Small Bar in Bristol, City of

The beer, food and staff are lovely. It can get busy though, and sometimes the music can make it hard to have conversations (depending on your table).

Love Small Bar, it's been our bar of choice in the centre for years. Good beer, always a nice selection of sours and a couple of stouts or porters, which is what I look for. There is also a long list of pales and wheats. Good vibes, friendly atmosphere.

A great and changing beer selection accompanied by a good selection of food. they offer decent seating both indoors and outdoors. I have the Chicken Mayo burger, which tasted great and was the most succulent chicken burger I have had before.

Pretty good food for a small bar!!

Best fried chicken in Bristol !

Great place for a beer, beers are always on point. Just wish you could buy pints more.

Good place to go with friends and have a good time

Lovely staff, nice and chatty, brilliant good, diverse range of ales, oh and the music is bangin'! I've just come up for 24 hours from London and was surprised at the very cool vibe here, 90s hip-hop and pale ales, yes please! I had a Korean style Burger and it was very yummy and reasonably priced. Main courses and chips for 3 was about £42 or so, very reasonable! 💯 Recommend.

Cool place to while away some time in between music at the festival..Happy hour helped cos prices a little steep

Great pub, great beer, great food! Cracking little gaf. Wings Diner Rice Bowl is the one. Great portion and good value.

Interesting and large selection of independent breweries. - Serving food: good vegan burger and loaded fry option.

Great atmosphere, excellent music, delicious beer 🍺

A cracking venue, great and varied selection of beers with a nice clear menu. Good selection of food, I recommend the Korean chicken burger.

Dale is a legend of the game. Old school G

Had a lovely pint of local ale. Very nice. Great atmosphere.

Love the Small Bar has a fantastic selection of beers & ciders good vibes. Only sad that it's succumbed to the card only payments. Food is also good had some fabulous chicken in here which had a great sauce.

If you value a very good selection of beer and great food, choose this bar in Bristol! The bartender will help you choose and you can also try the beer. The food is great and the quantity is great too!

It's been one my favourite bar however they didn't let me finish my pint due to closing. When I asked for a plastic cup, they told me that they have none. The security guard waiting for the glass but I couldn't have what I paid for.

It was too crowded and serviced very slowly.

I Love Small Bar. Food is always excellent. Best Chicken Ever.

Fabulous beer selection and knowledgably staff. A+

Small Bar has become our King Street go to when in Bristol. We jokingly call it medium bar as it isn't really that small - and it has a mightily impressive beer selection! Last time we had dinner here and my other half hasn't stopped thinking about the peanut chicken burger since. This time the food was mostly sold out (it was really late on a Friday by the time we got off our flight and into the city) but we were happy enough to start our trip with some pre-dinner beers. Small Bar is really cozy, the staff are friendly and knowledgeable and the beer is the icing on the cake. I think we came here every day of our trip and we'll definitely be back! I just wish we lived in Bristol so this could be our local!

Came here for food. I was impressed with their Malaysian burger - well seasoned with succulent chicken thigh cooked to perfection. The chicken breast however was disappointing - meat was bone dry and unappetising. I’d suggest to stick with chicken thigh which is something that they do well.

Great bar, great location, nice staff and a hell of a good selection of nice beers!

For a place that sells beer, the food was excellent. Staff are always friendly, happy to serve tasters and impart their knowledge on the drink selection.

Paul and the team are doing a great job. Amazing beer selection and really delicious, well priced food!

Small and quirky atmosphere. Friendly service.

Incredible beer and friendly atmosphere, when I visit Bristol again I will visit this place. Absolutely loved it.

Really great place serving good local craft beer and excellent food.

A really cool bar with great beers from independent brewers and a fantastic vibe, lovely friendly staff ❤️

Had a couple of pints here. Quick and friendly service with good beer

Superb bar with a great selection of craft beers

Vast selection, not all of them great, but when there are 20 ish on offer you know there'll be a number of naff ones. Lots of tables squeezed in, so while it might be a bit personal you know you will find somewhere to sit. One of the church pews backs up to a radiator so your back and butt get delightfully warm on a cold day. One of the bar staff couldn't care less and didn't want to be there, but the other two were friendly. None of them could answer my question regarding an intolerance, but it's an odd one so we can gloss over that.

Disappointing first visit after many fantastic nights in the old Small Bar Cardiff. 25ish taps, but lacking in diversity. Only 3 beers above 6.5%. The guy serving me seemed inconvenienced by basic questions and gave brief inaccurate replies. Could and should be so much better.

Great selection of beers, and nice food with great portions for a reasonable price. Love the chicken dirty fries!

Lovely selection of beers. This time I didn't eat, therefore no marks for food this time. But, I have had food on previous occasions and it was good pub grub.

One of my favorite watering holes in Bristol. Great beer, delicious food. Korean chicken dirty fries are to die for!

Cool little place with a decent selection of beers.

The beer is excellent and the Wings Diner fried chicken is INCREDIBLE. Love love love both the beers and food here, the delicious food is the thing that keeps me coming back here over other bars with a great craft beer selection. The chicken dirty fries with Korean sauce is my food highlight and the portion is massive!

A good range of quality beer, good food, excellent service and great value for money. A perfect spot for a few pints and a bite.

I've been to smaller bars... I don't mean to boast.

A really cozy vibe for many types of craft beers. The upstairs loft has nice chairs and even GameCube. Good vibe

A great place and dog friendly with amazing food

Great beers. Great Korean fried chicken. Nice atmosphere and staff

Amazing beer selection, with a cosy atmosphere and really friendly staff. Would definitely recommend!

Friendly helpful staff. Only stayed for one drink.

Lovely wee bar with loads of interesting beers and tasty food.

The food was great. Little cider selection

Went on a Monday, had the wings/rice combo..great local beer selection and the food was so good.

How is no one writing about the fact that they squeeze boxed wine in to an empty wine like bottle. IN FRONT OF YOU. generally asked if they made the wine and was met with hostility. That's wild to me. Glad to be leaving this 1star review. Your staff need a reality check. RUDE

They have a fantastic assortment of tap beer, it’s always changing, and they generally have an NA/AF beer on tap as well. The food is pretty good, too!

Usually good service, however last night the door staff were somewhat rude and we’ve also found out the bar does not have plastics. Double G&T’s are over priced for the area tbh, especially as the tonic is of a lower quality brand.

We've been eating and drinking Small Bar since its very early days, a firm favourite for lunch once a week. Quite possibly the best Korean fried chicken in the south west.

The bar is across 3 floors and has a really good selection of drinks, particularly beers and IPAs

Has the best Korean chicken burger, always cooked perfectly.

Been coming to Small Bar for years and always visit when in Bristol. There is always a great selection of different beers to suit all tastes and even when very busy on a Friday/Saturday night, it is generally possible to find somewhere to sit.

Lovely craft beer and really tasty food! Will be back!

Love the nice laid back vibes and aesthetics of the place. Plenty of beers to try with great flavours. Very nice.

It's a real shame. This place was a favourite and was great value for good quality food. Unfortunately they have increased their prices way to high for me and friends. We will likely choose elsewhere from now on. Spent £18.20 for 2 pieces of Chicken and a 2/3rds verdant light bulb. Extortionate. 2 piece meal used to be £10, which was acceptable but this is a step to far. Such a shame.

Went early in the afternoon, was chilled, great bar staff

Wing’s Diner? I hardly knew ‘er!

Decent place. Had the Thai chicken burger. Was fabulous. The peanut sauce was just peanutbutter though, a bit disappointed by that. Beer was good and with a big selection.

Korean fried chicken dirty fries 👌

12.50 for the dirty fries with chicken and Korean sauce. Decent portion. The sour beers are expensive but I enjoyed them.

Lovely bar at the beginning of King Street, sitting pitsidenor inside depending on weather are both good. Tasty Korean chicken burger and beer are good combinations

Great venue for craft beer. Lots of taps on.

Out in a Tuesday mid Sept. So not representative, but.. What a lovely pub. I went for the craft beer and wasn't disappointed. Not many stronger ones on. Had a Deya, so that's a great start. Plenty of room. Nice out door space. Knowledgeable staff. No idea on food. Pete Brown likes it so that's a good enough recommend

Great bar. Loads of good beer choices

Lovely pub with a good selection of beer and lovely staff

Flat cider nice. Only serve 2/3 pints whats that about. Staff friendly, meh. Don't take cash, big no no, so won't go back because of that.

From the outside it looks like this place is falling down - but looks can be deceiving - it's probably one of the best spots for craft beer in Bristol. Friendly staff and great drinks off the beaten track - well worth a visit

The best bar on King Street by a distance. Always excellent beer choice with Wings Diner providing the best Fried Chicken in Town. Dirty Fries and/or 2 Pieces definitely best of the bunch.

Ultra casual slightly bohemian spot with a great range of beers and good service

Excellent craft beer bar with a wide variety of international options.

This was the first pub on a strip of good venues along a nice cobbled street. There was a vast selection of craft beers on offer either from the tap (most were offered as halves or schooners) and in the fridge. The bar staff were friendly and the place had a nice feel to it on a Friday night. Not too chaotic and pretty friendly so it was a good spot to have a beer. I had a coffee beer (can’t remember that name though!) which was also very good. Worth a visit if in the area. Don’t expect any household names on offer here, which is a good thing!

Korean Burger was sensational. Beers are great. Top location. If you love beer and chicken...go there.

Quirky place, knowledgeable staff,good beers, delicious food, blue rice!

Love coming here after volleyball in Queen square, super tasty fried chicken and the beer is on point. Service is always friendly!

Great pub in a slightly quieter corner of King St. The beer selection was really good and the food was amazing! My Korean chicken burger took a while to arrive, but it was worth the wait 😋

We came for a drink on a Thursday night around midnight. We were not told how much time we had available for said drink and chose to treat ourselves to £7 2/3 beers only to be told 30 minutes later we had 2 minutes to finish them. We politely asked for plastic cups to take them away with us and were told that was not an option. Saying this was disappointing is an understatement. Definitely overpriced considering the overall subpar service.

I had the Dirty Fries, and it was very good. I would change the cheese that goes on it though, as this is the bit I didn't like much... I think it would have been much better if the cheese would be a bit stronger in flavor, like parmesan. All the rest was great, the staff was polite and helpful, and the ambiance was ok. Go there!

Great beers served in 2/3 pints

Great food and the drinks are very nice

Great choices of beer. Good was pretty good

Absolute joke of a bar, can’t call themselves a safe space for everyone when the staff are so rude and disrespectful. Would definitely avoid visiting here ever again. Upon going outside to get some fresh air because the place is so damp and unclean, they refuse to let you back in, despite if you’ve paid and have a drink and friends inside. Totally money focused and an absolute disgrace to Bristol.

Chicken burgers best in the city. Drinks well priced, great atmosphere.

Great food, great variety of beers on tap. Loved the chicken burger and they even went over and above and gave us a free bowl of fries for our 2 year old. I think they're missing a trick by not having a veggie chicken burger option, like seitan, but my wife said the jackfruit burger was amazing. Unfortunately, the photo was taken just after my toddler smooshed the burger with her big fat hand.

very cute, nice bar. will be back!

Great place, great food and great beer.

Amazing selection of beers, staff are always lovely, Korean chicken wings are to die for.

I made it my business to eat every chicken in Bristol and this was the best

The cocotella beer was the highlight of my visit

Beer selection excellent, and a great place to sit and enjoy a pint. Not tried the food, but looks mighty fine! ALWAYS stop by when I'm in Bristol

Very central, and fast service. High ceilings for some reason, so good if I decide to bring my exoskeleton I suppose, but terrible acoustics, so you can forget having any conversation indoors. It's just as well they have plenty of outdoor bench space, shared with neighbouring Pubs. The outdoor acoustics are, of course, not a problem. No outdoor heaters that I noticed, which could be a big problem in colder/wetter weather.

Really cool bar great selection of every changing craft beer and it's not actually small considering the name. Staff are all friendly and knowledgeable. Also bit of a grungy feel music wise but not in your face which I love. Cool place highly recommend.

Years have passed and I still can't find a better chicken burger. The beer is great but the chicken is better. Every time I have chicken I think of here and have to return. I'll miss it forever if I ever leave Bristol. Xoxo

Great beer selection, and great food. Seating was a bit limited, but opened up as the night went on. Overall, would recommend.

Amazing burgers and great beers!

Great venue filled with lots of different beer

Great bar, not actually that small. Brilliant selection of beers and fast service. They now have Wings Diner in residence doing the most amazing chicken burgers!