Hill, Cliftonback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
I like the Hill. the food is good and the beer is nice. the prices are cheap. nice mix of people turn up there both studenty types and the young professionals. music is good lots of TV's for the sports, which im not a massive fan of but they only seem to put the sound on for the busier games so its not rammed down your throat all the time.
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This is Cotham, not Clifton. Nondescript large pub that I cannot imagine going to unless I really wanted to watch a football match with three hundred students.
LukeD - 15 Sep 2011 18:45 |
A large pub just off of the Whiteladies Road strip, known as Crockers for many years, then a spell as some Irish themed pub as I recall, and now called The Hill. It seems to be more of a sports bar than your traditional pub, with a pool table at one end, a large projector screen at the other and another four plasma�s dotted around, which seemed a little excessive. They were all showing a football match, and the commentary was on a little too loudly.
There�s a long bar opposite you as you walk in, and a smaller bar in the corner which is used for food preparation. There�s a stone baked pizza oven in the corner which is an interesting feature, and it�s pizzas that the menu majors on, with a good choice of eight or nine of them and a very limited choice of anything else. There�s a couple of leather sofa�s with low tables down at one end and a few leather covered stools as well. A few of the tables in the large window offer a good view of the street outside. The pub seemed a bit male dominated, with several guys sporting tattoos.
Beers on offer were just Doom Bar and keg Bombadier, the latter of which appeared to be off. The cider was Blackthorn.
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Geographically just about in cotham , but really only a few yards down the road from clifton down station , so really still student country . a bar in a funny location , you could easily be on the waterfront , no real ale , unless you call john smith a real , tinny, wooden, expensive . okay i suppose if your just out of school uniform or of that mentality .
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Unless it's quiet this place gets me agitated. Full of pretentious people. Only one ale on offer. Expensive. If you go for the football there are lots of screens but tables spread throughout so if you stand your in someones way and if you sit people block your view. Consolation...the pizzas are worth it especially when 2-4-1.
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Note for mwh. Its a Bar Room Bar, run by a company called Orchid. Who have a few other pubs in Bristol such as Cock of the North, Bradley stoke and Channings. Not any BSB or Alibi. Lots better when the students are away, can actually get a seat and a clean table!!
anonymous - 15 Aug 2006 12:15 |
1.3/10? It's not anywhere near that bad!
This place has changed hands several times in the last few years, it's just called "The Hill" now and is run by the same people as BSB and Alibi, I think. It's fine for a pint when it's not too busy. Usually has Bristol IPA, which is a pleasant surprise for somewhere that's so bar-ish.
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Don't pop in here if you want a quick pint - the ratio of working bar staff to customers is about 1000 to 1 - best to order a whole nights worth of booze in one shot as you'll probably not get served again before closing time.
Food is OK though and not a bad bet for lunchtime as students tend to do their drinking here in the evenings.
mikep - 27 Jun 2006 11:23 |
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