BBQ is trending in the UK at the moment. And I'm not talking the sort where you burn meat (and…read morestill manage to undercook it on the inside) in your back garden, I'm talking 12 hour... slow roasted... pulled pork... Y'know - the kind where you have buzzwords trending on twitter and drooltastic photos appearing on here. It's THAT sort of BBQ that you can get at Grillstock. I was recommended Grillstock by our local BBQ expert, Ahmed Kage (if you haven't come across Rib Nights and you're a fan of meat, you HAVE to check it out). He had bigged up the restaurant as one of the best places to get BBQ in the UK - so we knew we had to make a date to go and see for ourselves. It was just lucky that we ended up passing through Brizzle on our way to Cornwall for our Honeymoon! We had read on the website that you can't book - but it was open from 11:30am in the week. We rocked up and arrived almost bang on opening time to grab some early lunch on our travels. We were greeted warmly and seated straight away. As it was early on a Monday, we didn't have any problems getting a seat... But I imagine on a Thursday/Friday/Saturday evening - it would be wise to get there near opening to avoid a lengthy wait for a table. After a quick look at the menu we quickly decided to go for the sharing platter. For £30 it had nearly every meat on the menu on it and looked like the right choice to try everything. I can confirm it certainly WAS the right choice! With everything from a full rack of ribs to chicken wings and pulled pork and beans, it was huge! You could sensibly feed three with the amount of meat, 'slaw and fries on offer, but we did manage most of it (with only half of ribs taken away in their awesome packaging for later devouring). All of the meat was totally fantastic. Tender, deliciously seasoned and cooked to perfection - it was some of the best BBQ I've ever had. Our meal (with a couple of fizzy drinks) came to under £40 with some food to takeaway. We didn't eat for nearly 24 hours afterwards either. If perfectly cooked meat at a reasonable price floats your boat - I recommend a trip to Grillstock!

I had been wanting to go to Grillstock since the day it opened, it is me to a t; meat, music and…read moremayhem! I finally managed to get in there a few weeks back and was greeted by 4 people standing up and leaving, which meant we could sit straight down. The waitress gave us the basic but mouth watering menus and I decided on the Smokestack Burger. I really wanted to try the Grand Champion challenge, but I knew I wasn't man enough. The restaurant is made up of one table in the middle and a bar at the end, with open kitchen behind. Drinks wise they serve Orchard Pig cider, obviously, as it's the same guy owns Orchard Pig and Grillstock (what a legend) and a few other soft drinks. The food comes out on metal trays with nice branded paper underneath. The burger was delicious. Not the best in Bristol, but a very decent burger all the same. Our friends had the hot dogs and the brisket; the sauce around their mouths and instant silence said it all! All in all a decent place, Grillstock. There is A LOT of competition in Bristol for BBQ, Grill, Pulled Pork style dining - but these guys are the originators!

Competition for upmarket burger bars is fierce these days and 'Three Brothers Burgers' is one of…read morethe latest additions (reinventions?) to the Bristol scene. Went there on a Friday evening with two friends prior to a night out. The waitress had serious attitude and was less than helpful. The burger I ordered was tasty but rather small. The drinks list offered an array of, mainly bottled, craft beers. I was surprised that in a city with a rich brewing heritage, they didn't offer at least one local real ale on draught. An optional service charge of 5% is added to the bill which might explain why the waitress didn't feel the need to make much of an effort. I have had better dining experiences in Bristol.

Before moving to Bristol I didn't realise the fun that could be had on a barge. You can drink…read morecider, go to a night club or have a meal floating on the water. And Spyglass on the Welsh Back is one of the best restaurants in the vicinity. Not only are there great sights to enjoy, but a romantic atmosphere and friendly service. The food aint half bad either! It's simple fare (BBQs, fries, burgers and salads) but they do it well. Friends of mine who come to visit - love to come here as it's an individual taste of Bristol.

I like this place…read more If you have visited Japan & Korea etc and have been missing the atmosphere of a ramen shop, this will suit you perfectly. It does a very good deal on a 'stop the clock' idea, which means you can sit and eat for two hours, from the moment of your first order. The cost is £15.80 which can't be bad. Personally I recommend the Bulgogi, thin sliced BBQ steak. Ushikata! I have hesitated in recommending Teppan Oriental because its very appeal is that all the customers are apparently Korean, Japanese or Chinese and this adds to the atmosphere...

From the owner: We are Bristol's first and only Korean BBQ and Shabu Shabu restaurant…read more The Korean BBQ is comonly known as Yakiniku or Gogi Gui, this refers to the Korean method of grilling beef, pork, chicken, or other types of meat. Dishes are often cooked at the diner's table on metal grills that are built into the center of the table where diners can enjoy doing there own grilling/bbq at the dinner table. The Chinese Hot Pot also known as Shabu Shabu in Japan, and in Singapore and Malaysia the Steamboat. Like fondue but replaced with a simmering metal pot of stock at the centre of the table where diners place their ingredients into the pot to cook. The cooked food is usually eaten with a variety of dipping sauces. Typical Hot Pot dishes include thinly sliced meat, vegetables, dumplings and seafood. Here in Teppan we have a vast choice of ingredients, dipping sauces and stock.

You should try the Korean pancake and the Tofu Soup! Worth money , good quality , fresh and the…read morebest you can get

The presentation was awful. Put all the meat in one dish and looked not fresh at all. Too expensive…read morefor this quality of food will ever go again.

I am so glad to see this shop get such great reviews! They really deserve it and offer such a…read moredelicious range of sausages; like some sort of sausage pick and mix. They are also one of the cheapest meal options in St Nicks Market at around £2.80 for an amazing sausage baguette with leeks, onions, mustard and red (eugh) or brown (yay!) sauce. You can also mix and match your sausages, so if like me you can't choose between the lamb or pork (with cider and mustard) you can just get both. I think the pork wins it, but only by a nose (or a snout, weyhey, I thank you!). The man who owns the sausage shop is so lovely and welcoming. I have eaten a lot of his sausages (...er) and this has never changed; he's never had an off day being a nice guy. The sausage sandwiches/baguettes are quite hard to manoeuvre into your mouth, because the sausages are so big and juicy, so there is the option to have sausage and mash. This is a great option for lunch as it's so filling you are sorted until tea time.

If you like your sausage full of meat (fnarr fnarr) then this is the stall for you. Locally sourced…read morepork, beef and venison sausages with a range of herbs and spices. Ones to try:: Lucifer - whooo mamma hot and spicy but very tasty St Nicks 1743 - their own secret blend is actually my favourite - quite traditional pork and herbs but full of flavour Gloucestershire Old Spot - from the spottiest of pigs and a nice basic sausage if you don't like anything too fancy Works out pretty cheap considering the size and density of the sausage too. If you want to get stuffed by sausages (OK I'll stop now), then they also have an on-site bbq for a sausage and mash for lunch - for big appetites only!

Excellent food and service, as always. Definitely worth trying the Coal 'sticks' of two or three…read morechoices of meat. The meats are freshly cooked and served at the table on the skewers where the server then takes off the meat directly onto a sizzling hot plate. The Eton Mess dessert (when available) is also awesome. Keep an eye out for regular % off total bill vouchers on coupon apps and money off with a cinema ticket for the same day offer.

I really liked this place! Initially I wondered if it was going to have a 'chain' restaurant feel…read moreabout it, by it doesn't (even if it is a chain)! We had the Eldorado Chicken (which quickly prompted a conversation about the 90s tv programme, and a lost city of gold??!!) and Chicken Schnitzel and we were both really impressed... Mine was the Eldorado and it was lovely, if you like your Mexican flavours. I do sway towards chicken on most menus and usually it's a choice between Hunters Chicken and Piri Piri Chicken, but this place has a much better selection.. I was torn between a few! The presentation was really nice, and not too much food, which I like.... But you may have room for pudding if you have a bigger appetite! The prices are fairly reasonable.. £13.50 for each main and £6 for olives. Wine always shocks me as it costs more for a glass than I'd pay for a bottle in the shops, but that's standard! £6.95 a large glass. I'd definitely go back... I guess the 'wow' factor of five stars was missing but I'd definitely recommend this place if you're in Cabot Circus.

There are other reviews that state the service is worse than the Nando's locations in the city…read more This was reiterated by my Uber driver. Based on my firsthand observations, I have to say that the service is definitely challenged. They take all the sauces away an hour before closing. It is the same with the soda and ice cream machines. The sauce bottles where lined up on the floor in front of the cutlery. They don't listen to what you order and have to correct them. In the two days I was there, they had issues with their credit card machine with non U.K. based credit cards. The floors to the toilets are super slippery which is extremely dangerous because there are stairs. The food, well it's the standard Nandos which is the good part, although my chicken livers had a bath of oil in the bottom of the bowl they were served in.

A place that specializes in chicken! A nice casual place to get a meal with a group…read more I got the wing roulette to go, but whether because of how they are packaged + transportation or the actual wings themselves.. The flavors all tasted pretty similar to me, though there were a few bites that elicited some tears and a lot of water chugging. I'd love to go back for the peri peri dry roasted chicken.

Incredible market filled with numerous shops and food stalls. I was in food heaven!!! It wasn't too…read morebusy in December on a Saturday afternoon. I ordered from Low and Slow BBQ and it really hit the spot. The combo meal came with beef brisket, burnt ends, pulled pork, 2 sides, and salad. The meat was smoked to perfection and tasted very much like Texan bbq. After the filling meal, I had to walk it off and shop around in the buildings.

Wow! Bristol city has done an amazing job of converting this Georgian building from its former use…read moreas the Corn Exchange into its current market with a brilliant mix of street stalls, shops and food trucks! The food trucks / shops are especially this eclectic range from Caribbean to Turkish and everything in between. If I have one complaint, it's that the market closes up at 5pm on a Saturday and I wish it would stay open later! There's two special quirks about this building that are especially also worth checking out; 1) The clock has an extra minute hand! That's apparently a remnant of the train friendly Victorian days, when Bristol had its own time zone that was different from Greenwich Medium time which is what the London trains would run. 2) if you look up towards the ceiling in the main hall, the sculptures of the heads all look towards the middle, except for two which are turning their heads to look at each other. Rumour has it this is because those two women were the wife and mistress of the building's architect! I very much enjoyed checking out this market! Yelp 161/ 2019

All dishes are strongly flavored with seaweed, including desserts. I personally cannot accept the…read moreflavor, and cannot understand the Michelin review.

This club is a private members club so it doesn't run public club nights or anything, however one…read moreof my friends hired out the place for her 21st birthday and I went along to this and I thought it was a great little venue - perfect for this kind of occasion! The place itself is located in Berkley Square at the top of Park Street, so in a pretty posh place really, and this is reflected through the club... you go down some stone steps to the entrance and then you are met by an interior of classy slickness, and a really cool cocktail bar! All the staff are dressed incredibly smartly which adds to the posh ambience, and you really feel like you are in a top notch place - with brilliant service! At the back of the club there's a cool spiral staircase which leads to an upstairs dining area where they serve food, I've never eaten here personally but I've heard it's great! I have been up to the terrace however, which is pretty cool. I'd probably say this is the smartest venue I've been to in Bristol, and if you are looking for somewhere to hold a special occasion or business do then it's definitely worth a look and I'd give my recommendations!

The square club is a private members club so its not somewhere you just drop in for a quick pint…read more It is a lovely venue and is also home to the Square Gallery. I went to a private view here held by the artist Jim Starr (http://www.jamesstarr.co.uk/) When I visited Jim's work was to be seen throughout the Square Club, it looked amazing on the walls of this elegant Georgian house. It makes for a great gallery space. Outside there is a fantastic Terrace, it is an ode to zen like tranquility with wooden furniture, ambient lighting, out door art and chill-out music filtered through speakers, making it difficult to believe you are actually in the heart of the city. Drinks are however rather pricey but if you are after a nice drink in a refined tranquil atmosphere it is worth it. If you want to come here for an interesting evening (and don't want to become a member), the best thing to do is join The Bristol Explorers who regularly have talks here. The last Bristol explorers drinks evening had a talk by Monty Halls about his six months spent in the Outer Hebrides! So if there is an adventurer in you, definitely look our for the next Bristol Explorers evenings at the Square Club. http://bristolexplorers.com/