The Gloucester Old Spot: We visit the best pub in Bristol -"Great food, great service and a nice environment"

Located on Kellaway Avenue, The Gloucester Old Spot was the winner of the “Stonegate Group Pub Partners Pub of the Year” award.

Owner Amy Devenish commented: “I don’t think that we thought that we would win. We went to Manchester and we came home with the award, so year, we’re thrilled.

“We’ve got our 10-year birthday party on Saturday 28th September, so I think that will bean extra special celebration.

“We’ve got live music and kids entertainer and face painting. It’s always a great day in the calendar, anyway, so I think this year will just be extra special.”

Amy took over the pub 10 years ago and changed everything about it: “the name, the way it looks, everything.”

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When asked about the name of the pub, Amy replied: “People kept changing the name, but it was always The Kellaway or The Kellaway Arms. And then when I took over, I knew that we needed to change the name just as a totally fresh start.

“So, actually, I think my dad came up with it. We were sitting in another local pub, The Wellington, and we were talking about names and we were talking about animals and I think my dad said ‘I think we should call it The Gloucester Old Spot’, and we looked it up, ‘is there another Gloucester Old Spot in the country?’

“And there was just one, and we said, ‘well, we can get away with that.’ So that’s where it came from.”

Above all, The Gloucester Old Spot is community pub as became evident from Amy’s fondest memories of the pub: “There’s been countless occasions where we’ve hosted somebody’s wedding, and then they get married and they come in with their baby.

“It’s a community pub. So we’ve see people bring their kids in from a young age, and now they’re washing dishes in our kitchen.

“It’s the sort of feel that you get from a local pub, really.

“So yeah, it’s been a long 10 years. Lots has been going on.”

Check out the video above where Amy Devenish shares what makes The Old Gloucester Spot so special.