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The Knowle

5.0 (1 review)
Open 11:30 am - 11:00 pm

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The Barley Mow

The Barley Mow

(3 reviews)

The Mow! Gem gem gem! No, not Bath Gem's... but a gem of a diamond in this little community of St…read more Phillips. It is situated very close to the Temple Meads train station and near the IBIS Hotel, but rather difficult to locate if you don't live around the area or already know about it. I'd suggest you google it and hunt it down because it is an awesome little pub. The feel of this pub is cosy, wooden antique-y furniture litted about the place, and a warm fire burning (if the weather is chilly). As this pub is affiliated with the Bristol Beer Factory, the ales on tap are the Beer Factory ales, like No. 7, Sunrise, Stout, Red and usually one guest ale! They are usually about £2.70 - £2.80 - pretty good. Beers on tap here are Fosters, Grolsch and the cider is a lovely fizzy Ashton Press. There is outside seating, as well as a courtyard at the back with a nice sheltered bit for when it starts raining. The food! They pride themselves on good, hearty, fresh and locally sourced food. The vegetarian lasagne and sunday roasts are my favourites here. This pub is just a lovely place to spend hours, having a quiet pint and food, with a book off their bookshelf, by the roaring fire. Loads of games are available here to play with- Downfall, Guess who?, Jenga, Chess....great for the kids and adults too. A venue always filled with the locals - it seems they have kept this pub a little secret very well indeed! Head down here and you'll love this place as much as I do. Guaranteed.

This really is a lovely old proper pub with some most pleasant people working here. Some…read moreinteresting pictures around the walls, which is why it is such a shame that the entire wall to the back left as you go in is covered by a massive TV screen, even showing news of some kind when no major sporting events are occuring. The beer was really good. They had four Bristol beer factory beers (they usually have a guest too). I had their Acer, one I know and like already!

Volunteer Tavern

Volunteer Tavern

(14 reviews)

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The staff are very friendly and professional, and the whole place has a nice, casual, communal…read moreatmosphere. I also LOVE the food from La Cocina. I'm from California, and one of the things I've missed in Bristol is good Mexican food. La Cocina fills that craving nicely!

The Volunteer is one of Bristol's many hidden gems…read more Situated just on the outskirts of Old Market a minutes walk from Cabot Circus, you probably wouldn't know it's there without a recommendation. It's quite a small pub and while it lacks a decent size for big groups it makes up for it with cozy character. On entry there is a pateoed garden complete with pub benches and what looks to be a stone bake pizza oven which I guess would be great for summer. I'd chosen the Volunteer for my team at work's Christmas dinner as it was a convenient short walk from my place of work in Temple Quay (next to Temple Meads) and i'd heard great things about the quality of the food and service. We had a table of 10 which took up a large portion of the pub, the service was very friendly, can't fault the table service provided. The food was excellent. Starters consumed were pigeon, leak and onion soup and crab thermidor. The hit of the starters appeared to the the pigeon. The Christmas dinner on offer was excellent. Not just first class pigs in blankets but devils on horse back as well (prunes wrapped in bacon). My overall review of the roast on offer is that it's a no nonsense well executed roast dinner that definitely should be a consideration for a good roast in central Bristol. I played it safe for the 3rd course and went for the cheese board, which was also great. All your cheese & cracker classics accompanied with a curry style chutney, pickled onions and capers. There is a good selection of drinks on offer as well. The barman was more than happy to give some advise on the extensive range of ales on offer! All in all a great time had at the Volunteer. I'll definitely be heading back for a Sunday roast at some point and maybe see how it fairs up in the summer as well!

The Knowle - pubs - Updated May 2026

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