Playing a game of pool at the pub is all well and good but if you want a bit more peace and quiet…read moreand a reduced risk of spilt drinks and people bumping into you then head to Rileys. They've got loads of well kept full size snooker tables, complete with the overhead lights they have on the games on the telly and a general feeling of people concentrating on their game. It's still fairly pubish though. There's a bar sky sports and this isn't a bad just to come for a drink, especially as its a bit less rowdy than most places on and around Park Street (not that this is particularly hard). Drink prices aren't bad at all either if you can find the special deals. I like Rileys, it's nice to have somewhere where you can get a decent game and I would play all the time if it wasn't for the prices and the demand of membership fee. If I'm desperate for a quiet game I'll just head to a pub on a weekday afternoon or some other quiet time.

Aha Rileys the snooker club, you old fool. I shall now write about you…read more My mate ended up working here temporarily when he first moved to our fair city. Although a temporary appointment, we inevitably ended up coming here a lot for a short period. If you're looking for a certain night, it has everything you need. There are a good twelve American pool tables in the along with a few smaller versions in the main room. This means that you always can grab a table, no matter what time of night you decide to show up. This place is open 24 hours, so if you bowl out of a club at three and are feeling competitive, this is your place. They also serve food through the night, so it's the ultimate 'after club game of pool burger and chips' in Bristol city centre. There's other things that would only interest the interested, like a snooker room, poker tables and the option for poker nights, Worzel staff, pool queues, chalk and bags for hire, locals and yocals in bifocals. Although the place doesn't deserve a top rating as it's pretty bland and chain like, it definitely doesn't deserve less than a three because it serves a purpose and I have always had good nights there if I've been looking for that sort of thing. You have to sign up as a member though, so that's worth knowing. Take an extra fiver if you wanna play.

As the name probably betrays, this is Bristol's ultimate sports pub, with Skyed up TV screens…read moreeverywhere, including the recently refurbished garden, which means on a fine day you can enjoy the big match as God intended - out in the open air. Pool, however, is the name of the game here, with four different rooms with tables in (mainly the traditional type though there is an American one too in the bar). It's pretty reasonable, at three games for £2, and there's cheap grub of the burgers and pizza variety too. The fact that you don't have to pay membership makes this the best pool place in Bristol, and if you want to beat the crowds at weekends, you can nip out to the annexe round the back.

I have to admit I was not keen on coming to the Sportsman and had to be coaxed into coming with the…read morepromise of a free beer. But actually this is a great place for watching the footie. Inside there are loads of sofas and tables. And four bars serving very competitively priced booze. They have 4 pool tables a massive out door area and another bar hidden outside ! This is a large establishment. They have a menu full of the usual suspects burgers, chips etc. I opted for a pizza, a create your own job. With onion bahjee as a topping ! It was very tasty and perfectly cooked. I really was very happy. Obviously dont come here if you looking for music and boogie as this place dont do that. But if your after somewhere to watch the football or rugby definately consider getting yourself over to the Sportsman.

Elbow room has everything going for it; it's got a well stocked bar, good location and a cool name…read more But I am really not a fan. Not to sound like a Park Street snob but this bar is usually packed with people who wouldn't normally enjoy the quirky retro chic of the other bars up and down the hill. On more than one occasion I've walked in to find people passed out on the floor or crying in a corner - not a great start to any one's evening! I'd recommend coming here during the day when the pool tables are empty and the aforementioned undesireables are yet to come out and play.

I don't like this place. It's halfway up Park Street and gets rammed with a slightly 'Trevory'…read morecrowd. It's half bar, half pool hall, but the bar part isn't big or unique enough to keep you interested and the pool tables are those big American ones and are expensive to hire (you pay at the bar for a certain amount of time, not by the game). Also, despite the name, it's not really big enough, which is pretty ironic, though considering the Stateside focus of this unspectacular place, they probably wouldn't understand this. The only time I've vaguely enjoyed this place is on a Sunday afternoon watching the footie, as it's less crowded then and they have some cheap drinks offers.

The White Harte is a large pub on the corner of Park Row and Park Street. I think it might now be…read morein the process of some sort of redecoration as I peeped through the window whist taking a photo and it looked a little unfinished. I have visited a month back before this change and I had a perfectly pleasant afternoon. I had spent a long day shopping and what's more I had to climb to the top of Park Street to get home, so by the time i'd reached the summit I was famished. We decided to search for a pub lunch, and a pub lunch is what we got. It's light and airy inside which is just what I needed for lunch time (I actually like to be able to see what I am eating instead of getting out my phone's flash due to a pub's 'moody lighting'). Prices were a little cheaper than most places, which suprised me as I expected to pay more for the location. I would also like to add that their diet Coke was really good. Normally in pubs you can't taste a Diet Coke because it's watered down too much, but here it was good old proper Coke - A*

Cheap booze, wonky pool tables (much smaller than standard size) and a jukebox...what else could…read moreyou possibly need!? Ok, maybe some decent drinks and friendly staff, and somewhere to sit. That sounds harsh and really it's only at peak pub hours you might find this place a bit of a nightmare, but that's only because their prices are so low! The food and drink is great value (don't expect gourmet food), which in a city of overpriced pubs and bars during a credit crunch is really fantastic to see. The best reasons to go here are for the quiz, which we won the one and only time we participated. We were pretty surprised, but I think it was the team name of Schindler's Fist that actually won it for us. The prize was free food and drink, at the White Harte, that was a shame, but the staff were so much fun that night and we had a great time. You should also check out the football here if you can, they have a massive projector screen and the atmosphere is usually pretty great; none of this sipping a Spritzer watching the game in a wine bar in Clifton. Eugh, no thanks, I mean I know football is painfully middle class now, but I actually got told off for swearing loudly at the game last week!!! There wasn't even any kids in the pub! The little over paid men in the moving picture box won't hear you unless you swear at them!

Staff took away my drink in front of my because I left it on the side, then got me kicked out…read morebecause I told him it was my drink. Am example of how rude and ignorant most of the staff where

I love the lanes, it has everything; bowling, karaoke, pizza, music, a great selection of booze, a…read morevintage clothes boutique, a great club night ! On every Saturday night (apart from one a month, can't remember if it's the first or the last -soz) they have a club night called "department s" run by Bristol legend Jon The Mod and his lovely other half Jamie (Jamie runs the gimme shelter vintage boutique in the foyer of the venue) Jon has been playing in various bristol venues for donkey's years (ever since I can remember) he specialises in 60s Garage Beats, Northern Soul, 60's GROOVES, Rock and Roll, Two Tone, Tamla, Alt 80's, MOD and INDIE Anthems - ( I stole that bit from his website ) It's guaranteed to be a good night and quite often there will be a band playing, last week was the gimme Hendrix experience, a fantastic Jimi Hendrix tribute band, there is also a large courtyard for smokers but it's also a nice place to sit if you need to cool down a bit from all the dancing !

The servers here are extremely friendly and helpful. They are great at recommending items. The food…read moreis always delicious, cooked to your liking. It is a beautifully decorated pub, that can take back in time. It also has a great outdoor dining area.

I don't need to tell you how good this place is. I just need to tell you it won CAMRA pub of the…read moreyear back in 2006. The ales are still as good today, including Doombar (and 11 other cask ales for your tasting pleasure). The pub is located opposite the Horfield Sports centre (oh the choice you'll have to make - gym or pub) an imposing old building literally on the green. Inside is a bit faux-antique, but warm and inviting all the same. Food smells wafting from the place when I was there were stomach-rumblingly good, unfortunately I've yet to taste the grub. All the more reason to go back.

To call the old england an undiscovered gem might be going a bit far, however an undiscovered (and…read morerather impressvie) cubic zirconia kind of fits the bill. Before I elaborate on the good and bad points of this place, a histroy lesson! The old England was the local pub to cricketing legend W G Grace. This is marked by a few pieces of cricket memrobelia around the interior. Really this place should be a pilgramige for any one going to the gloucester ground (further up the A38) to watch a cricket match, but sadly it's not. This pub is just a tad too far off the beaten track to benefit from being around the lively arches / cheltenham road / stokes croft area. As far as I'm aware it's only locals and those in the know that come here. This truly is a shame as the interior is comfortable, the staff are very polite and fothcoming, and the range of drinks (which does include a couple of real ales) is adequate and very well priced. So why is it not popular? I can't say, however ,the last time I came here a guy playing pool was attacked by his brother with a screw driver. This was early afternoon on a thursday so I don't know if it's is a regular occurance but one I wouldn't want repeated. Saying that I would come here again, infact I would go out of my way to come here again (just not when it's dark). If it wasn't for that incident this place would get an extra star but for now I can only give it two. Adequate

Great pub, nice staff, good atmosphere. Too bad it is still quite unknown, but in a way, it's what…read moregives it it's charm, local friendly people.

Roast Dinner - Didn't expect it to be this good !! As its a night music venue aswell i kind of…read moreexpected the food to be abit slack but how wrong was I.... They only had a sunday lunch small menu as i assume they change the menu often. But we both had a 'Turbo Island Chicken' meal. Which came out with sharing platters of the vegetables, roast pots, homemade yorkshire pudding slices, and a jug of gravy to share. The chicken was cooked just perfect. I like that you can help yourself to veggie etc from the platters. We had extra cauliflower cheese dish aswell. The bar has a large selection ciders, ales & wines! Has a smoking area out the back. At night the tables are moved to clear way for the dance floor. I haven't been here since it was 'The Bank' but i like what they have done with it. I will be back again to try the mid week menu

Love love love The Love Inn!…read more A group of us went on Sunday for roast dinner, having seen another review on Yelp we decided to give it a go! The decors great, it's got loads of disco balls, cool art work and funky lights. The tables are rustic wooden benches, and there's 4-5 booths along the wall. We had the big booth which looks out on to stokes croft so perfect for people watching. It was a bit snug for the 11 of us but it worked. We ordered at the bar and paid separately which was good with a large group of us. The food came out with in about 10-15 minutes. I had the Turbo Island Chicken (Turbo Island is an infamous landmark of Stokes Croft), served with roast potatoes and a fat Yorkshire pudding, yum!! The chicken was really tender and the roasters really crispy. The veg is served on big sharing trays, we had mashed carrots, red and white cabbage, And a jar of gravy, it looked great I loved that everyone could just tuck in and help them selves. The food was great and there were 11 very clear plates which days it all really! On a Sunday they have 'back at ours' after dinner the lights are dimmed, decks out and the DJ plays some tunage. I really liked it here on a Sunday night, it had a really nice vibe. I haven't enjoyed it so much when I have visited on Friday and Saturday night. I can see us spending many Sundays back at theirs and will definitely be bringing the gang again!

Lovely pub appears small but superb with excellent real ales. Love the team shed inner bar seating…read morearea with friendly service. Want to visit again

It may be small, but don't be fooled - this teeny tiny pub on Victoria Street is easily the best…read morepub in Bristol. Situated outside of the hustle and bustle of the city centre, the kind of crowd you'll find here is the one that loves a descent pint of beer and an evening spent with friends. It can be quite difficult to get a seat here, so it's not a great place to take someone who hates standing with a drink. The King's Head will give you a little slice of history and take you back to a time when not every pub was a chain, and when reasonable prices weren't a rarity.