Address: 14 James St W, Bath, BA1 2BX, United Kingdom
Phone: +441225805609
Rating: 4.1
based on 159 reviews.
Beer Selection
Pros:
"A great pub with a decent selection of ales and craft beers."
"Tonnes to choose from on draught."
"Great beer - so much choice."
"I was impressed with the number of beers on cask and draught."
"An excellent selection of their own and guest beers."
"Great selection of local and non local beers."
"Great beer selection which rotates frequently."
Cons:
"Average selection of beer."
"The choice when we were there was poor... All beers low percentage and not a great mix of different styles, not exactly craft."
"The beer wasnt anything to write home about."
"really rather disappointed, while service was great the beer selection was terrible."
"It's overpriced, full of bargey students and has a rubbish selection of beer."
"If you like American IPAs... sadly disappointed with the lack of grapefruit thirst quenching promise from these IPAs."
"The beer flight we had was a great variety of different beers."
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food is delicious and very well presented."
"Food was spot on - my Mushroom Wellington was perfect and my other half said the burger might be the best he's ever had."
"Great quality food."
"Food is tasty and very well portioned."
"All our meals were great, my roast chicken was delicious."
"Food was plentiful and delicious."
"Really good food - mainly meat and barbecue focused due to their smokehouse out back, but they also have some decent veggie options."
Cons:
"The rest was very poor! The parsnips were raw, along with the kale."
"Burger which was even worse; red raw with blood in the middle."
"The food was atrocious."
"Vegetarian burger was also dry and tasteless."
"The food served is ok but nothing special."
"The food was a little disappointing. The beef was cooked to death and the roast potatoes were also overcooked."
"Both the pork and chicken were dry and overcooked and the majority left."
Staff and Service
Pros:
"Staff are generally welcoming and friendly, but were majorly let down."
"The staff are very knowledgeable on their drinks."
"The staff were polite and friendly."
"Great staff eager to make the event run as smoothly as possible."
"The staff are helpful and knowledgeable of their business."
"The staff have been working so incredibly hard to make reopening possible."
"Staff is attentive and lovely."
Cons:
"There was no apology and I was made to feel that somehow I was at fault."
"Needless to say, I won’t be recommending or coming back. Really frustrating."
"Possibly the slowest service I've ever had in a bar."
"Food was great but service lacked customer focus."
"The service and food availability was poor."
"Visited here yesterday lunchtime... was served by a young chap who obviously didn't want to be there, quite abrupt and needs people skills."
"Hour wait for food. Brought the wrong food. Awful service and when confronted just shrugged shoulders and didn't care."
Ambiance and Atmosphere
Pros:
"The outside space is bright, colourful and industrial."
"Beautiful interiors."
"The outside seating is fantastic and gives a great vibe."
"Beautiful Brew House Pub with a lovely atmosphere and great choice of ales, quirky, quaint and all social distancing and government guidelines adhered to without losing its atmosphere, easy to find in a great location in Bath centre."
"Nice atmosphere and decoration but fairly cold inside."
"A nice open pub, clean seats and nice decor and vibe."
"Lovely atmosphere as well."
Cons:
"I'd give it 0 stars if I could, blasting music stupidly loud."
"Worst bar in Bath by a longshot."
"Saturday evening the urine smell heading up stairs to toilets was horrendous."
"Toilets stink of piss soon as you walk in."
"Very discriminatory and racist."
"Its not really a garden..more a space with seagulls...which seem to make eating outside a nightmare."
"One of the worst bars I've been to in a long time. Very loud, very dirty."
Price and Value
Pros:
"Prices were in line with many pubs in the area."
"Also get 15% student discount. Fair prices."
"Very reasonably priced."
"Food was nice...a bit expensive but still nice."
"The servings are delectable and huge, so mind the orders."
"Great beers, one of the best beer gardens and nice food."
"The food was a decent portion and quality."
Cons:
"The nachos were fabulous but a bit overpriced."
"Very standard pub food, unfortunately the prices don’t reflect this."
"Food, was nothing like the pictures and extremely overpriced for what you got."
"I thought the buffet food was lovely but rather over-priced given what I heard the company paid for it - almost double the amount spent on drinks."
"It's overpriced, full of bargey students and has a rubbish selection of beer."
"The app was very problematic and took 30 minutes to place an order."