It was a Saturday. The weather was mild with abundant sunlight. Our activities were mainly within the heart of Bristol. Fresh air was free and of unlimited supply from the trees. Birds chirping were also free of charge. We walked down the Perry Road and enjoyed the colourful small houses by the roadside. And there was where we were heading to dine in. But first of all, let's get a glass of fresh beer.

"Zero Degrees" are renowned for its freshly made beer in their micro-breweries. Our family friend had pale ale while I had wheat ale. In its pale brownish colour, wheat ale is quite easy to drink. It has a strong flavour of wheat. Half a pint of beer only costs you GBP 1.50. There's an outdoor area where you may enjoy your beer and the beautiful city at the same time. While we were chit-chatting and sipping our beer, there were balloons of different colours and patterns floating in the mid-air. They give extra beauty to the peaceful city.

Zero Degrees also serve Italian food. The most popular dish is the mussel kilo pot (i.e. a kilo of mussels). Of course, the kilo pot was our target by norm. We had pasta, pizza and desserts as well.

Pappardelle (GBP 9.25) - it's a very broad fettuccine. This pasta is served with spicy sausage, mushrooms and cream. It was not very creamy. The taste was seasoned with spicy sausage and the aroma of mushroom. The pasta was firm but not too hard or too soft. It could be graded as "al dente";

Linguini (GBP 9.25) - it contains mussels, squid, anchovies and cherry tomato. Again, the pasta did not disappoint us. The seafood was fresh and juicy. The linguini was well-textured without the floury taste of fresh pasta. It was of "al dente" grade as well;

Mussels kilo pot (GBP 12.50) -  The mussels were served in a small silvery bucket. The amount of mussels served was indeed jaw-dropping. The mussels were fresh and juicy and the taste was further uplifted by white wine, basil, parmesan and cream. All these were mouth-watering ingredients;

Four seasons pizza (GBP 7.95) - It is so named as there are different ingredients on each quandrant of the pizza. The toppings include mushrooms, pepperoni, anchovies, olives & tomato sauce. The pizza is of southern Italian style, which is featured by its light taste and fruity toppings. The crust itself is crispy and porous. Thanks be to the suitably mixed flour and brewer's yeast;

Apple tart & New York cheese cake - The desserts were sizeable. Perhaps too much for us after kilograms of mussels and pasta. The desserts were also too sweety and burdened much on taste buds. After all, Caucasians are more tolerant to sweety desserts than the Chinese.

The average expenditure per head is around GBP 13.0. I consider it as one of the must-go restaurant in Bristol.