Maes Knoll Toby Carvery, Bristol - pub details
Address: 42 Bristol Road, Bristol, BS14 0PF [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 40758) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Keynsham (2.6 miles), Parson Street (2.9 miles), Bedminster (3 miles)
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> Current user rating: 5.3/10 (rated by 7 users)
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user reviews of Maes Knoll Toby Carvery, Bristol
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| Butcombe at £2.50 looked good, but could not see through it. Had flat Blackthorn instead! TalbotHill - 20 May 2015 17:09 |
| Above average Carvery Pub split 50/50 between restaurant and drinking area. 3 hand pulls, 1 for St Austell Tribune @ £2.90 a pint and 2 for Buttcombe Bitter @ £2.40. I had a pint of the latter which was so nice I had another. bjbrummiejohn - 6 May 2014 08:17 |
| This pub is actually a Toby carvery, so that straight away gives you some idea what to expect. For many years it was known as The Black Lion. Quite why it needed to change it�s name is not clear, but at least it�s changed it to something with a local connection (Maes Knoll is the name of an Iron Age hill fort a few miles to the south) rather than something entirely spurious as is so often the case. There�s nothing an all wrong with it, but then again there�s nothing particularly right with it either. It�s bland but inoffensive, no character but clean and tidy. They�ve tried to make a bit of an effort but ultimately there�s only so much you can do once you�ve ripped out the original interior and are starting afresh. It�s carpeted throughout, with some exposed brickwork, flock wallpaper elsewhere, a pastel blue painted plaster in yet another area and some whitewashed wood panelling. A bit of everything it seems. A snug area off to the right is reminiscent of a hotel drawing room with it�s dark wood panelling, green button backed leather bench seating and drawings of old Bristol on the walls. I didn�t check the menu, but there was a dominant carvery counter off to the left as you come in. How many of these they sell on sunny afternoons I�m not sure, but I guess if that�s what your brand is about, you have to persevere. There is another room at the rear with a couple of sofa�s and a plasma on the wall, although this had the volume tuned off. There is also a small beer garden, although this is rather uninspiring being tucked away around the back of the pub, with just a blank wall and the car park for a view. That, together with the constant drone of the kitchen extractor fans, makes for a somewhat unappealing ambience. Beers on this occasion were Butcombe and Marston�s Royal Union. There was a third pump that was in the process of being changed. This may have been Theakstons going on one of the meal deal promotions I saw chalked up. Ciders were disappointing, with just Bulmers and Strongbow, unfortunately. Blackthorn - 3 May 2011 15:08 |
| Yesterday at this establishment I had possibly the worst pub meal I have ever suffered. I ordered fillet of salmon (not cheap at �8-�9). I was told it was 'on the deck', which seemdd to mean I had to go to the carvery to get it when it was ready. (I hadn't ordered from the carvey as it was 6pm and hardly being used - a group of 4 had done so and ended up leaving most of their meals). The salmon was on its own on the plate, looking very unappetising, and I had to get the (stewed) vegeatbles and (over-cooked) potatoes from the carvey. The salmon was tasteless and, to top it all, on ordering the trifle dessert, I discovered this too was tasteless and watery. Never again! (I guess that if you go at a busy time and then use the carvery, things may be different but the food choice is so limited you have little alternative at whatever time you go.) celtic1 - 24 Apr 2011 09:16 |
| I used to hate this place, but I needed to stop, and this was the only convenient place. Spitfire @ �2-50, Butcombe @ �2-10! Clean toilets, and cheap meal deals. Suits me. The_Final_Arbiter - 9 Mar 2011 23:37 |
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