We decided to try a new pub on Sunday evening, the White Lion on Frenchay Common. We had tracked it down the previous day and found it tucked away behind the Church on Frenchay Common, so we had no trouble finding it in the dark. We wanted to have a meal, so before entering we checked on their board to see if they would in fact be serving food. We saw that food was served until 8:00 pm on a Sunday.
The car park was deserted and on entering the pub we found that to be deserted as well. There were just a few people, presumably locals, scattered around. I ordered a pint of Doombar for Sue and a pint of Stella for myself and meanwhile Sue started browsing the menu. The lady behind the bar then told us that they had stopped serving food. I checked the time and it was now only 7:40 pm.
We sat in the dining area which was very dimly lit and continued reading the menu. The meals seemed reasonably interesting and not at all expensive, so we decided to return another day.
We finished our drinks and drove back to Bradley Stoke to our good old local, the Baileys Court Inn, where we had another drink and a meal. Then we went home.
Later in the evening Sam came home in his new white Peugeot 306 bought from Gemma's parents.
Follow up: I checked the White Lion web site, which states that food is served until 5:00 pm on a Sunday, so they are excused.
