The Albion in North Somerset

Excellent service and great selection of lunch dishes. Steve the Manager was very friendly. Service excellent from Corinne. Great little pub

Excellent food, and excellent service. Corrine was exceptional and very friendly. Steve was incredibly welcoming and chatty. Highly recommend 💕

Heard it was under new management, as previous visit a bit hit and miss. Came for lunch, some new things on menu. Enjoyed the Butchers board. For mains I had the Pulled Lamb Pie, excellent. Wife had Salmon fillet, ate the lot very unusual. Bottle of Sancerre was very nice. Will try a Sunday Lunch soon. Staff great, very helpful, service was good.

Oh dear. Feels like an amazing community pub has had the heart ripped out of it. Staff (amazing by the way) discouraged for speaking to the great (paying) unwashed. No more chairs at the bar (see above) A seating plan that makes everyone on top of each other. Hope it makes sense to the money men but doesn’t look great for the last boozer in the head.

Stopped off at the Albion to meet some friends from Bristol on my way to visit my folks in Devon!! Really great traditional pub with tremendous atmosphere, good quality value for money food & drinks!! Will definitely revisit next time I’m n the area!! Thx

Reviewing a previous review from when Sarah was a manager. The Albion has crept downhill since Sarah leaving. Kieran and Sam work extremely hard to keep the pub afloat. However, their best efforts are simply not enough when the pub is on a serious decline. As someone who is visually impaired, the dim lighting on the evening really makes it hard to navigate the pub, especially with the new table layout. It’s extremely cramped, and hardly much space to sit without feeling like the table next to you is intruding. The tvs and music are so loud you have to shout to have discussions with family friends. Does not seem like a family environment either. The toilets are dirty, not checked throughout the day. Everything is extremely over priced for a microwave job. The new manager has a lot of attitude. He has no empathy and lacks any common ground with the consumers. He has upset many people and I have heard the Albion discussed (negatively) upon Portishead high street which is not good for people who have intended to visit. I will not visit again, even if it was free. Much better environments within Portishead and ‘worse’ that I would visit first. To be told ‘you don’t work here, I’m not discussing it with you’ is simply not a good enough justification. I wonder how you will fix this because another manager will not do the job. Especially when Kieran is perfectly good enough to do the job. Maybe I will return upon the news of this becoming his pub. Over priced and the pints are flat with no bubbles. Looks like mould in the bottom of the second fridge and also smells like it across the bar. Wouldn’t be surprised if the pipes are mouldy too!

Came to the Albion for a family get together after a funeral. Staff were welcoming and friendly. Food was lovely thank you so much just what was needed after a sad day

Went with the family for birthday lunch, It was very busy, but it was worth the wait Kieran was fantastic. Great service

Great pub, fabulous atmosphere and staff. 5 stars to Kieran! :)

Great food really nice place to eat

The Albion in Portishead is a fantastic spot for a drink or a meal, offering a lively yet cozy atmosphere. The standout of this pub, however, is undoubtedly the manager, Kieron. Not only does he run the place with exceptional professionalism, but he's also incredibly good-looking, which definitely adds to the overall charm of the pub. His friendly, attentive nature makes every visit feel personal, and he ensures that all guests are treated like VIPs. The pub serves a great selection of drinks and delicious food, with a menu that consistently delivers. Whether you're popping in for a pint or a full meal, Kieron's presence and excellent service make it a memorable experience. If you find yourself in Portishead, a visit to the Albion is definitely worth it—not just for the great atmosphere and food, but for the added bonus of Kieron’s charisma!

went there to see the 6 nations the atmosphere was amazing and the service was great and the food was okay will definitely be going back

It was great. The food was prompt and tasty. The drinks / beers were good. The ambience was nice. The Albion is our 'go to' pub for a family meal / meal celebration, and it has been for a year or so now.

Decent pub. Screens showing the sports.

Excellent food every time. Great service and lovely atmosphere . I have been coming to this pub for over 12 years and the Albion never disappoints.

Ten people all meals pre ordered, but major mix up ,bill was reduced by a third plus on arrival in back room ,very cold not preheated .

The staff here are lovely very friendly and provide great service towards their customers. The food is great and tasty with a variety of options. There is parking available and the buildings itself is always clean and tidy. Definitely reccomend

We regularly visit this pub, food and drinks are good value and the staffing team are so friendly and welcoming. We chose to spend Christmas Eve, Day, Boxing Day here and have booked a table for new year's eve for food and drinks (and no doubt be there New Years Day too). Kaytee & Chris ❤️

Went to the Albion Christmas Eve and Day. Fantastic team, welcoming and super friendly. Brilliant service with a smile.

Excellent on every level except getting rid of Thatchers Blood Orange is unacceptable!

I booked a table for 12 and pre ordered the food 4 weeks before our booking, a selection of Festive and Senior Festive menu. We arrived and were put in a back room, despite there being room in the main bar. The room was cold and we had to ask for the heating to be put on. Most of us sat there our coats on throughout the meal. Despite it being booked from the Festive menus there were no signs of Christmas on the table, e.g table decorations/ crackers. Our starters arrived, the chicken strips had no salad and dip as described on the menu. After asking for them they came separately. Mains arrived and many were luke warm at best. The meat on all the Festive menu dishes were cold, the veg very under cooked but the roast potatoes were lovely and hot. The Yorkshire puddings were unrecognisable as such. When our puddings arrived the vanilla ice cream had been replaced with coconut, without checking with us first. Four of us didn’t receive our puddings so after 10 minutes I went to check where they were and I was told the order hadn’t been put through to the kitchen. I bought these issues up with the waitress, who was very pleasant and apologetic. She went to her management and again he was polite and apologetic and then reduced our bill by a third. This was the most disappointing meal I’ve ever had there or at any other Greene King pub, and we are regulars with your brand. It was extremely disappointing as we only meet up annually and the quality of the food definitely put a dampener on our celebrations. We will not be returning to The Albion in Portishead next year for our get together. We will go somewhere that has a warm dining room, has a Festive atmosphere, serves the food we ordered and serves it at an edible temperature.

Nice cosy old pub with nice atmosphere but didn’t like the food much at all. Me and my friend could only eat just about half of it. Burger pate was dry and tasteless and we thought definitely frozen factory made ones. Onion rings the same. Only thing we liked were the chips.

Cosy old pub with nice atmosphere. Quite attractive from the outside. Looks a bit tired on the inside but maybe that adds to the charm. -We didn’t like the food much at all which was disappointing. Me and my friend could only eat just about half of it. Burger pate was dry, tough and tasteless and thought definitely frozen factory made ones. Onion rings the same. Only thing we liked were the chips. The burgers were quite bad especially considering the price. I don’t much like McDonalds but we would have enjoyed a big-mac much more than what we had at the Albion. Definitely could have made an excellent burger at home for half the price too. I think if they could improve their food, the pub could do a lot better. It’s in walking distance of many houses in the area and has a car park. I live on the other side of town and wanted to try somewhere different and although I’m not saying that I wouldn’t go back, I’d be unwilling to try anything from the menu again unless it improves. I say good luck to the place and hope it can improve some.

Disappointed again Hi, I have been visiting the Albion once a month for the past 3 years & although the staff are always helpful & polite, with good service, the place has been slowly going downhill in terms of cleanliness. The doors the gents have peeling paint & the level of DIY repairs is pretty bad too. I was part of a group of 5 that visited there for a Christmas meal today (we had a reservation) & our table was nicely laid out ready for us. However, after putting my coat on the back of a chair to sit down, I noticed that the tartan fabric seat was covered in old food stains! So I moved to the next chair & it was just as bad. In fact ALL 5 chairs were the same & when I mentioned it to the assistant manager, I was told it was probably caused by guests at a party the night before! I know he was doing his best, but you could tell they’d been there a while by how dark the stains had become. He did however swap them out for clean ones straight away, but surely someone should be checking & cleaning them before you open up for the day! I also want to mention the food that was served, I had a gluten free Christmas meal. This was served without gravy, which was a shame, as it’s readily available & as I work in the catering sector, widely served by most forward thinking establishments. Unfortunately, my 2 small parsnips were very undercooked as was the broccoli. By contrast, the carrots were overcooked & a tad mushy. Potatoes & turkey were fine. The dessert was great, tops marks here. So, in conclusion, compared to other Greene King pubs we visit, I was very disappointed by our experience today & it’s a shame as the pub has a lot going for it, in terms of location, facilities. Please fix these problems, as it’s getting a bit of a bad reputation with us locals who are trying our best to support businesses in Portishead. Regards.

A perfect gammon steak, only spoiled by tired chips. These had clearly been cooked earlier & reheated.

If you blinked you miss the chips

Went here for the first time with friends and can’t fault it! I booked for 15 adults & 13 kids with 5 days notice. They gave us their function room and asked us to preorder via email which we were happy to do. We asked for the kids meals to come out first for 5:30 and then adults. They did just that and called all meals out by name of who’d ordered it. They were great at coming in the function room and clearing plates and glasses regularly etc… all the food orders were right! The staff were really nice! Majority of us were very happy with our food - a few of the meals felt like they’d scrimped on the chips a bit but overall very happy and will definitely go again!

Had an impromptu Saturday lunch at the Albion. Ciabatta was very good and excellent value for money. The service was great too. Recommended.

We hit this place at lunchtime on a Saturday without booking and had a choice of seats. Service was standard with no major delays. Medium range of beers and an average menu catering for GF and vegan. Service was standard speed and service/knowledge of products was good. Food was on the pricey side for what it was. Chips were soggy with the juice of the pineapple on the gammon and the mash with the lamb shank completely hidden by gravy. If they tried a little harder with thier presentation it'd make me feel i was getting value for money. Good level of decoration nicley done. Clean.

Lovely an clean, staff are friendly and caring, good customer service, value for money, good choice of vegetarian food an other food as well, will be going again

Nice pub just a bit loud as football match was on the TV

Absolutely brilliant staff couldn't do enough 👏 food superb 👌 lovely place can't wait to come back was on a trip from Dublin and this was a great old fashioned spot. Good pool 🎱 table too!!!

Thank you for a lovely evening again tonight at the Albion. We were all mad to feel welcome including our family dog.

Quick lunch visit, so good to see a new menu in place, and the new lunch menu is really good! The food was really tasty and the service was fab. Will be back again soon!

Fish was overcooked. Nice quiet atmosphere

Came here in the early evening with my wife and three kids. Felt very much like a locals pub which isn't a problem just felt a little out of sorts with the kids. Food was good. Came out in decent time and all looked and felt hot. Only downside is didnt seem like much cheese on the cheesy garlic bread.

Good menu at reasonable prices. Nice food, friendly staff.

Too many times it feels like the pub is dying. No personalloty and base service. The day I came here, the welcome was amazing. Friendly staff who treat you like a person and not a number. The I witnessed the manager on duty, I think his name is Keiren? treat a customer with needs with such compassion and humour that made we grateful for a local and gave me hope Gen Z aren’t all bad. He handled a situation better than I ever could and more importantly, made everyone in that party feel comfortable to stay. Top team and top pub

Food was nice, service disappointing. Staff could be a bit more customer orientated and smile 🤔

Nice comfortable pub atmosphere. Friendly efficient staff. Great range of drinks and a good menu.Always an enjoyable visit.

What a great pub, lunch was very tasty and good value. Love that it’s dog friendly and sells treat bags! Good value for money and quick service

Really enjoyed lunch at the Albion, dog friendly and good value.

Quite a long wait for food I had sirloin steak that was as tough as old boots with a jacket potato which couldn't have been any smaller and my wife also had the sirloin which was the same as mine I managed to eat mine but the wife just had the chips we were offered a dessert which we accepted but not a replacement for the steak

A fantastic end of term social event at The Albion. Sarah and her team have been a fantastic support to my language business in recent years allowing me to hold weekly Spanish classes there. We were a large group (18 people in total!) We ordered the food in advance and it was delicious. The service was excellent and a memorable night was had by all! Can't thank you enough, muchas gracias :)

Great food and great service.. tyvm phoebe and kieron

Really lovely experience. Food great ..definitely come again

Sunday dinner. Had better, small portions. Beef quite fatty, veg on the hard side. Quick service, friendly staff. Toilets not brill.

Had a fantastic meal today We both had the gammon it was beautiful, such a great little pub and the staff are all so lovely and friendly A real treat and such a warm and inviting pub Will come again next week

Had a fantastic meal today We both had the gammon it was beautiful, such a great little pub and the staff are all so lovely and friendly A real treat and such a warm and inviting pub Will come again next week

Nice traditional pub with good food 👌

Lovely pub. The food was served hot and in a timely manner. Lasagne was very tasty. We visited at lunchtime and didn't have to wait very long for our meals to come out and we were on a group of 10. Well worth a visit if you're in the area.

Just a little bit quieter than one would have expected for a Friday lunchtime.

Lovely pub with a good atmosphere and very friendly staff excellent food and service.

Lovely pub lovely food and lovely staff especially Kieran

I had a really lovely meal and felt very welcomed and great service by Kieran

I like the Albion, it's a straightforward Greene King pub with a nice size car park with a couple of EV chargers. The food is the usual GK menu but always well prepared and the staff are friendly and seem well trained. Sitting outside on a nicked day, you hardly notice the passing traffic.

great food at reasonable prices friendly staff

Our first visit to a local pub after moving to UK for a year now. Thoroughly enjoyed the food and drinks 😁 Great service and really good food.

The pub itself is reasonably priced, nicely laid out, clean, and welcoming. The food was a mix of reviews. We found that on a whole the food was well cooked and delicious, however both people who had burgers said they were under par. All other food was found to be really nice. Service from what looked to be the manager was fantastic throughout, and he allowed us to put a dessert order in just after kitchen close time! This was GREATLY APPRECIATE. HOWEVER, the other younger bar / waiter was quite rude and abrupt with us every time he spoke. We found he placed plates and drinks down carelessly and even splashed my friends' drink once with the quickness. I do feel that this is down too being in experience, but I hope he will learn over time to be a little more friendly when dealing with customers. Overall a good experience, both with food, drink and atmosphere.

Very nice food, great staff, lovely customer interaction

Love this pub! great food and the staff always provide amazing customer service :)

To be honest I had low expectations of this chain pub but I have to say I was delighted with all aspects of my visit. I had the gammon and it was tender and beautifully cooked together with a perfect egg and grilled pineapple - a real treat. The staff was friendly and helpful too so a really good experience all round. It pleases me enormously to make such a positive report

The food is decent,it can take up to 50 minutes to be served. The kitchen team is not prepared for high traffic.

Waiting time was horrendous half hour kids had starters then hour wait . Went to see why chef walked out could have sent bar staff to tell us. Thus couldn't be helped and the person we were with said it was unusual. Lamb shanks were lovely. Hubby's steak was really back worse he'd had he never complained as usual. We spent alot. No offer of free desert or money off at another time. When we got it service was good.

Lovely place, good food and very reasonable 😊

Enjoyed a lovely meal here and the service was great, staff was attentive and nothing seemed too much trouble. There are multiple TV screens for when the football match is on or other sports, there is a pool table and a few gambler machines. There is a great atmosphere and parking as well, just remember to log your vehicle on the way in

Nice pub to eat in, lots and lots of tables but didn't feel too busy. Nice food, quite small portions. Not enough parking.

Wonderful meal services friendly

Amazing meal cooked perfectly Great homily atmosphere Very welcoming pretty waitresses Highly recommended 👌

We can’t rate this place enough. Loads of space for us (and the kids). Lots of choice on the menu and all very reasonably priced. We will definitely be back again 😀

Lovely lunch at The Albion again. The staff were very helpful and the food very good. Thank you to everyone, we will be back.

We had a meal here last weekend with my two small children. The food was great, my two picky children even loved it! Fantastic service and a lovely atmosphere. Thank you, looking forward to coming back soon.

Please please turn off the TV In Every room. And French football as well. Why. One room only would be plenty. Even left it on for the adverts. Cheers.

Excellent food. Would visit again.

Family Birthday party get together. Very friendly staff. Good selection of drinks. Sunday lunch menu aswell as normal food. We had the Sunday roast a good plateful. Nice and hot. Would definitely come back. Thank you 👍👍

Smashing pub, very polite staff,

Nice pub. Food is nice and affordable. Great to watch sport. Good selection of beers on tap. Cracking

It's not unusual to have to punch in a car reg nowadays in pub car parks that are subjected to commuter abuse but in my humble opinion pubs with monitored parking like this does mean a certain kind of clientèle are likely to be present. The pub advertises itself as a sports venue and it certainly does what it says on the tin - we watched one family hooverer up a lunch with their post-football youngsters in tow only for them to be replaced by another muddy boot clad group of teens who couldn't take their eyes off the angry Midland Derby steaming live into the lounge. Whilst the hooligans on the pitch did battle with the secretly secreted Wolves fans the adults in the room blinked unresponsively into their social media feeds. I am a sports fan (I'm ticketed up for Wales v Scotland in Cardiff tomorrow) and as you can read from my reviews I love a good pub but just occasionally whilst both are present they can fail to gel. Our lunch was good, the service better actually (I liked the friendly barman's banter and his diamond attitude) so whilst there's nowt wrong with the Albion I don't know why I feel it felt like I was sailing in a rudderless ship. Perhaps it just lacked a bit of warmth 🤔 or perhaps I've just forgotten how the clammer of dragging your nippers out on cold Sunday morning for the whole of your thirties saps the soul...

We went for lunch on Thursday, it was very easy to find and to park in the large car park. Don’t forget to log your car at the bar. Staff were friendly, prices were reasonable. It did get quite full by around 1pm. Food was fairly standard pub fare, freshly cooked, with a lunch special menu also available. Good if you want a lighter bite, or a more substantial meal. We will come here again. Thank you.

Sunday lunch was amazing. Reserved a table but needed a different one due to elderly relative and they were happy for us to change. All staff were polite and friendly...

Watched some premiership football

After coming here and having a bad Xmas meal with a work party a few years ago I was reluctant to go back when a friend suggested meeting her for lunch, however one bad meal shouldn't be why I didn't go. We arrived and ordered drinks and food and sat waiting, first blue light discount wouldn't work and the girl was not helpful in the slightest so we ended up giving up with it. I asked for an item receipt and the girl didn't know how to do this, everything just carried on going wrong. The wrong meal came out then we asked to have fries with our hunters chicken little did we know she put the 2 portions of fries as an extra, the smallest bowl of fries came, paying this as a side is an absolute waste of money, it wouldn't even feed a small child. 2 people got their meals and we had to wait another 10 mins for the other 2 meals. Lastly we thought about playing pool but it absolutely stunk of what I can only describe as cats litter tray. To top it all off my wife that had the chicken burger was fine and suddenly about an hour or 2 after eating it had her head down the toilet throwing up and spent the rest of the day and night in bed! Safe to say you are better off going around the corner to spoons, bigger portions and better value for money.

Very impressed with the food & service, although extremely busy, credit to the manager. Highly recommended.

Really good food and exceptional service, very friendly

Food was tasty, hot and reasonably priced...definitely return soon 👍

Lovely early family dinner. Plenty of choices on the menu so everyone was happy and kid friendly too. The staff were also lovely and attentive, looking after us really well. We will definitely be back.

Service excellent. Food very good but the portion of cheesecake was very small

Great Sunday lunch with enough other menu items to keep the whole family happy. Abbot ale perfectly kept. Friendly attentive team and great value!

Popped in for a meal with the family and i must say the service was excellent! The bar staff were exceptionally helpful and the food was delicious. Will definitely be back again soon.

Lovely meal and great staff. We'll be back.

Lovely food, great service! Would recommend

Came back a year after our first visit, another fantastic visit! Service was amazing, staff were so helpful, friendly and welcoming from the moment we entered. We had a burger and fish & chips, our 1 year loved sharing the fish with me. The manager (Sarah I think she was called) came to check if we needed anything extra for our little one which was a nice touch we didn't expect. Wish we lived closer to have more regular visits. Highly recommend!

Revisitef after a long absence had been renovated to a good standard.Food was pretty average as was the menu.Drinks very reasonable.Staff very friendly.

We had problems getting to the venue for our booked table and were forced to ring them to explain that we would be late, The member of staff we spoke too was very helpful and said to get there as soon as we could. When we arrived (1 hour late) we said we were sorry and we were told that it was no problem and relax and enjoy our meal. We placed our orders and the food arrived shortly after piping hot and delicious. The venue was warm and comfortable, and the staff were efficient. After a good meal my only complaint was they had no Apple and blackberry crumble.

Yet another fabulous visit the the Albion, chose a few little starters to share, the food was fantastic as always, and lovely staff, would highly recommend.

Lovely visit today with a cracking roast dinner. Atmosphere was great and all the family loved it

Went on a quiet day. Did not wait long for our food so ok. We have had days when food took 45 minutes from order but If you want freshly cooked food you have to make allowances.

Amazing pint of IPA very great price for under £3 will be bringing the club down here soon

Great pub food, great friendly staff, enjoyed it. Would recommend for families on a budget and groups for a get together.

Went to the albion for a quick bite to eat. We drove in and followed the instructions, registering our car at the bar on arrival. Ordered the meal and everything was very good. Unfortunately, a month later I received a parking fine from euro parking for £60 or £100 if not paid within 28 days. We rang the albion and explained the situation. The fine has been removed, we were informed by the staff that if we return in the future they can only remove the fine twice. Sadly, we will not be returning in the future as this is not the kind of place I want to frequent if its going to involve a fine.