Jerseybean Posted September 11, 2021 Report Share Posted September 11, 2021 As per the title, here are the Good Pub Guide recommendations. Where would you add? https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink/best-pubs-bristol-according-good-5883159?utm_source=bristol_live_newsletter&utm_campaign=daily_newsletter2&utm_medium=email Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, Jerseybean said: As per the title, here are the Good Pub Guide recommendations. Where would you add? https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink/best-pubs-bristol-according-good-5883159?utm_source=bristol_live_newsletter&utm_campaign=daily_newsletter2&utm_medium=email The Nova Scotia, The Cornubia and The Highbury Vaults are all very worthy of their recommendations. Plus the Grain Barge for the top deck in the sun. I'd add, in no particular order, The Quinton House, The Channings Hotel, The Lansdown, The Victoria (next to the open air pool), all in Clifton, The Hope & Anchor and The Bag of Nails, Jacob's Wells, and The Shakespeare, Prince Street. All traditional pubs which have retained their character and serve good quality real ale. A bit further afield I like the Angel Inn and The Miners Rest, Long Ashton, and, to my surprise, the much renovated Plough, Abbot's Leigh. I also feel at home in all the pubs I've been to in Clevedon on my regular visits. Edited September 12, 2021 by Nogbad the Bad 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseybean Posted September 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 4 hours ago, Nogbad the Bad said: The Nova Scotia, The Cornubia and The Highbury Vaults are all very worthy of their recommendations. Plus the Grain Barge for the top deck in the sun. I'd add, in no particular order, The Quinton House, The Channings Hotel, The Lansdown, The Victoria (next to the open air pool), all in Clifton, The Hope & Anchor and The Bag of Nails, Jacob's Wells, and The Shakespeare, Prince Street. All traditional pubs which have retained their character and serve good quality real ale. A bit further afield I like the Angel Inn and The Miners Rest, Long Ashton, and, to my surprise, the much renovated Plough, Abbot's Leigh. I also feel at home in all the pubs I've been to in Clevedon on my regular visits. Reading that made me feel very nostalgic, as a Long Ashton lad the village pubs have a special place in my memory, although my first village drinking haunt ‘The Robin Hood’ is no longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gakoe Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 Yes, made me feel quite homesick reading this. Can't believe the Orchard isn't in there. Not been in for a long time but I sure miss a pint of CV and a cheese n onion doorstep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vespa Red Posted September 12, 2021 Report Share Posted September 12, 2021 25 minutes ago, Gakoe said: Yes, made me feel quite homesick reading this. Can't believe the Orchard isn't in there. Not been in for a long time but I sure miss a pint of CV and a cheese n onion doorstep. I think the Orchard is if you look closely (no picture though). My favourite pre-match boozer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted September 13, 2021 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 I used to like the Bell Inn at Alfred Place (think it may be called the Green Man now) but I haven't been there forca long time. The owners also used to run the Green Tree in Green St, Bath. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 Anybody remeber the nelsons arms on clarence rd, on the corner after the mayors arms? It used to have mushrooms, and green slime growing on the wallpaper. Reckon it went about 98. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 On 12/09/2021 at 09:21, Nogbad the Bad said: A bit further afield I like the Angel Inn and The Miners Rest, Long Ashton, and, to my surprise, the much renovated Plough, Abbot's Leigh. Meant The George not The Plough, of course. On 12/09/2021 at 14:32, Vespa Red said: I think the Orchard is if you look closely (no picture though). My favourite pre-match boozer. One of a vanishing few to still serve their beer straight from barrels behind the bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoystonFoote'snephew Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 3 hours ago, Nogbad the Bad said: Meant The George not The Plough, of course. One of a vanishing few to still serve their beer straight from barrels behind the bar. I can remember when the Volley did that. When it was the Volley of course with the bar on the other side and flagstone floors rather than the plastic pub it's become. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red DNA Posted September 19, 2021 Report Share Posted September 19, 2021 Merchants Arms in Hotwells is another classic real boozer. Great beers, cheese and onion rolls, pork pies, pasties and locals actually talking to each other. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southside Posted September 20, 2021 Report Share Posted September 20, 2021 On 14/09/2021 at 04:52, Oh Louie louie said: Anybody remeber the nelsons arms on clarence rd, on the corner after the mayors arms? It used to have mushrooms, and green slime growing on the wallpaper. Reckon it went about 98. Used to have "late uns" in the 80's 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted September 20, 2021 Report Share Posted September 20, 2021 Some good ones already mentioned. I've varied my matchday drinking routine and now vary my route to AG, sometimes taking in the Portwall Tavern and Golden Guinea. Glad to see the Eldon House recommended. Back in the day when I had a gf in Clifton, the "El" was our local. Fabulous place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted September 20, 2021 Report Share Posted September 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Red-Robbo said: Some good ones already mentioned. I've varied my matchday drinking routine and now vary my route to AG, sometimes taking in the Portwall Tavern and Golden Guinea. Glad to see the Eldon House recommended. Back in the day when I had a gf in Clifton, the "El" was our local. Fabulous place. I used to go to the Eldon in the early 80's. Good old pub then, side bar hatch to separate dartboard area, small bar billiard room, lots of character. Gather it's been knocked through and poshed up a bit these days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted September 20, 2021 Report Share Posted September 20, 2021 3 hours ago, Nogbad the Bad said: I used to go to the Eldon in the early 80's. Good old pub then, side bar hatch to separate dartboard area, small bar billiard room, lots of character. Gather it's been knocked through and poshed up a bit these days. A bit posher, but still the same sort of feel to it. Still - when I popped in there a couple of years back - many of the characters I knew back in the early 90s. Bar billiard room has gone though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 What was the brown pub,end of hotwells rd, before the hill? Still got the outside of a pub now. The crown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 27 minutes ago, Oh Louie louie said: What was the brown pub,end of hotwells rd, before the hill? Still got the outside of a pub now. The crown? The Crown & Anchor. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southside Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 19 hours ago, Red-Robbo said: Some good ones already mentioned. I've varied my matchday drinking routine and now vary my route to AG, sometimes taking in the Portwall Tavern and Golden Guinea. Glad to see the Eldon House recommended. Back in the day when I had a gf in Clifton, the "El" was our local. Fabulous place. Great jukebox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyderInACan Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 8 hours ago, Nogbad the Bad said: The Crown & Anchor. Yea been closed for years now. Bag of Nail a few yards further along is a nice, cosy, little pub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippin cider Posted September 21, 2021 Report Share Posted September 21, 2021 4 hours ago, CyderInACan said: Yea been closed for years now. Bag of Nail a few yards further along is a nice, cosy, little pub. Lots of cats ….. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted September 22, 2021 Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 Yes, i reckon the crown and anchor shut early 90s. My grandad used to drink in one called the swansea arms at the start of the portway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted September 22, 2021 Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 4 hours ago, Oh Louie louie said: Yes, i reckon the crown and anchor shut early 90s. My grandad used to drink in one called the swansea arms at the start of the portway. I remember a few lock-ins at the Crown and Anchor, the unassuming (v. quiet) landlord didn't announce it in any way, it was a pleasant surprise on your first visit to find he just kept serving. Was the Swansea Arms one of the pubs lost when a number of roads in Hotwells were demolished to make way for the Cumberland Basin? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted September 22, 2021 Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 A mention for the Merchants Arms in Hotwells, spent a very pleasant evening there last night, great little pub. Good selection of well kept real ales and very friendly regulars and bar staff.. Sat outside much of the time and fortunately no cars hurtled into the front of the pub, as happened a few years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniro Posted September 22, 2021 Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 Hillgrove in Kingsdown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted September 22, 2021 Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 Spot on nogbad, many of the people who lived in the houses, got relocated to lawrence weston. Was there a book, the lost pubs of bristol? If there isnt there should be. Would love to see some pictures of that pub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacker Posted September 22, 2021 Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 Anyone know what has happened/is happening to The Crown in St Nicks?I read somewhere it was changing hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talk Of The Town Posted September 22, 2021 Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 (edited) Always like The Imp. A proper back street boozer in Southville. Was great on a Sunday lunchtime back in the day. Always busy, meat raffle, sport etc Sad to see it now being turned into flats Edited September 22, 2021 by Bobby Bollax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underhanded Posted September 22, 2021 Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 Clyde Arms up in Redland is a good pub. Matchdays - pint in the Packet before the game. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ecko Posted September 22, 2021 Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 Anybody remember the The Mont in Montpelier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted September 22, 2021 Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 3 hours ago, Oh Louie louie said: Spot on nogbad, many of the people who lived in the houses, got relocated to lawrence weston. Was there a book, the lost pubs of bristol? If there isnt there should be. Would love to see some pictures of that pub. I can picture it for you. Jukebox just by the door on the left as you went in, (I used to put 'One for the Bristol City' on it) big seating area on both sides before you got to the bar which was facing right in front of you about 20ft in as you entered. Tables by the windows and more seating to the left hand side of the bar which extended in to L-shape, leading you to a dartboard area at the back. Dimly lit, increasingly as the night wore on, and the lock in commenced. Landlord, very humble, with fairly thick sandy/grey hair, a similar moustache, and glasses. There you go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazred Posted September 22, 2021 Report Share Posted September 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Ecko said: Anybody remember the The Mont in Montpelier? Yeh i do. Pretty scabby but always a party going on! Friend rented one of the flats it got turned into, bit odd sitting in there having known it before. Old E, Cadbury, Beaufort. Some interesting pubs around Montpelier. I used to live opposite the Beaufort for a few years. I'll never miss the Tuesday 7am bottle recycling collections. that's for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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