Four Wise Monkeys Asian Superdiner Opening In Bristol

Four Wise Monkeys Asian super diner opens in Bristol Old City

The founders behind some of Bristol’s best known hospitality venues, the Hyde & Co Group, are opening a new Asian super diner in the former Pata Negra site in the heart of the Old City this week.

Four Wise Monkeys is the latest opening from local restaurateurs Nathan Lee, Jason Mead and Kevin Stokes, who have previously founded some of the city’s most loved bars and restaurants including Hyde & Co, The Milk Thistle, The Ox restaurants, Bambalan, and Seven Lucky Gods.

The new restaurant will be opening in the iconic site previously occupied by Pata Negra, which was also part of the Hyde & Co group before closing just before lockdown.   

The concept behind Four Wise Monkeys is inspired by the success of the group’s last opening, Seven Lucky Gods, which has gained critical acclaim for its Japanese Izakaya style small plates since opening in May of 2019.

The restaurant will be a meeting of Asian folklore meets retro 80’s Tokyo vibes, alongside a punchy weekend brunch and all day menu of small plates, Sandos, buns and sharing Asian-fusion cuisine, as well as dumplings supplied by Bristol’s much-loved Eatchu.

Diners will also be able to enjoy pints of ice cold Asahi beer and a cocktail menu created by the award winning bartenders behind Hyde & Co and The Milk Thistle.

Speaking about the new opening, founder Nathan Lee said: 

“Whilst authentic Spanish tapas still has a place in our hearts, we’ve always been fans of Asian cooking & culture and when we launched Seven Lucky Gods last year we were blown away by the response. We wanted to open something in a similar style but bigger, and our venue on Corn Street really fits the bill. Cooking in a shipping container at Wapping Wharf does limit what we can serve, so with a larger kitchen at Four Wise Monkeys we’ll be able to produce loads of exciting new Pan Asian fusion dishes alongside some old SLG favourites that Covid has forced us to remove from the menu at present.”

Four Wise Monkeys will be opening officially at 12pm on Friday 2nd October and will then be open for all day dining throughout the week.

All day dining will be available from 12pm – 10pm Monday to Saturday, with last service available on Sundays at 9pm. 

Brunch will be served from the 10th October from 10am – 1pm on the weekends.

DJ’s will be spinning tunes every Thursday to Saturday evening from 5pm -10pm and will also be playing throughout brunch from 10am – 1pm on Saturday and Sunday.