The Ashton
📍 0.3 miles from Ashton Gate Stadium
About this Pub
Why it's great for Matchdays
Forza Garibaldi’s away guide notes The Ashton (BS41 9LX) is a dining-led pub where away fans have been seen, and advises calling ahead if unsure about policy. It highlights that arriving early allows roadside parking outside the pub and that it’s roughly a five-minute walk to Ashton Gate’s away end—useful for a swift pre-match meet and short walk to the turnstiles. The pub serves full restaurant menus, making it a practical spot for a sit-down meal before kick-off. Recent check-ins also show a mainstream-and-local drinks line-up (e.g., Madrí Excepcional, Pravha, Butcombe Bitter, Thatchers Gold), covering typical matchday preferences.
Recent Fan Reviews
Visited The Ashton and had a really enjoyable experience. The food was well presented and satisfying—the burger was juicy and well put together, with crispy fries on the side. The baked cheese with bread was a standout, rich and perfect for sharing. The atmosphere was relaxed and welcoming, with a nice, bright setting that made it a great spot to sit and unwind. Service was smooth and unhurried, which added to the overall experience. A solid choice for good pub food in a comfortable setting—I’d definitely come back.
I recently visited this restaurant and had a mixed experience. To start with the positives, the food itself was excellent — everything was cooked beautifully, full of flavour, and genuinely enjoyable. The roasts we ordered were particularly tasty, even if they arrived slightly colder than expected. However, there were a few drawbacks that held the experience back. The sides were noticeably expensive for the portion sizes, which felt a bit disappointing given the quality of the main dishes. The atmosphere overall was pleasant, but unfortunately our table was positioned in a busy walkway, meaning a constant stream of people passed by — some even lingering near the table — which made it difficult to fully relax. Service was another issue. Our food took quite a long time to arrive, and when the mains were served, we still hadn’t received our starter. It seemed likely that the mains had been prepared earlier and then reheated or kept warm while the starters were delayed, which may explain why the roasts weren’t as hot as they should have been. In summary, the restaurant delivers fantastic-tasting food, but the service issues and seating arrangement made the experience less enjoyable than it could have been. With some adjustments, it has the potential to be excellent.
Visited here not too long ago, attended with high hopes after a visit a few years ago impressed I thought it could only get better right? No! Wrong. Ordered some olives with sundries tomato’s with balsamic glaze, and a classic scallops. It was ok starter, scallops were slightly over and lacked any seasoning, just lacked any freshness or punch, was a beautifully plated starter but that’s about it the flavours really lacked. Ordered a surf and turf for my main - with side of mac and cheese. Where to start here - let’s talk about steak, cooked well with an ok sear, but again lack of flavour zero seasoning and certainly not rested and basted…. Which was a shame. Again king prawns on the surf side lacked any seasoning and were slightly over. And the chips well, low grade frozen chunky chips without any seasoning or crisp or fluffy centre….. absolutely shocking imo. Best thing on this dish were the mushrooms, these only thing on plate with flavour and depth. Tried some of the roast lamb with chorizo and again same for this plate, poor flavouring and lack of absolutely everything you want from a plate of food. And don’t get me started on Mac and cheese…. Was this frozen? Certainly don’t feel made fresh, cheese? No chance… flavour… no chance… this is actually worse mac and cheese I’ve ever tried. Can’t even bring myself to describe then poor levels of it… just avoid it. Overall the dishes were plated with style and certainly looked the part, but that’s as far as it goes when comes to it. Lack of seasoning throughout showed, chefs clearly not tasting their products and serving more style than substance here. Such a shame as this was a birthday visit and expected a lot more from such a beautiful restaurant. Best thing here were the olives and that says everything…. Overall I will score this visit 5/10 overall. Really need to up their game here or could be up against. Let’s hope there is change here sooner rather than later.
I had a great time and food here. From the moment I entered, I was super welcomed by the host. Great vibes, super delicious food, and super-duper service. Thanks, and I will be back.
AVOID Really busy place but I would avoid at all cost..!!! Where do I start when we went in looked all lovely then we ordered food witch came out within minutes of ordering the food again looked lovely presented was awful I wouldn’t feed it to my DOG I just couldn’t believe it my self you at least want a decent roaster right.! Shame this place has gone down hill so much, the staff are not great also need more training when it’s busy.! AVOID at all cost do they even use GRAVY what the hell isit haha