The Dark Horse, Redfield, Bristol

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Refurbished and (slightly) renamed since my previous visit, this has turned from what was a basic, no frills, local’s boozer in to something all together much better, and was pretty much full to capacity on our recent Sunday afternoon visit, with a buzzy atmosphere and generally very pleasant ambience.

It consists of several interconnected rooms around a central bar counter, with some sort of wood strip on the floor, some exposed brickwork and pale blue paint elsewhere. Dark wood panelling was on the lower part of the walls and there was a small fireplace off to one side. Seating was mostly bench tables and benches, although there were also one or two old leather sofas that looked like they’d be pretty much impossible to get back out of once you’d sat down. A number of beer mats were tacked around the walls, and a piano was off to one side with a pile of board games stacked on top. There were also a few pieces of artwork for sale and a rolled up projector screen, so presumably sporting fixtures are screened on occasions.

Despite the aforementioned beer mats, there did not appear to be any real ales on tap with just Goram IPA on keg. Perhaps I missed them. Ciders fared better through with Thatcher’s Gold and Iford Wild juice. Overall, despite the lack of beer, I really liked it in here and would certainly make a point of stopping in again when next in the area.

On 8^th February 2022 - rating: 8
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