Volunteer Tavern - Bristol, City of

Really disappointed. I’ve been to this pub in the past and roast were delicious and the pop ups are always amazing. Unfortunately this Sunday, the food was pretty poor quality, with everything very very cold. The meat was overdone (said rare medium beef as standard on the menu, but it was well done), 3 potatoes were cold (seemed like they came out of a frozen bag) and not crispy at all, one half of an undercooked parsnip and one half of a carrot, some cabbage, the pure was cold and so was the gravy. I asked for a jug of gravy specified for it to be *hot*. No one checked back on our table/food so couldn’t give feedback, even after asking for hot gravy, no one ever asked if everything was okay with the food. Didn’t want to make a big deal as visited for a birthday, but would have complained and asked for money back.

No further explanation is necessary. The staff was indifferent, the food, while not awful, did not meet expectations, and the service was virtually nonexistent. Would not recommend.

I know it’s hard for pubs to pay minimum wage but not only these guys support their workers they put customers at the forefront. We planned for a massive pub crawl but such is the excellence of this bar we stayed all day. Staff great, atmosphere great, owners great. Who needs kings when you got this bar

Had a lovely butternut roast this afternoon service was incredible and overall lovely vibes! Would definitely recommend

Great place for a pint after work or shopping, inside was full but plenty of space uncover outside, nice to see a box of still cider on the bar!