The Sportsman in Bristol, City of

One of our favourite Bristol sports pubs. Large TVs in the pub, in the beer 'Annex' and in the covered courtyard. The range and quality of the real ales are second to none anywhere else. Pub food is excellent and the Sportsman's pizzas particularly (which you can order to take away) are better than we've been served in many professional pizzarias. In these days when so many lovely pubs are closing The Sportsman shows how a pub has moved with the times offering what its community wants. Highly recommended.

Whent their last week to play pool

Not been here in many years and am pleased to say that the place hasn't changed, its still as good as it ever was.

A shadow of its former glories, now a soulless place with staff who literally had little or no customer service skills, certainly no appreciation of what's going on around them..... such a shame!!

Great place to grab a beer and play some pool

The lady who was serving me when I ordered a pizza was extremely rude for no reason when wanting to order and demanded us to locate a table number when we said wanted to sit down right next to the bar anyway. My friend decided on a pizza in which I changed by letting her know I’d like this one instead. She then charges us for pizzas by mistake which we noticed, I then let her know we wanted 1 pizza and began to be extremely rude again to stormed off when we asked for a refund. The manager comes out and explains to us we was being rude and said we was swearing at her her which was all false accusations. I ask the manager to check the CCTV and she laughs at me to check for what. Overall really poor experience from the two members of staff, usually really nice to play pool but not sure if these two workers had a bit too much sun and were sour.

Loads of pool tables, good condition and well priced.

Filthy glasses, mouldy place. Keep away of you have asthma and / or hygiene standards!

Great pizza a must have when you go

Great amount of space , decent pizzas, lots of TVs for sport and a good number of pool tables! Would be excellent if it was a bit fresher inside

Great pub close to Bristol Rovers which welcomes away fans. Screens showing the live match around the pub. Loads of pool tables in the back room which proved popular. Friendly welcome by the staff. Would definitely recommend to any visiting fans!

Disgusting. Dirty tables . Rude staff.. Never again

Went to play pool, tables in really good condition, cues were too. Nice service, IPL on the TV..... What's not to like?!

Brilliant pub with fantastic pizzas and good pool

Nice pub and staff but can draw in the kind of crowd you'd expect from a sports bar. Have had some odd experiences. Consider going with a group.

Great place for food drink and pool

Lots of pool tables, sport on TV. Large pub, getting a bit tired as hasn't really changed in decades and needs a refurb

Great pub if you want to play pool! Has about 7 tables. Not sure about drink prices, I only went there to play pool with my girlfriend.

Monday free pool Monday to Wednesday 2 Pizza for £14 Great price and it taste amazing. No cap

Nice friendly atmosphere. Pizza is a must

Had great time with friends ice cold drinks great place to play pool .

Such a good spot. Lovely pub with a great atmosphere. Dog friendly and the pizzas were delicious. Rhodri who served us was really helpful and accommodating. Looking forward to going again!

Rhodri is a top notch Guinness pourer. 5 stars

Great find with some great pizza. Definitely recommend to anyone in the area, staff are fantastic as well. Rhodri was a good laugh.

Great place to eat and drink. Bar staff are top level, Lilly looked after us all night and made the whole day that much better.

Have visited the Sportsman a few time & have always found it welcoming, love a bit of bar banter with Lilly. She’s a gem!

Nice pub. Great atmosphere and service. Was well looked after by Lilly Thanks 😊

Had a lovely Afternoon, thank you Lilly for looking after us. amazing service, would definitely come again. thank you

Great pub, pizza was great. Friendly staff, barman Rhodri made our visit - great laugh made us feel welcome!

Absolutely banging mate. Top nosh and stellar service. Always sick talking to Hot Rhod at the bar. Class!

Cracking place, really enjoyed the pizza. The welsh lad was amazing too, think his name was Rhodri

Lovely little pub. Was especially grateful to Rhodri for the lovely Welsh greeting. Bendigedig.

Great pub. Rhodri is a top guy with great chat

We had such a lush time here! The pizza was scrumptious and Rhodri who served us was the friendliest, bubbliest chap ever!

Nice little find, to enjoying a drink before the rover game, just a shame if you got children as there not aloud to use the pool area, failing any signs and after our 3rd game we were told my 12y old going on 15 years was not aloud to play pool, he was with his mum and dad not Messing around and enjoying a game he loves, ( new manager rules apparenty) so that cut our stay short shame really as it was the perfect for us to watch the footie and food prior to the rovers game!

Can’t go wrong with the Sporty. Reasonably priced drinks for the area and one of the best pizzas in Bristol. Great if you want to catch the football.

Good place to go and play pool or snooker, starting to look a bit run down now though.

A top quality pub', somewhere for everyone to sit, stand, drink or play. The Manager and his crew are the best, always charming and friendly, the food is always fresh and tasty

Lovely place to go beautiful food beautiful night out

Great pool tables and great food

Proper traditional pub, new landlord Steve great bloke, good food, plenty of pool tables good place to watch sports events

Brilliant food, great value for money and Lauren was fantastic, mentioned the specials that we didn’t know were available. 10/10

Just popped in for lunch the other have never been in before delicious pizza was served by a lovely lady called Lauren very friendly and helpful would definitely recommend

Cricket rained off but found this place just round the corner from the ground. Heaving,but friendly.

Pool tables, sport on TV, itbox, table football, outside area - lovely jubbly

First time there and WHAT a pub! Aptly named. Big screen and many others for ALL the sports!!!! Plenty of pool tables. A friend and I played a few games early Saturday afternoon, jukebox is free till 3pm. Premiership football on one screen and The Ryder Cup on another and the big screen. A big screen out in the beer garden. Huge and spacious seating areas, plenty of room and pool tables. Fusball table is also free. Haven't eaten there yet but I will definitely be going back. Staff were helpful and obliging, looking after the cues in between service Nd a nice selection of on the tap including Birra Moretti Nd Amstel and Guinness.

Good pub. Nice atmosphere and garden area. Food was excellent and good value. Big up to the chef Eva. UPDATE. Amazing Sunday Lunch. Great value excellent service and could watch the Ryder cup. Big up to the kitchen staff, Eva, Lucas and Betty.

Great pizza and a great service from Antony. Great boozer

Amazing pizzas and a good selection of beers too, staff are friendly and up for a laugh, the specials are worth trying as well, very tasty!

Such a friendly pub. Average prices for pints and cheap DE-LI-CIOUS pizzas! Dog friendly and with plenty of space and tvs to watch sports. Always full of the lovely members of the community. Always a pleasure to go there ❤️

The Guinness was spot on & the pizza 🍕 was very tasty.

Amazing place. Great pub sports . Pizza amazing have to try. Brilliant atmosphere

Lovely pub with a lot of pool tables, good cues and nice pizza

Good bar prices and loads of pool tables; still at a pound a play.

Pool tables, beer and pizza, can't really go wrong and the pizza is delicious

Great place to watch the football...

Love this pub. Great place to watch a football game

First visit for me, I had a nice pint and a couple of games of pool. They have lots of tables and it was a nice friendly atmosphere.

A great place to play pool, good atmosphere and helpful staff, food was good with places to eat around the tables, but is showing its age a bit.

This pub has gone to the dogs…although they don’t allow dogs in the pub itself! the miserable landlady has them herself on the premises. The food here used to be value for money, now it’s just soggy pizza. Pool tables are shoddy and not looked after, with disgusting toilets being used by recreational drug users daily Staff seem miserable and unhappy to be there or do anything about it Seems the miserable management have run it into the ground Wickwar should get in there and revamp this place. The atmosphere has gone from this pub

Supposedly a designated away pub, and admittedly is the first pub this side of The Memorial Ground without staff on the door. Not many others seem to have read the same reviews as us, but friendly, welcoming staff, and very good beer... What else could you want? I'm certainly not going to complain about not having to queue six deep, and wait half an hour to be served... Did I mention fast service? Parking is a bit first come, first served, but if we're still in the same division, I'll be back next season, and there's no higher praise than that!

Big place that’s great value, lots of screens for sports.

All the sports on the telly, great pool tables, awesome pizza, beer!! Show me a venue in Bristol that does this better?

It's a decent place to hang and enjoy an evening. I'm not a big drinker i just go to play pool and socialise with friends but every time I've been in there it's been lively and had nice atmosphere. The staff are friendly and the food is decent well above your normal pub food. (Would recommend the 🍕 its decent.) There is a beer garden shared with the other part of the pub more quiet sit down pub type. The main bar area is full of pool tables (more upstairs to) a few dart boards and a table football. Few big screen tvs with sports and main games when on.

Really good local pub, great for sports both on the TVs in bar areas and close to both Bristol Rovers and the cricket ground. Pizzas are excellent only bettered by the friendly staff.

Nice pub, good to watch football, rugby or the golf. Good selection of drinks. Haven't tried the pizzas yes but heard they are great

Big pub with loads of space inside and out. I'd say it's got a slightly intimidating atmosphere at first but overall a good spot. They don't have a good selection of beers on tap which let's them down but there are a load of pool tables and dart boards which is the main plus! Also the pizza is surprisingly good

Proper drinker, friendly staff, full sports coverage, great prices and darts/pool.

Tidy boozer. Proper pints. Pool hall, darts the lot

What a delicious! steak and ale stew, plus good old fashioned mash pot. Very very good ! Served up at just the right hot food temp. -- as others don't at times these days, who serve food not heated through and lose that zippy tastiness for the food also. But just the job here though, for lovely winter time stew. What a nice suprise as I was not even planning to stop here for food. But thought it would be worth it, as ending up here on a walk. ... Very much can recommend The Sportsman, -off Gloucester Rd in Bishopston, near the Prison and Sainsbury's, down Nevil Rd opposite -, on this experience and ... great to find on Boxing Day in the neighbourhood here open and opening at 12 midday on the dot. Excellent!! all round & many thanks.

Best beer garden for football and pizza!

Nice environment and decent prices.

Good for a few games of pools, rarely struggle for availability of tables. Friendly staff, reasonably priced.

Only spent about an hour there while in Bristol. Friendly atmosphere. Polite staff. Good food. Good amenities. Seemed like what a local pup used to be 👍

Who puts green olives on a pizza 🤯black yes. But green 🤦

Vegetarian Roast and a pint of Bob ale. Lovely roast dinner great service. Perfect portion size.

Lovely place for pool , great TVs for sports , lovely 😍 staff , fun night 🌃✨ out.

Friendly stuff, really nice place to hang out at and to play some pool.

Perfect for pre cricket drinking

Yea all good .free pool .Nice pub and people

Solid pub. Lots of pool tables. Nice big beer garden. The pizzas here have no business being that good!

Great fun, great beer, great staff

Weird I only visit here when I go to cricket but the quality of the beer and friendless of the staff makes me wonder why I don't drink here more often

The obvious choice for post match go to, good selection of fair prices beers & Ales, good food again at a fair price & lots of sport on offer 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

It's getting back to the standard we used to know for pizza, but the beer has always been top notch

Lovely outside area, excellent choice of beer, friendly and efficient staff

Amazing vegan pizza options! Also had vegan mayo at the sauce table. Great to have these options 😊

If you love sport it's the place to go 👍👍👍

A great place to go to with quite a few pool tables and there food is good.

Great food and good selection of drinks

Ash facilitated a work night out by allocating the upstairs pool and darts area. We expected 30 attendees and got a third turnout... Ash and Team were so supportive and understanding and we still had a great night via fine choice of drinks, excellent quick food options and great atmosphere. Thanks Ash and Team from Bill 👍

Loads of high quality pool tables. Great pizzas and if you like real ale it's OK to pop next door to the annexe for a ale and bring it back.

Pool tables, jukebox, sports on TV, dirty old carpet, smelly old metal urinal, banging pizzas... What more do you want from a pub?

As the name suggests, great venue for watching or partaking in sports

Went to watch the rugby. Expected more TVs. Service was good. Male toilets had puddle over the whole room. Nice pizzas.

Proper sports venue with plenty of pool tables and dart boards, with loads of TVs showing live sport. The food is proper nice as well....so all in all a decent pub. Will definitely return

Good deals with the pizza 🍕 and pool 🎱 Good vibe would definitely go again. Staff very attentive. Overall good place to visit for some food, sport, pool, darts upstairs. Prices : reasonable.

I used to come here often until finding another pool place on fishponds. I used to like this club but the prices for drinks are ridiculous your residential not in town. Can't justify paying 10.20 for two pints of bud. Not even anything to fancy. Its a good pub and great to play pool. But only if they changed it to set rates for pool and much cheaper drinks. Like I said not town. However its alright if your passing by and want to kill some time.

Amazing friendly atmosphere! They have the best pizzas! £14 for 2 (Gluten free bases also available), pools a bit expensive at £1 a game, and it's £4.60 for a pint of shandy but apart from that it's a really nice place!

Lovely boozer, great pizza deal and available for pool