Dog Friendly — Pubs in Bristol

Popular traditional local in a residential area a short walk from Bedminster and the city centre via Gaol Ferry bridge. Up to five good value ales are on offer, with a wide range of beer in cans and bottles. TVs show terrestrial broadcast sporting events, and there is a jukebox. Straightforward pub food, with extensive vegan options, is available most evenings, while Sunday roast is now a popular institution. Monday is quiz night. Furnishings are simple and cosy, and licensee Ben is the artist of the eclectic artwork which decorates the walls both inside and out. A small raised seating area behind and to the left of the bar takes you away somewhat from the hubbub and there is additional on-street seating outside the front door. Dogs on leads are welcome and treated with disdain by the pub cat.

Malago

220 North Street, Bristol BS3 1JD

This is a bar, restaurant and cafe.

Bootlegger

233 Cheltenham Road, Bristol BS6 5QP

Food, drinks, service and music are inspired by prohibition era traditions but also offer the very best of contemporary modern America.

Brewhouse & Kitchen

31-35 Cotham Hill, Bristol BS6 6JY

Popular brewpub and dining spot, within 100 yards of Clifton Down station, reopened in March 2015 on the site of the 18th-century Whiteladies Tavern. The brewery is at one end of the large bar and catches the eye (and nose, on brewing days) upon entry to the pub. Of the beers brewed in-house all are suitable for both vegans and vegetarians., except Treason, the award-winning chocolate milk stout. A changing selection of bottled and canned beers is provided, including a variety of Belgian beers. Brewery experience days and Brewing Masterclasses are available throughout the year, as well as Beer and Food Matching experiences. A function room is available upstairs. Newspapers and board games are provided, and major international rugby games are shown on TV. A patio area is located just across the road from the pub, which is popular in the summer months

Good Measure

2b Chandos Road, Bristol BS6 6PE

Good Chemistry's first pub, opened in 2018, is a boutique bar with patio garden set in the heart of Bristol. It serves a wide range of drinks from the local area, the rest of the UK and the world. Supplementing the four cask ales, which always include one dark ale, are eight taps serving seven craft beers, often in key kegs, and one cider. A refrigerator stocks Belgian beers and artisan ciders. Natural and organic wines are also offered. Monday night is quiz night and there are monthly Meet the Brewer sessions. There is level access to the pub.

Cotham Porter Stores

15 Cotham Road South, Bristol BS6 5TZ

Now owned by Wickwar, reopened Aug 2013. Three beers available, often from Wickwar along with two traditional ciders. Decorated in a modern light colour scheme, in the hospital district of Bristol. As you enter there are settles along the wall to your left, and more formal seating through at the back. They offer loyalty card scheme, buy six pints, get seventh free.

Criterion

155 Ashley Road, Bristol BS6 5NX

Jukebox

This is a reasonably large locals' pub in the centre of St Paul's. The main bar is to the left as you enter, where tiled linoleum flooring and a green and white striped decor abound. There is a pool table in the right hand bar.

Cross Hands

1 Staple Hill Road, Bristol BS16 5AA

A traditional coaching inn from circa 1884 which was refurbished in 2010. Set at the junction where two major roads meet to become one which means that multiple bus routes pass directly by. Family friendly with an enclosed rear garden and play area and a popular sun trap patio area at the front. The two real ales are complemented by a changing guest. Orchard Pig and Westons cider plus a guest too. The food is a mix of traditional British and Malaysian cuisine, with a very popular Sunday roast and steak night every Thursday. The upstairs function room is available for hire with or without it's own bar. Disabled access is good and dogs are welcome inside in the area around the bar and outside. Regular events include a quiz on the first and third Tuesday, open mic nights, ukelele classes, choir or folk nights.

Bristol Spirit

86 Whitehall Road, Bristol BS5 9BQ

Bristol Spirit hosts a variety of regular tastings, film screenings, pop-ups and kitchen takeovers, and has its own bar snack menu too. Bristol Spirit is the home of Espensen Spirit - a brand of naturally infused gins, vodkas and whiskies. They serve cocktails made using their spirits, a range of local beers and ciders and a wine list. It is dog friendly always and kid friendly during the day. The new bottle shop here champion will stock female-owned, co-owned and produced drinks brands from across the South West.

Drapers Arms

447 Gloucester Road, Bristol BS7 8TZ

Bristol's first micropub opened in December 2015 and was the local CAMRA Pub of the Year in 2017, and runner up in 2019. It is close to the Memorial Stadium and Gloucestershire County Cricket ground. Popular and friendly, it follows the micropub tradition of focusing on good beer and conversation, with no music or TV. It prides itself on an ever-changing beer selection and normally has of up to seven ales, served by gravity. Most are sourced from Bristol and the surrounding counties. They try to feature a gluten free and a vegan option, every day. It has close links with the local Ashley Down Brewery, currently re-establishing itself after a fire. Wine and bar snacks are also served, but no keg beer, bottled beer, lager or cider. Two popular beer festivals are normally held each year

Old Market Assembly

25 West Street, Bristol BS2 0DF

Real Fire

When opened in 2015, by the same team which also runs the Canteen and No.1 Harbourside, this bar/café was conceived as a venue where food, drink, music, culture and events could connect people from all walks of life. It is also the first venue in Bristol to sign up for the ‘Zero Tolerance’ campaign, committing to provide a safe respectful space for anyone and everyone. The building, originally an old bank, keeps the high ceiling, pillars, cornices and a mezzanine floor, decorated in the Ionic style. An outdoor roof terrace is a well-used feature. One regular and up to four changing real ales are served, generally sourced from local breweries. The sustainable restaurant has an onsite organic sourdough bakery, and vegetarian, vegan and gluten free dishes are always available. Varied entertainment takes place in the bar at weekends, and events for families and children are also held. Through the bar is a quiet room, with a corridor leading to a small theatre where the Wardrobe Theatre company is based, providing an action-packed programme of live theatre almost every night of the year. Disabled access is via an alleyway to the side of the building (left of the entrance) which has a doorbell for entry.

King Street Brew House

Welsh Back, Bristol BS1 4SP

Occupying a prominent position at one end of Bristol's foremost beer drinking street, the King Street Brewhouse offers up to six cask ales brewed on the premises alongside a wide range of craft keg beers. Eclectic furniture and decor breaks up the single large space into a number of separate areas, with dark wood flooring and green glazed walls. Two TV screens show major sporting fixtures, and the basement tank room adjacent to the brewing equipment is also used as extra accommodation while sport is being shown, as well as a grain store and an unusual function room. En route downstairs, chalked displays are regularly updated to show the amount of beer brewed and sold since opening in March 2016. The pub offers brewery tours and brewing experiences for those keen to have a go themselves. Plenty of outdoor seating is available on the cobbles of King Street. A lift from street level enables access for disabled people and there is a fully accessible toilet. Children and dogs are welcome.

Chums

22 Chandos Road, Bristol BS6 6PF

Chums became Bristol's second micropub when it opened in April 2016 in converted shop premises. The pub won local CAMRA Pub of the Year in 2018. Conversation rules, there being no recorded music, TV, gaming machines or wifi, and where electronic communication devices should be used with discretion. Real ales are dispensed from half a dozen handpumps, with a dark ale always available. A similar number of traditional ciders are from bag-in-box, including three different ones from Gwatkins. A selection of wines and spirits are available. Food consists of simple bar snacks including filled rolls and cockles. Last orders is called half an hour before closing due to licencing restrictions. Quiz night is every other Wednesday with live music, including sing arounds, on the intervening weeks, as well as live music on some Saturday nights. Check the website for details. Two beer festivals are held annually, one of which coincides with the community street party.

Hartcliffe Inn

Brocks Rd,, Bristol BS13 0HQ

Parking

A locals' community estate pub with skittles (including league teams), darts, pool and football sports teams. The skittle alley is in the bar, food is limited to pasties and toasted sandwiches

Crown Inn

10 All Saints Lane, Bristol BS1 1JH

Function Room

18th century pub with two entrancesvia the historic and eclectic St Nicholas Market, reopened after refurbishment in November 2021. A range of real ales on offer at 'ground' level, while there is expanded Live Music provision in the basement area. Toilets are upstairs, but there is a disabled toilet on the ground floor and disabled access via the rear entrance.

Lock Up

182 Church Road, Bristol BS5 9HX

A new conversion in early 2016 from an auto electrical garage.

Crown Tavern

17 Lawfords Gate, Bristol BS2 0DY

A very traditional but now increasingly rare brickwork frontage hides a lively and welcoming locals' pub. The doorway belies the pub's two-bar origins, but these days it has all been knocked together. There are green settles and seats, with wood and wrought iron tables. Tuesday afternoon and Saturday night singalong sessions are now Karaoke - Not for youngsters!

Knowle Constitutional Club

162 Wells Road, Bristol BS4 2AG

Smoking Area

WiFi

The club consists of a small entrance hall, a main room with plenty of comfortable seating and a 2 table snooker room. Real ale can be supplied for functions. We have our own unique ales brewed by a local microbrewery. This changes roughly every week and will typically be bitters or pale ales around 4 -5 %.

Drawbridge

14-15 St Augustine's Parade, Bristol BS1 4UT

Popular city centre pub, set on two floors with several distinct rooms and corridors encircling the central bar area. Weekend DJ music, and a large screen TV. It is a popular pre-club venue. There is a heated rooftop terrace accessible from the first floor, and a cashpoint machine downstairs. There are five real ale handpumps offering a variety of local beers and occasionally those from further afield. CAMRA vouchers are accepted here.

Duke Of York

2 Jubilee Road, Bristol BS2 9RS

Tucked away in a side street, this popular local has an eclectic clientele and decor to match. The wooden floors, coloured fairy lights, and intriguing range of memorabilia and artefacts create a welcoming grotto-like atmosphere. Notable features include a rare refurbished skittle alley, carved wooden mirrors and window frames from a local artist, and the 'Grand Old Duke of York' exterior mural, also by a local artist. Upstairs there's a function room with a second bar and sofas to lounge on, and the outside garden seating area is popular in summer. The pub serves four changing beers, mostly from breweries in Bristol and the surrounding area, such as New Bristol Brewery, Bristol Beer Factory, Tiny Rebel and Electric Bear. Two Thatchers bag-in-box ciders are usually available and there is a good range of bottled beers. The Wednesday quiz night starts at 9pm. Children are welcome until 8pm.

Bristol Beer Factory Tap Room

291 North Street, Bristol BS3 1JP

Comfortable brewery taproom with an assortment of tables with benches, chairs and stools, and a three piece suite! Four real ales from the brewery are on tap (one regular, three rotating), as well as six keg lines (four regular, two rotating) and comprehensive off-sales. Visitors are welcome to bring in food from local North St bakeries and shops.The Tap Room also hosts regular events, both for their Bristol Beer Club, and for the general public, including beer tastings, book signings and limited sports screenings, including Six Nations rugby which is shown on a large screen. Busy when Bristol City FC or Bristol Bears RFC are at home at nearby Ashton Gate, as well as when concerts are held there.

Friendly Records Bar

57 North Street, Bristol BS3 1ES

Close to Railway Station

Close to Bus Routes

Now taken over by the record shop next door (Nov 2018) Run by the same people as The Old Bookshop just along the road, opened in April 2017 now with 10 craft beer taps from local breweries.

Snuffy Jack's

800 Fishponds Road, Bristol BS16 3TE

Known locally as Snuffy’s (the name Jack derives from the erstwhile Head Miller at nearby Snuff Mills) this is Bristol’s third micro pub which opened in summer 2017. It is always very busy, particularly as a popular destination after work. There are usually 4 to 6 and up to 8 gravity fed real ales available. There are two craft lines. Cider is also served, between 2 - 6 are normally available. Local breweries and those from the region are well featured, with a selection from further afield usually included on the menu. Those who enjoy gin will not be disappointed, and there is also a wine offer. Bar snacks are offered. Dogs are welcome. The pub is located to a number of bus stops on the busy Fishponds Road, with services direct to the city centre and out towards Kingswood, Keynsham, Yate, and Chipping Sodbury. There is disabled access into the pub. However, there is one toilet and compact urinal which may present a challenge.

Eastfield

219 Henleaze Road, Bristol BS9 4NQ

Taken over during lockdown by the same team that runs the nearby Westbury Park. This large roadside pub is very spacious with many drinking areas, refurbished throughout to create a vintage feel. It also boasts an impressively large garden at the back, which has been revamped with a restored pond (but no longer any pets) and a new children's play area. The full-sized skittle alley has also been refurbished to league standard, and will no longer double as an indoor children's playroom. The guest beers are mostly from local breweries. Food is freshly cooked pub classics with locally-sourced ingredients, plus an occasional pop-up guest menu.

Eldon House

6 Lower Clifton Hill, Bristol BS8 1BT

This cosy end-of-terrace pub lies close to the busy Clifton Triangle. Get off a bus there or near the top of Park Street and head a short way down Jacobs Wells Road. The beers include guests from well-chosen independent brewers, often local, and occasionally from further afield. There are also several keg beers from local breweries. Many events are hosted, including a Monday quiz, live music every Sunday and occasional Saturdays and a tango night every third Wednesday. Part of the pub can be hired for private functions at no cost.

Basement Beers

32 Upper York Street, Bristol BS2 8QN

Live Music

Disabled Access

Brewery and Tap Room replacing the former Croft Brewery which closed in 2020. As the Tap is only open Friday/Saturday evenings the beer range is limited at present to 'Craft Keg Beers' Cask beers will be introduced as soon as it becomes viable along with extended opening hours. The Tap is dog friendly and future plans include occasional live music.

Dawkins Brewery Tap

Unit 2 Lawnwood Ind Units, Lawnwood Rd, Bristol BS5 0EF

Brewery tap room and shop open Fridays/Saturdays and occasional events. Brewery tours available on the first Saturday of the month at 2pm (booking required).

Boardroom

20 St Nicholas Street, Bristol BS1 1UB

Function Room

A mellow oasis in the city centre where you can find an extensive range of craft keg beers, lagers and wines. There is a US-style central bar with high seating around. The bar has low density lighting and ambient background music is played at a low volume. No regular food is served but cheeseboards are available on request. You are welcome to bring your own lunch.

Famous Royal Navy Volunteer

17-18 King Street, Bristol BS1 4EF

Accommodation

Run by the same people who operate Nettle & Rye in Clifton, TFRNV is one of the many popular pubs on King Street, keeping its customers warm in front of the snug fireplace in winter, and cool(er) on its sun-trap, roof terrace and street-level benches in summer. Although pump clips are not displayed, beer boards on both sides of the bar display which local and/or independent cask and keg beers are on offer, with prices shown for third, half and full pints. Up to eight cask beers are available but often there are only four. Sports are often shown on the TVs in the pub, although the building is big enough to avoid the match if desired. Disabled access at rear. There are four self-contained flats, bookable with Airbnb.

LHG Brewpub

Compressor Building, Hawkins Lane, Bristol BS1 6EU

Popular three-floor brewpub which opened in June 2019 in part of the old Courage brewery site, and which saw brewing back on the site in August that year after a number of decades of inactivity. The wide range of beer to suit all tastes is served from a number of dispense methods, including cask hand pull, tank-condition, key keg and keg, as well as can. Mission Pizza makes vegetarian and vegan pizzas in its large wood-fired pizza oven, which can be enjoyed inside or outside in the covered yard. The second floor is open all day at weekends and on weekday evenings and contains its own bar for those who want to use the three dart boards and two pool tables. As with LHG’s other bar in the city, Small Bar, this venue is card payment only

Farm

Hopetoun Road, Bristol BS2 9YL

Many pubs are known as community pubs, but few fulfil the role as actively as The Farm. Whether it's the family welcome during the day, the pre-club atmosphere at night, or the prominent role it takes at the annual St Werburgh's Festival. The garden is fully enclosed, and there are even converted pig houses (honestly) to shelter in when it rains. There are regular live music and DJ fixtures.

Red Church

190 Church Road, Bristol BS5 8AE

Opened Autumn 2020 in an old bank building by the owners of The Christmas Steps and The Spotted Cow in Southville. Four changing guest ales mainly from local independent brewers plus the chain's own dedicated one. The main large open customer space is supplemented by a mezzanine floor. A quality small ever-changing menu is offered all day every day along with pizzas. Great addition to an area perceived as "up and coming".

Beard & Sabre Taphouse

22 Denmark Street, Bristol BS1 5DQ

Close to Railway Station

The tap room for Beard & Sabre Cider. One bar and drinking area, with stools made out of unikegs and the tables out of barrels. There are six keg lines, offering three Beard & Sabre ciders, two guest ciders, and a lager. A bottle fridge offers a large selection of other craft ciders. Seating is available outside on wooden bench tables on Denmark Street on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. There are live music sessions and a Friday pub quiz. Hot food can be brought in, with customers encouraged to use the Foodstuff ordering service.

Foresters Arms

94 Ashley Down Road, Bristol BS7 9JR

Reopened on October 13th 2019 after a period closed, this is a large street-corner, redbrick, community pub approximately 300 yards off the Gloucester Road.

Kask

51 North Street, Bristol BS3 1EN

Wine bar, deli and shop reopened in October 21st after many years as various pubs.

George & Dragon

140a Church Road, Bristol BS5 9HN

Reopened in February 2014 after being gutted by fire in January 2013. This is a locals' pub on one of the main arterial routes out of Bristol through St George. The exterior is whitewashed and in keeping with the architecture of the building. There is a central L-shaped bar with the pool table and dartboard to the left, and comfortable lounge seating to the right.

George Inn

228 Wells Road, Bristol BS4 2AX

Parking

Mid 19th Century pub near the top of the hill on Wells Road. Live music every Saturday night, quiz every Sunday, large function room with bar, pool and darts.

Crafty Cow

635 Gloucester Road, Bristol BS7 0BJ

Accommodation

Formerly the Duke of York and the Gloucester Arms. Large community pub which opened after extensive refurbishment in January 2017. A family friendly pub specialising in good food and craft beer. Up to six handpumps serving real ale, plus a traditional cider and craft keg beers. There is a children's activity area at the end of the bar.

Golden Guinea

19 Guinea Street, Bristol BS1 6SX

Cosy backstreet local, close to the waterside in the Redcliffe area, with wooden floors, contemporary flock wallpaper and urban art on the walls. Reclaimed furniture and french mirrors give the pub a modern but retro feel. There are three terraces, homemade food and an eclectic music policy. Cask beers come from a variety of small and medium-sized breweries and a range of local bottled beers is also served.

Golden Lion

244 Gloucester Road, Bristol BS7 8NZ

For a while Finnegan's Wake, this music pub is in a bustling area with a strong residential and student population. This pub has open mic night on Mondays, live music Tuesday - Saturday and a film club on Sundays.

Golden Lion

641 Fishponds Road, Bristol BS16 3BA

Small, popular with locals single bar pub with a strong emphasis on music. The pub has been refurbished in 2014, and externally repainted in a blue and cream colour scheme. The flooring is a light wood colour veneer and there are two televisions, a dartboard, a pool table and more available seating. There is live music every Friday and once or twice a month on Sundays . NO CHILDREN

Bristol Flyer

96 Gloucester Road, Bristol BS7 8BN

This pub boasts one of the largest product ranges in the local area. With 15 draft products including various world lagers, ales on rotation and a 40 bottle+ wine range.

Grain Barge

Mardyke Wharf, Hotwell Road, Bristol BS8 4RU

Open from 10am every day for coffee and breakfast, licensed from noon, this moored barge was built in 1936 and converted into a floating pub by Bristol Beer Factory in 2007. It boasts great views of the SS Great Britain, the floating harbour and passing boats. There is seating with wooden tables at either end of the central bar, and an extended shelf by the wind overlooking the water. The garden area is actually the top open top deck of the boat, but recently additional seating has been added on the pavement next to the boat. Food nights include Wednesday pie and a pint, Thursday steak club and Sunday roasts. Other activities include a Monday night quiz, a Wednesday Open Mic night and live music some other evenings.

Kings Head

91 Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS13 8AE

Parking

Imposing pub at the high point of Bedminster Down. There is a large rear garden. Popular with locals and office workers.

Green Man

21 Alfred Place, Bristol BS2 8HD

Grade II-listed Dawkins pub, licensed since 1851, repainted in 2020. The beers are from the Dawkins range, plus up to four independent guests. West Country ciders are sold too. Also there are permanent lines from Lost and Grounded (Keller pils) and Wiper&True (Kaleidoscope) and Budvar original czech lager. Off-Sales also available. Regular live music and a pub quiz every Wednesday. The pub hosts two beer festivals per year, usually with a theme. Small patio to the rear for smokers.

Bristol Fringe Cafe Bar

32 Princess Victoria Street, Bristol BS8 4BZ

A live music venue that used to be the Greyhound

Greyhound

82 Lodge Causeway, Bristol BS16 3JP

Under New management and refurbished February 2017 After a long period closed and boarded up, this roadside pub reopened on Feb 14th 2014. It is a simple locals' pub, with a couple of large screen TVs. Live music and entertainment is on Friday and Saturday nights, and the pub has darts teams.

Gryphon

41 Colston Street, Bristol BS1 5AP

A shrine to dark beer and great rock/heavy metal music in which posters, guitars and many pump clips adorn the walls. Triangular in shape due to its corner plot and just a few yards up the hill from the Bristol Beacon (former Colston Hall), it has handpumps dispensing anything up to six rapidly changing and generally never to be seen again brews, many dark and often strong. Live bands sometimes play upstairs and there are 'MetAle' beer festivals in March and September. There are good discounts on draught or bottled beers at certain times Monday to Thursday. The pub may open earlier on Sundays and may be available for private hire before 4pm weekdays. Children and dogs are admitted at the licensee's discretion.

Hare On The Hill

41 Thomas Street North, Bristol BS2 8LX