The Dining Rooms at The Elm Tree in Bristol, City of - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

We keep going back as this little pub is so consistent - this time I had the steak and it was excellent. What a lovely little pub serving home cooked food from an ever changing menu and well kept beers. We have been here for lunch a number of times with different people and the staff have always been very friendly.

Update 24/04/2024:- Went for lunch again today despite my last review(s), simply because it's convenient for where my elderly friend lives in Hanham...and was pleasantly surprised! No fire again although the day was rather chilly but thankfully no TV. The bartender/server was again very accommodating, friendly and polite. Between us we enjoyed a decent handmade burger and two beer battered haddock with homemade tartare sauce, one with garden peas and the other mushy peas, all served with triple cooked chips and nicely presented. Isn't it funny. After giving what I thought was a fair and fulsome review, the owner of The Elm Tree responded to say they had added up the prices of what we ate and drunk and made it £50. All I know is that my elderly friend paid a £25 deposit for the table reservation and the final bill came to £35. I make that £60 in anyone's money! I don't understand why they're quibbling over a tenner when I'd already said it was value for money. They also said that someone before us had asked for the TV to be switched on! Hahaha. Well that "someone" was no longer there at 12.30 because there was only one other person eating lunch and he was in the other room (other customers followed us in), a guy sitting at the bar with his back to the TV hadn't made that request and the lovely barmaid didn't know why it was on either! My elderly friend would have found it difficult to move to another table other than the one reserved for us as owner suggested. She's quite unsteady on her feet and relies totally on her walking frame which is rather large and cumbersome. As a consequence of the owner's needless nitpicking I am downgrading my review's star rating. Met friends for lunch here Monday 22/01/2024. Afew people having lunch but the fire wasn't lit and the TV was on with no-one watching it. As we were placed very near to the TV and one friend who's elderly couldn't quite hear, we asked if it could be switched off and the barmaid cum server was very obliging and turned it off. In fact, she was really lovely and friendly and did everything she could to make our visit nice. The food was pub grub but pretty good. I had macaroni cheese with a slice of garlic ciabatta and small salad, one friend a smaller lunchtime serving of fish & chips and the other, something new to us all (and the barmaid!) a beef ploughman's, which turned out to be very much the same as a usual ploughman's but, instead of cheese, several slices of cold cooked beef. He said it was good. A pint of beer, a wine and a soft drink came to a reasonable £60. A good number of tempting desserts were on offer but we were all full! Hanham is very much an ordinary suburb so it was nice to find a decent-ish pub.

Very friendly and accommodating

Friendly staff, and nice sheltered garden.

Had a great meal lunchtime, excellent quality and reasonably priced. Great cosy pub atmosphere with very friendly staff. Great for any occasion.

Lovely pub, friendly staff, good food

Went to The Elm Tree with friends for a catch up. Food was great and good sized portions. Lovely friendly staff and good service. Car park is a bit small, but it wasn't too busy, so no problems. Will definitely visit again soon. Sorry no photos - we'd all eaten it by the time we thought about taking some!!

Nice pub great staff food looks great I would give it 5 stars on presentation can't wait to try it

Lovely friendly pub. Shame it isn't dog friendly but you have got the beer garden with a heated outdoor room where you can take dogs.

Great local pub with good beer and properly cooked food. Traditional pub menu and friendly staff

Nice place for a drink. The staff are friendly and welcoming. The atmosphere is friendly and welcoming too. I haven't had food here but the food looks nice.

Very good standard of food and good service

Fantastic food, beer and service always a great freshly cooked meal and friendly staff

Just had Sunday lunch at the Elm Tree, lovely home cooked food. Lovely place and friendly staff.

I love the Elm Tree, the food is always well cooked, tasty and plentiful, just as good pub food should be. However, last night the service really let it down (not the staff’s fault). My friend and I had a table booked for 7.30 so we ordered a bottle of wine and no sooner had we sat down we were asked for our orders (hadn’t even looked at the menu at that point). Anyway, we ordered our food and it was perfect, after the meal we ordered another bottle of wine (at approx 8.50pm). The bottle was bought to our table and we’d no sooner poured the first glass when the pub started to empty, which felt really strange. At 9.10 we were asked to drink up because the one and only bar staff had to lock up because she was working alone. This meant we had to quickly arrange for someone to pick us up (we were not expecting be going home at 9.10) and literally down a bottle of wine within 30 minutes (the bar staff did kindly let us wait another 5-10 mins whilst we waited for our lift). I totally understand why the pub had to close but I feel rather annoyed that we were not told the pub would be closing early or warned when we bought the 2nd bottle of wine that realistically, we wouldn’t have time to drink it and so therefore maybe a glass of wine each may have been more appropriate. The get together with my friend was cut short without warning, which resulted in a disappointing night. I’d ask that in future, if patrons have a table booked at 7.30 they are warned if the pub is going to close early as I have never gone out for a pub meal on an evening and be expected to leave within an hour and 3/4, it was after all, supposed to be an evening out not a grab and go dinner.

Food good staff lovely. A bit pricey for me . Once a month if local well run pub

Amazing! Thank you for fitting us in last minute to help celebrate my daughters birthday. The staff were very friendly and accommodating. The food was very yummy. The best local pub food around. We will be back for sure!

Good food very friendly and helpful staff service very good

Absolutely lovely Sunday lunch, roast beef was cooked perfectly, definitely eat there again and totally recommend

Great food, good selection and a brilliant place. Friendly and homely - definitely worth a visit.

Fantastic food, Sam cooks a great steak 😌

So friendly Hopefully it will be arr new local Xxx

Great food and service as usual

What a lovely little pub. Lovely home cooked food and good atmosphere. 👍

Much improved from a few years ago, lovely environment and good service

Fantastic pub lovely atmosphere lovely fantastic food lovely friendly

A really friendly place that serves a great pint.

Gorgeous local pub. Great food and lovely bar staff

Really nice, friendly pub. Lovely food, which is freshly home cooked. Well worth a visit.

The Sunday Lunch was excellent the best we have experienced for a long time. The staff we helpful and friendly. We will definitely return.

Had a first class meal but wished they done smaller meals on evening as it was to big for pensioners who don't eat so much had an enjoyable time there. Very clean and good selection of drinks

What a great ambience and a nice meal

Food was lovely and barmaid really friendly

Lovely home cooked food. Best chips ever. Came here for my dad's birthday last week (thank you for doing a light bite for my parents on the evening) simple evening menu but something for everyone. I had the quiche. Ham eggs and chips looked particularly good. Look forward to coming again.

Good menu, good food, quick and friendly service We ate in the garden which was nicely sheltered from the breeze.

Lovely friendly local pub with good value food.

Great pub friendly staff clean and tidy good selection of drinks and good food available. You could easily drive past it but you would have missed out on a fantastic visit if you did.

No food,not even a sandwich or cheese roll for a light lunch

great pub, some great local walks, good selection of drinks, small pub and booking tables is recommended

Friendly staff good food garden outside seating my local

Excellent pub I have not been in this pub for, I don't know how many years, but when I went in to day, what a lovely pub this is; the people were all nice, the beer excellent and everything clean and tidy. I will be back and try some of the food as well.

Really lovely spot! Enjoyed a walk and a pub lunch here today and very impressed with the tasty food and friendly service. Would come again, thanks

Nice pub but the food wasn't good had to send my back

Great fish and chips. Nice garden Could do with some comfy seats or sofas inside in a snug area maybe

Good service and excellent food. A proper pub and well worth a visit. We will be back.

Such a welcoming pub! Joined the locals to watch the rugby and the lovely owner brings out complimentary sausage and chip butties at half time !! Sitting here feeling so happy that proper English pubs still exist. Community and care! Top pub.

We all Enjoyed are meal and excellent service

Great food and a lovely country/local atmosphere. Good real ale. Would recommend.

Visited The Elm Tree for the first time in ages. We were very impressed with the staff and their good. Will definitely visit again

Great heated space in the garden to take the dog. Good food and service.

I love this place. My new Autumn evening favourite spot. If you like quiet, relaxed, out of the way little country feel pubs, this one's for you. Subtle chilled ambient music in the background. A phenomenal looking menu (not yet sampled but will do very soon), a simple yet cosy interior with woodburner, rustic and comfortable tables and seating, pleasant and friendly staff, and you can even play a game of who's who with the many gorgeous prints of Movie Stars from the Golden era hung on the walls throughout. Feels a bit like stepping back in time into a more comfortable and less stressed bygone age. Also has a nice, partly covered, garden area with heaters. Too cold to try this though....brrrr!!

Always a pleasure to eat at the elmtree

It was closed.( Website said it was open from 7 pm) . Arrived between 7 pm and 7:15 pm and found that it was closed.

Great food and excellent service

Very pleasant atmosphere, nice food and prompt service. This was our first Pub Lunch since the start of the Lockdown, we will be returning.

Very friendly staff food and beer first class.

Lovely food Lovely staff Lovely pub I would definitely recommend

Nice country pub for a weekday. .. Imagine it can become a locals one on a Friday from 4pm though after all the traders finish work

Very friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Lovely food. Would recommend

Great garden with covered area and heaters. Good table service.

This was by far the worst Sunday roast ever. We waited for an hour for the food and when we saw it we were very disappointed. Boiled vegetables, peas on the side and a very tasteless and dry meat that definitely didn’t look like pork belly!!! My friend couldn’t even eat it!!! However, it is actually a great place if you don’t have teeth, since it’s not necessary to chew the food.

I ate a ½Lb burger, it was absolutely delicious, good chips too, which is a glowing review from a man that doesn't usually like chips! Very friendly staff, well worth a visit.

First time ever visiting this lovely pub.The staff are so helpful and friendly, the food was delicious, and I mean DELICIOUS!,amazing home cooked food. An absolute must to anyone who hasn't visited,and we will definitely be back.

I live about 400 feet from this pub but in nearly 25 years of living near it I have never gone in. But Ive started visiting this local and all I can say is, I love it. The staff are friendly and caring and I adore the film related decor, lets have more of it please, as Im a great cinema fan, beer and films + perfect.

Just love this place, great food and staff. One of the work favourites.

Nice, warm, cosy pub. Not huge but ample tables. Advise to book weekend evenings, also if groups of 4 or more. Good varied menu and acceptable prices. Seniors menu lunchtimes which is adequate for the smaller appetite and good quality but the larger menu is also available. Lunchtime 12-2.30

Lovely place. Great food. Awesome landlady

Four of us had a most enjoyable meal here, the staff were excellant as was our meals.never encountered the "spikey landlady".she must have been resting. Ho ho ho 🎅🎅🎅

Hafe a meal over cooked and had to pay full price after food come out to table told no steak then no onion rings had to ask for and 10 mins wait at bar

Loved this pub,good excellent,and very friendly atmosphere,can't always get in for food, very disappointed,been let down on a few occasions,so haven't been back for a year, sorry to say.

Amazing food and staff are really friendly. Highly recommend this local pub.

Homemade lushus meals fav place good vibe and close to home always worth a visit.

We celebrated Mum's birthday here tonight and I've got to say the atmosphere was buzzing and it was lovely to see it packed out. Our meals were the best they'd ever been and my burger was top notch!.... Highly recommend the Elmtree

Lovely local friendly staff and custom!

Great pub and atmosphere but where are the party nuts gone....?

Food is nicely cooked and at reasonable prices, but landlady a bit spiky. To be treated with care...

Really good friendly and great service

Clean and wholesome food at reasonable prices

A lovely Sunday lunch once again.Not over expensive & plenty for the money.Would recommend to friends & family.

Excellent starter soup with a lovely hot bread roll mains steak cook to perfection with proper crisp can’t wait to visit again

Excellent food. Cooked whilst you wait. Nice homely pub and very nice staff.

Love my local ... great food and drinks and a welcoming atmosphere

Excellent..no other words to describe the experience

Nice cosy establishment, great food fine drinks !!

Good service, good food pipeing hot.

Excellent beer and food,, friendly staff

Fab Christmas lunch for work colleagues! Good home cooked food, friendly service and relaxed warm environment, our 3rd Christmas meal here it gets better every time. We'll be back thank you x

Nice local pub good food friendly staff

Nice pub. Quiz night on a Sunday, makes for an entertaining evening.

Great food. Lovely 6x.nice place.

Quite pub, the food was hot but I must say it reminded me of a nursing home so I would only recommend it if you're a bit older.

Lovely pub, with great food and good service.

Very nice .Indeed lovely meal .lovely atmosphere. will come again

Will definitely be going back. Nice meal nice pint and nice staff

Fantastic food and all the staff very helpful

Great food, Great staff, Great value Could not ask ask more from a pub. Worth a visit anytime.

Lovley atmosphere, top quality and tasty food and decent parking! :)

Excellent food. Best steak I've ever had. Been going there for over 20 years. Never had a bad steak.

Great atmosphere, food was well priced and absolutely lovely. Will definately go again.

Love this place nice staff great food lovely surrounding