Reviews in Bristol City Centre

First visit to Bells, which we thoroughly enjoyed, the food & service was outstanding, we were staying in Bristol for a couple of nights and choose the restaurant after reading previous reviews. We would thoroughly recommend it.

It is a shame there are so few reviews for this place as it is the best meal out I've had for quite some time. The restaurant itself is perfect for couples, lots of candles, low lighting and comfortable seating - not 'canteen' style like so many Bristol restaurants these days. The kitchen is on view, which is very appealing if you wonder about hygiene and general goings-on in kitchens like I do! No Gordon Ramsey style swearing here, infact you can hardly hear them at all. The food was just delicious, I could not fault it at all. Beautifully presented and quite healthy portions too. I don't consider it pricey, between 5.00 - 7.00 for starters and 12.00 - 16.00 for mains is about the going rate these days, but in the Firehouse it really is worth every penny. Equally, the drinks are not over-priced as in many restaurants. Drinks from the bar were normal bar prices, and the wine list is very reasonable - we had a Chilean Merlot at 13.50 which was very good. The staff were very friendly and helpful, and the chefs give you a nod and a wave when you enter and leave. All in all, we had a fantastic night and will definitely be going back soon! Be advised though, it is now non-smoking throughout (the website says smoking is allowed at the bar, but this is no longer the case).

I agree with the previous reviewer it's been our favourite Indian for years. We go about twice a month and it's always busy.

What a pleasure! My husband and I visited Loch Fyne to celebrate his birthday. It was a delight! The service was excellent and the food was first class. I can't wait to go back and would recommend this to anyone, of any age, in any size party. 5 STAR!

Been going to Don Giovanni? for years the chefs no there stuff the food is excellent give it a try you?l love it mr.n

Had been meaning to try this restaurant for a while as I? always looking for a good Italian. I found La Grotta to have a warm and cosy surroundings. The food was great and I could tell cooked fresh. The service good considering how busy it was. I was served by a beautiful girl named Grass, Who told me it was a family run business which makes sense as I?e always preferred these kinds of restaurant. Only wished I? tried it sooner.

Overall, a great place to eat and socialise. Inexpensive, quality food with quick, good service.

Have been to Cibos a number of times over the summer and very recently. With the recent refurbishment and ever attentive waiters, the food is just the icing on top of the cake. With an extensive menu of Italian traditional and contemporary dishes, including an amazing choice of delicious deserts which are all home made, you?l be spoilt for choice. Well done Cibos... 10/10

This is a very nice place to relax on a rainy Sunday afternoon. They have very good beer, especially if you mix the wheat beer with the dark lager 3 to 1. Excellent service. I highly recommend the goat cheese pizza.

This restaurant has a great atmosphere and the food is excellent. I love to relax in the lounge area (leather seats) on a Saturday afternoon and enjoy the freshly brewed beer and one of the tasty pizzas. All this for a very reasonable price!

Went there with family and friends for a 40th birthday party last week. It was wonderful. I'd heard so much about it from work friends so was excited to see what all the noise was about. The food was deliciously first rate - unfussy, great portions; to put it simply some of the finest I've had in the 21 years I've lived in Bristol. We had the salmon to start, the venison to follow and the chocolate brownie which was to die for. Service was also first rate, very friendly and attentive staff who were there at the side of your table whenever your eyes happened to look up - the best type of service (not too faffy or in your face). The main restaurant isn't huge, but it's very welcoming and beautifully designed. We then headed to the bar, which was exceptionally busy, but we were greeted by a waiter who showed us to some quieter rooms upstairs which had the most wonderful seats and deep sofas to fall back in and relax after overdoing it in the restaurant. We had such a wonderful evening. And we can't wait to go back. 10/10

loved it, really pleased Bristol (at last) has this kind of venue. Was a very mixed crowd, which makes it fairly unique on Pk St. Great feel to the place and the food was spot on - I had the lamb Wellington. I've heard service can be a bit hit and miss, but I didn't experience that and found all the guys very attentive and on the ball. It's my new place - going back with friends who are over from the states and 'want to be impressed'. For my money - after experiencing a rather disappointing show at Bouredux Quay, this would get my vote as THE MUST SEE in town.

Pieminister is excellent. great pies, great mash, great gravy and great peas... enough said.. all for around a fiver... how do they do it!

This is undoubtedly the best Indian restaurant in Bristol. The food is always fantastic and served with a smile. It is much cheaper than any other place I have found in Bristol and I highly recommend it. Never, ever have I eaten a bad meal here and I have been hundreds of times! An Indian restaurant you cannot fault.

BQ has been open about a month and I've been lucky enough to vist the restaurant there 3 times, I plan to go again next week! All the food is organic and locally sourced. There is a choice from the set or ?a carte menus. Both menus are updated at least weekly and often daily. Every single dish was outstanding. I think BQ will pick up stars and rosettes very quickly if this standard is kept up. The service is quick without being pushy and very helpful and friendly. There were a few things on the menu that I didn't know, help was offered with grace and a smile before it summoned. The ambience is relaxing and mellow and light decor with a view of the waterfront through windows filling the entire front of the restaurant. I haven't been to many restaurants in bristol and many of them have been very good indeed. The sister restaurant Quartier Vert comes closest but BQ has raised the bar. I think I maybe doing myself a disservice by writing this review because it going to become very difficult to book a table here. BQ deserves the praise. WELL DONE!!!

Have been going to this restaurant since I was at College and now my own children who are at University use it regularly when they are at home - with or without us(or collect takeaway pizzas from them as they claim they are THE BEST). Owner was a waiter there when I first went to the restaurant!! All staff are longstanding - Richard in the kitchen, Augusto, Mario, Poalo, Peter - all great. TOTALLY NON SMOKING RESTAURANT. Pasta is fantastic - the spaghetti bolognaise is famous with an unchanged recipe over the 25 years I have been going there. Hubby loves the Pollo a la Grotto which is like a chicken kiev but stuffed with pate and is on a bed of rice with a redwine sauce.Open from lunchtime straight through for six days a week and for a shorter period of Sundays. Pasta, pizza, steaks, chicken, fish, mixed grills, omelettes - whatever you like you will find something to suit - so you can take granny and the aunties and the toddlers and the teenagers and everyone will be happy. Tell them Kathy and Malcolm sent you!!

After visiting the Glassboat on numerous occasions in the past I am pretty confident that a good time will be had by all when we visit. The most recent visit was on a Saturday night in September 2006. On this night my wife and I found it rather noisy (we usually go mid week which is quieter) and was disappointed to see a rather casual look to the clientele eating on the night. We like to dress up for a meal out (I? 37), whereas some guests wore jeans and trainers. I would have preferred a dress rule to be enforced at restaurants like this to preserve the idea of getting dressed for dinner, but times change and I guess restaurants have to also. The service was excellent: friendly and prompt without being in you face every 2 minutes. The selection of drinks available always good and the choice of wines by the glass can be recommended. A little surprised by the bar staff not knowing if they had a Fino or Tio Pepe (dry sherry's) and having to search for a bottle - which to their credit they did without too much fuss. Starters: Scallops for my wife (very good even though she was afraid of the Roe that accompanied it). The Rabbit En Crout on the other hand, while tasty enough, should really have called Rabbit Pate and supplied with a chutney. The En Croute pastry was more than a little hard (had to catch the little devil before it was fired of the plate when I tried to cut it). Main course: Fillet of Beef (well done for my wife) was soft and tasty and came with mushrooms and Gratin Dauphinoise potatoes. The potatoes a little on the hard side, lacking in cream we felt but tasty all the same. Meanwhile I had the Veal Cassoulet, succulent pieces of veal on a bed of beans, smokey bacon and what appeared to be chorizo. My first time eating a cassoulet, and an excellent introduction - would certainly eat it again. A side dish of vegetables (including new potatoes and butternut squash amongst other items) accompanied the meal course. Desserts, we felt let the meal down, my wife? Tiramisu while looking the part unfortunately consisted of a heavy cream dish, which she simply couldn't complete. My own Pear Tarte Tatin with Saffron icecream shouldn? have been called a Tarte Tatin. To my mind a Tarte Tatin is a caramelised fruit dish set in puff pastry, this one appeared to have been made the lazy way and was a pastry base with poached pears and a strong flavoured honey poured all over it. I never found out if the Icecream had saffron in it as the Honey flavour killed the dessert dead, leaving me with a strong after taste for the rest of the night - not pleasant. For some reason, the Glassboat have included a taster glass of dessert wine with each dessert. Each glass supposedly matching the dessert ordered. While this free(?) taster would normally have appealed to me, on this occasion I had driven (from Weston) and so wasn? drinking and my wife had drank enough already so other than a small sip both glasses were left. It wasn? until after I left that I thought perhaps I should have asked for the alcoholic drink to be changed for a coffee instead. The drinks themselves, while fine in themselves where not what I would have selected for myself. For instance the drink that came with the Tiramisu had a strong hint of honey, which I would have thought would have matched the honey flavoured Tarte Tatin, but then I? not a sommelier. On previous occasions I? sure the taster glass wasn? included and I also think the price for the dessert was a little lower also, so was it really free?. Coffee - fresh and tasty accompanied by with chocolate truffles. The total for the night was a little under £100 (including 2 dry sherry's, a glass of wine and bottle of water), which we felt was ok apart from the slightly disappointing desserts. Next time I'll watch out for the puddings and try and exchange the drink that comes with the desserts for a coffee. Still highly recommended.

Great Mediterranean food, with a wide choice of Tapas and sharing food. We enjoyed the dining experience but even better was the live music treat we had on a Wednesday night that was quite unexpected! The service is very pleasant and we did not feel at all rushed. Prices were normal and a wide variety of drinks always helps. I will definitely visit again. Thank you antics.