The Lamplighters - Bristol, City of

This is an excellent watering hole ,the staff and manager are fantastic. the person who prepares the frozen food is lazy and useless. The food is of average pub food. The menu here used to be great but the new owner is lazy and shouldn’t be running a pub. This would und be a gold mine and we’ll worth a visit .superb location,great garden right by the river . The prices of the drinks are high but it’s the food that lets this gem down. To the owner get someone who knows how to run this type of establishment and listen to your manager she is great .

Booked in for Sunday lunch, have been many times as locals, had to wipe down table as very sticky, ordered the beef option which when ordered previously was slow cooked brisket, arrived as thick slices which were tough full of fat, made more difficult to eat with the blunt cutlery provided, portion size very small just about warm, disappointing. As eating out is becoming less affordable in the current climate it more important than ever to serve up something acceptable.I understand the pressures the hospitality section is under with rising costs we really want to support our local pubs but the food has to be of a decent quality. After spending around £100 including drinks) is it worth eating out ? Bring back the slow cooked beef it’s definitely a winner make the food hot. On a lighter note, the person who served the table was very nice the gravy was tasty

Called for Sunday lunch. We had Roast Beef dinner and gluten free option of Red Thai Chicken curry. Tasty dinner. Expected it to be busier on Sunday afternoon but we got a table easily and dinner was served within half an hour.

Booked online on Saturday 22nd Oct 2022 for 5 Sunday lunches for the following day with our daughter 2 grandaughters together and pre-ordered all 5 meal options required. The Lamplighters confirmed the order meal pre-orders online later on the same day. We arrived on time the next day but were kept waiting for 1 hour 30 minutes before our meals arrived. When we noticed everyone else was being served we complained. When the meals eventually arrived the Yorkshire puddings were very over-cooked, the red cabbage inedible, roast potatoes were also overcooked the table hadn't been wiped properly was sticky. Very poor all round. Avoid at all costs.

Was pretty surprised how nice the food was, generous portions, great service and good value food. The bad person was brilliant and didn’t stop cleaning. Will definitely be back.