Considering that it has a prime location and should snare in all the tourist traffic, since it's right next to the River Avon and the terminus for the City Sightseeing tour, I kind of expected better. I did manage to select a table in the "conservatory" - a "Florida room" glassed enclosure that faced the river.
The menu is what I should call "Classic British" with pastas and burgers, plus a few of the usuals. Somehow, the Cottage Pie called me and I ordered that, with a single trip to the salad bar. I should have skipped both. The salad bar was a poor collection of 12 trays with mixed lettuce, tomatoes, corn kernels, beets, cucumbers, hard boiled eggs and (like a fish out of water) pieces of smoked fish. The cottage pie was a reasonable portion and you can rest well knowing that the mashed potatoes were at least not from a packet. The beef underneath was more mushrooms and brown gravy than minced ("ground" in American) beef. While the flavor was there, I was disappointed with the chjoice.
Four or five different beers offered on tap, plus a full bar, I enjoyed a large (I wasn't offered a small) Staropramen, a Czech lager. That, at least was good.
Would I return? No, there are so many other places in Bath that look good. Not sure if it matters, but Garfunkel's has several locations which perhaps qualifies it as a chain. read more