Four Wise Monkeys, Bristol

This is a relatively recent addition to Corn Street, although it has existed in a different incarnation previously. It’s tidy and well decorated inside, with a front and rear bar. There were several plasma’s dotted around, those in the front bar showing some sport and the ones in the rear bar switched off. The front bar is has some exposed stone walls, leather armchairs and a small raised area that may perhaps be used as a dance floor or stage on some nights. The rear bar has a polished wood floor and a several sofa’s all around the edge, all facing the centre of the room. Together with the whitewashed walls and the fact that most of the sofa’s were of a different style, it somehow reminded me of a furniture showroom. It seems an odd layout anyway, as if there were more than two of you, you’d all be sat in a line making it somewhat difficult to converse. There was also a small raised area in the corner with a light tiled floor, large table and a very large, low-hanging lamp. Some of the walls had rather unusual, floral, velvet wallpaper. The tables hadn’t been wiped down for a while, as they all had the remnants of spilt drinks on them. This was pretty inexcusable given the fact that there was only one other punter in there on a recent Monday night visit. The barman was friendly enough and served us promptly, but soon returned to playing his computer games rather than looking around to see what needed doing. The solitary beer on tap was Butts Barbus barbus, which the barman declined to serve as it was near the end of the barrel and past it’s best. The only cider was Thatcher’s Gold.