickles. Guac and nachos great, nothing to fault.

Nice diner, I just had a burger and a beer, service was very good and quick. Burger was good.

Amazing food, milkshakes and services. myself and my friends will definitely come again. Though we never got the waitresses name she was very good.

Sadly a disappointing experience. The food wasn't very tasty and there wasn't much service either. A glass broke and no one noticed so we pretty much had to clear it up ourselves. When asking for a paper and pen for a toddler to use that wasn't possible. Wouldn't recommend or return.

Really awesome spot to grab some quick food. Portions were very good and delicious. There was a table of 7 that ordered before me and I still got my meal within 10-15 mins! Staff were welcoming and lovely (The diner was nice n warm too - get out of the cold) Defo will be going back next time I'm in the area.

Probably the best breakfast and coffee I have had full stop. Service was fantastic and place was rammed. Highly recommend!

Great food but poor service from Alexandra probably wouldn't go back other than great service from Liv, absolute gem.

I came here for the chicken & waffles on a quiet, rainy evening. The staff are really nice & the atmosphere is relaxed. The chicken & waffles isn't a huge portion but definitely filling given how rich this dish is. Loved the touch of pickled onions & gherkins. Overall delicious however I really wish the syrup was served separately on the side so the customers could control how sweet they want the waffles to be.

Payed £6.60 for a pint of Orchard Pig, the whole place was very cold. They have 10% service charge that you are charged nobody mentions in if you don’t ask why you pay more than the menu says.

Amazing food and lovely hospitality.

Great little diner, with a good selection of diner classics and tacos. Quick, friendly service.

Great menu, great food, obliging, respectful service, honest prices (except for adding 10% without permission).

My cousin and I visited for lunch, really enjoyed the food (hard to find anything like this in Bristol) and our waitress was extremely helpful and friendly! Would definitely return

Great place for brunch, really nice fresh food!! Pancakes were incredible

Had a great brunch here, loved the atmosphere & music playing in the background. Service was brill and the food was stunning. I had "The has browny" - swapped out the pork for black beans (veggie) and it was fantastic. Also had a mint choc milkshake which was also fab. My partner had bisscoff pancakes which she also very much enjoyed so all around a brillmeal!

I went in with low expectations, as I’m from California and have had many incredible diner experiences, and know first hand what an American breakfast should taste like. Quay St. Diner is not it. I guess it’s cool to be experimental sometimes, but who puts pickles and coriander seeds on top of pancakes??? It was such a gross combination. I also asked for crispy bacon and it was almost like they barely cooked it. And I’m pretty sure the pancakes were from a package 🤯 The hash browns definitely came from a bag, as I could taste that they had been frozen. Nothing about the experience felt like being in an American diner, and it was very disappointing. If you’re going to run an American style diner, maybe do a bit more research. And please learn to make fluffy pancakes from scratch, it’s not that hard!

Cracking breakfast and service.

Lovely food with great atmosphere, one of the best brunch spots in Bristol. Highly recommend you book as it can get fully booked on weekends. The food used to be better as they had a large gammon bacon slice and a pot of mixed baked beans. I hope they bring them back.

Cracking little place to have some great food and drinks before we go to watch a show at the Hippodrome

Not the best sadly, chef forgot items on one dish and then one waiter didn't apologise and items came quite a bit later and undercooked. Waitress was lovely though and accepted my suggestion that dish taken off bill. I think maybe a bad day or new chef.

Ordered two gluten free items through Uber eats after they were explicitly available. Turns out they do not offer any items as gluten free.

Second time we've had breaky here, best place in Bristol

Really yummy American breakfast and great coffee. Just the pancakes that let it down slightly as they didn’t taste very fresh (reheated?). Still enjoyed it, though!

The food here is fantastic and the waiting staff are really friendly. One of my favourite places in Bristol.

I came here with my sibling, lovely atmosphere the building is great to spend time in. Food was great! Service was friendly and fast, would come again :)

Food was ok but at first they served me meat rather than vege, so I ate some beef. When the veeg option came it was a bit dry.

After looking at the reviews we were looking forward to breakfast here. We booked a table for 11am on a Sunday a few days in advanced knowing it would be a busy Christmas weekend in Bristol. We arrived at 11am and were told the kitchen was running behind so we would have to wait a bit for our table, unfortunately we had to sit outside, luckily under some cover as it was raining. We waited 15 minutes before our table was ready and we waited roughly another 20 before our coffee's arrived. We ordered food promptly as we had places to be, but again we didn't get our food until 12.20, so well over an hour from arriving to actually getting food, which was only chicken and pancakes for me, and pancakes for my wife. So not really the most strenuous meal to make. We were given 20% off the final bill which was nice of the man to acknowledge the faults, but also there was a 10% service charge on there. Unfortunately, we wouldn't return which is a shame as we were looking forward to it.

Came in for dinner at about 7pm, service was slow (25 minutes for drinks order) and food took forever to get to the table after ordering (40 minutes). All the wait to end up with less than mediocre food.

Hour long wait for Brunch order, non existent service. No apology for the delay and noone came to see if we wanted more drinks during the long wait. Food was good, but felt so sick with hunger by the time it came didn't enjoy it

I had the fried chicken and waffles here. The chicken was great but unfortunately the waffles were solid in the middle, there was next to no maple syrup compared to other places I had eaten. We had to wait a long time for our food, the staff did update us there was a delay though. The staff were polite but first forgot our water and at the end when I mentioned about the solid waffles, they just said sorry and they then handed us the card machine. The design of the place was nice but not enough to save the poor food and not great service. I would steer clear of here personally.

If you have a Philly CheeseSTEAK on the menu you should really put proper steak in it. Feels like a total cop out to use minced beef. + it was around £14 which is far from cheap. I always avoid leaving negative reviews cos I hate to be that guy but it really was bland. Season ya beef and please start using steak in the Philly cheesesteak. The cheese was also majorly lacking. Lovely staff and a great environment but hard to feel ok about that Philly Cheesesteak. Especially for the price.

This place is like a hidden gem in Bristol! The food is amazing. Staff are friendly and helpful. Even the drinks are lush! Especially when having the bottomless prosecco! My go to place when I'm visiting Bristol.

Amazing food at reasonable prices. Staff really friendly.

Food took way too long. Waiters had bad attitude. Bad experience, don’t recommend it.

Great independent diner serving burgers and chicken. I had the pulled pork burger and fries. It was fantastic. My wife and son had the chicken and waffles, which was very good. All in all, it was a great meal and experience.

Very decent amount, decent price but the food I was delivered was absolutely inedible. Everything was so salty I physically couldn't eat hardly any of it. The burger and chicken tenders both tasted lethal at times. I might as well free poured salt into my mouth. Very frustrating because the chicken tenders were actually cooked to perfection and if you managed to get a rare non pure salty bite, tasted decent. Unfortunately these bites were very few and far between. On chicken tender one I was already scrunching up my face that you do when you've had to much salt Other people seem to have high reviews of this place so maybe I was just unlucky, someone got over zealous with the salt or if it was a genuine attempt on my life to give me a salt induced seizure I don't know. But I, unfortunately was so disappointed, I think because I had such high expectations.

Had a great time largely down to Sophia the waitress who had absolutely impeccable vibes and customer service 🥰

This place is perfect. Recommend booking a table, as so popular it regularly gets packed. Good is delicious. Staff excellent. Good vibes.

Attracted by the decor of this restaurant, I passed by it multiple times and finally decided to give it a try a few days ago. The menu of this restaurant is quite intriguing; it primarily features Mexican cuisine but also offers hamburgers, fried chicken, and English breakfast. On my first visit, I ordered beef tacos and nachos. The beef tacos were decent, but the nachos were truly disappointing. They had an extremely bland taste, but luckily, the portion was generous, so I couldn't complain too much. However, I cannot find the right words to describe the portion size of the tacos. Moreover, the service was extremely, extremely cold, and the food took quite a long time to be served. The servers didn't show any acknowledgment of this delay. Fortunately, the waffle chicken at the neighboring table looked good, giving me a glimmer of hope.

randomly stopped in, me and my son decided to have chicken wings and milkshake, the wings were nice, the milkshake was very nice and service was excellent, I am definitely going to return and try something from the menu.

Really disappointed with the experience here, ordered a steak frites that took an age to arrive only for it to be as tough as an old shoe when it got to me, tried my best with it but it was borderline inedible. Mentioned the issue to the staff who went to speak to the kitchen that was in ear shot of me. What followed was the chef protesting that there was nothing wrong with the steak and saying that we didn't know what we were talking about. He then sent the waiter back over to tell us that there was no point in my steak being replaced as it would just be exacty the same. So we can only assume that they serve every customer who orders steak a painted leather shoe and charge them £19 for the jaw workout that follows. I instead ordered mac and cheese as a replacement and by the time it arrived I had been seated for almost an hour and a half so had seriously lost my appetite when it was half heartedly plopped down in front of me. The disrespectful comments of the chef, disinterested and far to few wait staff and rubbish food made this an experience to forget.

Very small milkshake served in very thick glass. Disappointing.

American style diner. All items in the veggie breakfast, not sausages, were delicious. Gluten free pancakes/waffles would be an incredible additional to the menu.

Really great place for a bottomless brunch. Went on a Sunday and it was quite busy so service was a little slow. However, we had such a lovely time

Had to wait 45 mins for food, was given no warning about wait times , quite overly priced , chicken was dry, hash browns were good.

Amazing little spot. Welcoming, friendly staff. Food was excellent, strongly recommended the American Breakfast. Not “cheap” but you definitely get what you pay for both in terms of quality and quantity. Would recommend to anyone.

Disappointed with the food. Had the fried chicken Benedict from the weekend brunch menu. Advertised as a buttermilk fried chicken breast, but it was 2 small bone-dry chicken goujons, definitely not buttermilk, they were exactly like cheap frozen ones you’d find in a chain pub. There was a scraping of Hollandaise on the muffins and when we asked for more, we had half a small ramekin of Hollandaise (maybe 2 teaspoons) and we’re told that’s all they had as brunch was finishing in around an hour, even though it was clearly out of a packet. Meant to come with maple syrup but that wasn’t on the dish. Coffee was ok. Wife had peach iced tea which was way too strong and tasted like undiluted squash. Place looked nice and was one in one out so maybe they were just a bit rushed but overall, just a bit disappointing for nearly £40

Luźna atmosfera, samo serce miasta, sympatyczna obsługa. Jedzenie ok

Went here with a group of friends. I had the Philly cheese steak sandwich which was disappointing. There were only 4 pieces of meat and not much cheese, so the whole thing was quite tasteless. Most of the group had burgers which were ok but not great value for the money. My sandwich, fries (side order) and a beer came to £25. There are so many better quality places for dinner at that budget.

The smashed burger was amazing!

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