The Fire Engine, Bristol

A rather grotty large pub which feels like a down-market version of Wetherspoons, but without the charm or class. An abundance of mobility scooters at the front was a clue. Certainly the staff were charmless, and many of the customers had an air about them- well, to be more accurate, polluted the air around them. The layout is described b others, below, while Blackthorn’s observation about it being depressing matches my own thoughts. Darts, gaming machines and TV showing live sports provided the best entertainment; there was certainly no conversation to be had here. Only one ale on, Butcombe Original, which was in poor condition though it was priced around 30% cheaper than other nearby pubs. The range of megas included John Smiths, Stella and Guinness. We wiped our feet on leaving, hopefully never to return.

The Fire Engine is a proper looking pub that is at the very top end of Church Road close to the road junction. Once inside there is a large single room with the bar facing,there is a lino floor,there are normal tables and chairs to the front and three tall tables and chairs to the front left,there is a darts board to the front right. Two TVs were showing the snooker,the rear area is up three steps. There were two real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Courage Bitter,which was a decent enough drink,the other real ale was Charles Wells Fire Engine Bitter. The pub opened at 11am prompt and was empty on my visit. Pub visited 8/4/2017