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The Mason's Arms

PubBristol

4.1 out of 5 stars4.1(1,703 reviews)

Quick info

+44 1454 412370
Gloucestershire, 94 Gloucester Rd, Rudgeway, Bristol BS35 3QJ, United Kingdom
£10–20 · Reported by 363 people

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About The Mason's Arms

On Gloucester Rd in Bristol, The Mason's Arms is a pub built around a carvery served all day, every day. Alongside the carvery, a pizza kitchen and salad bar offer further options, and a small roast and lasagna appear on the wider menu. The carvery itself runs to meats, Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese, stuffing, and gravy. Orders and payment can be made through an app or online, with cashless payment accepted, and tables can also be reserved online ahead of a visit. Outdoor seating gives diners the option to eat outside, and both takeaway and delivery let food be enjoyed off site. The pub opens daily, and reservations are recommended. A car park on site rounds out the practical details for anyone driving in.

Good to know

  • Reservations
    Accepts reservations
  • Parking
    Free of charge street parking · Free parking lot · On-site parking
  • Accessibility
    Has wheelchair-accessible car park · Has wheelchair-accessible seating · Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
  • Good for kids
    Good for kids

Menu & Prices

20 dishes
  • Fish and Chips
  • Traditional Carvery
  • Full Irish Breakfast
  • Calzone
  • Lager
  • Artic Roll
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Reviews

4.1/5
1,703 reviews

What reviewers say

Reviewers most often mention carvery roast potatoes, cold undercooked food, sunday carvery and dirty toilets.

5★
927
4★
377
3★
212
2★
80
1★
107

Customer Review Summary

The carvery is the clear centerpiece here, praised repeatedly for fresh meats, Yorkshire puddings and roast potatoes, with several diners calling it good as usual or superb and one highlighting a new pizza kitchen and salad bar alongside it. Close behind, many single out warm, friendly service, naming staff by role rather than title as attentive and welcoming, with quick drinks and online ordering or table payment drawing specific praise. But the carvery experience is also the site of the sharpest complaints: multiple reviewers describe cold, reheated food with rock hard or dried out potatoes, tough or fatty beef, and vegetables served cold or crispy, and one recounts a curt refusal when asking for extra meat on a birthday visit. Toilets are called dirty and smelly in more than one account, and slow drink service tied to understaffing is another recurring frustration, in one case blamed on having only two staff on a busy day. One visitor also reports arriving before advertised closing only to be turned away with no food and no apology. Several reviewers nonetheless say they plan to return specifically for the carvery or the newly added pizza option.

Featured reviews

  • Martin Palmer
    “The best Chinese around. Good value. Brilliant food and great service.”
  • Bubba Smith
    “Visited her for a large Sunday Carvery and was impressed with the food and staff. …”
  • Emmylou Spill
    “It really is such a lovely place to eat, its always so clean, the food is fantastic! 😋 All of the staff are always so lovely and friendly! I Would deffinutly recommend. …”
  • Mike Graham
    “As always friendly and happy staff and food was perfect as it always is, I drive past my local Stonehouse to go to the masons”
  • S W
    “Haven't been here for quite a long time looking forward to the carvery what a disappointment the beef was very fatty and tough vegetables hard the whole meal was cold only ate the turkey, Yorkshire pudding and a bit of mash, my husband had the bacon cheese burger which came with chips and should also come with coleslaw but no coleslaw as they had ran out, my drink was a latte even that was cold what we had came to nearly £40.00 definitely not worth the money, the ladies and gents toilets were absolutely disgusting dirty and smelly won't be going back”

Hours

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Highlights

  • Has great beer selection
  • Popular for good for solo dining

Amenities

  • Has wheelchair-accessible car park
  • Free of charge street parking
  • Accepts reservations
  • Has outdoor seating
  • Offers delivery
  • Offers takeaway
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  • Serves dine-in
  • Good for kids
  • Serves food at bar
  • Casual
  • On-site services available
  • Serves beer
Offerings· 5
  • Serves alcohol
  • Serves cocktails
  • Serves food
  • Serves spirits
  • Serves wine
Popular for· 1
  • Good for solo dining
Atmosphere· 1
  • Cosy
Accessibility· 2
  • Has wheelchair-accessible seating
  • Has wheelchair-accessible toilet
Parking· 4
  • Free parking lot
  • On-site parking
  • Paid parking lot
  • Plenty of parking
Dining options· 2
  • Has seating
  • Has table service
Highlights· 1
  • Has great beer selection
Facilities· 1
  • Has toilet
Crowd· 2
  • Good for groups
  • Popular with tourists

Location

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