Blue Bell Earlswood in Solihull

Fantastic carvery today. Staff clearly busy but fantastic service. Extra Yorkshire pudding on this Yorkshire girl's birthday was greatly appreciated!

Lovely place to have a Sunday dinner and nice area outside to soak up the sunshine

Great food. Pub grub but massive portions. Well worth the money. Really great selection of ales and ciders and a great place for boaters to stop at, with goods parking for campers as well. Thoroughly recommend.

Decent pub, we went for food and I wish we ate elsewhere prior to arriving. Atmosphere is alright but the location is the best bit. Not fussy eater, didn’t complain, still ate it but will not be returning for food, only drinks :)

The best Sunday lunch ♥️♥️♥️ Highly recommend 👍🐇👍

Friendly canal side pub, proper bar, Dog friendly occasional open fire no spit but some times sawdust, Lounge recently refurbished occasional open fire, conservatory and carvery Sunday Three sittings, booking advisable. Front terrace in large car park, large rear terrace, lawns and views down to moorings and canal, brew house on site unused. lovely sun traps, back and front, front terrace more sheltered for walkers & bikers, excellent place to site if you are mucky, smoke house to car park. Entertainment .Sky sport. Regular Bank holiday entertainment.Darts teams Bandits/Quiz machines. Poker nights. Private functions catered for. Real ale Larger Bottled selection along with six or more Ciders all kept well as the place is well patronized by an eclectic bunch of regulars, some times confused as locals, therefore the beer moves quickly. Oh nearly for got Alan's pub grub will fill you as his portion control is lacking but improving. See specials board, some menu items available on carvery days snacks available Cobs on lounge bar and New Slice of cake choice, Kitchen available Breakfast till 20:00 hrs normal. Take out service all eating times, Tapas occasional appears on bars. Staff are friendly if you are, just like a big family work well as a team, must mention Pam Landlady mills around keeping an eye on all supporting Al great couple, they aim to please so don't leave disappointed talk to them and they will try their hardest to make your visit a good one Pam retired Now occasional helps out. allowing Motor home stop over best to book especially in busy periods, some quiet la-bys near by not verified but seen vans in at least 3 locations, recovered well after the pandemic. Service slower in Bar but regulars normally assist in hailing service.

Didn't get what I asked for, chips was cold so food wise disappointing really

Good atmosphere, staff were very friendly. Only had drinks. Pub quiz night which brought people together.

One of my favourite canel side pubs, great for children as the garden is secure. Food prices well below other local pubs and quality excellent.

Nice pub, great atmosphere. Their selection of cider wasn't as wide as I had hoped, but they did have some good old Cheddar Valley at least. Food looked like food pub grub, but maybe a little over priced?

Overpriced junk Lasagne £15.50 FFS and garlic bread burned and hardly any salad 0 STARS

Beer gone up 60p a pint food gone up not the gaffer fault but 60p when most are increasing by 15p/20p customers are moaning

Con un amigo que nos reunimos aquí todos los viernes estamos en forma y bien y no fuera en unas vacaciones raras, el personal remunerado siempre se ha encontrado que es muy acogedor, PERO los cambios en la carrera han visto efectos negativos dramáticos, no en la calidad, sino en los precios. Como criaturas de costumbre durante unos 20 años tenemos el mismo sandwich con papas fritas y Doom Bar ale. En los últimos 12 meses (mi amigo y ex gerente de banco) los precios han aumentado más del 25 %, el último aumento de la cerveza vio cuatro pintas pasar de £ 17 . 40 a £ 19. 80 en menos de un mes, cuando según Rachel Reeves br iba a bajar en abril. Sintiendo que nos toman por tontos bajo una gestión cambiada, nos vamos a pastos nuevos, muy descontentos.

Having used the Blue Bell and Alans food for best part of 20 years or more including "the hut on the cut" Pete & me only miss Friday lunch for illness or holidays and sad to say today was our last for the following reason. We have the exact same food every week with two pints of Doom Bar each, about two months ago food went from £13.50 to £15.50 overnight now gone to £15.90 today and doom bar that was £ 17.40 went to £17.60 about four weeks ago has now jumped to £ 19.80 this is over 25% in total over less than a 12 month period with not a single word of remorse. Time to move on a fool I will not be accused of being.

Nice pub tucked away in the countryside, nicely run.

Can’t beat this pub Propa county pub! Staff are great! Grubs lovely Can’t fault it ❤️ Defo be returning

As always the was fantastic. All I can say is you always get a great meal from Alan and fantastic service from his staff

Looking much better had a refurbishment staff and food still good

Disappointingly bargain bucket food in a sterile setting. Avoid.

Brilliant pub with views of the canal, amazing food and drink. The way the carvery is done is better than other places and saves it from becoming a free for all (Efficient ensuring there is enough for everyone). You pick what two meats you want and you tell them what veg you want but you get to pour your own gravy which is how it should be done 👍 Been going for years and the staff and overall atmosphere is spot on. On a nice sunny day you’ll see some fine motors and bikes to admire whilst having a nice cold pint. Only sad thing is that the park for the kids was removed many moons ago.

Preciosas pintas de Theakstons Paseos suaves y laterales del canal. Hacer el intercambio de desayuno rápido a las 11 am en la tercera visita y muy útil

Un miembro del personal fue muy grosero cuando se le recordó que no habíamos tenido parte de nuestro pedido. Fue bastante molesto y si no hubiéramos pagado ya nos habríamos ido. No vamos a volver.

We stopped here overnight through Brit Stops on our way to the Camping and Caravan show at the NEC. The booking was easy over the phone, and the food, service and atmosphere was brilliant. We had such a peaceful night we overslept the time we wanted to leave, but when you're somewhere as lovely as this it really doesn't matter. We will definitely be going here again.

Great place, food, ales an cider!

New year's eve. A wonderful evening with friendly people and great food.

I had beer battered fish and chips 😂 it was a plate of fries with a findus frozen fish as big as my lemon wedge . My partner had lamb loin. He hates mint and this was swimming in mint slime and really fatty

Great place for a Cider or real ale right beside the Stratford Canal. - Good range of good ciders!

Great home made food. Decent beers and friendly staff.

The most perfect steak pie . In its own vintage pie dish . Lovely crust . And big enough for two . Took half home with me . Also great service from the most polite staff . Especially the young guy taking phone bookings . He quoted all the daily specials .

came for remembrance of life 19 of us Excellent food waitress was amazing friendly atmosphere however the owner was rude ! won’t be returning

Have been a few times now over the last few months and whilst we enjoyed the food (typical pub grub) the atmosphere in here is far from welcoming. The owner - who I can only describe as a likeness to Miss Trunchbull, has been far from welcoming. Stands at the door, hands in pockets or with a pint looking like a bouncer - no welcoming and rudely asks what you’re there for. Witnessed on Friday evening moving a family to a different table 3 times due to the one they had sat at “being reserved for regulars”. Food is not cheap - average plate around £16 and when I say it’s typical pub grub, it’s greasy home made and leaves little to the imagination in terms of hygiene when you see the cleanliness of the place and the way a Sunday carvery is served. Place is in need of a total overhaul, the owners too! Other than that, it’s a huge shame as location is perfect on the canal. If you get past all of that, it’s nice sat on the canal in the summer for a drink - my opinion… keep walking to the Bulls Head for a lovely warm welcome and delicious meal.

The staff were so friendly and the bar staff knew their cider. I wish they sold their glasses as they were really pretty. I appreciated the opportunity to “try before you buy” on the new to me flavours of cider. The meal and drink were a nice end to a circular walk round the lakes and back.

Visited a couple of weeks ago having tried a few other places for food in the area, when we arrived at the Bluebell we were initially told that food was closed for the evening which was a disappointment but then the very kind landlord Alan made our food right there and then and it was absolutely top notch. Thank you for going above and beyond. Highly recommend the Blue bell cider house, we will be back.

Very pleasant couple of pints of Blonde Star. Lovely staff. Nice ham, egg and chips.

This is a down to earth local kind of pub, but is well liked for its honesty and good range of beers and good value foods.

Not the best place I've been for breakfast, doesn't look the best in hygiene, food was full of fat, and everything is fried.

Quality pub with great food and varied and decent selection of beers and ciders

El pub se describe como una sidrería, aunque tienen 6 sidrerías solo una no se puede comprar en un pub estándar. Venden más cerveza y cerveza, así que no es una sidrería. Visitamos un lunes por la noche y tuvimos una cálida bienvenida de la anfitriona, el tipo detrás de la barra no tenía personalidad en absoluto e hizo lo mínimo para hacer su trabajo. La comida era excelente y las porciones eran enormes. Probablemente no volvamos a ir excepto quizás para sentarnos y probar más de la Rata Negra en una tarde soleada.

Called 2 hours into our trip to Cardiff Sunday lunch carvery was excellent well worth a visit, but book table as busy , always a good sign

The bluebell has always been our go to place for food for many years now, but last few times the food has been really poor, thought we would give it 1 more try today, wish we didn't bother, the lasagne was tasteless with lumpy pieces of meat, we won't be back which is a shame cause this place used to be so nice

We parked up our canal boat and enjoyed dinner at the Blue Bell Cider House. Very generous portions (3 x steak pies and one half chicken and chips) from their huge list of specials, their mains all reasonably priced. Dog friendly in the bar area and a member of staff came out and gave our dog a few treats.

Nice place to spend time with family and friends massive outside seating area and inside too no party to big orto small they have space

Carvery was OK. Apart from only choice of 3 veg. No roast potatoes no cauliflower (my favourite) only choice of 2 meats!! But cooked beautifully Disappointed for the price but enjoyed what was on my plate Although never been to a Carvery where you wasn't allowed to serve yourself??? Limited choices

Lovely old pub on the canal nice friendly place

Nice place in the summer sit outside by the canal. Only spoiled by one person who served our food

Really nice beer garden alongside the canal for a relaxing break during a walk.

Nice pub food and friendly staff. Perfect for lunch on the canal.

Great country pub on the Stratford canal. Excellent menu.

Well out the way , family run , food is good and filling, the weather wasn't on our side bit indoors was lovely. Run out of pork pies unfortunately, but otherwise. Lovely place to visit.

Charming and very delicious food

Comida muy mal pedida muy bien cocinada y bastante caro no volvería a ir mucho mejor restaurantes cerca del pub en sí bueno para bebidas evita pedir comida

Love it here. Great food without the fuss.

Brilliant place been going there for years

Vinimos aquí el martes a la hora del almuerzo para una comida y encontramos que la comida era de muy mal nivel. Pedí lasaña de verduras con ensalada y pan de ajo. Cuando llegó había una pequeña porción de basura que era la lasaña, la ensalada era un montón de lechuga vieja y el pan de ajo era el pan de ajo más extraño que he visto, era como pan frito con trozos negros de ajo quemados en la parte superior. La lasaña no era comestible, no parecía tener salsa bechamel y estaba muy seca con un poco de berenjena picada. La gente en las mesas adyacentes se quejaba de varias comidas, con un hombre enviando su desayuno todo el día para ser cocinado correctamente. La mayoría de la gente parecía estar dejando su comida sin comer como nosotros. No es barato y muy, muy pobre valor

Came here for lunch on Tuesday and found the food to be of a very poor standard. I ordered a veg lasagne with a side salad and garlic bread. At over sixteen pound it wasn't a cheap meal but it was inedible. The lasagne was a very small portion which didn't appear to have any bechamel sauce in leaving it very dry,with a miniscule amount of aubergine in it. The side salad was just a mound of old looking lettuce, and the garlic bread was indescribable, it was like fried bread with black bits of burned garlic on top The people on all the adjacent tables were all complaining about their food, with one man sending his all day breakfast back to be cooked properly . Everyone appeared to be leaving their food unfinished as I did. I would certainly advise people not to waste their money eating here but to go elsewhere Extremely poor value.

Cuatro de nosotros fuimos a almorzar la semana pasada las comidas eran realmente encantadoras, agradable y caliente. Tenía el pastel que era tan grande y probablemente habría servido a dos personas. El personal era muy amable y el servicio era bueno. Sentí que los budines eran un poco más caros por la cantidad servida, pero en general la comida encantadora.

Pretty gardens. Food average, rather pricy. Wouldn't rush to go there again.

Visitamos el domingo 5 para la cena del domingo como hemos estado muchas veces antes, pero no por un tiempo , fue decepcionante y no irá de nuevo el personal detrás de servir eran realmente miserables fue el encantador tipo sirviendo , y el bricolie era como puré de brocolie ella me sirvió 2 zanahorias pequeñas así que pidió más que era realmente pobre en comparación con cuando he estado antes y no mucha carne , lástima realmente porque todos solía gustar aquí, pero no volveremos ! !

We are a walking group and arranged a group lunch for eighteen people to follow the walk. The staff were friendly and efficient and the food was excellent

Absolute mayhem. No one knew where we were seated. Empty tables where we were meant to sit. Staff didnt have a clue. Wont be going again in a hurry. Was for my sons Birthday n was an absolute disaster

Called on spec as we were in the area. Family members are colieac, vegan and veggie. The range was surprisingly big and good value. Would certainly visit again.

Popped in for a bite to eat and drink absolutely lovely sat in the garden overlooking the canal..

Lovely spot for a carvery or just a couple of pints

Lovely garden at the side of the canal with lots of tables making it ideal to sit out on a summer’s afternoon/ evening :)

Great value at this down to earth pub in Henley in Arden

Lovely food, one of my afternoon favourites

Great spacious place to visit. Good beer and top food

Great pub, lovely canalside beer garden. The Black Rat cider is excellent and the carvery on a Sunday is ace.

Great place. Beautiful countryside beer garden next to the canal. Food is homemade and decent portions for decent prices. Well worth a visit

One of the best points of Guinness around 👏 👌

Real little gem. Great atmosphere, service was excellent and the staff friendly. Food was of good quality. Cider is superb. If you like real cider, try black rat.

Nice canalside pub. Not very old fashioned in its style, though it's been around for a very long time. They no longer have a plastic kegs of dirty cider behind the bar, but it's still worth popping in. Black Rat cider is now on draught and is down to around 4% abv. A few reasonably good cask ales available, and cobs. I hear that the carvery is good.

A super welcoming pub, great food and atmosphere. Alan really went out of his way to look after us. Dave

Usually only have a drink which is excellent plenty of choice and reasonably priced. Decided to try food. Wednesday 28/05/2024 evening. Ordered Cod and Chips and Sirloin Steak and chips. Chips lukewarm at best both meals. Peas with Fish and Chips came with sweetcorn which I hate and it spoiled my meal. When I asked waitress why the mix she just took plate away and made no comment. Cod and Steak were good.

Great overnight stay for us in our campervan. Views of the canal, warm and friendly staff. A great choice of menu, had dinner and breakfast there. Very reasonably priced and very good sized portions. Loved it there

Lovely place to watch the world go by on the canal. Good choice of beers and ciders

Lovely cold glass of cider overlooking the waterway on a summer evening, what more could you want. Pork pies are amazing!

By chance we were there on Quiz night and had a really fun time joining in. Everyone was very welcoming.

Lovely lunch in sunshine today. Not too many still ciders which is a shame but great choice for drivers - not many places have non alcoholic Guinness. The food portions are huge. We had a baguette each that comes with salad and crisps -I couldn't finish mine. If we had realised would have gone for one baguette between us. Lady on next table thought we were greedy and had ordered two each!

Went during a work trip, really nice atmosphere and our group really enjoyed the music being played by locals on the night we visited

Food and service best we have come across in a long time , friendly and welcoming staff , will be going again

Great pub. Decent beer and their Steak and Guinness pie is amazing

Brilliant easy going pub. Friendly locals and bikers blend together in a lovely canal side setting. Great ciders, many decent beers. And a Sunday roast that took me back to my childhood. Can't ask for much more than that. Thanks guys

I came here because visiting family, prebooked our table as it's very popular on Sundays. Carvery style sunday roast where you pay just before you get your food served at the hot plate. £6.50 for under 8 year olds, £11.50 for small plate and £15.50 for large plate. Bare in mind, during the busiest times, it can get very noisy. But the service was efficient but not as friendly as expected. The quality of the food is good and great value for money. Good choice of vegetables and condiments available. Traditional pub decor, quite simple. Would recommend it.

Service was good as a pit stop for any onward journey. Quiet area for a drink.

Large carvery was not much different from small. Ale was nice though. No atmosphere.

Lovely staff, great food, big portions, good value and a lovely setting next to the water

Excellent Food, great choice of Drinks. Great to reminisce. Worked & rode bikes there during the 70s

Food is brilliant here no matter the time of day and such great value for money. Proper food with proper portions for a proper price. Can’t go wrong

Great atmosphere, staff always very accommodating, great full English and Sunday carvery

Great country pub. Good choice of beers, ciders, and traditional reasonably priced food.

Superb little country style pub in Solihull. Excellent cider, and beers.

amazing food brilliant service. 10 out of 10

My favourite summer pub. Food cooked onthr premises ans nice friendly staff and locals. Went agsin in winter, nice, cosy and welcoming, with great festive decorations for Christmas

Could possibly do with a good lick of paint, but we went for their baguettes and a couple of drinks. Food was excellent as was the service and the bill was reasonable. Great location and a fantastic place, especially when the suns out and the outside seating can be used.

I forgot how amazing the cider here tastes, especially after a nice sunny walk! My friend had the carvery and whilst there I don't eat meat it did look amazing. The vegetables in particular (of course), the price is reasonable, and its a buffet so you can load up your plate as you wish. There is a veggie option too (though I didn't check whether the gravy was veggie or vegan). Homemade apple, mint, cranberry and horseradish sauces are available too. What a great pub!! Book ahead though, most tables were reserved!

My local from when I was 18 , I'm now 70 so that must say something , only had a drink but I know from the past the food is excellent.

Full of character and friendly staff, ran out of Guinness pie, but supplied a more expensive meal for the same price, so full marks. Look forward to returning

A friendly pub that is dog friendly. It was a great stopover for the motorhome with a flat carpark.

One of the best Brit Stops - a large local pub with really friendly, helpful staff. We both had ribeye steak cooked perfectly and enjoyed traditional desserts too. Road signs warned of flooding but we were able to get through though could only walk a small way along the canal path, will come back to walk further in the summer