Bristol, City of
Grupo Lounge

Grupo Lounge

The Grupo Lounge 8 Canford Ln, Bristol, BS9 3DH, Bristol, City of, United Kingdom

Cafe • Vegan • Western • Vegetarian


"I have been frequenting the Grupo Lounge for many years, in fact I used to go there when it was a Blockbuster! What always appealed was the relaxed atmosphere and the quality staff that up until covid really were excellent! Sadly these days it seems to be a shadow of its former self! They have kept the same licensing hours but I can only assume they only pay staff till 11 these days because when it comes to closing they are (frankly) very rude! I 'm sorry to say but as a regular you can tell there are problems as you never see the same bar staff twice which frankly is very telling! Tonight for example I have ordered a drink when the bar shut at 11 'o clock then by 11:10 have had a member of staff tell me that I have to walk home with my pint in a plastic cup?! It wouldn 't be so bad but in doing so he told me it was because of 'their license ' clearly showing a complete lack of knowledge as all their license says is about when they can sell drinks until! Here 's an idea, if you want people to leave by 11:10 maybe don 't sell them a full pint right up until 11pm?! All I read about pubs online is woeful tails about how pubs are going out of business, well guess what this is why! Make a choice, either close early (10:45pm) and don 't make it about the money or accept that people need time to drink a pint of alcohol and serve till 11pm with kicking out being 11:30 (which it always had been for years before)! It wouldn 't have been so bad but some random new starter on the bar then said we were being rude for (calmly) pointing out their misunderstanding around licensing laws! As a local this was always one of my favourite bars but as a local I can safely say that if they don 't sort out their customer service they will no longer have any customers to rudely kick out!"

Pizza Express

Pizza Express

Unit 1, Building 8, BS1 5TY, Bristol, City of, United Kingdom

Pizza • Pasta • Vegan • Italian


"Abysmal service from staff who couldn’t care less about their customers. Arriving 1 ½ hours before the restaurant’s closing time , our order was taken and drinks and starters arrived soon after. So far so good. It was a quiet evening mid week so we expected our meal to arrive fairly promptly. But half an hour later there was no sign of our pizzas and we were now the only remaining customers in the restaurant. Patiently we sat and waited …and waited… completely ignored by the staff who were chatting and clearing the tables around us. Finally, I succeeded in catching the eye of a waiter to be assured that our pizzas were “just going into the oven”. When another ten minutes had passed with no sign of our pizzas I went over to the kitchen to discover that our pizzas had most definitely not gone into the oven because the “chefs” hadn’t even got round to preparing them. A whole hour eventually passed between our order being taken and our meal being served. To add insult to injury the pizza base on mine was cool and barely cooked. A one hour wait on a quiet night for much of the time we were the only diners is inexcusable. So too is the “couldn’t care less” attitude of the staff towards their customers. The reputation of Pizza Express has been built on serving food of dependable quality and prompt and attentive service . This branch of the chain is a notable exception by far the worst I’ve encountered when dining at numerous branches of Pizza Express over the last 40 years."