Bumble Bee in Gloucester

We were made to feel really welcome by all of the team at the Bee. Henry was our main server and was chatty and friendly. We had Sunday lunch of beef, pork and turkey, all of which were fresh and perfectly cooked. It has been many years since we visited due to a bad experience however we would be more than happy to return more frequently in the future.

Call in on the off chance and had a lovely meal! Meg and Gemma were very nice and helpful! Good choice in the menu and nice atmosphere too!

What a great cozy pub, although the bar was so busy when we came in last night. Rachael and Andy couldn’t do enough! The rest of team were lovely too! The fish and chips were amazing would recommend to anyone wanting a delicious meal!

Food was delicious, friendly and welcoming service especially from Henry who served us he made sure everything was perfect and that we had an enjoyable time which we very much did. Will definitely be back again.

Henry was very attentive and the food was great

Very nice clean and amazing pub. Can tell it is well looked after by management. Got served by a lad named Henry was well mannered and catered to all our needs overall good experience and great food would definitely recommend visiting

Have used vintage inns before, but this was poor, the fish batter was so hard I was worried I would crack a tooth. Partner had the roast beef which was good. The tables were dirty and at no stage were the empty glasses and bottles taken away, when we left they was 8 tables with bottles glasses and plates still on there from when we entered, at no stage did anyone come round to clean the tables inside, or it seemed outside by the state of the tables as we left. A far cry from our local vintage inn!!

Lovely warm welcome from the very friendly team. The place is very atmospheric and set in lovely countryside next to the Holiday Inn Express. The menu was vast, with many of the classic choices as well as options that we had never seen before. Sounds all very positive, I am sure you would agree. My wife had the prawn cocktail, a safe bet you would think! It looked like no PC I have ever seen 5 prawns sat on rocket salad with no dressing. A slice of brown bread with butter that was so hard throwing it would be like a missile. Lasagne, a safe bet you would think? Came to the table cold in the middle. When it was ‘heated up’ my wife couldn’t eat as floating in grease! I had the pork for main and tasted like a barely warm instant microwave dish! I was handed a voucher for £10 off my next meal, I politely declined and made a mental note to avoid Village Inns like the plague! As I said, the team were lovely and refunded my wife’s main that was untouched! I suggest they find other jobs where they are not requested to serve what I assumed to be poor quality microwave food!

We visited mid week for a family meal that was prebooked, To start the Guinness and the soft drink we requested were not available, not the end of the world. But then a starter and several mains were also not available. So we made other choices, food we had was very tasty. We were going to get puddings ( again another two choices not available) but after waiting to long for the order to be taken we changed our minds. The waitress we had was friendly, but I felt the service was slow considering how quiet the pub was. We have visited the bumble bee several times but left disappointed today, it’s a shame as it a nice setting but I wouldn’t rush back again.

Tolles englisches Lokal mit freundlichem Personal und gemütlichem Ambiente, wir kommen wieder! Die Speisekarte umfasst ein paar typische englische Speisen, wir lieben die Auswahl.

A few of the items on the menu were sold out so we didn't have starters. The main meals were good and the drinks were fine. No ice cream available for the children so no deserts were ordered. Waitress forgot to bring my mint sauce to go with my lamb shank. Pleasant atmosphere I've been there many times as its quite local to me and within walking distance. Overall had a good meals and a nice evening out.

Lovely Mother’s Day meal! Henry is hands down the nicest, friendliest waiter I’ve ever had. He can’t do enough to make sure all is ok. Because of you Henry, I’ll be back. This place used to be awful but the new management have really turned it around.

Henry was polite and attentive throughout our meal. The food came fairly quickly and all our meals were well presented. A great atmosphere and look forward to coming back.

Food was good , especially the triple cooked chips , unfortunately they had ran out of a few of our choices . It had a great atmosphere and Henry who looked after us was very friendly efficient and accommodating.

Had the weekend special- tasty pork belly, amazing cheesecake. Gemma served us- so brilliantly- thank you 👍

I wish I could leave higher marks! Our table was booked for 6pm on a Saturday but they didn't have many items available on their menu which was shocking! We then waited 40 minutes, no side salad with the lasagne, maybe they ran out of salad as well? The katsu chicken, rice bowl was small. The food is not value for money. We risked ordering pudding, this time was a 30 minute wait. Very disappointed

Fantastic pub, cozy atmosphere and great food! Love the new additions to the menu, Ryan and the team are always amazing. Thank you!

Amazing food and service by the team defo be back!

Nice venue, plenty of parking, good choice on the menu & dog friendly

Excellent sunday lunch with very good service.

Had the best Sunday roast, and sticky toffee pudding here. Was a very nice atmosphere, and lovely staff

Visited for lunch today and we were well looked after by Emma and the rest of the team. Got a cosy table by the wood fire and the service was friendly and quick. All the food was delicious and the little details are all taken care of! The dressing on the chicken, bacon and avocado salad was really tasty and the boiled egg is perfectly cooked. The fish finger sandwich is filled with a super chunky goujon and a great tartare sauce. Would highly recommend!

So friendly and good service. Atmosphere excellent.The staff were so helpful and understanding. We will be back.

The most delicious pudding ever.

chloe was amazing. we had a 3 course meal and she made sure we had everything we needed. she was so lovely and kind and a real asset to the team xx

No cutlery, napkins cruet on table. Not told to,order at bar for the booked meal.

Came in for a late Sunday lunch yesterday. Rachael although she looked busy, was super accommodating with getting us sat quickly, and was very knowledgeable about the menu. Nothing was too much for her. She was super friendly and cheerful which was lovely to see on a Sunday! Will definitely be back. Thank you

It was a lovely evening after a very tiring day Chloe was absolutely amazing warm and friendly

Lovely service. Friendly staff. Great food. Very tasty and good value for money. Lovely and warm with fire and heating. Really enjoyed our meal thank you.

Food was fine, typical of what you would expect and not too exoensive. Staff were friendly and the atmosphere was good.

My husband & I had a lovely valentines meal here this year. Very impressed.

We went to the Bumble bee for Sunday lunch... it was fantastic. The food was fabulous and we did not wait for ages before being delivered to our table. The staff are great ,polite and professional, especially Ellie,who attended to our needs. She was cheerful and so welcoming ... A great sunday lunch

Great food with friendly staff and warm atmosphere.

Server was Henry - very polite and very helpful made the experience very enjoyable

We were served by Henry - service was was very good and he was very helpful

Warm, clean, friendly, reasonably priced; food and drink good, service quick, cheerful, smiling. All in all, very enjoyable.

Such a welcoming pub, great food and friendly, helpful staff

You Yong bar lady is fantastic there allways very welcoming and cheerful.

Great spot for dinner. I had a hunters chicken and the chocolate brownie. Both absolutely delicious! Rachael, Megan and Chloe were brilliant and made us feel so welcome. Thank you we will be back!!

Me and my mum came here for our christmas meal and it was awful. We came at our booked time and were ignored while we stood by the door for over 20 minutes and the staff just kept walking by and ignoring us. We finally got seated and there were no Christmas crackers on the table and we didn’t receive our drinks until after another 20 minutes of waiting for those I asked for them at the bar. The food wasn’t that great, the staff were rude. Wrong plates were being taken to all the tables around us, I don’t think anybody had a pleasant Christmas day meal by looking around me even for how much it was it wasn’t worth that much at all! Will not be coming here again.

After working nearby for 8 years and driving pass here every day for work, I always wondered what it was like. So I decided the best time to do this was to celebrate my 40th Birthday on 31/01/2025 with my family as I had heard good things. However my experience was poor and I won't be returning again. The first issue was that when the starters came out, they had forgotten my 6 year old daughters Garlic bread, meaning that that while the rest of just was eating she had to wait. Then when the mains did come out, my order was wrong. I had ordered the 10oz Rib eye steak and they had given me the 10oz Ribeye surf and turf with four Prawns on top of the steak. When I explained that this was wrong, I was told by the server that he could just take them off or they could do another one, but it will be a 10-15mins wait. As I was allergic to seafood I opted for the wait, while everyone else started eating their own food. We then asked if we could get some sauces for my daughter and brother and if I could order another drink while I waited for my main? The server told us that she would be back in 2 mins to take the order. 2 mins went by and no one came back. 7-8 mins went by and still no one came back and I could see the waitress going between other tables, while my daughter had nearly finished her dinner and reminded me that more then 2 mins had passed. I then approached and stopped the female waitress while she was getting vinegar from a cupboard and asked if we can just get some sauces as my daughter had nearly finished her food? The waitress was very snappy with me and said that the reason why she hadn't brought the sauces over was because I hadn't told her what we wanted? I explained that it was because she never came back to ask us what we wanted and now my daughter had nearly finished her dinner. (I then had decided at that point, that I would never would return here again.) I said all we wanted was some tomato ketchup and she didn't have to worry about my drink now and with 60 seconds a different server handed us nearly empty bottle of ketchup to use. About 5 mins later my 10oz Ribeye arrived with some free onion rings and the food was really nice. When the bill arrived everyone paid, but there was an excess of about £40 that the till said we still owed. After about 10-15 mins of my wife manually adding up the totals with the servers (and I think Manager) at the till point, it was agreed that the error was a till glitch and we had all paid the correct amount. All in all the food was very tasty, but the service was terrible and as I said before after the way I had been spoken to by the waitress along with the mess up with my mains, I would never return again which is why I have scored so low. It is only because the food was good that I haven't scored a terrible marking.

Normally I absolutely love the bumble bee......on my last visit bar staff was less than friendly, music was so loud in the bar & lighting way too bright. Come on step up!!

Visited lots of times....normally a great atmosphere with nice food. Served by a girl who just could not be bothered, totally rushed (even though it was a quiet evening) not interested in us. Lighting in bar area way too bright now & music very loud. Come on Bumble Bee let's get back to the way things were....with friendly staff :(

Very happy to of stumbled upon this little gem of a place, whilst on our stay for the weekend at the holiday inn express right next to it. We spent both evenings here, thoroughly enjoying the relaxing decor, exceptional food and fantastic service. I could not fault anything and must say Rachael made us feel most welcome and nothing at all, was too much trouble. We look forward to re visiting soon on our travels 🙂

Great pub, great atmosphere with very friendly staff, especially my server Vikki-Lee. I had the signature burger cooked by Liam, which was delicious. All the staff were amazing.

Have eaten in here x 3 times this month and each time food was fantastic, well presented. All staff are lovely, kind and caring . Today was Ellie, so professional, thank you . The vintage inns app is great , collect rewards and point each time you visit & easy to use . Love the fire too

The food was lovely, our server meg was very attentive and helpful, will be back again.

Fantastic food , eaten in there x 3 times in January at different times and good experience each time . Staff are friendly and happy to talk. App is easy to use too with rewards for visits . Loved the 50%off mains offer , recommended

Good food and serving staff were very good. A bit of a wait for our drinks though. Also the menu is a bit lacking.

Came here this afternoon for my daughter's birthday. We were served by Ellie & meg who were both lovely & welcoming. The food cooked by Sophie & jemma was lovely & enjoyed by all. Thank you for having us. We will definitely recommend & return

Good atmosphere clean and very friendly. Short staffed and working very hard to serve a busy Sunday lunch time. Prawn cocktails were small and lacking avocado as described when got staff attention was brought out separately on plate for us to share. I had lamb rump and they had no mint sauce !! There is a shop 2 mins away ! There was hardly any gravy and one plate none but again once you could flag down the busy staff ( waited ages once again) some was bought to us but took far too long. Heard several people complaining and asking for things. I think the lack of enough staff was the main problem and just needed a bit more attention in kitchen. Food was very good if a bit overpriced for missing some vital ingredients.

Went to the bumble bee, had a really lovely evening the food was great, and the atmosphere was a chilled but inviting one. Our waitress Rachael, was very knowledgeable about the different options on the menu. Will be back again.

Had a lovely lunch at the Bumble bee with friends , Emma who looked after us while there could not do enough for us, she was very helpful when I couldn’t choose what to have from the fantastic menu. Lovely atmosphere in the pub it had a real feel good factor, we will definitely be coming again soon I would love to try the Sunday Roast next.

Food was great, atmosphere was relaxing, service was quick! Chloe is a very cheerful person, always smiling! Will definitely return.

Great service on Wednesday from chloe also recommend the hunters chicken

Was welcomed by a gentleman named ryan and was promptly sat at a nice table,the waitress we had was called emma and she was fantastic, the food was excellent qaulity and the atmosphere was warm and welcoming,will be returning again.

Such a lovely pub, with a warm welcome and roaring fires. We asked the name of our chef because we wanted to thank her. Sophie prepared a lovely chicken bacon and avocado salad. My daughter has the signature burger, which was also delicious. Will be returning!

Fabulous dinner at the bumble bee, lovely atmosphere and Emma was extremely helpful and friendly, highly recommend

Chloe was very polite and nothing was too much, food was excellent also, full of flavour!

Lovely place and food! Shout out to Chloe she was very helpful❤️

Michelle served us this evening. She was welcoming and correctly took our order. The food was delicious and fresh. Can’t fault it!

Had a lovely meal with great service. Our server Ellie was very attentive with a cheerful attitude. Menu covered a wide range of tastes

Love the Bumblebee as its our local but sometimes meals can be hit or miss!

As a small eater I decided to have two starters I asked the soup of the day ? Told tomato, so started eating it, disliking it. Found out it was parsnip’ then prawn cocktail consist of tomato x 2 skinny bit of salmon & 5 prawns in the tiniest sauce. The butter was so hard for the bread I gave up. Not impressed. Thanks I won’t be back ‘

Come here quite often, sometimes for food, sometimes not. Now, I'm 68 and I've eaten in many many restaurants and pubs and, I'll tell you, I've had bad, real bad food and I've had the best. I'm not a transient who wakes up in a different hotel 4 each week, but a local. I urge anyone who is local to the BB to support it through the difficult time hospitality is facing and beyond. The food is always hot (where applicable) well presented and brought to the table by capable, well turned out and amiable staff. Well done

Just had Christmas lunch. What a fabulous place! Food was amazing, service really good well organised and staff were fabulous. So grateful for the team making our family Christmas brilliant. Thank you

unfortunately we experienced really bad service here, we waited over an hour for our main courses, then another hour for our dessert. two of the christmas puddings that eventually arrived were completely cold. the pub wasnt even 50% full. really very, very poor.

Was my husband birthday we had a very pleasant evening with good food and drinks. The atmosphere was good. It was very busy but we were served very quickly and efficiently.

Had our work christmas dinner there. Excellent food and service. Recommended.

Food was really good at a very good price. Michelle or server was amazing with the lil one, couldn't recommend more. 100% recommend

Michelle was super friendly and helpful, Michelle was lovely as always.

The service was very slow and it wasn't even that busy. I ordered the venison and beef pie which was very chewy and I couldn't finish it. When I mentioned to the waitress, she did apologies and say she would tell the chef. Then I heard another customer say the same thing and the waitress offered him another meal or refund - but did not offer me the same thing. Then the dessert was brownie with honeycomb ice cream - no honeycomb, only plain vanilla ice cream served. Not much choice for vegetarians either. Not really what we expected from this pub chain or the price of this meal.

Such a lovely atmosphere on Saturday night… good wine, crackling fire and wonderfully friendly staff. The pub is so warm and welcoming, and the Christmas decorations are just beautiful! We were greeted by the charismatic Ryan and Megan behind the bar was an absolute delight. Can highly recommend the bar snacks if you want a little nibble, especially the sausage roll with apple sauce. Overall a wonderful evening!

First off the food was lovely the service spoiled it a bit it needed to be quicker there were quite a few times where the bar was void of staff also was a bit annoying having to ask for our pudding twice, the biggest issue was unfortunately, where we sat the wall was covered in food splashing so wasn't nice to look at, my wife is disabled and had to walk back to the table to ask myself to stand outside the disabled toilets has the door lock was still missing and the general state of all the toilets are very poor, very dirty in fact get these issues sorted and it will be a great place to come but again the food is great 👍

Amazing place, great food and service!

Came here for Company Xmas lunch, booked months ago. Lovely starters served hot, lovely desserts. Mains let us down as the food was luke warm by the time we were served. The tables only had mini xmas trees as decoration, no xmas party atmosphere! The waitresses could have been better dressed - cardigan 'falling' off the shoulder, & the other wearing a string strap vest.

Came in on Sunday for a roast! Was very delicious. The beef was lovely and tender and not chewy, and the turkey wasn’t dry. The vegetables were very flavoursome. Although the waitresses that were on, were very busy, they still had time for us, and didn’t make us feel rushed! Thank you.

Like to say it was a good experience but it wasn't, we drove over four hours walked in to book table, to be told , "Only taking bookings", so as you would we booked online a free time, Manager then said we are not taking bookings either. What a lier!! Now the staff are all going home, then offers a three quarter hour wait. Too late by then the disappointment was set in hard.b This chain needs a PR lesson and if your closing advertise don't tell lies, and close the booking system. On the way out others arrived and went in. Disappointed is not the word, tired and hungry. And still hungry.

We had a Christmas meal with a group of friends Staff went above and beyond fun and friendly. The food was great but did take a while to turn up that said it gave us chance to chat. The bill was confusing as deposit had not been taken of as well as when we booked the menu price was different to when we booked but the staff muddled through and resolved it. Don't let that put you off was a great night and our waitress Michelle was fantastic. Thankyou Bumblebee for a great night.

We went for food and some cocktails and were served by Michelle who looked after us incredibly well. The pub was busy and we ordered a number of cocktails and Michelle was on hand to look after us all the way past closing time despite her shift ending an hour and a half earlier. Food was great service was excellent.

Michelle made the evening due to her patience and humour. I believe if anyone else had served us it would not have been as enjoyable

Myself and a small party visited here today for lunch. While very busy and quite full with happy customers, Emma (our server) and the team made sure our meals were rapidly and efficiently served and every effort was made to ensure our visit was remembered with great pleasure. We shall be making "The Beehive" our "go to" restaurant for informal but excellent dining experiences. Thank you Beehive!!

Did a community event at the Bumblebee. The atmosphere was great and Gemma was extremely helpful, friendly and great communication.

Lovely pub for a drink and a spot of lunch! Emma and Ryan sure know how to make you feel welcome, will definitely be back!

Nice atmosphere and pleasant, helpful staff. Please note they close early on certain weeknights

I am from Bavaria I know what good food is. The food was great. Amy was really fast in delivery and really kind.

The service was excellent. Food great.

Lovely service by Michelle. Good food. Definitely come again

What a fantastic pub/restaurant. superb service by Rachel. It was busy but we didn't wait long for drinks food etc . Even though it was busy it wasn't loud and annoying like some places can get .Food was delicious Will I be visiting again ? Without a doubt

Michelle was amazing!! She was extremely friendly and made us feel welcome. She also recommended both a great drink and meal. Can’t wait to come back!! Thanks Michelle!!

Table reserved on line and request fulfilled exactly, as it was daughters 21st and we have a large dog we were delighted with the table allocated and being able to bring a homemade birthday cake. Staff were very friendly and the service was great. The waitress singing happy birthday to our daughter was lovely too! Very enjoyable evening, great food, great atmosphere, definitely recommend

If you are on the south side of Gloucester in Quedgley then go to The Bumble Bee we had a terrific meal in a great atmosphere Gemma and the rest of the team made the great food and drinks really special. ENJOY!

Lively place. Staff warm and friendly. Food really tasty. A bit pricey but will definitely go again

We came out for a family meal and Michelle provided us with lovely service. She was friendly and checked in on us frequently. Thank you for a lovely meal.

Amie was fab Great food Lovely spot

Had a great night on Sunday evening I went to the quiz night which was great fun looking forward to the next one the team were very friendly and food was lovely

Lovely local pub, dog friendly, cosy, and we love quiz night!

Absolutely beautiful roast dinner, brilliant service and very sensibly priced.

Great experience Lovely food had Michelle as waitress and Gemma Friendly and polite good with the children

Great service and very friendly. I have an allergy and the staff went out of their way to make sure that I was OK. Would definitely recommend and are looking to go back in a couple of weeks.