The Blue Lagoon is an independent cafe, bar and live music venue at 18-20 Gloucester Road in Bristol’s Bishopston neighbourhood. Food is served in a relaxed setting that becomes more energetic as the day moves into evening. A busy programme of bands, acoustic performers and open events gives the venue a character beyond a conventional restaurant.
The menu moves comfortably between pub classics and dishes with wider influences. Jerk chicken with rice and peas, fish and chips, steak, pie, bangers and mash, and mac and cheese all provide substantial main courses. Salads and smaller plates offer lighter ways to eat before an event.
Handmade thin crust pizza can be customised from a broad list of meat, vegetable and cheese toppings. Burgers, wings and nachos reinforce the informal bar food style, while a dedicated children’s selection makes family meals straightforward earlier in the day. Vegan ingredients are available for pizza, but guests with allergies should discuss the full current menu with staff.
Coffee, beer, wine, cocktails and soft drinks allow the venue to serve breakfast meetings, casual lunches and late social visits. Regular free live entertainment is central to the evening atmosphere, so diners can often combine a meal with a performance. The Blue Lagoon remains a lively Gloucester Road meeting place built around accessible food and music.
Address: 18-20 Gloucester Road, Bishopston, Bristol BS7 8AE, United Kingdom
The Blue Lagoon Menu
Mains
Jerk Chicken, Coconut Rice and Peas
Jerk marinated chicken leg, fried plantains, Jamaican rice and peas.
8oz Sirloin Steak
Served with chunky chips, onion rings, roasted mushrooms, tomatoes, peppercorn sauce and a side salad.
Chicken, Ham and Leek Pie
In homemade shortcrust pastry with buttery mash, garden peas and bone broth gravy.
Tempura Beef Salad
Battered beef strips in a hot honey chilli sauce, mixed leafs, feta, fried potatoes, red peppers, cherry tomatoes, and pickled red onions.
Fish and Chips
Battered cod fillet served with chunky chips, minted mushy peas, Jamaican curry sauce, tartar sauce and lemon.
Bangers and Mash
Three butchers sausages, buttery mashed potatoes, garden peas and bone broth gravy.
Mac and Cheese
Traditional macaroni cheese with black truffle, garlic bread and a side salad.
Mango and Couscous Salad
With shawarma chicken or fried halloumi, mixed leafs, cherry tomatoes, pickled red onions and chimichurri sauce.
Burgers
All come with baked skin on fries, homemade cheese sauce, mozzarella and crispy onions.
Double Smashburger
Two 3oz beef patties in a Joe’s Bakery brioche bun with lettuce, tomato, fried onions, smoked cheese, garlic aioli and fries.
Cajun Buttermilk Chicken Burger
Crispy chicken thigh in a Joe’s Bakery brioche bun with lettuce, tomato, Asian slaw, smoked paprika sauce, and fries.
BBQ Pulled Pork Burger
Slow cooked pork shoulder in a Joe’s Bakery brioche bun with lettuce, tomato, smoked cheese, a smokey BBQ sauce and fries.
Vegan Burger (VG)
A Moving Mountains patty in a vegan Joe’s Bakery bun with lettuce, tomato, fried onions, a vegan cheese slice, garlic aioli and fries.
Dirty Fries
Vegetarian
Mushrooms and tomatoes.
Chicken Kimchi
Shawarma chicken, kimchi, and spring onions.
BBQ Pulled Pork
Slow cooked pork shoulder, sour cream and pickled jalapenos.
Tempura Beef
Tempura battered beef strips, hot honey chilli sauce and red peppers.
Nachos
Corn tortilla chips, homemade cheese sauce, mozzarella, tomato salsa, sour cream, guacamole, and pickled jalapenos.
Wings
Three bone chicken wings with your choice of in house sauce: Hot Buffalo, Chimichurri, Jerk, Smoked BBQ, Garlic Aioli, or Kimchi.
4pc / 6pc / 10pc
Small Plates
Southern Chicken Goujons
Four southern chicken breast goujons, ranch sauce and a side salad.
Bread, Hummus and Olives
A selection of warm breads, hummus, olives, balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
Cod Goujons
Three cod goujons with tartar sauce, a side salad and lemon.
Pizza
Hand made, stone baked, Italian thin crust.
Margarita Pizza
Make Your Own Pizza
Choose 3 toppings: shawarma chicken, pulled pork, beef, feta, smoked cheese, fried halloumi, mushrooms, vine tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, onions, pickled red onions, olives, pineapple, ham, pickled jalapenos, sausage, bacon, kimchi, spinach, peppers, sweetcorn, tuna, vegan cheese, vegan sausage. Additional toppings £2 each.
Sides
Skin on Fries
Chunky Chips
Cajun Wedges
Mac and Cheese
6 Onion Rings
Side Salad
Marinated Olives
Asian Slaw
Homemade Sauces
Chimichurri, Smokey BBQ, Jerk, Cheese Sauce, Garlic Aioli, Smoked Paprika, Gravy, or Hummus.
Kids Menu
All children’s meals come with chips, peas, a choice of drink and a scoop of ice cream. Choose from Kids Pizza, 2 Fish Goujons, 2 Chicken Goujons, 3oz Beef Burger, or Veg Sticks and Hummus.
Kids Pizza
2 Fish Goujons
2 Chicken Goujons
3oz Beef Burger
Veg Sticks and Hummus
Sunday Roast
Sundays 12 – 5
Traditional Sunday Roast
Roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese, Yorkshire pudding, hispi cabbage, pork stuffing, homemade gravy, swede and carrot mash. Choose from: Topside of Beef, Pork Loin, Chicken Supreme, Brie and Spinach Wellington or Vegan Patty. Vegan option available.
Sunday Mains
Double Smashburger
Two 3oz beef patties, Joe’s Bakery brioche bun, lettuce, tomato, smoked cheese, caramelised onions, garlic aioli and fries.
Fish and Chips
Large cod fillet in a light batter, chunky chips, Jamaican curry sauce, minted mushy peas, tartare sauce and lemon.
Buttermilk Cajun Chicken Burger
Marinated chicken thigh, Joe’s Bakery brioche bun, lettuce, tomato, smoked paprika sauce, onion rings and fries.
Sirloin Steak
A 6oz sirloin steak, chunky chips, house onion rings, peppercorn sauce, salad, roasted tomatoes and mushrooms.
Moving Mountains Burger (VG)
Vegan patty in a vegan Joe’s Bakery bun, Violife vegan cheese, lettuce, tomato, caramelised onions, garlic aioli and fries.
Mac and Cheese
Traditional macaroni cheese with black truffle, garlic bread and a side salad.
Sunday Small Plates
Cheesy Fries
Skin on fries with house cheese sauce and pico de gallo.
Onion Rings
Eight homemade onion rings in a light batter, garlic aioli and rocket.
Southern Chicken Goujons
Five seasoned southern chicken goujons, ranch sauce and a side salad.
Nachos
Corn nachos, house cheese sauce, pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream and pickled jalapeños.
Oyster Mushroom Tempura
Fried oyster mushrooms served with vegan tartar sauce and rocket.
Bread, Hummus and Olives
A selection of warm breads, hummus, olives, balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
Light Bites
3 Cod Goujons
With tartar sauce and a side salad.
Tempura Courgette Flower
With a smoked cheese filling, garlic aioli and a side salad.
Bruschetta
Grilled ciabatta with olive oil, garlic, tomato, basil, parmesan and a side salad.
Salads
Chicken, Mango and Couscous
Salad leaves, roasted cherry tomatoes, pickled red onions, cucumbers and lemon dressing.
Nicoise
Baby potatoes, fine beans, olives, pickled red onions, cucumbers, tomato, boiled egg, tuna, side salad and balsamic glaze.
Halloumi, Quinoa and Avocado
Salad leaves, roasted cherry tomatoes, pickled red onions, cucumbers and chimichurri sauce.
Tempura Beef and Feta
Rocket, red peppers, fried potatoes, cucumbers, pickled red onions and hot honey chilli sauce.
Sunday Sides
£4 each
Skin on Fries
3 Chicken Wings
Chunky Chips
Side Salad
Cajun Wedges
Kimchi
Mac and Cheese
Hummus
Marinated Olives
In-House Dips
£1.50 each
Ranch Dressing
Garlic Aioli
Tartar Sauce
Chimichurri
Lime BBQ
Smoked Paprika
Cheese Sauce
Curry Sauce
Brunch
All come with chips and a side salad.
Full English Breakfast
2 sausages, 2 bacon, 2 fried eggs, roasted tomatoes, mushrooms, baked beans, 2 hash browns, black pudding and toasted bread.
Vegetarian Breakfast (V)
2 vegetarian sausages, fried halloumi, roasted tomatoes, mushrooms, baked beans, avocado, 2 hash browns, mushrooms and toasted bread.
Vegan Breakfast (VG)
3 vegan sausages, baked beans, seared spinach, avocado, 2 hash browns, roasted tomatoes, mushrooms and toasted bread.
Minute Steak Sandwich
Thin beef steak, caramelized onions, garlic butter, sliced tomato, rocket leaves, French baguette and fries.
Pork Brioche Bun
Sliced pork loin with smoked cheese, a hash brown, tomato, lettuce and BBQ sauce in a toasted brioche bun.
Avocado and Poached Eggs
Homemade guacamole on toasted sourdough with poached eggs, side salad, mushroom and Pico De Gallo.
Eggs Benedict
Hobbs Bakery English muffins, homemade ham, hollandaise sauce, poached eggs and crispy onions.
Eggs Florentine
Hobbs Bakery English muffins, seared spinach, hollandaise sauce, poached eggs and crispy onions.
Omelettes
Plain
Mushroom and Ham
Cheese and Tomato
Spinach and Feta
Breakfast Deal
Sandwich and Coffee
Any coffee and a sandwich with one filling of your choice: sausage, bacon, peppers, fried onion, hash brown, smoked cheese, pulled pork, vegan sausage, or vegan cheese. Extra fillings 1.50 each.
Dessert
Daily selection of baked treats ask at bar.
Selection of Ice Cream with Choice of Dessert Sauce
Three scoops of Marshfield premium ice cream with your choice of dessert sauce (mango, strawberry, chocolate, or caramel) and choice of ice cream (Madagascan Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate Heaven, or Biscuit).