Rising Sun in South Gloucestershire

Great social distancing in place, and a large carpark turned into a outside seating area

Very nice little pub, food was lovely and staff were great aswell. Great value for money.

We waited for ages to be served, then waited for ages for our food. Beef was tough. There was hardly any pork on the plate.

Had a fantastic Mother’s Day meal - thank you

With my partner away visiting family I decided that, rather than cook, I would treat my Son to lunch at this (highly recommended) and since 1982, family-run pub. The pub about 20 minutes’ drive from home offers dine-in food only; i.e. no take-away or delivery services (hoorah). I had made a reservation a few days before. When we pitched up, with a few minutes to spare, the bar was absolutely rammed. The bar TV was showing live 6-Nations Rugby (France vs. Italy). We had to fight our way to the bar to check-in for our reservation. We were escorted through the remainder of the bar area up a few steps and into a quieter (in fact almost empty) area called “The Dining Room”. We immediately ordered drinks; water for myself and a J2O drink for my Son. Drinks soon arrived and we studied the menus provided. We were however both far-more interested by the plats listed on large specials board, mounted on the wall adjacent to our table; well we could hardly miss it! I love to eat fish, so the “Prawn, Mussel, Cod & Salmon Fish Pie, topped with lemon thyme crumb, with garlic bread” was exactly what I fancied. My Son similarly with the “Pan Fried Salmon with a beurre sauce, crushed new potatoes and tenderstem broccoli”. So when the waiter arrived to take orders my Son chose to start with “Pork Belly bits with a BBQ glaze” followed by the aforementioned salmon. I chose the “Breaded Brie & Sweet Chilli Jam” followed by the fish pie (both my plats from the specials board). With orders placed we sat back, relaxed and sipped our drinks. After a couple of minutes our waiter re-appeared and announced that specials were not available on Sundays. I was gutted! We had to completely revise our orders and select from plats entirely from the menu. My Son stuck with the “Pork Belly Bits”, and followed this with “Fish and Chips” (with mushy peas and tartare sauce). I would observe that a lot of disappointment would have been avoided if there was a simple (possible removable) sign placed on the Specials Board saying (“Not on Sundays”). Ultimately my choice of starter was the “Breaded Haddock Fishcakes, with warm tartare sauce and salad leaves”, and I followed this with the “Homemade Signature Pie: Traditional buttery pastry incased pie” (i.e. ‘encased’ pie) with seasonal vegetables, chips and gravy”. I wonder if professionally printed menus, such as these, have been spell-checked before printing! The starters were promptly served and really very good. My two fishcakes were very pleasant indeed; having a mild curry flavour. The fishcake’s crispy outer shell was a good foil to the smooth paste-like filling. The accompanying green leaves were good and fresh. I had been expecting one fishcake as per the menu; but two arrived and later I noted that my printed receipt stated I had “Sweet Potato Cod Fishcakes” and I did not recall any Tartare Sauce. I remain confused, but contented, having enjoyed what I ate. My Son enjoyed his starter, and certainly the fish on his main plate; which was huge and beautifully cooked. My Son commented that the tartare sauce was really good. I sampled some, but it lacked any astringency; something that is ‘a must’ in any tartare sauce I am to enjoy. My Son said the chips were good, but the mushy peas remained totally untouched (a ‘texture-thing’ issue). As I really so-fancied the fish pie special, my “Signature Pie” main was always going to be a bit of an anti-climax. The pie looked very ‘factory made’; far too uniform, I suggest, to be anything other than ‘bought-in’. I had the ‘Beef and Mushroom’ variety and it was very, very tasty, and very, very hot. There wasn’t a lot of meat in the pie; but what there was, was well trimmed and reasonably tender. The plentiful lovely rich gravy inside the pie helped, but there too few mushrooms. Only about half of this hot water crust pie had filling; the rest was just steam. The veg really didn’t suit or impress me at all: a desert-spoon sized portion of pureed root veg, a dessert-spoon sized serving of a spring cabbage, and a single small piece of roasted carrot (yes: veg was a fail). Half of my plate was taken up with the dripping-cooked chips; these tasted ‘above average’. The dressing of pea-shoots on the pie was a good-touch, really-enjoyed. We did ‘do-dessert’ my Son enjoyed his good “Chocolate Brownie and ice cream” and my “Apple and Cinnamon Crumble” was also good (but I have had better). Service was quite slow at times (especially as service progressed), and most of the tables in “The Dining Room” that had been untaken were gradually filled with diners. Value for money? I’m not sure; £32 a head for 3 courses with one soft drink (latter at £2.50) seems in order but, apart from the fish and chips, portions were quite small. I feel torn because there were many positives, but I can only positively rate this experience as ‘Average’, ‘Very Good’ or ‘Excellent’. Sadly, there were some negatives too; so an ‘Excellent’ rating has not been earned. I feel our experience was better than ‘Average’ but not deserving of ‘Very Good’; so it was ‘Good’ (7 out of 10).

Given the price of the food, they skimped on the portions. Hardly a dollop of cauliflower and cheese, half a parsnip and half a carrot. Come on seriously!

We have been coming to the Rising Sun for a while and food has always been good. Today it was outstanding Sunday roast couldn't fault it. Great value for money.

Been going there for sometime always ment to write a review Sunday lunch always exceptional leave there feeling full food always well presented staff very friendly And attentive

Fantastic food and service thoroughly recommended

I’ve been going to the rising sun for the past 5 years for dinner and drinks, and I’ve been meaning to write a review for years. Being vegetarian for years and now a meat eater, the menu is so incredibly varied they really do have a choice for everyone. This evening I tried one of their new dishes, cod & chorizo cassoulet, and my partner had the lasagne. Absolutely delicious - highly recommend!!

Lovely little old school pub Bar man was very attentive and kept looking into the dining area to make sure everything was OK, loved this I ordered a medium rare steak but it was more medium to well done My partners vegan risotto was excellent We went on pie night and heard the noises of yumminess All in all a very pleasant evening

Popped in today 23/1 for lunch with a friend , Zane was very friendly and polite the food was really tasty and great value....thank you

Pie night on a Wednesday!!! Wow. The best pie in the area. Fresh veg good amount of gravy and the pie itself was brilliant. Highly reccomend it !

Don’t often have Sunday lunch out but we’re treated by some friends and what a great lunch we had , best I have had out for a long long time.

Great ales,food and atmosphere can't ask for more

Lovely place. Looked for a dog friendly place as passing through the area and needed some r and r. Couldn't eat in resturaunt obviously but staff very accommodating to serve food in bar area. Had the most amazing steak. So glad we stopped here.

Sunday lunch with friends(mike evans) local,five of us,nothing left on our plates,excellent food,excellent service,spot on

Amazing Sunday roast and great, friendly staff. Very happy to recommend

All I can say is The rising sun never fails to deliver a fabulous meal

Really great service and food- will be back soon

Another bus ride from home and not disappointed. CAMRA lists it as a quiet pub and it was at lunch time. Went for the home made Riser Beefburger and chips and was well worth the wait for it to be freshly prepared. Chocolate brownie and ice cream too all washed down with more than one (!!) Hop Union Maiden Voyage. Great to find good beer at under £4 a pint these days. A return visit definitely on the cards (or bus!!).

Great Father's Day Sunday lunch.

Nice pub. Lovely Sunday Roast and great staff. We sat outside (which wasn't a problem) because the music inside wasn't really our taste. The Hop Union Beer was lovely.

Best pub in the area. The hop union beers are gorgeous, there's locals aplenty, there's an oldstyle skittles alley at the back that can be used and the roast is amongst the best I've had. Have a sit on the walls and enjoy a beer there, you won't be disappointed

We shared a whitebait starter, which was fresh and delicious. We both ordered fish and chips. The fish was delicious, fresh and batter amazing, however, the chips were awful!

Had a pie on pie night. Chicken bacon and leek. Absolutely fabulous loads of filling scrumptious chips fabulous veg and amazing gravy. One of the best pies. Would like to have some blinds so you don't see the smokers outside.

High quality roast with friendly service at a very reasonable price. Slightly disappointing to see that the only baby change is in the women’s toilet.

Sunday lunch for 9, not disappointed, mainly had Sunday roast. Food delicious. Desserts great too. Can honestly say the best Sunday lunch meal out for a long time. Well done Rising Sun!

Ten of us visited for a family dinner for my daughters 18th, fabulous food and great service, can't speak highly enough of the Sunday roast menu which was delicious. Great venue and value for money too. Definitely worth a visit.

Great pub. Excellent food, excellent beer and excellent service. Thoroughly recommended.

popped in for a drink - great village atmosphere

Great atmosphere and staff. Unfortunately gristled gammon otherwise would have been full house. Will visit again

Absolutely fantastic pub, great local ales (hop union formerly Great western brewery), good pub food, friendly locals and plenty of good dogs about too! Situated in the perfect position to be the start/middle/end of many a stunning south Gloucestershire walk!

Lovely dog friendly country pub with welcoming staff and nice cosy atmosphere

Dropped in for lunch, easy to park, not far from Yate, warm welcome, quick service, good food, very reasonable. Far better than trying to find somewhere to eat in Yate. Recommended.

Lovely night with Daz and the crowd at the Riser tonight , great atmosphere, good to see the youngsters out with their mum's and Dad's ,,

First time visiting this traditional lovely pub for Sunday lunch with friends. Made to feel extremely welcome by all the staff. We had 3 roast dinners and a nut roast. The food was excellent, large portions of top quality fresh food. I would recommend this pub and will definitely be returning.

Recently had a roast on a Sunday and had a 3 course Meal… all 3 courses were spot on! Apple toffee crumble was delicious. Wednesday night - pie night was 10/10 stunning food just can’t fault it, so tasty and amazing value. Even the carrots were epic. Thankyou 😍 will be back soon for another pie.

We had dinner last night and was involved with the charity pub quiz night. The mushroom stroganoff which was a special was absolutely incredible and my partner loved the burger and the added additions to it such as the red slaw. Portion sizes were very big.

Nothing wrong with the food but the service was appalling. Ate our main course, waited for someone to come and take dessert order, no one came. Decided to skip dessert and just have coffee. Went to bar to order. Young man wasn't sure if coffee machine was still on.( 9:10 ) Decided it was. After waiting 20 mins drinks finally came. Drinks were not very warm and I was told the machine wouldn't do my latte. They appear to be more interested in the people in the bar than customers eating. Will certainly not be going back.

Had the faggots, they were okay but a bit too seasoned. Mash was average, veg was good. Better than average pub grub but nothing to shout about. Nice staff though, friendly and attentive.

Quite frankly outstanding! I simply do not understand why/how we have lived in Stoke Gifford for 38 years without discovering this 1st class pub/eatery until now when it was recommended by a friend.

Another amazing roast today, thank you so much! One of our all time favourites - highly recommend. Great food, wonderful staff and a fab atmosphere

Cannot fault the food but can fault the service. Very pleasant young man serving us. We waited a long time for him to appear to take food order. Food was lovely. After someone finally cleared plates nobody came back to ask if we wanted dessert. Finally decided to skip dessert and order coffee. Again on one appeared. We went to the bar and asked for coffee. Guy wasn't too sure if machine was still on. It was but when he brought it through to us it was luke warm and not nice. I had ordered a latte which I never got. We waited for something to come and take money. That didn't happen either. We paid at the bar. Disappointed as it was my friends birthday treat and it was very much spoilt by the lack of service. They seemed to be more interested in the people in the bar. We will mot be going back.

Their own brewed beer is good! Also serving delicious food. I tried their pie, you would love it~ Although it took some time to wait for the food, it’s worth👍🏻👍🏻

Best roast dinner in Bristol, and we've been hundreds of places "testing" out the roasts!!

Such a gem. Lovely to see so many locals in. Beer excellent well kept. Food excellent as well. Lovely see a skittle Hall also a piano in the bar area for those inclined. A must visit

A proper pub. Staff are friendly and welcoming. Beer was excellent. I will be back soon.

A little longer than usual to wait for our food, but it was well worth it for the meat eaters. All fresh vegetables, good sized roasters, nice amount of meat and great tasting gravy. Daughter's nut roast not very good though, odd taste and very slimy. She didn't enjoy it at all. They redeemed themselves with the pudding selections. Definitely worth another visit.

Beautiful pub restaurant. The food was delicious and tasty. It looked nice and tasted great. Definitely worth a trip.

We all had lovely meals the three of us,good service,lovely in the conservatory, what's not to like well done, certainly be back.

Not easy to find somewhere that can provide meat, veggie and vegan options but the menu here manages it. Sunday roast menu had a good range, we had pork belly, nut roast & veggie sausage roasts (the veggie sausage one is advertised as “small roast” but we asked for normal size. Homemade pies of the day were tasty (steak or broccoli and stilton) and a decent portion of fish and chips. Great range of accompanying veg including cauliflower cheese and red cabbage. As we had booked a table for 9 at their last sitting for food on a Sunday (5.30) they rang and asked us to pre-order food and this meant that everything was quick and accurate. Desserts were delicious, biscoff cheesecake, fudge chocolate and biscoff sundaes. Only vegan pudding option was sorbet but otherwise good selection including over 10 icecream flavours.

Didn't realise there would be live singer/music , difficult to hold a conversation in the restraunt

Great as always, roast dinner was just what the doctor ordered - Sunday Best always goes down well!!

Packed local pub, great atmosphere, more a pub than a restaurant in my opinion.

Nice little find in a residential area. My husband said the beer was too nice and he had fight the urge to down his pint quickly. The consevatory restaurant area is nice and light and comfortable. We had Himalayan steak which we all agreed was delicious. This photo is minus the mushrooms which should come with it. I don't like mushrooms, but I loved the chips!

Opted for the Himalayan steak, however, it was very tough for a medium rare steak, compared to one served here 3 weeks ago!! Menu selection was very good and specials board updated as service progressed. Fantastic choice of beer from Hop Union, with Maiden Voyage a favourite.

Love the skittles lane. And great beers!!!

Very good food , one of the beslt pub food i ever had. Higjly recommend the pull apart pork burger with sweet potato fries and fried halloumi cheese

Tonight after a week's holiday went to our local for a drink. Hunger set in and it was pie night. Omg so glad we didn't get a takeaway. We had a homemade beef pie, amazing Pastry gorgeous veg and chipped potatoes. Lashings of gravy. What can I say. The best pie in frampton and to be greeted by Rhian was an absolute delight.

Lovely friendly country type pub with a good choice of food freshly cooked and served with a lovely choice of vegetables. Nice selection of unusual and popular desserts. Friendly and efficient staff made this a memorable occasion and we will certainly return!

Ok for a village pub, friendly enough, reasonable but steep car park could do with a freshen up inside

I went here today for Sunday lunch. The Sunday Best is a must! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Rising sun in Frampton Cotterell, the service is great and the waiters/waitresses are very polite and helpful, the music selection is exceptional. We had a great time, we would definitely recommend to others.

Cajun chicken I had was over cooked Sweet potatoes over cooked .spoke to the manager he wasn't interested not going back

Edit from a previous negative experience below !! * I am highly disappointed from my recent booking today 5-3/23 at 12pm. My gf booked online for 2 persons. We were seated in the dining room , not the conservatory which was kinda ok initially although the decor felt like a holiday inn room. The Meal came quickly yet we were expected to share 1 tiny platter of veg and a small ramekin of cauliflower cheese, thought the server would bring the next portion of veg but nothing came . How is a single meal the same veg and cauliflower cheese for a couple when it’s double the price ? My dinner was not enough of a portion either. If this wasn’t bad enough that our dinner wasn’t fully equipped we had the whole football team next to us drinking eating crisps , swearing , shouting , my girlfriend being pregnant is not something I want to be around or expect when having a roast dinner in a dining area. Not once did the server offer to move us , check on us ( my dinner needed more gravy , where as my partners was swimming in it ), we were just left there. I couldn’t even speak to my partner during our whole meal and couldn’t wait to leave. The ambience was of a social club not a family dining. This was our first time and we are local residents and will not be returning or recommending. I would of complained whilst I was there but I just couldn’t wait to leave and the bar server wouldn’t of been able to hear me and I didn’t fancy shouting across the bar to explain my dissatisfaction. (We had to fight our way through the people at the bar drinking and queuing to get anyone’s attention and pay) I paid £34.35 for this disaster. If you are out with mates then it’s ok to drink but with a partner or kids avoid like the plague *Update* Since this review they reached out and offer to sit us for free. We attended today and were sat in the conservatory part !! This made a massive difference - the customer service was awesome and the food and atmosphere was much better !! Based off this experience I would now recommend this place and will come again with my partner ! Thanks it really shows that you care about the customers !

Pleasant village pub with excellent value food. Good portions of veg served in open airy extension with traditional Sunday roast. Good, fairly extensive parking.

Good value midweek lunch. Service a bit slow. No atmosphere as pub was empty..

Absolutely loving pie night. Went last week and going again this week.

Really tasty midweek lunch, pleasant atmosphere and friendly service. Highly recommended

The food was very good we had a Sunday roast and it was delicious

Family outing (grandparents and children) to the Rising Sun. Good lunch time menu. Food was delicious, very reasonable and service was spot on. With the right amount of help and very welcoming. Very easy and enjoyable lunch out. We will be returning.

Nice pub, friendly staff and serves good food. I was with a party of 6 and was seated in the conservatory and we all had Sunday roasts which were very good. Also, a good selection of beer/ales available.

We had a meal here tonight. It was excellent as was the service. We come here regularly for a drink and occasionally for a meal. It is a great pub run by an excellent, friendly young couple.

Went for Sunday lunch, even though it was quite full, we got served in a reasonable time, staff cheerful and helpful. The food was very nice, I will go again

As lovely as ever. Friendly bar Lady too

Sunday lunch to die for 1st class great selection of beers great service.

Fantastic staff and great food. Definitely we'll be coming back. 👌

This used to be a nice pub but recently it has become very noisy . There are a couple of extremely loud groups that regularly hang around the bar using foul language which is not pleasant for the other customers.

My favourite pub,really nice relaxed atmosphere, the food is really good too.

Staff and regulars very friendly and made us very welcome

Very good pub for drinks and meals. Friendly staff and good atmosphere.

We had 2 beef and red wine pies. I have to say one of the best pies we have ever had. Home made with large chunks of beef, with tiny sweet shallots and the best beef gravy. This was accompanied with sweet honey roasted carrots and beautifully cooked broccoli and chips. A faultless meal. It deserves more than 5 stars.

absolutely dsgusting, it was dry and so salty barely edible. If it wasnt for the fact my son was treating me to a meal out I would have complained bitterly. When asked by the server how the meal was I told him it was far too salty. I was told he would relay my comments to the chef and that was the last we heard of it, no apology or compensation offered. I consider this to be extremely poor service and would not recommend anybody to try anything other than their sunday roasts which are apparently exceptional.

Visited them for a lunch. Absolutely amazing service and delicious food. Can't recommend them enough, so happy with everything. If in the neighbourhood and pondering where to have a meal or a drink, definitely should try this place.

Great food great beer great service. You can't ask for any more.

Excellent Sunday roast and very good brownie w/ custard. A bit out of the standards, but very good!!!

We had a family get together here. The staff were very polite and the service amazing. Everyone enjoyed their meal, it was delicious.

Some things missing from the menu but the food we had was lovely. Fabulous pint of Maiden Voyage beer - local brewery. Friendly and helpful staff.

Visited with family for a Sunday lunch birthday celebration. Everyone was impressed with the roast dinner. Plenty of meat and large portions of roast potatoes and veg were delivered along with plenty of gravy. Would definitely go back

Nice pub with nice food. Recommend the pies.

We visited here as a family and enjoyed the great Sunday Roast . We ordered a full dinner each and it arrived in about 10 minutes. The food was hot and very tasty so we all enjoyed it .

We went there for some food, but food only on a sunday.

Great atmosphere and great beers. Well worth a visit.

Proper village pub, good Ale, nice people 👍

Fatty meat for the Sunday roast and dirty cutlery 🤢 🤮

Best pub in Frampton. Amazing service, just a great local

This pub was recemmended to me by a friend. We booked a table in the conservatory which was light and airy. Good British food, decent helpings and a sensible price. Highly recomended.

Food and service were great, excellent place to stop en-route to Wales. The Meat Feast pizza was particularly nice.

Lovely old village pub Good Ales Good food Beautiful roast dinners