The Boathouse

Excellent pub stop just off Bristol Bath cycle path. Big venue with very nice interior. Lovely outdoor seating overlooking river. Helpful and polite staff. Good expensive but location and atmosphere almost mitigate cost.

a month ago · via Google

Over 3 and a half hours wait for dinner... we visited The Boathouse last night as a family group of 10 for a birthday celebration. The biggest positives are the location and setting, it’s in a fantastic spot by the river with plenty of seating options inside and outside, which made it a lovely place for a celebration. The staff we spoke to were polite and pleasant throughout. Unfortunately, the overall dining experience was disappointing... the service lacked attentiveness from the start, after being seated, we waited a long time with no one coming to take drinks orders, eventually we ordered through the app. We also asked for some glasses, but eventually we had to go and get them ourselves. We then asked several members of staff before someone came to take our food order... over half of our first-choice menu items were unavailable, which was frustrating for a table of 10. The food then took around an hour to arrive! Considering the prices, the quality was well below expectations, some meals were cold, others seemed like they had been sitting under heat lamps for too long. Everyone ate because by then we were too hungry to do anything else, it wasn’t an enjoyable meal. In total we were there for over three and a half hours. With such a brilliant location and friendly staff, this place has a lot of potential, but our experience was that the service organisation and food quality need significant improvement.

3 months ago · via Google

This is a review about the restaurant only as we did not stay. Fantastic river views from the terrace , warm and lovely staff, great food and very good cocktails and spritzers. The terrine and flat iron harrissa chicken are highly recommended. Wonderful setting to enjoy the recent heatwave

2 months ago · via Google

Went to the boathouse whilst visiting bath . The pub is nice in a lovely location. Reason for 3 stars Went there for a meal with my parents and brother and sort of wish we didn't 🙁 everything we ordered they didn't have so had to have food we didn't really want . When the food came out it looked nice but was only " ok" , so for the food being only "ok" it was a bit pricey. The girl taking our order was nice and helpful and she did apologise a few times for not having stuff on the menu . I would go there for a drink but not for something to eat

a month ago · via Google