The Cow & Sow (Queen Square) in Bristol, City of

Wow what an experience... Food - we had a mixture of dishes including burnt ends, baby back ribs, burger, squash wellington and the ribeye steak. Our favourite was the sticky pork belly. Delicious!! Service was excellent and informative and when we couldn't agree on ordering the bacon dauphinoise, our server decided to add a complimentary one! Both Gio & Luke make an excellent pair of servers, both friendly and accomodating from start to finish. This was by far the best meal we've had out in a long time. We will definitely be back. Thanks Cow & Sow

A delightful find. Visiting Bristol for a few days and wanted to try some great food. Cow and Sow did not disappoint-savory food, fantastic staff, welcoming ambiance.

This was probably the best restaurant I've ever stepped in. As soon as you walk in, The Atmosphere is incredible and the servers we had (Gio and Luke ❤️) were absolutely brilliant. When we were deciding to get the Dauphinoise or Sweet Potato Fries, the added the dauphinoise on the house. They also where extremely accommodating to our requests. Then the food. We ordered an array of items and they all where cooked perfectly and bursting with flavour. I would recommend the Sticky Pork Belly to anyone. Honestly best meat you will ever eat. 5 stars all around.

The waitress suggested the ribsteak which was a boneless 280g steak on.its own for 30£ and she suggested a side so I got the 4 cheese mac & cheese.- both were nice! With the steak you get one free sauce but she said you can have another one and at the endI was promptly charged for it and it was a wholegrain mustard sauce for 4 £! Then she rudely said to me the sauces are extra when I enquired about it.I paid 55 £ for basically a 280g steak, a glass of wine and a small mac & cheese.but it was her attitude that turned me off about my experience at the Cow & Sow.

Fantastic steakhouse. The food was impeccable and amazing for my coeliac wife. The lunchtime deal was a great option too, really good value and taste. Sometimes a lunch menu can be lower quality, but not here it was amazing. The sides were super delicious too. Gluten free friendly chips are a bonus too! Cocktails were super and wine selection fantastic. Our servers were fantastic too, Issy & Marta you're a credit to the industry. We will definitely return and highly recommend.

4 of us had 3 different meals and we all agreed that the food was fantastic. The service was quick and servers were warm and friendly. The drinks available on tap were perfect . It is great place to eat.

Beautiful food, great service from Luke, lovely place. Will definitely be returning

Delicious, but the side dishes could be a bit bigger.

Not only was the service and atmosphere amazing, the food was outstanding, probably one of the best place I’ve ate in Bristol!! Will definitely be coming back 😋

As always when I visit my brother, we come to this restaurant. As it was my birthday, the complimentary glass of bubbles was a very nice gesture. The staff as always were great, especially Jaime and Maagi.

Really good food. Staff is a little slow, but very friendly.

Relaxed night out with friends - great food and wine. We had some mixed starters and sides like tapas. Great service from Grace.

Second time eating here, absolutely lovely meal and service. We were served by Grace but the whole team were helpful and welcoming.

Sorry it has taken me so long to write a review. I went a few months ago as a support worker supporting my client on a day out. The staff and chefs were amazing 🤩 they made my client feel like royalty and thanks to Chloe and the team he had the best day and the best food. We still haven’t attempted your gorgeous triple cooked chips at home but it’s still on the bucket list. Thanks again ❤️

I came in for a birthday dinner with my family, Haben, Chloe and Gio were so wonderful the entire evening and so attentive, Haben helped me take the perfect photos of our beautiful dishes, definitely going to come back again!

Gran servicio y bueno. Gracias a mi servidor, Hannah y los chefs también! Realmente disfruté de la carne y el vino. Sin duda recomendaría.

Perfecto para mi dieta extraña - realmente disfruté de la comida y perfectamente come. Hannah que me sirvió fue muy agradable y la cantidad justa de atención.

The environment, service, and food are all very good!

We went to The Cow and Sow last night to celebrate our 40th anniversary with our family. We had a wonderful evening. Habben and Grace were very friendly and professional as our servers but not intrusive. The food was top notch. Probably the best steak I've ever had. Atmosphere was cosy and comfortable. Thanks to everyone for making our celebration such a memorable occasion

A wonderful chilled place with delicious steaks. We were a table of 5 on a Saturday lunchtime. Chloe was very helpful and knowledgeable in helping us decide our steaks, including providing a dairy free menu. The atmosphere was friendly welcoming and relaxing. We loved it and would go here again.

Really nice place, lovely food and great atmosphere. Service was really good, Grace was a fantastic server!

Came here with a friend while visiting Bristol. The food was consistently lovely and Kayla was friendly, informative and helpful. Absolutely recommend the cow and sow to anyone who would like to eat a large amount of meat that tastes great.

We at the Cow and Sow on Sunday evening for my wife’s birthday. Overall a disappointing experience. My view is the food does not live up to the price, we all found it to be very average and therefore not great value. The drinks were much better. The house Merlot was excellent.

Beautiful spot for lunch. Delicious Sunday Roast with all the trimmings.

My filet was perfection and the sides were delightful as well. The sweet potato, the cauliflower, and the burnt ends were also fabulous. My husband had the burger and loved it as well. The fries were like mashed potato inside and perfectly crisp outside. Super yummy. The poached pear is a great lighter fare dessert, and the salted caramel tart is very unique. Subtly rich without being overly sweet. The staff was also super friendly. Definitely one of our favorite places we’ve been on our trip so far!

Came for food quiet late on a Wednesday - no trouble to seat us - it was a lovely friendly welcome with incredible service and the food was top notch. Thank you Tom and Luke.

lovely daily menu, steak with chips and peppercorn sauce and for a desert Eton mess which we tried for the first time, everything was just perfect. Issy was absolute dear and was really nice :)

Issy was a very nice server. The food was quite adequate for it's price, which is pretty high for a Czech but probably alright for UK standards.

My daughter booked lunch for us for my birthday. The steak was lovely and the food in general was very good. I was offered a complimentary glass of fizz because it was my birthday. Sadly my daughter was not offered a glass and was left with just a glass of still water, until we decided to order her a glass of fizz too. As the bill came to just over £150 for the two of us, I think Cow & Sow could have run to a second glass of complimentary fizz. Just a thought ...

Great celebration evening for my husbands birthday. Staff cannot do enough for you, service and food are amazing… this place never disappoints. Alina was an amazing waitress 🙂

Lovely food and lovely staff! Thanks Jamie!

The restaurant and staff are fantastic, however the food is overpriced for what it is. The food was ok but nothing special. I ordered the sirloin steak which was cooked medium but it just tasted burnt. Very disappointing.

Delicious food and excellent service, we were well looked after by Luke and Issy for a fantastic birthday meal.

What a great find! Was looking for somewhere close to the hippodrome for a pre-theatre meal (15% discount if you show your ticket!) Everything was cooked to perfection and really tasty. Our servers Kayla and Chloe were fab and were knowledgeable about the menu, they were friendly and checked in on us regularly, without being intrusive. We will definitely be back and recommend to others.

Delicious food, excellent service. Highly recommend.

This place was probably one of the nicest steakhouses i’ve been to, genuinely a lovely venue and even better service! Both Issy & Tom went above and beyond to make sure myself and the 2 others in my party were accommodated in a swift and orderly manner! As for the food itself, i went for a pork tomahawk steak with bone marrow butter… when i say it was incredibly succulent and tender i don’t underestimate this! the side of chips i had were also melt in the mouth quality! The place just shows class and yes the prices can be quite on the high end but you are definitely getting what you pay for, quality of the food was exceptional and the variety was great! Would definitely recommend if you’re looking for a great steakhouse in bristol! ☺️

Good experience and delicious meal. Served by Maya who was helpful and attentive :)

Went for the roast on Sunday and was yummy. Lots of meat and all the trimmings. Our waitress Aimee was knowledgeable and friendly!

Great place to eat and drink. Highly recommended

Went for Sunday roast. Amazing. Highly recommend.

Great food, great quality, somehow even better cocktails

Good taste, lovely place. Thanks to Gio !

Had a lovely lunch at The Cow and Sow. I was served by Chloe who was warm and friendly. Highly recommend for a hearty meal

Absolutely incredible food! Honestly the best roast I’ve ever had! Grace and the team were lovely and very attentive. Definitely recommend the braised beef brisket roast.

Brilliant meal! Really helpful staff. Hannah was brilliant!

The staff were friendly and helpful. The service was great and the food excellent.

Great food lovely staff. Exceptional waitress who said she was new, she was polite and lovely to talk to.

This felt like a hidden 'family friendly gem' place to eat. The staff here went above and beyond for us, including making space for our monster of a pram. Our waitress Alina was professional and friendly and our little one was very happy to receive some smiles from new people.

Chloe and Grace looked after us well.

I popped in on the off chance on a Monday evening and was lucky to get a table as it was really busy. I thought this a good sign and it was! The service was great and the food absolutely delicious - the rib-eye steak was to die for. This place is a good fine and I recommend it.

Amazing service from Hannah and Kayla. Very prompt with taking our order and great recommendations! Luke the assistant manager was very knowledgeable about what wines would suit our pallet and came through with the perfect bottle of red! Thank you so much! The kitchen staff perfected and defined every single dish with passion, flavour and presentation. We Will be back again with out hesitation! If I could give you 10 stars I would! Great team! Xx

Amazing and sweet staff that saved the day! Much better service food and atmosphere than other nearby steak places. Will be back!

It was just an ok meal. Not outstanding, just average. The food wasn’t warm though, quite cold. Told the server didn’t want gravy poured over, and it was

Good place to eat, well located and friendly staff (shout out to Issy). Recommend the Pork Tomahawk.

Very good food but very little portion, we ordered 700g of meat but I think we had 300 or 400g and and 3-4 fries per person… However service and ambiance is great full

From entering the restaurant to leaving the whole experience was 1st class. Matt our server was attentive, professional & informative without being pushy. The restaurants atmosphere made for a dining pleasure & the class of the place shows when you have Molten & Brown in your toilet. The food was outstanding and the chefs are a credit to you all. Whilst we were served by Matt, Tom was also busy with various other customer’s whom all appeared to be happy with everything like us. We would highly recommend a visit & I am sure you’ll return as will we. You just need to bring one to Nottingham.

We went on Sunday night and while very tempted by the amazing roasts in sight, we just had to go with the steak. Excellent sauces and the hispi cabbage was excellent. Layla was a helpful and enthusiastic waitress and I hope to return.

Couldn’t recommend the Cow & Sow more. Our waitress Kayla was amazing, supper attentive and made our anniversary celebrations even more special. I’d highly recommend the burnt ends, bone marrow and the hispi cabbage. The Heaphy savvy b complimented our meal perfectly well. Whether you’re celebrating a special occasion or just want some delicious food, come to the cow & sow.

Fantastic members of staff. Food outstanding. Only disappointment was no burgers available at 6.30 pm and very limited steaks left

Exceptional steak eatery - the absolute best we have found in the area and simply not worth going elsewhere. A fantastic experience every time we visit - whether that’s just me and my wife or with our two children (age 10 and 13). The food, service, atmosphere are all spot on - our steak is always cooked exactly as we have asked. Wonderful dining experience.

One hell of a roast! Lovely food, really good service and a great setting. I've taken one star off atmosphere because the music choice was a little odd - it was slightly too loud and seemed to be the sort of music you'd expect in a very tense scene from a spy movie. It's also a shame the manager seemed to think it was appropriate to walk around in trainers and have air pods in while the rest of the staff were smart.

Outstanding evening as a first time visitor to Cow & Sow. Excellent service throughout from all staff and the food and drinks were worthy of praise. We’d originally planned to have dinner elsewhere but a story about steaks sparked an interest and prompted us to switch. Very glad we did and we’ll be back again

The food was great, however the service was probably one of the best experiences I've ever had in a restaurant. Cannot fault the staff one little bit, at all. The male waiter and 'Lil Dusty' were exceptionally brilliant. I will be returning to the Cow & Sow again soon. Many thanks.

Amazing lunch at Cow & Sow. Prices of a mid-range chain but quality amazing 🤤 The pork belly starter was so tender and tasty, and the lunch steaks were delicious too! Tasty chips, tastyyyy wine and lovely staff. Served by Chloe, who was very helpful and lovely 😁

We had an excellent experience at Cow &Sow and Kayla our server was friendly, professional and a delight to talk to.

I booked this restaurant for my husband's birthday dinner. Arriving on time, we were asked to sit at the bar because our table wasn't ready. When we were seated (under 5 minutes) at the very back of the restaurant, we were extremely disappointed. The table was far too small for two people and wobbly. The distance to the next table was far too small. The Table was completely set and overloaded. The Front of the Restaurant is lovely and very welcoming, with every step further back it looses its character totally. We ordered a share platter as starter and it looked lovely presented and taste was very good. Then my husband opted for a tomahawk steak to share. However, they didn't have a cut suitable for two people, so we opted for the 1200g piece. The Steak wasn't shown to us before cooking and had already been cut from the bone and portioned. As a result, it was practically cold. With the Steak, we were able to order 2 sides. We went for chips and crispy onion blossom, both very nice. Disappointing, the very small portions off sauce. We ordered a garlic butter on top and were charged for it (looking through the review pics other people had a carafe and we got the same sauce portion as people with a 200 gr. steak, annoying). I would also like to mention that my husband received a glass of Prosecco for free as a birthday treat, and that was very thoughtful. Our waitress, Tiah, was nice but could have been a bit more attentive. In my opinion, there are much better steak restaurants in Birmingham. We won't be coming back.

Best steak we’ve both ever had - beautifully seasoned and cooked. Staff and manager so knowledgeable and helpful - Grace and Alina were terrific servers. Thank you

Amazing food and great service. We've found it hard recently to find decent impromptu eateries. This one ticked all the boxes. Simply outstanding. Thanks Mickela

Fantastic food. Chloe was a delight with great recommendations, humour, and taste in wine.

Mixed bag to be honest. The steak was serviced rather cold and under cooked the desert Tart Tatin was rather like a danish and very disappointing however the vegetables were fantastic. Maybe don’t book the last slot at night as that might have been the reason for the luck of attention from the staff.

We were served by Chloe and Jess, excellent service and delicious food.

Brilliant food! Steak was cooked to perfection!

Alina was a really great waitress - Such amazing and friendly service. Food was nice and atmosphere was good too. We came for a Sunday lunch!

Excellent service and great food, highly recommend the crispy onion blossom! We tried the steak, burger, chips and hassleback potatoes - all excellent. Seb looked after us very well, attentive service but not overbearing. Overall a great experience, we'll definitely come again.

First time just fancied a steak, absolutely top drawer steak, succulent and the deserts were to die for,very busy so book ahead great staff,highly recommended

Steak was great, medium rare was done just right! The atmosphere was spot on as well :-) Grace was attentive and always ensured we were well attended to. Perhaps it was the dinner crowd, thus our order was taken a tad late and food was served not as quickly as we thought it would be. Nonetheless, great place to enjoy a good dinner in Bristol!

Sides were a little slower than we would of liked but was lovely when they came Issy, Jess and Maya were lovely

Jess & Issy were amazing! Best meal we’ve had ♥️ had the best time, would deffo come back again and I know we’d enjoy every visit

Delicious food and attentive staff - Seb took good care of us :) only things I would change are that some of the tables are very close together and it can be hard to hear yourselves over the people next to you, and a wider choice of desserts would be nice.

Great food, great atmosphere and Alina our server was very a tentative. Will definitely be back!

Delicious steak and great service by Alina

Had the fillet steak which was absolutely tiny and cost £33!! 😲 The onion blossom was great but the chips looked liked oven chips. The lack of size of the fillet steak was shocking and ruined the meal for me 😥

I recently had dinner here and loved it. From the food, wine and staff. Shout out to Chloe. Took real good care of me made sure I had everything I needed. Best to make reservations as they are always busy. I'll be back.

Me and my partner were here Tuesday just gone to have a meal and celebrate registering our newborn daughter. staff,10/10 food,10/10 cleanliness,10/10 i really enjoyed the red wine that the waiter suggested :) will definitely be back!!!!!

Issy was wonderful and took great care ot us! Food was delicious and such a fab treat!

Great food and service, thank you Kayla

Overall Amazing experience. First time eating here! Food was unbelievable and service provided by our waitress Kayla was amazing she made our experience feel really special.

Great food and service from Luke and Seb was excellent.

Beautiful food and amazing staff are going above and beyond

Had a lovely time & a fantastic meal. Kayla served us & she was bright and friendly, very willing to help, knowledgeable and more than willing to go out of her way for us. We shall return again, no question!

Highly enjoyable evening! 50th birthday dinner accommodating 11 good friends. Commendable service and amazing food & drink from the moment we arrived right through until our departure... the Cow&Sow team made it feel highly personal and gave us the opportunity to celebrate my partners 50th with class and style. I'm personally really grateful for their time, service, outstanding food and professional attention.

We visited Cow & Sow last week to celebrate my brother’s 18th birthday, and it was an absolutely fantastic experience. Some of our family members have allergies, and I can honestly say this was the best restaurant we’ve ever been to in terms of allergy awareness and accommodation. The team took all the stress off us, handling everything with care and attention to detail. The customer service was outstanding, the food was incredible, and the whole evening was just amazing. We were initially served by Tik, who was friendly and polite, and later assisted by Anna and Luke. A special shoutout to Anna, who I had been in contact with ahead of our visit. She was beyond amazing - so thorough, responsive, and genuinely lovely. She made sure everything was sorted well in advance, answered all of our questions quickly, and went above and beyond to make us feel at ease. It was so nice to meet her in person on the night, and she was just as brilliant in person as she was over email! Luke was also fantastic - super attentive, knowledgeable, and just great with people. His service really added to the experience, and we all appreciated how well we were looked after. Their dedication, warmth, and attention to detail played such a big role in making my brother’s birthday so memorable, and I really hope they receive recognition for their outstanding service. Thank you, Cow & Sow, we’ll definitely be back!

Saturday afternoon, ½ empty restaurant and wasn't able to even get a table....😞😞 Edit: Thanks to the owner for reaching out. However, I probably won't be returning, as it was my only visit to Bristol. Have a great day.

Excellent service from the waiting staff. Excellent food from the kitchen, lovely ambience inside the restaurant thoroughly enjoyed my evening

Amazing!!! We went for the starter sharer board with some side options. All the food was so flavourful and delishous. Yes, it's just beef and pork but there is something unique about this place. The staff were so friendly and polite which is always an added bonus. Would recommend booking in advance as this place seems like a popular hot spot in Bristol. Also they have some steal deals on Mondays and theatre discounts, another win win.

Fantastic food , great service, just a little louder than we had hoped because of the guests at adjacent tables.

Great service by Chloe and the food was amazing!! Cocktails delicious and they really took care of us for our anniversary.

We came here for my friends birthday and the food was amazing! The service from Lily and Luke was absolutely stellar and we had a wonderful time. For me the dauphinoise potato was the best side and I’d also recommend the beefy blue cheese sauce!

Delicious food, lovely servers. Made me feel Cary safe as a coeliac and had loads of gluten free options with dedicated fryers! Cant recommend enough

Luke and Chloe were great, food is always consistent and service too.