The Orchard Inn — Restaurant in Bristol

23/2/24 - friday afternoon coffee & snack

I'm a middle aged guy from London exploring around the docks on a cold dank day. I needed somewhere warm for a coffee and a snack.

Is just seen the nearby large Banksy image, looked up Gglmps to find this traditional pub.

I arrived at 15:30 to find quite an empty pub, fine. It was warm and welcoming anyway!

Within a bunch of local workers came in with colourful language to order beers and shots to warm themselves up. Not a problem, this is a locals' pub! Lots of banter between couples and the workers. There's a lot of building, restoring, boat and road works locally. This is the only pub in the area and is warm!

I'm not into cider unfortunately and I'd drink way too much the night before so had to ignore the beers in barrels at the back (including Ferryman (£4) and Otter (£3.80).

I had read the rolls were good and ordered one sitting on the counter, a BLT the friendly barlady said. I ordered the coffee with milk (no alternatives unfortunately for my allergy). I paid the £6.50 by card.

I used the clean loo and returned to find the coffee waiting for me.

I decided to write this review on the spot (I have no deadlines till the return coach to London at 9pm). Unfortunately there is no WiFi so I'm using my generous data although the O2 signal is only two bars.

The coffee (£2.50) was good and the BLT roll (£4) was also very good.

The pub has events most evenings (see photo of the events board).

If you are in this neck of the woods/orchard and partial to a cider or beer this is the place (award winning for cider...

I absolutely loved this pub. I'm not a cider drinker, but thought I'd go crazy and try one: it was excellent. This is a proper pub with friendly locals, I have no idea who the bloke behind me was, but he was great laugh. Roast potato's were being passed around and they were perfect, certainly recommended. My wife had a half IPA shandy which she also loved. The tables in the bar have holes drilled for keeping score with cribbage ( I think ), a real bit of nostalgia. This is not an olde wolde theme pub, this is a proper locals pub and I highly...

Enjoyed a lovely Scrummage cider and a pleasant Cornish pasty for lunch, outside with a friend of 60 years from Rhodesia. Cider selection excellent and taste recommendation spot on. Lots of recognition for their cider knowledge and stock based upon Certificates of Excellence on the wall. Left my wife’s phone outside which was handed in to the bar. Sam Marriott, one of the owners, was so kind and helpful and after me calling the phone, sent it to me First Class Mail the next morning👏🏻😄. Please visit them, you will be...