Lil’ Nashville, Bristol

A recent opening on the site of a former axe throwing venue, this is the sister outlet to the original in Chiswick and apparently brings an “authentic Nashville experience” according to their website which seems to primarily consist of country music and line dancing. As such, I think there may be a charge for entry on occasions, although that was not the case on the evening that we visited. Décor wise it feels a little industrial with some sort of concrete screed on the floor and a black painted ceiling with exposed air conditioning ducting and cable trays. About 50% of the available floor space was taken up by line dancers when we were there, with a singer up on stage running through their routines. Most of the other punters appeared to be people who were there with the line dancers, even if they weren’t joining in. The remaining space is filled with basic tables and metal chairs, whilst much of the wall is covered with colourful murals depicting country music scenes such as a Nashville motif, guitars and singers, including Dolly Parton, and there was also some exposed stone walling in places. There were also some real guitars dotted around the walls, as well as other bits and pieces of American memorabilia such as car licence plates and metal advertising signs. Predictably enough there were no real ales on tap, with just their own Honky Tonk Pale on keg. The solitary cider meanwhile was Inch’s Medium Apple. Prices seemed expensive with two pints coming in at £13.80. Overall, fine if you want to try some line dancing or listen to some country music perhaps, but pretty useless as a pub.

Official site of Lil’ Nashville - www.lilnashville.co.uk/bristol

Official site of Lil’ Nashville - www.lilnashville.co.uk/bristol