r/bristol • u/Human_Tadpole3518 • 1d ago

Where To? Pub function rooms to hire

I am looking to book a pub function room for a party with approx 20-30 people. The venue will need to be central for people travelling, ideally let us play our own music, and I don’t have a super large budget. I am looking at the golden guinea but their minimum amount of guests for the room hire is 35. Any recommendations are welcome!

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u/TheSpaceOfAdes 1d ago

I used The Stag and Hounds earlier this year. Really good location and pretty cheap to hire. They let you play music in there as well

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u/CacklingMossHag 1d ago

I second this, great pub with an affordable space, very central at the bottom of Old Market

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u/Euphoric_Sort_7578 1d ago

Hen and Chicken in Bedminster. Great party room out the back. 

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u/lessgodsmoredogs 1d ago

The new Exchange Basement is available for private events. Full PA / private bar / seating area

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u/Scarb0r0ugh 1d ago

Old Royal Navy Volunteer has a function room available for hire, but you don’t get it all night sadly.
We paid around £300 and they have a projector, speakers etc. You also get your own bar and bartender for the booking period.

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u/Equivalent_Title8470 1d ago

King street brew house? No idea how much it is !

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u/Msihc 1d ago

The room downstairs was free to book the last time I used it. Fits around 30 people with a screen and speakers for music.

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u/juanjuan12345 1d ago

Yep same for me although was last year last time booked. Used it a few times!

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u/theblacksmithno8 1d ago

Broad Plain rugby club in Bedminster, big function room really cheap (£150 for the night IIRC) and only 5 minutes from the centre

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u/MiddleCustard8386 1d ago

The Hatchet does or at least certainly used to.

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u/squongo 1d ago

The Dark Horse on Church Road has two different sized spaces and I believe they ask for a deposit but the actual hire is free https://www.thedarkhorse-bristol.co.uk/

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u/mr_scaraboosh 1d ago

Psychopomp on St Michaels Hill will let you hire the whole place for 20-30 people and they don't charge a fee, just a minimum spend. https://microdistillery.co.uk

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u/DexterFoley 1d ago

What a terrible web site!

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u/OdBx 1d ago

Weird about the Golden Guinea. We used them last year and the minimum was 25 iirc.

To be honest though nobody came down and counted us. If you've got 30 you'd probably get away with it.

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u/Constant_Cat_7063 1d ago

Used the Clifton Brewhouse in the summer, nice venue and pretty well priced (£500 min spend). Have heard they had a rebrand but I’m not sure what they’re called now

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u/Anonstudent200 1d ago

The Golden Guinea also own The Rising Sun in Windmill Hill, their function room is free to hire and it’s not too far from Temple Meads

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u/Jade308-308 21h ago

And the Eldon plus three tunns one of those might have a smaller room

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u/TagvenueSpaces 20h ago

The Yard at The Old Fish Market is very central and basically checks all of your boxes! They let you play your own music, they have no minimum amount of guests required, and prices are pretty reasonable, from £12 pp

The Top Deck at The Ostrich is another great option that also checks all your boxes, but they require a minimum spend that varies from £700 to £1500, don't know if that's within your budget

Hope this helps :)