The Alma Tavern & Theatre — Restaurant in Bristol

Had a great time doing the dine and show deal, the food had flavours and looked good buts needs a little work, my fish burger wasn't drained well and I was left with a mouthful of oil also the slaw was browning a bit which is always off putting (coat your apple in lemon juice, i think thats whats it was) my sisters chicken katsu burger was good but she wasn't getting much of the katsu flavours (she also couldn't eat the slaw) the fish and chip my mother had was huge and perhaps too big especially when you are about to watch a show and that is something I've never said before in a meal review! The service however was fantastic, more than fantastic very friendly and welcoming! There was a nice little dog scuttling round and everyone seemed in good spirits. The theatre itself was one of the most uncomfortable experiences of my life, it was a great show but the lack of air flow was stifling and actually my mother had to get up and sit at the back because of this. The leg room situation was also insane and because the large man in front of us decided to put his arm round his misses we became more than an uncomfortable ménage à trois. The second act i sat on the stairs. Now I am tall, but my sister and mum are short and even they feel the pain.

However despite the shortcomings and torturous conditions it was still an enjoyable evening and a lovely little place and I would probably do it again for the right show, but I dread to think what the...

An interesting place to stay...the rooms are two floors above the pub with a community theatre wedged in between.

Reception is via the bar - in my case this necessitated a five minute wait for the manageress to appear and show me to my room...I needed the loo, the wait cost a star.

The room itself was a decent size and the shower was hot and firm (jungle shower head/normal shower combo). Everything looked clean and bed was comfortable, TV a decent size, tea and coffee standard (though fresh milk and bottled water was available from a corridor fridge - had to read that in the guidance notes as the manager hadn't explained them).

The second star was lost because I don't think it's appropriate for a guest to have to stand on a chair in front of a tall window to fix the blind as without that intervention it wasn't going to drop, and that would have left me exposed to view from the many buildings opposite the read of the property... I'm sure I could have gone down and asked for someone to do the fix but time was tight as I had to get out for a gig night rendezvous in central Brizzle.

The Tavern is brilliantly placed for walking into town though, less than 30 minutes, downhill (Uber back at bed time obvs)...and is also.just half an hour from the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the quirky Clifton Village - an interesting first time...

We went to the Alma Tavern & Theatre to watch a play that a friend was involved in putting on. It was very warm and the upstairs theatre was packed, so I was glad to be able to take a drink up to sip through the performance. The pub does food, so you can eat before catching a performance, if you wish. I'm not sure what time the food stops, and I can't comment on the food as we didn't eat. Sorry. The pub seemed pleasantly cool, and wasn't too busy, but seemed friendly enough. The theatre seems reasonably well equipped, holding an audience of 50-60 I'd say, sitting on plastic chairs. I'd have liked more leg room, and I'm not particularly tall, being under six feet. Of course, being a small venue, they're packing in as many seats as possible. There are a range of plays performed over a month, with something different every week, sometimes two plays in a week. The play we saw, The Ebbing Hour, was on for two nights as part of a brief tour locally. If you like to watch a bit of locally produced drama of a decent standard, why not pop along or see what...