Slug & Lettuce, Bristol

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I’d hardly set foot in this pub when the barmaid accosted me to see if we were eating. Why, I’m not sure. Perhaps the chef was keen to get home. It’s a difficult pub to describe as it seems to be very much lacking in character or indeed anything else notable to say about it. It’s a long pub with a central area running parallel to the bar and a couple of other areas that are up a few steps. Some of the tables here were laid up with red tablecloths presumably in readiness for any diners.

The bar counter has a large display of bottles behind it with red back lighting which creates a pleasant enough sort of effect in a wine bar like way and there’s a terrace out the front which is probably a decent enough spot in the summer (assuming it’s not full of chavs of course). There were a few random pictures on the wall, many of anonymous buildings. I didn’t study the menu, but there seemed to be several meal deals available, such as curry nights on a Tuesday and 50% off all food on Mondays.

The only beer on tap was Doom Bar, which is perhaps slightly better than I expected to find in a venue such as this. It’s a bit of a shame it was served in a chunky Coke-like glass though that was fresh out the dishwasher and still warm. The solitary cider was Strongbow, unfortunately.

Mrs. B. was very reluctant to go in here, but I explained that as a dedicated PuG reviewer we had to make at least one visit. She then looked at me rather smugly when I realised just how bad the place was and was adamant that we wouldn’t be coming back for a 2nd visit!

On 2^nd March 2011 - rating: 3
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