RAGU Restaurant Bristol

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  Joshua Gaskell

  ·2 months ago

  “Me and my partner have been meaning to try Ragu for quite a while now, we were celebrating my partner being accepted on her master's course and thought what better time than now, and what can a say other than wow!! The food was perfect, service was personal and the vibe was exquisite We had the goat Ragu, the Cornish sole and the lamb shoulder, finished off with the best tiramisu in Bristol Cannot recommend this place enough, can't wait to go back !”

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  Doug Walker

  ·3 months ago

  “Fortunate indeed to have eaten many excellent meals in 2026 so far but this is right up there. Some of the flavours in these dishes are extraordinary (the onion & burnt butter was just one of the show stoppers). Every dish was top drawer- I didn't think I liked trout until I tried this dish! Fabulous service - helpful and attentive on a busy night. Wines by the glass from Sicily were perfect matches for the dishes we chose. We were outside on the deck which was lovely. Very fair value for what we had - all round a 5* experience we will not forget in a hurry”

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  Patricia

  ·3 months ago

  “Despite the heatwave, we really enjoyed our meal. The food was really good, made with high-quality Italian ingredients, and the service was attentive and efficient. Highly recommend!”

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  Andrew Cox

  ·5 months ago

  “Blown away by how tasty every single ingredient was here! Such a well thought out menu, great combinations of flavours and lovely knowledgeable staff to top it off. I'll be back! 😉”

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  J Mc

  ·5 months ago

  “Extremely good. My first time but if you love Marmo you will love this too. If you can make polenta one of the best things of a consistently excellent dinner then you have some serious chops. Delicious!”

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  Raegan Harris

  ·6 months ago

  “Having been to both Cor and Ragu now I honestly have nothing bad to say on either, you get such a warm welcome from the staff who are lovely and couldn’t do more for you, the food is 10/10 as are the drinks and it’s always a relaxed, chilled atmosphere. Already can’t wait to go back!”

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  Freya Lane

  ·6 months ago

  “I had 4 small plates and each one was excellent. Very well executed dishes with quality ingredients. The staff were lovely and friendly as well as being knowledgeable about the food.”

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  James Todd

  ·7 months ago

  “What is there to say really, 5 stars. Be back again. Lovely service, welcomed and had the menu explained to us. They recommend a dish from each category which goes from starters to mains. One plate to share between two. We did that and also had a drink each, again the staff were very good in explaining the drinks and meals. We had such excellent food and a time. Definitely all the plates are good to share in terms of size. We spent just over £100 on two people for 5 courses and two drinks and although that's more than we'd usually spend it was such a great experience and food we'd definitely go back. For us that's forgoing a few takeaways and having much more enjoyment. I'd say the only minor shame is how squished some of the seats are together and people squeezing by but I suppose not much to be done about that.”

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  Jenny Downing

  ·8 months ago

  “Following the warmest of welcomes, we were taken to our table - right by the window overlooking the fish shop below - and the pair of seagulls, who were waiting to be fed with scraps of fish! A bottle of chilly water was brought, along with the menus. We opted for the no-brainer lunch, which at £30 seemed like a pretty good deal. We both chose the same, the artichokes and the venison. Plus a cocktail (moi) and a glass of Spanish red (him). I'd been looking forward to my cheeky lunchtime martini, with its promise of both locally produced vodka and local Aperitivo! Co dry vermouth - so I was a bit disappointed to have been given the much less interesting bog-standard Martini brand. OK so I'm unlikely to have tasted the difference, but I felt a bit cheated all the same. That aside, everything else was perfect, from the crispiness of the artichokes' (there were two each) batter, with the mountain of aioli for dipping, via the tenderest of venison with its interesting mix of melted bone marrow, charred radicchio and gorgonzola with balsamic to cut through at least some of the richness (some bread might have helped too); all the way through to the wobbliest and creamiest of panna cottas (pannas cotta?), palest green and strewn with crushed pistachios. The coffee that we finished with was teeny in the best Italian manner (and kept me awake half the night!) One other slight niggle - about which nothing can be done - is that the cooking smells in the tiny, busy space, while delicious at the time, cling to both hair and clothes; we did wonder why so many people opted to sit outside in their coats!”

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  Eve Ana

  ·1 year ago

  “We went ro RAGU on a date recently and had a lovely experience. We sat outside and I was very happy to be positioned right next to one of the heating lamps, so was toasty the entire time despite the cold day. We ordered the crab pasta (delightfully lemony in my opinion, though my partner expected a stronger crab flavour and maybe bigger chunks of flesh or a decorative crab claw), the mushroom pasta (very umami, we both adored this one but thought it was served in a plate too shallow for how much sauce there was). We also had the ciabatta with orange butter (great choice if you're worried you may not fill up, as the restaurant serves smaller plates) and the fried artichokes (we still think about those!). For dessert, we had the best panna cotta we've ever tried. The depth of the burnt honey and the richness of the dessert was insane. We also had the tiramisu (which was unexpectedly large, featured dried fruit, and was served on a very small plate, compared to the panna cotta). We were prepared to spend upwards of £90 on this, yet the bill was below that. I suppose the only thing I noticed that I didn't really expect was that a few of the plates we got served were chipped. The tables are quite close to each other too and on the smaller side but not to the point of discomfort, just an fyi if you prefer a private lounge experience. It's really hard to come up with any dealbreaking negatives, despite our expectations being set extraordinarily high for this as it's a Michelin venue. Thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and we recommend it to any couple looking for an elevated dinner date.”

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