The Mall, Clifton - pub details
Address: 66 The Mall, Clifton, Bristol, Bristol, BS8 4JG [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 23818) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Clifton Down (0.8 miles), Redland (1.4 miles), Sea Mills (1.5 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Real ale
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> Current user rating: 5.3/10 (rated by 23 users)
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user reviews of the Mall, Clifton
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| Nice pub poorly managed by some ignorant twat of a manager; best avoided which is a shame as it could be so much better in the right hands cellarbuoy - 14 Oct 2014 19:54 |
| I didn't intend on revisiting the Mall last weekend (hadn't been in for many a year and hadn't frequented it since its Firkin days in the '90s), but it kind of had to happen, as it was apparently on a Friday night the best beer pub open after 11PM in Clifton! We'd tried at the Portcullis at just after the hour but were politely turned away. So we had some beer. And it was pleasant - as it was the close of proceedings I can't remember what the hell it was, but it was in decent order. Selection wasn't outstanding but reasonable enough, and no less of a beer-monster's haven now than in the Firkin era, though arguably has reverted back to the wine-bar style and mature sophistication that it exuded before its conversion to an outlet of said defunct chain. We did get some odious lads being awfully obnoxious - one actually used the line "you've forgotten where you are: Clifton"! But then again my mate had just randomly called one "a c**t" and told another to "f**k off" without any real provocation other than the amount of ale he'd absorbed, so, in fairness these chaps had a fair complaint, and some would've swung for us. But when riposting to errant fellow-boozers, I can only implore student types to try not to be quite so arrogantly abrasive about it - with people like them about there's little chance of forgetting where one is! Chalked up as a decent enough pub, which at least realised there's still ale to be drunk even after 11PM. Though given the wider competition, neither the Mall, nor Clifton itself, can really compete in the field of excellent ale houses. TWG - 8 Oct 2012 17:54 |
| A good sized pub on a corner plot at the top of The Mall in the heart of Clifton village. The main upper bar has very large windows giving good views of the street outside and the green opposite. At the left hand end it opens out in to a room with a very high, ornate ceiling and this, together with the dual aspect windows (covered in floor to ceiling red velvet drapes) give it a very open, airy feel. Down at the other end of the long bar is a staircase leading down to a lower bar. This has much lower ceilings and less in the way of notable features, and can appear a little gloomy, although it�s a good size and can get very busy on a weekend. As beatles38 has mentioned, there is also a courtyard garden. There is a good selection of wines chalked up on a board, and the beers on offer were Lancaster Red, Doom Bar and Tribute. Good choice of ciders with Aspall�s Suffolk, Hogan�s (that�s a new one on me), Addlestones and Weston�s Organic straight from the barrel. Blackthorn - 20 Jan 2011 09:50 |
| the 2nd greatest pub in clifton in clifton after the dawkins , cider on the barrel , good pub grub , good downstairs and garden , plus a couple of good real ales . what more do you want beatles38 - 6 Sep 2010 21:46 |
| This is a lovely pub in a great location with very good beer and food. I am surprised by the low overall rating, but suspect that there might be two reasons for that. First, you really want to be sitting near the entrance, in the original part of the pub; 80 per cent of the pub is an extension that is gloomy and soulless. When I pop in, I look for a seat near the window and if there isn't one, I go elsewhere. Second, the clientele are posh students with loud plummy voices and their collars turned up. I can see how some would find that annoying, but at lunchtime they're not too overbearing, and if, like me, you have a weakness for posh young women, you can easily blot out the insufferable rugger types. FrancoG - 26 May 2009 12:53 |
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