As a tourist I try to avoid chain restaurants, especially all the American ones, since I'm, well, an American! I didn't realize Hall & Woodhouse was a British chain restaurant until it was too late...but no problem! Staff was friendly enough for a pub, the modern yet retro ambience was clean, colorful, and amusing. £18 Sunday Roast with Roast Beef...pretty good overall! The slices of roast beef were tender, meaty, and tasty, just a bit on the chewier side. British Beef has never been quite as tender as American Beef. The roasted potatoes were wonderfully hot and crispy, and roasted veg just find, as well as the Yorkshire pudding. £17 The H&W Smokie Fish Pie...chunks of smoked white fish, classic béchamel sauce, cheesy crushed new potato top, mixed leaf salad...pretty good overall! £8 Sticky Toffee Pudding...sticky, buttery, gooey, and oh so good! Just as good as the independent pubs and restaurants! read more

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I always find myself at Hall & Woodhouse when I'm in Bath. It's hard not to: the location in city centre is great, the interior is super spacious and offers a variety of seating options (I've never had a problem finding getting a spot for a midday, midweek pint and order of chips), the decor is charming (think: treehouse, traditional old English pub, and antiques store vibes), and the rooftop bar on a sunny day can't be missed (and, I'm pretty sure it's open all day). My exchange with the staff recently has been super limited: I walk in, ask if I can go to the rooftop, they tell me I have to order at the bar, I ask for G&T (single, sometimes a double), they hand me a balloon glass with the gin in it and a mini bottle of tonic, I make my own way to the rooftop, I enjoy my drink for as long as I like. I like this transaction. The rooftop bar though? IT NEEDS SOME LOVE. There's seagull poop everywhere, the tables themselves are always dirty with trash, there's a layer of grime on absolutely everything, I'm not sure where all the greenery/plants have gone to (probably booted to make more space for chairs)... it's just super rundown, which is such a shock when you see how nice the restaurant itself is. There's a real "Instagram Vs Reality" thing happening here when you see photos on their website than experience it yourself. Other things to note: 1. H&W doesn't take bookings for the rooftop, it's walk-ins only! 2. They are a dog friendly restaurant! 3. It seems they've recently leaned into offering more gluten-free options! 4. Some vegan options available: sweet potato falafel, a cauliflower salad, a curry, a burger. read more

Popped in here drawn by the 2 cocktails for 14£. I had 2 decent cocktails and ordered some sourdough and butter to hold me over until dinner later. With hardly anyone in the whole place, it took more than a half hour for 2 slices of toast and butter to come out...then it was ice cold. Imagine if I'd ordered "real food". read more

Hall & Woodhouse - Sourdough and butter (two slices of bread with butter). - Gastropubs Near Me - Bath, BAS

Good beer and a full bar. Very nice ambiance and a lively crowd. Sampled a couple of different beers one of which was Fursty Ferret. Very good. read more

What a quaint restaurant in the city of Bath! I just adored this city and the architecture on the church is breathtaking! They are big fans also of the author Jane Austin! We had the fish and chips and Turkey and beef burgers! The food was fabulous and on point! read more

The ambience is wonderful and the building is architecturally stunning. That's pretty much where the positive portion of this review ends. We arrived around 9pm on a Friday night. The employees at the front door were too engrossed in their conversation to open the door for us. This was our first time at this location and weren't aware that you had to go to the second floor to get seated, so we ambled around for a bit until someone gave us directions. Once upstairs a very young waitress bungled through our orders. She couldn't explain some of the items on the menu, and couldn't identify the dishes she served to our table. I thought it was odd that she didn't think to ask one of her co-workers. We had several of the appetizers and shared the plates. I should have known better than to order Mediterranean food there. In particular the falafel, kofte, baba ganouzh, and hummus were just so bland. The falafel tasted like balls of unseasoned wheat flour. The fried calamari was cold and lacked flavor as well. In general, our meal was disappointing. When we were ready to leave I tried to make eye contact with her or call her over for 10 minutes, but she was engrossed in a conversation with her two colleagues just 3 meters away from us. Eventually I got up and walked the bill over to her. She never apologized. She didn't even take note of the fact that most of the food was left on the plates. I have to chalk it up to inexperience. read more

We arrived at around 7.00pm for dinner and tried to flag down staff who were busy having a big chat in the corner. So we tried to ask at the bar. After a while we remembered that you can never catch a bar tenders eye who doesn't want you to catch it and had to walk behind the bar to ask about our reservation. Then we were sent upstairs. Upstairs were lots of empty tables and kitchen staff standing around watching us. Not very welcoming. We then ordered food, which was bland with dirty glasses. Their feature is the Silver award in a pie contest. I would hate to try bronze. This was gas station quality, all pastry, stringy meat and gravy without taste. Lots of better places in this town. This one is overpriced and average. EDIT: waitress overcharged us on the machine when we tried to pay... super shady! read more

Great cocktails. The interior is really nice and the staircase leading up to the dining floor and then the roof terrace dominates. It's like being in someone's (really large) living room. Shame that we could not eat at the lovely copper bar (had to be seated at a table) especially because the small plates looked pretty good on the menu. Rooftop terrace was nice and obviously popular with smokers. Dining area is a balcony overlooking the ground floor but closed when we visited. There was also a serious-looking espresso machine on the ground floor that looked like it would churn out a mean cappuccino. read more

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Great food! This restaurant has a nice selection of food to choose from: meats, seafood, and vegetarian options. There's a nice selection of starters. I had the prawns with garlic butter. They were very good and a healthy portion size. For my entree I wanted to have the veal but they were out of that, as well as two other items, though the lobster frittes does mention on the menu that it is limited and may be out. I settled for the honey glazed duck and honestly feel like I may have lucked out. It was very tender and flavorful. The side of potatoes were cooked perfectly as well. Lastly, for dessert I had the lemon tart. It had a great taste and wasn't too sour. Perfect dishes all around and I would definitely come back again. read more

Hall & Woodhouse - Fancy staircase! - Gastropubs Near Me - Bath, BAS

One of the worst restaurants in bath, way understaffed and food gets ordered wrong! Don't go!

The food was good, but they were out of our first three selections, including the Sunday special "roast of the day." We settled on Fish and Chips, Summer Chicken Pie and a Cheese Sandwich. The food was delicious but the service at the bar left a lot to be desired. We had to order our food at the bar because no one came by to take our order. When the food was delivered to the table the waitress was friendly. I would have given them a 2 for the service, but because the food was delicious, I give them a 4. read more

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My parents and I had dinner here. It was amazing! The atmosphere is very chic and different. It's really cozy and warm. The food was delicious. And, the courses arrived on the table in perfect times. The service was great! I would definitely be coming back ! read more

This place is cool. I came here following my friend's boss advice last saturday for dinner and a drink. The atmosphere is great, the place is big, there is a lot of light / glass walls, a good vibe overall. There is a big bar on the right of the entrance and a restaurant with open plan kitchen on the first floor, connected by a big staircase in the middle of the place. We had a booking at 9,30 for dinner but came earlier for a quick drink at the bar downstairs. The place was full of hen parties but overall the atmosphere was not as trash as you woudl expect. Then we moved upstairs for dinner were we had some mixed starters and a good steak. The wine list was okay, not a lot of choices but not bad either. Service was quick during the dinner but a bit slower to process payments, but overall it was a bank holiday weekend and seems like the whole world was in Bath! read more

Well, they spent a lot of money on the building. Pity they did not do the same on the staff training and food quality. Booked for 12.30. No one at all interested when we arrived. 5 minutes to get table. 10 minutes to get a drink. The waitresses are all very pretty and very nice but..... not so professional. Meat sharing plate was ok though lacking in flavours. Olives passable. Rib eye ordered bleu was well done, soft and chewy. Stargazy pie was a travesty. Chicken and ham pie tasted of little. Chips, salad and veg all average to say the best. Puddings eminently forgetable. Very nice Amarone but at £32 one expects that. Bill @ £60 per head inc. tip and wine and £40 per head sans grog far too much for mediocre food and service. It'll always be full because people will want to be seen, but actually it's pretty lousy for food and atmosphere and service. read more

Went there for lunch with a friend after seeing and article in a Bristol / Bath magazine. What a great surprise to find the best restaurant / bar in Bath. At last a place with class and amazing decor! Look forward to visiting it on a warm evening, a lovely roof section for drinks and a meal, and no smoking at the table, smokers off to a special area!!!..... Waiters/ Waitresses, experienced and smartly turned out, food not cheap, but nicely presented, well worth it. Look forward to my next visit!......... read more

Had lunch here with 4 friends on 21st July 2012 - we walked in and got a table on the ground floor with no problems. Although, had we been about 10 mins later, I doubt we would have been so lucky. The tables were long and wooden with bench seating which, I think, you share with other parties if you dont fill up the whole table. The restaurant is really well decorated with plenty of light coming from the glass roof. I believe there is slightly more formal dining upstairs as well as a roof terrace although I didnt see it during my visit. The menu is great with plenty of options for the 2 vegetarians in our party. The service was very efficient & the bill reasonable. Recommended for a casual lunch with friends. read more

Party of four seated upstairs Unfortunately we were caught unawares When the waiter came back, seemed new to this work, Spilled milk on my dad, to much of his irk. When food arrived later, was okay not great Waited for dessert as the day stretched late Served our sweet treats, a delight to our table Beware, new consumer, this story's no fable- While service for you may be better or worse, The food is not much better than served by a nurse? I dunno, I'm tired. It's late. read more

This was the second time/year our volleyball team decided to have dinner at Hall and Woodhouse when we went to Bath for an annual tournament. We were not disappointed. The place is spacious and had a good atmosphere. Not too noisy, so a conversation was possible. We all had the Ribeye steak and were happy. Good service too. We will be back. read more

Quaint but a bit loud. Sunday beef roast was fair. Pork off the main menu was quite good. Wine was reasonably priced read more

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A nice place to go for a drink! Really well decorated and great big windows which let in lots of light.

Less than expected. Noisy with poor service and mediocre food. Sunday roast beef with yorkshire pudding was perfectly awful. Service was inattentive and hurried. Do not waste your time or money. read more

H & W is a large new pub where Bonhams used to be in Bath. It's good in the summer as it has a small amount of outdoor seating and front steps where smokers congregate. The staff are efficient, if not particularly friendly, and there is a huge variety of good beer and wine on offer. I have to say that I did consider giving it only three stars, due to the rather yuppieish atmosphere and sky high prices (easily over £6.00 for a large glass of wine) but it did claw its way back to 4 stars with the unusual drinks on offer (and the cute men that frequent it!). Definitely worth a go. read more

Style over substance. Naff food displays and overpriced. Staff need to learn the tip earning trick of good manners. Not for me or any of the five friends that came with me. read more

Great place all round. Downstairs is casual dining/bar.....Big tables, small tables, sofas, tele, dogs welcome, cocktails, coffee, food...upstairs for more serious dining and then a fabulous roof terrace. Service is always superb...friendly, efficient and welcoming. Bar staff know how to make the best cocktails as well as serving delicious local beers. Highly recommend...something for everyone read more