Charming atmosphere. Disappointing food and beer. There is a pub nearby, the Dundry Inn that has…read moremuch better food to offer and is situated ideally in a delightful village looking out over beautifully manicured fields over the city of Bristol. My cod was extremely oily and missing that wonderful flakiness that I associate with well prepared fried cod. The chips were also rather lackluster and the mashed peas just ordinary. My wife had a rather average curried chicken. The only reason I could imagine returning would be for the truly friendly atmosphere of a genuine local pub, which it certainly has.

An ideal watering hole en route to or from Bristol Airport. Tucked away in the hamlet of Barrow…read moreGurney, 1 mile off the A38, it is a small and traditional village pub, with a cosy bar area and, up a couple of steps, a long narrow section festooned with vintage photographs, artwork and mirrors. A hidden room behind the bar contains a dartboard. The garden catches the sun beautifully at lunch times. Sells Wadworths, Bass and Butcombe. Decent pub food if you have time, and it's worth making the time if you wish to eat but don't want to consume Airport rubbish. Nice welcome from the landlady, Kate.

This pub has a prime location on Bristol harbourside between a dinghy park and a housing estate…read more Probably as a result of this it's often busy, tourists and locals alike enjoying being able to sit out by the water, and you'll get a crowd of people spilling out of the front garden on a fine evening. It helps that it's a good pub too, though, I'm sure. I've come here a few times for the food. It's standard pub grub; fat chips and questionable side salads. You'll have to go and fetch your on knife and fork - it's not trying to be a gastropub. The food comes quickly and the servings are healthy, nonetheless. They're definitely a pub but they don't mess up doing food, basically. The Cottage is a good pub in a nice spot. Go for a walk round Bristol docks and stop here for lunch.

Another of the pubs located on the water in this area, the cottage is perhaps in the best position…read morecompared to the other two waterfront pubs. It's nicely tucked away around the corner from most of the traffic that speeds past on the dual carraigeway just across the water. With an excellent outdoor seating area, this is an ideal summers day haunt. They've recently been taken over by Butcombe brewery but still have a range of other bitters from the local Bristol Beer factory and bath ales. They've got a pretty standard menu, but they make no apologies for this - they're not trying to be something that they're not. It's hearty food at a good price nonetheless, and fits in well with it's Cottage theme.

You can spot a Brain's pub a mile off in Cardiff. The Westgate with its red brickwork and hanging…read morebaskets is a classic Brains affair. A decent pub at that perfect halfway point between the train station and Chapter for the walkers/staggerers amongst you. I like it as a pit stop, I also used to conduct quite a lot of Kruger Mag business here, as Kruger HQ used to be around the corner. The pub allows kids because it serves food, but I've rarely seen any little people running about in there. More often there is a match on and lots of heads pointing towards the various big screens about the place. Still, on that front, they show both rugby and football and I've never seen any trouble.It is most popular with City fans, but also other locals and students. The atmosphere is more often quietly jovial. It has a pleasant horse shoe bar. Cask Beers are available and they clearly know how to clean their lines. A decent no-frills place.

The Westgate is one of the better traditional drinking establishments in the city centre, what I…read morelike to call an "ol' timers' pub" - quintessentially British and charmingly unassuming. There's not much to distinguish from other watering holes in Cardiff, apart from the fact that you don't have to fear the possibility of a stabbing or a riot, which is always welcomed. For me, the best aspect of The Westgate is the massive, outdoor smoking area, complete with shelters and heaters, so you can still enjoy your cigarette even during a mid-winter downpour. Prices here are quite reasonable, making it an ideal haunt for a late afternoon session with your mates. Sport enthusiasts will enjoy watching the games broadcast on one of the many screens positioned around the place.

Bristol in having-a-bar-that's-actually-okay-on-the-waterfront shocker! Maybe it's because it's…read moreliterally the first venue you come to when you enter the waterfront that somehow makes this not quite as squalid as the filth that is to follow. This place isn't perfect, but it offers a decent range of beers and cocktails (which are £2 off on Sunday nights), seating out the front, DJs and bands on weekends and, most importantly, not too much of the pondlife that are naturally attracted to the rest of the waterfront. I haven't eaten here for a while, but they also used to serve us some cracking bangers and mash. It gets busy later on but the independently owned River remains the best of this particular bad bunch.

I try to avoid venturing to the water front during the weekends, but if I'm forced to I try and…read moresteer things in the direction of this bar. It ain't great, but by comparison to the other bars along the waters edge it's a pleasure. They used to do decent pub food in here a while ago and I used to to have the occasional pub lunch here when they served Pieminister pies and lovely greek salads, but sadly no more from what I can tell. Not sure if it's under new management but the food has sadly gone down hill in general. I went with some friends a few weeks back for breakfast. Not only did it take a while to arrive, but the smell from the toiets was quite unpleasant (we luckily managed to move once we got the food) they confused our orders, I got my food 15 mins before the rest of the table (pet hate).

This place has changed hands many times since I worked in the area but there is little difference…read moreto the actual pub and it's offering. They've put more thought into the decor this time round but I'm not 100% sure about the weird fluffy clouds hanging from the ceiling. It's clean, simple and looks more up market than your average country pub. The bar sells a good selection on lager, ale, cider and wine but it's pricey, a small pino cost £4.65. The food menu is typical of an up market gastro pub and it all sounded lovely, mains cost anything between £9-16. They also had posh bar snacks like a pint if prawns and a number of specials that sounded good. As it was lunch I opted for a rare beef sandwich which was £6.50. The bread was freshly baked, the beef beautifully cooked and all presented on a board with some token leaves that we're light dressed. As far as sarnies go this was a great one. I wouldn't go to this pub for a night out as it would probably bankrupt you but for a lovely lunch or evening meal I definitely recommend.

Abbots Leigh is a pretty little village just outside Bristol, with a history that includes Charles…read moreII (look it up!). It's only two miles beyond Clifton, and at the village cross roads is this brilliant little pub. The beer is pretty cheap, the food is superb and reasonably priced (everything well under a tenner) and it feels exactly like what it is: a cosy village pub. Afterwards, you could do worse than head a mile down Manor Road (where the pub is) to Abbots Pool, a beautiful, historic woodland with a big lily-covered fishpond at its heart.

Ye Olde Murenger House is pretty much the epitome of an "old man's pub". Came here for a group of…read morefriends for a mid-afternoon drink and although a place like this isn't my usual scene it was a very enjoyable experience. ~ Atmosphere: Loved the atmosphere here. Even though the pub was dark and dingy with a low ceiling, it was still well-cleaned and didn't smell like musk. You could tell the employees here took care of the place well. Even if you prefer something lighter, there are a small amount of seats near the window with a lot of light coming in so it does cater to a variety of tastes. ~ Variety: There were plenty of great ales here that my friends enjoyed. I had a whiskey in coke and it was well made at a fair price too. My server was very friendly and personable, which added to the home-y feel of this pub. --- I can't fault Ye Olde Murenger house. If you're into something more quiet, this is the place for you. Even if it wasn't my own personal cup of tea, there is definitely a place for a pub like this. Great atmosphere, lovely staff, and drinks at fair prices!

Nice looking historical pub as many of their pubs are. The usual Old Brewery Bitter...its OK..at a…read morefair price. Have enjoyed reluctantly my visits here as I do NOT like Sam Smiths. a Murenger was a person who had charge of the wall of a town, or its repairs.

I've been to the Globe half a dozen times since it's transformation from lively young persons hang…read moreout to gastro pub want to be, many moons ago This use to be my local, way back when I was a wee whipper snapper and I have many funny memory! It certainly wasn't an eating pub and pretty much a lawless land at times! Any way that was yonks ago! The pub has now stood the test of time for a number of years as a good eating pub. It has a cosy atmosphere and I've never been disappointed with the food. My last visit there was last Saturday for my Grandpappy's 79th birthday. 8 of us went and we were all more than happy with the food and service. Meals consumed on our table were my choice of beef, ale and mushroom pie, lamb shank, salmon, pork belly in a cider sauce, home made lasagne and the special: chicken supreme. The pie was excellent, marred only slightly by my food envy of Grandpappy's pork belly, wow! All in all a great night and based on this visit I have to give the Globe 5 stars, as it was a flawless meal and Grandpappy had the best birthday he could ask for. Good times.

This was my local back in the day, I spent many a night during my mis spent youth supping Cider and…read moreblack, and playing pool in what was a very rough round the edges spit n saw dust pub. Some years ago now The Globe had an impressive refurb, kicked out the under age rif raff and here you have the pub it is today. You still have the locals that gather at one end of the bar, but the back of pub is predominantly for dinners. You'll find the usual suspects on the menu, fish & chips, lasagna, steak etc. but the last few times if been I've chose from the specials board. Tonight was a family birthday so about 10 of us visited, I had Supreme of chicken which was served with rice and salad. It was good quality pub grub, nothing cordon blu but it was really tasty, decent portion and good value. My husband had the pie and chips, he enjoyed it although others who had the same complained it was a bit rich and the lid was 'too much crust'. The staff were fairly friendly, and attentive checking things were okay with our orders etc and willing to bring drinks to the table. My issue with The Globe is it does seem to lack atmosphere, I'm not sure what or how it just does, I never leave thinking 'I must go back'. Having said that it's always busy, so they must be doing something right.

Gord and I had supper at the Pen and Wig on Sunday…read more I had a pepperoni pizza (I took half away) and Gord had scampi and chips. Both were good.

The Pen and Wig is a favourite hangover haunt for myself and friends and is where I can be found…read morealmost every Sunday lunchtime, more often than not with Ham, Egg and Chips, a can of Red Bull and a palpable sense of regret. A great menu, with curry nights and steak nights and the like. There's a cheap section where you can get fish and chips, ham, egg and chips etc for just £3.99 but there are more substantial offerings aswell. Plenty of drinks too, and they will offer a varying specialist selection of beers and ales throughout the year. An example of this is when Neil Morrisey was in Cardiff for "Rain Man" in the New Theatre, they brought in Morrisey Fox Ale on tap. They always have different ones to sample though. On the whole, you don't begrudge the prices at the Pen and Wig, but nor do they strike you as being especially cheap. There is a great deal for Rose though and for £5 you can get a decent enough bottle. If low on cash, or just intent on getting hammered, a great deal all round. The decor inside is inside pretty standard fare, and, as mentioned previously it does tend to feel like you've been in this type of pub a hundred times before. Even though I must have been inside the Pen and Wig at least 50 times I cannot recall much of the interior decoration at all. I think of this as a compliment. If there is ever a traditional pub where I can remember specific features of decoration, it's usually been because I've been so bored that I've had to resort to staring at pictures on the walls. It tends to have gotten a little too busy for me these days, and, although it's got a great, large outdoor seating area, it's a rare occurence that one is available for long enough to be snapped up. For that reason, nowadays I mainly tend to visit the Pen and Wig for a mid-week drink and it is truly one of the best bars in Cardiff to enjoy a pint outside on a sunny day.