Sun At Backwell in North Somerset - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Stayed for a night pre our morning flight. Staff couldn’t have been more helpful including very kindly making us breakfast earlier than normal. Dinner was great and the room comfortable. Will definitely stay again when flying early.

We had an excellent meal from an interesting menu with something fir everyone and very good service throughout

First stay for us and didn't disappoint. Everything from the friendly welcome, lovely breakfast and extremely comfy bed our two night stay was both pleasant and relaxing. We will be back, thank you Simon and the team.

Found this delightful pub by chance. Great food, bright and airy inside, very helpful, polite and efficient staff. Dog friendly. Lovely garden either play area.

@ £6.75 a pint probably the most expensive in the area!

Stayed here to visit the Balloon Fiesta - excellent location, staff were very welcoming and room very comfortable. Dogs were equally welcomed with no extra charge - a rarity these days!!

Great pub with a lovely playground for little ones and great beer garden to enjoy the sun! Food was good too.

Lovely Birthday meal for 5 of us 👌 excellent food and service 😊

disappointed with lunch. My lunch, I couldn't eat even though the first word on the menu was Hot which it certainly wasn't. The trout I expected to be warm but it was as cool as the salad as you would expect, but the boiled potatoes were freezing cold when you put them to your lips as was the green beans. My partners child's roast was ok but noted that the plate was cold. This is one of the biggest mistakes made by most restaurants. Serving hot meals on cold plates. The pudding Sticky date brownie was absolutely the best thing on the menu, and when the waitress asked if we wanted Clotted cream or Ice Cream even better we both chose Clotted cream. ( Guess what we got you've got it Ice cream !!!

So after 22 years, 2 children and a mortgage! We decided to get married 💐💍🥂 We decided on a small wedding (24 of us in total) and having eaten in the Rising Sun many times thought it would be a great place for our reception. And they did not disappoint 👌.. We had the most fantastic afternoon, the food was exceptional, the service was absolutely brilliant, the atmosphere was spot on and family members who had travelled and were staying for a couple of nights, told me how great the rooms and food was for them. The younger family members loved the outdoor play area and their parents appreciated it too! Their attention to detail and willingness to go the extra mile, like cutting the cake for guests, was much appreciated. Huge thanks to the Rising Sun for making our wedding day so special and enjoyable. 👏♥️

Harvey was one of the BEST waiters I’ve ever had, extremely friendly and nice and great food, can’t go wrong. Will be coming back.

Called in midweek on an evening . Had the dog so we sat in the beer garden . Very pleasant atmosphere and the beer was nice .

A very comfortable room, nice shower room. Very friendly and helpful staff. Totally enjoyed our stay. Many thanks to everyone.

Best steak we have had for a long time.

Booked Sunday lunch 1.30pm for 3 people waited over an hour tepid when arrived ordered chicken did not state on menu what chicken recieved a chicken leg very disappointed not what we expected for £18 took it home for the dog if your going to charge clifton prices you need to up your game thank you for 1 complimentary drink for waiting so long and water for the table needs to chilled when eventually we got some .

great stay here Room was nice and quiet meals were good staff helpful and friendly location good for various destinations

Arrived at the rising sun where nithing was to much trouble they arrange the taxi for is to airport. Rooms were beautiful and clean and food outstanding we are going on holidays in october and have booked to go back

The Rising sun is fabulous for an overnight stay friendly staff lovely rooms amazing food the best burgers we have ever had . A beautiful breakfast Simon is a great host and we will definitely stay again

Four ladies visited The Rising Sun for lunch yesterday. We sat in the garden as the weather was so nice. The food was delicious and the staff were lovely. However there was not much flexibility with regards to the service. We asked if we could order sandwiches but were told no, they were on the brunch menu which was only served until late morning. That was fair enough but as there was only one other table occupied we felt they could have made a few sandwiches but apparently not. We then asked if we could leave a credit card behind the bar and run up a tab. That wasn't acceptable- we had to pay as we went along, so one payment for drinks, then a second for food and a third for coffee, then we had to work out who owed who what afterwards. I realise Dine and Dash is an issue but as I say, we offered to leave a credit card with the staff. We did enjoy our lunch, and the staff were very nice, but felt customer service was lacking

Fantastic stay. All staff very welcoming and respectful. Food excellent. Will definitely return.

Beautiful rooms, comfy bed, everything was great, had our evening meal which was excellent. Easy chevon and out, 10 mins from airport , will be back

This is a lovely place. The service from the staff was super friendly and helpful. The tables were clean and the pizza oven in the beer garden was a nice surprise. We ordered 2 Pizzas and they arrived piping hot and tasty. We will definitely be returning here again in the future.

Lovely service from the team at this gem of a pub. Stopped here for dinner and for those who have never been when you enter the pub, the restaurant is to the right. We really enjoyed our food, I had a delicious burger, and the missus ordered the aubergine curry with chick peas which she also really enjoyed. Highly recommend this restaurant of you are in the area, and hope to return when we are back in the area

Beautiful place to go with the family! The food is very enjoyable and the staff are extremely friendly. Ignore all the bad reviews as they are definitely not true! Will be coming here again. :)

A great place to stay and eat. Excellent young staff very respectful!

Excellent stop for lunch before going to airport. Will make this a regular stop from now on. Service and welcome was excellent and the daily specials for lunch well cooked and tasty. I will be back

We were greeted by a lovely young lady and shown to our rooms. Our room was large and very comfortable with coffee making facilities, a small jar of biscuits and a very comfortable bed. We had a nice dinner and breakfast and overall found the hotel to be well located, well priced and deserving of 4 stars.

We have stayed here a few times and every time it is great. The rooms are very clean and decorated tastefully. Staff are great, even when busy were on the ball serving customers quickly with their great food. Always stay here when we visit family in Bristol

We eat here regularly. Good adult and children's menu. Excellent location and easy to find. We are always met with a warm welcome and staff willing to please. Nothing is too much trouble. It is ideal for adults, children and even the family dog, with a great garden at the rear. There is a pub quiz once a month along with live music once a month. Would highly recommend it.

Hi Nathan , so sorry I did the wrong pub !! OAPs and technology don't always see eye to eye 👀 😑

Ordered the Aubergine chamoulah but they bought an aubergine curry as not available. They did this without even asking us- weird service

Super dog friendly pub with a great beer garden, food and rooms. We stayed for a night after working in the area and the staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming. The room was lovely with great little touches for a comfortable stay.

We stopped at The Rising Sun yesterday afternoon (Bank Holiday Monday) on our way home from The Mendip Activity Centre. We hadn’t booked and there were 4 of us, plus our small blind dog. The staff were brilliant, despite it having been a busy day for them. They were friendly and helpful, the menu was more than we expected in terms of sophistication and the food was excellent! My Dad loved his steak, my 13 year old son polished off a huge fish and chips and my brother had a burger which he said was really good. I had chicken and chips from the kids menu because I was saving myself for pudding….it was no chicken nuggets…it was tender chicken breast strips in breadcrumbs, so nice to have proper food for children! The puddings were amazing too! My Dad and I had the lotus Biscoff donuts (sooooo good!) and my son had the after eight ice cream! Would really recommend this place, the decor is lovely too! Hope to return soon, thank you!

The Room was fantastic. Could not fault anything. Really enjoyed the food and the service was really good staff were friendly. Will definitely be coming back to stay I would highly recommend to anyone as we were meeting some friends in Cheddar Gorge with it being around 25minutes away was a perfect location for us. Jamie.

Excellent stay . Very comfortable rooms . Great food . Super service / thanks

didn't say, food nice but a little over priced for location. service ok for the expected 10% service fee, as for a pub... a little presumsus . location ok, just on main road through Backwell on A370. nothing to shout about, but I'd class as ",Ok " nice beer garden and nice range of ales etc

Friendly pub, with lovely food.

Went to the rising Sun Backwell with my husband and son and his partner to celebrate my birthday. I am a coeliac and the manager couldn't do enough to make sure that I was making the right choices from the varied menu. Excellent food, friendly staff and a love atmosphere. Would definitely recommend and look forward another visit soon.

Had lunch here today, very good food and excellent service

Without accommodation. We ate the best food here during our entire stay in England! The curry is highly recommended! Service was also top 👍

We thoroughly enjoyed our overnight stay at The Rising Sun! Beautiful rooms, fantastic food and drink and great service from the staff. Thank you so much! 🌟🌟🌟

Standard has vastly improved here recently. A real treat to eat here now and great range of drinks. Garden a bit shabby and it does need a refurbishment inside, but so glad to see the food back on track under new management.

We had a lovely meal and great service as always!

Stayed midweek for just the one night. Lovely room, decorated well. Good section of drink sachets etc. Had our evening meal there which was very good. Tasty breakfast the following morning too.

Amazing service and food, and great drink selection. Hired a section of the pub for an afternoon birthday celebration and the service from Simon, Nathan and team was great. Very attentive in ensuring the day went smoothly. The food also was of very good standard. Thanks for your efforts, we’ll be back again.

The meals was lovely service was good would recommend it

We decided to give it another go here after a few disappointing experiences food wise since it changed hands. We used to eat here regularly and really rated it but put the bad meals down to teething problems. Came on a Sunday, staff friendly etc not too long a wait for the roasts to come out but I'm sorry to Sunday they were not hot . The only hot thing was the meat. The rest was tepid as though it had been sat on the pass. We could of sent it back but everyone was so hungry they just ate it. Now I can overlook that in a low end pub but when you're charging clifton prices for a roast it really needs to be on point and come out hot. There is also an issue amongst a couple of the more junior staff acting in appropriately behind the bar, whilst customers are waiting and some inappropriate comments overheard whilst serving us. Again not the end of the world but lowers the tone a little bit. Perfectly good for afternoon drinks I. The garden with kids as they have a lovely play area and lots of benches, when it's sunny its a great spot.

Lovely pub with excellent food and great room.

Great dog friendly pub and good food.

Great, food and environment, large garden with play area. Allow dogs in restaurant. Enjoyed my time

What a wonderful place good staff good food so nice 😋 everything we had was spot on, you usually have something that is quite not right but everything was so good and we all left very satisfied from a party of six.

6 of us came for a leaving meal. As soon as we walked through the door through to when we left we had great service! Everyone really enjoyed their food. Would highly recommend.

Finding a decent pub in this part of Somerset is difficult, fortunately there is this one

2 nights, 2 breakfast mistakes. The first morning, the Shakshuka was forgotten, so we accepted smoked salmon and scrambled eggs instead, which ended up as poached eggs. Asked four times for marmalade. The second day, Shakshuka was excellent, but the avocado on toast was hard and chopped rather than soft and smashed, mushroom like cardboard. We were sorry because we so wanted to love this place

Great food couldn’t fault well presented and delicious! Service was 2nd to none! First visit here would recommend and definitely be back

Apart from noise coming from opposite side to room 2 everything was great.

Great meal, service was excellent. Food hot & tasty

Pub is looking good after it's recent makeover, fireplace looks nice, but lacking real fire or woodburner, probably will not visit in the winter as it was cold! Could do with a log burner being fitted to make it nice and cosy!

Great birthday lunch. Attentive staff, tasty well cooked food and a nice ambiance.

Excellent evening meal and well-kept ales.

The family and I visit The Rising Sun about once a month on average for a meal as it is a couple of miles down the road. The reason we go back isn't so much the deals and offers, but more because of the quality of the food, the great selection of drinks, the location and also the quality of service. We are always made to feel very welcome and the fact the beer selection is spot on is just a bonus. There is always a deal to be had and I'd be lying if I said we don't often make use of them, but don't think that the portions sizes take a hit as a result, as they dont. We will be back.... often!

Nice setting, easy access, very attentive staff but Sunday lunch pretty disappointing for the price. We live locally and like to support local businesses but sadly won’t be rushing back.

The food here is always of a very high standard, but the valentines special we had last night was something really special. Out of this world!!

Absolutely amazing food, havent checked out the rooms, but im sure they follow suit.

From the moment I walked in the staff were so friendly, the Butcombe beer was great and the food was good.

Nice pub but a bit expensive, and when the food arrived it was cold

Great lunch! Absolutely delicious steak with proper thick cut chips. We couldn't fault the food or service and will definitely be recommending it to our friends. Very satisfied customers here 😊

My wife and I had lunch at the Rising Sun Backwell on 14/01/24 with 2 friends. It was very busy but nevertheless we were served quickly. 3 ordered the roast and 1 the roast mushroom wellington. The portions were very large and 3 would have preferred the option of a smaller portion. However the food was properly cooked and very nice. Unfortunately we were all too full to have dessert. It was a very enjoyable visit.

Stayed NYE as attending a party nearby, the staff were warm and welcoming, the bedroom spacious and clean, we had a quick meal and the burger was very good and portions generous. We were running late for the party and struggled to get a cab, Simon went above and beyond to make sure we got to our party on time! The breakfast was lovely. First time visiting Bristol but we will definitely be back, this pub is a real gem with great decor

Xmas day ruined took over 3 hours to get main course appalling...speechless, felt sorry for waiting staff getting abuse One woman left with her family in tears Will not be rushing back!!

On the main road with good parking. Great choice of beers and interesting menu. Don't order the pie unless you really love pastry.

Lovely atmosphere, comfy seating, friendly & efficient staff and , most importantly, the most amazing chips I've had for a very long time.

Xmas meal and overnight stay with breakfast before flying from Bristol Airport. OUTSTANDING from the minute we arrived to the minute we left. Staff were simply wonderful. Festive meal was beautifully cooked and worth every penny. Thanks to everyone. This will now be a regular staying point before flights which are only 10 mins away.

Food was tasty and good size. Swede mash was a bit watery. Not sure about the mandatory 10% service charge especially on drinks we collected at the bar. Butcombe Gold was lovely

Accommodation very clean and comfortable, the staff were very friendly, service was exceptional. Nothing was too much trouble. The food was superb. Looking forward to my next visit.

Music is far too loud for conversation.

Great beer, especially the Goram IPA 0% on draft. Fishcakes were delicious, decor and ambience perfect for a good meet up with friends, staff very friendly, food could have been served a bit quicker but we weren't in a rush.

Lovely meal, great service. We will be returning!

What a lovely place to visit. Brilliant staff, Sarah and Molly, are genuinely nice people with great customer service and baraista skills. The food here is amazing. The garden is great for the kids with a big play area for the kids. Disability serves available and will cater to your needs. I will return and advise you to do so also.

Rooms and location are wonderful! Check in was easy and the gentleman that checked us is (assuming it was the manager) is very helpful and kind. Sunday roast was served bearly warm and dry, I'm sure it would have been lovely fresh. The breakfast took 45 minutes to come out after having to ask for it and then it had been sat on the pass for so long the bacon could be used to drum a tune on the plate. The poor server had to tell us that the hash browns still weren't ready and he would bring them out when they were done. The chef (who came out into the dining room to cough up a lung) had obviously not put the fryers on ready for service and the hash browns came out inedible with raw frozen potato inside and swimming in a pool of its own oil. Probably just bring a packed lunch next time.

Room was nice! Food was naff! We was greeted by a man that was nice & offered to carry our luggage upstairs, which was also nice - he did come in the room and tell us that there was a kettle & everything in there, which was a bit mental, but I won’t pick at someone trying to be polite. I’ll get straight to it, the Sunday lunch was absolutely lifting! Chicken on the bone on a graveyard of cold swede & a forgetful amount of what I assume the chef thought was ‘gourmet veg’ lol Anyways, breakfast was on a £4 each deal, which I thought was good, until we had the breakfast. It was all cold & the hash brown arrived later because I think the chef forgot to turn the friars on, which turned up dripping in grease & would rename it as the harsh brown 😅 Highlight of the stay was waiting for the breakfast and the chef came out of the kitchen & hoiked up some chest butter going into a room looking for his last remaining brain cell or the manual on how to use the friars! Would return for the accommodation, but would give the food a miss.

Great food, great service as always..

Exemplary Staff and service👌 Good food👌 Highly commended for their knowledge of GLUTEN intolerance requirements 👌

Lovely food and venue, friendly service

Middle aged woman behind the bar has a stinky attitude considering she works in customer service. Instantly made me feel unwelcome, which is a shame as it seems like a nice pub.

Nice location, great theme. A little expensive but the ambiance almost makes up for it

Lovely friendly greeting by Simon on entering the pub. Taken to room. Excellent food and beer in pub during evening. Superb breakfast next day. All staff very cheerful and efficient.

We chose the Rising Sun for our daughters christening reception and it was absolutely perfect. Sarah and the bar staff were so amazing! Everyone had an amazing time. Food was delicious and the children loved the garden.Thank you to everyone who made our day just perfect.

Nice pub with rooms, food in the restaurant was traditionally British and nice. Room was very clean and well presented, however it was very noisy even at the side of the property

Roast beef uncooked and like rubber. Yorkshire pudding just crust with no body. Roast chicken ok. Vege burger ok. Waiting for service for 50mins from booked time. Six of us eating and only one clean plate.

Fabulous place to stay for flights from Bristol airport. Room was newly decorated and very comfortable. Dinner was exceptional not normal pub grub at all and staff couldn’t have been more attentive. Thank you Rising Sun we will be back

One night stop over for an early flight Great staff Great room Great food

Great atmosphere ,delicious mussels and friendly service,what’s not to love ??!!

We stayed here before flying out of Bristol, ideal location as only a nine minute drive to the airport. The food in the evening was really tasty, the pie was an object of beauty! All the staff were friendly and helpful, Simon the manager was great too.

Poor service last night. We had starters rather late and then waited another hour for our main meals and the burgers were cooked to a frazzle.

Lovely friendly atmosphere. Delicious food and an excellent location for the airport. We popped in for food and really enjoyed ourselves. Sadly we found the accommodation too expensive for a 12 hour stay (06:00 flight) but it would be perfect for anyone staying longer.

Just had a fantastic Sunday lunch. Amazing food, atmosphere and service. Book a table and give it a go.

I can't rate the accommodation but the food and bar service was excellent from top to bottom.

Just had a lovely lunch. Very friendly landlord Simon. Great surroundings. Lovely inside and out. Nice a clean. Just a lovely place. Would highly recommend it. Thanks to all at the Rising Sun.

We visited for Sunday lunch in September and had a lovely experience. The staff were welcoming, attentive and professional. The food was excellent and we wouldn't hesitate to come back. In fact, when we move to Backwell I expect we will be regulars.