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The Rising Sun, Bristol
Pensford
Postal town: Bristol
BS39 4AQ
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Blackthorn _ left this review about The Rising Sun
A cosy little pub tucked just off the A37 in this small village, it consists of just one room internally and has a pleasant beer garden with the river and weir running alongside, and great views of the old viaduct.
The décor is quite traditional with old wooden boards on the floor, plenty of beams on the ceiling and fitted bench seating with red cushions and painted pale yellow wallpaper. There is also some exposed stone walling and a couple of fire-places at either end. The right hand half is perhaps more intended for dining, whilst there is a darts board and a TV screen to the left although this was not in use on our visit. An old bookcase contained a selection of paperbacks, and there were plenty of hops hung around the bar. A few old photos of the locale were on the walls.
We were looking for something to eat, and unexpectedly found that Tuesday is burger night. Whilst in many pubs that means there is some sort of a deal on burgers in addition to the regular menu, here it means that burgers are the only option which wasn’t really what we had in mind. Nonetheless, there was a decent selection and you chose the patty and style separately, e.g.; a pork and chorizo patty in a Smokey Joe burger. It was decent enough, although certainly somewhat cheap and cheerful rather than anything in the gastro category, but for a fiver it was absolutely fine.
Beers on tap were Flying Monk Birdman and Butcombe, whilst the ciders were represented by a trio from Thatcher’s – Gold, Dry and Traditional.
On 11th August 2016
- rating: 7
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Jonathan Wilde left this review about The Rising Sun
Further to pints west report of for sale while visiting it had a new buyer.
On 11th March 2012
- no rating submitted
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