The Pelican Inn, Chew Magna - pub details
Address: 10 South Parade, Chew Magna, Bristol, Somerset, BS40 8SL [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 24638) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Parson Street (5 miles), Bedminster (5 miles)
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> Current user rating: 5.8/10 (rated by 5 users)
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user reviews of the Pelican Inn, Chew Magna
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| Just about the worst service and food of any bar/restaurant in the Bristol area. Surly, arrogant staff, most notably the 'manager' - a youngish guy who would make even John Terry seem like he had manners - and the food was sub-standard. The owners are a syndicate of men in their tender years who probably don't notice or care that one of their going concerns is being run by a team of ungracious staff including a chef who didn't have the bottle to come out and explain to us why he'd put 9 garlic cloves in a meal that didn't even mention the word 'garlic' in it! Save your money and go somewhere else. fussy_foodie - 19 Apr 2013 13:47 |
| Agreed. Now a sort of cross between a bistro and a pub. Tastefully done with good cross section of ages of clientele. Food is not expensive, nicely presbened and better than just "pub grub". Beer (feb 2011) is slightly more expensive than elsehwhere locally but never had a bad pint there. Good winesnot too expensive.Even a pleasant place to drop in for a coffee. One drawback to the design is that when the young people get in it can get very noisy because of the lack of sound absorbing surfaces. But, in what might have seemed a risky investment climate, the new owners of what was a dead & closed pub, have pulled it off. pheon - 5 Mar 2011 20:55 |
| Why is it that every pub refurbishment these days has to take it down the gastro-pub route? This used to be a cosy country two-room pub, with the straw bar roof being a quirky, unusual feature. Now it�s had it�s gastro pub make-over, complete with that same grey/green paint you get everywhere else, chunky wooden tables with candles, pine wooden flooring, a typical gastro-pub menu and a few leather sofa�s dotted around the real fire. Perhaps I�m being unfair. It�s actually quite nicely done, I�m just getting slightly fed up of seeing the same look everywhere I go. And, of course, anything they choose to do is vastly better than it being boarded up or sold off for housing. It must be difficult for a relatively small village to support three pubs, so good luck to them if this is what it takes to keep it open. I just hope they recoup their investment, it can�t have been cheap. Besides the aforementioned features, touches like recessed blue lighting shining down from under the bar top, and, according to Mrs. Blackthorn very plush, tiled toilets all add up to an expensive feel. Besides all that, the bar staff all seemed very friendly, there was a reasonable choice of food (even some proper pub food like fish & chips!), and I liked the exposed brick work at either end of the bar. Beers were Butcombe, Butcombe Blond and Teignworthy Reel Ale. Ciders were Ashton Press, Symonds Founders Reserve and Broadoak. I hope this hasn�t come across as too negative. As I said, it�s great to see a pub being given a new lease of life, and they�ve done a good job. Go and see what you think for yourself, particularly if you were familiar with the old Pelican. Blackthorn - 2 Mar 2010 22:32 |
| nice frendly pub ran by a very nice lady good food in a local country pub anonymous - 6 Sep 2006 18:19 |
