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The Blue Flame Inn, Bristol
Bristol
BS48 4DE
Reviews of The Blue Flame Inn (Average Rating: 8 of 10) see review guidelines
Quinno _ left this review about The Blue Flame Inn
Doesn't look like a pub from the outside, a dull grey render with a battered old pub sign partially obscured by foliage. Inside is wonderfully atmospheric (if tatty) old alehouse. The description below of it being a “house that a ninety year old might live in, having not touched anything for the last 50 years” is a pretty neat summation. Through a porch to a T shaped interior with a parlour bar (look out for the 60s and 70s beer mats attached to the lower servery), a quasi-lounge room to left and basic area further on leading to a light and bright dog-legged area with a grassed garden sporting large apple tree and touches of flora. Gents are in an outside privy. Two cask on stillage with plenty of cider; my pint of St Austell Tribute was in good shape (NBSS 3.5) and I was mildly surprised to learn that this isn't in the 2024 GBG. Decided to go native for my second and had a pint of the Rich's Farmhouse cider to go with my well-filled cheese & onion roll from the counter (pasties also available). It’s a bit of a schlep to get here on foot from Nailsea but not too unpleasant a walk on quiet country backroads. I managed it in 30 minutes at a canter. Well-worth a visit on a sunny day, though you’d be wanting transport in the less clement months.
On 16th December 2023
- rating: 8
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Blackthorn _ left this review about The Blue Flame Inn
A completely timeless, unspoilt country pub. It’s quite difficult to describe, but if you imagine the sort of house that a ninety year old might live in, having not touched anything for the last 50 years, you probably wouldn’t be too far out.
It was presumably a residential house at one time (makes a pleasant change for a house to convert to a pub) and the layout is pretty much unchanged since. You go in through a small porch to a hallway. There’s a small snug off to the left which has a table skittles game and a couple of old benches and tables. To the right is a similarly sized room, but with the addition of a small bar counter. There are numerous old photos on the walls and an old fireplace, although I’ve never seen this in use.
Beyond this is another room that tends not to get much use, although I once saw it being used as a barbers shop! This leads down a few steps to an extensive beer garden, with an old caravan in one corner, plenty of picnic tables and a BBQ area. They usually have a big fireworks party in November which is quite spectacular; not only fireworks, but a large bonfire burning an impressive and appropriate model, e.g.; the House of Commons.
This pub won’t be to everyone’s taste. It takes being unspoilt to the extreme, and some might describe it as ramshackle. It hasn’t had a coat of paint for decades and the loos are very basic and outside. But it’s a popular place in spite of being rather remote, and there is usually a crowd of friendly regulars sat out on the benches at the front. Besides crisps, the only food offering might be a couple of filled rolls on the bar and pickled eggs. The landlord Mick is a friendly chap and quite a character.
There’s an ever changing selection of beers served directly from barrels racked up behind the bar. They usually include something from RCH and on a recent visit there was their Pitchfork in addition to Skinner’s Ginger Tosser and Butcombe. Ciders are well represented with Thatcher’s Dry, Thatcher’s Traditional, Mendip Magic and Stowford Press.
All in all a great pub, and well worth seeking out.
On 22nd April 2011
- rating: 8
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- Accommodation : No last updated 16 December 2023 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 16 December 2023 by Quinno _
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 16 December 2023 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 16 December 2023 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 16 December 2023 by Quinno _
- Car Park : Yes last updated 16 December 2023 by Quinno _
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 16 December 2023 by Quinno _
- Function Room : No last updated 10 March 2016 by Jonathan Wilde
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 16 December 2023 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 16 December 2023 by Quinno _
- Karaoke : No last updated 16 December 2023 by Quinno _
- Live Music : No last updated 16 December 2023 by Quinno _
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 16 December 2023 by Quinno _
- Micropub : No last updated 16 December 2023 by Quinno _
- Pinball : No last updated 16 December 2023 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 16 December 2023 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 16 December 2023 by Quinno _
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 16 December 2023 by Quinno _
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 16 December 2023 by Quinno _
- WiFi : No last updated 16 December 2023 by Quinno _
