Friendship Inn, Knowle, Bristol

A large detached modern brick build with beer patio The interior had a large lounge, but i went into the smaller bar. The decor is brick, with a few items of beer memorabilia and old signs on the walls. There was a TV and dart board - with, it seemed, the facility to show matches on a large screen tv. The floor was chessboard style squares, with red perimeter seating and all in all, the placed looked tidy. Service was good and the clientele few. beer; all tap stuff, no real ale as such, but there was Banks's MILD Cask on electronic pump and it was very good. This maybe a modern place, but it wasn't done out in the current modern vogue - i enjoyed it here - it justs lacks real ale. Worth a visit.

Further to my entry in January 2008, the Friendship re-opened in April 2008 under new management. There was a decent pint of Courage Best, and the usual offerings from S&N. The prices were a bit higher than I expected, but the beer was kept well. The sports side of things had returned, such as the Crib on Tuesday evenings in the bar. Standing on a sizeable plot of land, this could have disappeared some while ago, but it's taken until now for it to finally go. A Tesco Metro style supermarket will be here soon. Hence, it's now Closed and boarded up. Picture taken 24/11/09. [admin note: marked as closed 22/11/09]