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The Llandoger Trow, Bristol
Old City
Bristol
BS1 4ER
Served areas
Reviews of The Llandoger Trow (Average Rating: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Bucking Fastard left this review about The Llandoger Trow
A very fine timber framed building,although one of the original gables was lost to the Luftwaffe.Someone also told me this was the first Berni Inn,not sure if that's accurate.
The cobbled area outside has a communal seating arrangement of pic nic benches used by all punters to this pub and the Old Duke and Kings Street Brewhouse,but the interior is where the interest lies.On the ground floor the main tap room is directly ahead of the entrance,with a very fine fireplace with wood carved surrounds just beyond the bar,before a rear section with wood panelling but dark due to a lack of natural light.The corridor to the loos also contains interesting features.Off the tap room to the left is a square room overlooking the pavement scene but strangely decorated in modern light shades with much less interest than elswhere.
Sadly the wooden staircase to the higher levels was roped off so no further exploration was possible,my visit was on a quiet Wednesday lunchtime,a visit at busier times would no doubt reveal more on the upper floors.
The ale options on my trip were Bristol Beer Factory Milk Stout,Wye Valley HPA,TT Golden Best and Kelham Island Pale Rider (NBSS 4,I assume now brewed by Thornbridge ).The crew sampled widely and all ales were top notch in condition. There is also a bewildering choice of up to 25 craft kegs with the beer list on a wall mounted display.
I really enjoyed my trip,since reopening there is much to admire,not least the ale selection.Don't miss this out on any real ale crawl of the Old City.
On 29th May 2023
- rating: 8
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Ian Mapp left this review about The Llandoger Trow
Third pub crawl in Bristol and this has made the GBG - so added onto my latest visit. Couldnt wait to visit.
I love having free range to wander around such buildings. This had upstairs to navigate and at times, I found myself in whole rooms to myself.
History well described here and on their Wiki page. I love that it has grown organically by purchases more of the gabled frontage and then shrunken quite rudely at the hands of the Luftwaffe.
Beer wise - where to start. An array of 27 keg lines on a chalkboard - offering the finest wares from Bavaria, Czech republic and Cheltenham. And with all this choice.... what did I have..... Timothy Taylor Landlord.
It was perfect but I felt like I should have broadened my horizons.
Front area seems to share outdoor space with the pub opposite. I suppose the truly frugal could easily BYOB and enjoy the same experience as others.
I'd class it as a must visit for the history.... and an interesting beer selection (should you be more adventurous than me).
On 28th March 2023
- rating: 7
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Blackthorn _ left this review about The Llandoger Trow
Located at the heart of the so-called Beermuda Triangle, this must be one of Bristol’s most attractive pubs, with it’s historic timbered and gabled exterior and is well known as the place where Daniel Defoe met Alexander Selkirk and inspired him to write Robinson Crusoe. There’s plenty of outside seating, and this was pretty much full to capacity on our recent Wednesday evening visit. It was sadly allowed to decline under former owners Whitbread until closing a couple of years ago, so it’s good to see such an iconic Bristol pub open again. Staff all seemed very friendly, even to the extent that we got a friendly greeting when we walked past again later in the evening.
Internally it doesn’t look as though a great deal has changed, and it could really do with a bit of TLC. Hopefully this will come in time as the new owners get established. Flooring is some type of well worn pale tiling, whilst the plastered ceiling was suitably uneven and contained a number of carvings in amongst the timber beams. A very large fireplace was just off to the right with an ornate black wooden mantle and there was some bench seating in the window. Other seating options were fairly sparse perhaps due to the current social distancing requirements. A wood panelled bar counter was to the rear and befitting it’s location there were a few nautical artefacts around, such as an anchor hanging from a pillar and a ship’s bell behind the bar. A further room was off to the left although we did not investigate this, whilst access to the upstairs area that used to be the restaurant was roped off.
Following the current trend in craft beer bars, the majority of options were keg dispensed from a long line of unlabelled taps behind the bar, with a chalkboard next to the bar highlighting the current selection. Cask options were limited to just Timothy Taylor Landlord and Quantock QPA. Keg options were considerably more extensive with Arbor Impy McImpface, Rothaus Weiss, Brick Session IPA, Big Smoke Cold Spark and Fruju, Orbit Dead Wax Porter, Kernel Pale Ale and Table Beer, Masquerade Virtuosa, Hammerton N7, Orbit Ivo, BBF Milk Stout, Southville Hop and Independence, Electric Bear Zoom Landing, Five Points XPA and finally Fierce & Noble APA. Ciders meanwhile were Iford and Adnams Wild Wave. All in all, it’s great to see such a Bristol institution back open, and hopefully it will thrive under it’s new owners.
On 24th June 2021
- rating: 7
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- Accommodation : No last updated 28 May 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 28 May 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 28 May 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Beer Garden : Yes - Front seating on the cobblestones - last updated 28 September 2013 by Quinno _
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 28 May 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Car Park : No last updated 28 May 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 28 September 2013 by Quinno _
- Darts : No last updated 28 May 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Function Room : No last updated 24 April 2017 by Jonathan Wilde
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 28 September 2013 by Quinno _
- Jukebox : No last updated 28 May 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Karaoke : No last updated 28 May 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Live Music : No last updated 28 May 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 28 May 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Micropub : No last updated 28 May 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Pinball : No last updated 28 May 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Pool Table : No last updated 28 May 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Quiz Night : No last updated 28 May 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 26 September 2013 by Dave McNally
- Real Cider : No last updated 28 May 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 24 April 2017 by Jonathan Wilde
- WiFi : Yes - Free Pub Wifi - last updated 28 May 2015 by Jonathan Wilde
