The Big Bang Bristol

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  The Big Bang Bristol

  46 Whiteladies Road Bristol BS8 2NH uk
  
  paulm

  25th April 2008

  the Best Sausage in Bristol!

  Current

  This place is great, attentive staff, wonderful surroundings and awesome food.
  
  The Big Bang have really taken care over the menu and are eager to source local food, everything on the menu has travelled less than 20 miles (ok, bar the wine but Bristol will never be famous for its vineyards!) which is really quite a feat. The food is local and I like supporting local farmers wherever possible. Food miles isnt a fad, the less it travels to the plate, the better it tastes and who wouldnt want to support the south wests own ruddy faced farmers over some faceless corporate sausage machine somewhere far, far away...
  
  The sausages are as you would expect, not your average supermarket bangers, they are full of flavour and very meaty. I chose Lamb and Mint, Venison and a vegetarian sausage (just to see if vegetarians will be happy!). The venison sausage was dark and rich, the lamb and mint was fresh and well balanced, the vegetarian sausage was good, but could not match its partners for taste. My partner stuck with the classic british beef and was very pleased, i pinched a bit when she wasnt looking and it was very good (one for next time!). The mash was a good texture and though flavoured, not overpowering. i chose the parmesan and chive as i thought it would best suit the three sasuages i chose!
  
  You can pick and choose fromthemenu as you wish, what is written is a guide and they actively encourage you to choose what you want to eat, how refreshing is that in a restaurant. if you think pork, apple and cider sausages would go with horseradish mash and red wine gravy, you go for it!!!
  
  we couldnt manage a dessert (we had crusty bread and olives whilst choosing!) but the end bill was £30 for the bread and olives, (soon to be infamous) "big bang" (three sausages, mash and veg), a regualr (two sausage and mash), a glass of wine and a pint. The beer incidentally, is either from Bath Ales or Bristols own Beer factory. Max's banter was thrown in for free...
  
  in short, I have had sausage and mash elsewhere in Bristol, its not a difficult meal to make and serve but even so, some places still get it wrong. The Big Bang however, got it (Gloucester old) Spot on! Thats a brilliant joke, I am so proud of that!!
  

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  The Big Bang Bristol

  46 Whiteladies Road Bristol BS8 2NH uk
  
  Obtuse

  5th October 2007

  Big Bang Bristol

  Current

  For our regular Friday lunch I went with a friend to Big Bang on Whiteladies Road. The first thing that struck me on arrival was how empty it was - Friday lunchtime on Whiteladies Road and only two other tables eating. Bit of a surprise considering the current fashion for sausage and mash and it being on a popular student route through town.
  
  An unfortunate start to our visit was simply ordering soft drinks. A pet peeve of mine is serving less than a full glass when someone orders a soft drink without ice, it's pretty mean. Furthermore my friend was told he couldn't order Coke by the pint only by the bottle, but the bottle was never seen and must have been a mixer bottle considering how little of it there was - not great for £1.80.
  
  We only had mains - sausage and mash for both of us. Beef with horseradish mash for my friend and a select of vegie sausages with mustard mash for me. My mushroom and garlic sausage was lovely but the other two (one stilton and walnut, the other Thai curry) were really too salty and one was very dry. The texture of my mash was great but there was a bit too much sharpness from the wholegrain mustard masking most of the taste. My friend had better luck with his choice of sausage and he liked his mash. Both were served with purple cabbage, peas, and not enough gravy!
  
  The service was generally fine but we had to send the bill back to be corrected. £22 for two mains and two (small) drinks is probably not unreasonable in Clifton but can certainly be bettered.
  
  Overall a bit of a disappointment. I'd go back if I had a reason to but generally there are better places for sausage and mash in Bristol than here.

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