Ye Shakespeare in Bristol, City of

Brilliant,friendly service and excellent food/drinks. went before the City/blades match and after. both times were blown away by the hospitality

We called in here by chance whilst visiting family in Bristol. We were welcomed at the bar and shown a table as we were looking to have a meal as well as a drink. The staff couldn’t do enough for us and kept us laughing with their chat as they took our order and brought our drinks. Overall we were treated like special guests and all of us enjoyed our meals very much. There is a great menu to suit all tastes and the staff are professional and enthusiastic. A very positive visit that deserves a good review. Well worth a try if you are in the area. We will definitely return.

Real good food and atmosphere, great table service! Could be improved if there was a deal for the sides.

A little gem of a place in Bristol! We travel to Bristol every few months for a weekend out, we've been to many bars around the area but found this one to be the best. Good food - if you like both British and Indian dishes - fully recommend both :) Friendly service with a smile and chat. Plus on the last visit, my son lost his passport and wallet, the bar found it and returned it to us in recorded delivery ! Thanks!

This pub apparently has loads of history and from the outside you get a sense of this, but once inside you could be anywhere. It’s a shame none of the old features have been preserved or any obvious reading material on the background displayed. Otherwise it’s a decent enough pub with some really friendly bar staff. There’s a whole other section at the rear of the building, so if it looks busy when you enter persevere, as it’s a nice place for a drink.

This pub apparently has loads of history and from the outside you get a sense of this, but once inside you could be anywhere. It’s a shame none of the old features have been preserved or any obvious reading material on the background displayed. Otherwise it’s a decent enough pub with some really friendly bar staff. There’s a whole other section at the rear of the building, so if it looks busy when you enter persevere, as it’s a nice place for a drink.

Best chicken korma and saag paneer I've had in years! The staff were very kind and helpful. A really lovely place.

The vegan breakfast is the same as the regular breakfast without egg, bacon and black pudding yet costs more. How can this be? Surely the extra cost of the vegan sausage is less than the cost of egg, 2 bacon and black pudding? It feels like vegans are being ripped off as usual.

Celebrated a friends birthday and our Anniversary here, can't fault anything, lovely friendly barstaff nothing to much trouble for them, food was absolutely delicious, give them a try you won't be disappointed.

Fellas know how to make a burger.

So good, bartender was very attentive. Chatted with us about the food, and the history. Food was made so well.

Amazing staff, so accommodating and friendly. Great Guinness!

Amazing staff amazing atmosphere wide variety of drinks and food!

Popped into the ‘Ye Shakespeare’ for a drink before a gig mainly because I had been a barman there 44 years ago and I wanted to see how much it had changed. Staff were very friendly. Beer was excellent- well looked after (Bath Ales - Gem). We weren’t stopping to eat but the menu looked extremely good. All sorts of Indian dishes that I had not seen before. Looked really authentic. If you want to watch TV sport and enjoy a good Indian meal there may not be a better place in Bristol. The ‘Pint and a starter’ deal looked really good if you only want a snack. I will be back!!!

Nice pub and the staff are very friendly :)

Well, is it an old pub? Yippee. Do you buy beer there? You buy. Does it have atmosphere? It doesn't have. The pub is run by management from India, offers fine food, but the place suffers from being a cross between a pub and an Indian diner.

Best tikka masala in bristol... Nice and funny staff. Good prices

The oldest pub in Bristol with Indian food :o) And it's called Ye Shakespeare. Interesting combination! I'm not a beer drinker so I won't say anything about the beer, but the Pino Grigio was well chilled and the food was good. It could be crispier and less chewy. Very friendly service, taking care of customers' comfort.

Rather impersonal, I was looking for a pub experience, it was okay.

Went here for a drink a couple of years ago, beer selection was poor with no local ales, and what i did drink tasted poor. I went again yesterday for a pint and although the range has improved a little with a bath ales gem on tap, there weren't any other local beers on tap. Food selection looked good. I had the beavertown neck oil and although it tasted crisp, it had a weird back taste. I reported this to the staff who were very quick to provide a reason and told me it was a new barrel but didnt offer anything else. So i left the remaining beer and went. Totally not worth it for an overpriced £6 beer. Why are they charging so much for a mass produced beer?, they arent special beers or an ale specialist so i can only conclude they are cashing in on transient workers and tourists passing to the station. Considering this is a heritage pub it doesn't have the quality or range it deserves. I didnt go back for a couple of years and although gave it a second chance, i was reminded why. Go next door to the Kings head instead.

Really friendly staff and great service. Could not fault the food. Great portions and the spice is real 👌🏻 Thank you. Will definitely return.

Came here for the football last night and the service and hospitality was excellent. The staff really did a fantastic job.

Amazing pub, great food lovely staff, great prices, lovely venue. Was a lovely welcoming pub personal service and friendly staff

The food here was excellent !.. the service from the staff was above and beyond and attentive, they were so friendly and helpful, wonderful service and experience, there’s several seating areas including some out the front, I would definitely recommended a visit !

Tipical britsh pub, good beers selection and ambience, we didnt tried the food, but beer and cider was good.

Watched the England Switzerland game here. Found us a table plenty of tvs. Excellent table service both food and drinks felt like they treated everyone was vips.

Lively pub, glad to have somewhere to drink late on a Friday while waiting for a train. Cider selection wasn't great but the staff were friendly and there was sport on the big screens.

Didn't see any food but the drinks and service were great

What a lovely gem! Popped in for a quick drink on Tuesday early evening not realising it offered Indian cuisine. Booked a table for Wednesday night. What a lovely meal. My wife had chicken korma and I had prawn biryani, absolutely lovely. The “gem” beer was one of the best bitters I’ve tasted and I’ve been a beer drinker for many many years. I would thoroughly recommend this venue for good beer and excellent Indian food. We wished we lived nearer to experience this lovely food.

Great little Pub..very lively as they were preparing for the England game

If you want to watch sport, this is a good place to go. Good service, the pub is small but has some tables outside on the main road. Good location, lovely olde style building

Very clean English pub with India cuisine. Pint of very cold fresh Guinness and some spicy food.Fine service also, I will be stopping again.

Decent pub. Cool old building. Claiming to be the oldest pub in Bristol, dating back to 1636. Good pints at around £5.50. Decent Guinness and Ice Cold Heineken. Food looked and smelt great. Seating indoors and out front. Live Sport available. Friendly atmosphere. Bar staff were great. Would recommend a stop.

Brilliant service and tasty food thank you

Fantastic place with super great hearty food, and great customer service from the owners, very hands-on and personal. We will definitely keep coming back!

Staff were really friendly and welcoming the second we stepped through the door. It's worth a visit just for that. Be warned, though - brace yourself for Dad jokes a plenty 😉

Great atmosphere great food & service . Roma club Bristol

Didn't eat so can't comment. Had a few pints, very friendly staff, good prices. Good pub.

Great family friendly pub, good food

Roma club Bristol house for this year and hopefully for many more. Very friendly staff, great atmosphere, nice food and just 5 min walking from train station. Highly recommended 👍🏼

Cosy and great pub, staff is amazing amd really friendly. Perfect place to eat great food. Roma Club Bristol

Sri and the staff are very friendly, efficient, & eager to please. The beer & food is good quality. The cellar is obviously well kept. The pub is kind enough to show all AS Roma matches on the big screen in the back room & there are always a few members of the local supporters club in attendance. Pete Roma Club Bristol

Decent boozer, bit pricey but it is city centre Bristol.

Awful place. Pre cooked lunch,heated up suspiciously quickly,a fruit juice which was way gone to the point of disgusting from a carton not in a cooler or fridge. Dodgy,dodgy,dodgy.

Popped into this lovely pub on the way back to the train station after an evening out. Great pub, friendly staff and the cleanest pub I think I have ever been in. Will be visiting again when next in Bristol

Bath ale the only offering of worth. Cheery barmaid, lacks atmosphere head to other pubs nearby as this lacks soul. Cornubia is much better.....

Only popped in for a drink,staff very friendly and welcoming, well worth a visit.

Went in last night 6/3/2024 for a pint and curry , they put the football on for us in back room and all i can say is Brilliant.food was amazing so was service and price if we are ever in Bristol again we will be back.

Very nice pub brilliant atmosphere all the staff are amazing have a joke with u whilst your drinking and will out on any football u request 10/10 reccomend !

I stopped here for lunch today after hearing good things about their Indian food menu. I ordered a chicken chattinad, lamb vindaloo with a saag paneer side and a pilau rice washed down with a pint of Inch's Cider. The food was really tasty.....as good, if not better, than food I've eaten at Indian restaurants in Bristol. The team on duty were all super friendly and helpful and gave excellent recommendations on the menu choices. As well as being super tasty, the food was also very reasonably priced. So if you're looking for really authentic tasting Indian curries in a pub environment, then head down to Ye Shakespeare.....you won't be disappointed!

Been there recently, Enjoyed yummy food, and atmosphere. I loved their chilli Paneer.

Very good experience look forward to going there again

In Bristol on business trip, popped in for a Guinness (my hotel next door only sells cans 😭) to be honestly fair the Guinness was absolutely spot on (i know my Guinness) to top it off they also serve Indian/Pakistani food, well i unfortunately only tried the vegetable samosas however they were very good/tasty, the staff are extremely attentive for a pub (IMO) so a positive review it is from me... 👍👍

Everyone who works here is so lovely, would highly recommend!

It was absolutely amazing. The bar tender was super kind, we had a lot of stuff, pram and everything and he did everything to accommodate us and make us feel welcomed and comfortable. He even gave our dog some pork bites to join our lunch! 100% recommend!!

Great staff fantastic food. Really accommodating and helpful. Nice incense too :) 10/10

Lovely atmosphere, kindest staff!! Love love love

Absolutely amazing service and food! Recently moved to the area and have visited twice now. First time we arrived the staff were so friendly and the food was amazing. Second time we came for a valentines meal and an absolutely amazing experience again, very quick service and very great care given. Will be back many more times, lovely staff, amazing food and really friendly vibe.

Closing time is wrong in Google. Friday closes at 11PM!

Staff were so friendly, food was very tasty. Please go and try it out! Drinks were pricey but it is central bristol. Only thing that bugged me is they don't know how to pour a pint of Guinness. Overall though I'd go back and eat for sure.

Staff are really kind, Guinness is the best I’ve had in many years, also served in a classic Irish tulip glass

Lovely friendly pub very welcoming

Excellent service, friendly welcoming old pub

Helpful staff,ok prices and decent atmosphere

The staff are very friendly, efficient, & eager to please. The beer & food is good quality. The cellar is obviously well kept. The pub shows all AS Roma matches on the big screen in the back room & there are always a few members of the local supporters club in attendance.

Walked in by chance, with luggage after a flight and was helped into a booth by the super friendly bartender. Took him up on his offer of a pint and a curry for £12.50. Great food, beer and service.

Stabiler Pub, Bier lässt jedoch zu wünschen übrig aus deutscher Perspektive. Trotzdem liebe Grüße

Attentive bar staff who offered us table service whilst we watched the football game on a massive TV. This is the new home of AS Roma Bristol fan club. They are a great mix of people and really friendly. We didn't eat this time but the menu did look amazing.

Nice little pub, appears to be a Roma fan club favourite as well! #forzaroma

Called in yesterday afternoon for a few drinks . Very busy , lovely atmosphere and friendly staff. Nice boozer

Really nice place, very friendly staff. Will visit again and highly recommend as well

Cosy? From the name of the pub I was hoping for something old fashioned. Nope, Theyve tried to modernise it on the cheap, resulting in a soulless place. Best go next door to the King's head. Barman was really nice though.

Whilst visiting the historical site of the Templars Church, we found another bit of Bristol history at Ye Shakespear nearby. First visit we sat outside in the warm October sun enjoying an excellent pint of Gem ale from Bath brewery. Second visit a week later, a cosy pint inside chatting with the cheerful helpful bar staff. Must sample the menu next visit.

Watched the England Fiji '23 match here. Great bar for watching sports, good food and drink. Service was lovely, owner very friendly and happy to help. We had a 4 month old with us and the owner was attentive and offered to heat up milk etc. Highly recommended

Lovely warm welcome and delicious Jalfrezi

Lovely little pub. Went in quiet late in the evening. Rugby was on the telly, nice atmosphere. Barman was really nice. Great service. Just had a drink, so I can't comment on food.

Really friendly staff and great atmosphere. When we were there the kitchen was closed but they had crisps and nuts on the bar for people to help themselves to for free which was very appreciated! There was table service too! Thank you so much for taking care of my sunglasses!

Questa sera, al ritorno da Bath dopo una cena da dimenticare, ci siamo fermati qui per prendere una birra nell'attesa che smettesse di piovere. Il ragazzo indiano al banco è stato abbastanza gentile. La mia Guinness gelata andava giù come l'acqua perché era molto fredda come piace a me, ma di base era una normalissima Guinness che, come è ovvio che sia, è uguale dappertutto. I prezzi delle birre mi sono sembrati elevati, poco meno di sette sterline l'una. Ma sono appena arrivato nel Regno Unito da dove manco da un po', e quindi non sono proprio aggiornato sui prezzi.

Lovely friendly and attentive staff. The Indian food was very special. Will go again.

Nice relaxed atmosphere for a drink after work. Very friendly barman, funny and chatty. Well worth a visit.

Excellent service, catered to our needs, 30 degrees in Bristol today and staff came over with a fan, would definitely recommend!

Lovely food 😋 Great service Top place to eat

Great little pub. Friendly landlord. Curry and beer offer too. What's not to like.

Fantastic food and service all at a great price. We were looking for a place to eat and drink. This was the perfect place and was well looked after.

Friendly staff and good beer on tap

When we write good reviews it's thumbs 👍. A poor review is met with hostile words putting blame on us as if we're the problem. Smells heavily of tobacco inside. Didn't even bother to read the menu . Would rather consume a Tesco sandwich than deal with smoke

Walked in smelled vast qty. Of Smoke then walked out. Response sent to us was so lame were it a horse we would have to shoot it for being lame. Now we know why the place was devoid of customers. Offence is fully intended. Please avoid this place as if the plague were here.

Called in here for a pint and found they make great Indian food, highly recommend the chicken biryani.

Very clean and friendly pub. Nice cold beverages! Reasonably priced food.

Good pub. Great deal for curry & beer, staff very accommodating. TV with sports. Wide range of beers from lagers, ales to pales.

Found out this place serves Indian food which, to my surprise, tastes really good! I had (my usual) Chicken Tikka Masala with plain rice, and it was great - yet spicy. I just think that asking £2.50 for a glass of apple juice is a bit too much.

Nothing to write home about, atmosphere was fine at best, but needs some character.

We just stopped for a quick drink...seemed like a nice pub

Out looking for a quick supper and found the perfect pub,I had chicken curry and a pint and the wife had fish and chips and a wine ,really nicely presented and not expensive plus the host was very friendly so we went back the next night for our supper really nice experience

Came at lunch for a drink. Only person here. Was asked if I wanted food. I said ill be back in the evening as was walking the dog to clifton Bridge. They said they serve till 9pm. Arrived at 7.45 to be told there not serving food even tho every table had menus on. Seems a nice place. But they need to sort them selves out.

The guys at the Shakespeare are the absolute best. They’re our local from our office so there’s a group of us here for an evening pint more nights than one in the week!! Every single member of staff is so friendly and really gets to know you, to the point you’re really friendly with them! It’s one of our birthdays today and they’ve come with a free bottle of Prosecco and nibbles to celebrate. They are truly the nicest guys you’ll meet! Pay them a visit and it’ll become your new favourite local in Bristol city centre!!

Wow, what a pub. Great beer and food. One of the best currys we have had. The staff were attentive and polite. 10/10

Lovely old traditional pub (very clean and tidy inside) just very very overpriced. We ordered half a pint of amstel and a pint of Beaverton gamma ray, this came to £9.75. We then went to a pub around the corner (The sidings) and the same 2 drinks were only £8.00!!!!! The Shakespeare is clearly very overpriced. Such a shame as would have visited again however at these prices probably won't bother again.

After being disappointed by the menu at another pub we thought we would take a chance on Ye Shakespeare. We were glad we did, we enjoyed our meals and our server Amar was attentive. The atmosphere inside the pub was pleasant and comfortable. A enjoyable experience!

Lovely old pub, unfortunately been given a modern twist !! And the owners are trying to recoup their expenses by overcharging for the drinks and food. Update Thanks for your reply I completely agree with you about rising cost. But we went to a pub 3 minutes walk away from your premises and ordered the exact same two drinks at cost of £1.75 less.