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Under the Stars

Narrow Quay | Harbourside, Bristol, England
0117 929 8392
Ranked #19 of 598 restaurants in Bristol
4.5 of 5 stars 37 Reviews
Price range: 5 AUD - 16 AUD
Cuisines: Mediterranean, Tapas
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations, After-hours
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Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations, After-hours
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Bristol, United Kingdom
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

Like many people in Bristol, we've walked past Under the Stars a thousand times before and never bothered to venture inside. Having read the many great reviews on Tripadvisor, we gave it a go. The outside looks a little scruffy, but on entering we were welcomed with a bright, funky interior. The tapas was excellent, so good infact we ordered... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012

Booked a table here for a hen party and have to say we were all very impressed. The manager was sooo hospitable, arranging a set menu for everyone which I requested for convenience. The price was only £12.50 a head and the food was amazing- all the tapas was really tasty n not like you get at la tasca (ie... More

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Lincolnshire, Uk
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27 helpful votes 27 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012

We ate here earlier in the year and was attracted to the Tapas menu. This little converted boat is right in the centre of this fabulous city. We went with a couple fo friends and agfter studying the tapas menu we could have ordered one of everything beacuse it all sounded truly wonderful. We had to chop our order down... More

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Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2012

Had a lovely evening here with friends. We initially waited a long time to be served as there was a large table ordering seperately just after arrival (we were told that this may be the case when booking). This was not really a problem as the staff were so kind and apologetic. The only suggestion would be that only having... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012

We enjoyed our recent short visit and plan to go again very soon to eat this time. We popped in just for a coffee on the way to the theatre but liked it so much that we are going again to try the delicious looking tapas. The waitress was really nice and chatted whilst getting the drinks. The place has... More

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swindon, uk
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Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2012

we enjoyed 6 tapas dishes and a nice bottle os red wine for £33 and then it was a 2 minute walk to the hippodrome theatre excellent and would be further enhanced in warmer weather when you can sit outside on deck More

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Bristol
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 April 2012
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fantastic central location and great ambience. we were there for a surprise birthday paryt for a friend, and the dreadful weather meant that our friends were very late in joining us - but the kitchen held onto the hot tapas for as long as possible, which was extremely considerate and helped us all have a very memorable night once everybody... More

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Derry City
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

I visited Under the Stars in March whilst in Bristol on a friends Hen party. We all loved the idea of something different, this is what Under the stars offers. Before we arrived i had been in touch with Leah who was very helpful in organising our booking, the staff couldn't have been friendlier and there was a great atmosphere... More

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Bristol, United Kingdom
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16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2012
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We came here with another couple, having read the reviews about the food. The boat is perfectly situated right at the city centre end of the floating harbour. It was a sunny day so we sat out on the top deck, where there is seating for about 40 on the main decka nd maybe 10 on the top deck. We... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2012
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I have been hinting to go to this venue for ages and finally got my way on Mother's Day. What a let down! We chose an array of items, including prawns in garlic (generous enough in portion, but utterly tasteless) , lamb tagine (overtones of apricot and pedigree chum!) tasteless meatballs of a grainy texture, greek salad of miniscule proportions,... More

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