The Grace

Came in with my Dad, brother and niece. Honestly some of the best food on the road!! service is great and all incredibly well priced… The sea bass was beautiful as well and the venison was insane. Love this place couldn’t recommend enough!!

11 of us had our Christmas Party here, we went for the Xmas package and it was excellent from start to finish, even when we had to make last minute changes. Fantastic service from Chris and his crew, delicious food and gorgeous atmosphere. No notes. Top notch. Thanks so much x

Excellent Sunday lunch. Really good value, with plenty of veg, meat and gravy. Well worth the money. Really nice and attentive team that work there - couldn't be nicer or more helpful (we went through the different levels of spicyness for my Virgin Mary!). Atmosphere is always good there - everyone seems happy, staff and diners/drinkers, and it's really buzzy. Will definitely be back. We did book as there were quite a few of us and we know it's really popular on a Sunday. We had the table from 12 - 2 which was plenty of time.

Great atmospheric pub that retains its local feel. Good range of local beers and spirits and great cocktails. Staff really friendly and knowledgeable. Food is sublime. We had small plates and each one wouldn't have been out of place in a top class restaurant. Simply the best pub on Gloucester Road.

Sensational. Busy busy busy with noisy drinkers but what did I expect for a Saturday summer nights beer garden. Great location but the highlight has to be the brilliant menu and service. Every dish we had was brilliant. Enjoyed our food so much I forgot to take decent photos.

It is such a shame but the quality of food and the atmosphere have taken a nose dive. Had 3 roast dinners and two cauliflower cheeses, one of the 2 cauliflower cheeses only arrived with 3 pieces of cauliflower in it. We were though offered two more for free and had them taken off the bill, however the cauliflower was rock solid and the sauce had little flavour and wasn’t hot. The remaining vege was also undercooked and under seasoned. We had two beef roasts and one nut roast, the nut roast option was dry and the beef was very fatty. It is such a shame as the pub was once a fantastic pub with a great atmosphere and amazing food, but it felt a different pub today to what it once was.

Could not have been more kind and helpful. We were a big party, just before Christmas, they were busy and didn’t have to help, but absolutely did. We are really grateful to Will and his kitchen team for making our event, and the last minute changes, so professionally and kindly possible :)

Came here twice for a Sunday roast, the first time the food was very lovely and tasty, atmosphere was okay but the service seemed a bit frosty. The second time the food quality seemed to have dropped, the root veg was still hard as if it had only been boiled for a minute and the cauliflower cheese was also rock solid, however the beef and roast potatoes were lovely! Service is fairly speedy however the staff act like it’s an inconvenience to serve you even thought you’re a paying customer. This doesn’t apply to all the staff just a couple. It doesn’t always feel overly welcoming which is a shame as it has potential to be a really fantastic establishment.

Wow! I went to The Grace for lunch with 3 other yelpers, and it was one of the best meals/lunches I've had for a while. If you haven't heard of The Grace, then it is what used to be The Robin Hood on Gloucester Road. It was taken over by the guys that own Zazu's Kitchen and The Greenbank in Easton - so it has extremely good credentials. The place looks and feels very similar to its former days as the Robin Hood, but has been spruced up and feels really nice and welcoming. Personally I'd try and give it a bit more personality, maybe some statement art work or colour on the walls - but it works fine as it is. They have one of best, hidden gardens of any pub/restaurant in Bristol and I will definitely making more use of it during the summer. Right, onto the food - amazing! Seriously, this is some of the best food I've had in a long time. Between the 4 of us we ordered 8 or 9 of the small plate dishes and everyone one of them was a triumph. The menu is seasonal and understated and I found it quite difficult to chose from. the dishes are brought brought to the table looking like something from Masterchef, it's a real treat and got me really excited. Stand out dishes were the Venison and the ham hock with clementines. We also had a Parsnip dish which was just beautiful, I struggle to imagine that anyone has ever made parsnips look or taste better. I'll be back to The Grace really soon and can't wait for their spring menu change (which I'm assuming they will do) This is definitely one of the the best small plate restaurants in Bristol, and I think you'd have to travel far to do much better.

Enjoyed a lovely warming glass of mulled wine in here this weekend. Good drink and nice atmosphere - Makes a perfect pit-stop when doing some Gloucester Road Christmas Shopping. Although I didn't eat this visit, the small plates menu on the blackboard looked very promising - a 'tapas style ' menu that had a Mediterranean/Middle Eastern feel. (Think, 'foodie food' in a grown-up bar/restaurant) I have earmarked it as a definite place to come back and visit for food. The restaurant itself has undergone a facelift recently. The decor is lighter and more open these days, while still maintaining the period old features that give this place character and charm, like the fireplace, the dark wooden bar and the gorgeous windows. I was sad to say goodbye the former restaurant in this spot - The Robin Hoods Retreat. However, from my first impression, I can imagine that I will thoroughly enjoy The Grace.

We arrived 7.30pm and ordered. At 8.30pm they told us they had lost our order. To be fair to them they said they would give us the meal on the house. Half the meal then arrived at 9pm. When I asked 10 minutes later when we could expect the other half the manager intimated that as we were getting the meal for free we shouldn't complain. 2 minutes later he literally threw the food down in front of me He seemed to think we should be grateful for getting a free meal. What he failed to understand that my wife and I were looking for nice night out together - not a free one! https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowUserReviews-g186220-d6948104-r388761943-The_Grace-Bristol_England.html#

One of Bristols best Sunday roasts - definitely sit in the garden out back it's lovely !