St Nicholas Market Reviews Summary

Variety and Quality of Food

Pros:

• "Food from all nations (well, almost all)."
• "Food from all around the world. It's great quality and never disappoints."
• "Great selection of international food, from pie & mash to Moroccan to Kurdish to Szechuan."
• "More than 50 independent food and drink sellers purveying everything from cheese to tagine...and everything in between whatever your dietary preferences, vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian or carnivore you'll find something here to tickle the taste buds of every one."
• "The choice of fantastic food is unrivalled anywhere outside of London I'd say."
• "So many good food options hiding here too."
• "The food portion of the market is super, really nice selection of local and international foods, lots of vege and vegan options."

Cons:

• "Some of the stalls are a little 'predictable'."
• "Too bad there are not enough seats."
• "Food was excellent, but selection was fairly limited, though this could be because I visited on a weekday?"
• "Bit of a mixed bag with food quality, value for money etc."
• "Also wish it had more vegetarian options."
• "The Food is Exposed to Germs and Bacteria from coming into Very Close Contact with People coming into Very Close Contact with the Food or just Walking Buy.! Staff do not wear Facemasks or Plastic Gloves when Working in Very Close Contact with the Food.!"
• "It can be a little pricey depending on what you want."

Shopping Experience

Pros:

• "Interesting market area within Bristol city centre selling all sorts of oddities."
• "Great market with a variety of different choices."
• "It's a pretty good place to buy gifts that you won't find anywhere else."
• "Forget Etsy, if you live in Bristol and want bespoke, unique gifts this is the place to start your shopping!"
• "Great variety of products available, all from independent traders. In addition you can get some great food from a large selection of food stands."
• "Products range from Bristol T-shirts, wooden gifts, crystals, second hand books, sweets, African food, hot sauces..."
• "A HUGE variety of products available...... vintage, hand-crafted accessories, knitwear and leather goods, jewellery, organic and ethically sourced products, fossils."

Cons:

• "The indoor market which is a bit tatty, full of stuff most people would never buy, like expensive polished rocks or identical wallets in a dozen different shades."
• "Some of the stalls are a little 'predictable'."
• "A few stalls aren't that great, but can't all be good."
• "The resident shops themselves are cute but on the whole - their stock and appearance hasn't changed in years!"
• "The stalls indoors seemed to be selling mostly Chinese imports masquerading as handmade items."
• "Nothing of interest to buy."
• "A little repetitive eg seemed to have a lot if hat stalls!"

Atmosphere and Location

Pros:

• "It's mostly under cover."
• "King Street and its wealth of pubs and food places are a couple of minutes walk away as is The Bristol Old Vic Theatre."
• "It's an Aladdin's cave with a lovely vibe. Perfect for a mooch."
• "St Nicholas' Market is such a gem in Bristol, there's so many different stalls from crafts to unique food stalls."
• "The vibe is really friendly and welcoming."
• "Absolutely brilliant atmosphere great."
• "One of the most vibrant and iconic locations in Bristol."

Cons:

• "Being there done that - maybe it's the time of the day/day of the week/month and/or year, the market seemed a bit quiet and missing the vibrancy."
• "It gets busy and is fairly small so be prepared for a bit of crowd dodging."
• "Can be very crowded at times, and it isn't easy getting round with a wheelchair or rollator."
• "It was very festive, but very hard to get around as the queues for food blocked people moving around."
• "Lots of interesting little stores but way too cramped and crowded when I visited."
• "Can be difficult to find somewhere to sit and there's a lot of pigeons due to it being basically outside."
• "Quite hard to walk around when busy."