Date spot in Bristol
Chef's Table
Choose the tasting menu at the small, personally run restaurant by the Cumberland Basin, and save room for the cheese and dessert trolleys.
Avon Crescent, Hotwells
Address: Chef's Table, 1a Avon Crescent, Bristol BS1 6XQ- Restaurant
- Rain-proof ☔
- A treat
- Foodie
- Romantic
Why it's a good date: An old-fashioned sense of occasion in two cosy rooms near the docks. Take the harbour ferry or walk along the water to get there.
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Pasture
Portwall Lane, Redcliffe
Address: Pasture, 2 Portwall Lane, Bristol BS1 6NB- Restaurant
- Rain-proof ☔
- A treat
- Foodie
- Big night
Share a dry-aged West Country steak cooked over fire at the buzzy steakhouse opposite St Mary Redcliffe.
Why it's a good date: Loud and glamorous, which suits a celebration, with much of the beef and produce from the owners' own farm. Book ahead for Friday and Saturday.
The Ox
Corn Street, Old City
Address: The Ox, 43 Corn Street, Bristol BS1 1HT- Restaurant
- Rain-proof ☔
- A treat
- Big night
- Romantic
Head down into the wood-panelled old bank vault under Corn Street for charcoal-grilled steak and a cocktail.
Why it's a good date: Dark and plush, and a little bit secret, which makes it a fun one for a celebration. St Nick's and the Old City's bars are right on the doorstep.
Clifton Suspension Bridge and the Observatory
Clifton Down, Clifton
Address: Clifton Suspension Bridge Visitor Centre, Bridge Road, Leigh Woods, Bristol BS8 3PA- Outdoors
- Cheap and cheerful
- Romantic
Walk across Brunel's bridge high above the Avon Gorge, then visit the old observatory on the downs for its Victorian camera obscura and the tunnel down to a viewing platform in the cliff face.
Why it's a good date: The bridge is free to walk and it's the best view in Bristol, especially at sunset. The camera obscura is a lovely bit of Victorian magic to share in the dark.
Photo: Lacu Schienred, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized)
