Blue Bell in South Holland

Been here three times now. Lovely decor and ambience...very tasty food presented very well at good pr8c3s overall. The buffer looked amazing but some of the items were a bit bland. I commented on the lack of garlic in the chicken to the Landlord and...

Best Sunday lunch with beautifully cooked good quality meat and veg. Roast potatoes even as good as my mothers!

good food, good price, good service we have been here a few times now and will be using the bluebell again

Even though we had to wait for a table as it was very busy (we didn't book) it was very much worth the wait! Lovely food and lots of it. Friendly staff and a very warm welcome. Cosy by the fire while we were waiting so no complaints from us!

First visit to this beautiful country's pub. Friendly locals and staff, beer brewed on site and both the pub and adjoining restaurant lovely. Both of us and our 3 teenagers were delighted with our tasty and extremely generous portions. This will be or dining pub of choice from now on.

We’ve just had our first trip to The Bluebell. What a hidden gem. A real surprise to find such a lovely, warm and welcoming pub and restaurant in the middle of nowhere! The food was of a high standard, and there was a superb choice. Service was second to none. The staff were friendly, well organised and could not do more for us. We’ve had a fabulous meal and have all left feeling well fed and very happy. Thank you for a lovely evening, we shall be coming back again for more soon. Highly recommended

Enjoyed an Anniversary meal here and cannot fault the friendly service and excellent food served. The salmon was a very generous portion with lovely veg and my husband had steak also generous and cooked as requested. Fantastic sweet menu too! One word of warning, if you are not a huge eater skip the wonderful starters or you will never make it to the sweet! Highly recommended but book early as fills up fast at weekends

Called for Saturday lunch whilst visiting family in the area. Were not disappointed good selection of meals with good sized portions at reasonable prices. Good choice of sweets.Cosy bar area in which to enjoy drink before meal. Not on a major highway but well worth the detour. Caravan club certificated site available. If in the area again looking for food would most certainly return

Wonderful service, generous portions meat locally sourced. We will be going back very soon. The beer from their own micro brewery is always consistently made and well looked after. The location works all year round with a beer garden for Summer and air conditioned dining inside. You never feel like you are being squeezed in or rushed, adding to the appeal.

Excellent meal for my birthday as always .Good service brilliant food . My husband and son-in-law had a t bone and it beat both of them .

Had Sunday lunch here, with 3 vegetarians and 3 non-vegetarians, but everyone had an excellent meal. The portion size is excellent.

Vine aquí con la familia y amigos en un domingo, y tengo que decir increíble ambiente amable. Muy cómoda. La comida era muy buena, que ofrece una buena selección de comida de pub y un delicioso T bone! Su propia cerveza que he oído cosas...

Buena comida, bien merece una visita si su paso de esa manera, el personal y la gente son freindy amable, buen personal.

Estábamos de vacaciones en la zona y ya he reservado en otro sitio. Después de un día fuera, queríamos una "comida apropiada" antes regresamos en el lugar. Nos registramos en Tripadvisor y encontramos este lugar. No nos decepcionó. El interior es acogedor y atractivo. Me...

Gran lugar para un asado de domingo pero reserva antes de ir, ya que se llena rápido, puede reservar el día y a veces conseguir un espacio, el resto de las comidas del menú también son muy buenas, y hacen algunos de su propia cerveza

The Bluebell Inn sites out in the fens. A lot of the customers are regulars and a lot come out from the surrounded areas. I live about 5 miles away. It does get busy so you really need to book to get a slot you want.If you are used to old pubs that have been taken over by a chain, been given a makeover and serve one of the standard menus, then it might not be your thing.However, if you are looking for a pub that has maintained it original charm, are partial to a pint of ale from the onsite brewery, and like good portions of food at a reasonable price, you may like it. I would also say that this is not a gastro pub nor is it trying to be. We (myself, mother, wife and kids (15 &13) ate from the carvery menu. The choice of beef, pork or chicken is collected from the carvery and you help yourself to the vegetables or salad is an option too. The meat servings are generous and very nicely cooked. The vegetables where about as good as you get for this sort of service. I would say it is not a fully waitered service and if you want drink during the meal you are best go ask for them yourself. Some of the sweets are big enough to share between too and there is a choice of some classics. We did not eat of the menu or specials board but that looked equally inviting.I have been here several on several occasions over many years and would use again.

We stayed here in our Motorhome. The facilities were spotless. Everything had been thought of. The couple who run the pub do so in a professional and friendly way. It's also dog friendly. Food and drink all of excellent quality and quantity but do book, it gets really busy.

By chance we stopped here for lunch when we arranged to meet some friends, the reason being that it is almost exactly half way between our respective houses.John the landlord, knows his stuff and brews a fantastic pint of which there are 3 flavours and strengths of beer that they brew on the premises....... Next time I stop here I will be parking up overnight in my motorhome in the special area of car-park, free of charge and have another belly swelling meal as well as and more importantly trying the other 2 of his amazing brews!My mixed grill was large and beautifully cooked, although it could have been slightly hotter, but that didn't detract from the excellence of the ingrediants! My wife had the lamb shank and that was as good as they come and both of our friends had steaks which they said were truly excellent.We ate in the bar area as we had our 4 dogs with us.On a final note the toilets couldn't have been cleaner and this is something we both look for when visiting any licenced premises.

Had a lovely meal with my parents which was very well presented in a lovely and clean area which is suppurate from the main bar .

Nice campsite with discount if you eat here. The food is fantastic with a varied menu and generous portions. John the landlord is friendly and helpful. We have stayed here before and have always enjoyed our stay. We'll continue to stop here.

We visited for a birthday party with some friends for whom this is their local. We have an excellent carvery, but what stood out for us was the amazing pin board of puddings to choose from! If you come here you must leave room for a pudding! A very hospitable afternoon was had - thank you. Oh by the way - advance booking is a must!

Excellent pub, very friendly service and welcoming bar, with great food and on-site brewery of fine ale, plus motorhome stopover - couldn't ask for more

Definitely worth booking to be sure of getting a table. Friendly welcome, good "home made" beer from on site micro-brewery and plenty of food. Consistent menu supplemented by specials ensure something for everyone. Very professional enterprise with dining timed to reduce waiting.

Lovely pub/restaurant, excellent food and drink selection. Has camper /caravan pitch 's on site. Micro brewery adjacent to pub.

If you ever around Whaplode St Catherine's then do yourselves a favour and visit this very friendly, welcoming establishment! The local Micro Brewery is great with unique beers worth trying and the food was plentiful and went down well with my mates and I.

Nicely presented and friendly with a wonderful choice of food and drink in very comfortable surroundings

We love to visit the Blue Bell. The owner John is very attentive to every detail for customers. We have been there for 12 years and never been disappointed by the quality and quantity of food, atmosphere, and services. The meat is tender and juicy. The pudding is delicious and sweet. The home brewed bear was excellent. The restaurant was so popular and reservation is highly recommended. Believe me; once you have been, you would like to visit there again and again, like us!

what a lovely country pub this is the food is fantastic,really hearty fare with lovely dining rooms soft lighting wonderful atmosphere, always made welcome by landlord and staff every time we eat here I want to go back again and again..sunday carvery fantastic.always something for everyone the only complaint is I eat tooo much

Called in the other Saturday for a spot of lunch, and must say very impressed, i had the steak which was spot on, my artier had mussels and there was a lovely salad bar. John the landlord nice guy too, definitely be returning.

The location is best described as “off the beaten track” I had absolutely no idea there was a pub here. The location is about 3 miles south of Holbeach off the Peterborough road. You will need a sat nav or a good look at a map to find it!. Considering I gained my PPL at Fenland airfield and the Blue Bell is only about a mile or so north of it and I only live a few miles up the road it was a genuine surprise.Our friends are regulars here and took us for a treat out confident we would enjoy the venue.On arrival we went into a bar and had a couple of drinks (excellent real ale, brewed in house, sorry cant recall which one) sat in a bar which was full of leather Chesterfield sofa’s for their customers to peruse the menu and place their orders in comfort while waiting to be called when their table / meal is ready. We chose our main course’s, some from the menu and some from the specials board, and relaxed and enjoyed our drinks. About 20 minutes later we were personally collected and taken to our table in the restaurant, which was a lot bigger than I was expecting in a country pub!The legs of lamb, lamb steaks we had and everything served with them were all perfectly cooked and very enjoyable, after which we had to suffer the agony of trying to decide what desert to have (there are quite a lot and they all sound great) I went for the Apple crumble and custard (which was fabulous but the Rhubarb and raspberry crunch creation looked amazing as well) After the meal we talked to the landlord and made friends with their adorable dogs, overall we had a very pleasant un-rushed evening in good company and will definitely be back in the future!

We were looking for a last minute Friday meal for 6 and searched trip advisor and finally agreed on the bluebell, the reviews don't do this justice but we left as a group extremely pleased with our choice. The landlord makes you feel very welcome in his unusual but obviously successful way and the food certainly outdid expectations and this won't be our last visit here

we stop at the Blue bell caravan CL site it was a very quite stay lovely long walks, we had a meal in the blue bell Saturday night and wow was it good great food brilliant beer

Wonderful place to eat. Extensive menu, summer banquet all you can eat. John is a most pleasant host, very friendly. Jen his wife excellent cook. Our favourite place.

This old pub that has been extensively renovated and extended has cosy leather sofas in the bar and spacious tables in the restaurant. The restaurant has a salad bar, a carvery and a great menu to suit all tastes with affordable prices on wine too.

This is one of our favourite places to eat out . A few miles outside Holbeach , we have had the carvery and a la carte meals all very good food . There is also a small brewery there .

I used to use this place over 45 yrs ago when it was just a country pub - what a change.Visited in a party of 12 for Sunday lunch and can't fault the place. I had the whitebait which was very tasty followed by the two meat carvery which again was very tasty. Both courses were very plentiful. I found the staff and owner very friendly and helpful.I would highly recommend this place and it was worth the 30 minute drive to get there.

Took my fiancee out for her birthday, I'd been before but not for several years. The welcome was warm, the menu is extensive & they have a good selection on the specials board.Both steaks were excellent, good portions all round & everything hot including the plate.The only problem we had was choosing a sweet from the pudding board, so much choice!

Fabulous food in our little village, best food around and yes it is a distance from Peterborough/boston/kings lynn, but its a good 20 miles drive, which if coming from peterboro you could stop in a garden centre or local market and make a day of it, so not so bad. After all I travel from here to Peterborough every day and it only takes 30 minutes, which I consider a reasonable distance to travel. Anyhow, ignore lady 8 and emilysky 02, and come to the village pub, food has always been good, lots of it (sunday lunch you help yourself and the landlord carves the meat), nice staff especially James one of the waiters. Not only can you get sunday lunch but also selections from the special board and off the main menu. Keep up the good work BlueBell.

Found this on trip advisor and thought we were in for a great sunday lunch for the mother in law. How disappointing, the food was not that good.

This place may be out in the middle of nowhere but it is well worth the journey. I would advise you book on a weekend, we had to book a month in advance for a table of 4 on a Saturday.Real olde worlde pub, micro brewery out the back, small caravan park (5 pitches) on site as well. Lovely garden with patio areas. Friendly owner, brilliant staff, and traditional, well cooked, unpretentious food, help yourself salad bar, and huge puddings!! They also do a Take Away service for the locals!!!!Can't say enough, been several times and will go back again. Each time, never had a bad meal. We have yet to try the carvery, the first time we were there we ordered from the menu then regretted it after seeing the carvery choices - the rib of beef looked superb. We were happy with our steaks, again they were huge!!Well worth the trip out to this place, highly recommend it.

Me and my best friend dined here on a Sunday. I spent the morning looking on trip advisor and speaking to friends about a nice carvery in the area, I finally decided on the blue bell inn in waplode, as a few friends had said it was good and when I checked there website it looked promising. I rang to book my table and while booking I asked the lady on the phone if all the carvery was home made in house, she informed me it was. So I was extremely disappointed when I went up for my sunday carvery to find ready made Yorkshires and roast potatoes, I really would have gone else where if I had been informed correctly when I rang. The gravy was very watery with hardly no flavour you could see meat juices had been used however the taste was not there due to its watery consistency. We was at no time asked if our food was ok, it took quite a while for our plates to be removed and then even longer to be offered desserts. when our desserts came they had been microwaved until the treacle was a stodgy lump, they were replaced but this time sent back cold with a black hair to go with it. I know this cant be helped at times but we was offered no apology for the second lot of desserts having to go back, we decided we would go else where for dessert in the end. I must say the staff were so miserable and not once did they smile or make us feel welcome, they should train there staff on customer care as it goes a long way in the HOSPITALITY industry. After I paid the bill I told the guy behind the bar I wasn't happy I was told the food would be all home made and it wasn't, he replied with it is homemade , well the Yorkshires arent he said, then I said them potatoes are not fresh roasted potatoes, he said they are put in a rumbler then deep fried... lol deep fried. I don't no what is worse, but a deep fried potato is not a roast potato, he said they don't have time, which is fine but don't lie about it.. Must I add if you have a potato rumbler this saves plenty of time so you should have time to parboil and then roast in a oven, maybe prep the potatoes the night before or get more chefs, a deep fried potato is really not acceptable. Wont be eating here again

This is great pub restaurant, always busy which speaks volumes. The staff are very good and the food is well cooked and very good value. Try the puddings which are advertised on an easel! Pay particular attention to a monstrous beast of a pudding known as "the chocolate big one" it took three of us armed with spoons to beat it!!Great place try it.

I have to say that this is an absolute amazing restaurant/pub, the staff and owners are extremely friendly, I will eat here time and time again! Thank you blue bell for an amazing experience!

My family and friends have eaten here on many occasions and have never failed to be impressed. We have been here for large birthday groups as well as small family meals. Contrary to the previous review we have found the food to be superb quality and the owners aim to make the most of fresh local produce wherever possible. The Sunday Carvery is the best we have had anywhere, with amazing quality meat, fresh vegetables and roast potatoes (definitely not frozen!) Other cooked dishes include Steaks and grills, curry, plenty of fish/seafood choices and also variety of chicken & pork dishes as well as vegetarian. So in other words you are spoiled for choice. Add to this a specials board on display in the bar and what more could you ask for? The staff deserve a special mention. All are youngsters and always do their utmost to make your visit pleasant. They obviously all work extremely hard. The owners have created a wonderful ambience in the bar and restaurant with piped music which is not overpowering, and the decor and furnishings have a special touch, particularly in the ladies washroom! Our thanks have to go to John & Jen and their team for providing us with excellent food and good times and we will be visiting again very soon. Give it a try - you won't be disappointed.

We went for a birthday meal there was 21 of us that turned up most of us had the carvery which was very pricy at 12.95 each and that had frozen roast potatoes, tinned peas and frozen yorkshire puddings i think the only veg that was fresh was the carrots as these were still quite hard but the cabbage was very watery and the gravy had no taste whats so ever. We spent quite a lot as you can imagine with 21 of us. On the tables were balloons and in the wine glasses everyone had a party popper. The waitress that was serving us was very rude she had got a very bad manner for a restaurant and i kept noticing the landlord keep looking over at us on three different occasions. When it was time for the deserts they brought this board over on an easel and some of our party could not read it properly so one of our party got up to call them out. Over comes the landlord and says in a sarcastic manner that this board can be moved and moved it very abruptly. One of our party said he could not see the bottom of the list and the landlord pushed one of our friends head to one side and said to him aggresively move your head and to the other one then stand up. Some one in our party over heard the landlord saying to one of the members of staff that he was fed up with us as we had made a mess on the floor with the party poppers ( just like to add that these were placed on the tables for us to use ) which they had put out in the first place and that we had moved the table. The table was moved to be closer together with the party and was not done until given permission from the waitress first. After hearing the landlords comments a couple of us thought we would go and ask what we had supposed to have done wrong he said we were too noisy (all we were doing is laughing and it was not excessively noisy) . That we had been late arriving which some yes were about 15 20 mins late and some of the people had not turned up which is not any fault of the party organiser as this happens all the time. (bearing in mind that a phone call earlier in the day confirming the numbers had been made to say these people would not be attending.) So by the sounds of it the landlord had the hump with us before we had even arrived. We found it a very disgraceful manner for a business owner that is customer orientated without them he would not be open and there was not that many in there any way so he should have been thankful for the amount of money we were giving to his business and treat people with respect. After speaking to people of our night out we have found that its not the first time that people have seen the attitude from this landlord and some of his staff. We certainly will not be going back to that pub and definately will not be giving anyone a recommendation of it

My wife and I dined here for an evening Meal. Before eating I had a pint of the Landlord's brew and it was nectar! We will be back for more. The dining was busy for a Wednesday evening.I had a steak and it was cooked to my liking and very tender. My wife enjoyed her meal also.We would have preferred to have the vegetables served seperately as the quantity was a bit overfacing but I suppose the farmers would be delighted. service was good.

Had a birthday meal for my Mother in Law. Group of 25 people. dispute large group service was good. Wide choice available as well as traditional Sunday lunch. Generous size portions through out, well presented. Not the cheapest but well worth if for the quality. Dining area nicely laid out and spacious. Has its own attached brewery, if you like real ales.

The food was really good and the landlord was friendly. They locals even pushed me off when my car would'nt start.