Pubs and Bars / Pubs
Pub of the week: The Duke of York
Pubs with large outside seating areas are somewhat of a rarity in many of parts of Bristol.
Not so at the top of the Gloucester Road in Horfield at the Duke of York, which has had a lick of paint and a change back to its original name from its days as the rather down at heel Gloucester Arms.
There is a paved area at the front and a garden around the side so large that it will always catch the sun.
The new licensees here have come from Basingstoke after stints around the country including the Warwick Arms in Clutton, now a Mezze.
They have taken on an imposing detached Victorian building, opposite Horfield Common and within stumbling distance of Horfield Leisure Centre for anybody who wants to cancel out their workout with a pint.
Out of a possible choice of three, the only ale when I visited on a Thursday afternoon was Doom Bar. Lager is the drink of choice here, with Thatcher’s Gold the one cider on draught.
The food menu is basic pub fare – sandwiches, burgers, mixed grill and the like – with nothing costing more than a tenner.
I played safe and opted for a jacket potato with tuna mayonnaise. At £4.50 served with salad and coleslaw, it was good value but tasted like it had been reheated from frozen and had a skin that needed cutting with a chainsaw.
The Duke of York, 635 Gloucester Road, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 0BJ
0117 951 4925
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