The Cotham Porter Stores, Cotham - pub details
Address: 15 Cotham Road South, Cotham, Bristol, Bristol, BS6 5TZ [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 21242) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Redland (0.5 miles), Montpelier (0.6 miles), Clifton Down (0.6 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Sky TV, Big screen
- Real ale
Pub suggested by Ruth Morse on 31 Mar 2005
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> Current user rating: 7.1/10 (rated by 23 users)
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user reviews of the Cotham Porter Stores, Cotham
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| I use this pub on a sort of 3-4 times a month basis and have been for the last three or four years, mainly because i'm more of an Ale drinker than a Cider drinker. The pub has changed quite a bit over the past year the manager has changed, and all of the former Bar staff seem to have gone ,and in there place seems to be a list of listless teenage girls who really don't know much about the product they're selling , although thankfully Teresa sometimes appears. A few of the customers have gone ,sadly including one of the outstanding charachters of the pub Wilf . Despite the sad loss of Wilf and others , there still remains some great charachters, and the people here are really nice, I love the social mix you get, students locals etc etc. which you don't find often in Bristol. I don't agree with Blackthorn that the charachter of the pub has been lost by refurshment , the red and White Decor was a disaster agreeably, but before this half the seats had been chewed up and the place looked like it was going to fall down , so something needed doing. The name Cotham Porter stores, perhaps a rare silly point from probably the most thorough regular reviewer in Bristol on bite , remember porter also would apply to the hillgrove, which admittedly does sell some porter, but quite a large variety of other drinks as well. But Blackthorn if you can find me a pub that only sells Porter, please tell me i'll be there. Also if the likes of Blackthorn, the Beatles 38 and others want real ale, there are loads of great ale houses round here , the green man ,the hillgrove, the robin hood the highbury, whilst another real ale pub in the area would be great does it have to be this pub. On my last visit, a choice as usual of about four or five ciders,nothing unusual your cheddar trad heritage etc etc , although Broadoak perry was on as well . The guest I think is weston's organic and has been for some time , I like this drink ,and there's nothing wrong with it but if your going to have a guest why not change it round now again landlord. Cliftonclive - 11 Jun 2011 14:46 |
| To my mind this has completely lost it’s character during it’s recent refurbishment. In spite of the fact that it’s had some work done, it still manages to look somewhat tatty, but not in a good way. If I recall correctly, the front bar has been opened out a little. There used to be a miniscule snug right at the front of the bar that you could just about squeeze in to. That’s now all open, so you’re just left with a L-shape bar counter. I found the music from the juke box to be a bit loud, especially as it was only about 7:30 on a Tuesday evening, and I didn’t really appreciate being served by a barmaid who couldn’t be bothered to take her lollipop out of her mouth. The paint scheme is a shade of gastropub brown, although clearly that’s not what this place is. There are dark boards on the floor, some bench seating with green cushions around the edge, and a few tables and chairs dotted around. There is a tiny courtyard at the back, although it was rather noisy thanks to the chiller unit that was also out there, and it got quite packed with smokers. There is an interesting mural on the wall by the gents’ loos. The rear bar has a fireplace and a plasma up above, although this was not in use on a recent visit. A scoreboard for the pub cricket team is also on the wall and a framed cricket bat. Despite the pub’s name, there was no porter available at the bar. It really should rename itself to the Cotham Cider Stores, as they had five from Thatchers – Dry, Gold, Heritage, Traditional and Cheddar Valley as well as Natch and Weston’s Traditional Scrumpy. The solitary beer was Doom Bar. Blackthorn - 25 May 2011 13:43 |
| Revisited the pub on Monday as it was an old favorite of mine from my time in Bristol. The cider was in good knick, but what are they doing with the refurbishment? Its far to bright. Much preferred it when it was rougher round the edges, which gave the pub its character and atmosphere, now it looks like a clone pub. At least the toilets are still outside. gife - 29 Dec 2010 15:53 |
| A fav of mine. Sadly the beer choice seems to be reduced to one , although a few months ago was supping the excellent station porter at £2 a pint , and there was another choice beer wise this day. The interior of the pub has changed a couple of times over the past few months , and is not currently to everyone's liking . That said this is a great cider puB,a good choice ,with quality , black rat perry only about £2 at 7.5 % being supped very readily does the job boys . beatles38 - 27 Dec 2010 10:17 |
| not been in either due to mainly recent adventure on bhol weekend , which has been well documented by friends , good time though beatles38 - 26 Sep 2010 12:06 |
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