Clifton Cocktail Club, Clifton, Bristol

Blackthorn _ left this review about Clifton Cocktail Club

Since my previous review this has reponed under a new name, and now is much more of a cocktail bar than a regular pub, to the extent that there is nothing at all on draft and it’s table service only. Decor wise it’s broadly similar, with the only noticeable changes being the whitewashed wall that has been stripped back to it’s original stonework, and the bar counter which is now covered with some shimmering gold leaf. There was though a pile of board games on a table at the rear, so perhaps there is a proper pub hiding in there somewhere.

As mentioned, no ales of any description on tap, or even in bottles according to the menu which only listed some premium lagers and a couple of Thatcher’s ciders. Cocktails are definitely the focus here, although both my Bailey’s Espresso Martini and Mrs B’s Herb Garden were rather disappointing, with little of the promised flavours coming through, and the service was a bit haphazard, not least the opening times which were well over an hour later than advertised. Not somewhere I’ll rush back to.

On 3^rd September 2024 - rating: 3
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