The Bishops
The Bishops is a family-friendly pub, restaurant and live-music venue in St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales, housed in an 18th-century building.
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Overview
The Bishops is a pub, restaurant and live-music venue located in St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales — the United Kingdom's smallest city. According to its official website, the building itself is said to date back to the 18th century and has been a prominent building in the centre of St Davids for hundreds of years. The venue is family-friendly and open for food every day of the year except Christmas Day. The Bishops serves a menu featuring seasonal Welsh dishes and daily specials, available seven days a week. Its lunch and dinner service runs from 12:00 to 3:00 pm and 5:30 to 9:30 pm. The kitchen nearly always offers fresh fish among its specials, and in season locally sourced lobster, crab and mackerel are available subject to availability. A children's menu is also provided, alongside a dessert menu and a wine list. The pub has a wooden bar area where dogs are permitted, and a large beer garden at the back with views towards Carn Llidi and St Davids Cathedral. Throughout the year The Bishops hosts live music inside the pub and outside in the beer garden, with updates posted on its social media pages. The venue also promotes a new spring/summer menu featuring fresh local produce and traditional favourites, and accepts online reservations. Opening hours are generally 10:30 am to 11:00 pm or midnight Monday through Sunday, with the earlier closing time of 11:00 pm possibly applying if the pub is empty. Reservations can be made by telephone at 01437 720422. The building is recorded as a Grade II listed building in St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales, reflecting its architectural and historic significance in the town centre. As a hospitality business, The Bishops operates as a local independent pub and restaurant rather than a national chain, serving residents and visitors to the St Davids area.
History
The Bishops is a pub and restaurant in St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales. According to its official website, the building itself is said to date back to the 18th century and has been a prominent building in the centre of St Davids for hundreds of years. The venue is recorded as a Grade II listed building in St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales, a designation that recognises its special architectural or historic interest. As a hospitality business, The Bishops operates as a pub, restaurant and live-music venue in the United Kingdom's smallest city. It welcomes families and is open for food every day of the year except Christmas Day. Its menu focuses on seasonal Welsh dishes and specials served seven days a week, with fresh fish nearly always among the specials and locally sourced lobster, crab and mackerel available in season subject to availability. A children's menu, dessert menu and wine list are also offered. The pub includes a wooden bar area where dogs are allowed, and a large beer garden at the back with views towards Carn Llidi and St Davids Cathedral. Throughout the year it hosts live music both inside the pub and outside in the beer garden, with updates shared on its social media pages. The venue has also promoted a new spring/summer menu featuring fresh local produce and traditional favourites alongside daily specials, and it accepts online reservations. Opening hours are generally 10:30 am to 11:00 pm or midnight Monday through Sunday, with the earlier closing time of 11:00 pm possibly applying if the pub is empty. Reservations can be made by telephone at 01437 720422.
The building is said to date back to the 18th century and has been a prominent building in the centre of St Davids for hundreds of years.
The Bishops is recorded as a Grade II listed building in St Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
The venue promotes a new spring/summer menu featuring fresh local produce and traditional favourites.
Products and positioning
A family-friendly, independent Welsh pub and restaurant in the UK's smallest city, offering seasonal local produce, a beer garden and live music in a historic 18th-century building.
Lunch & Dinner Menu
Served 7 days a week from 12:00 to 3:00 pm and 5:30 to 9:30 pm.
Seasonal Welsh dishes and daily specials
A menu with many seasonal Welsh dishes and specials available all year round.
Fresh fish specials
There is nearly always fresh fish amongst the specials.
Locally sourced lobster, crab and mackerel
Available in season subject to availability.
Children's menu
A great children's menu so there is something for all of the family.
Dessert Menu
A dessert menu is offered.
Bishops Wine List
A wine list is offered.
Live music
Live music in the pub and outside in the beer garden throughout the year.
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