The Cat And Wheel - Bristol, City of

This is definitely the worst pub in Bristol. The manager, who is bald-headed, was extremely rude to my friends. He questioned why we were there, accused us of only wanting to use the pool table, demanded we buy a drink within 3 seconds or threatened to kick us out, refused to return our food, and talked down to our entire group from the beginning. He shut up when I threatened to give him a good hiding, that goblin looking jerk.

Went out to Cat Wheel on Friday and have to say it is such a fun night. The atmosphere is great I have to say a special mention to the manager Ziggi. He was so accommodating the whole night you could tell by the extra thought he put into everything that he genuinely loves his job. We will certainly be returning very soon. Many thanks Cat Wheel many thanks Ziggi, see you soon!!

I have been a loyal customer at Cat Wheel for a long time. Their karaoke nights are fantastic and the service is top-notch. Cole, the manager, is excellent at what he does.

Head here when other pubs are closed because it’s usually open late. The crowd can sometimes be a bit...choice but usually pretty chatty. Cool old features as well, not been ‘gastro-fied’ yet.

A group of 8 of us (students) came here at 11pm on a Tuesday evening after having a lovely dinner elsewhere for a friend’s 21st birthday. When we arrived at the pub, it was practically empty, with the only customers being non students. This pub professes to be a cool and fun pub for students, and on friday Saturday is usually pretty rammed. However, on a Tuesday this is not the case. We went because most other pubs shut at 11, and we wanted a pint or two to end the night. Upon arriving, 4 of us (girls) went to the toilets whilst the others bought a pint each (bar one boy, who does not drink alcohol). When we got to the bar, we were met by the landlord (bald short man), who was telling our sober friend that he had to buy a drink, or he could not sit with his friends, in a practically empty pub; one hour before close. Obviously we were all stunned, having never heard such a bizarre thing by someone working in hospitality. When my friend (female) tried to get the landlord to expand upon this, he replied in a very condescending, irritated and irrational manner; essentially being very rude to a PAYING CUSTOMER. We told the landlord that everyone except our sober friend would buy a drink shortly, and that we just wanted to get settled first (having had a big dinner shortly prior), but he disregarded this quickly we HAD to buy something as soon as we set foot in the pub, or we had to leave. The birthday girl did say that some people may not want to buy a drink at all, or get one after sitting for a bit, and mentioned that a lot of students (and others) may not be able to afford drinks out (cost of living crisis etc), to which he replied “well you just should stay at home then if you can’t buy anything when your friends go out”. Sorry????? That is the weakest, most unsympathetic, ignorant, and frankly unoriginal response and is laughable We have come into your EMPTY pub, sat by the window by a busy road we could have brought in a few students at the end of the night by advertising that students were actually there. We told him that everything he was saying was ridiculous and unsubstantiated, but he was a brick wall repeatedly telling us that his pub was “not a youth club”, and that people buy things in pubs to keep the facilities open. If this narrow minded man would have been SLIGHTLY more welcoming, our sober friend would have bought a soft drink, and the remaining ‘customers’ would have paid for one or two pints EACH we would have given him our business. This man’s logic is entirely flawed: he said that he would’ve been happy if the rest of us had got a half pint of lemonade each, instead of waiting 10 minutes and then getting a £5 pint. It is apparent that this man has 0 manners and no respect for PAYING CUSTOMERS. Also the toilets are grim. Thank you for making my friend sit outside with her pint what a lovely way to end a 21st birthday!