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The Mothers' Ruin, Bristol
Bristol
BS1 1UE
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Reviews of The Mothers' Ruin (Average Rating: 4½ of 10) see review guidelines
E TA left this review about The Mothers' Ruin
Well described below. This back street boozer still has no real ale, and the handpumps have gone. The drink choices are Proper Job (keg version), Korev, Ruin Pilsner, Ruined Cider, Mena Dhu and Thatcher’s Haze. Cheap shots are promoted at Happy Hour, while the décor is Bohemian in style which gives an insight into their target customer base. There are various bicycles and musical instruments strewn around the walls. While not my preferred style of pub, it was nonetheless a reasonable place to sit and while away a lunch time.
On 13th January 2025
- rating: 4
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Strongers . left this review about The Mothers' Ruin
The Mother’s Ruin is a grimy multi-level dimly lit pub offering standard and premium keg. This is the sort of place students like because they can tuck themselves away in a dark corner. I’m sure its busy at the weekend when there are events on, but I’ll not be returning.
On 3rd September 2022
- rating: 4
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Blackthorn _ left this review about The Mothers' Ruin
I can't quite make up my mind about this pub. It's split across several different floors and has a suitably shabby feel to it, with scratched and marked wooden flooring and vinyl seating held together with tape. The dark red walls create a slightly gloomy atmosphere and given the impression of something from the Victorian era perhaps, but somehow it doesn't quite all fit together. They have open mic nights on occasions and the last one of these I went to a few months ago was actually very good.
Although there were three hand pumps on the bar, unfortunately none of these were in use. I asked if there was any beer on, and the barman said not, without offering any explanation as to why. Somewhat surprisingly then, there was actually a good choice of ciders – Thatcher’s Gold, Thatcher’s Draft and Cheddar Valley, the latter two being served directly form barrels behind the bar. The Gold was a very reasonable £2 per pint.
On 26th August 2010
- rating: 5
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- Accommodation : No last updated 15 November 2024 by E TA
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 15 November 2024 by E TA
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 15 November 2024 by E TA
- Beer Garden : No last updated 15 November 2024 by E TA
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 15 November 2024 by E TA
- Car Park : No last updated 15 November 2024 by E TA
- Child Friendly : No last updated 15 November 2024 by E TA
- Darts : No last updated 15 November 2024 by E TA
- Function Room : Yes - According to Twitter - last updated 21 July 2015 by Dave McNally
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 15 November 2024 by E TA
- Jukebox : Yes last updated 15 November 2024 by E TA
- Karaoke : No last updated 15 November 2024 by E TA
- Live Music : No last updated 15 November 2024 by E TA
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 15 November 2024 by E TA
- Micropub : No last updated 15 November 2024 by E TA
- Pinball : No last updated 15 November 2024 by E TA
- Pool Table : No last updated 15 November 2024 by E TA
- Real Ale : No last updated 15 November 2024 by E TA
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 26 August 2010 by Moby Duck
- Wheelchair Access : No last updated 15 November 2024 by E TA
- WiFi : Yes last updated 15 November 2024 by E TA