Mud Dock, Bristol

Official site of the Mud Dock - www.mud-dock.co.uk

Official site of the Mud Dock - www.mud-dock.co.uk

In many ways this is more of a café/bar than a pub, but nonetheless you can go in and get a pint and it’s a great spot on a summer’s evening. There’s a fantastic view from the top floor balcony looking all the way along the river from Ostrich Inn and the general hospital to down past the old Industrial Museum and the Lloyds building with all the boats in between. Somewhat unusually, as well as being a bar/café, the ground floor of the building houses a very upmarket bike shop, and this theme continues up to the bar with a number of specimens hanging from the roof. Food is popular here as you would expect, and features an unusual selection of dishes – a bit trendier than your usual pub grub, shall we say. Service was a little slow with just one person serving at the bar, although there were various other staff wandering around. The only beer was their own 3.7% ABV Mud Dock Bitter although they had several bottled beers chalked up on a board, and the solitary cider was a rather warm Thatcher’s Gold.