Bear and Bells in Waveney

A great dog friendly venue with really good food and a fine selection of beverages. Always very friendly and accommodating.

Very dirty pub.Sticky table.Toilet.....no comments.Beer garden?rubbish and rats.

Lovely Sunday roast, best we've had for ages. Highly recommend

Great place with great staff. Food was excellent, so good we are going back again.

Called in, just for a drink, because they were dog friendly but realised they also did food so asked for the menu. Due to it being Easter Sunday, they were only serving food to those that had booked. We totally accepted that and told the waitress that we'd only called in for a drink. She was very apologetic but came back a short time later and said, if we were prepared to wait, they'd fit our food order in. The food was excellent and well worth the wait. The staff were also brilliant. Would highly recommend 👌

Nice atmosphere and friendly locals

Didn't have any food 😕 great place good atmosphere very nice bar maid maid.

15.25 for a pint of bitter and a coors . Expensive.

We had our wedding reception here in the function room and honestly cannot fault a single thing. Jemma was a pleasure to work with and nothing was too much trouble. The function room is completely private with its own bar and toilets (newly added) and includes the garden if requested. It's fully enclosed and the kids were free to run around and keep themselves amused. The buffet food was lovely and there was plenty of it. The log burner in the room, with patio heater and blankets in the garden were perfect given it was February. Would highly recommend the bear and Bells for any events, and the price was very reasonable (not inflated at the mention of it being a wedding). Thank you Jemma and your whole team, you were all amazing

Friendly people, food was only mediocre. Disappointed really. Much of the food was obviously previously frozen and just cooked to order.

Lovely lunch with my son. Friendly staff and good food. Would recommend.

Friendly pub. Love dogs. Food is always good.

I went in for drinks. The beer was good and the staff were brilliant. I wasn't so keen on the decor, but I went in for the beer not the looks of the place so all is good

First time visit and will be coming back. Brought my mum in and she had a walker but everyone was very helpful!!!

Excellent food, polite cheery staff definitely eat here again.

I can't give 6 stars, but if I could I would. The Bear and Bells is a perfect place to spend a pre-christmas afternoon, us 2 old guys had a fabulous time! A lovely log burner to sit next to, perfectly cooked steak and friendly staff happy to go along with our "dad jokes".

Great place to go to for a pint or two.

We had an amazing family meal. Brisket was tender with a beautiful sauce, fish pie wasn't on the menu but we had heard the chef's fish pie is to die for so cheekily ask for it and it could be made as the ingredients were there. Absolutely to die for. Thank you for going above and beyond for us. The place to eat 😋 👌 🙌

Great Xmas work meal. Beautiful food and friendly staff

Lovely bar staff thanks becca so friendly

Staff Christmas meal, superb service, lovely food, could not fault. Thanks team for a lovely evening

Totally recommend . Its a lovely place to spend time 🥳🥳

Wow, wow wow, first class meal, Beef Brisket ooh la la!!!!! Wonderful staff, so helpful and friendly, see you again soon Becky.

Good choice of food to go with your drinks!

Popped in for a quick drick during the floods, it was nice and warm and friendly atmosphere and plenty of tables to relax while it rained outside :(

29th Oct. Just had roast beef Sunday lunch which was excellent. Probably best I have eaten in a Pub. Highly recommend.

Cracking pub in super location. Very friendly service. Beer very good on the day. Give it a try.

First visit- great atmosphere - very friendly. Great singer. Back on the 4th of November. We'll be there.

The chief was off but thay bent over to accommodate my needs

Stopped for lunch. Lovely food, reasonable price. Service was good, waitress was friendly and helpful. Nice relaxed envirinment wuth pleasent decor.

Dog friendly pub in middle of town. Good selection of beers along with sensible pub grub menu. Beer garden is quiet and secluded. Very friendly locals. Comedy nights once a month, quiz on Wednesdays and live music on Friday. Worth the walk from the yacht station if you’re on holiday. The home made beef lasalgne was wonderful

Met some friends here for lunch, never been here before, good service and large portions, will certainly return when in area again and highly recommend the food.

Good food, loved the Cumberland Sausage.

Lovely relaxing experience - excellent

Great place for a drink and bite to eat, one of best pubs in Suffolk. Nice beer garden. Worth the travel

Friendly and helpful. Big screen sports.

Lovely pub. Very friendly and efficient staff and very good food

Ate before comedy night which was fantastic entertainment

Good food but a 40 minute wait at lunchtime for our food ? Not so good . Would have been nice you've been told about the long wait before ordering or during waiting . Nice dog friendly place though

Very limited menu, quite dark sitting inside. Wouldn’t go again.

I can highly recommend the beef Sunday dinner. The beef was good quality and cooked to perfection. The Yorkshire puddings were homemade and served with a good selection of vegetables. 👍

My two friends and I had a meal here yesterday and every single part of our experience was perfect. Our drinks were flawlessly served by some wonderfully friendly bartenders. There was a great range to choose from. Our meals were simply wonderful and clearly cooked by somebody who cares about their craft. The main menu had some lovely items and the specials board was so hard to choose from as everything on it was tempting. The back beer garden was charming. I could not fault anything, literally nothing. I urge you to visit this place; you can thank me later!

Lovely pub with good food. Outside seating area and dogs are welcome.

Love the place..proper nice pub& real ale...food menu good..

Loved it friendly and welcoming . Great food

The award for the worst pub goes to the Bear and Bells, felt unwelcome from the first foot in the door, didn't say anything as we walked in, didn't want to serve drinks and when asked for the food menu was told they were too busy, Best you take the sign in from the front advertising food and specials, there was only 8 others in the pub, got your message. Don't say you have or will fix because reading the other reviews you say you will months ago, won't be spending my money where its not wanted.

Lovely location to stop and have some food, great menu and lovely atmosphere. The inside is really cosy.

Great pub, friendly staff , great atmosphere.

Great local pub. Clearly very much enjoyed by the local community. People in there all seemed to know each other and the staff. 4 of us had dinner there and the food and service was great. I had the gammon on the specials board and it came with a proper slice of pineapple, not from a tin. Very tasty. Only downside was they had no eggs for the gammon. Wouldn't have been difficult for them to pop 3 mins walk away to the co-op to get some eggs if they've run out. But otherwise great. Accommodated our friends dog happily also. Thanks!

Just went in for drinks. Menu looked good though. Nice atmosphere, good well kept 🍺

A mixed story. My meal was brilliant - best version of what I ordered I've had for a long while and definitely worth the money. My wife's meal was less good - she ordered the steak and found it wasn't particularly good - quite tough and chewy. She left most of it. This was a long awaited night out and about and experience left us feeling a little underwhelmed. Staff came to our table to ask about how the food was so plenty of opportunities to say but my wife didn't want to make a fuss. Aside from that, little touches weren't there like providing a steak knife, offering sauces and providing water when there are glasses for water. Little things like that make the experience and add those special touches. It feels like the idea of what they're trying to do is brilliant but the implementation isn't quite there just yet.

Lovely food and very friendly staff.

Went there today and had a good pint of Nelson's bitter

Friendly staff good selection beers ,wines and spirits. Good courtyard garden and plenty of seating at the front . Dog friendly

Would definitely go again, staff very obliging

This was a real gem of a pub to find which allowed dogs in the pub! The food was good too, great value with the specials. 👍

Fabulous food,great service.Two of us had the belly pork and both agreed it was the best we'd ever had.Thank you

Fabulous lunch, best pub lunch i have had for a long time

I had a fantastic meal here this week. The staff were friendly and helpful. I asked for gluten free and the sea bass was delicious. Well cooked and beautifully presented.

Lovely beer garden. Staff very friendly

Great food and lovely place for family to eat when on a boating holiday.

Nice pub, great outdoor seating overlooking the square. Friendly staff, dog friendly.

Food was absolutely superb 10/10 - waited quite a while but that's because its cooked fresh and it was definitely worth the wait.

We had lunch here and it was very acceptable. Home made with good ingredients. We have also had a drink here in the evening but the experience was not so great. Poor customer service and those behind the bar didn’t seem to know if they were staff or customers!

Lovely, friendly pub with amazing food. Great value for money. Staff were lovely and very accommodating. Highly recommend and if we lived here this pub would be a firm favourite.

Looks like a nice little pub, unfortunately the til system was not working correctly so our 4 sandwiches took about an hour to come out. We were not made aware there was an issue until the food came out. Service was good and staff very friendly.

Wonderful Lamb & Braised Pork Roast 👌

Definitely worth it. Nice atmosphere and friendly efficient service. Went in there with two toddlers and staff were very accommodating towards them. Ordered pie, mash and peas which was £14 but was a decent quantity and very good, so worth the price.

Just had a roast. Family really enjoyed it, absolutely spit on. I would like to see a slightly larger whiskey selection but other then that everything was great. Thank you

Great pub with good choice of food & drink, just bare in mind they don't serve food after 5pm on Sundays, as we went there as Google said they did till 7pm but it was wrong..! :-/

My feed was nice . Small portion and over prices otherwise good meal

Always a friendly welcome from Trudy & her staff. Good food and dog friendly too.

If you wish to close earlier then don't say you're open until 10pm. A nice place and nice staff but cleaning and closing the bar down 45 minutes before your close time will get you what you want.

Very friendly pub, with a fantastic comedy night

Wonderful service and the food was served fresh and hot

Big party so bit chaotic but service was good staff very helpful and happy to help out recommend

Absolutely beautiful meal highly recommend, lovely atmosphere great service Will definitely be visiting again soon ☺

Very highly recommended. Had my daughters 16th in the function room and they provided a brilliant buffet. Staff were very friendly and lovely. Will definitely go there again

Went to the comedy night absolutely brilliant- lovely pub great hosts - friendly welcoming atmosphere.

Really cold and kept my coat on. Poor choice for lunchtime menu. Food average. Pleasant barmaid.

If you are ever anywhere near Beccles, make a detour for a couple of hours. Very welcoming and reasonable priced too

Nice and friendly staff. Decent selection of beer. But somehow lacked the charm of a small town pub that you’d expect. Definitely worth a visit however!

Food was lovely good potion size. Staff were very friendly and polite. I would definitely go back 😀👍

Recently had a wake here, the buffet, staff and service was outstanding, nothing was too much trouble.

Lovely and welcoming place for people passing by or in transit. Wanna go back and spend more time

Went in today. Ordered a beer 🍺 To be told in the BIG room in the back had the big fire on for the World Cup final. Snacks were available to order. Lovely staff and beer.

Had a meal with the Children's Society (07/12/22) never been in before food and service was excellent the staff couldn't have been more helpful definitely will be back again.

My wife went for a Christmas party and had a great time.

Nice pub great food. Staff very friendly and helpful

A beautiful cosy, warm and friendly pub serving great value delicious food. I can't wait to visit again. 😍

Absolutely lovely Sunday lunch with a delicious dessert. The personnel were very friendly and although we arrived early, they were really accommodating. Would definitely recommend trying this pub!!

Didn't eat here as very limited menu, but what was on offer looked good. Nice little pub with open fireplace.

No vegetarian food so had to have ham, egg and chips without the ham! £15.20 for egg and chips with one cup of tea! The food was ok but small portions for the money Service was so slow. Took 30 minutes for the tea to come. It wasn't busy but only one girl doing bar and restaurant. Even had to cue up for ages to pay. They couldn't break the bill down and asked us to work out the total even though they have an electronic till!

Didn't eat, but I will in future. Brilliant location at the bus station in Beccles.

Great friendly local pub Very welcoming staff

We went about 8 months ago probably before the new owners, a bit pricey and as others mentioned, just a few chips which isn’t very filling. The other food was nice but just the same problem really, the staff were quite friendly and when we ordered dessert, the man in there said, well I hope you’ll be able to manage it, well as you can see from the photos, the dessert can fit into the palm of your hand, 2 mouthfuls and you’re done!! I probably would go again if the menu was updated with bigger portions. IMO no restaurants should put a few chips in baskets or pad everything out by using loads of rocket salad.

So nice they were open today lovely food and service

Lovely traditional pub in town with outdoor seating to watch the world go by. Friendly staff, reasonably priced food and drink. Took my daughter and dog, both were welcome.

Just had Sunday lunch here and the food was superb. Waitress service was excellent. A really lovely experience. Thank you.

Visited last Saturday for a light lunch. The pub was busy on the front Square. There were options inside and down the side of the courtyard. We chose the courtyard. Although pleasant enough, there is an annoying generator or cooking fan or similar, that makes one hell of a noise, which is not good if you wear hearing aids. The food, we felt was rather pricey for what it was. The portion of chips served in a little metal basket, was too small. The staff were very friendly and the beer was good. I wouldn't be in a hurry to eat there again, but it is pleasant enough for a quick drink or two.🍺