The Victoria, Clifton - pub details
Address: 2, Southleigh Road, Clifton, Bristol, Bristol, BS8 2BH [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 8077)
Clifton Down (0.3 miles), Redland (0.9 miles), Montpelier (1.2 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Sunday roast, Real ale
Pub suggested by k.m.wright on 27 May 2004
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> Current user rating: 8.5/10 (rated by 17 users)
> Local guide: Bristol pub guide
other pubs nearby:
Racks Wine Bar, Clifton (0.1 miles), Channings, Clifton (0.1 miles), Alma Tavern, Clifton (0.1 miles), Quinton House, Clifton (0.2 miles), Epi, University Of Bristol Union (0.2 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Victoria, Clifton
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| An excellent little pub made better by the fact that Paul and Dee are running it now for Glen. I went there last night and there was six ales from five different micro's to choose from. Had a cracking pint from Blindmans, followed by a beer from Goff's. There was a great atmosphere in there, and this was on a tuesday night !! LukeD - 12 Nov 2008 13:11 |
| Great little pub.Lovely atmosphere and great beer. The honeyed stout was wonderful. Well worth seeking out. baxterfish - 26 Feb 2008 14:48 |
| Re-visited this pub last weekend, having last been there in 1998, and although it had been a sound little tucked-away local back then, I generally found it to have been much-improved under the Dawkins banner. It was a thriving local, very busy, and serving a good range of real ales in reasonable nick. Contrary to the report below I found both customers and staff to be polite enough, although we had to stand outdoors due to severe constraints on floorspace. I felt that the character of the place had been enhanced and brought to the fore, with a sensible limit on "modernisation" and "branding". If Glen Dawkins continues in this vein, he and his punters should have a bright future ahead of them, but we have all seen small pub chains grow too large, and their ego and self-importance grows with them. Provided he concentrates on local back-street pubs with convivial chat, excellent ales free-of-tie, and sensitive makeovers with minimal branding, and keeps the number of outlets to a select few, this concept has much to commend it. Time will tell. TWG - 30 Oct 2007 11:25 |
| Great old fashioned pub, with a good selection of real ales. Perfect. nigeldown - 20 Sep 2007 21:16 |
| Sorry to sound a dissenting voice. We had eagerly looked forward to revisiting this pub after having spent a delightful saturday here early last year. Then we were in a funky little alehouse with interesting, without contrivance, 60's ambience that had excellent beers and a genuinely warm welcome from the lovely lady behind the bar. When we did return a couple of months ago it was only to find the interior had been reduced to something like mundanity. The service was to say the least indifferent, the clientele appearing rather stuck up and for our visit an obnoxiously pissed up geezer slumped at the bar who let out a foul mouthed tirade in the direction of a Mediterranean looking punter, once the guy had left the pub I should add. And this seemed to be tolerated. To be fair there was a rather cheery pipe smoker at the bar who waved us a hearty farewell, and the beer was half decent. I'd been using this pub for years, my Dad was once a member of the dart team for Chrissakes though you don't need to know this, but this was a very disappointing encounter. By the way, does the previous management have a pub elsewhere in Bristol? Be very grateful to learn where. ILooklikeme - 20 Jun 2007 19:30 |
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