The Bell, Bristol

I recently visited The Bell with a group of friends. It was quite late, I hadn't had a lot of sleep the night before, and was quite visibly 'flagging'. The landlady noticed that I was struggling, and kindly brought me a nice cup of tea - without any charge! Whatever other qualities a pub may have, it's the quality of the staff that really makes a difference, and one couldn't ask for better than I found here. I'll certainly be visiting this pub again soon. Highly recommended.

17 Sep 2012 00:14

The Langton Court Hotel, St Anne's

I contacted this pub during the week to find out the time at which it closed on a Saturday night. Over the telephone I was told that the pub closed at 1am, and indeed the sign on the pub door stated that last orders were called at 12.30pm. However, when three friends and I - having previously been for a drink at the Bloomfield Inn - arrived at Langton Court at 11.03pm, we were turned away by an incredibly rude woman who stated that she wasn't letting anybody else in, as she didn't want the pub to "fill up with drunk people from the town". Leaving aside the fact that there are any number of late-opening pubs 'in town' and so it seems unlikely that anybody who's been out drinking in town would trek to St Anne's for a late drink, we certainly were not 'drunk people' and would not have been described as such by any impartial bystander. On reflection, if this woman's attitude is typical of that of the staff of this pub, we were probably fortunate not to be allowed in. Avoid at all costs.

22 Apr 2012 13:05