Watershed Cafe/Bar in Bristol, City of - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Sunny Sunday crowds buzzed along the waterfronts in Bristol harbour. I ate my salmon sandwishes on a bench and then looked for a good coffee spot. The Watershed was it! Nicaraguan coffee was on offer, so I was in no doubt. This Central American source has been my favourite for over two decades... I found a seat on a little terrace and watched the ferries carrying happy people around the harbour. Why isn't every day like this?

Now I have moved more into central Bristol, I have a choice of 2 smaller independent cinemas and go here on a regular basis They have a mixture of mainstream films and also bespoke films and they have a good mixture Films can be booked in advance for no extra charge through the website - varying pricing structure, offers before a certain time, students, Under 24, seniors etc It is important to note that there are no reserved seats so if you wish to sit with friends then on busy shows make sure that you arrive in good time 3 Screens café available Best to go by bus and not to worry about parking as most buses go via central Bristol and is not far from the shops

Well, I'm starting with the loos (5 stars) because they are a pointer to the character of this wonderful place. Firstly Unisex, secondly welcomes homeless users, and thirdly (obviously) very clean. Another obvious - the place is wheelchair friendly. The food is tasty and hearty with decent portions - and more that just the usual pub selection. The prices are completely fair too

Watershed gves me emotional stimulaton in the screening rooms, and in its general social and cultural spaces. Watershed is a lovely provider.

We had an excellent evening: ace film, really good beer and all four of us were delighted with our meals.

Love this place. Great food and atmosphere. Been coming here for over 40 years..I had the sweet pototo soup for lunch, tasted delicious

The café is a great spot for a cheeky pint or cocktail

Great place for a day of training!

Guy on yesterday - not sure if he was a manager or not, stripey t-shirt - was really rude

I saw a boy who works at the cinema here today being extremely rude to a local street musician - I've been coming to the watershed for years but I've got to say I found this extremely off-putting

Always love this place. Great food. Lovely service and atmosphere!

Good place for a quiet drink before the cinemas empty out!

Nacho Mondays - two choices of vegan nacho bowls - very tasty and okay value. Also beautiful deco inside and a lovely view of the river outside. Friendly staff also. Came back for soup of the day which was lovely and they don't charge for alt milks which is always great to see - thank you!

Stopped for coffee and Nachos. Sharing basket reasonable value; excellent place to meet and spend some time. Loos have been upgraded and much better

Everything is good about this place. The warm and friendly ambience, the excellent view, range of clients and splendid view. And the food is excellent and good value.

Probably the most middle class place I’ve ever been to.

Unfortunately today I was subjected to a bad attitude from one of the employees at the cafe , who treated me and my friend with disrespect and was not welcoming at all. When I asked his colleagues to give me his name to write a review on the site, they refused Therefore, I expect that this place does not welcome people of different ethnicities and that they support his racist behavior.

I love you Watershed, but pleeease do a rain check on the chef - food Sunday evening was shocking 😳

Fish stew was very good. My son had chicken goujons and chips. Good food but he only got 3 goujons. Disappointed with portion size.

It is a lovely place to visit for food and drinks overlooking the river.

My visit was connected to my work as an Arts Coordinator and occurred before the cafe bar was open. Hence, only 4 stars. I was warmly greeted by all the staff I encountered and shown the room I would be occupying in the coming weeks. Really looking forward to working here and using the Watersheds facilities.

Rip off ,worst place in Bristol 15 £ for little burger.

Well priced cinema with a nice bar/restaurant attached. Good selection of films.

What can you say except it is a brilliant cinema.Stress free.

An independent cinema with a smaller range of movies and less seats compared to mainstream theatres. More expensive but worth supporting, particularly to access arthouse and international movies that are not available elsewhere in the city.

Best cinema in Bristol - best cinema ever really!!

Favourite cinema in Bristol. Always have great movies on, new and old. Engaging atmosphere. Incredible bar!

Staff were lovely, coffee was good, cafe has vegan options, bar has good alcohol free choices. The cinema seats are comfy and it's a lot more affordable than the bigger mainstream cinemas, plus they're showing more interesting stuff!

Fantastic cinema as well as a great cafe/bar!

Always love it here. Great atmosphere. Loads of natural lighting. The food is very delicious

We watched a film and had a drink in the bar. Great atmosphere in bar and the experience with the film was memorable

Great place to see movies and meet up. Great new loos too,

First time visiting and already the place on Mt favourite spots in Bristol. Great place to work, cafe and chat. Nice views for the river. Delicious menu wirh reasonable prices and a lot of place to work. The amazing thing is they have cinemas indoor where they screening old clsssic movies after recoluring them. It is a must fo on my list and the prices are affordable. Also, they were hosting Palestine film festival for the 12th year and were screen movies about Palestine 🇵🇸 and conflict.

Good disabled access to services needed. Except parking. Couldn't find anything close by but nothing to do with the venue.

We had lunch pre screening. The food was excellent and, fortunately for us, included a large array of fully vegan dishes. The chunky chips were a highlight. Worthy mention for the crunchy patty of the black bean burger 🍔 😋 Although the cafe is equipped with beans from local roasters Wogan Coffee, sadly the expresso, at least on this day, was underwhelming.

You can never go wrong with a film and drink evening at the Watershed. I've been a customer for 20+ years

First time and I loved it! Great film and having the director introduce it was just brilliant! Lovely meal afterwards. Can't wait to go again!

Friendly inclusive place with some great vegan-friendly options. The pasta primavera was delicious!

Always a warm welcome from great staff at Watershed café/bar, nice selection of tasty food, including vegan, with a well curated cinema and creative culture programme make this a top Bristol institution. Worth signing up to their studio newsletter to hear about activities beyond cinema.

Good coffee & cake overlooking the water.

Great arts hub and cinema. The country needs more like it.

Watershed does good food, coffee and drinks - visit included cinema and was highly enjoyable

Watching a film in this place is a joy

Very beautiful space for the event to celebrate the winning writers and book cover designer for Bristol Short Story Prize 2023

Nice ambiance, delicious food and friendly staff... love this place in Bristol

Fantastic venue and fantastic movies. Very family friendly environment!

My favourite place to be in Bristol. Nothing that I would change it’s just perfect

I had quite a nice pizza and a drink the other evening and was not too busy, which made it quite relaxing

An excellent venue. A great place to meet for food, coffee, a few jars of ale or to watch a decent film. Blockbuster movies, subtitled films, and occasions older films such as Alien 1, Terminator. You can take your beer in with you to watch the movie. They also do specialised showings for people with disabilities or sensory issues. Where they leave half the seats empty, have the lights on dim and use subtitles. Cannot fault it.

Lovely cafe, restaurant, bar, cinema, event space overlooking the water. One of the original cultural venues that reinvented Bristol’s harbourside and still at the vanguard of change. Always something interesting going on, always something tasty to eat, always interesting people to watch!

What a lovely local cinema ! So friendly and tidy, it’s a cosy cinema with a really great atmosphere! Especially films you wouldn’t get to watch in Chain Cinemas ! Here I was able to watch Aftersun and Past Lives which were fantastic! Yet to try the cafe but for sure shall be checking it out

Great place to go to for lunch.

The staff at watershed are phenomenal. They couldn’t have done more to make us feel more comfortable, attended to and anxiety free. A group of friends, one of which was in a wheelchair, and I came in yesterday and the tall young man with brown curly hair was the ideal person for representing watershed. Thank you guys so much.

Lovely little repertory cinema on the harbourside with bar outfront and café inside. Well worth supporting as It is struggling to survive.

Always a fun mix of new, old and independent films. Nice cafe/bar with food.

Super cool place - very inclusive and offering good concessions of all types

A great place to meet up with friends to watch a film and have a meal. Had a yummy quiche with green salad. Generous portions.

Great films great food. Always love going to the watershed.

Great location good cinema and good food

Quiet place to have a heart to heart meeting with a friend or a get-to-know-you date. Good service, friendly staff and atmosphere. Brilliant cinema with opportunities to see films that otherwise you wouldn't see. I absolutely love being in this place !

Great place will deffo go again

One of the best cinemas in Bristol! Perfectly priced tickets and lovely screens with comfortable chairs. Also definitely recommend having a drink in their cafe too!

Really nice and vibrant atmosphere, quite loud. Really really sorry to see so many homeless people in the area, I wish the council could protect them better.

This place is amazing. Beautiful view to the riverside, friendly and helpful staff, lots of space. I had the tortilla plate and it was soo huge that I couldn't it it, but they let me take it home. I love mexican food and it was one of the bests I ever had.

Visited to attend a conference, nice building with friendly staff and excellent presentation equipment and the coffee was stunning 🙂

Great atmosphere, good menu and fairly priced . Not a destination if you are looking for a quiet meaningful dining experience . Good fun , will be returning soon.

It's a brilliant place, run by a charity, that needs the support of Bristol community

I went to a wedding and I thought it was a lovely venue

The food was lovely but there is not a huge range to chose from if like me, you are a vegetarian. The bar staff were less than enthusiastic, however, they were very busy that evening

A great place to meet. The food is lovely and not too expensive it does get crowded and noisy at lunch times.

I went to the cinema to watch barbie, and the whole experience was great! So we got there and my friend had chosen tickets at the desk. Very friendly staff helped us out and when we went to the bar, helpful staff once again helped with deciding on a nice cider for the film! The entrance to the cinema is by qr code scanner, but they could do with 2 scanners so people can get in easier. Other than that, I have no complaints at all!

Stunning cinema and equally great café restaurant. Lovely staff there and always a great atmosphere.

Friendly, lively, comfortable, interesting programme of films.

Intimate and friendly cinema experience, with great deals if 24 and under. Get there early for your viewing as the unreserved seating can be a bit chaotic. The cafe is lovely though, and Amy gave us great service!

I have seen lots of films from here and recently watched the Barbie Movie here. The prices for cinema tickets are so amazing for £5.60 for a stellar experience compared to some other places with £9.

Brilliant cafe! Absolutely amazing toilets for the whole family

Really welcoming bouncers on entry (Saturday night). We just came for a drink and the staff at the bar were very friendly. I was blown away by the toilets, really clean and felt so fresh. Will visit the Watershed again!

Always a joy to visit. Diverse selection of films, nice atmosphere, and a clean, cosy venue. By far the most pleasant place to watch a film in Bristol!

Best place to have a drink and people watch at Bristol Harbour

I always feel at peace and so calm when I visit the watershed - great food, drinks, staff and atmosphere.

Always a good place to. Drinks and food are great

Great local cinema, well worth checking out if visiting Bristol

The Watershed is a great all round venue

The place for Art House films in Bristol

Independent cinema at its best and good food too

Always great films on and a good space for working or chatting. Food is good too!

Great place, friendly staff, delicious bean burger and fries.

Amazing place with great cafe that's really spacious!

Love the Watershed. Great place to go see a movie and then a quick drink after.

Attended conference in part of the watershed, catering wasn't great and the quality of sound was poor due to echo Comfortable enough but not great.

The café is good and always a good choice of unusual films.

Excellent place for a pit stop.

A nice cafe and bar with a good view across the harbour.

Just had a drink here and visited the cinema

Love this place -- films, friends, food. Met Mike Hodges here, what else is there to say?

We were in one of the rooms at a seminar. I think the vegetarian food was supplied by the Watershed and was excellent.

One of my favourite places. Arthouse cinema, interesting bar with good atmosphere and decent food. Frequent events. Website informative, booking easy.

thank you so much for providing discounts for unemployed people,it really helps!

Food was excellent, staff extremely friendly and helpful, menu gives excellent advice for Vegans, gluten, dairy and sugar free and everything is very reasonably priced. Busy but quite areas and a balcony for those who just want a quiet space. A very good bar for those wanting a beer or alcohol. Lots of interesting leaflets about for visitors to Bristol.

Good coffee & lovely view of the water. Good atmosphere, busy but not crowded