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Bristolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s international reputation for culture and good food has helped fuel an increase in the number of foodies moving here. One result has been more Spanish delis in the city. Mark Taylor finds out what treats are now on offer for Bristolians to buy.

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here was a time, only a generation ago, when most delicatessens in this country were run by Italians selling ‘strange’ imported foodstuffs like pasta, olive oil that wasn’t used for ear problems and vinegar you wouldn’t pour over your chips. As Italian food became one of the staple

cuisines in Britain and TV chefs like Jamie Oliver embraced Mediterranean cooking, supermarkets soon caught on to the growing trend. Rather than tracking down a back street Italian delicatessen, consumers simply used the supermarkets to buy the ingredients needed to rustle up the weekly spaghetti Bolognese and

mushroom risotto. In recent years, there has been a return to using independent delicatessens for specialist ingredients, although this has also coincided with an increased interest in British produce. These days, you are just as likely to walk away from the local deli with a bag of air-dried Cumbrian ham and

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Somerset-made buffalo mozzarella as you are their imported equivalents. Bucking that trend in Bristol, however, is the rise in the number of Spanish delicatessens opening, which also reflects the growing Spanish population in the city. The most established of these is El Colmado, on Gloucester Road, a small shop that stocks an overwhelming range of Spanish ingredients, from cured meats and cheeses to fresh fruit and vegetables, wine and even paella pans. Translated as ‘the grocery store’, El Colmado is the sort of Tardis-like deli you might expect to find tucked away in a corner of Barcelona’s famous Boqueria market. The shelves are jam-packed with bags of paella rice, jars of beans and bottles of fruity olive oil. Next to glass-fronted fridges piled high with Spanish cheeses and charcuterie, there are crates bulging with seasonal produce, including oranges, tomatoes, globe artichokes and fennel. At the front of the shop, a new L-shaped counter means you can now extend your visit with a spot of tapas – perhaps a plate of gordal olives, serrano ham and almonds, accompanied by a cold glass of manzanilla sherry or bottle of Alhambra premium beer. The man behind El Colmado is David Pavon, who left his native Catalonia in 2008 to improve his English, but also because he wanted to discover a new culture. He decided to settle in Bristol and he’s still here seven years later, first working as a chef in a pizzeria, but then starting a foundation degree in computing.

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After graduating, Pavon was about to begin his career in computing, but another opportunity came along that radically changed his plans. “I have always loved food and had always had the idea to open a Spanish deli,” he says. “As a child, I remember at my parents’ house that food was always a very important thing. Friends and family gathered together to prepare and then share a meal – food has always been synonymous with conviviality and joy.” As he had experienced himself, Pavon knew that one of the reasons why Spanish people started to feel homesick was the simple fact they missed the food of their homeland. With that in mind, he started to develop his project and open his own deli. “The idea was to have a genuine Spanish deli experience so when you enter the shop you have to feel like you are doing your food shop in Spain.” El Colmado sells authentic Spanish food at

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affordable prices and it was an immediate success with Bristol-based Spaniards, but also locals. “The English public seem to enjoy the Spanish gastronomy very much, and the Spanish public seem less homesick because of it.” Two years after it first opened, the loyalty of its customers has meant that El Colmado is going from strength to strength. Now almost all of the products in the expanding range are directly imported from Spain. Pavon says: “El Colmado really is a place where you’ll discover scrumptious food and fine wines to bring some sunny flavours to your plate without breaking the bank.” A passion for food was also the main reason Manuel Perez opened Viandas, the Spanish deli that opened on Park Row at the end of 2014. Perez’s simple objective was to offer a great

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➤➤➤ selection of affordable Spanish products, many of which were unknown to the majority of people in Bristol. Perez and his small team work only with family-run companies that produce a wide range of high quality products with a genuine Spanish taste. The shelves in the small shop are testament to their conscientious sourcing policy. There are pickles from Andalusia, more than 20 varieties of cheese, a comprehensive charcuterie section, Spanish wines and the traditional ‘deli products’, including various brands of olive oil (“all extra virgin, naturally”), paprika, jars of pate, canned fish and more. But why open in Bristol? According to Perez, that’s an easy question to answer. “Bristol has achieved international recognition as a cultural city with a good standard of living and a reputation for food. “We know British people love Spanish food, but they can’t always buy real Spanish ingredients. “When they do, sometimes it can be expensive and we think that is not fair. We import directly all products from Spain, giving us freedom to choose exactly what we want.” The latest Spanish deli to open in Bristol is La Despensa del Gourmet, sandwiched between a café and a tapas bar on Prince Street. Run by Ricardo and Liza Zvereva, the deli sells top-quality ham such as jamón Serrano, chorizo, salchichon Iberico, morcilla (black pudding), spicy sausages and a range of cheeses, wines, sherries and olives. La Despensa del Gourmet also sells a range of sandwiches and baguettes made using ingredients on sale in the shop. With her tongue firmly in her cheek, owner Liza says one of the original ideas for the shop was to introduce Brits to ‘healthier’ food. “We wanted to show the healthier side of fast food by offering sandwiches and baguettes with top-quality ham and cheese. “We came to this business from different occupations not related to food. We were living in Spain absorbing its food habits and wanted to introduce it to people with less healthy eating habits. United States was too far from Spain, so we came to the UK.”

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MUMTAZ RESTAURANTS 3 Quaker Lane, Thornbury, Bristol, BS35 2AD W 01454 411764 or 01454 411160 61 High Street, Westbury on Trym, BS9 3ED W 0117 9507771 or 0117 9503084 www.mumtazrestaurants.co.uk H info@mumtazrestaurants.co.uk Having garnered itself quite the reputation for great service and even greater food, Mumtaz is known as one of Bristol’s best Indian restaurants. The restaurant has been part of the market town of Thornbury for over 25 years, yet the newer Westbury on Trym restaurant has an equally stellar reputation. We began with poppadoms, accompanied by a medley of spicy pickles, sweet chutneys and raita. Happily nibbling, we perused the detailed menu. I eventually settled on the kasturi chicken – a creamy chicken dish, with an incredibly tasty nutty kick, with a peshwari naan which was recommended by the waiter, and well received. My companion opted for a lamb tikka massala; a dish comprising fresh spices, creamy sauce and tender meat. This she paired with plain rice and a garlic naan, and demolished it in record time. Although pretty full, we still succumbed to the offer of a dessert menu and decided to treat ourselves.

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Bristol is now on the national map when it comes to places where you can get a really great cup of coffee. Mark Taylor takes a look at the rise of the high-quality coffee shop and we begin with a quotation from TS Eliot...

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ith no house coffee, no blends and definitely no syrups or toppings, Full Court Press is about as far removed from a national coffee shop chain as is possible. Tucked away down Broad Street, next to a church and opposite Bristol Register Office, it’s a modest little place with uncluttered, almost minimalistic design. OK, it has free wi-fi for those who want to linger that little bit longer, but it’s the coffee itself, paired with the passion and uncompromising approach to detail, that makes Mat North’s business that little bit special. This isn’t simply a pit stop to get your daily caffeine hit, it’s a specialist shop for coffee enthusiasts attracted by the subtle flavours and nuances of freshly roasted coffee beans brewed with care. The ever-changing board of coffees on offer – just two espressos and two filters at any time – details the name of the roaster, specific growing region or farm, variety of bean and flavour notes. If you are looking for coffees that have hints of praline, sweet blackcurrant, butterscotch, white grape and even tomato, then this is the place for you. If you simply want a bucket-sized frappuccino topped with marshmallows and sprinkles, you may want to keep walking to your nearest Starbucks. Not that owner Mat wants to attack the huge coffee chains. In some ways, he thinks the likes of Starbucks have helped the cause when it comes to

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introducing people to coffee. “The chains paved the way for the new wave of coffee houses such as Full Court Press by introducing us to coffee other than instant or badly-made filter and espresso. “The growing coffee scene in Bristol and in other cities around the UK started with simple accessibility. “A few years ago, coffee of the quality that shops are buying now just wasn’t available in Bristol. The longer this goes on, the more educated the customer base becomes which allows them to make informed choices. “The influx of Antipodeans into London over the last decade kickstarted a desire for higher quality drinks and this spread out of London. You can find a shop buying good quality coffee in some very surprising places now.” Bristol has seen a steady growth in artisan coffee houses over the past two years. It might not have been the explosion experienced in London, but places like Full Court Press are getting busier every week and Bristol is now on the national map when it comes to places where you can get a really great cup of coffee. “Nationally, Bristol is starting to be recognised for the quality of its coffee,” says Mat. “We regularly have ‘coffee tourists’ in the shop on a tour of the best shops. “It’s not about giving the chains a run for their money, that’s not really the point. The industry needs the chains because what we do is not for everyone. “If you are talking in terms of quality and service, then, yes, we are more than a match for them. But as a business that caters for a wide range of the population, then no, that is their speciality and we’d be foolish to take them on at their own game – they are global/national

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chains for a reason. I think it’s our attention to detail that makes the difference. I’ve been in coffee for over a decade and I’m still eager to learn and push the limits of what we can achieve. “This permeates throughout the whole shop, our approach to brewing and flavour, our level of service, our quality control, everything. “For example, we set recipes for everything we make as this helps us ensure consistency. If an espresso shot falls out of its very tight recipe, we simply won’t serve it. “It’s not important that customers know that we do this, it’s just important that we serve the absolute best coffee we can, every single time.” It’s a mantra shared by John Drysdale, who runs the nearby Small Street Espresso with fellow barista Chris Chubb. Since it opened at the end of 2012, this diminutive coffee shop opposite the Crown Court has doubled in size and there are already plans to open a second site. Small Street Espresso uses a range of guest roasters from around the country, including local roasters such as Extract and Roasted Rituals, but its popular house espresso is roasted by Avonmouth-based Clifton Coffee Company. John says that flat whites are the best-sellers in the shop, although the single origin filter coffees are gaining in popularity, as are the piccolos, which are essentially espressos with the same amount of milk. “There are a lot of knowledgeable customers out there,” says John. “People are asking in depth about brew methods and times as well as the roasters and processing method of the coffee itself. “There are even people keeping their own

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records of what they’re drinking and comparing it to previous guest espressos and filters or even the same crop from last year. “In general, I would say 60 per cent of people are looking for consistently good coffee and perhaps 40 per cent are looking for a different taste and experience every time. I think it’s really important to focus on both the people who are really into it and those just after a straight up coffee. “Coffee is gradually being seen in the same way as wine, beer or cheese might be, as a high-quality product with many different possible flavours. “This makes a cup of coffee interesting for people who might not have considered it in this way before. Once you’ve had really great coffee it’s hard to go back.” Based in St Werburgh’s, Extract Coffee Roasters supply coffee to a number of the city’s coffee shops and cafés, including the entire Boston Tea Party chain. Roaster David Faulkner says demand for their coffee has never been greater. “When it comes to coffee, Bristol is well regarded nationally. For the independents here, there is now a market of shrewd foodies, who offer a supportive and loyal following if you’re good enough to keep them coming back. “In the last couple of years, since we moved to this larger unit, we have seen our production more than double. And one of the biggest increases is our ‘single origin’ roasting – coffees from one farm or estate, that are lightly roasted to highlight their unique characteristics. “This is a direct result of coffee shops looking for more adventurous coffees, with unusual flavour profiles, which is in turn due to the improvement in the cafés and baristas themselves.”

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Bristol has seen an explosion of new bakeries in the past few years, as demand for high-quality bread, breakfast goods and cakes has increased. Laura Hart was one of the first to spot the potential for selling sourdough and custard tarts to city centre office workers and commuters. Steve Mellen caught up with her.

aura Hart is late for our appointment, but as she speeds past my table her excuse is pretty solid. “I’m sorry, we’ve just had an order for 600 shortbread come in,” she says, before zig-zagging between work stations where her staff are in a frenzy of baking. It’s after 2pm on a weekday, a time when many traditional bakeries, their shelves emptied, would be winding down. But the shortbread order, plus the growing queue of customers at the till, illustrate the demand you can create with consistently good food. Tucked away under the arches round the side of Temple Meads in a former nightclub, it’s not a traditional spot for a bakery. There’s no road going past and it’s a long way from the nearest high street. Laura herself had some misgivings about moving here from Cotham, but those fears have long since disappeared. “Things are going well. We’re really really busy down here and it’s a great space and actually a great location. We took a little bit of a gamble as there’s no passing trade but there are plenty of people around. “When you know where it is, it’s obvious, but you

do get people coming down thinking ‘there can’t possibly be a bakery down here’. “We have a lot of regulars, some that come in two or three times a day which is really nice, especially people from the offices nearby. They come in for breakfast, lunch, a cup of tea in the afternoon. “It’s really nice because we wanted to have a community feel to the place, which is what we had where I started in Cotham, because it’s a residential area with local shops etc. “I was a bit worried when we came down here that we’d miss that but, if anything, it’s got a stronger sense of community with the people who work round here or travel through every day.” Laura Hart’s success is proof that word of mouth is one of the best methods of advertising. Putting in extra effort and trying new things has earned the bakery a loyal following, some who get up well before the rest of the city on a Saturday to make sure their breakfast pastries are fresh, or wait in line at lunchtimes. “We don’t have the early start you associate with baking.” says Laura. “We’ve flipped the system round so that we make everything really slowly. “So the bread takes 24 hours and the croissants take three days. All this means we start at 5am,

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See also... MARK’S BREAD ■ Location: 291 North Street, Bristol, BS3 1JU ■ What you need to know: Small but perfectly formed, Mark’s Bread is a tiny space – if you ignore the café full of Southville mums or theatre-goers next door – which makes for some very polite jostling at breakfast time on Saturdays when those in the know try and get in early. The blackboard outside advertises the speciality loaf of the day, and they hold pop-up pizza evenings. The bread pudding is exceptional. Forget the stodgy stuff you were served as a child, this is thick, rich and tasty. ■ marksbread.co.uk

➤➤➤ which sounds very early but in this industry it isn’t. It’s very sociable for bakers! “By slow proving everything it’s ready to go in the oven when we come in in the morning and it’s fresh at 7am when we open the shop. “It’s quite different to the normal rhythm of baking when you start at 11pm or midnight and the bread is then actually quite old when the customer comes in. “We don’t get a massive queue first thing in the morning. We get people dribbling in. There are those winter mornings where you open the door and it’s dark and you feel nobody is out there and then somehow people appear out of nowhere. It’s at lunchtime when the queue gets out the door.” From Mark’s Bread in Southville, which expanded from a small bakery to a larger café, to the new kids on the baking block such as Baked in Totterdown and the East Bristol Bakery, it feels that if you live in a central Bristol neighbourhood you’re never more than 100 metres from an artisan loaf. Laura thinks the revival in bakeries taps into our childhood memories. “Bread is something everybody eats every day and bakeries have that great feeling of nostalgia about them. They smell nice, there’s a bit of a buzz and I think that’s quite appealing. They’re often small places where you can see what’s going on, see things being made by hand and that has a lot of weight to it. People are really interested in where their food comes from.” Laura herself, who has gone from being a chef hidden away in the kitchen to being in full view of the customers, has done her small bit for Bristol’s employment figures. Her team has expanded from a handful of staff up to 14, with her still getting her hands dirty. “I still do a lot of the baking and often find myself trying to do plenty of other things at the same time. “One of the challenges of going from back of house to running your own business is dealing

with a lot of people when you’re used to being in a kitchen out the back. Now you’re having to deal with all the staff and serve 4-500 people a day. That wears you down sometimes, just being the front and as you can see, there’s nowhere to hide here. You can see everything that’s going on.” As well as adding her personal touch to what the customer eats, Laura has put some innovative into the business. The bakery has hosted cinema screenings in the past year, and also hosted one-off dining events with diners bringing their own booze. That, combined with clever use of social media, has raised the baker’s profile far beyond its humble surroundings. “It’s a brilliant thing, I don’t know how we would have survived without social media. I mainly use Twitter, I haven’t got into the others yet. “It’s so quick and easy, I can do it even when I’m covered in dough, my phone is usually caked in flour and other stuff. You can send something out that’s very personal and very immediate, and that’s a new way to reach an audience and let them know that something nice has just come out of the oven. It’s been amazing, although it took a little while to build up, but we can now tell people what the lunch special is and things like that. “The events are something we really like doing. The space is actually closed more hours than it’s operating as a bakery so we saw it as an opportunity to have fun really, because it’s so flexible, we can move all the tables and chairs and put things on that are really fun and different.” Regulars at Laura Harts speak in reverential tones about her custard tarts, rated by some food writers as the best in the city. As I’m leaving I wonder aloud what her favourite is of all the things she makes. It’s a cruel question in a way, like asking a parent which of their children is their favourite. “That’s a really tough one. I don’t sit down to eat many of them anymore. Probably just a plain croissant. Very simple. “And a good cup of coffee!”

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JOE’S BAKERY ■ Location: 240-242 Gloucester Rd, Bristol, BS7 8NZ ■ What you need to know: So popular it needs an ‘in’ and ‘out’ door to cope with the flow of customers in peak times. A bakery that’s been with us longer than some of the supposedly trendier places and a business that does a great job of being all things to all men (and women). For the good folk of Bishopston there are things like German beer bread to go with their Waitrose chutney, while a student on a budget or a builder looking for something substantial will also have all their needs catered for. The almond croissants are worth fighting over, by the way. ■ joesbakery.co.uk STOCK EXCHANGE BAKERY ■ Location: 34 St Nicholas Street, Bristol, BS1 1TG ■ What you need to know: The first place in Bristol to offer crisp sandwiches for sale, this lovely place to sit down with a cuppa and inhale the aroma of freshly baked bread is tucked away on a city centre side street. Part café, part bakery its bagels are superb. ■ thestockexchangebakery.com EAST BRISTOL BAKERY ■ Location: 112 St Marks Road, Easton, Bristol, BS5 6JD ■ What you need to know: Another feather in Easton’s cap, locals rush here on Saturday mornings so you’ll need to be quick to get there before the loaves and cakes sell out. The many awards the EBB has won illustrate how hard work can lead to success.

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Food fashions might come and go but the Sunday roast is an irreplaceable part of our culinary heritage. Steve Mellen looks at how restaurants and pubs are keeping up tradition with this beloved dish.

The triple roast at the Famous Royal Naval Volunteer Picture: James Beck

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ood fashion has given us some interesting trends over recent years, not all of them surviving. Heston Blumenthal gave us ingredients mixed with science (and a blowtorch), we’ve had the suggestion that eating a plate of raw food is the best way ahead, and the idea of serving meals on slates has come and – if recent criticism sticks – is possibly destined for the dustbin. Then there are the positive changes that we can all buy into, like supporting local producers, eating sustainably – especially when it comes to seafood – and embracing other cultures’ culinary heritage. In among all this, though, one meal has retained its appeal among the British public – the Sunday roast. From the Yorkshire puddings to the rich gravy, the tender meat and the roast potatoes or parsnips, there’s something homely and comforting about it that takes us all back to our childhoods. Even the trendiest of trendy gastropubs (and you may have noticed we have more than a few of those in Bristol) wouldn’t dare remove this from their menu, and as the standards we expect as customers have gone up, so the chefs have risen to the challenge. One of the most popular places to head on a Sunday lunchtime in Bristol is the Famous Royal Navy Volunteer on King Street. Landlord Alex Major, whose staff serve some 130 roasts every weekend – including their legendary triple roast where customers who can’t

choose between pork, beef or lamb can have a piece of each – knows the importance of this meal to his punters. He said: “A Sunday roast is a quintessentially British concept. ‘The Volley’ is a venue that is steeped in history and we pride ourselves on continuing with this tradition. We only provide British-based beer from microbreweries and our food is also sourced from local small-scale providers. “We match our great beer with great food, using the best ingredients to produce one of the best Sunday roasts in Bristol. The boundaries of food are being pushed across the city at the moment, but you can’t beat a good British Sunday roast.” You’ll be lucky to get a table for Sunday lunch at ‘The Volley’, and the same is true of another gastropub, although this one is several miles to the south of the city centre. Josh Eggleton won a Michelin star for the food served up at the Pony and Trap in Chew Magna, and with green rolling hills in the background, there are few more scenic places to enjoy a roast in the Bristol area. For Josh himself, the vegetables are the stars. “For Sunday roasts at the Pony it’s all about the vegetables. Obviously it’s important to use really good, locally sourced meat, but it’s a bit of a side dish to the brilliant seasonal vegetables on a good Sunday roast. “We make cauliflower cheese, beetroot and five different mixed greens and keep it really fresh and seasonal,” he said.

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CAU, CLIFTON ■ A relatively recent arrival on Bristol’s food scene, Cau’s emphasis is on Argentinian beef, so their roast rump of beef, complete with Yorkshire puddings, josper roast carrots, potatoes in beef fat and red wine gravy (plus onion rings), is one of their most popular dishes of the week. www.caurestaurants.com 0117 9254162

THE OLD BOOKSHOP ■ Not your orthodox setting for a roast. An expanded bar where cheerful moustached men with plentiful tattoos serve Southville’s discerning drinkers, but the place is rammed from noon to 6pm every Sunday and you’ll be lucky to get a table without booking. www.theoldbookshop.co.uk 0117 9535222

THE SPOTTED COW ■ Just down North Street from the Old Bookshop, the Spotted Cow is also very popular on Sundays. You can choose between beef, chicken, pork or lamb and, on the first Sunday of every month, roast suckling pig is on the menu. www.thespottedcow.co.uk 0117 9634433

THE CHRISTMAS STEPS ■ Like many Bristol pubs, this place reopened after an extensive renovation, and its Sunday roast has proved very popular. Because they serve food until 8pm there’s no need to rush for their 40-day aged Hereford cross beef. www.thechristmassteps.com 0117 9253077

THE TOWNHOUSE ■ High-end cooking from an independent restaurant in Whiteladies Road that gets its beef from the Ashdale Range, uses Gloucester Old Spot pork and either Welsh salt marsh lamb or good Somerset stock. www.thetownhousebristol.co.uk 0117 9739302

THE LION, CLIFTONWOOD ■ Sometimes the surrounds are as important as the meal and this family pub gets its red meat from Crickhowell and the pork from The Sheepway in Portishead. Very child friendly and next to a beautiful community park. www.thelioncliftonwood.co.uk 0117 9269510

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NEW SUMMER MENU AT MARCO PIERRE WHITE STEAKHOUSE RESTAURANT BRISTOL ENJOY £10 OFF THE A’LA CARTE BILL IN OUR NEWLY REFURBISHED RESTAURANT T&C’s - Please quote ‘MPW EATING’ when booking. Subject to availability. Advance Booking is required. Please bring this voucher with you and present upon arrival at the restaurant to redeem. Photocopies cannot be accepted. A maximum of 1 voucher per 2 adults dining and a maximum of 3 vouchers per booking. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Discount is applied against the food bill from the A’La Carte Restaurant Menu only. Valid until 30th September 2015.

Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar & Grill, Cadbury House, Frost Hill, Congresbury, Bristol BS49 5AD 01934 839 019 / www.mpwrestaurants.com

Buy one main course get one Free Sunday to Thursday evenings 5.30pm - 7.30pm Buy one main course get one Free Sunday to Thursday evenings 5.30pm - 7.30pm This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount. Only one voucher per table or group. Please bring this voucher with you. Management from 4500 miles from Delhi reserve the right to amend, modify or cancel this offer at anytime. This offer does not apply to Seafood dishes or Tandoori Specialities. [B.O]

Opening hours, Daily lunch: 12pm - 2.30pm • Evenings 5pm - 11pm Sun to Thurs 5pm - 11.30pm Fri & Sat

Oxford - Bristol - Five Rivers Leamington Spa 4500miles.co.uk • fiveriversreastaurant.co.uk • Tel: 0117 9292224 • Fax 0117 929 2228 8-10 Colston Avenue • Bristol • BS1 4ST *Applies to a la carte menu only, offer not available on lunch buffet from Thursday, June 25, 2015

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'As you may have already gathered from the name, this restaurant specialises in great sausages. They have a super selection of award-winning locally produced British sausages, and they've even made it easy to choose with their Clifton Sausage tasting plate. A selection of four of their best sausages, pork, cider and mustard, Gloucester Old Spot pork, lamb and apricot, and beef and But combe ale served with either mash or champ, onion gravy and homemade parsnip crisps. The menu also has a range of classic British dishes including Cornish mussels, Old Spot pork and pistachio terrine, warm goats cheese tart, conﬁt of Aylesbury duck, Wiltshire rib-eye steak, and Old Spot pork chop. If that all doesn't instantly get your mouth watering then their trademark sticky toffee pudding with butterscotch sauce and vanilla ice cream will. A favourite for families, couples and groups alike, this newly renovated restaurant offers a cosy, welcoming atmosphere with stripped wooden ﬂoors, oak furniture, modern lighting, and intimate alcoves. There is also a set party menu for larger groups, a children's menu, a lunch and bar snack menu, and a Sunday lunch menu where fabulous roast beef& Yorkshire puddings always feature'.

A must go whenever you visit Bristol: 'The sausages are out of this world the price is so very reasonable and the service and location are equally fantastic'. TripAdvisor visited June 2015

The Clifton Sausage 7-9 Portland Street Clifton, Bristol BS8 41A 01179 731192 www.cliftonsausage.co.uk | info@cliftonsausage.co.uk ©LW

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Restaurants Afro-Carribean p26; American p26; Chinese p30; English p31; European & Mediterranean p34; French p39; Global p40; Greek & Turkish p40; Indian & Nepalese p42; Italian p45; Japanese p49; Mexican & South American p50; Moroccan & Persian p52; Spanish & Portuguese p52; Thai, Malaysian, Singaporean & Indonesian p53; Vegetarian p53.

CafĂŠs A to Z pages 54 to 62

Takeaways A to Z pages 64 & 65

Pubs A to Z pages 66 to 74

Bars A to Z pages 75 to 79

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The Ox The Basement 43 Corn Street, Bristol BS1 1HT T: 0117 922 1001 W: www.theoxbristol.com

Exceptional Bristish Food

Price

Bristol’s most popular restaurants and

2.30pm (as of September we are open

it also boasts one of the best-looking

Monday to Friday for lunch)

dining rooms in the city. Descend

Sunday 12pm to 4pm

from £35.00 per head

ormerly the Ocean Safe Deposit vaults beneath the

Open

Commercial Rooms, The Ox

Lunch Thursday & Friday 12pm to

has quickly become one of

the curved, marble steps leading to Dinner Monday to Saturday 5pm

this subterranean, wood-panelled

to 10.30pm

restaurants and you step into a timeless

the “prime cuts” burgers and bottles

room, with polished wood parquet

of craft ale as you are an immaculately

floors, burgundy barrel vault ceiling

dressed couple sharing the 30oz bone-

the thick, juicy, bone-in chop was

and frosted glass lights masquerading

in rib steak (a snip at £65) and a bottle

beautifully cooked and served with a

as clusters of grapes.

of claret before heading to the opera.

rich and heavily reduced charcuterie

Well-spaced tables, each with its own

Styled on the steakhouses of London

sauce, a portion of creamy ham and

mini frilly standard lamp, are highly

and New York, meat is high on the

onion gratin and silky celeriac puree.

prized here and it’s also one of the few

agenda here, particularly the locally

restaurants where customers dress to

sourced steaks

impress.

“Robust cooking, razor-sharp service and sumptuous surroundings, The Ox is

But if you aren’t wearing your Sunday

It’s not just meat on the menu here

one steakhouse that’s a cut above the

best, don’t worry. It’s all very relaxed

– there was a gurnard dish for fish

rest” Mark Taylor, Bristol Post

and you are as likely to be next to a

fans and pumpkin cannelloni for

bunch of hipsters chowing down on

the veggies. Cooked over charcoal,

Pata Negra Corn Street, Old City, Bristol BS1 1YH T: 0117 927 6762 W: www.patanegrabristol.com

Spanish tapas

Price

Average meal £20 including a glass of wine

ata Negra is a bustling,

Spanish tapas & wine bar in the heart of Bristol’s Old

Open

City. We whole heartedly endorse our guests dropping in for a

Pata Negra 12pm- 3pm, 6pm-

quick glass of wine or an after work

10.30pm Monday to Saturday Noche Negra 7pm till late

sherry! Our name, Pata Negra, refers to the finest Jamon Iberico, produced from

Thursday to Saturday

free range Black Iberian pigs, fed on

sherry to match your mood and food.

and our knowledge staff will be on hand

acorns (Bellota), and cured for 36

Don’t forget about our pinxtos hours

to guide you.

months. Needless to say, cured meats are a particular focus for us. You will

where you can enjoy three pintxo and a glass of fino for only £7! Our

Venture up the stairs above Pata Negra, or via the secret side door, and you’ll

find a regularly changing menu of

wine selection that we have available

find our music bar ‘Noche Negra’.

seasonal tapas dishes, fresh seafood,

is focused on the many and diverse

Here we serve Latin-inspired, fruit

vegetarian, dishes as well as short but sweet dessert menu.

regions of the Iberian Peninsula. You can enjoy some of our more premium

laden cocktails in a relaxed, party atmosphere.

At Pata Negra, we are kind of big on

wines by the glass – our Enomatic wine

“Slick service, tight and punchy

sherry. No longer seen as grandma’s

cabinet enables our guests to choose

cooking and a bustling, fun

tipple, sherry is a wine to be enjoyed in lots of different ways. From

from a selection of eight top wines, available in small measures and self

atmosphere. Pata Negra is a stylish tapas bar that already feels like it has

bone dry Manzanilla to sweet and

service. We want to encourage you to

been here for decades”. - Mark Taylor

unctuous Pedro Ximenez, there is a

enjoy an interactive wine experience

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Aquila Restaurant 30-34 Baldwin Street, Bristol, BS1 1NR T: 0117 3210322 E: bookings@aquila-restaurant.com W: www.aquila-restaurant.com

‘Fresh Italian food in the heart of the City’

ne of Bristols most talked about new restaurants and certainly one of the hottest places to be seen, Aquila is a family run restaurant which specialises in fresh, modern Italian cuisine. Aquila opened it’s doors in November 2014 following a multi-million pound fit out, compromising of 160 covers set over two floors with a double height glass façade overlooking Baldwin Street. The Kitchen brigade led by Emilio Titillo hail from all regions of Italy and their knowledge of regional dishes and flavours offer you a real taste of true Italian food made every day from scratch using the finest fresh local ingredients. This young brigade of chefs have caused quite a stir on the taste buds of customers and critics alike, being voted as finalists of Best Italian and Best Modern European at the 2015 Bristol Good Food Awards of which they are hoping to triumph in both categories. Restaurant Manager Steve Mason has joined us from a background in Michelin starred restaurants and leads a team of passionate front of house staff, as well as helping to create one of Bristols most impressive wine lists which has also

been shortlisted for awards in 2015. Authentic fresh Italian food, a glamourous environment and attentive service. The Aquila standard has been set!

Sample Menu Starter Grilled King Prawns with an Aperol glaze and Avocado cream.

Main Roasted Monkfish served sliced in a Pomodorini Tomato sauce with Black Olives and Mussels and a fondant Potato. Dessert Chocolate Fondant Emilio signature fondant served with vanilla ice cream and Limoncello Crème Anglaise.

Price Express Lunch 12-3pm 1 course £8.95, 2 courses £12.95, 3 courses £15.95 A la Carte Menu Starters from £5.95 - £11.95, Main courses from £8.95 - £23.95, Desserts from £6.45

Drinks Peroni - £3.50 House Wines from £4.50 per glass

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BREAKFAST KIDS EAT

Unlimited tea & coffee refills for just £1.95

FREE FRESH SMOOTHIE WHEN YOU ORDER BREAKFAST FROM OUR NEW BREAKFAST MENU Name: Phone: Email:

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Please tick here if you do not wish to be contacted about future offers and promotions

One free kids breakfast per adult breakfast purchased

Terms & Conditions: Voucher entitles the bearer to one free smoothie per guest ordering a breakfast from the breakfast menu. Voucher valid Monday - Sunday until 31.08.2015. One voucher per bill/table transaction. Not valid in conjunction with any other offer or set menu, including the main, lunch, specials, and kids menus. Subject to availability, no substitute available, no cash alternative. Valid at all Chiquito restaurants. Voucher must be surrendered upon redemption.

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ALLSPICE THE FINEST INDIAN TAKEAWAY CUISINE

Nominated for Takeaway of the year 2014 by English Curry Awards 9 Zetland Road, Bristol, BS6 7AG Tel: 0117 924 8102 Sun-Thurs: 6pm – 11.30pm Fri-Sat: 6pm – 12.30pm www.lacampagnuola.co.uk

Cucina Italiana & Piggeria La Campagnuola warmly welcomes you to experience the best in traditional Sicilian food, whilst enjoying all the comfort and hospitality our island is famed for. We do all we can to ensure that every dish we serve authentically captures the sunny spirit of Sicily, and we only use the freshest Italian ingredients, lovingly prepared by our passionate family team.

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• We go the extra mile to create your favourite curry and bring you an unforgettable curry experience, we hand pick our ingredients to make our dishes unique. • We are probably the only Indian takeaway in the South- West who does not use food colourings in our dishes, this is particularly evident in the food we serve to you. • We are constantly looking at ways to improve the quality of our food, every year we introduce two to three new curries for you to experience.

Please see our website, call or visit our premises for the latest offers.

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13 small street, Bristol, BS1 1DE T: 01179299222 W: www.urban-tandoor.com/

“The Best Indian food in Bristol”

Mark Taylor’s Verdict When an Indian chef friend tells me that he has just eaten the best Indian food he can remember, I had no hesitation in taking the recommendation seriously. No sooner had my pal urged me to check out Urban Tandoor than I was making myself comfortable at one of the booth tables and ordering my first pint of Cobra. Tucked away at the quieter end of Small Street, it’s a modest-looking little place from the outside, and for years it was a fairly average curry house. That was until a few months ago, when Sujith D’Almeida, pictured, took over and renamedit.Withinafewmonths,hehastakenUrbanTandoorfrom around number 1,000 on Tripadvisor into the top 10. Such instant success shouldn’t be that surprising considering D’Almeida’s background. Originally from Mumbai, where he trained with Sheraton Hotels, D’Almeida used to be a manager at The Grand by Thistle hotel, just up the road from Urban Tandoor. He has been joined by Chennai-born Dhanasekaran Durai, one of his former chefs from The Grand, who originally worked in top hotels and restaurants back home in India. Clearly trying to move away from the traditional back street curry house image, there are no hot plates on the white linen tablecloths and food is served in white china dishes and on plates of various shapes and sizes, much as you might find in a Michelin-star restaurant. Durai cooks everything from scratch and uses his own blends of spices, the emphasis being on light, fresh dishes that aren’t laden with oil, or clarified butter. After a stack of crisp poppadoms and excellent chutneys, garlic chicken tikka (£4.95) was as good a starter as any I can recall eating in an Indian restaurant. The five pieces of chicken, still smoky and blistered from the tandoor oven, were beautifully tender. They were accompanied by a cooling pot of mossy green coriander and yoghurt dip and a fresh and springy nest of razor-thin carrot, red onion and flat-leaf parsley that was a far cry from the limp and slimy rabbit hutch salad garnish that usually turns up with curry house starters. A main course of lamb tikka karahi (£9.50) was a thick, tomato-enriched medium-spice sauce packed with pieces of equally soft and tender lamb, strips of red and green pepper, slices of onion and chunks of fresh ginger to add a fiery edge. Triangles of soft and chewy naan bread studded with chopped garlic made a perfect vehicle for mopping up the surplus sauce.

RESULT: Tucked away off the centre, it would be all too easy to dismiss Urban Tandoor as just another back street curry house. It is currently serving some of the most authentic and enjoyable Indian food in central Bristol and it's a real ﬁnd. ©LW

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Biblos On The Hill | 225 Gloucester Road, Bristol, BS7 8NN Tel: 0117 923 4567. VERDICT: Honest and healthy international dishes served against a relaxed and family- friendly vibe, the third opening for Biblos is a welcome addition to the ever improving Gloucester Road scene. ©LW

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The Mint Room, 12-16 Clifton Road, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 1AF Reservations: 01173 291 300 Lunch: 12.00pm - 2.30pm Dinner: 6.00pm - 11.00pm

www.themintroom.co.uk

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The Breadstore

The Best Bakery In Bristol 45 Gloucester Rd, Bristol

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West End, Nailsea. BS48 4DE. A traditional yet quirky country pub, 20 minutes from Bristol. Real ale direct from the barrels and a wide selection of ciders. Homemade, hand crafted pork pies and scotch eggs. Garden with play equipment in the summer. Log fires for cooler months. Function room & covered barbeque area available to hire.

High St, Saltford, Bristol BS31 3EJ www.birdinhandsaltford.co.uk Tel: 01225 873335

Private dining, bistro evenings and Sunday Roasts by arrangement. Enjoy the unique atmosphere of an English Village Inn serving fresh locally sourced food, prepared by our chefs.

01275 856910

The HOPE and ANCHOR

Midford Rd, Bath BA2 7DD Tel 01225 832296 Web www.hopeandanchormidford.co.uk

The Hope and Anchor is set in the heart of the delightful Cam valley, a 10-minute drive from Bath city centre or alternatively now a fairly gentle and very scenic cycle ride along the new Colliers Way cycle path which leads straight into the pub car park (and then on to Radstock for the more energetic).

The Winford Arms is situated minutes from South Bristol and Bristol Airport in the rolling countryside of North Somerset, with views overlooking the Clifton Suspension Bridge to the front and views of the beautiful Dundry hill from the expansive beer garden. Specialising in homemade traditional pub food from fine quality ingredients, our beef and pork is all farm assured from Wales that has traceability from field to fork, that we believe is of the finest quality for taste and texture and where possible our vegetables are from local farmers in Somerset and Wiltshire.

The pub is one of Bath's few remaining independently owned and run establishments, this historic country pub has been run by Richard and Luci Smolarek for 19 years now, making it a well established favourite among Bath's discerning diners for consistently delicious, reasonably priced food in a relaxing, friendly atmosphere.

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Food available lunchtimes & evenings served in our dining room, bar or outside on the patio.

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Gourmet Burger Kitchen GBK Bath: 8 Brunel Street, Bath, BA11SX T: 01225 471057 GBK Bristol Cabots Circus: Glass Walk, Cabot Circus, Broadmead, Bristol, BS1 3BT T: 0117 927 9997 GBK Bristol Park Street: 74 Park Street, Bristol, BS1 5JX T: 0117 316 9162 W: www.gbk.co.uk

Our burgers are delivered fresh and cooked to order every day. Simple.

ack in 2001, three kiwi guys set up the first Gourmet

We serve up gourmet burgers from London to Cardiff, Edinburgh to

Burger Kitchen in Battersea, South London. Their philosophy was simple ˛ to

Brighton. We opened in Bristol in 2007, and more recently in Bath in 2012, where you’ll find us situated in The Vaults, amid

create a fresh, quality burger reminiscent of the gourmet burgers they were used to back in New Zealand. Working with Chef Peter Gordon, they were the first

Brunels railway arches and overlooking the open Piazza.

to introduce gourmet burgers to the London market, creating a menu that combined 100% beef with the freshest ingredients and sauces. Fast forward to 2015, we still pride ourselves on serving up the freshest

The Taxidriver: prime beef with american cheese, house onion ring,

Sample Menu Burgers

Cajun relish, smoked chilli mayo, dill pickle, salad, brioche bun Sides Sweet potato fries, GBK Homeslaw Drinks Oreo milkshake

burgers; combining 100% beef sourced from West Country farms with the freshest ingredients and sauces made from scratch every day in each GBK kitchen. We set yourself apart from the rest with a huge range of delicious handcrafted & adventurous burgers. As well as favourites like The Don, Blazing Sombrero and The Taxi Driver, we also offer lamb, falafel and even buffalo burgers, ensuring taste buds are well and truly satisfied. Milkshake lovers will also not be disappointed with mind meltingly good shakes including Oreo, peanut butter & salted caramel on the menu.

Price Burgers from £5.25, Salads from £6.25, Sides from £1.50, Desserts from £2.50

Drinks Milkshakes, Soft Drinks, Beer, Cider and Wine (gls from £4.45, btl from £14.95)

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