Hotel Du Vin

Beautiful hotel in a sympathetically renovated sugar warehouse. Room was spacious with a stunning bathroom. Lovely breakfast and great service throughout. Perfect for a birthday treat for two.

We attended a wedding at the weekend and the venue was lovely, nice food and drinks, but afterwards we asked if the bar downstairs were still serving. The bar tender bluntly asked if we were residents of the hotel, we said no we were with the wedding party, to which she replied with a particularly rude and unhelpful repeat of "are you residents of the hotel?" The bar was almost empty on a Saturday night at around 11, but clearly didn't want our business.

This must have been a great place a decade ago. Rooms are well-appointed but tired and old. An upgrade is badly needed. Staff is friendly and bar/bistro is cozy with ok food.

This is an awesome hotel with the most amazing rooms. I was here on business, but plan to visit again with my wife at some point as the place was exceptional. Rooms, service, food, all are of an excellent quality. The prices are fair for the true high end that is represented here. Parking may be a challenge, but adequate parking is available in the NCP only 5.minites walk away.

Went here for a mother's day meal and experience was superb. Beautiful building - a perfect mixture of modern and classic. The menu provides enough choice and the food is well worth the price, very well cooked/seasoned. The portion sizes of the starters and desserts are also huge!

Went to this restaurant yesterday with a group of 6 for my partners 30th birthday! The food was amazing. I ordered the Onion Soup which was so tasty! For the main I had the duck (cooked so perfect soft) and for dessert I had the pear which was alright, there was not much pear in it. Everybody was very pleased with the food. We also had really great service from Tiara, she welcomed us and made sure everything was good. She overheard us that it was my partners birthday and made sure he got a nice small birthday dessert! Amazing service thank you Tiara! We will definitely come back again.

Great hotel, well designed, room is incredible. Drunk people in hotel banging on doors at 1am, but that can't really be helped. Staff polite, great place if you're looking to stay in Bristol

Fantastic little hotel, very pleasant helpful staff, comfortable room and great food. We stayed for dinner and breakfast and they were very accommodating with my gluten free dietary requirements. Location could not be better, we walked 12 miles in one day and covered clifton, the wharf and the city centre. We would stay here again.

Lovely people at reception, the restaurant too. The room was pleasant bit threadbare in places, so needing a refurb. The breakfast was delicious I had the full English my granddaughter had oak smoked salmon with scrambled eggs. The only niggle was my pot of English tea, it wasn't of great quality. However that's not the fault of the friendly efficient young lady running the dining room as it's what was provided by the suppliers I guess. Our dinner was delicious, we had to rush a bit, our fault for mistiming the start of our trip to the Hippodrome theatre. The staff are definitely the reason I gave 4 stars.

-Meal/private function only- My company held a Christmas party here, we had a private room that was lovely and housed the 25-30ish of us comfortably. The staff were quick, efficient and friendly. The food is where there was a significant change in standards - My partner had a risotto that was over seasoned to an incredible degree (with sage of all things), to the point that neither of us were able to finish it.

The beef that I had was cooked relatively well, nice and tender but more fat than you'd expect to be left on the cut. The vegetables were fine, but didn't meet the high standards that it feels the hotel have set. Pudding again was disappointing, my partner had a chocolate pave, which was ridiculously rich on the top and the bottom crumbled away and made it difficult to eat.

I had a cheese board, the cheddar was hard and old, the brie tasted like it was a cheap Tesco purchase and the blue wasn't much better. Overall the evening was rather nice, the atmosphere, staff and private room we had were all 5*, the food is where they really fell down though.

The staff are lovely. Maya and Shona couldn't do enough to serve us well. Thankyou lasses xx

Fantastic service and amazing Champayne cocktails! thankyou xx

Absolutely lovely evening as I DJ'd tonight for Tom & Beth's wedding! The staff were very friendly and very helpful too! You lot made my evening fun and the wedding party also has a fabulous time too! Special mention to George & Georgie! Thanks again!

Absolutely stunning hotel, rooms are lovely, bar is beautiful and very atmospheric, staff are amazing very polite and friendly and very attentive. percent recommend to stay here

Lovely setting in the court yard, staff we're very attentive and food was delicious.

Nice smallish hotel in great location with superb bar and bistro and quality wines Allows dogs to stay in some rooms for a surcharge

Fantastic stay as always. Lovely room, service and breakfast. Best location.

For me it was amazing. Great food and great atmosphere there. I have been lucky enough to have eaten all over the world and this had just as good a feel as many places I have been to. I am proud to be Bristolian and lucky to be able to take my various friends there from various backgrounds for a drink or two. have this up the road from where I live. Beautifully designed and a great place for a nice spirit based drink too!

Du Vin is one of my favourite places to eat in Bristol. Who doesn't love classic French food with a fantastic sommelier and bar staff. Service is always good and when busy you're not waiting around for food for ages, not that you'd notice with the brilliant classic decor and cosy yet clean atmosphere. Set in the old sugar house and popular with he cigar smoking philanthropist types of the 1920's the style is a dirty yellow paint to resemble smoke stained walls, surprisingly attractive, unlike a smoked stained wall in weather spoons before the smoking ban came in.

The wine cellar is set in the old smoking room which is brilliant to have a peak at as you see bottles of '62 Perignon and the finest wines from across the world. 10/10 would recommended the beef Bourgogne with a match deep burgundy red, just ask the Sommelier - they'll sort you out! Give it a go it's a great place and not too expensive and the hotel rooms, I've been told, are to die for!

Stayed for a few days before Christmas visiting family. We had two rooms and booked a breakfast package. The hotel is lovely, the beds are extremely comfortable and it's a really pleasant place to stay. I highly recommend it. However, "caveat emptor" when it comes to the Bistro restaurant. I write this because Hotel du Vin really "sells" the restaurant hard.

The service was great but the food was mediocre to poor. They were not able to properly cook eggs for breakfast - of any style. We tried poached and they came out overcooked. We tried soft boiled and they came out ultra-hard boiled. When we sent the boiled aggs back and asked for soft eggs we got eggs that were mostly raw. This was disappointing. And it wasn't just breakfast.

They said they could only cook their hamburger well-done and the chicken liver was the most miserly portion of three tiny bits of liver you have ever seen with no care or pride in presentation. In summary - stay there but don't expect much from breakfast and don't take any other meals at their Bistro.

We had a thoroughly enjoyable visit here yesterday, afternoon tea for my mums bday. I love the decor, it's chic Parisian feel makes a warm and welcoming atmosphere. In the bar area there's some comfy sofas to lounge around on pre or post dinning. The bar has a huge spirit collection I counted 15 plus gins, wow! The afternoon tea was lovely, we had three finger sandwiches each with fillings like smoked salmon and cream cheese, ham and mustard all were lovely and had just the right ratio of filling and dressing.

I loved the desserts, we had scones with jam and clotted cream, macaroons and a champagne and strawberry jelly. The scones were the best bit, they had a slightly savoury taste which seemed a little strange at first but they were soft and crumbly and the clotted cream and jam we a delicious combo! The think at 25 per person for afternoon tea with fizz is a bit steep, considering you only get one glass of fizz.

The service wasn't great either, the waiter forgot our drinks, they didn't check back with us to see if things were ok despite saying he would and generally just being left waiting was a bit frustrating, especially given the cost. I would come back but keep an eye out for discount vouchers which they occasionally do and can be great value for money.

This is a review of Hotel Du Vin's lounge/bar area and its Afternoon Cream Tea. We have never stayed at the hotel itself. We've visited Hotel Du Vin quite a few times, always enjoying a great glass of wine in a lovely, atmospheric room with luggage chests for tables and large, leather sofas. The sofas may need replacing, as you sink into them low enough to be sat on the floor, but they look great and are comfortable for lounging.

We recently went for a special Gromit Unleashed Afternoon Cream Tea, which, at 7 each, was a bargain. (A pound goes to the Grand Appeal, too.) Unfortunately, we wanted to get the 'Fizz for 2' deal at 12, but were told the deals cannot be run in conjunction with one another, but our ultra-accommodating waitress sorted us out with two nice glasses of Champagne as a gesture of friendliness.

She really was great. So, the cream tea itself was lovely: the scones are slightly short and crumbly, and soft in the middle. You get a generous scoop of clotted cream and a choice of three blends of tea. There's not enough jam in the tiny jars (Bonne Maman), so you may want to ask for more. Overall, a lovely, relaxed experience where the staff make you feel very welcome.

Stayed their last year as a treat with the wife. Good location right in the middle of the town and welcome break from the kids. Try the bistro as they have a really good menu

I wanted to dislike it but honestly cannot fault the place. Big plush rooms, massive decadent bathroom with huge wet room shower and seperate beautiful bathtub. Lovely soap and shampoo even. New fangle coffee / espresso machine thingy as well on top of that. yes i am that easy to please. but honestly what is more important that a good shower and a good coffee.

The staff are all lovely and smiley and helpful. and to top it off. it's not at all overpriced. The bar is nice and chill. huge selection of wine of course. It''s quiet and all so very adult but there are tons of couches and comfy chairs to settle into and the ambiance overall is lovely.

The restaurant is too hot. I mentioned so to the waitress who advised me that it's always too hot. Shame. I felt physically and socially uncomfortable. The food? I ate scallops w/ a pea-puree to start. Average. Scallops were farmed, lacked the coral and were obviously (and disappointingly) sat on the splodge of puree. My parter enjoyed her chicken liver parfait.

I tried it too and agree, it was sweet and tasty. Not enough toast to accompany though. One more half-piece, or less pate would have got the ratio correct. Seems a shame to dispose of the pate because there is nothing to put it on. I'm sure we would have been provided with more had we asked. Main - I ate pollack. Nice, a thick piece of fish and cooked well. Sides of Jersey Royals, green beans and some leaves. GF had a rib-eye.

As always, a core of jellied fat staring up at you which is off-putting. Ordered rare but came medium. A pepper sauce - too salty. Fries were over-cooked (or fried in filthy oil) and were limp and brown (not golden but next to burnt). They were possibly cooked for too long in oil that was not hot enough and filthy. Dessert - the cheese board - missing Cornish Blue which was specified on the menu.

Hard to ruin although the cheeses withered rapidly under the intense heat of what must have been a passing Sun dining in the adjacent room. And pecan tart - optimistically topped with a short-lived ball of vanilla ice-cream. From a tub. A wine list that is an exercise in esotericism and to find a drinkable bottle below 40 is unlikely. 150 including service, excluding coffee. My first car was 60.

The rooms I stayed in was amazing. Truly one of the best rooms in my experience. The shower was just decadent and glorious. I want to go back and experience it. The restaurant downstairs is of course amazing. Parking involved a bit of drama, but everything else here was amazing.

If the boutique hotel rooms upstairs are anywhere near as good as the food in the French-style restaurant downstairs, they must be divine. Being a Bristol resident, sadly I have little excuse to splash out on a hotel room here - but I can enjoy a meal, when my pay packet allows. First off, the decor and atmosphere are both perfect: housed in one of Bristol's loveliest old buildings, it's beautiful decorated with low lights creating a relaxed ambience.

When you get to the bar area, you find it's stocked with every drink you can imagine, and then when you're seated at your table the a la carte menu is full of tempting contemporary European cuisine. When our food arrived, it was presented very well and tasted great, justifying the high prices - but watch out if you enjoy a few drinks with your meal, because they're very expensive and the bill quickly mounts up. Perfect for anniversaries, or other romantic meals when you're happy to splash out.

Decided to treat my niece for her birthday and have always wanted to try this venue. It's a beautiful setting and the ambience is lovely. Such a shame that we were both disappointed with our meals. For starters I had beef flank which was very chewy and the accompanying horseradish cream tasteless. My niece opted for smoked salmon so even an idiot couldn't get that wrong but it had no va va voom and could have been prepared by one of the waiters.

For main, I opted for confit duck and my niece steak (cooked medium rare) and 'chips'. Only one small corner of the steak had any signs of pinkness and my niece was thoroughly disappointed. Desserts of a mediocre lemon tart and a seemingly shop bought pot au chocolate left us feeling wilted. If I had been dining with friends the meal would have been sent back but my niece didn't want her evening ruined. I may venture in again to fathom out if this was just an off night as other diners appeared happy but am in no rush. Better restaurants in Bristol!

This hotel has been a part of Bristol for ages, and although it apparently 'went downhill' for a time, I ate there recently so definitely didn't experience that. We took advantage of their evening meal deal (it sounds so tacky when you put it like that, which this place definitely is not). It was something like 15 each for two courses and a litre of wine (minimum 2 people).

And if that deal is still on I would urge anybody to go and eat there. Probably the nicest atmosphere of all the restaurants in town, the lighting and decor is perfect and makes you feel like you're somewhere in Paris (obviously that being the idea as it's a Bistro). But they have got everything spot on, even down to the French waiters. The steak was delicious, as I'm told was the salmon ('the spinach was cooked to perfection').

The best feature of this restaurant is the cigar room; however I have no idea if it is still open to the public. We can only hope it is. I will certainly be down there soon to find out.

This is the finest of fine dining in Bristol and you're going to have to pay through the nose to experience it, but believe me, it's well worth it if you can afford to do so. I have actually eaten here twice unbelievably and on both occasions the food and the service was excellent. The food is predominantly French as you might expect from a hotel "Du Vin" and arguably the best in the city.

The wines are exquisite and if my memory serves me correctly, come from one of the largest and most revered wine collections around. The atmosphere is very relaxed and not at all as stuffy as you might expect for such a high end restaurant. And despite not being a regular of such fine dining eateries as the hotel Dun Vin, I felt totally relaxed and not at all out of place amongst the great and the good of Bristol's high society. The decor is warm and welcoming as are the staff who were faultless.

Now this is a bit weird, but I'm not going to review the restaurant, which I've poked my nose through at and looks all a bit too formal for me - I'd be flinging cauliflower across the room in an attempt to break the stiffness. However what i have done and highly recommend is just coming in here for a drink. They have an astonishing drinks menu with whiskys (and whiskeys) that will make you cry for the want of them.

I bought my boyfriend one that was old enough for him to sleep with whilst I had the most gorgeous champagne cocktail. Not at all cheap, I think it was 15 for a shot and 10 for the cocktail, but it was a special occassion. I have also been here for a very posh work drinks evening (after we had had pie at Pieminister, now that's class) when our marketing lady blew her entertaining budget in one foul swoop. Staff at the bar are, of course, very knowledgable but also very friendly and happy to talk you through their drink selection.

Probably too expensive for you, Hotel Du Vin is the cliche of a haughty, high end French restaurant. It describes itself as a 'Boutique Hotel and Bistro', I'm not sure what boutique hotel is so i'll just review the Bistro. It's a little bit more relaxed than that description suggests though - they do have a doorman, but he may well give you a smile when you come in. It's in a beautiful old building and they've got decor and service to match.

The wine menu is very good and probably a bit lethal if you've had a couple - it's all too easy to spend two or three times as much on what you drink here as on your food. They do regular wine tasting which would make a lovely gift for anyone who takes their wind seriously. The food itself is contemporary European fare, with things like Partridge artichoke soup as well as the usual menu fillers. It's immaculately presented and clearly has had a lot of time put into it. This bistro lives up to its billing (and prices) as a posh French restaurant.

This quirky hotel is an excellent choice for the centre of Brisol. The entrance is rather hidden and belies what you are about to get. The rooms are all very individual and although not all are spacious they are equipped to the highest standards. Beds made up with crisp linen, full-sized toiletries, fluffy robes and free tea, coffee, chocolate and biscuits.

The showers deserve a mention of their own - monsoons! Breakfast can be taken in the room or in the dining room. Service is slick and every need catered for. Dining in the hotel is worthy of a review in itself but needless to say it is faultless. A drink in the bar first will set the scene before moving to the large, high ceilinged restaurant. There's an almost school-room buzz to the restaurant but yet it maintains a discrete feel to the place.

Food is superb and the wine list to die for. Although not cheap you won't be diappointed. After dinner you can retire back to the bar and perhaps partake of a cigar from the humidity controlled room (yes, there is a whole room dedicated to the cigar!). A short walk, although not through the most attractive part of town will bring you into the centre of Bristol. Recommended.

If posh expensive frech restaurants are your thing look no further than this place, The food is exquisite, and you get real french people helping you choose your wine! The steak is great, and the layout of it amzing. I'd also highly recommend the Sticky toffee pudding. The atmoshpere is cosy and it is a really beautiful building. The service is pretty attentive, as you'd expect in a restaurant like that.