The Queens Head Easton — Restaurant in Bristol

This place is both monumentally good, and under used & valued.

Service: bar staff are great, always friendly and accommodating.

Music – Jukebox: great variety of music from all genres. Music – various live music nights, not least Duvet Vous which runs once a month or so.

Pool: Newly refurbished pool table which is a delight to play on however, pool cues are not so much – bring your own to enjoy the benefits of a great table.

Food - I've eaten here a few times - everything on the Menu is fantastic – I’ve not eaten a bad meal. There's not many people that can cook this good, but each and every meal is banging. A steak should be a simple food to cook however, it’s unbelievably rare to find someone who can cook steak well: Colin, the owner and chef does so consistently – try rare (go on), at most medium-rare, and you’ll be sold ….Vegans not so much () – but great vegetarian and vegan options are also available. Sunday roast is excellent with well cooked roast and great vegetables and a wide selection of condiments and sauces. All food is phenomenally well priced.

Drinks – pumps cleaned – rarely a bad pint – and when one is, there’s a no quibble policy about changing it. Ales: Camden and Arbour are the mainstay, as well as occasional guest ales. Lager: reasonable variety including Moretti Zyder: Thatchers, Inches and ‘Natch’ Spirits – well stocked top shelf with lots of varieties of each type. Teas, Coffees and hot chocolate – never a problem.

Summary: great location not far out of town, friendly staff, tasty food and drinks with good choice of music, great pool table and rear garden for those that like to set themselves alight – gather round and get warm. P.s., I’m a punter – don’t work here – just think it’s an underused but great...

Bit of a disappointment to be honest. The decor lacks character and ambience, which is replaced by the generic sterility of a standard gastro pub. Kind of like a Whetherspoons, but with normal priced drinks, so worse. On the subject of drinks, I was offered a loyalty card on my first purchase in the pub, which states “buy 10 beers get one free”. We bought four beers while here and only had two stamps acquired on the card, which makes me feel a little ripped off.

It seems that the whole Easton area somewhat agreed with me this night too, as where all other pubs in the area had a queue out the door this evening (the first pay weekend of 2025), there were barely six people in the queens head the whole time we were there.

BS5 pubs have always had a quirky and interesting spin on them, which is what keeps them popular and their patrons loyal. The refurb of the Queens Head (and I assume new ownership) has entirely removed all semblance a unique, fun and intimate environment and replaced it with a generic, standardised use of a space. Such a shame to see this one change, take a leaf from other pubs in the area and give yourself...

Unsure if it’s the evening we went but this place was so unhinged. The outdoor space lacks atmosphere and so did the side room which we had to sit in because the main pub didn’t have space to seat us as a larger party. The food was very mediocre and left a few of us feeling unwell. They have a decent range of beers on tap, though. The guy behind the bar served us nicely and handled the fight that...