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Bridge Inn, Bristol
Bristol
BS2 0JF
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Reviews of Bridge Inn (Average Rating: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
E TA left this review about Bridge Inn
As described below, this is a friendly little ale bar, a pleasant surprise once inside given the awful exterior paintwork and the pile of fag-ends on the footpath by the covered benches. There was football on the TV, but apart from that there was a convivial atmosphere which the two overloud bromancers failed to spoil. Ales on were Azzaca American Ale, Twisted Oak’s Ghost Town and Good Chemistry Extra Special, and there was an additional dry pump on the bar. Craft ales from Butcombe, and Wiper n True, were complemented by Paulaner Pils, a selection of megaciders, a premium lager and a selection of Belgian bottled beers. Worth a GBG entry and I’d definitely include in a crawl.
On 3rd February 2023
- rating: 7
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Gill Smith left this review about Bridge Inn
Enjoyed our visit to this 2016 Good Beer Guide pub. As well as the real ales available it stocks bottled beers and malt whiskies. We enjoyed beers from Grey Trees and Box Steam here.
On 24th April 2016
- rating: 8
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Pub SignMan left this review about Bridge Inn
As others have mentioned below, this is a very small, compact bar situated, as the name suggests, next to one of the river crossings. As one of the stragglers on the Pubs Galore crawl, I arrived here to find the place already rammed with fellow crawlers and locals on their lunch break, so I headed off to the nearby Cornubia, only to return much later in the day when things had calmed down inside. The pub has a truncated L shape with the servery on the rear wall opposite the entrance and various fixed bench seating options around the perimeter, supplemented by numerous low stools. The servery is a fairly straightforward affair with tongue and groove panelled counter and basic bar back, whilst the rest of the room has been decorated in a fairly warm colour scheme with some modern wallpaper in places. The pub puts live music on occasionally and there is a distinct music theme throughout, including several record sleeves dotted around the room and a large photo montage of famous artists close to the entrance. Some shelves to the rear housed a collection of board games and some books. The need for overspill has partially been dealt with by offering limited pavement seating, although this in turn is constrained in terms of available space.
There were four operational hand pumps when we arrived, dispensing Dark Star APA and Hophead, Twisted Brewing Conscript and Salopian Darwin's Origin. I had a pint of the latter - always a favourite and in good condition here.
This is a fine little bar that perhaps suffers a bit from its own success, but nevertheless offers a warm, cosy environment in which to enjoy a good pint. It's a sociable place where you're bound to end up chatting to someone due to the compact seating set-up and, presuming you time your visit to avoid peak periods, it can be a rewarding pub experience.
On 11th December 2014
- rating: 7
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 27 October 2013 by Quinno _
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 27 October 2013 by Quinno _
- Beer Garden : No last updated 27 October 2013 by Quinno _
- Car Park : No last updated 11 December 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Darts : No last updated 11 December 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 11 December 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Jukebox : Yes - Record player! - last updated 27 October 2013 by Quinno _
- Live Music : Yes last updated 11 December 2014 by Pub SignMan
- Pinball : No last updated 27 October 2013 by Quinno _
- Pool Table : No last updated 27 October 2013 by Quinno _
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 06 August 2011 by Moby Duck
- Real Cider : No last updated 11 December 2014 by Pub SignMan
- WiFi : Yes last updated 11 December 2014 by Pub SignMan
