bell inn in South Northamptonshire

One of the best original British pubs, no food just drink which is how it should be. Not many left like this in Brackley. Lyndon @ Anna have done a great job and continue to do so. Lovely place and never any problems.

Such a great pub! And Lyndon & Anna are the nicest, kindest people who really care. Thank you! :)

Fantastic local pub with community spirit that can host local games and clubs, as well as airing national games like football, rugby and darts. Whilst they don't serve food, all drinks are well priced and the current management have clearly made a lot of effort to overhaul the beer garden and sports/events bar. Recently renovated in October 2023, the bar atmosphere is greatly improved having been opened up with a lovely fresh light wood bar, repainted interior, furniture re-upholstered, and tables re-varnished.

Lovely welcome atmosphere, great music, great service, only had drinks, so can't comment on food.

Warm friendly atmosphere, well priced with amazing bar staff.

Fantastic pub, great atmosphere and always a warm welcome.

Good value, friendly people and good food.

A proper pub. Lovely staff and to top it a jukebox

First time there. A lovely little pub with friendly staff.

Great local pub. Full of a great bunch of local characters, watch out for a girl called ell, lovely girl but can be a pain in the arse

Grate pub new landlords are amazing

Looked better from the outside than it was inside. We had a drink while out for a walk around the town. Prices were a bit more than i expected

Bar owner / manager was rude from the moment we stepped in the pub. He followed my husband into the toilet and accused him of recreational drug use and was proved wrong. Continued to stalk him from the other side of the bar and added snark comments as he walked by. Yes, we were out celebrating a family birthday and had a few drinks but to be accused of anything else is shocking. Completely unprofessional. Shame, as this is a local pub of ours and we have been Brackley residents for a long time.

GREAT PUB, GREG HALL, FIRE OFFICER, M.R.I.C.S. M.C.I.O.B. M.A.S. I. & M.I.C.E. GOOD LUNCH.

Good atmosphere, great bitters and have recently started meals.

Local pub in need of some TLC. Limited drinks selection.

Stayed open until 23:00 as advertised, despite being quiet. We arrived fairly late, for a drink, on the three days we were there, but were always made welcome. It's recently been taken over, and they've definitely got the right formula, and are making the effort, in these difficult times. An excellent pint of 'Timothy Taylor Landlord'!

Great pub. Big screen up for sports events

Nice pub... nice people who run the pub... good beer ....

Great pub, friendly staff and great food, only do sadwiches and chips but you get loads....👍👍👍👍. And all at grest prices.

Prices excessive for a quite pub

Fantastic food and great service, nice beer everything a pub should be.

The friendly owners. They always give my dog a treat.

Staff are lovely, shame the patrons acted like dogs on heat

Brilliant little pub, small garden at back and friendly staff. Cool tasty beer an cider. So pop in on your way to Silverstone weekend.

Dosen't look much from the outside but inside it's great very friendly and welcoming and they let dogs in.

Friendly and welcoming pub, good beer good service, ruff around the edges but still a pleasant place

Would give 0 stars if I could. As soon as we walked in, we were unpleasantly met by the landlord (who seemed not not have a care in the world) behind the bar. One of his first comments was “we don’t like coloured in here” or something along those racist lines. We decided to look past this and order a pint. I had a Guinness and my mate had a lager of some sort. Surprise surprise it was flat and tasted horrible. The place is unwelcoming and definitely over priced. Do not reccomend.

It's a small traditional pub with a decent selection of beer (Coors light on draft is awesome) but not great on wine. No Chardonnay.... only pinto or sauvignon blanc. Chardonnay is easily available in lidl or Aldi at £4.00 per bottle so I can't understand why not offered. Anyway.... it's a nice old pub with a decent outdoor seating area too.

Have been in this Pub on many occasions, food very good, generous portions. Staff friendly and efficient. Excellent selection of Real Ales. Dog and Cat friendly !

Four of us called in here on Saturday evening on the off chance to see if they were open for food. There wasn't anyone eating but the landlord said 'yes, come on in'. It was very obvious that this was a 'drinking' pub but nevertheless we ordered with no problem. Our meals came quite quickly, piping hot and plenty of it. Three of our group enjoyed the scampi & chips which they said were perfectly acceptable, a pretty good 'pub grub' standard. I had the home made steak and ale pie, with chips peas and carrots. One of the nicest steak and ale pies I've had for a long time! Definately home made with plenty of chunky pieces of beef in a scrummy gravy and topped with a really nice puff pastry lid. So, thank you Bell Inn for looking after us.

Sports pub doing good and excellent Doom Bar.

Staff very friendly. Service was great.

Not really for younger children. Has a lovely pool table which has been squashed into a corner, so you can only use small cue sticks, lovely people and an adult humour sort of atmosphere.

The prices of the belt on a bit too expensive need to cut the price down a little bit

Great little old style pub. Always got the latest match on. Friendly staff and good atmosphere

Rang to book a table for Father's Day but was told that food is no longer served here. Shame - as it sounds like it was tasty!

stopped off at this pub on a pub crawl when on holiday in December great beer food looked great warm and friendly staff and locals

Great old style pub. Live sports in two rooms. Football on one side. Rugby on the other. In the evening it's a great friendly pub to sit down with a pint in front of the fire place. Dogs allowed and very welcoming towards them. Great watering hole

Went with friends for a drink ended up eating.Good wholesome food that we all enjoyed and at a good price.This is a no frills no nonsense pub staffed by very friendly staff.

No silly gimmicks. Proper pub food and big portions. Landlord was very helpful. My aunt asked for something that was not on the menu and he sorted it for us. Good value and very tasty. Every meal our group had, was spot on.

Very nice. Very friendly staff.

We were told about this pub in brackley as it is dog friendly, sure enough it was and we were given a bowl of water for the dog along with a dog chew, it was a lovely day so we sat in the garden, we ordered lunch and was told that they didnt do starters as the main course would be enough, It was plenty and freshly cooked probably one of the best pub meals we had had at any pub, and cheap. the lady behind the bar was very friendly and fetched our drinks to the garden for us, will call again for sure, try the piri piri pork loin, delicious. chips were amazing and glutton free.

A friendly, traditional local pub. Helpful staff and good service! Lovely to catch up with family and friends - can sit outside when the sun is out! Can recommend without reservation.

Brilliant food for a bargain.. Giant portions. Mmmm..

I visited this pub/restaurant whilst working in the area recently I could not have been more welcome by the friendly staff and customers! The food was excellent and tasty home cooked meals. Thank you for a great evening!

went in today and had lunch and its a lovely place and my meal was lovely and so filling and worth every penny. we have been a few times and couldn't ask for a better service its so welcoming and dog friendly. would recommend if your in the area pop in. i will be going again.

The Bell has changed hands a few times over the last few years and seemed to have lost its way a little, but now seems back on the up again. The food is proper pub food - no pretend Gasto-Pub stuff here, but no silly prices either, which is refreshing. Just nice pub food, and masses of it. There are a usually a few good Ales on too. If you've drifted away over the years like we had, give it a try again - it's worth it.

Very lovely old pub at the top of the high street, dog friendly. Dogs get a biscuit and a drink as you walk in. The doombar is a popular ale in this pub very unusual that they don't have it on. In the winter its lovely as they have a proper fire going in both bar and lounge. The food is cheap for what you get, the portions are huge. No room for pudding. We waited around 20 minutes which is what you expect. In the summer its great as they have a dog garden and a normal garden where dogs are aloud in but only on the lead. They have a big car park out the back and a decking area with nice looking furniture. Will definetly been returning our dog loves this place as do we!

Amazing food, great atmosphere and staff!!! Anytime I show up, there is a friendly smile and there happy to do anything for you. Always great food, all week! I Can't say enough great words about this pub! Try it and you won't be disappointed

Met up with a work mate for lunch, i had never been in this Pub before and I was pleased with what I found, its a nice friendly pub offering good ale, good food - at reasonable prices and the Staff and the service was good

We were travelling to Oxford and decided to stop for a snack. We ordered a glass of wine each, a ham sandwich for me and corned beef for my husband. They arrived with salad and chips, the amount of meat in each sandwich was huge and all very tasty. The bill came to just over £17 which we felt was really good value.

i visited the bell today for a quiet meal and a drink and i cant fault the service or the food i was greated by very polite bar staff and i had the piri-piri pork loin whic i can safely say i have never eaten pork like it it was so moist there was no need for a knife i would higly recoment the bell to any one looking for a good meal at a very reasonable priceand friendly atmosphere

Some of the biggest portions you'll get. Fantastic grub, cosy pub with open fires and a wide choice of food available. Highly recommended.

Love this pub, real, no pretence, best pint of Doombar (so my partner swears!) and fantastic guest beers as well. Good honest, British pub, beaten by none here!

Stopped here for a late lunch on Thursday after driving down from the North and didn't want to try the typical roadside eateries. Very glad we did, welcoming fire, lovely staff and customers, plus good down to earth pub food. In fact the portions had both of us beaten. Everything was beautifully and freshly cooked, and arrived in good time.

Once again we visited the Bell for a Seafood Paella and whilst having thoroughly enjoyed the last one this was even better with large prawns and mussels sticking out of the pot. The taste was as good as any we have had in Spain and the Canaries, Thank you. Dont forget to give 24 hours notice for the Seafood !

We recently went to the Bell for a birthday to try the paella because the landlord and chef lived and worked in Spain so thought it worth a try. The taste and quantity was excellent and a very reasonable price, would have liked a couple of decorative prawns on the top but the roasted peppers were delicious and looked great. The only person not having paella had a steak sizzler which looked and apparently tasted fab. Thanks

I visited this establishment whilst staying in this lovely little town. I was most unimpressed with the surly attitude of the lady (blonde lady in her 50's) who appeared to run the place. She was gruff and rude, food took ages to arrive and when it did it wasn't very palatable. I will be visiting Brackley again soon but will be giving this pub a miss.

Used the function room here for my 50th and then again for our daughters christening, the atmosphere is welcoming and the food was brilliant, we had a cold buffet for the christening (superb value) and a hot buffet for my 50th (amazing) we have eaten here on numerous occasions and can honestly say it is great value and never left feeling hungry, good selection of ales too, all in all a great little pub with a warm atmosphere, well done the bell.

popped in for lunchtime grub and was served superb sarnie with bowl of chips and a nice pint. Friendly service and fast

We were staying in Brackley and decided to visit The Bell Inn at the top of the high street. Upon entering the premises, the landlady was so rude to us that we were stunned. We are very polite people and are from Peru. Unfortunately the landlady there is so racist, rude and unhelpful that we will never return. The other staff member there referred to her as "Julie". This woman looked at us as if we made her feel sick, didn't make eye contact neither smile at any point.

Ate here with a number of friends and were provided with a huge variety of food for a set price that we were able to share between the 10 of us. We had steak, sausages, chicken, king prawns and it came with chips, onion rings and a huge side salad with blue cheese crumbled in, lush!

called in the bell, had a meal at lunch time,i had a full rack of baby back ribs in sweet chilli sauce hubby had pork fillet in piri piri sauce, lovely day so sat in the garden to eat, bowl of water with ice was immediately fetched out for the dog, lovely couple who run it, will be calling again,

went to the bells curry night, I had a lamb madras and the wife had a chicken korma, both were served with rice and a naan, all for £4.95 each, has a curry night every 1st Wednesday of the month, very popular, was told that a tapas night would be starting soon, if its like the paella that is served then I cant wait, also the real ales are are always spot on,

While planning to meet friends living 50 miles south of Brackley and I living 50 miles North we decided on the Bell Inn, Brackley. The reviews in Trip Advisor were good and from their web page it appeared like a good old traditional pub and we'd meet up for a mid week pub lunch. Just to be on the safe side I telephoned to try and reserve a table , or at least to make sure it wasn't too busy, mid week. On the third call of being transferred to voice mail, I made a reservation for 1 pm on Wednesday and left my mobile No. just in case there were any problems. I drove down a few days later to find my friends sat in the Pub's Car park just before 1 pm on the day I'd reserved. A couple of other people, sales reps, pulled in and checked if the pub was open. We waited until after 1 pm and realised the pub wasn't going to open for lunch, even thought their web page says " The Bell Inn services home cooked food week days from 12noon – 2pm." Just across the road was The Greyhound where we received a very good welcome & lunch, we were informed at the Greyhound that the Bell Inn does not open at Lunchtime!!

Went to the bell curry night (first Wednesday of every month) had a thai green chicken and banana with rice and naan bread, wife had king prawn madras, rice and naan, had to wait about 10mins to be served because it was quite busy, the meal was superb, and only £4.95 pp. to top it all off the guest ale was hooky lion, spot on. will be returning on a regular basis.

Having seen that The Bell are having a curry night on the 1st Wednesday of the month, my interest heightened!

Food freshly cooked to order even with a big group. Everyone's meal was excellent and friendly service with a Landlord who knows how to look after beer.

Service and food were excellent. Very friendly staff and a very welcoming atmosphere. Good selection of real ales. Would highly recommend a visit.

14 x people catered for on a Friday night! Food was excellent no microwave rubbish here just good Pub Food. freindly staff-good atmosphere, BEST PUB FOOD in Brackley.

The Bell is a great local pub, friendly landlord/lady and customers and a welcoming atmosphere. Nice beers, fantastic food and very generous portions.

Im a local in the area, and i have to say the food in this pub is excellent, great value and you will not walk out hungry, the homemade dishes are excellent, the land lord knows how to cook proper pub grub, not the microwaved stuff you get in other pubs, the landlord is a great laugh and the atmosphere is good, it's a propper pub!

Had a meal. It was ok but nothing like the TripAdvisor comments. Beers were nice but service was not good. Waited 45 minutes for food. Even though it was quiet

Having recently re-started the food service we decided to go back and see if it was still as good as before and I can honestly say it is. The food is proper pub food and cooked perfectly, if you want a variation of what the menu lists there is no problem and you get what you ask for.

We 8 of us stumbled upon this place when we could not get into gp because of weather , the landlord took us in and let us use his establishment it was excellent value the food was wonderful and fantastic value the locals were a good bunch and very friendly . All in all we landed very lucky here and were more than happy with the results cheers :))

Drinks and food are well priced but decor inside and atmosphere is a bit dated and cold.

The Bell is a proper English pub, The food is excellent as are all the beers. Its nice and clean and the Landlord and Landlady are very friendly. Make sure you are hungry when you go as the portions are very generous.

this was very good food and muy nice people in pub, cold outside very warm nice inside, i eat here all time, thank you,

I called here one sunday morning as they advertised breakfast, WOW is all i can say, exellent value at £6.95 for a medium with tea or juice, roaring log fires, and a great pint of doombar, we also ate here on our way back and was not disappointed, a 9" yorkshire with beef and all the trimmings, again warm welcome from julie the licensee, only trouble only open 12-2 for meals during week days, will definitely be calling again.