The best restaurants in Henleaze Bristol, City of South West

Warm, inviting atmosphere with wonderful Italian coffee. It’s hard to resist the cannoli pastries too! A welcome addition to Henleaze Rd despite there being four other cafes nearby. Limited seating but somehow you always manage to find a chair/stool.

Great little cafe. (Please don't pass the word, or I won't a seat). Last last visit, we three had :- - Arabica eggs holedaise (Winner) - Toastie (Runner-up) - Lentil Soup (Thin - follower on - wooden spoon)

The best Italian restaurant I have ever visited! The beef ragu is to die for👏🏼

We were met by a very abrupt waitress who made us sit on a table for two, which had other occupied tables located very close to either side of us. There were several other empty tables where we could have sat without invading the existing customers privacy. We did not feel any of the staff were particularly friendly, the food was very over priced, and we took a very dim view of the waitress opening the front door and allowing the cold air into the restaurant on what was a very cold wet day outside. This made most customers feel very uncomfortable. We felt it was like they were saying, “we have had your money, so the quicker you leave now the better”. One customer got up and closed the door, and the waitress immediately went up to the front of the shop and opened the window. For how rudely we were treated, it’s a wonder they had any customers at all. We will not be going back !

The food here is absolutely delicious! They have a wide range of options to choose from and the service is so professional and friendly!

Great hospitality and it brang back the memories from when I was 2 and had the same bolognese as I did today, don't know why my dad did not take me back sooner.Will be back soon for another delicious bolognese. From Charlie, Age 12

Had a very French family dinner here to celebrate the birthday of grandma ! It’s a really popular restaurant and we managed to get a successful reservation first time ! Start with lamb kidney , snail, goat cheese, bone marrow, main course served Guinea fowl, lamb rib and crab souffle, the food quality and quantity is great and the staff are always with the smile and polite even when clean the spilled mocktail drink, British Service!

Three customers supposedly get £1 coffee here until the guy who works here says they don’t do it… can’t even explain why or even suggest what the solution is, rude guy and a waste of time, sort it out

We had the pleasure of being served by James in the evening, and his service was outstanding. He was attentive, friendly, and made our visit truly enjoyable. It was one of the best experiences we’ve had at Costa, and we look forward to returning!

Consistently good

Nice ambience and very good coffee. Only 1 member of staff serving today so I queued for nearly 10 minutes. There were 9 people waiting to be served when I left! 10.12.22 7 people queuing Infront of me today & about a 10 minute wait to be served. When will the owners (Nero) put customer service first? 28.02.23 Visited mid-morning. Very noisy to begin with, lots of mums and babies. Quitened down after about 111. Coffee and cake (mocha & maple syrup flapjack) as good as ever! Queue duration OK today 30.01.25 Fast efficient service, lovely coffee. Sat on comfy sofas in rear of cafe 09.04.25 Still great coffee and fast, efficient service. Couldn't get the spins app to work though!

Lovely cocktails which we had sat in the garden enjoying the sunshine, perfect Sunday afternoon! Pizzas looked amazing but no GF options which was a shame.

Elvira the manager was SO friendly and helpful- she is a credit to your company and was much appreciated!

Three of us had an excellent meal here. The food was really tasty and the service was very friendly and efficient. The decor is a bit old fashioned and there weren’t very many people in despite it being a Saturday night which is a pity as it was good value for money.

Great local pub and kitchen serving well cooked meals using good quality ingredients. Good selection of nice real ales. Super friendly staff. GF options now on menu inc a lovely GF sticky toffee pud :) Fun quiz on a Monday evening.