Fantastic innovative and tasty small plates here - carefully matched with drinks of all kinds. Well worth a visit - many time!
Amy Jones
Nipped in last minute with some friends for dinner. Pretty busy but were seated outside. Ate the most delicious tasting menu by Hannah Catley. Everything was incredible, standout was the sorrel yoghurt and garlic beans. Genuinely mouthwatering. Can't wait to come back and try other menu items.
Graeme
Brilliant food. If you're even just a bit sceptical about a mostly plant based restaurant, this place will change yr mind.
chris coffey
Delish!
Lamb Fiztroy
Nothing to say about food, all perfect , creative fresh receipt. However service can be improved.
Finlay Anderson
Really creative dishes that go hard.. really nice waitresses! Good
Amy Brass
Really cozy atmosphere, really enjoyed my time here.The food tasted incredible, very seasonal and fresh, with some amazing flavours together. I did think some of the dishes were a little pricey size wise, but pretty standard for Bristol area (and good quality).Service was great and super friendly, though it did feel at times they did take a while to come over.One very small thing is that all the dessert options are extremely heavy when the rest of the menu is very light, meaning you do leave the meal feeling a little bit uncomfortably full.Overall really recommend coming here for a special meal, absolutely would come back as a treat!
Charlotte Cooper
We eat here whilst on our mini moon in 2022. Honestly, it’s probably one of the best restaurants I’ve visited in the UK. All the food & drinks we sampled were absolutely delicious, even the salad that we had was devine. We loved it so much, that I’m thinking about coming back for my birthday later this year. We can’t wait to return!
Suzie Cornick
This place can't put a foot wrong. Great food!
Tom Marshall
I've been coming to Root for a few years now and for a while it was probably my favourite restaurant in Bristol. The food is still very good, but I don't think I'd recommend it as highly as I used to.We had some really great veg focused dishes (the smoked mushroom and egg yolk was a particular favourite and as nice as anything I've ever had at Root), but overall I didn't enjoy the experience that much. Some of the dishes were outstanding (did I mention the mushrooms? and the roscoff onions deserve a special mention too), but others (the beetroot and the leeks) felt like a bit of a miss.Service was okay, but everything felt a bit awkward and cramped. The venue packs in a lot of tables, but adding those extra covers does come at the price. The table we were on was very small and cramped when all the plates were served. Servers were pushing past our table to serve the table next to us.Some interactions with the servers were also a little awkward: for our example, when we paid the bill, they asked us what our favourite dish was. We effused about the smoked mushrooms and they then just looked at us awkwardly. I understand they probably don't care what we think of the food, but then why ask?The broader setting of the cargo dock (and the toilets in particular) could do with a bit of TLC. The toilets were particularly dirty on the night we visited.All of this contributed to an experience where we'd had some nice food, but it wasn't really a place we wanted to linger. Good food, but for £50-60pp without dessert, I don't think it's as good value an experience as it was. I'm sure I will give it another try, but I'm not sure it's still a must visit for me.
I used to love Root and bought several take-aways during lock down. Even in those challenging times then the food and service was great. This was our first time back since Rob stopped cheffing and I’m sorry to say it’s become mediocre. Small portions have become tiny whilst the cost has increased substantially, where hasn’t? The taste of the dishes has lost something. The service is rushed and either impersonal or with inane banter literally speaking onto our food! We were hoping for a simple glass of fizz as an aperitif there was only Prosecco on offer. My fav seat looking into the kitchen is no more, with boxes preventing a view in. Fair enough, I guess not every chef wants to chat and share tips whilst working. Won’t be rushing back in a hurry but will be taking a trip to Wells soon.
Cruicky
Food was nice, staff were slow with service but very apologetic and friendly after. Small, cosy restaurant.
Noam Ben Natan
We're vegans and the vegan dishes were marked well. The food was really good with interesting tastes (in a good way). I would recommend for special nights, because the fun part is to order a few dishes (small portions), and it gets expensive. As vegans we had around 7 different dishes to choose from, which was nice (I think it was more than half the menu), and one dessert.I don't want to write the specific names of what we took cause the menu changes, but it was all good and mostly vegetables based.
Jolanta Bathe-Taylor
Amazing as always! Explosion of flavours combined in tasty vegetarian dishes. I had Beetroot & Artichoke and I would recommend both dishes. Plus today for Dry January was delicious 0% alcohol Bellini. Well done Root you constantly surprise me with your high quality.I need to come back in February for that deliciously looking bread & butter pudding, which I had to skip today due to January resolution. See you soon.
Daniel Kemp
I’m quite sparing with 5 star reviews these days but the food here is worth 6 stars on this scale. Loved it!We had 7 mains and 2 snacks between 3 people and that was just right (with room for dessert). Such great food!My recommendations are the hake and the pressed potatoes, I could eat those all day.
Fantastic innovative and tasty small plates here - carefully matched with drinks of all kinds. Well worth a visit - many time!
Nipped in last minute with some friends for dinner. Pretty busy but were seated outside. Ate the most delicious tasting menu by Hannah Catley. Everything was incredible, standout was the sorrel yoghurt and garlic beans. Genuinely mouthwatering. Can't wait to come back and try other menu items.
Brilliant food. If you're even just a bit sceptical about a mostly plant based restaurant, this place will change yr mind.
Delish!
Nothing to say about food, all perfect , creative fresh receipt. However service can be improved.
Really creative dishes that go hard.. really nice waitresses! Good
Really cozy atmosphere, really enjoyed my time here.The food tasted incredible, very seasonal and fresh, with some amazing flavours together. I did think some of the dishes were a little pricey size wise, but pretty standard for Bristol area (and good quality).Service was great and super friendly, though it did feel at times they did take a while to come over.One very small thing is that all the dessert options are extremely heavy when the rest of the menu is very light, meaning you do leave the meal feeling a little bit uncomfortably full.Overall really recommend coming here for a special meal, absolutely would come back as a treat!
We eat here whilst on our mini moon in 2022. Honestly, it’s probably one of the best restaurants I’ve visited in the UK. All the food & drinks we sampled were absolutely delicious, even the salad that we had was devine. We loved it so much, that I’m thinking about coming back for my birthday later this year. We can’t wait to return!
This place can't put a foot wrong. Great food!
I've been coming to Root for a few years now and for a while it was probably my favourite restaurant in Bristol. The food is still very good, but I don't think I'd recommend it as highly as I used to.We had some really great veg focused dishes (the smoked mushroom and egg yolk was a particular favourite and as nice as anything I've ever had at Root), but overall I didn't enjoy the experience that much. Some of the dishes were outstanding (did I mention the mushrooms? and the roscoff onions deserve a special mention too), but others (the beetroot and the leeks) felt like a bit of a miss.Service was okay, but everything felt a bit awkward and cramped. The venue packs in a lot of tables, but adding those extra covers does come at the price. The table we were on was very small and cramped when all the plates were served. Servers were pushing past our table to serve the table next to us.Some interactions with the servers were also a little awkward: for our example, when we paid the bill, they asked us what our favourite dish was. We effused about the smoked mushrooms and they then just looked at us awkwardly. I understand they probably don't care what we think of the food, but then why ask?The broader setting of the cargo dock (and the toilets in particular) could do with a bit of TLC. The toilets were particularly dirty on the night we visited.All of this contributed to an experience where we'd had some nice food, but it wasn't really a place we wanted to linger. Good food, but for £50-60pp without dessert, I don't think it's as good value an experience as it was. I'm sure I will give it another try, but I'm not sure it's still a must visit for me.
Restaurantji Recommends
I used to love Root and bought several take-aways during lock down. Even in those challenging times then the food and service was great. This was our first time back since Rob stopped cheffing and I’m sorry to say it’s become mediocre. Small portions have become tiny whilst the cost has increased substantially, where hasn’t? The taste of the dishes has lost something. The service is rushed and either impersonal or with inane banter literally speaking onto our food! We were hoping for a simple glass of fizz as an aperitif there was only Prosecco on offer. My fav seat looking into the kitchen is no more, with boxes preventing a view in. Fair enough, I guess not every chef wants to chat and share tips whilst working. Won’t be rushing back in a hurry but will be taking a trip to Wells soon.
Food was nice, staff were slow with service but very apologetic and friendly after. Small, cosy restaurant.
We're vegans and the vegan dishes were marked well. The food was really good with interesting tastes (in a good way). I would recommend for special nights, because the fun part is to order a few dishes (small portions), and it gets expensive. As vegans we had around 7 different dishes to choose from, which was nice (I think it was more than half the menu), and one dessert.I don't want to write the specific names of what we took cause the menu changes, but it was all good and mostly vegetables based.
Amazing as always! Explosion of flavours combined in tasty vegetarian dishes. I had Beetroot & Artichoke and I would recommend both dishes. Plus today for Dry January was delicious 0% alcohol Bellini. Well done Root you constantly surprise me with your high quality.I need to come back in February for that deliciously looking bread & butter pudding, which I had to skip today due to January resolution. See you soon.
I’m quite sparing with 5 star reviews these days but the food here is worth 6 stars on this scale. Loved it!We had 7 mains and 2 snacks between 3 people and that was just right (with room for dessert). Such great food!My recommendations are the hake and the pressed potatoes, I could eat those all day.