No. 1 Harbourside, Bristol

This pub has recently been given a new lease of life and is now aiming to attract a slightly more discerning clientele than many of the chain bars that inhabit this stretch of old dockside warehouses. In the strictest sense you could probably argue it's not a pub, but more of a café/bar type establishment. However, it has a decent range of beers on tap, so it's well worth a review. The front of the bar is almost entirely glass, affording great views across the river. There's also a few leather sofa's outside and several tables and chairs along the water's edge. The bar counter is a big slab of some type of granite, and there's a raised area down at one end which is presumably used for bands as there were a couple of speakers set up. Bar staff seemed friendly and helpful. As though to emphasise it's café credentials, there was a selection of cup cakes and croissants at one end of the counter. Besides the bar, there is also a ticket office for the ferry service that departs from outside the door, and a small counter selling “Teas and Tinctures”. Don't ask me what a tincture is, I've got no idea, but that's what the sign says. The acoustics are a little noisy, there were only another half dozen or so people in there on a recent Monday evening and it was still quite loud. There was an extensive menu chalked up on a board next to the bar. BBF beers dominate the bar with their Sunrise, No. 7 and Milk Stout. There was also Bath Ale's Spa. Ciders were Bounders and Burrows Hill Farm Cider straight from the barrel.