The Bristologist / Bristol

Yesterday the fam and I went for a Sunday Roast at the Bristologist.

Coined 'the best roast in Bristol' on their Twitter page, I was looking forward to testing this title.

We made sure to make reservations much earlier in the week because the tables get booked up very quickly, and I believe they only have a limited number of roasts to serve a day (when we attempted to order four servings of roast beef, we were told that they had ran out and only had 3 left. We were pretty much the only table there, so I guess you can pre-order on the phone?).

The food all came pretty quickly after we ordered which was great since I missed breakfast in preparation.

My gran ordered the braised pork belly:

The pork was very tender, and hidden underneath, some veggies - a sweet potato cube, a rectangle of parsnip and carrot, and a couple of garlic roast potatoes. 

I went for the roast beef:

Again, the meat was really tasty. Unfortunately you can't choose how your meat is cooked as it's sliced from the same cut of meat, but it wasn't over-done and chewy. Again, the same vegetables as the pork came with the beef.

There were also 2 plates of veggies to share between two people - a small bowl of cabbage and beans, and another of broccoli with a cheesy sauce.

Pros: Presentation was great (been watching too much Masterchef Australia), all the meat - tried some of the lamb and pork as well - was cooked well and really tasty, and the gravy was gooorgeous.

Cons: The Yorkshire pudding was a huge, huge disappointment - it tasted really bland and quite like cardboard, the veggies in the bowl were a tiny bit too greasy for me.

I was quite disappointed overall, having read the reviews online and knowing that they're always fully booked! Honestly, I didn't think it was worth the hype. Maybe the kitchen was having an off day, but I've definitely had better roasts before. I do want to go back to try their other food though, I had a peruse of the menu (does anyone else obsessively study the menus of a restaurant before they go? No?) and their dinner menu (especially the build your own mac and cheese section - yes please) looks good, as does their all you can eat Tuesday menu (unlimited tempura prawns and squid? Count me in).