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About The Crown Tavern
The Crown Tavern is a pub on Lawfords Gate in Bristol, close to Temple Meads and the city centre. Northern soul evenings and jam nights run alongside a quiz night, darts and live music, which gives the pub a varied events line-up. The bar pours Bass next to local cask beers, ales and ciders, including Cheddar Ales. A dartboard is set up for the darts nights, and live sport is shown on screen. The building is a refit of an older pub, with traditional character kept alongside modern touches, and an open fireplace sits in the room. Dogs are welcome.
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Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention bass ale, darts, local cask ales and ciders and live music and quiz nights.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention bass ale, darts, local cask ales and ciders and live music and quiz nights.
Customer Review Summary
Bass is the pour reviewers return to most, served alongside local ales, ciders and a huge array of beers on tap, including cask beers from Cheddar Ales, and one regular mentions the Bass club. Friendly bar staff come up in most reviews, and several describe going back for quiz night, darts and live music at weekends, with one praising the band and another a music event. Many say the refit kept the traditional pub feel, singling out the open fireplace and the fresh, modern toilets, and one calls the drink prices great. One dissenting reviewer found the refit horrendous, saying the old character was ripped out and thrown in a skip and replaced with cold sterility, with a bar like the counter where you get test results and a look like a trendy care home. Another reviewer adds that the staff love dogs.
Customer Review Summary
Bass is the pour reviewers return to most, served alongside local ales, ciders and a huge array of beers on tap, including cask beers from Cheddar Ales, and one regular mentions the Bass club. Friendly bar staff come up in most reviews, and several describe going back for quiz night, darts and live music at weekends, with one praising the band and another a music event. Many say the refit kept the traditional pub feel, singling out the open fireplace and the fresh, modern toilets, and one calls the drink prices great. One dissenting reviewer found the refit horrendous, saying the old character was ripped out and thrown in a skip and replaced with cold sterility, with a bar like the counter where you get test results and a look like a trendy care home. Another reviewer adds that the staff love dogs.
Featured reviews
- Grzegorz Rasiak
“Horrendous, horrendous refit of what was a beautiful, characterful old pub. Yes it needed a lot of tidying up & some modernising but it had great bones. They've been ripped out & thrown in a skip & replaced with cold sterility. The place looks like a trendy care home circa 2080. The bar looks like somewhere you would get test results back or the counter at a Pokémon Centre. Why are people like this?”
- Matt Smith
“Great vibes, really friendly bar staff, the band was great. Played a round of darts. Very traditional pub vibes with a modern refurbishment done excellently. Thanks Eden!!”
- Jeff Burley
“Lovely to see this pub rejuvenated with great staff and ales. Good luck. I grew up in the area and moved out in the 80s. Been popping in and out over the years .Will certainly revisit. Well done Sam and his team. We live the Bank too”
- Jack Waters
“Great pub, great service. Edan really made us feel welcome. Great barman, I’ll be back! This pub is a Bristol hidden gem!”
- Daisy Parkin
“Recently been to a music event here and it is such a great venue, great atmosphere with a cool interior! Great prices for drinks and such lovely bar staff. 👏🏽👏🏽”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Highlights
“The Crown Tavern on Lawford’s Gate, just a short walk from Old Market and Cabot Circus, is a proper Bristol boozer pouring local real ales, craft beers, ciders and a lovely pint of Bass. Catch all the live sport, plus the week pub quiz, darts tournaments, jam nights, live music and northern soul evenings.”
- Great beer selection
- Live music
- Live performances
Amenities
- Dogs allowed
- Alcohol
- Casual
- Beer
- Live music
- Restroom
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- Groups
- Offerings· 2
- Hard liquor
- Wine
- Highlights· 2
- Great beer selection
- Live performances
Location
Bars near The Crown Tavern
- Honi Poke Bristol4.51610.3 mi£10–20Wheelchair accessibleTakeout
customisable poké bowls, katsu chicken bowl, mochi desserts
- Left Handed Giant Brewpub4.61,2760.5 mi£10–20Wheelchair accessibleOutdoor seating
craft beers on draft, wood fired pizzas, pale ales
- Roxy Lanes Bristol Union Street4.71,5930.6 mi
crazy pool, duck pin bowling, ten-pin bowling
| Place | Rating | Distance | Price | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Crown Tavern | 4.3144 | — | £10–20 | bass ale, darts, local cask ales and ciders |
| Honi Poke BristolWheelchair accessible · Takeout | 4.5161 | 0.3 mi | £10–20 | customisable poké bowls, katsu chicken bowl, mochi desserts |
| Left Handed Giant BrewpubWheelchair accessible · Outdoor seating | 4.61,276 | 0.5 mi | £10–20 | craft beers on draft, wood fired pizzas, pale ales |
| Roxy Lanes Bristol Union Street | 4.71,593 | 0.6 mi | — | crazy pool, duck pin bowling, ten-pin bowling |
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