Wondering which pubs in Portishead serve food? Whether you need to book? How family-friendly or dog-loving are they? Then this article is for you!
In this feature, I’ve included handy information like opening times, booking and contact details.
Looking to take the whole family? I’ve also started adding extra details which will be handy if you’re after a child-friendly Portishead pub garden or dog-friendly local.
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PUBS & BARS IN OR NEAR PORTISHEAD
Whether you’re after a glass of wine overlooking Portishead Marina, a G & T with a sea view, a couple of pints in a traditional inn on the high street or a family-friendly Portishead pub garden, you’ll find the perfect venue for it here.
Scroll down for all the latest on our hostelries:-
Don’t fancy cooking? Then check out the following articles:
Portishead Takeaway Ultimate Guide
Portishead Restaurants: Where to Eat in Portishead and Nearby
Ultimate Guide to Afternoon Tea in and around Bristol
PUBS AND BARS ON PORTISHEAD MARINA
SIREN’S CALLING – PORTISHEAD MARINA
The Siren’s is a modern beer and wine bar on the marina. With their glass frontage and open-plan bar area, you’d be hard-pushed not to have sight of the marina from wherever you sit.
Apparently, some people enjoy hostelries such as this for the beverages on offer and not just the view out of the window! The husband speaks highly of the quantity and quality of the beers on offer, (and take my word for it, he knows about these things!).
Despite its modest size, The Siren’s Calling regularly hosts live music. These events are so popular that punters have packed in like sardines at the gigs we’ve attended.
Siren’s Calling on Facebook
Siren’s Calling phone number – 01275 268278
HALL & WOODHOUSE – PORTISHEAD MARINA
Contemporary pub-restaurant with award-winning shipping container design on The Quay’s Marina in Portishead. H&W offers real fires, a bar with relaxed dining, coffee and cake, a large restaurant upstairs and parking spaces for eight cars at the front.
They welcome dogs throughout, apart from in the restaurant upstairs. Water bowls and treats are laid on for canine visitors!
Serving drinks, coffee and cake from 9 am every day and serving food from 12 pm till 9 pm, with the exception of Sundays.
Bookings welcome.
Hall & Woodhouse, Portishead on Facebook
H & W phone number – 01275 848685
AQUA – PORTISHEAD MARINA
Italian restaurant and bar on the marina.
Covered outside area with heaters.
Dogs are welcome in the conservatory area.
Aqua Portishead on Facebook
Phone number for Aqua Portishead – 01275 842590
Aqua Spinnaker, Harbour Road, Portishead
PORTISHEAD PUBS OVERLOOKING THE SEA
THE ROYAL INN HOTEL, PORTISHEAD – PIER ROAD
The impressive Royal Inn enjoys an elevated position above Portishead Marina and beaches.
Since re-opening in 2023, following a major refurbishment, The Royal looks fabulous both inside and out.
The large pub garden is a perfect place to enjoy views over the Bristol Channel. And you might well be treated to some shipping activity while relaxing with a drink. An abundance of pretty string lights creates a lovely cosy feel when daylight begins to fade.
The new pub-restaurant offers fresh home-cooked food and is also well-positioned to take advantage of the views.
Dogs are allowed in the pub and garden. Water bowls and dog treats are provided.
Parking is free in their decent sized pub car-park.
Attractively decorated bedrooms are available above the pub, so The Royal could be a great option if you’re looking to book a hotel in Portishead.
The Royal Inn, Pier Road, Portishead BS20 7HG
The Royal Portishead Phone number 01275 400127
Royal Inn Portishead Facebook Page
THE WINDMILL INN, PORTISHEAD – NORE ROAD
For fabulous, estuary views, it’s hard to beat The Windmill Inn on Nore Road.
Much of the decor was updated during a major refurbishment in 2024. The pub’s layout didn’t change dramatically, with the exception of furniture arrangement on the ground floor. Booth seating now sensibly faces towards the sea, which gets a big thumbs up from me!
Food is served for much of the day, so it’s handy that the restaurant commands the best outlook of all. Only an impressive wall of glass separates diners from a panoramic vista, taking in the old pitch and putt golf course, Portishead Lido, and The Bristol Channel reaching across to the Welsh coast.
Head outside and continue to enjoy the estuary views from this tiered Portishead pub garden. As evening falls, expect to see mobile phones whipped out left, right and centre in an attempt to preserve the memory of another stunning Portishead sunset over the sea.
Several pods have been installed. These come in handy for sheltering from chilly winds whipping up from the channel on cooler days or the sun beating down on hot ones!
Surrounding fields and beaches nearby are popular with walkers. Following a ramble, we often meet fellow dog-owners who’ve felt the need to frequent the pub to keep their pets happy. Something to do with the tasty treats, I suppose.
The Windmill Inn Portishead on Facebook
Windmill Pub Portishead phone number 01275 818483
THE SHIP INN, PORTISHEAD – DOWN ROAD
The Ship has views over the channel and a large outside space with loads of parking.
The Ship on Facebook
Ship Inn Portishead phone number 01275 848400
The Ship, Down Rd, Portishead, Bristol BS20 8LF
PORTISHEAD HIGH STREET PUBS
IMPERO LOUNGE, PORTISHEAD HIGH STREET
Café/bar on Portishead High Street with pavement outdoor seating area.
Dogs allowed.
Impero phone number 01275 840174
Facebook – Impero Lounge, Portishead
THE PLOUGH INN, PORTISHEAD HIGH STREET
Traditional high street hostelry with large seating area at the front.
Dog-friendly.
The Plough phone number 01275 842433
Plough Inn on Facebook
PHOENIX, VICTORIA SQUARE
The Phoenix Bar – set back from the high street in Victoria Square.
Dog-friendly.
Phoenix phone number 01275 817263
The Phoenix Bar, Victoria Square, Portishead, Bristol BS20 6AQ
Phoenix Bar Portishead on Facebook
VENGA – PORTISHEAD HIGH STREET
Tapas bar and restaurant on the high street with secret Portishead pub garden at the rear.
Call Venga on 01275 814 391
Venga Facebook
THE PORT BAR IN THE PRECINCT
Portishead micro-brewery, bar and restaurant with indoor and covered outdoor seating – tucked away just off the high street in Portishead precinct.
Port Bar, 3 The Precinct, Portishead, Bristol BS20 6AH
Telephone – 07526 636167
Port Bar Facebook Page
THE POACHER PUB – PORTISHEAD HIGH STREET
Traditional inn and restaurant on the High Street with seating at the front and a garden behind.
Open for food and drinks.
Taking bookings and walk-ins. Dogs allowed
Poacher Pub Facebook Page
The Poacher, 106 High Street, Portishead BS20 6AJ
Poacher pub Portishead telephone number – 01275 818678
THE OLD MILL
The large Old Mill pub on Portishead High Street has a dog-friendly pub garden at the rear.
The Old Mill, 1 High St, Portishead BS20 6AF
Old Mill Portishead telephone number – 01275 844666
PUBS NOT ON THE HIGH STREET
THE ALBION
A traditional, family-friendly Portishead pub with a beer garden, regular meal deals and a focus on sports. The Albion is located just beyond the High Street on Bristol Road.
15 Bristol Road, Portishead BS20 6PZ
The Albion phone number – 01275 817906
The Albion Facebook Page
POSSET CUP
Wetherspoons pub-restaurant is set amongst the shops near Home Bargains and just across the road from Portishead Marina: child-friendly with extended outdoor seating.
Plenty of free parking in the adjacent shared car-park. Time-restrictions apply so make sure you register your number plate to avoid a fine.
No table bookings.
Mustard Way, Portishead
Posset Cup Telephone – 01275 848008
Posset Cup Facebook Page
GORDANO GATE
Large pub next to the Premier Inn hotel. Has an extensive family-friendly menu, soft play centre and quite possibly the largest Portishead pub garden!
Brewers Fayre Gordano Gate, Wyndham Way, Portishead
Gordano Gate phone number – 01275 846 526
SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUBS
PORTISHEAD WORKMAN’S CLUB SPORTS BAR
The Workman’s is set behind the high street, accessed via a lane off Slade Road.
New garden and seating area.
Now open to members AND non-members.
PWMC The BS20, Slade Road, Portishead BS20 6BW
Telephone – 01275 842428
PWMC – The BS20 Facebook Page
CLARENCE HOUSE SPORTS AND SOCIAL CLUB
Clarence House Sports & Social Club is a bar and events venue in Portishead. Features two bars, pool & snooker tables, skittle alleys and a function room.
Sunday night quiz. Live music.
No booking is required.
Clarence House Sports & Social Club
High Street, Portishead, BS20 6PY
Tel: 01275 847051
Clarence House Facebook Page
PUBS NEAR PORTISHEAD
BLACK HORSE INN – CLAPTON IN GORDANO
The Black Horse, AKA The Kicker, is a traditional village pub.
It has a pub garden, plenty of outdoor seating and extensive covered areas outside.
Free car parking at rear.
No need to book.
Black Horse Inn – The Kicker, Clapton on Facebook
Black Horse phone number 01275 842105
WHITE HART, WESTON IN GORDANO
The White Hart is open, following a long period of closure and much campaigning by the local community to secure its future as a pub.
Food is served, including breakfast and specials menu.
The White Hart, Weston in Gordano
White Hart phone number 0117 382 0204
THE PRIORY, PORTBURY
Rustic pub dating back to 1822, not far from Prior’s Wood with its swathes of pretty bluebells and wild garlic and nearby Windmill Hill. Underground passages have been discovered linking the building to Portbury Monastery.
The Priory serves contemporary food and drink.
Tables at the front and a large pub garden at the rear.
Dogs allowed.
Takes bookings.
The Priory phone number 01275 376307
THE GEORGE, ABBOTS LEIGH
Traditional eighteenth-century country pub and restaurant near Abbots Pool & Leigh Woods.
Suntrap beer garden, pizza oven and real fires.
The George on Facebook
The George phone number: 01275 376985
Manor Road, Abbots Leigh, North Somerset, BS8 3RP
FAILAND INN, FAILAND
Family-run pub serving home-cooked food.
Large garden with new heated undercover areas.
Failand Inn on Facebook
Failand Inn phone number 01275 392220
Clevedon Rd, Failand, Bristol, North Somerset BS8 3TU
THE STAR, TICKENHAM
Somerset pub with sports bar, large garden, homemade food and B&B rooms.
The Star at Tickenham on Facebook
The Star phone number 01275 858836
Stone Edge Batch, Clevedon Road, Tickenham, BS21 6SE
THE RUDGLEIGH, EASTON IN GORDANO
CLOSED FOR NOW
Rudgleigh restaurant in Easton in Gordano is just the other side of Gordano roundabout from Portishead.
Their large beer garden with newly built gazebos overlooks the local cricket pitch.
Disabled access, family-friendly and there’s ample parking.
Dogs are allowed in the garden only.
The Rudgleigh on Facebook
The Rudgleigh phone number 01275 372363
PORTISHEAD PUB AND BAR UPDATES
Now I’ve rounded them all up together in this guide, I’m surprised to see how many pubs there are in Portishead. Did you count them? I feel I must reiterate the, “please drink responsibly” advice on the Drink Aware website at this point!
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