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Submitted on Thursday, 13th July 2023
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Dirty Martini, Bristol
Bristol
BS1 1HT
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Reviews of Dirty Martini (Average Rating: 2½ of 10) see review guidelines
E TA left this review about Dirty Martini
As described by Blackthorn, below, this rather splendid building currently houses the Bristol branch of the Dirty Martini chain, a brand aimed at the younger, more affluent clientele, although it tends equally to attract the excesses of hen nights and those with aspirations to a level of modern sophistication they simply cannot meet. Over-priced cocktails are offset by daily Happy Hours, which means the illiterati and inumerati who form their core customer base don't save anything, they just drink more. Apart from the herds of whoopers there were one or two uncomfortable-looking relatives on the fringes, but there was nothing convivial or inclusive about the atmosphere, while various 'influencers' (ie entitled spongers) tried to blag free drinks and raised the tension when refused. No real or craft ales, just Peroni, and no-one seemed to be drinking that. Any time, any place, anywhere, just not here.
On 8th May 2024
- rating: 3
[User has posted 3292 recommendations about 3257 pubs]
Blackthorn _ left this review about Dirty Martini
This has now changed name yet again, and is now a branch of the Dirty Martini cocktail chain. I suppose it just barely qualifies as a pub since they had one lager on tap, but that’s the lot, the focus here is very much on cocktails.
Although the layout is largely unchanged with a large bar counter running the length of the left-hand wall, it’s all been blinged up a bit with jazzy orange lighting, a glitter ball or two on the ceiling and bright blue illumination above the bar. A small marble island in the middle of the pub broke up the space a little and provided somewhere for vertical drinking, whilst the rest of the seating was a mixture of padded banquettes around the permitter and padded armchairs with brass topped tables. A neon sign on the wall proclaimed “Talk Dirty To Me” whilst the music was really far too loud for easy conversation. On the plus side, the large, arched windows let in plenty of light, and the colour scheme worked reasonably well I suppose. Although we were seated and brought a menu promptly enough, after that we seemed to be forgotten about, and after some time gave up waiting and went elsewhere. Perhaps they didn’t really want to serve us, we’re obviously not their target demographic with everyone else in there being at least thirty years younger than us.
As mentioned, no ales of any description on tap unfortunately, with the sole draught offering being Peroni. I really can see no reason to visit here – it’s clearly not a pub, and even if you want a cocktail there are far, far better options just a short stroll away.
On 13th August 2023
- rating: 2
[User has posted 1953 recommendations about 1866 pubs]
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Blackthorn _ left this review about The Bristologist
Since my previous review, this has changed name a couple of times, being The Vault Room for a while before becoming The Bristologist. I had seen a notice outside recently advertising a selection of craft beers and so thought I’d give it another try. Unfortunately though, there was no sign of any on the bar, and upon enquiring I was directed to a few bottles from Bath Ales in the ‘fridge. Apparently they used to have more of a range, but that’s it now.
In terms of layout it’s largely unchanged, and most of the tables appear to be geared up for dining. A rather unpleasant smell assailed us as soon as we entered – whether there was a plumbing problem I’m not sure, but it certainly wasn’t very nice and we were tempted to turn on our heels and leave. Besides that, it has a slightly shabby appearance and last orders were called at 10:15, so all in all I really didn’t warm to the place.
Unfortunately there were no real ales on tap, just a keg pale ale of some description whose name escapes me. Although there were quite a number of hand pumps on the bar, these were predominantly premium lagers. The solitary cider meanwhile was Aspall’s Suffolk.
On 14th March 2017
- rating: 3
[User has posted 1953 recommendations about 1866 pubs]
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- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 14 March 2017 by Blackthorn _
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- Pool Table : No last updated 02 August 2013 by Dave McNally
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- Real Ale : No last updated 02 August 2013 by Dave McNally
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- WiFi : No last updated 01 November 2014 by Jonathan Wilde
