Graze Bar and Chophouse, Bristolback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Nice beer (although less of a range than the usual bath ales offering) - very good steak - could have done with a slightly larger portion of chips though (perhaps i'm being greedy!)
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I can appreciate the previous reviewers' comments centring on this retaining a certain pubby quality to it notwithstanding its keen focus on food. It is billed as a restaurant, yet the range and quality of Bath Ales' cask (and keg for those who enjoy that) can be enjoyed in a convivial, bustling environment.
But I cannot be so positive with my experience of food - which you can feel free to ignore as it does date back a year or so but for some reason the original review has bitten the dust - but be wary, in case it was more than must teething troubles.
We sat outdoors on a fine evening, having waited some while to place orders. The food did not come. It continued not to come, and despite more-than-timely reminders to various staff members, it still didn't materialise. When it finally did (verging on 90 minutes later) it was as I recall pleasant enough, but hardly world-beating. Perhaps expectations had been allowed to climb unrealistically high in the intervening hunger-ridden hiatus, but really, neither me nor my partner-in-palate-mongering felt that the wait had been justified by the standard of the food. It was a real shame because we had led to be believed that Graze was not only a hip 'n' happenin' venue, but one which excelled in terms of its dishes. It was frankly a poor, provincial punt at a format which has been successful elsewhere, but also aped by those who have yet to quite master it.
As I say, the ale was great, and priced sensibly which was a surprise. I just really hope that the above 2011 experience is now wiped clean by numerous more recent reviews regaling us with tales of fabulous food and splendid service. But for me, it has probably blotted its copybook indefinitely and I don't plan a return visit.
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A very pleasant Bath Ales pub, but quite different from the brewery's usual offering. Far more restaurant like, perhaps in keeping with its trendy harbourside location. But having drunk in there many a time (and never yet eaten) i've never been made to feel unwelcome for just wanting a pint or two of their delicious beer. Only downside is it can be quite noisy when its busy!
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Think of it as a restaurant where you are quite welcome to just pop in for a pint and you won't be disappointed.
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after walking past on several occasions i finally decided to visit and was pleasantly surprised by the find,the pint of bath "summer's hare"(�3.05)was enjoyed sat outside on the patio area.it is sadly quite tucked away from the main drag so i hope it remains viable,only gripe was the one bloke serving on quite a busy Sunday afternoon,food looked yummy too 7/10
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Normally I hate these sort of places, but went with a group from work for beer & a meal. The Bath ales, draft & bottled beerwere excellent, as was the food. If you want a destination place for a group to eat & drink, I would recommend this place.
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Sort of a restaurant, sort of a pub - normally places trying to be both fall miserably between the two stools and don't deliver on either, but to my mind Graze is an exception. Excellently refreshing pint of Spa at a good value �2.70 (for a sort-of-restaurant). As this is Beer in the Evening I won't waste space with my fulsome praise for the baked pollock, but it certainly complemented the beer.
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This is a Bath Ales establishment, although a bit of a departure from their normal pubs in that it�s very much a restaurant as well. As the name suggests, the emphasis is very much on steaks, although there are some other interesting dishes on the menu.
Hopefully this will do better than the previous incumbent, the Queen Square Dining Room which only lasted a couple of years. Even though it�s very close to King Street and the Waterfront, it�s out on enough of a limb to not attract much in the way of passing pub trade. The Bibas bar at the opposite end of Queen Square was very short lived as well, but that too was essentially a restaurant. Hopefully with this being a bar as well it will manage to attract more custom.
As you enter though the middle doors, all the tables to the right are laid up for food and the ones to the left are not, so there�s clearly defined areas for eating and drinking even though it�s all in one room. There�s not really much of a pub atmosphere to the place, but it�s a decent enough establishment and the staff seem friendly. Whilst there are four hand pumps on the bar, unusually for Bath Ales pubs, there are only two beers available � Jem and Barnstormer. Apparently their cellar is rather small. They also have their Bounders ciders, and a couple of lagers that are more interesting than the norm in many pubs � Budvar and Amstel.
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suggested this pub before xmas , so its taken a little time to get it on bite . in review more or less echo what Dandilus has said except I think it was Golden Hare and Gem on when I visited yeh a little soulless , still I suppose they would arue that they're aiming it at eaters rather than drinkers.
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A different kind of venture from Bath Ales, and one which generally disappointed on every level. Full of diners on Saturday night which is good for their profit margins but I have to say we did not get a particularly warm welcome from staff when we said we had only came in for a pint or two. Actually I would say that there is probably little point in coming here for a pint - they only had - yawn - Spa and Gem on anyway and Gem was not in tip top order (they did have the B Ales full range in bottles in the fridge - perfect temp for real ale....). By the way, what is it with Bath Ales pubs and a usual complete lack of guest ales? Surely one or two wouldn't break the bank? Can't comment on food as didn't try it. I do not recommend from an ale perspective - far more interesting and welcoming places in the local vicinity.
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