The Love Inn could be thee venue that most successfully epitomises Bristol culture: great food, chilled vibe, buzzin' atmosphere, hipsters and hangovers and some of the best music in the world!
The Love Inn is run by Team Love! the guys behind Love Saves the Day festival, the WOW stage at Glastonbury Festival, The Garden Festival in Croatia and the almighty Futureboogie record label - pretty big credentials and clear that music is the heart of this bar!
They have gigs every Friday and Saturday night that pull big crowds. Sundays weekly gig is called 'Back to Ours' which provides sunday grooves for those not ready to admit that the weekend is coming to an end. The focus for gigs is on House/Disco/Electronic music and they bring big international acts as well as well known local DJ's. Unfortunately I missed Neneh Cherry a few weeks ago which I was gutted about!
You'd be forgiven for thinking a music venue wouldn't deliver when it comes to food, but by day and early evening The Love Inn's kitchen throws out some amazing diner-style burgers and pizzas. The burgers are served in baskets, cheese rolling down the sides and all held together by a cocktail stick so they don't fall over. They have several different burger options, my favorite so far is the Bacon Swiss. A few of us shared some pizzas a couple of weeks ago which were also really good. My favorite was the chicken one (cant remember the exact name though, sorry)
Fancy a Rum Tickler? was the response I got when I asked if they sold cocktails. I love rum so this cocktail hit the spot. I cant remember what was in it (probably because I had 3) but it tasted amazing and was served in a large glass with handle - which is better than the poncey glasses you get in some places.
The decor is casual diner-style with boothes and tables. The walls have really cool arty wooden paneling, kind of log cabin style, but not - if that makes any sense! I really like the fact that they have big green plants around and 2 on the DJ booth.
As a lover of house music, great food and unpretentiousness - The Love Inn couldn't be more up my street! I cant wait to see what they have in-store for summer! read more