George - Hart

As a long-time local who has been frequenting Bel for 10 years, I have always loved the atmosphere and staff. However, during a recent visit with a friend, I ordered a black coffee that cost £3.45! I'm sorry, but I will have to start enjoying my coffee at home from now on. The prices here are just too high, especially considering we're not in London.

I have removed my previous negative review of The B&D as all of my concerns have been addressed by Tom, the fantastic new manager. I must say, Tom was always exceptional in his role as assistant manager. I am confident that with the proper support, he will be able to bring The B&D back to its former glory days.

Having had Sunday lunch here on two previous occasions, I wanted to go here for my birthday lunch. We seemed to be overlooked as I had to keep trying to get someone to serve us, Dinner came out before we got our drinks and waited for them to bring the dessert menu that took about 15 minutes after he said would we like to look at the menu. Dinner was nice but not as nice as it had been on previous occasions. It wasn’t very busy so not sure why the service was so slow. I probably wouldn’t go back again.

The menu was filled with pretentious language, but the food was of very poor quality and the flavors were muddled. The service was slow and disorganized. I would not recommend this restaurant.

We recently came as a group of 8 adults and 2 young children to celebrate a birthday and the afternoon was just amazing! We had the sharing roast dinner platter and added on some sides and we actually had waaay too much food! The meats were perfectly cooked and the vegetables were so tasty! I would recommend the platters for anyone nearby wanting to go out in a group for a roast dinner! We all agreed was the best dinner we had had out in a LONG time, one said it was the best roast dinner they had ever had out and the other said was the best beef they had ever had. Which I think says alot. They were very accommodating and for one of the youngest children they done her a little plate of mash and mushy peas so she could eat with us! We didn’t feel at all like they didn’t want the children there, which sometimes when dining out can be a worry. We will definitely be back and we already can’t wait! Thank you