The Bell Inn - East Staffordshire

Enjoyable meal, excellent food. Relaxed surroundings and pleasantly quiet. Good access for my disabled father, which took away the strain of dinning out.

We stayed at a local air b&b and The Bell Inn is the local pub recommended on the accommodation reviews. It was my fiancé 's birthday and the pub was lovely and cosy with a nice vibe for a Thursday evening! In particular the reason I’m writing this review is because of how attentive and lovely our waitress was, Lily. She was super helpful and even recommended places locally for nice walks and made our dining service a lovely experience! The food was also delicious and fresh, the bill was very reasonable! I would recommend and visit again if in the area. Thank you.

The experience was not that good really which was a shame for Mother’s Day. There was only a choice of 3 starters and one of those was the predictable tomato soup, albeit it was homemade, mackeral pate which was very small in fact just a table spoon with bread and no butter, then there was ham croquet which was very nice. The main roast meats were very good but not all the meats were available. The vegetables were fresh and hot with a good selection. The main issue was how rushed we were and kept being watched by staff to see how quickly they could get rid of us, they wanted us in and out and achieved that, so within 1 hr of arriving we had eaten 2 courses, paid the bill and back in the car. I don’t really understand why as there were other people still dining although another table were even quicker than us. Basically the staff wanted to go home and we felt very much in the way.

We have visited this lovely restaurant many times, mainly for Sunday lunch, which is quite exceptional, but also we had their special menu on Boxing Day. The food is of quite exceptional quality and although it is a traditional Sunday lunch with the choice of three or four main meats, the quality of the cooking and presentation stands out head and shoulders above other places we have had Sunday lunch. The other huge plus for this restaurant are the youngsters who provide the service. Pleasant, cheerful, helpful and totally professional. They are a joy! Although we have never eaten here on weekdays, the specials board looks very appealing.

Absolutely flawless Christmas day! The food, surroundings and staff were exceptional. Faultless. The tapas in the evening is also super yummy. Cannot fault the Bell. They have got it spot on. Huge thanks to Jack, Ken and the crew. Xx