Eating, Drinking and Clubbing

The best places in Bath to enjoy that special hen night.

Bath Restaurants

There is a huge selection of restaurants to choose from in Bath, almost all of which are listed on the Bath Restaurants website. Competition amongst the restaurants means it is very hard to get a bad meal in Bath (but do avoid the tourist traps around the Abbey). A few recommendations:

The Adventure Cafe Bar offers a fantastic breakfast menu for the morning after the night before, from Eggs Royale to our Full Monty, georgeous Flat White Coffee to Blood Mary’s. A lunch menu of Burgers, Salads, Sandwiches and Soup with a thoroughly tested wine list and “alfresco” option on the private terrace. In the evening the Adventure Cafe becomes a vibrant cocktail bar, a stones throw from night clubs and other bars and just a ten second stumble to The Travel Lodge Hotel.

Asian

Hong Kong Bistro – Convenient for the Railway Station and Southgate
Thai Basil – Handy Walcot Street restaurant
Thai Balcony – Central and stylish
Wagamama – Big and efficient, located in George Street
Yum-Yum Thai – Kingsmead Square restaurant popular with locals

Breakfast

Cafe Retro – York Street
Jazz Cafe – Kingsmead Square

French

Beaujolais – Good food, eccentric owner and small garden. Chapel Row
Casani’s Restaurant – Superb French food in a convenient location behind the Assembly Rooms

Indian

Eastern Eye – Large and very good Indian Restaurant in Quiet Street
Rajpoot – Intimate Indian Restaurant just off Pulteney Bridge

Italian

Aqua – Very fine Italian in Walcot Street
Martini Ristorante – Traditional Italian on George Street, complete with waiters manipulating their big pepper grinders.
Strada – Upmarket chain restaurant next door to the Theatre Royal

Steaks

Brasserie Chez Gérard – Great view over Pulteney Weir from this Grand Parade Restaurant
Hudson Steakhouse Bar & Grill – Best steaks in Bath in a sophisticated pub conversion at the top of Walcot Street

Takeaway

Marmaris – Kebabs on Grand Parade.
Schwartz Brothers – Walcot Street & Sawclose. Simply the best burgers in the world.
ShakeAway – Milk shakes in Beau Street

Bath Pubs and Bars

The Bath Pubs website lists all of the 100+ pubs in Bath. Hen nights in Bath traditionally cruise the bigger city centre pubs such as The Bell, The Tramshed, The Pig and Fiddle, The Slug and Lettuce, All Bar One, The Rat and Parrot, Gascoyne Place, O’Niels, Delfter Krug and The Huntsman.

Hall and Woodhouse, which opened in the summer of 2010, is also proving to be very popular.

For cocktails, try Browns on Orange Grove. Also, Sub 13 Cocktail Bar on George Street has a lot of experience in entertaining Hen Parties and can host Cocktail Masterclasses for groups.

The Brugada Bar is inspired by a sexy lady’s boudoir and it is becoming very popular with hen nights and groups of girls. It is small in size, which makes it perfect for private bookings.

Fubar has a luxury function room on the top floor where you can play your own music if you wish, with a seperate bar area for private cocktail lessons. The middle floor is a large bar area, and the lower floor has more seating in cow hide furnished booths leading onto the new decked sun terrace. All or part of the above can be booked for hen parties.

Bath Clubs

Baroque – Located at the top end of town, handy for pouring into after the George Street Pubs close. Previously known as Back to Mine, Hush, Fez and The Hub.

Blue Rooms – Posh club in a George Street Basement under Wagamamas. Owned by old rugby players it has a luxurious interior, sofas, and chilled sounds. Expensive.

Club XL (Formerly Cadillacs) – Biggest club in Bath on Walcot Street. Two levels, two dance floors and four bars including a separate cocktail bar. Music played includes the latest chart hits, dance hits and old school.

Moles Club – Live music venue that has been in the same cellar off George Street for ever.

Po Na Na – Popular underground club with a Moroccan theme.Squeeze the Cheese night is Friday, Scandal on Saturdays.