Latest reviews in Bristol, United Kingdom

M & M Kebab & Pizza - fantastic friendly and friendly by rachelgardiner

rachelgardiner — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:40:51 +0000

Review by rachelgardiner

Rating: 5.00Fantastic,lovely food been using for over 3 years on a regular basis with delivery.Fantastic,lovely food been using for over 3 years on a regular basis with delivery.

Cafe Amore - Excellent eaterie by Papabob

Papabob — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:25:21 +0000

Review by Papabob

Rating: 5.00

Tags: lively, quick bite, amazing brew

If you want to stop for a sandwich or a more filling snack lunch this is the best place in central Bristol. Located in the main Broadmead shopping centre, but just away from the main shops, its worth walking the couple of hundred metres away from what appears to be the end of the Broadmead pedestrian walk to find the cafe.

Walk past M&S ( main entrance) with the store on your right, across the traffic lights and Cafe Amore is just down the road on the left.

Very continental in atmosphere it sells a selection of substantial sandwiches, hot food and drinks, and is also good for 'take out'

The staff undertake their duties with almost military efficiency with an attentive and friendly attitude.

The upshot is , it's very good food and very sensibly pricedIf you want to stop for a sandwich or a more filling snack lunch this is the best place in central Bristol. Located in the main Broadmead shopping centre, but just away from the main shops, its worth walking the couple of hundred metres away from what appears to be the end of the Broadmead pedestrian walk to find the cafe.

Walk past M&S ( main entrance) with the store on your right, across the traffic lights and Cafe Amore is just down the road on the left.

Very continental in atmosphere it sells a selection of substantial sandwiches, hot food and drinks, and is also good for 'take out'

The staff undertake their duties with almost military efficiency with an attentive and friendly attitude.

The upshot is , it's very good food and very sensibly priced

Quinceys Restaurant - Awful. by teamsawyer

teamsawyer — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:42:31 +0000

Review by teamsawyer

Rating: 1.00

Tags: american, business, cheap eat

I wouldn't have picked this place normally as it looked a bit tired and cheap but we where passing through Filton and hadn't eaten all day so we stopped off anyway.
We waited quite a while to be served, which was rather annoying as it was empty except for a few buisness men.
When we where finally served we ordered a starter and a main each.

The waitress brought my boyfriends starter out but not mine, when I asked where mine was she said she thought I wanted it with my meal, because, of course you want a starter and a main together?! I told her to cancel it.
The couple sitting across from us who had come in around ten minutes after us then recieved thier mains before us, with us waiting another fifteen minutes after
that.

I had asked for no mayo on my burger as I am allergic, yet my burger was smoothered with the stuff, worse still my boyfriends meal did not come. When I asked the waitress said it would be a couple of minutes and walked off.
Needless to say we got up and left. After a bumbling manager tried to assure us "this never usually happens".

I would not eat here again, even if I was paid to. The place is dark and tired looking, the table cloths sticky. The menu is poor and the staff are idiots.

I would have given it zero stars, but you don't get the option.I wouldn't have picked this place normally as it looked a bit tired and cheap but we where passing through Filton and hadn't eaten all day so we stopped off anyway.
We waited quite a while to be served, which was rather annoying as it was empty except for a few buisness men.
When we where finally served we ordered a starter and a main each.

The waitress brought my boyfriends starter out but not mine, when I asked where mine was she said she thought I wanted it with my meal, because, of course you want a starter and a main together?! I told her to cancel it.
The couple sitting across from us who had come in around ten minutes after us then recieved thier mains before us, with us waiting another fifteen minutes after
that.

I had asked for no mayo on my burger as I am allergic, yet my burger was smoothered with the stuff, worse still my boyfriends meal did not come. When I asked the waitress said it would be a couple of minutes and walked off.
Needless to say we got up and left. After a bumbling manager tried to assure us "this never usually happens".

I would not eat here again, even if I was paid to. The place is dark and tired looking, the table cloths sticky. The menu is poor and the staff are idiots.

I would have given it zero stars, but you don't get the option.

Tasty Stop - Tasty Stop by redgas

redgas — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:45:26 +0000

Review by redgas

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 0117 907 1130

Tags: good brew, top food

Great Sunday lunches, good all round homemade traditional food, as well as the best English breakfast in south Bristol.Great Sunday lunches, good all round homemade traditional food, as well as the best English breakfast in south Bristol.

Shanghai Express - by porterlizz

porterlizz — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:40:32 +0000

Review by porterlizz

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 0117 908 2226

Tags: chinese

Have been using these people for over 10 years and never had a bad meal yet.Have been using these people for over 10 years and never had a bad meal yet.

Rainbow Cafe - One to avoid in Clifton by bethan

bethan — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:14:18 +0000

Review by bethan

Rating: 1.00

Phone: 0117 973 8937

Tags: vegetarian dishes, below average

Among a plethora of cute and friendly cafe's in the village this is one to avoid, disinterested service and bland badly prepared fare.Among a plethora of cute and friendly cafe's in the village this is one to avoid, disinterested service and bland badly prepared fare.

The New Battleaxes - by Daniels

Daniels — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:51:23 +0000

Review by Daniels

Rating: 5.00

Tags: indian, pub, english

From the moment I entered this establishment I knew I'dstruck gold. Having quickly perused the leather bound menu, I breathlessly ran outside to the carpark to collect my waiting family. Giving them the double thumbs up they enthusiastically cantered over to me; "Let's eat here" I enthused!

Upon entering, the enthusiastic bar manager gave us a guided tour of this fascinating period building, which had a warm, comforting aroma that only freshly prepared produce can provide. Guiding us seamlessly through the well appointed restaurant we selected our table and sat down. A dizzying sense of expectation had come all over us.

The menu was filled with delights from all four corners of the globe. From new British cuisine to Asian fusion this menu had it all. "How can the Chef master such diverse dishes and still maintain the same standards and quality promised by these surroundings Daddy?" asked Will, my precocious four year-old.

We didn't have to wait long for the answer as the Head chef ambled over to our table. Announcing himself to us with a confident and reassuring "hello", before bowing to us in a show of respect that is sadly missing in these days of Simon "This is my opinion" Cowell and the hooded youth playing with the Cellphones.

We were now ready to order. But despite the Chef's urging us on to partake in the Carvery option we instead decided to choose from the delightfully upholstered leather bound menus. Our table chose the shallow-fried, wholetail scampi and the rump steak(Medium rare) options after much "umming" and "ahhing". How we laughed when we realized our selections had all the makings of a MASSIVE SURF N TURF!!.

When the food arrived all our expectations went out the window. The food was delightfully presented and the attention to detail certainly took young Will's breath away as he greedily tucked into his tender rump steak. The table then fell silent as we hastily consumed this delicious fare save for the occasionally "Hmmmm" and "this meat's very tender Daddy!"

The attentive staff kept a constant watch upon us checking that we were totally satisfied - WHICH WE WERE!!!!!

With perfect timing the chef - a dynamic purveyor of mouth-watering world cuisine if ever I've seen one - approached our table. We were more than pleased congratulate him on a mission accomplished. 3 empty plates and one very satifsfied table.

As we were leaving young Katie piped up; "that chef could show that beastly Gordon "I'm in charge" Ramsay a thing or two. He was right!!!!! I would throughly recommend this pub/ restaurant to friend and foe alike and the range of world cuisine would undoubtedly delight the late Phileous Fog.

Bellisimo!!!As the french would say. The New Battle-Axes has made this grieving family very happy.From the moment I entered this establishment I knew I'dstruck gold. Having quickly perused the leather bound menu, I breathlessly ran outside to the carpark to collect my waiting family. Giving them the double thumbs up they enthusiastically cantered over to me; "Let's eat here" I enthused!

Upon entering, the enthusiastic bar manager gave us a guided tour of this fascinating period building, which had a warm, comforting aroma that only freshly prepared produce can provide. Guiding us seamlessly through the well appointed restaurant we selected our table and sat down. A dizzying sense of expectation had come all over us.

The menu was filled with delights from all four corners of the globe. From new British cuisine to Asian fusion this menu had it all. "How can the Chef master such diverse dishes and still maintain the same standards and quality promised by these surroundings Daddy?" asked Will, my precocious four year-old.

We didn't have to wait long for the answer as the Head chef ambled over to our table. Announcing himself to us with a confident and reassuring "hello", before bowing to us in a show of respect that is sadly missing in these days of Simon "This is my opinion" Cowell and the hooded youth playing with the Cellphones.

We were now ready to order. But despite the Chef's urging us on to partake in the Carvery option we instead decided to choose from the delightfully upholstered leather bound menus. Our table chose the shallow-fried, wholetail scampi and the rump steak(Medium rare) options after much "umming" and "ahhing". How we laughed when we realized our selections had all the makings of a MASSIVE SURF N TURF!!.

When the food arrived all our expectations went out the window. The food was delightfully presented and the attention to detail certainly took young Will's breath away as he greedily tucked into his tender rump steak. The table then fell silent as we hastily consumed this delicious fare save for the occasionally "Hmmmm" and "this meat's very tender Daddy!"

The attentive staff kept a constant watch upon us checking that we were totally satisfied - WHICH WE WERE!!!!!

With perfect timing the chef - a dynamic purveyor of mouth-watering world cuisine if ever I've seen one - approached our table. We were more than pleased congratulate him on a mission accomplished. 3 empty plates and one very satifsfied table.

As we were leaving young Katie piped up; "that chef could show that beastly Gordon "I'm in charge" Ramsay a thing or two. He was right!!!!! I would throughly recommend this pub/ restaurant to friend and foe alike and the range of world cuisine would undoubtedly delight the late Phileous Fog.

Bellisimo!!!As the french would say. The New Battle-Axes has made this grieving family very happy.

Cafe Maitreya - Awful by Brad

Brad — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:21:59 +0000

Review by Brad

Rating: 2.00

Tags: expensive, vegetarian, crowded

Very limited menu, very poor service and not so good food served in a cafe!Very limited menu, very poor service and not so good food served in a cafe!

Kwik Fit - Liars and cheats by chainsaw

chainsaw — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:47:14 +0000

Review by chainsaw

Rating: 1.00

Phone: 0117 942 7443

Dropped my car in for an overnight stay and MOT, 2 months later received a parking ticket as my car had been left on some double yellow lines outside a super market over a mile away from the garage. I can only assume that someone there had borrowed it to run to the shops and then binned the ticket when they found it on their return.

As if this wasn't bad enough, I had been assured that after spending nearly Â£300 my car would get through it's MOT, which it did not... probably because the mechanics were out joyriding in the thing rather than working on it. In fact It came back to me in such a bad condition I had to scrap it. I was told by the staff that sometimes an underlying fault can be brought to the surface by testing and break the car...?

In short the staff here are a bunch of liars and cheats.

You have been warned
Dropped my car in for an overnight stay and MOT, 2 months later received a parking ticket as my car had been left on some double yellow lines outside a super market over a mile away from the garage. I can only assume that someone there had borrowed it to run to the shops and then binned the ticket when they found it on their return.

As if this wasn't bad enough, I had been assured that after spending nearly Â£300 my car would get through it's MOT, which it did not... probably because the mechanics were out joyriding in the thing rather than working on it. In fact It came back to me in such a bad condition I had to scrap it. I was told by the staff that sometimes an underlying fault can be brought to the surface by testing and break the car...?

In short the staff here are a bunch of liars and cheats.

You have been warned

Beautology - Beautology - bad service and poor treatment by maumiel

maumiel — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:04:06 +0000

Review by maumiel

Rating: 1.00

Phone: 0117 944 6655

Tags: laser hair removal

I went for a consultation and was told the Aculight hair removal treatment would completely get rid of unwanted hair.

The therapist told me that she never saw her clients again because they were completely satisfied with the results.

Unfortunately the service wasn't as thorough as the sales pitch was.
On one occasion the ice packs that are used to cool the skin were completely thawed out and were simply ineffective. There was also wax residue on the treatment bed.
I also had to address the fact that my session was being hurried along and wasn't covering all the areas it should do.

The manager rudely told me that the results varied from individual to individual and that she more or less didn't care that my treatments didn't work.I went for a consultation and was told the Aculight hair removal treatment would completely get rid of unwanted hair.

The therapist told me that she never saw her clients again because they were completely satisfied with the results.

Unfortunately the service wasn't as thorough as the sales pitch was.
On one occasion the ice packs that are used to cool the skin were completely thawed out and were simply ineffective. There was also wax residue on the treatment bed.
I also had to address the fact that my session was being hurried along and wasn't covering all the areas it should do.

The manager rudely told me that the results varied from individual to individual and that she more or less didn't care that my treatments didn't work.

Tampopo - Not very good by ouijaouija

ouijaouija — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:50:05 +0000

Review by ouijaouija

Rating: 2.00

Phone: 0117 927 700

Website: http://www.tampopo.co.uk/

Tags: vietnamese, malaysian, japanese

Tried three times here, basically you can tell a good oriental eatery by how many oriental customers you get. In Tampopo you don't see any. Thats because the food here isn't that 'authentic', and should be bracketed with other chains like wagamamas.

If you want to try better places, check out HK Diner, Mayflower, Beijing Bistro.Tried three times here, basically you can tell a good oriental eatery by how many oriental customers you get. In Tampopo you don't see any. Thats because the food here isn't that 'authentic', and should be bracketed with other chains like wagamamas.

If you want to try better places, check out HK Diner, Mayflower, Beijing Bistro.

Giardino - The best Rizzotto by katy

katy — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:50:53 +0000

Review by katy

Rating: 5.00

Phone: 01454 327100

Tags: italian, lively, romantic

This Sicilian ran resturant is situated in a lovely small market town.
with a lovely garden and listed building you can really relax.
All the staff are their beause they love food and to serve you well.
I had the risotto, a simple dish but it taste so good and even though I have been to Italy many times this was the best one.
A nice place to eat and take your friends any time.This Sicilian ran resturant is situated in a lovely small market town.
with a lovely garden and listed building you can really relax.
All the staff are their beause they love food and to serve you well.
I had the risotto, a simple dish but it taste so good and even though I have been to Italy many times this was the best one.
A nice place to eat and take your friends any time.

Poppys - Poppys Cafe Chipping Sodbury by Peatson

Peatson — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:34:39 +0000

Review by Peatson

Rating: 1.00Awful staff who don't smile. Awful cappuchino's that have no taste with froth on the top. No atmosphere at all. This was the only cafe open on Sunday in Chipping Sodbury, but would rather take my own flask than go there again. N&T CheltenhamAwful staff who don't smile. Awful cappuchino's that have no taste with froth on the top. No atmosphere at all. This was the only cafe open on Sunday in Chipping Sodbury, but would rather take my own flask than go there again. N&T Cheltenham

Green's Dining Room - by MrTweed

MrTweed — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:47:14 +0000

Review by MrTweed

Rating: 5.00

Tags: good value

Great place, scrummy food, nice relaxed vibe, and perfect for romantic meals and more sociable nights. Truly worth a try, and if you do go, try the sage ice cream, it was amazing.Great place, scrummy food, nice relaxed vibe, and perfect for romantic meals and more sociable nights. Truly worth a try, and if you do go, try the sage ice cream, it was amazing.

Bordeaux Quay - by MrTweed

MrTweed — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:45:50 +0000

Review by MrTweed

Rating: 4.00

Tags: lively, good value, seafood

Very pricey but lovely place. Unfortunate that it's next door neighbour is a tacky pub but so nice inside. Particularly enjoyed the cocktails at the wine bar.Very pricey but lovely place. Unfortunate that it's next door neighbour is a tacky pub but so nice inside. Particularly enjoyed the cocktails at the wine bar.

Obento - by MrTweed

MrTweed — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:44:35 +0000

Review by MrTweed

Rating: 2.00

Tags: japanese, good value, lively

I love sushi, so when Obento opened I was very excited but this is a prime example of bad sushi, the fish isn't fresh, when I asked for warm sake I got a bottle immersed in a bucket of hot water and a confused look from the waiter. Karoake rooms looked fun.I love sushi, so when Obento opened I was very excited but this is a prime example of bad sushi, the fish isn't fresh, when I asked for warm sake I got a bottle immersed in a bucket of hot water and a confused look from the waiter. Karoake rooms looked fun.

Riverstation - by MrTweed

MrTweed — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:43:02 +0000

Review by MrTweed

Rating: 4.00

Phone: 0117 914 4434

Website: http://www.riverstation.co.uk

Tags: expensive, romantic, bar

Nice restaurant with informal deli downstairs with cheaper plates and then pricey restaurant upstairs. Recommend the downstairs section as you get a great harbour view and the food is tasty and affordable. Haven't been wowed with my restaurant experiences there.Nice restaurant with informal deli downstairs with cheaper plates and then pricey restaurant upstairs. Recommend the downstairs section as you get a great harbour view and the food is tasty and affordable. Haven't been wowed with my restaurant experiences there.

Zero Degrees - by MrTweed

MrTweed — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:41:51 +0000

Review by MrTweed

Rating: 2.00

Website: www.zerodegrees.co.uk

Tags: lively, romantic, crowded

Not entirely sure why this place is still open, the food is disgusting and the beer concept isn't well executed. Interesting building but pretty hard to park around there, so not a destination as a result. One of the worst pizzas I have ever eaten.Not entirely sure why this place is still open, the food is disgusting and the beer concept isn't well executed. Interesting building but pretty hard to park around there, so not a destination as a result. One of the worst pizzas I have ever eaten.

Bottelinos - by MrTweed

MrTweed — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:40:26 +0000

Review by MrTweed

Rating: 1.00

Phone: 0117 926 8054

Tags: italian, romantic, good value

Worst Italian food known to man and womankind. Had the displeasure of dining there for a staff lunch and it reminded me that there is no such thing as a free lunch, it was so vile. Do not bother!Worst Italian food known to man and womankind. Had the displeasure of dining there for a staff lunch and it reminded me that there is no such thing as a free lunch, it was so vile. Do not bother!

Teoh's Restaurant - by MrTweed

MrTweed — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:38:32 +0000

Review by MrTweed

Rating: 1.00

Phone: 0117 907 1191

Tags: chinese, good value, romantic

Really truly awful menu with truly terrible food, used to be one of Bristol's finest but have been terribly disappointed with it whenever I have been.Really truly awful menu with truly terrible food, used to be one of Bristol's finest but have been terribly disappointed with it whenever I have been.