Ye Shakespeare — Restaurant in Bristol

Went here for a drink a couple of years ago, beer selection was poor with no local ales, and what i did drink tasted poor. I went again yesterday for a pint and although the range has improved a little with a bath ales gem on tap, there weren't any other local beers on tap. Food selection looked good. I had the beavertown neck oil and although it tasted crisp, it had a weird back taste. I reported this to the staff who were very quick to provide a reason and told me it was a new barrel but didnt offer anything else. So i left the remaining beer and went. Totally not worth it for an overpriced £6 beer. Why are they charging so much for a mass produced beer?, they arent special beers or an ale specialist so i can only conclude they are cashing in on transient workers and tourists passing to the station. Considering this is a heritage pub it doesn't have the quality or range it deserves. I didnt go back for a couple of years and although gave it a second chance, i was reminded why. Go next door to the Kings...

On a rainy evening, upon returning to Bristol, I stumbled upon this pub, which had a sign at the entrance, stating that it is the second oldest in the city after Hatchett Inn.

Inside, there is no atmosphere of anything historical at all – it feels like stepping into just another neighborhood pub, build some time ago, nothing more. The food menu features a large selection of Indian food, which is generally quite good (the pub is owned by a family from India, as I understand).

Regarding the service – the staff is ready to bring a new pint or take your order at the first wave of your hand, with a card reader at the ready. However, if you don’t have a card in hand or your eyes show no desire to order something else, they immediately lose interest in you, and there are also notes of rudeness and impoliteness in the service.

In conclusion – it's an ordinary neighborhood pub, lacking atmosphere and any...

Popped in here after first going into another local pub which had just recently reopened having walked past the Shakespeare a fair few times after work and thinking .. yeah I'll go in here at some point and never doing it. Until finally Friday I popped in with a couple work colleagues and we got a pint each and it was really really nice. It's deceptively small looking but when you go in there is a lot of room, few tables at the front, a TV and the bar (both barmen were friendly and chatty too) and there is more seating at the back along with your obligatory pub toilets.

I'll be going back .....