Channigs Hotel Reviews

Bar is nicely decorated and has a good atmosphere. Can get very busy though

A great beer garden and location, however the food unfortunely lets it down. Have had several disapointing meals here and the drinks can taste a bit off..

Nice beer garden, well socially distanced and organised

Steak sandwich took 50 minutes to be delivered, when pretty empty in the bar. Wasn't even cooked as requested

Friendly, clean, hospitable place to stay. Good food, great service. Will stay again next time we visit.

Too few staff, waited ages to be served only to find out my first two drink choices were out. Ordered a burger but they'd ran out of buns at lunch time! Burger on bread was very underwhelming, a lot to pay for a very standard meal. Also noisy outside due to road.

Clean room with a fan. We booked the small double room which had a bigger bathroom than the actual room istelf. The teas and coffees were left in a very visible place along with a kettle and a tv. A downside to the room is that there was only one plug which i found in the room. Checking in and out was confusing as there wasnt someone who stayed in the lobby. However the staff we met were friendly. It is very expensive but worth it especially for the beautiful views of clifton!

Small tired looking room. Uncomfortable loud bed. Okay price for location. Friendly staff. Wouldn't stay again.

Great atmosphere in the bar, good selection of real ales

Brilliant pub and staff rooms are really shabby. Desperately in need of a full refurbishment!

Very bad service, forgot what food we had ordered. Un enthusiastic bar staff who wouldn't even tell us what wine was available "look in the fridge".
Had to chase twice to get our food order correct.

Great pub with an awesome sports bar feel downstairs.

only stopped off here for a drink but there was a weirdly aggressive staff member, possibly a manger that was sgiutibg at a customer like a maniac. Very odd

Great service really friendly. Good pub grub. Great value for your money.

Nice interior since the refurb a few years ago and beer garden is good, though rammed in summer. Drinks are pricey. The prices are particularly punchy owing to the fact that's what you'd expect to pay in a craft beer bar or London! The food is underwhelming especially given the (fashionably?!) meagre portions coupled with inflated price tag for standard pub food. In short nice enough, friendly staff but overpriced across the board.

I like the place. Nice feel. Doing their bit in covid times. Food is pub favourites. Not so much freshly cooked but nicely done. Great Guinness.

Well situated in Clifton in Bristol. I often go there when I call into Bristol. A good all-round hotel and bar. Great for holding receptions. I really can't fault the hotel. A good all round place to go day or night.

Great location. Recently refurbished. Reasonable drinks/food prices.

Absolutely amazing. Lovely place, delicious food and grate beer garden for a sunny day

Nice little venue, went there for 2 friends' birthday. Good atmosphere and drinks to go round. Cheeky pool table downstairs always good

Good outdoor seating and well decorated but poor service and below average food.

Worst hotel I have ever stayed in. Roller blind in bathroom permanently closed as there is no cord attached to open or close it. Toilet cistern didn't work properly. No soap, you have to supply your own. No maid service make your own bed, a More

The lunch there was good. Price is reasonable for lunch special.

Only stopped for a quick pint.
Great staff lots of choice of drinks and awesome garden for urban area will be visiting again

The garden is the main attraction of Channings. Although it's a decent local of mine, the interior always feels incredibly sterile and they very rarely have enough staff to deal with the days they do get busy (whenever the sun comes out).

Fairly decent draft selection which is what keeps me going back, but would only ever choose on a sunny day.

Food was good. Service was good. Toilets need a makeover though.

Lovely food and drinks with work friends. Love the pub garden.

Stayed twice. Random allocation of rooms and breakfast arrangemens chaotic. However, would give 5* for location, atmosphere and great beer garden.

Poor indifferent service slow food very average it used to be a fab place surprised its A Green King pub

Nice, large garden. Not a huge selection of drinks but it's fine.

Grabbed a cuppa at the bar with friend. Small selection of decidedly average drinks. Barman might easily have been mistaken for a dazed member of public who'd accidentally wandered behind the bar.

I visited the garden pub of this hotel and really enjoyed the atmosphere. There was also a good selection of drinks and desserts.

One of the few pubs in the area with a good garden.

Absolutely disgusting, the food is vile, undercooked and a poor excuse for a meal. The chef doesn t care about his standard of food and the staff are all unhelpful and lazy. I wouldn t even give a 1 star. Go elsewhere....

Would recommend for a socially distanced dinner and pint. Lots of space, and the staff are doing a great job of keeping everything clean and safe.

i'd been there for 2 weeks and i liked because all was grat

Come here for the beers, nice service and beautiful patio.

It s dog friendly. Well social distanced. The staff are absolutely lovely.

We had the sharing platter and it was pretty basic. Nothing to rave home about and deep fried but that s what we were expecting. Other meals looked like they were being enjoyed and we just went for pub fare

It gave me what I needed, overall very happy with the experience

Pleasant place to have a drink, there's a garden too.

The staff are friendly, the location is lovely their outdoor area is especially nice. Prices are very reasonable. I have booked to have my wedding reception at Channing's so obviously think very highly of the place.

Loud staff no consideration for restaurant/bar users trying to work

Friendly and efficient bar staff, great venue downstairs for group functions

Standard pub drinks on offer and medium prices. Didn't eat as food hasn't been great in the past

Performed here a while ago, great space, really helpful staff. Would definitely recommend hiring it as a venue.

Great spot, good selection of drinks, friendly and patient staff.

It was ok. Room very dated an very hot being on the top floor. No air con or lift. Good location but no parking probably wont return.

Good selection of moderate/ expensive drinks, let down by the food (which just isn't as good as other places in the area)

Quality beer. Quality beer garden. What more do you need?

Great place to come when the sun is out. We had a few dishes to share and loved the grub
Highly recommend

Sad to say very expensive & very poor. No parking, no breakfast, old & tied rooms.

Cosy pub, been here twice, nice staff. Enjoyed my visit.

Excellent venue, great value, great food. The manager Dan is one of the best landlords in the business. Staff are great as well. Well ran and a great night out. Plenty of theme nights. Check it out.

On the Cask Marque Ale Trail, but the staff knew little of it. The beer I had was passable, just, but another review of the cellar by the accessor would be a good idea.

Nice atmosphere. Drinks and food are good, not amazing but enjoyable still

This is a hotel that needs to refurbish its rooms, but clearly won't bother seeing as there is a massive demand for overnight stays in Bristol at the moment.
I was in a room on the second floor, and it was falling apart. The plaster was rotten, the towel rail was hanging off, and the bath panel was damaged.
However, I can imagine that the bar is a great place to be when it is in full swing, and the food was great. The staff were very friendly and helpful, both in the evening and at breakfast.
For those travelling, there isn't any car parking, find a space after 5, but you'll have to be away by 9. Bristol appears to be allergic to free parking.
Would I stay here again? God, no.

Great local pub, charming atmosphere and great drinks. Top beer garden too!

The building is beautiful and the outside terrace catches plenty of afternoon sun. The outdoor furniture, though, is in need of improvement or replacement. I visited on three separate occasions and, during each of them, the staff were singularly dismissive, unwelcoming, uncommunicative and disinterested. They really let the place down and, since there are plenty of other pubs around, I'll not return.

Nice pub, bit noisy when it's raining and costs more than it should for a cider, but city life and all :') Old building is nice, and in nice weather the beer garden is ideal.

Great pub/hotel on a summers evening as the beer garden has plenty of room and gets the sun for most of the evening. A fair selection of beers, ciders etc and a proper "pub" menu serving fish and chips, pie and mash and suchlike. Inside room is limited but is on two floors so you can retreat downstairs as long as there isn't a function/event on. (Can be reserved for parties etc) Not enough staff for the amount of punters so expect to wait to get a beer in and order food. Has a Juke box and is loaded with some good tracks if that's your kind of thing. Fairly quiet and well located, parking is available (and free at certain times) Always top of my list when the sun is out.

Dropped in for drinks in the beer garden. It has a lovely atmosphere.

Slow service, but the beer garden is ideal and the prices aren't too high!

Nice bar with a reasonable section of drinks. They like to keep the heating on high.

I've never left a review before - but feel it's important to warn others before going here. Without doubt had the worst eating experience here. Staff were disinterested, slow, rude, uninformed, and at points were aggressive. My boyfriend is very allergic to nuts, and they were really unhelpful with this. When checking if there were any concerns, he was given an allergy book - confusingly set out - where (this wasn't explained to us) you had to check each element of your meal individually. They gave us the wrong book the first time, and weren't able to give us any advice themselves. When the food arrived, there was stuffing that looked like it had nuts, no-one working there had any idea if it did have nuts in - even though it's apparently a standard on every roast. After being told then we were supposed to cross reference every element on the plate in the allergy book (surely it should be done by whole meal as one, or at least tell the customer, if the customer is required to check this themselves to minimise any potentially life threatening risks?), the staff gave us the book to check again. When we mentioned to their staff that this hadn't been very clear, and with the potential for a dangerous outcome, they were aggressive, defensive and completely shook us off. No apology about this, and we were completely shouted down - I (and many of the people I was with) have worked in customer service and as a waitress for years, and I wouldn't dream of speaking to an upset customer like this. The food we had was very poor, potatoes and veg tasted/texture was like they had been reheated and were a day old, other food tasted like it was from packet mixes. Service was slow (food being brought out over an hour from ordering - and still then brought out in batches over 10 minutes so food was cold for some of our party when we started eating), and communication was bad between the staff - we were told multiple times by different staff members that a menu option had run out and would be swapped. The bathrooms were dirty too. After all that, we had to wait at a near empty bar to pay where staff didn't acknowledge us. It was almost funny - and a fitting ending to such appalling service. We very nearly just walked out - even after loudly speaking about this, the waitress in front of us didn't even make eye contact with us. I've been to multiple Greene King pubs and never had anything like this. Such a shame as it's a beautiful setting with a beautiful beer garden - there's so much potential, if the service hadn't been like this.

Great setting, lovely house. Atmosphere brilliant, love the open plan bar/restaurant area and lovely landscaped garden area. Would love to go back. Thanks all involved!

This place is covid safe and I will definitely be going there again

Tough times for the hospitality sector but the Channings is well set up with excellent social distancing processes and very good order at table app, well-kept Greene King ales, very nicely cooked food and remarkably friendly and welcoming staff. Well worth trying. Recommended.