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    Bordeaux Quay

    3.7 (22 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 3:00 PM

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    Classy
    Casual
    Quiet
    Good for groups

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    Will P.

    BQ, as those in the know call it, is an ambitious feat. It's a high end restaurant in one of the old sheds that line the waterfront here, with not only a restaurant, but a deli, bar, and bakery on sight. They aim to do a lot more than just serve food here - there's a strong environmental commitment and educational activities too. They proudly tell you about their commitment to locally sourced food, although that doesn't stop them buying Dijon mustard or good Italian wines. I shouldn't pick holes. It's all very worthy, and refreshing to see that a restaurant with a commitment to environmentalism doesn't have to be an organic only vegan outfit. The people of Bristol seem to like to treat themselves, and Bordeaux Quay does a brisk trade. Fortunately the space is appropriate for this, with the high ceilings and big windows meaning it never feels claustrophobic.

    Charlene L.

    Bordeaux Quay strikes me as a place that's shiny and classy, but wrapped up in a Jamie Oliver type of feel, which is very popular these days. The menu is very inviting, with things like asparagus soup, duck liver parfait, slow roast pork and they do sunday roasts with all the trimmings too. It is all very fresh, seasonal food that certainly delights the senses. The endearing bit I like about Bordeaux Quay is the deli on the right of the restaurant. They sell a range of cheeses, a large selection of home baked bread, loose teas, jams, italian imports of oil and pasta, salami, free range eggs.. and the list goes on! They also stock cook books, and support local artists by selling their self made cards. I would buy everything in here to stock my kitchen if the wallet allowed! One product that I found very cute was a flower pot candle with seeds. When it finished burning out, the melted wax becomes the soil for the seeds to sprout in. For those who want to take away, their range of sandwiches from the deli are delectable; besides using sliced bread, they use foccacia's and ciabatta's too. Oh, and the olives here are amazing. Brasserie times and deli times differ from the restaurant times listed here, so do check the website! This place isn't particularly to my taste. Despite it having all the right criterias and seemingly all the right ethics, it doesn't pull itself off as somewhere as homely as the image they are trying to portray. Instead it comes off as exclusive and rather pretentious. Maybe they need to add to their range, a big slice of humble pie.

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    Melanie M.

    A petit slice of France sits on Bristol's waterfront, in the form of Bordeaux Quay. Brain-child of gastronomer and environmentalist Barny Haughton, everything served is organic and sourced fresh from local producers, including delicious lean meats, shellfish, veg and Very Interesting cheeses. They make all bread products in their bakery (take a still-warm walnut loaf home with you if they have any left!). We sampled pork belly with the crunchiest crackling and most silky mash, intensely dark lamb tagine and cous-cous, plump apricots and rhubarb and ginger syllabub with shortbread that was so short it was almost pure butter. With in-house cookery school, you too can learn to cook this well (perhaps!) The pricier main restaurant takes bookings, whereas the just-as-lovely cheaper brasserie does not.

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    Review Highlights - Bordeaux Quay

    When I first moved to Bristol I thought to myself "I want to find myself a drinking hole near the harbour".

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    Brasserie Blanc

    Brasserie Blanc

    3.7(13 reviews)
    0.7 mi
    ££

    First time and a little disappointing. The food was way over salted, especially the lamb and the…read moregreen beans and I do like my salt so this is saying a lot. Great setting, but food was a little disappointing.

    This was one of my Christmas presents, a meal out here. It's an amazing room, with wonderfully high…read moreceilings and stairs like the scene out of the Titanic. We were seated in the bar area and I opted for what I thought was a glass of champagne but it turned out to be a champagne cocktail 'the classic'. Wasn't to my taste! But my mistake. They have no draft beers, but some bottled and a good selection of bottled ciders. We were then seated at a big round table - too big in my opinion cos I felt I needed to shout to everyone on it! The menu looked amazing. As French as you could possibly get so I was in heaven. The waitress then came over and told us half of it they didn't have! Bit naughty not to mention it on the website cos there was a lot missing. I chose the steak tartare to start, It was delicious! Fillet steak minced with pickles and mustard through it, it was quite fiery actually, I think there was quite a bit of Tabasco in it too but it really enhanced the dish. Wasn't sure about the raw egg yolk served on top but I was pleasantly surprised. I opted for a bottle of the Pinot noir which was nice and subtle, the more expensive of the wines at 30ish quid. But that was at the top of the price range on the wine list so quite reasonable really for all the wines ( it helped I wasn't paying too! ). For the main I went for the sirloin steak, served with fries and the best pepper sauce I have EVER tasted. Yes The Yeoman - it beat yours! (can't believe I just said that). I asked for it to be cooked rare but it was slightly overdone. Usually I would have sent it back but it was so tasty I didn't actually need to. Everyone else was thoroughly enjoying theirs too. For pudding I shared a cheese board and again was transported through those pearly white gates. The cheese's where magnific! Melt in your mouth blue, Brie to die for, a lovely smoked one which I thought I wouldn't like. Yum. Yum. YUM! My friends chose the baked Alaska which was flambé'd at the table, it looked amazeballs. We all left stuffed and giddy. It was a real treat, I highly recommend for a extremely pleasant evening out. Thankyou Jane and Keith!

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    The Pump House

    3.3(19 reviews)
    0.8 mi
    £££

    The pump house is situated down on the habourside, near the dock yards and mooring stations. It…read morelooks like it's been recently refurbished, with its swanky modern décor and comfy seats. It's got a nice romantic feel to it, especially if you come here at night as every table has a candle on it. As such, it's not really a drinkers pub, but more a family orientated/civilized kind of establishment, but this is no bad thing. There's a good range of ciders on tap, and especially on a summer's day, it's a perfect palce to sit down by the water and sup on a cider, and they've got a large outdoor seating area to allow you to do so. It is a little bit on the steep side in terms of price, but just about worth it if you're coming for a civilized drink or two.

    It is the hottest day of the year and I just sat outside a pub by the river and had the most…read moreamazing traditional British pub food with a modern twist. I'm talking about a ploughman's, or fish and chips, or my favourite, welsh rarebit (it's not just cheese on toast if it's cooked properly) with the best homemade chips I have ever had. The service was lovely and friendly, even though it was boiling and very busy. The meals at this pub are served with proper chutneys, cheeses and sauces and actually go some way to convincing you that we do actually have national dishes in this country that people might like to eat. Seriously though, try the Welsh rarebit with a side order of chips and a bitter shandy...that's British summer time...you can keep your fruity Pimms Boris! We actually got off to a bad start as when we arrived all of the outside tables were reserved! So it's the hottest day of the year and a pub with lovely food and a beer garden is losing business by reserving most of their outside tables and not letting people sit on them even when they are empty. This is their choice, but a bit of a ridiculous system to be honest. You are actively turning business away for people who aren't there and could show up at a later time. So my suggestion is book a table. And ok so you wish the pub was facing the other way; more toward the river and less towards the road, but now I'm just nit picking.

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    Bordeaux Quay - modern_european - Updated May 2026

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