The ambiance is good. The meat quality is above average. Beef was prepared under ordered…read moretemperature by a full rating... medium rare was very rare. Medium was medium rare, but that's better than over cooking it. Service was not great. Our server was not well versed with the food or drinks and not able to answer questions. We were stuck in a dark corner. Tables around us were attended more frequently and sooner, even when they arrived after us. Wine pours are adequate, but spirit pours are very light. A double whisky was so small that I decided not to spend the money on a second drink. That was after the bar was not able to make a very standard cocktail, and the server had no clue either. So 3/5 stars because of poor service, a mediocre bar, and expensive alcohol.

Stopped here hoping for a nice steak dinner, impressed with the unique decor...slow service and…read moremediocre food left my palette disappointed. We booked a table in the morning knowing that places are usually fairly busy on Friday nights, when we arrived our table wasn't yet ready, but we weren't fazed we sat at the bar and ordered drinks while waiting for our table. Thankfully our table was ready after about 10mins, their cocktails were actually very tasty and the bartender was attentive and informative of the different drink options. Once seated it took about 15mins for our server to come to our table, we ordered the honey beer bread as a started...when it arrived it tasted stale and the beef dripping butter had a very strange taste...we ignore that assuming it just wasn't something we loved, then we ordered our streaks and shared a side of mashed potatoes and a side of onion rings...I will say the steak was cooked a perfect medium rare as I requested but it was lacking seasoning. A bit of salt definitely helped the steak! The sides were not good the onion rings looked nice and crispy but the inner batter was raw and they tasted overly oily, the mashed potatoes weren't creamy they were dry and very bland. Service was slow the whole night, but on the plus side it gave us a chance to really take in the art part of the restaurant. I adored how each both was a different theme very cute and unique. Over all the steak was mostly good, but the food was overpriced for the quality.

As a vegetarian, whenever anybody suggests a meal in a steak joint a rush of panic floods over me…read more What will I eat? What if I'm left with a salad!? (I may be a veggie but it doesn't mean I love lettuce leaves!) So when my friends planned Sunday lunch in The Cowshed I sighed a heavy sigh. But I had nothing to fear - with two vegetarian options on the lunch time menu, at least I had something to choose from (Albeit a standard veggie burger or a goats cheese tart - two 'classics') and since this was a restaurant for meat eaters I could hardly complain! My burger was delicious, served with tasty chunky chips and washed down with hearty cider. My friend's roast dinners looked fabulous too. The service was very welcoming and the atmosphere was just what you want on a Sunday - full of fun and laughter.

I don't know about you but I'm always a little amused when a carnivorous restaurant advertises…read moreusing a smiling pig or cow. While The Cowshed's poster mammal isn't smiling it still tickles me so I agreed to dinner here with my steak loving other half. The focus here is all about good old-fashioned British dishes, particularly steak and it's many guises. My partner ordered a steak cooked on a hot stone tablet right in front of him - similar to the way you can get hot plates in Indian restaurants, except this actually allowed him to partially cook the steak himself. As an occasional vegetarian there wasn't a great amount of choice for me to pick a main course but the starters and desserts were divine! It is quite pricey but I would come back for the chocolate mouse alone and my partner can whole-heartedly vote for the sirloin steak!

This restaurant is in the Marriott Bristol Royal hotel. The cocktails are fantastic. We had the…read moreabsolutions, disorrono sour and orange chocolate old fashioned and all of them were FANTASTIC! Both of us had the filet medium, fries, onion loaf and wedge salad. I had the mayonnaise and cheese dressing and it was AMAZING. The filet was disappointing and tough and bland. It didn't taste like a filet at all. I would avoid it. The peppercorn sauces is nice. VERY peppery. For dessert we shared the indulgence board. The banoffee was great and was the currant mousse. Would eat here again.

Really great dinner. The crispy pork Bao was amazing just the right combination. Unfortunately…read morethe service was super slow. I waited 15 mins to get water and that was only after I flagged my waiter down. The host was really good he has a tough job. Restaurant was super busy even at 10pm

So good to see a small business work their way up. From a small van outside Temple Meads to now…read morerunning a full size restaurant in St Nicks! In the past few years my idea of a burger has been completely flipped, turned upside down! With the introduction of brioche buns and baconaise (what sweet sweet genius came up with that one) I have been outstanded. The location of Chomp is great, loads of parking around, especially if you know the tricks of the trade ;) it's a modern yet chilled interior which really really worked for me. The right light levels and music volume so you don't overhear other people's comments and you can spill and bit of food on yourself and no one will notice. That was a big bonus for me, especially if you sample their brilliant range of ciders, ales and lagers. Staff were very friendly, great waitress and chef was a friendly bloke! Prices were so reasonable, £10 for burger with fries and slaw (no idea what happened to Cole from coleslaw, poor bloke) and drinks were a fair price too. They also do promo nights where you can get burger, sides and a drink for £10 or something. They also do specials every now and again, the other night was a Stilton burger - sounded perfect. But for your first time you always have to go tradition, the house special. Your classic burger with only some onion rings on the side. Perfection. Would definitely recommend, I am really finding it hard to find bad places in Bristol lately, competition is tough but these guys have hit the nail on the head. Bye bye Gourmet burger Kitchen

Is there a bigger or more subjective topic, than the almighty burger? Our collective love, yet…read moreindividual taste, makes for one of life's most difficult questions: what is the perfect burger? Well, I think I've found mine! Bristol has been blessed with many new burger bars/restaurants over the last 12 months or so, and we already had a number of gems. One of our most recent and highly anticipated, is Chomp. You may have had one of their burgers before, but if you hadn't, you will most likely have seen their awesome black burger van at the back of Temple Meads station. After their van gained an almost cult following, they've just opened their first restaurant in St Nics. Now, I love a burger. Who doesn't! And what I love most about Chomp burgers, is they are manageable with one hand, yet big enough to satisfy. The burger itself is super tasty and you can really taste the meat and seasoning through all the other ingredients. It comes in a beautifully coated and shiny brioche bun, which is without doubt the best bun I've ever had. As standard you get parmesan mayo, lettuce, tomato, pickle and onion, with tomato sauce and mustard. It comes together perfectly! No sticks holding it together and no gimmicks. I don't want to say it's the best burger I've ever had, but I can't think of another 'classic burger' that I've enjoyed more. And to be honest, I am struggling to think of any burger I've enjoyed more. You can, of course, add extras to your burger, like jalapeños, Stilton or bacon etc - but I wanted to go purist, so stuck with the house classic. The rest of the menu is just as simple: burger, veggie burger, 3 different steaks. And they also have an extensive beer, bourbon and drinks menu. The restaurant is dark, casual and typically Bristol, and that makes me love it even more. See you soon, Chomp!

The concept here is that you get meat, flavored butter, a sauce, and a super-hot stone slab. The…read moremeat has been browned, but is basically rare inside. You cut pieces of the meat and fry them with butter for a couple of seconds on the stone. You dip in the sauce and eat. The wifey and I both had a fillet, and the meat was nice, tender and flavorful. As sides we had mushrooms, which were good, and veggies, which were great. The wine list was rather short and I was not too familiar with the wines, but the £40 bottle of Lussac-Saint-Émilion was a good drink with the food. We did not have dessert. Overall the quality was good, though on the pricey side (not unusual for the genre).

*American reviewer* I was strolling along millennium promenade when I stumbled upon this fine…read moreestablishment. It is modern and sleek yet quaint and homely. The service staff was quite friendly and welcoming. I ordered the rump steak with a side of warm greens (happened to be broccoli rabe this day) and an iced tea. The drink arrived promptly, and service staff checked on me as I awaited my main. The steak was incredibly tender, perfectly medium rare, and salted wonderfully. The shallots and bleu cheese atop the steak were exquisite, as was the mushroom sauce on the side. Would've ordered dessert but I was stuffed. Didn't get any alcoholic beverages, but from the look of others in the establishment, I'd say everyone else was enjoying their spirits. Wonderful vibe, with a spectacular view of the SS Great Britain.

this place looks great although I haven't been there I find it pretty attractive so you may ask why…read morewould I writing this since Ive never been there. Ok that's because I am doing some kinda test. I am

I visited Gala Casinos one midweek night and after just coming back from a trip to Vegas and…read moretherefore I had low expectations of the British attempt! I was pleasantly surprised that Gala Casinos wasn't actually a seedy old man casino which I expected. It is new, well designed and actually very similar to some of the casinos I visited in America. You have to sign up (which is free) and they give you a swipe card but this does take around 15 minutes which is a bit irritating. You do, however get a free £10 bet on Roulette as a reward for joining. I put all mine on red and lost! Oh well, it was free! The main casino is upstairs and it is very large. There are several Roulette and poker tables, and although it was midweek, it was busy. Additonnaly there is a huge selection of slot machines. The staff are very good at their jobs. They don't talk much, but that's good for me! There is a large bar which is a little expensive but not extortionate and lots of seating for those not wishing to bet. You need to be well dressed to get in. For men you need a jacket or at least a smart shirt, and ladies need to have heals or very posh pumps! No trainers, hoodies or Uggs!!!

I went to a Gala casino for my 21st thinking it would be something a little different to do. We all…read moregot really dressed up in cocktail dresses and the guys wore shirts and smart shoes...we stood out like a sore thumb! There was nothing classy about this place at all. Apart from wardrobe mishaps though, we all had a genuinely good time. Free £5 voucher when you join up, and because it isn't a swanky casino you don't have to feel guilty about not spending loads of cash. I enjoyed watching other people lose theirs! One man was losing hundreds of pounds a go. My friends and I had fun putting 50p on the roulette table. There is a bar with a good selection of drinks and a poker area for those skilled enough to be able to keep poker-faced.

A city centre pub that doesn't particularly warrant a visit, unless you're blind drunk or really,…read morereally bored of everywhere else (which is just a ridiculous concept, as if you would be). Plonked slap bang on an island near Old Bridewell and not far from an all you can eat pizza place - the location says a lot. Very occassionally my colleagues and I used to venture here for a post work pint. Their buy-one-free/alcopop pitchers/varieties of aftershocks are enough to cause Gordon Brown to have a heart attack. These are exactly the sorts of offers that encourage binge drinking and don't let you go until you're vomitting in the gutter (not talking from personal experience, may I add). The regulars seem the type to make the most of these offers each and every day. I have eaten at the Bay Horse, once. It was none to shoddy, a plateful of nachos smothered in cheddar and salsa from a jar and nuked in the microwave. Not really much that can go wrong with that, so I can't complain. The bottles of wine are on the vinegary side and there was a blockage in the loo. Unfortunate really. I've visited worse places, but with an abundance of great bars just down the road you really don't need to prove me wrong.

Not too bad really. When I've been here it's always been doing plenty of business, but I think…read morethat's mostly because it's slap bang in the centre of town rather than because of the quality of the pub. It's quite similar too but compares favourably to Bristol's three Weatherspoons (that's right, our fair city supports three of them, and they're always packed as well), but that's not saying an awful lot. The seats and tables are a tad cleaner and the staff a bit more with it. Although it's certainly not as nice a building as the Commercial Rooms - Weatherspoons' tactic of putting poor pubs in beautiful buildings trumps them here. There's food on offer and a reasonable range of beers. Nothing to special in either respect, but if you're fussy about either then there's plenty of other places nearby offering better food and a greater range of drinks. It's harder to find somewhere that beats them on price, though - there's a couple of drinks deals that are probably responsible for a lot of the puke you see round Bristol on a Sunday morning. Cheap and in the right place, The Bay Horse doesn't really excel in any other department

Came here for an early dinner. Lovely welcome with very helpful staff. Steaks looked great so…read moreordered a fillet with suggested wine. The quality and quantity of the food was excellent - very tasty indeed. The ambience was great also. Overall a lovely experience - fully recommend

Really lovely place and nice staff!! We had the carvery and it was delicious. If I had to make one…read morecomment is that the carrots we're a little underdone, but everything was delicious otherwise . Would recommend! (Wheel chair friendly)