Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Bristol

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Updated 05 September 2024

Looking for the best overall restaurants in Bristol? You’re in the right place. Each month, OpenTable analyses nearly 2 million global diner reviews from the past four months. We sort the results by location and category to help you discover new favourite restaurants. It's a great partnership: you reserve, eat, and review. We listen...and deliver the results for all to benefit. Enjoy!

The Hollybush

4.7

4.7 (1348)

£25 and under

Gastro Pub

Bristol

About the restaurant

Located on the Bath and Bristol border, the Hollybush is everything a great country pub should be.

We have two comfortable and modern spaces for dining and a large bar area for drinking. Whether you are in the mood to put your feet up and enjoy a freshly prepared bar snack, treat the family to an excellent dining experience or grab a refreshing pint in our wonderful garden, we look forward to seeing you soon.

We are proud to serve the best local ales, an extensive range of up to 40 gins and the finest wines. Our experienced chefs prepare a wide range of dishes using fresh, local produce.

Our desserts are to die for! We regularly receive fantastic reviews, especially for our cheesecake which customers have been know to travel from afar to experience.

Top review

Liz

Dined 2 days ago

We were a table celebrating a birthday, the birthday girl thorughly enjoyed her Tuna steak meal, my other daughter really enjoyed her fishy sharer but unable to eat it all as a main! I had butternut squash, aubergine and sweet potato tangine which I found rather laden with too many apricots! Still a very tasty meal and i do like apricots.

Casa

4.7

4.7 (382)

£26 to £40

Italian

Bristol

About the restaurant

Reimagining their much-loved restaurant, Casa will offer a contemporary, accessible, yet refined take on traditional Italian dining, acting as a sibling to Peter’s Michelin-starred Spanish institution Paco Tapas next door. The 66-cover restaurant will offer a similarly relaxed environment in which to enjoy a dynamic menu created by Peter and Executive Chef Joel Breakwell.

Dishes will be made using high quality ingredients from the very best Italian and British producers, working with many of the same local suppliers that the team have partnered with for years. As a nod to the original Casamia

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Johnvip

Dined 5 days ago

Best meal we have had in 2024! Everything was perfect!

Milk Bun, Bristol

4.6

4.6 (479)

£26 to £40

Burgers

Bridgeyate

About the restaurant

Our Story

Milk Bun. brings you both the finest ingredients and atmosphere, for a truly unforgettable experience.
Founded in 2018, Milk Bun. was born from two brothers with a passion for good food & good times. Both brothers share the same ethos, utilising only the freshest of locally sourced ingredients; all whilst providing the perfect place to enjoy them.

We take great pride in our hand-made, gourmet burgers; sourcing only the finest grass-fed aged meat, perfectly complemented by our secret signature bun recipe.

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Chris

Dined 4 days ago

Lovely experiance, on the pricey side but then you get what you pay for! Would happily return

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4.6

4.6 (2027)

£26 to £40

Tapas / Small Plates

Bristol

About the restaurant

With jamón ready to carve, padrón peppers roasting over the wood fire & sherry straight from the barrel let us transport you to Andalusia.

Our ever changing menu combines traditional tapas with personal interpretations from Michelin starred Chef Peter Sanchez-Iglesias, whilst staying true to the vibrant and comforting flavours of his heritage.

No tapas bar is worth its salt without a carefully crafted sherry list - just ask Paco! So, we've handpicked ours, and offer them by the glass, bottle or shaken into the finest cocktails.

Thanks to all our amazing suppliers & team we are realising another Sanchez Brothers dream - A modern tapas bar bringing a taste of Andalusia to Bristol. Whether you're coming para picar, for a glass of sherry or a tapas feast we can't wait to see you!

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Alex

Dined 5 days ago

Exceptional in every way. On arrival, our table wasn't quite ready, so we were seated at the bar and given drinks on the house. Staff were brilliant, knowledgeable and lovely. And the food was out of this world. We had the Chef's Special set menu with accompanying sherries and were so full we had to take the desserts home. Every dish was incredible, wish special mentions to the bread (like the world's greatest garlic bread, made with treacley sourdough - the only other time I've had bread this good was at Rick Stein's Padstow restaurant), the tortilla (the use of extra egg yolks was a revelation) and the quails (so tender and juicy). Not cheap, but very good value.

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4.7

4.7 (417)

£26 to £40

Argentinian

Bristol

About the restaurant

At Buenasado Argentine Steakhouse experience a unique combination of top quality beef from grass-fed cattle, reared in the fertile lowlands of Las Pampas, and superb world-famous Argentinian wine.

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Ronnie

Dined 6 days ago

Very freindly staff, good food and choice of menu

Cappadocia Restaurant, Bristol

4.6

4.6 (160)

£25 and under

Turkish

Bristol

About the restaurant

We invite you to drink and dine with us in our bright and lively restaurant, redolent with the aroma of delicious, authentic Turkish dishes grilled over charcoal, or slow cooked until tender. The décor is vibrant, the chairs comfortable, the atmosphere convivial and the cocktails made with fresh ingredients.
We offer a lovely lunch menu from 12-4pm Monday to Friday and a generous Cappa 4 course set menu which gives you the chance to sample the best that Türkiye has to offer.
Come along and be taken on a journey!

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John

Dined 5 days ago

Nice place with good quality food. It does, however, feel a bit industrial and process driven; in our appetizer, our table for 4 received the same number of olives (4) as the table for 2 next to us and whilst I’m sure the plastic plates work for the restaurant it’s not a great dining experience. The chef’s meze platter was good but feels very templated - 2 calamari rings, 2 feta parcels, etc, all laid out just so. Again, I’m sure the business model is good but it all feels a bit mass produced. Great, smiley, friendly staff and a great atmosphere.

Koocha Mezze Bar

4.8

4.8 (1367)

£25 and under

Persian

Bristol

About the restaurant

We are located at 203 B Cheltenham Rd The Arches Bristol BS6 5QX

Koocha was founded in 2018 as Bristol’s first totally vegan restaurant – a plant pioneer, we’ve led the way for animal-free cuisine across the city.

What really sets us apart though is the big, unexpected and delicious spices and flavours from Persia and the Middle East that infuse every dish in our bountiful menu.

Our food is as fresh as it comes, sourced locally and sustainably, everything is made from scratch by our talented team. And whether you’re vegan or not, we pride ourselves on our seductive fare – even the most devout meat eaters have declared their love after a meal at one of our tables.

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Mel

Dined 2 days ago

Wonderful from start to finish. The atmosphere, the quantity of the food and the friendly staff. 10/10

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Popular dish

Pomegranate Cheesecake

Ivy Clifton Brasserie

4.5

4.5 (10240)

£26 to £40

Contemporary British

Clifton

About the restaurant

The Ivy Clifton Brasserie is located on the corner of Caledonia Place and The Mall, overlooking The Mall Gardens.

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Nickvip

Dined 5 days ago

The service was excellent, from start to finish and the food was very good. We had the fish and chips - much better than most pubs.

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Experience

£19.17 All-Day Set Menu

Experience

Breakfast Set Menu

Experience

The Ivy Clifton Brasserie Afternoon Tea

Pho Bristol

4.4

4.4 (296)

£25 and under

Vietnamese

Bristol

About the restaurant

Pho is a healthy Vietnamese restaurant that specialise in pho noodle soup, the national dish of Vietnam. Aside from pho, you can also expect to find amazing sharing starters, healthy salads, hearty rice bowls and decadent curries. They have a range of freshly made juices and also Vietnamese beers and a large wine and cocktail list. Pho’s menu is 40% vegan and nearly entirely gluten-free too. They also have an accessible kids’ menu where children can get a meal and a drink for £5.50.

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Sarah

Dined on 31 Aug 2024

We really enjoyed lunch at Pho. Our waiter was brilliant and great food. Great venue with high ceilings and v light. Will defo return.

Côte Brasserie - Bristol Clifton

4.5

4.5 (72)

£25 and under

French

Clifton

About the restaurant

Cote is inspired by the brasseries of Paris, serving authentic French dishes all day in our classically designed restaurants. We are committed to producing authentic French classics, freshly cooked to order, from the highest quality sourced ingredients.

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emmavip

Dined on 26 Aug 2024

A lovely dinner. Steak cooked as requested and genuinely lovely staff. Thank you.

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Experience

Champagne Breakfast

Experience

New Year's Eve Set Menu

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