http://www.mythornbury.co.uk/thornbury/food_and_drink/the_swan
A couple of weeks ago I found myself in Thornbury for a wedding. It was 10.30am and my friends and I had an hour and a half to kill before the ceremony started. Having got up at 7am to drive from London, we decided that finding a pub with food would be a good idea. We wandered up Thornbury High Street, my friend and I in elegant dresses, her partner in a kilt, with all the trimmings (my other half was at a stag party, also in Bristol, so not at the wedding) and made our way into the first open pub we saw, which was The Swan.
As to be expected on a Saturday morning, there were a handful of hungover patrons enjoying a rather tasty looking full English, and a cheerful barmaid who eagerly informed us that they were indeed serving the full menu at 10.30 in the morning; a welcome surprise for us all!
My friend ordered a steak sandwich, her partner got himself TWO bacon rolls and I opted for a fish finger sandwich, not really being sure what to expect.
After about 20 minutes, after a quick check of which sauce was required on the bacon roll, our food arrived - the sauce didn't materialise for another 5 minutes, but our waitress apologised and explained that it was her first day. Since the food was so tasty we didn't have any complaints about the small wait and the staff were incredibly friendly so it more than made up for it.
All in all I would say that the food was simple, inexpensive and exactly what we wanted. The pub was nice, friendly and looked great - in fact my only complaint was that the toilets were a little bit weird and didn't seem as clean and new as the rest of the pub (both cubicles were just a touch too small for comfort).
I would definitely recommend the Swan should you, for whatever reason, find yourself in Thornbury.
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