The Farm Pub

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79 reviews

#565 of 1,528 Restaurants in Bristol££ - £££, Bar, British, Pub

+44 117 944 2384+ Add website

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Sun

12:00 - 22:30

Mon

12:00 - 23:00

Tue

12:00 - 23:00

Wed

12:00 - 23:00

Thu

12:00 - 23:00

Fri

12:00 - 0:00

Sat

12:00 - 0:00

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3.5

79 reviews

#565 of 1,528 Restaurants in Bristol

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Bar, British, Pub

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Vegetarian Friendly

Meals

Lunch, Dinner

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Hopetoun Road St Werburghs, Bristol BS2 9YL England

+44 117 944 2384

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CUISINES

Bar, British, Pub

Special Diets

Vegetarian Friendly

Meals

Lunch, Dinner

FEATURES

Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar

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Bristol34 contributions

Food needs to improve

May 2022 • friends

I used to really love this place when I lived in the area a few years ago- it’s still mega charming and lovely to sit and have drinks but the food has gone so downhill. I think it’s a new kitchen so just got to hope it improves with time. The roasts used to be absolutely massive and were the tastiest in Bristol with amazing vegetarian options. We finished our food today and were still hungry - also we were told we couldn’t order dessert. It used to be £12 for a huge stack of delicious food but today it was underwhelming and not worth the money at all.

Written 8 May 2022

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SamD1991

London73 contributions

Decent roast

Apr 2023 • friends

Decent pub with nice garden. Lovely roast dinner. Cauli cheese was delicious!! Would have liked more choice of pudding.

Written 24 April 2023

Finley H

3 contributions

Great pub, bad food

Jan 2022 • none

Great pub, go there all time. It's not the cheapest, but its worth it for the surroundings and atmosphere. Only drawback is the food which has always been dissapointing. Go somewhere else for meals/pub grub.

Written 24 January 2022

Tallone Sudato

135 contributions

Totally disorganized!!!!

Sept 2020 • none

A beautiful sunny day ruined from a not qualified staff. The garden was full, but wait over 45 min for the drinks, it is absolutely unacceptable, the mistake has been repeated every time that we order the drinks. For every order, we had to ask to the very kind and calm Portuguese waiter that we were waiting for a long time. We also ordered the sunday roast, and we waited over one hour and half. The portions were small, the food was cold, we ask for cuttlery two times, because the waitress serve the food without it, we ask also for the napkins, but the waitress reply that they don't have it, but have just the blue roll. We ask for salt and pepper and sauces, but we didn't received. I don't like write review like this one, but everything was a mess. I would like to congratulate just with the Portuguese waiter, which has proved very professional, and did his best to rectify what their mates did wrong.

Written 28 September 2020

Michael B

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Ridiculously long wait for food!

Apr 2022 • none

We left this place with a sour taste in our mouth. The food is expensive, and is okay but not great. However, the main problem was the wait for the food to arrive. We ordered a couple of small plates and a side, to share, as we just wanted something to nibble with our drinks. The food took an hour to arrive while we sat there nursing our drinks trying to make them last until the food arrived. After about half an hour my partner went to the bar to enquire about our food order at which point she was informed that there was a forty five minute wait for food from time of order due to staff shortage in the kitchen. As it turned out the wait was fifteen minutes longer than that. Given that they knew there was a long wait for food it would be courteous to inform customers of this when they place their orders so that they can decide whether they wish, or are able, to wait that long. It's a simple thing to do and enables customers to make an informed decision and if they decide to order anyway expectations have been set.

Written 15 April 2022

Lee P

Bedfordshire16 contributions

At least the sun was shining

May 2022 • family

Visited with family on the spur of the moment, as it’s billed as dog friendly. Asked for menus, there weren’t any, but was told they’d send someone over. No show, so asked again. After 20 minutes we got hold of someone to take our order, although she wasn’t sure what was on the menu. Food ordered and had to be paid for immediately. When I questioned whether I could pay once we’d decided whether to have desserts, the waitress needed to ask, before saying no (was then told they don’t sell them on a Sunday????). Also told I had to order and pay for drinks separately, and that food and drink would have to be on separate orders. Ordered glasses of lemonade and realised that the post-mix was running out. When I took these back to the bar, bar staff tried the lemonade and agreed with me. Then another guy came out (manager?) and told me that their lemonade doesn’t really taste much of lemonade anyway, and that I could pay extra for bottled lemonade if I wanted. Eventually agreed to swap them for cokes instead. Food came out without much delay, and that’s about the only positive. Cold. Greasy. Cabbage not properly cooked. And served in a pool of gravy. One meal was the chicken, but I’m not sure it could be identified as chicken. Just very greasy and, ultimately, not enjoyable. The pub garden was busy, and I guess that’s the appeal of this place. Nice to sit out and enjoy a pint in the sunshine. But don’t go expecting good service, or hot edible food.

Written 29 May 2022

SaneName2014

10 contributions

May as well have gone to a burger van

May 2022 • none

The Food at the Farm Pub used to be a rock solid guarantee; they had a small but perfectly formed menu and the dishes were cooked nicely with what tasted, and looked, like good quality ingredients, but now... well, not sure what they're playing at but it's all gone a bit Pete Tong. First off the app said 'no food orders' were being taken. On going in to the pub and asking at the bar we're told orders ARE being taken, just not via the app as they're short staffed and need to manage the flow of orders. Fair enough, but we could have so easily walked away if we'd not gone in and asked. The new menu is rather large, but sparse at the same time. There's too much from a variety of food types and nothing really shines or stands out - it all appears a bit mish mashy and unfocused. Plus there are almost no vegetarian or vegan options on it compared to before. Then, confusingly, the new menu's got this 'NCD' prefix to most of its listings. Asking what that meant (was it a new type of food standard code for organic or something?) we were told it stood for Naughty Corner something or other. A nice new neon sign was behind the bar with that moniker illuminated. Ummmm, right, I hope this means the food's gonna be good was my thought. But it was not. The burger was billed as two patties (why two thin things? I'd much rather rather have the one large home made patty tbh) with a whole host of additions and some fancy sounding chips. But the patties tasted as bad as what you'd get from a late night burger van in town. They were also an unpleasant texture too (rather a lot of gristle). The other stuff in the burger I could not taste as the cheap meat taste was so overpowering. The chips were OK, but were stone cold as they were strewn over a plate too big for what is was hosting. Also we eat with our eyes and unfortunately the presentation was as bad as a busy mum who's simply feeding her kids convenience oven chips and burgers. It was just slopped on to a plate. It really looked like an unappetising meal. NCD is rather meaningless and appears to evidence a misguided focus on styling over the quality and presentation of the food itself. The food's nowhere near as good as the pointlessly branded promotion suggests it is. The meal was certainly not worth £14 and I we shan't be going back for food. Shame really as it's was a reliable go to for so many years.

Written 6 June 2022

Maia A

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Friendly bar staff but disappointing food

Jul 2021 • family

We arrived with the kids at 7pm, and ordered our food shortly after. First they were completely out of Mac and cheese, which was the only vegetarian option for children. We had to order them all chips for dinner... which arrived but our (pretty average) burgers didn’t arrive until 9pm... when I flagged this up, the waiter was very rude. Bar staff did their best, but definitely would not recommend eating here!

Written 13 July 2021

Roisin

15 contributions

Nice pub, awful Sunday roasts

Mar 2022 • none

Love this pub & bar staff but the new kitchen service doing the roasts is terrible. Food took 2 hours to come for 3 of our group of 4. The fourth person waited another 40 minutes, which meant that we were all uncertainly picking at our food and waiting for his to arrive so couldn't relax and enjoy it. The portions were tiny, potatoes were soggy, gravy was just brown water, vegetarians didn't get any yorkshire puddings. We asked the waitress for mustard and she angrily said "Is it urgent?!" To which my polite friend said "would it be really difficult to get?" And waitress said "yes it's really difficult, we don't have any pots", so we didn't get any mustard. 40mins after we were served the final person's roast arrived and it contained a total of 1 ROAST POTATO (pictured). I had to go in and hunt someone down to complain, I explained the situation and the waitress said "well I'm just a waitress so I can't do anything". Eventually managed to speak to the chef and got a refund but only for the one roast that arrived 40 minutes after the others, not for the three roasts that were rubbish and ruined by the service.

Written 20 March 2022

Blake R

3 contributions

Don’t bother going for a roast

Mar 2023 • couples

Unbelievable, food took 45 minutes to arrive and when it did we got half a roast. Portion sizes were so small especially for the £16 price tag. Potatoes and sprouts were raw in the middle, the gravy was thin and only got 2 slices of meat. Would NOT recommend and this establishment and they should reconsider their prices, or portions of the Sunday roasts. Feel like I’ve been robbed.

Written 12 March 2023

Nathaniel J

6 contributions

Used to be great

Oct 2022 • friends

Went in for lunch, this is what they served me, burger and chips for £13. Terrible presentation, small and boring burger despite the menu implying it was exciting. Burger on its own was £10, imagine paying £10 for the burger pictured. Put some effort in. Service Staff gave me extra chips, they were nice, unlike the food.

Written 18 October 2022

m jon

1 contribution

Bloody lovely

Mar 2023 • friends

Great Sunday lunch at the farm today. Roast beef and cauliflower cheese was bloomin marvellous, exactly what was needed on a rainy afternoon. Bar staff are friendly, attentive and easy on the eye.

Written 12 March 2023

Lowri x

Bristol9 contributions

AMAZING

Jul 2022 • friends

Only one chef working and she was amazing. ran the food herself, and when the food came it was spectacular. the burger was so delicious and juicy and the mozzarella sticks were huge!!!! Vicky the chef is amazing and was so lovely. Thanks Vicky !!!!!

Written 11 July 2022

NorthStar575352

1 contribution

Don't bother.

Sept 2024 • family

We waited just over 1 hour and 30 mins for our food order and the last member of our table waited 2 hrs. It was also the wrong order and another order was also wrong. Staff did not seem concerned when we asked what the hold up was. It seemed chaotic. When ordering food it would be fair to say how long it will take and not just say it should be ready in short while or in a few minutes. Will not go back.

Written 15 September 2024

FreyC

3 contributions

Sunday Roast

Aug 2020 • none

Amazing roast on Sunday! Staff are absolutely lovely. There was a bit of a wait for food but it was well worth it! We visit this pub quite regularly as it has a great garden and really friendly staff. Music is always really good and in keeping with the chill vibe

Written 20 August 2020

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