Bristol’s best British restaurants

Offering modern British plates and run by a small family team, you can find The Lock Up in the heart of East Bristol. With ingredients sourced as locally as possible, you can expect a regularly changing menu that includes Sunday roasts, small plates and delicious dishes of good quality food such as steamed Fowey mussels, Cornish lemon sole and pan-roasted rump and rack of lamb.

A cracking venue that boasts options for everyone, Caper and Cure is a sophisticated eatery with a brilliantly British menu. Dishes featured include St Austell Mussels, Wye Valley asparagus and ox cheek ragu. Caper and Cure is ideal for a special occasion or a date night.

We love it here! You can find a proper English lunch at The Clifton Sausage and it’s the ideal spot to eat with the entire family – dogs included! Found in the ever gorgeous Clifton Village, you can easily make an entire Sunday out of a sausage and mash lunch followed by ambling around the independent shops of the village. You can take it one step further if you’re feeling bold and go for the sausage tasting platter, upgrading them all to ‘toad-in-the-hole’ style.

With biodynamic wines, a weekly changing menu, and a relaxed yet sophisticated atmosphere, this intimate bistro is a delightful independent eatery. Growing its own kitchen produce in its own garden 20 miles away, Wilsons clearly has sustainability at the forefront of its mind whilst boasting a lunch “Menu du Jour” that is paired with a glass of natural wine. Lovely stuff.

A stunning venue at the ever popular Wapping Wharf, this Michelin Guide restaurant offers a small and intimate dining venue, ideal for dates or small groups of friends. Here, Tare serves a seven course set menu, alongside a seven course set vegetarien menu. With locally sourced produce and an option to accompany your dinner with a set drinks pairing menu, this is a brilliant harbourside spot.

Serving up award-winning roasts and cider, The Bank Tavern is the perfect British Sunday roast venue in Bristol. With great portion sizes, as well as both indoor and outdoor seating, this spot is the ideal weekend lunch spot come rain or shine. Independently owned, locally sourced ingredients and super popular, there is something for vegetarians and meat eaters alike. Not fancying a Sunday roast? You can also find live sport, quiz nights and live music on certain days of the month, too.

For those of you that keep a close eye on us here at Dish Cult, you will know that we are big fans of Root. Found in the ever popular Wapping Wharf with a primarily plant-based menu, this is a great spot for a family lunch or romantic date night. With a seasonal, nutritional, creative menu, you are guaranteed something new and exciting every time. There’s a focus on lack of waste here, which makes it a great venue for those who are environmentally conscious.

With a sunny beer garden, generous plates and toasty open fire, we love this gastropub found south of the river. The Knowle has a super friendly team, great burgers, live music, quizzes and more. With a spacious and comfortable interior to boot, this place is definitely a venue where the community is key.

A totally enchanting eatery, shrouded in history, found tucked away right by the infamous Christmas Steps in Bristol. With a stunning exterior, exposed brick wall interior and fantastic menu, The Christmas Steps is truly a brilliant British venue. We especially love it here during colder months where you can cosy up to a candlelit dinner, enjoying delicious dishes that range from twelve hour pork shoulder croquettes to confit leeks on toast. Using as much locally sourced produce as possible, alongside some cracking craft ales, this is a big British win.

The Albion is a gorgeous venue, perfect in summer or winter months, and found in the ever popular Clifton Village. With award-winning food, this is a great venue to either enjoy a fresh pint or jug of Pimms outside in the courtyard, or devour a locally sourced Sunday roast inside the cosy and historic 17th century coach house. A great spot for post-work drinks or dinner for the entire family as friendly dogs are welcome too!