Restaurant · Bristol
Right on the water in Bristol's harbour, this is the kind of spot where you can park the buggy on the covered terrace, let the children watch the boats go past, and actually finish a drink. Tables outside are the prize on a sunny afternoon — people-watching, sunshine, clean loos and staff who are genuinely warm rather than scripted. The food has stepped up since the menu changed: the beef burger gets rapturous write-ups, and the squid, mussels and creamy sauce with good chips are worth ordering, plus tempeh for vegans. There's a kids' menu and high chairs. Fair warning — it's a touch pricey, choices are fairly limited, popular dishes sell out, and weekend live music and sea shanty nights make it loud. One visitor calls it "such a chill place, very local".
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