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Pub of the Week: The Queen’s Head
When I ask the bartender at the Queen’s Head if he takes cards, he laughs and says: “I take anything. Card, cash, your soul.”
A grey-haired man sat at the bar sipping from a can of Natch Cider joins in. “As long as you’re buying a drink,” he says. “He don’t care.”
This Victorian-era Eastville pub is sparsely decorated, with two large rooms and what feels like nowhere near enough tables and people to fill the space.
But the warm welcome from the server and regulars at the bar make the place feel cosy and friendly.
There is a simple, sun-trap garden at the rear of the Queen’s Head
The pub serves a basic range of spirits and there’s a fridge full to the brim with cans. There are several classics on tap, as well as Bob ale from Wickwar and Butcombe Original.
It’s a sunny evening and too nice to sit indoors, so it’s a bonus that the Queen’s Head has a spacious pub garden. Something of a sun trap, several tables are already taken by smokers enjoying the sun and a pint of cider.
Pubs and bars in this area of Bristol are somewhat few and far between (the closest pubs in either direction are The Star in Fishponds and The Greenbank in Easton).
The Queen’s Head remains a welcoming and friendly local nestled among the shops and homes on Fishponds Road.
The Queen’s Head, 286 Fishponds Road, Eastville, BS5 6PY
0117 951 8457
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