Caribbean Croft, Stokes Croft, Bristol

The layout is as described by others, below. The ambience was rather dull, though, despite the number of students who had settled in for the afternoon. There was a cheerful barman who smiled apologetically about there being no real ale. We settled for the Inch's Cider and Neck Oil from the keg taps; the other choices were Thatcher's Gold and Moretti. It was fine for a quick drop in, but given the lack of ale I doubt I'll repeat it.

A long and narrow bar in the heart of Stokes Croft, it can perhaps be a little gloomy internally due to the lack of much natural light, although the large windows at the front do perhaps negate this somewhat. The dark maroon paintwork on the ceiling doesn’t help on this regard, although there was at least cream paint on the walls. The flooring was some type of wooden laminate and there were plenty of small pictures on the left hand wall, many of Bristol scenes by the look of it. A number of low leather arm chairs were at the front of the pub, and an old cable reel had been made in to a table. Live music was on at the rear of the pub on our recent visit, and this seemed to be a collection of open mic type acts rather than one particular band. A charge of £3 for entry was consequently levied, although due to the temporary looking nature of the cash desk I assume that this is not always the case. Music style seemed to be mostly of the reggae / rap genre, and was a little too loud for easy conversation, even when sat at the very front of the pub. Unfortunately there were no ales on tap, real or otherwise. There was however Thatcher’s Gold cider available.