The Crafty Cow in Bristol, City of

Met some old work friends for a drink and a snack. We ordered the sharing nachos with chilli beef. Yummy! It was a massive portion and I know it was a sharing plate, but anywhere it would have been smaller. This was loaded! Lots cheese, guacamole, chili. I wish I had taken a pic. Trust me it was huge!

Come here every home game to watch The Gas, love it here

Great service. Great food. Highly recommend

Excellent service, Oliwia was really kind and provided amazing service. Highly recommend Crafty cow.

Great Sunday roast and veggie/vegan options. The roast is definitely on the pricier side but they are huge portions, and we got given a free shot after our meal which was lovely!

Tidy roast. Good beer and wine selection. Solid recommendation!

Not the best pubs are just in the centre, we can find some going around. This is more such as a pub for locals, I mean, obviously it's open too everybody, but due to not being into the typical tourist line it's more visited by people from the neighborhood. Come a have a drink outside, specially in sunny and warm days, in the beer garden.

Very grateful to the crafty cow for their help yesterday hosting a load of our friends and their kids as we had some food and drinks by the play area to celebrate a birthday. The staff were exceptionally helpful at a busy time with the six nations on. A great family pub and a real asset to the area. Ticks all the boxes.

Went for a friends birthday and the food tasted reheated and bland, i had the make your mac with chicken. The service was substandard and frankly ruined the atmosphere for everyone in my party. Would not recommend

This is a fantastic pub, great food, staff, ambience and the garden is especially amazing

Just popped on for a pint nice atmosphere and good beers

This pub could be amazing but for some reason they’ve carpeted the family area and outside the (urine soaked) gents’ toilet, where the kids play area is. The whole rest of the pub has hard floors. Why on earth someone thought to carpet there is a mystery - kids areas usually have wipeable floors these days. Our group of friends often want to come here but can’t bring ourselves to let the bubs loose in the disgusting carpeted toy area and it’s hard to keep them away. If only they could put hard floor everywhere it would be ace.

Food was really disappointing. Dry over cooked and tasteless.

Este pub es impresionante! Gente súper agradable detrás de la barra, gente encantadora frente a la barra, buena comida, buena selección de cerveza, solo un montón de chicos muy agradables haciendo un gran trabajo! ¡Pruébalo!

Rude, Barman shouted at us for changing a baby. If you want to keep customers you should approach people quietly and kindly, not embarrassingly shout at them.

We stayed here last Sunday evening and I have to say it was lovely such a good pub atmosphere staff so friendly and nothing was to much trouble and the manager softie was kind and so helpful I messed up my booking with booking.com and she sorted it all out for me we only found this place because I had a early appointment at the hospital and thought better to stay over night then have the stress in morning with traffic ect but we will be coming hear more often now we have found this gem . Thankyou so much softie and all your staff you have so got it right and best Sunday roast xxx

Good friendly pub wheelchair access and toilets children's areal to

Fantastic Sunday lunch. Lots of space for everyone, decent portion sizes and great service throughout

We have been coming to this pub for years and the staff are absolutely amazing. We occasionally visit other establishments nearby but they cannot compete with the friendly staff at the Crafty! The pub itself has good facilities for couples, families and large groups. Honest pricing and a non pretentious vibe. Worth popping in for a pint or 3. I haven't stayed in the accommodation but have seen them and they look clean and comfortable.

Apareció para el examen El ambiente era bueno y agradable selección de Lager. La comida podría ser mejor ya que el menú no es muy emocionante

Stayed here for one night for work - was incredibly noisy until almost midnight due to music and staff chatting in the pub, so did not sleep well. Rooms were cold and need some upkeep. Arrived at 3pm as per check in information but no one there until 4pm.

Tanto que me gusta en este pub amable. Personal agradable, buenas cervezas, buen diseño y gran jardín. Pero la comida es decepcionante. Las pizzas están bien, pero el resto realmente debería ser mejor. Me siento mal escribiendo esto porque me encanta el lugar. Sería genial si pudieran mejorar un poco la comida.

Great place to eat and drink before watching the game of Bristol Rovers

The 2 staff that were on when i arrived were very helpful, Room was lovely and a very comfortable bed,

The people worling today (Tuesday 10th September @ 5pm) were very helpful and supportive when my friend had a bit of a moment. They couldn’t have done more to help her and every single person was incredibly understanding. Ross in particular was going above and beyond to provide us with anything we needed. It was incredibly appreciated. Thank you.

Lovely staff and a good atmosphere, got served by liv she was well good and a great laugh

Great food and above excellent service from Liv. Thank you for making our stay even more enjoyable!

Good location and good pub.Goid selection of beer and ales on tap and by the bottle.Liv served us and she was bubbly and smiley. Thoroughly enjoyed chatting to her.Would visit again

Had a lovely lunch and drinks here, we were served by Liv and she was great. Will be coming back

We really enjoyed our meal and drinks. The food was lovely and olivia served us at the bar.She was very kind and polite we will definitely return!

La comida increíble y el personal, servido por Liv, equipo muy amable, lugar muy amplio y encantador, volverá pronto😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

I was served today by liv as part of a large booking. she was very mindful and attentive, no ask was too big. would highly recommend this venue

Great atmosphere, reasonably priced. Lots of space.

Friendly staff... big garden with shade dog friendly with water station... good real ales. Definately worth a go :)

Ordered 6 meals at the same time, 1st meal served then took another 30mins for the rest of the meals to be served, after another 40 min wait for a bowl of chips to be served we cancelled and was refunded. Macaroni cheese was tasteless as it was just pasta with mozzarella cheese on top, don't understand the shambles, it wasn't busy and staff were stood behind the bar chatting.. Asked for a slice of lemon for a coke and was refused as the glass wasn't brought back to the bar.

Terrible service. Got overlooked 5 times waiting to be served. And the beer was awful.

Good pub not so sure about the food tho.I had fish and chips.... more batter than fish ,did not really enjoy it.

Phoebe cuidó de nosotros con las mejores habilidades de servicio al cliente que he tenido. ella se interesa en nuestro bienestar y realmente se preocupa por garantizar una excelente experiencia del cliente. Phoebe incluso paseó al perro durante un tiempo desafiante. Totalmente increíble

Decent food and a good selection of beers. Friendly atmosphere.

Such a nice hotel I had the best sleep of my life! People were very accomodation and everything was so clean. Would definitely stay here again!!

Mediocre, no juke box darts.or pool.table. Not really a.locals pub. I did frequent for a while after leaving due to bad customer service. As for food, they're a local kiichen inn,never very hood and then it leaves and they get.another (never lasts long,place is dead in winter) So far some bristol outfit, then pizza and last when I went Jamaican.. Without the local hospital,place wouldn't be serving. Sometimes the music is offensive (staff spotify playlist). Wasn't too bad when Steve ran it and then george, gave locals a card (10 pints,get 1 free) they removed that from some locals (now drink elsewhere). It's OK for a.once.in a while meet up after work,but last pint I bought was nearly £7..overpriced and don't know their customers. And think they can talk to customer rudely.

Staff friendly. Spacious ground floor. Clean

lovely stay at the crafty ! and room service ! loved it. would recommend

Amazing place so happy with everything here

Delicious roasts that are worth going back for

Booked an overnight stay. Looked promising as has been refurbished since our last stay.......However, no coat hangers in the room, no bin in the bathroom, a totally inadequate brand new ceiling fan that doesn't cool the room in the slightest. Ordered food at 7.55 and waited until 8.37 to receive it. Went up to order dessert straight after to be told no, at 8.59, that the kitchen shut at 9pm. So, no to 3 blobs of ice cream and an Eton mess. Won't stay here again, even though I initially had high hopes I had found a regular Bristol stay. Very disappointed.

Went to watch the euros here last night. The atmosphere was incredible and the service was outstanding. My friends and I had a great time and have already booked to come back! The staff were brilliant and very welcoming to everyone. Can’t wait to return!

Ate here while visiting family in Southmead Hospital. Fish and chips were greasy but edible, though for the price, I expected better quality. The location was OK, nice interior, busy staff processed the transaction. I didn't sleep here.

Wonderful venue with a great vibe, staff are always amazing which completes the experience. If you're served by Rogan you'll have a good time. Great drink selection especially the cask ales, nowhere around really compares. Amazing vegan options avaliable

Nice pub garden Offer NHS discount

Sofia was excellent, she made my visit so much more enjoyable with her beautiful personality.

Miss Arrogant, the blonde girl from the bar, should not work with customers at all! (I just found out later the staff call her Miss Arrogant behind her back.) I have serious allergies, and she was making faces when I asked what kind of drinks they have. I asked about the types I can drink, but she had a very bad attitude towards me. She was not helpful at all and very unfriendly. I asked for juice without ice because I cannot drink anything cold due to my throat, and she was making faces and sassy sighs. I don't understand why people like her are serving customers when they clearly cannot handle them. I haven't made a scene about it, but with this attitude, she can cause a lot of damage if she does not take allergies seriously.

Outrageous! Discrimination against people with lung disease!? This is against customer rights. One of my friends got this whooping cough what is going around, and she has been coughing for days now. She was in the toilet at Craft Cow coughing, and when she came out, one of the staff members said to her, "You are not allowed to order more drinks because you were vomiting in the toilet." Despites she was not ordering anything just wanted to come back to our table from the toilet. She hadn't even ordered anything, and she wasn't drunk. The staff member just came to her and told her this from the bar when my friend were passing by on her way back to out table. My friend got upset and felt offended about the accusation and the nonsense about refusing her when she was not even asked for anything. Security got involved and asked her to leave even after we clarified that she is just ill and has been coughing hard for days. They still asked us to leave the premises and the security escorted us out. We spent a good amount of money there, ordered food, and she had only a half pint. We found out the manager decided to do this. I was talking with her too and clarified that my friend is just ill, has chest problems, and is coughing. She didn't care and asked us to leave. I asked for the book of complaints, but she refused to let me make an official complaint. So she is discriminating against people who have a cold or lung disease or cancer too? As she had no idea why does she coughing. Even worse if she were vomiting really it could be any other health issues, or food poisoning, but instead of asking her, the girl from the bar accused her being drunk and vomiting and "refused to serve her" even when she were not intended to buy anything, as she still got her half pint and her pizza on the table. Yes, the pub can refuse to serve customers. But for coughing?! Evermore she was not ordering anything from the bar, but the girl at the bar came to her and told her "we not serve you any more drinks because you were vomiting" What kind of treatment is this? What if she have lung cancer? By the way she have chest infection not cancer but they don't know that. The most annoying is they refuse to serve somebody who not even ordering, as she didn't even drink her previous drink. It is mind-blowing how unprofessional this bar management! I asked the security to call the manager for me. They tried to avoid this by saying "she is busy" but I waited for her. We clarified with her as well she is coughing because she have chesty cough, but she was made ger mind and not even apologized, and didn't do anything with professional manner. I asked the manager to give me the complaint book, and she said they don't have one! I asked her again, as they must have it. Even the security guy was laughing and said they don't have to have it. The manager told me, "I have a personal license." Well, if she has a personal license and she is the manager, how is it possible she is not aware of this regulation? "Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014: Regulation 16" https://www.cqc.org.uk/guidance-providers/regulations/regulation-16-receiving-acting-complaints I asked multiple times for the complaints book, and still got the same answer "we don't have to have" because I knew they must have. But then suddenly the manager said, "It is online." and left this subject with this. I asked for the details for the online access, but she didn't have the answer."it's online" she said. She didn't say anything where is it, hot to make official complaint. They do not have a complaint log and have no idea it is required! How is she the manager here? Very unprofessional staff and management working at the bar. If you go there, make sure you don't dare to cough, even if you have lung cancer, because they don't ask questions just jump into conclusions and refuse to serve even if you don't order anything. And if you don't like it, you will be escorted out with security.

It is outrageous! Discrimination against people with lung disease! This is against customer rights. One of my friends got a cold, probably this whooping cough going around, and she has been coughing for days now. She was in the toilet coughing, and when she came out, one of the staff members said to her, "You are not allowed to order more drinks because you were vomiting in the toilet." She hadn't even ordered anything, and she wasn't drunk. The staff member just came to her and told her this. My friend got upset and felt offended. Security got involved and asked her to leave even after we clarified that she is just ill and has been coughing hard for days. They still asked us to leave the premises and the security escorted us out. We spent a good amount of money there, ordered food, and she had only a half pint. The manager decided to do this. I was talking with her too and clarified that my friend is just ill, has chest problems, and is coughing. She didn't care and asked us to leave. I asked for the book of complaints, but she refused to let me make an official complaint. She is discriminating against people who have a cold or lung disease. It is ridiculous! If you go there, make sure you don't cough, because you will be escorted out by security.

Was served by a lovely girl called Liv, extremely polite and welcoming. As well as this, the Pizza was great and so was the Barratta Salad, definitely will return.

I have been a regular customer of The Crafty Cow for about a year now, regularly showing up for their pub quizzes. It always has a big turnout and provides a fun evening with friends. I've also had food here on several occasions which has always been delicious and reasonably priced. I'm writing this review because I recently had a tricky situation in which The Crafty Cow kindly stepped in and massively helped me out! The pub has a car park at the back which is ownedfree for pub customers, however I only recently realised I had to register my car at the bar before using the car park (registering only took 10 seconds on an ipad). Unfortunately, I had used the car park many times before registering, and the 3rd party company responsible for the car park had sent me multiple parking notices to an old address, which I had missed and they had increased to over £500! This was a massive worry for me, so I notified the pub and they told me not to pay it, and went back and forth emailing the parking company and eventually managed to talk the charge down to only £60. I really didn't expect such a positive outcome, I'm so grateful for the pub making such an effort for me. All in all a really friendly place that looks out for their customers, I'd highly recommend checking them out!

There was a girl Olivia who served my family. She was very polite and helpful. Will be coming back !!

Excellent service and delicious food and coffee

Stopped by for an impromptu Sunday lunch with friends and our dogs. Very impressed with friendly staff, large tented outdoor area, fantastic personal pizzas and lovely roast chicken. Had a very cool, breezy Sunday vibe in the beer garden which had the equipment to show major sporting events also. Will definitely be coming back again. Great place to hang out in summer sunshine. Thanks to the staff.

Parked outside for 17 minutes while waiting for friends after a day's driving. We ended up meeting at a different pub (which didn't fine us for parking), so didn't even go inside. Have since received a £100 parking fine. Seems pretty outrageous.

Great food, staff and beyond great and helpful. Great indoor and outdoor seating. Love the quiz night. A great bristol pub. Definitely worth a visit

Nice little pub in horfield. Great food and good service. A nice chilled atmosphere and friendly staff.

Beautiful place, excellent attention from all the staff. The food was very delicious and the room was very comfortable. The location is excellent and the price is very affordable. Highly recommended.

Just popped in for a couple of pints with an old friend and then discovered 'Steak night'... wow what an amazing meal, perfectly cooked and great presentation. Thankyou Alvaro, hasta pronto

Beautiful food so impressed lovely children's corner

Went for the pub quiz and it was amazing! Would recommend :)

Update: went back again recently for a roast. Definitely not up to the standard of the first time I went. Disappointing not to get the same standard. Not sure which was the anomaly 🤷 Best Sunday roast in Bristol I've had for a long time. Great service.

Great place, relaxed and good food with good deals. Will be back

Busy Sunday, have been recommended this place for a roast. Came here on a busy and sunny afternoon. Staff were super efficient, and friendly. Food is decent and you are given a lot of choices. I went for the pork belly in cider. The bottom part of the pork belly was nice and tender, and season well. The cider taste, gave it an added flavour which was really tasty. Only slight criticism was that the top of it wasn't crunchy enough. Other than that, was top notch. Roast potatoes were ok, nothing special. Veg was cooked well, no complaints. Nice to see red cabbage which is one my roast veg favs. Carrots and parsnips were the other veg. Cauli cheese was nice and creamy, they definitely got the blend of cheese to cauliflower done nicely. Special mention goes to the yorky pud. Was amazingly tasty, the gravy was super tasty as well.

Really really disappointed. I went about a year ago and the food was great so was looking forward to going back, but apparently they’ve recently changed kitchens and it’s so disappointing . The food was so basic and bland, lacked any real flavour - was sort of like eating school canteen food. Severely overpriced for what it is as well. I’d expect better quality and cheaper food at a burger van or even a maccies. Service and everything else was good but food completely ruined the experience so won’t be back anytime soon.

Went as part of Mothers day meal. Used to be the Duke of York I think. The Sunday roast is excellent. I had beef... it was well presented and tasted delicious. Asked for horseradish sauce no problem (slight disappointment.... no mint sauce). Staff were friendly and helpfull. Can also recommend the pork (as I tried a piece from someone else on my table). I found the desserts to be rather on the small side, but to be fair they tasted really delicious. Also the coffee served here is of a good standard (tasted like real coffee beans) Overall a very pleasant experience. Can't really comment on accommodation as I did not stay. As to location.... Not exactly picturesque it's on the main Gloucester road, but had a free car park and looks good from the outside. Also good children's indoor area.

Excellent food, lovely friendly staff

food was awful! basically looked like frozen supermarket food just c ooked.

Food was awful. Waited 15 minutes to be served, ended up going to the bar to serve ourselves. Ordered the food, to then have them add that the chicken wasn’t available till after we paid for it. Then once the food came, they told us that they had no Yorkshire Puddings or veg. What we did eat was bland, beef was more tough than the sole of my Doc Martin. Thankfully refunded, but will not be returning.

Was a cold night and there was a real fire...very cozy.... What more can I add? Can get busy on some nights though if there's a match on....best to book a table and b sure to claim free parking it's not too clear at night... But there are signs around

Recommend for their Sunday roasts but was not impressed, service very good, staff welcoming and attentive however, two pieces of beef,quite nice one large Yorkshire, the best part of the meal, Half a carrot! Yes really 1/2 a carrot and soggy potatoes not crispy roasted , add to this a puddle of gravy.. and parsnip! Almost forgot that as again a small slither. Two plates of shredded cabbage, green and white between 6 of us and two cauliflower cheese at £5 each was steep, also £7 for a pint of coke is quite outrageous. Very disappointed. Left to have pudding and coffee else where!

We just had the best Sunday roast in Bristol. Beef meet was perfect Apple crumble was delicious

Wonderful food. Great atmosphere

Popped in for a quick drink, friendly staff and good beer. Sunday lunch smelled great, maybe next time 😃

Had a very nice pre- Christmas evening here, and delicious venison stew, which was on special. Yum.

Food was very tasty. Good service and all food came out as ordered. Was more on the plate than expected so couldn't get a dessert down.

I had booked the crafty cow after seeing it on my journey to the hospital after my husband had an accident at work. I live 3 hours away in the Midlands. The staff have been so welcoming and accommodating as I am on my own not from the area. They went above and beyond to make me feel safe and comfortable. I would highly recommend. Not great circumstances for my trip and I have high anxiety but they really have put me at ease and I have had a lovely room to stay in. The food is fantastic and even brought it to my room for me. Would definitely visit again if I needed to more and in the area. Not sure how long I am staying here but while I am here it is comfortable friendly and I would say please do give this place a try. You won't regret this at all. Lovely staff and pub manager.

Lovely food lovely staff, however I went here with 10 family members, a lot of money was spent. I have now received a letter with a parking fine of £170.00! It’s now November & we dined here in march! No letter in between that time telling me I had a parking fine! Very disappointed & has put me off coming here again

We've stayed in the rooms here a few times now and they're comfortable and I think fairly good value. It's a shame there is no breakfast option as judging by the couple of meals we've had in the pub downstairs, they'd be great but Bristol isn't exactly short of good breakfast places so it's fine. The pub downstairs is nice and welcoming. Good range of drinks (although not a huge range of cocktails) and prices are what you'd expect. Had food a couple of times and been really pleased. The beer garden is lovely. Each time we've been we've been able to find a space in the car park. There's plenty of signs re it being for customer use only so just check with staff what you need to do when you're being served/checking in.

Fantastic pub. Food was affordable and really tasty. Staff were really heloful. Thank you. Definitely coming back.

Quite disappointed with the pub. This is a local pub of mine and I must say I'm quite disappointed with the lack of signage around the parking situation. I have recently been charged £100 for allegedly parking in a permit zone, however the pub states it offers free parking but clearly this isn't the case. I was informed by a friend of mine that you must input details into a tablet by the bar but this isn't posted anywhere. It's a shame as drinks and the food were wonderful, this has however put me off returning. It feels like I have essentially paid £100 just to attend to the venue. Be careful if you visit.

Been here for Sunday dinner on a number of occasions. Always enjoy the short rib beef. The place is pet friendly but haven’t manage to take my dog along as yet.

I attended a company event at the Crafty Cow and one week later I received a parking charge notice. I parked in the car park ( patrons only) but there was no sign in the car park or at the pub entrance to indicate a permit was needed. The staff have not mentioned anything about this. Great place, but my company will no longer use the pub for events or social dinners in the future.

We visited the crafty cow , on 2x occasions once eating inside and once outside , both delivering on all fronts ! The first time we went for the sharer platter for 4 people its like a bbq mixed grill ribs pulled pork chips corn etc ! We were missing the brisket we realised at the end however we were stuffed and everything that was brought was delicious! The second time we had just a selection of burgers again some super tasty burgers well cooked full of flavour and good value ! Give the crafty cow a try ! They also do a great pub quiz on Tuesday nights make sure you book!

Meal and atmosphere lovely spoilt by getting a parking ticket. I wasnt aware i needed a permit and no one who served me advised me either i would of given 5stars for food

Do not go to this pub, and absolutely do not park there! I went in August last year and have just received a final notice for a parking fine (of over £150) having not received any previous communication. What did I do to receive this fine you might ask? Park in a disabled spot? Park over multiple spaces? Leave my car there and not even go to the pub? No… none of these. I parked in their car park, in a proper space, went in and had a drink and left after about half an hour. But I apparently didn’t register my car with the pub to get a permit… for a 30 minute visit on a Wednesday evening when it was empty except for our group. This rule was not clearly signed, no member of staff told us to do it despite the fact we were a group of about 10, all having driven individually and were the only people in the pub. Judging from the other reviews I have read for this pub this is clearly a known problem that the pub continue to operate. It’s like they want to punish their customers.

I came here for a Sunday roast on Easter Sunday and the staff were lovely, friendly, and always had a smile. Although I was dining solo, Lucy made me feel attended to. As for the food, I had the confit pork belly and it was yummy. A little chewy but still tender nonetheless.

We stumbled across the pub on a Sunday looking for somewhere to have a roasty. Once parking was navigated, booking car registration in for free, we had all 4 of the different roasts on. Not joking, it was in my top 3 roasts ever. Everything was perfect, the beef rib in particular, and the service was great , attentive and happy to help. Would highly recommend 💯

Been to this pub a couple of times, Is a nice pub, but parking signage is poor! 4 months after my last visit, I get a final warning for a parking ticket that I've had no other notice for, my friend that was parked next to me had nothing! Fuming! Ive seen other reviews of this sort! Not worth the risk of visiting!

Had a nice time here and the food was good, unfortunately I wanted to order something else and the staff told me they only have enough food for pre booked meals and nothing extra? Annoying for walk ins Also shortly after my visit I received a parking charge notice and was totally unaware of any parking restrictions at the pub, didn’t see signs for this and the staff didn’t make any of my group aware of the parking restrictions. Really put a dampener on my visit. Couldn’t the staff make patrons aware on arrival to register their car or something similar? I as well as many others can’t really afford to be out of pocket £60 these days!

I had never been to the crafty cow before, so I was intrigued as to what was on offer. I attended in December 2022 for a work Christmas meal around midday, I parked in what I thought was customer parking... A few days later I...

Stunning food, a few gluten free options. Had a burger with no bread and fries. Staff were super friendly, food was delicious and atmosphere was welcoming.

Absolutely terrible waited 2 hours for our food, we loudly talked about leaving a bad review, the manager then came over and got on his knees begging us not to but the damage was already done.

The worst lunch ever. Choice of three sandwiches which turned out to be a round roll cut in half. No salad or crisps. £2 extra on top for fries. Sandwich cost £8 OR tortilla stack with a choice of three fillings. Gluten Free supposedly but...

Stayed 2 nights lovely big room very clean, was given a thermos of fresh milk on arrival also large fan in the room was much appreciated. Staff very friendly and helpful. Bus stop just outside so easy access to city centre and the waterfront. A...