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A former pub in Clifton serving hearty dishes. William Sitwell of the Daily Telegraph gave it a big thumbs-up.

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Have you eaten at The Clifton?

16 Regent Street, Bristol, BS8 4HG

What the Newspaper Critics are saying

The Daily Telegraph

William Sitwell lost his heart to the “ugly food” served at an old pub in Clifton “with the kitchen in the centre, more pubby at the front and diney at the back”.


Service was dour – “an occasional smile would have been welcome” – and the decor simple, while “most of the dishes are of the type that make one forget the idea of a knife and fork, appealing directly to one’s primal instincts”. Most notable (and perhaps ugliest) was the “dauphinoise potatoes that might have been cooking since about the 14th century. They were medieval – dangerously hot to touch, charred on top and, beneath, an endlessly warm and spirited deep-dive of creamy, buttery potato”.


The food may have been “simple and hearty”, “but there are real brains and thought in the kitchen… this lunch was a tonic in an age of vain self-love.”

William Sitwell - 2024-03-31

Daily Mail

Tom Parker Bowles heaped praise on another pub conversion with a kitchen run by former St John chef Tom Watts-Jones, whom we have already seen this week at the Hare & Hounds across the border in Wales.

True to form, it boasts a “daily changing, seasonal menu, and a nose-to-tail ethos, using artisan local suppliers, mostly cooked over a custom-made Parrilla charcoal grill… When it comes to modern British cooking bingo, The Clifton has a full house.”

Tom Parker-Bowles - 2024-05-12

Prices

Availability 2 courses 3 courses coffee included service included
Lunch £20.00  
Dinner £20.00  

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Veggies Pudding
£9.00 £37.00 £0.00 £13.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £27.00
Filter Coffee £0.00
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 12.50%
16 Regent Street, Bristol, BS8 4HG
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
TuesdayCLOSED
Wednesday6 pm‑9:30 pm
Thursday6 pm‑9:30 pm
Friday12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑9:30 pm
Saturday12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6:30 pm‑9:30 pm
Sunday4 pm‑12 am

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