Severnshed - Bristol

The Severn Shed has a wide selection of great food, and the place has lovely views over the river. It's not cheap but you get what you pay for here and if you manage to take advantage of one of their great offers you could get a real bargaincheck out their website but they used to run 2 courses for £7 if you got there before 7pm. Bargain! Great for a snack, a special meal or just for drinks after worksome of the nicest cocktails in town!

My experience at The Severnshed was A-OK. The staff was A-OK The venue was A-OK The burger was A-OK The ambiance was A-OK ...but much like this review, there was just a little too much A-OK going on to bump it up to fan status. However, I will say this: For a nice tasty meal in a stand-up establishment, I 'd definitely put Severnshed on the list. It didn 't wow me, but it certainly didn 't disappoint. Like I said... NOTE: My dining partners, on the other hand, are still drooling over their order of chicken schnitzel and creamed spinach. So much so that they nearly demanded we drive back over from London to dine here on their last night in town. So stick that in 'yer pipe and Yelp it!

Severnshed pulls off a pretty impressive trick for a big venue it appears to be a lot more intimate space than it actually is. Mainly through the low and warm lighting, they've done a great job of distracting you from the fact that you're essentially sitting in a large, er, shed, I suppose! The food is excellent, with the falafel being my personal pick of the starters, while the roast chicken, which comes the creamiest of mashes, stands out from the mains. One tip: try and nab an outdoor seat so you can enjoy excellent views across the docks everything is certainly shipshape and Bristol fashion at Severnshed!

Before I visited the Seven Shed, I was extremely familiar with the Shed cocktail bar in Exeter, having visited several times for the flashy but low priced happy hour delights. The Seven Shed didn't disappoint; they serve food here too, and it's a great place to come on a weeknight before 8pm, as they have a special menu which is significantly cheaper. The food is served in adequate portions and is fantastically presented. The space does, however lack some atmosphere as it is a large lofty space, and it seems to be a trademark of the shed company to have unisex toilets! That aside, a brilliant place to put on your glad rags to visit.

Wandering around the harbour on a Sunday afternoon at the very awkward time of 3 5 pm (when most places are either (i) shut, or (ii) changing over to dinner menu) we arrived at The Severn Shed. The place was fairly quiet at that time which was perfect for us (party of two) because we got a great window table looking across the harbour. My mind was set on something which involved steak, or carvery (it being a Sunday) but I took a leap of faith and went for the Chicken Schnitzel. She had pork medallions. Both came with gratin potatoes (which were plentiful and creamy and not overly garlicky). Mine came with fantastic buttered spinach while her's came with green beans. The food was well presented, very good portion sizes and very tasty. Washed down with a great selection of wines (most served by the glass). We were both ravenous having just finished a long hike around Cheddar but the meals were hugely satisfying. The service was great, mostly Spanish young people who were really friendly and polite. The flat white was more like a white coffee maybe that's the reason it wasn't on the menu. Never got to sample the awesome cocktail menu!! Highly recommended for good food, and the place looks like it would be the ideal start for Saturday night out!