Bumble Bee in Gloucester

Good was absolutely brilliant. Had the pate, Camembert fritters, and some mains. All of it was delicious! Even though Ellie, and Ryan were rushed off their feet with the busy Saturday lunch service. They couldn’t do enough for us. And very polite! Will definitely be back!

Staff are so friendly and helpful, always a pleasure to come into the bumble bee they make u feel so welcome. Food is always amazing, we come here every Friday evening.

We visited whilst stopping in the Holiday INN Express next door. We were greeted by friendly staff who showed us to our table. Drinks were ordered, A pint of Guinness and A Gin and lemonade which were duly delivered to the table. My wife had garlic mushrooms for her starter and I had the Pate(both served with toasted ciabatta),mine came served with balsamic glaze and baby gherkins. For mains my wife had the 3 meat roast(pork belly, turkey and beef) and I had The Pork belly. Mains came with roast potatoes,brocolli, carrots and roast parsnips with Yorkshire pudding and gravy. The portion size was good and we had to decline dessert, we finished with a coffee/tea . With drinks a bill of £65 we found good value.

Brilliant Sunday roast, the Yorkshire puddings were exactly how they should be and the veg was lovely too! The turkey was flavoursome and not dry! Ellie, Ella, Ryan and Amie were very polite and couldn't do enough for us! Would 100% recommend and will be back again!

Two of us visited on October 9th, 2024 for lunch. The waitresses couldn't do enough for us. They were warm, friendly, attentive, knowledgeable and shared a joke. We ordered the two courses special (starter and main as we neither of us have a sweet tooth). The food didn't take too long to be served and it was delicious. I had the pate followed by the lasagne and my Aunt had the calamari followed by the fishcakes. We left suitably full and will definitely return again soon!

Brilliant service and we’re great accommodating our large group! Food was wonderful and timely, special thank you to Michelle our server who was lovely and made the evening run smoothly for us!

A lovely pub that were happy to accommodate a family of 13, including children. The food was lovely and even catered for dietary requirements. Michelle was amazing with service

We had a large group for a birthday, including young children, and they couldn’t have been more accommodating. Our server, Michelle, was friendly and patient, making sure everyone was taken care of. The atmosphere was perfect for both adults and kids, and the food was great. Highly recommend for any gathering!

Had a lovely meal at The Bumblebee! The atmosphere was cozy, and the food was delicious, but the highlight was our server, Michelle. They were friendly, attentive, and made perfect recommendations. Definitely coming back!

We booked at quite short notice and were really happy with the service received. Amy, our server, was very attentive and made an effort to notice small details. A very pleasant meal, made all the better by the great service.

Went for a nice quiet lunch with our daughter, it was great food and a lovely quiet atmosphere. Would definitely recommend a visit.

We have often had meals here, but very dissapointed today. No triple roasts, meals being brought out but wrong ones , roast potatoes were hard and dry . The young girl serving us was obviously under pressure . We were a larger party but then to have to pay a service charge on top! Spoilt our father in laws 80th birthday and our sons . If your Christmas meals are going to be like this then we certainly won't be coming . Such a shame from a pub that used to be a pleasure to go to . Thank you to the young girl , she did her best .

Visited the bumblebee this evening and was served by Ella on the bar, excellent service and really friendly

The staff were very friendly and helpful the food unfortunately was under par lasagne was very runny and no substance trouble finding any meat no taste of red wine just a mushy liquid garlic bread was cold and oily unable to eat. fish and chips fish was over cooked dry and hard managed to eat hard fish not the batter underside had black burnt batter was offered free desserts or drinks we declined and left quickly.

A good local pub, with a selection of beers and serving good well cooked food. My family and I will be going again, when it suits us.

Pie wasn't very good. More of a (small ceramic) dish of filling with a lid. Also, steak and ale pie was oddly flavored. Tasted more steak and kidney. Mash was fluffy, but a little bland.

Not happy with the food,fish looked double cooked,pie was ok best part of my meal was the mash asked for salt brought a small jar with damp salt inside had to remove the top to get the salt out waitress was no help.If it wasn't for the holidays inn next door it would probably shut.In saying this it is a nice pub inside and out just needs management to get a grip with the female staff.

Great place to eat with the family, Emma our server was amazing! Food was fantastic! Definitely recommend!

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

I pop in here for drinks every so often with friends, usually straight after work so late afternoon time. It's a nice bar with lots of tables, a nice atmosphere.

A great place to eat , staff very friendly and the food was out of this world 🌎

My friend and I were staying nearby at the holiday Inn Gloucester and decided to come to the bumble bee for something to eat. On entering the pub we were greeted by a really lovely guy at the bar who made us feel welcomed. There was also a young girl working that evening, clearing tables and collecting glasses, she was such a lovely young girl, so pleasant and smiley....We ordered some of the 3 for £10 bar snacks and could not believe the portion size, these are excellent value for money, we couldn't eat it all and had to ask for a box to take away with us. All the time we were in there the guy behind the bar and the young girl were so attentive to us and I hope you can let them know that they made our evening by just being themselves they are a credit to your business. We were in on Sunday 1st Sept at 7pm

Not busy, service with a smile, piping hot food cooked beautifully, not rushed, good selection of dishes

Just had an amazing time, great service and good beer. Thank you Jen and Emma for being amazing. Top job

Lovely meal, duck pizza is amazing!

Excellent service, great food. Had a fabulous evening

A fantastic evening catching up with friends with some amazing food.

We Visited the Bumble Bee today for a project meeting, great service from Jen & Emma, the 3 for £10 on the specials board is great value.

Fantastic service. Lovely food. Puddings to die for.

Busy little pub. Good food and pleasant staff.

A lovely hidden gem of a pub with very lovely staff

Lovely place to eat and have a pint

Called in one evening as we were staying at the Holiday Inn Express next door. Managed to get a seat, the resturant was very busy. Table had been cleared but the table surface and the menu were covered with jam/marmalade, got one from another table but it was the same We asked for it to be cleaned again, which was done. Food took a while to come but that was understandable as it was busy. We had the pork escalope/schnitzel which was tasteless, the chips were over cooked and the veg was al dente to the point of being raw. Did not mention it, as had to get back for early start in morning.

The Bumble Bee is next to the hotel we stayed in on our way to Bournemoth. The food was superb and our server, Megan, was delightful and so helpful. All round, a great experience.

The Bumble Bee is next to the hotel we stayed in on our way to Bournemoth. The food was superb and our server, Megan, was delightful and so helpful. All round, a great experience.

Cheeky beer after work here, spacious venue, very good customer service

We were there for dinner. Despite being full, they served us in a very reasonable time and Jen and her colleagues were very correct. We really liked the food. The atmosphere is also very pleasant both inside and outside.

Lovely bar area for drinks and bar food. Very friendly and helpful staff. The food in the restaurant was very good, Great service.

Our server was lovely! Her name was Amy and she was really friendly, and great with my little boy. The food was delicious. Served quickly, on warm plates, tasted great. Pudding (Black Forest Flower Pot) was amazing!!!

Second disappointing visit in a row. My starter was served on a plate with a very large, noticeable chip to the upper edge (unhygienic) and salad garnishes for both our starters were dried out and brown-edged on the thicker leaves. Main courses (Sunday roasts) were much better. Our table top and the bar counter were both very sticky. Service was generally below standard - we weren't told where cutlery and condiments were, or asked whether we wanted sauces etc when mains were served. In spite of mentioning the underwhelming starters, no one checked whether we were happy with our main courses until I went up to pay. Overall, didn't appear to be any real drive to ensure customers would leave delighted and not leave this route of review. The 'Manager's' final words were "See you again soon", but that is highly unlikely I'm afraid. Shame, used to love The Bumble Bee 😕

Sasha served me on the bar today she was very welcoming from when we first walked into the pub. She’s also recommended the roast beef and some nice places to visit around the Cotswolds during our stay in the holiday inn.

Sasha serviced us. Very efficient and helpful. Really friendly and accommodating

Was down from London for the weekend come to the Bumblebee on Friday 26th for dinner and also I’m working as a AM for M&B. The food was great, the venue & setup was lovely and also my Servers Gemma & Ellie were amazing, friendly and excellent customer service. Will be coming back the next time I’m back to stay.

Really good food and drinks pleasant atmosphere.

Great pub, great food and super friendly servers. Love the dog counter. Could not recommend more strongly.

Meal out with family, great atmosphere and staff cracking looking pub with nice beer garden. Bostin food, I had the brisket burger, absolutely fantabalouse served with fries and onion rings and a dipping burger sauce 😋 3 family members had gammon with the trimmings and double eggs, my mother in law had fish cakes absolutely fabulous, and my wife had a salad of some description, well there's always one 🙄😆 all of our meals were fantastic, really enjoyed our evening at the bee, thank you 😊

Lovely meal and fantastic service from Gemma and Ellie

Gemma was very accommodating and friendly. Highly recommend. Very welcoming. Checked on regularly. Would definitely return

Good pub, good size beer garden and friendly staff

Met with family & friends to celebrate a birthday. Lovely atmosphere, good drinks & amazing food. We decided to have a collect service & take our food home. Delicious, highly recommended

Such a lovely lunch! We couldn’t have asked for a better experience for my friends birthday lunch out! Staff were lovely and attentive and Manager Ryan was fantastic! Will definitely return!

Great service. New GM has really turned the place around.

Came for lunch, and the best experience. Rachael was our waitress and went above and beyond to make our time enjoyable. The food was great, and the bar service when arriving was wonderful! Thank you

Love this place always a have a great experience when we visit

Only popped in for a quick drink and snack but found staff incredibly welcoming and attentive. Prompt service and food arrived quickly and was spot on! Would recommend!

We were a party of eight. All food came out together and was really hot. No complaints, all meals were lovely. In fact i would go to say that my steak was better than what i have had from Miller and Carter. The waitres Amie was polite, friendly and on point. Excellent service

We visited the bumble bee upon a stumble on our way to a hotel. Little pub - very well decorated woth lovely accessories, old fashioned fire places with original beams. The food was that amazing I didn't have it sat long enough to take a pic, my partner had a sirloin he said it was beautiful, I had the steak sandwich WOW. I have a small appetite there was nothing left on my plate. Well priced. Lovely atmosphere. Homely GEMMA the staff member on arrival was in a break she came and served us as the other staff were busy, she was fabulous, professional and we broke the ice and had a laugh, she was great and we had a tattoo discussion. Lovely girl. Thank you Bumble Bee 🐝

Went there a few weeks ago on a Saturday lunchtime and ordered hunters chicken very disappointed to find it was a piece of breaded chicken with bacon on top not as it should be went there today for Sunday lunch variable temperature on veg not a good selection had to pay extra for cauliflower cheese unexpected desserts were good and the waitress Bronwyn made the visit worthwhile.

We went for our 25th silver wedding anniversary. We had a lovely table set up in a corner which we asked for. The 2 members of staff who looked after us were excellent and professional. My husband had the sea bass fillets with broccoli stems potatoes and a prawn flavoured sauce. He also had a sticky toffee pudding and custard which he enjoyed both. I had the lamb rump and mini lamb pie with broccoli stems potatoes and gravy. My only criticism was one of the broccoli stems I had was large and the stem was rock hard and inedible, ir needed to be cooked more and not just dipped in water and taken out again. I also had a mini pudding and a drink which was a apple and blackberry crumble with custard, I up graded my coffee for a Irish liqueur coffee. They were both lovely.

We Were Served and welcomed by Jon who was very pleasant, helpful, and served us food and drinks promptly. Blue Light Discount Offered aswell. Mini deserts and hot drink option fantastic. All round food quality 100% delicious. We were visiting from Nottingham and were made to feel very welcome .

we had food and drinks and also made sandwiches that were not on the menu great service and atmosphere free WiFI great service from Gennie

Just went in for a drink whilst doing a bit of work, service was very friendly and atmosphere was nice and relaxed, it was a miserable weather day today but the garden looked lovely and I can imagine it being a pleasent place to relax and drink on a nice sunny day (when is our summer supposed to start by the way??)

What a shame have to strike this from the list of places to eat. Pie of the day had a white flaky pastry top I kid u not white is there a chef if so go back to college

Had the seabass it was a bit plain. Would have liked more flavour

We were staying at the Holiday Inn next door so came here for our evening meal. When we arrived the server said we were welcome to eat but the kitchen would be closing in 15 minutes. We sat down and placed our order. The server was very polite and she took our order and got it off to the kitchen. The meals came and they were superb. My piece of fish was absolutely huge. Everything was hot and delicious. We had two servers whilst we were there and both were very friendly and polite. We really enjoyed the meal we had.

Outstanding quality of food. Fab size portions. Ryan and team are doing a great job.

Service has improved massively since my last visit. Friendly staff and good food served quickly. Sasha was an absolute delight, we had someone in our party with allergies and she was knowledgeable and nothing was too much trouble. Will definitely be returning 🙂

Served by Emma lovely lady looked after us well. Food and drinks lovely. Thank you

A lovely meet up with family for a Birthday treat.Enjoyed the unhurried atmosphere and friendly staff

One order was completely wrong and a side order was missing but after having to say such and such was missing, I lost the will to live. No one else was in the dining area and by 2:45 we felt rushed by the servers to vacate. Also, I am disabled and the toilets were upstairs. This has to be a violation of some kind. How are wheelchair bound guests supposed to the the facilities? We won't be back, thank you.

We had an excellent meal yesterday steak and the lamb, both cooked to perfection. A big thank you to Jenny our waitress and Jayden the chef. The nicest meal we have had for a while.

We were served by Jen - she was really helpful and the food was great

Ah, The Bumblebee near Gloucester—what a charming spot for a pint! The ambiance? Lovely. The food? Let's just say I've seen more effort in a teenager's instant noodles. So, there I am, seated comfortably, and I think, "Let's keep it simple. Fry me some chips!" Freshly cut, crispy, golden fries—it's the simplest pleasure one can have. But alas, simplicity isn't on the menu here. "Triple-cooked chips," they said. What I got were more like "Thrice-thawed sadness." Let's break it down. The waiter brings me these so-called "triple-cooked" chips faster than a microwave dinner. I mean, the speed was impressive if we were at a fast-food joint, but for a place with pretensions of culinary artistry? Not so much. These chips had all the charm of a limp handshake. Crunch on the outside? Barely. Creamy inside? Sure, if you mean the texture of mashed potatoes left out overnight. If these chips had been anywhere near a third cooking, I'd eat my hat. They were lukewarm and lacked any of that promised crispiness, as if they had been waiting in some sad purgatory of a warming drawer. Honestly, if I wanted something this half-hearted, I'd have gone for a frozen TV dinner at home. On the flip side, the cider—now there's a story worth telling. Local, cloudy, not too fizzy, and poured straight from the tap. It's the kind of drink that makes you feel like a local, even if you aren't. Refreshing, flavorful, and with just the right kick to make you forget about those pathetic fries. The Bumblebee, then: a splendid place to sip on some local cider, enjoy the rustic charm of creaky floors, and perhaps discuss the mysteries of life with friends. The loo might be leaking, but it just adds to the character, right? However, if you're here for the food, you'd better lower your expectations—or better yet, just don't come hungry. Rating the food? A generous 3 out of 5, and that's me being kind. Stick to the drinks, folks. They're the real stars here.

Just had the most amazing meal. Thank you

Lovely meal as always. Friendly service from Jen who made it great and couldn’t do enough for us.

Jen was so lovely and gave efficient service ! Will definitely come again !

Fantastic service from Jen great food good value will visit again 👍

Had a great experience today served by Jen. Very friendly professional and attentive.

Had a great family meal at the Bumble Bee food was on point. My fussy kids enjoyed the meal, Staff were friendly with an amazing service. The beer garden has loads of space dog friendly.

Had a lovely lunch at the Bumble bee with friends on Friday, 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.

Popped in for a bite to eat and would definitely recommend a visit. Great service from Emma and food was lovely. Really good choice on menu.

The food was banging and amazing. Went on a date with the other half and she even said the food was amazing and the service was bang on was left alone wise I left a bigger tip for the lovely women who served us. No problems at all will definitely visit again soon

Loved my experience here at the bumble bee - Ryan looked after us so well and the food was excellent. Will definitely be back!

Good was fab as always. Loved the new pudding menu. Fab service from Sasha.

Our trip to the bumblebee was delicious as always. Could not recommend enough. Sasha was brilliant! Really helpful and friendly.

Beautiful food excellent service by Sasha, very polite and couldn't do enough for us, service with a smile Well done 😊😊😊

We had a very efficient waitress, Sasha. Very attentive... Thanks very much!

Came here recently with my partner and had a lovely experience. Emma was so attentive, a great help and nothing was too much! For a picky eater, she provided us with great food recommendations and they did not disappoint! Would 100% visit again and recommend to family and friends.

Amazing food fast service refreshing drinks

Emma was lovely, very thoughtful and always went the extra step. Will definitely be going back.

Lovely, welcoming environment with lovely staff and a great choice of food and beverages, was served by Emma and Ryan they were amazing!

Lovely meal with great atmosphere and wonderful service.

Beautiful setting lovely country pub. I ordered the crispy chicken and side of chips . Was really nice 😊 and service was great came on my lunch break.

Disappointing. One of the staff rolled their eyes when asked for a straw.

Jenny is the best barmaid and waitress. She deserves a pay rise 👏 Keep up the good work. See u again soon xx

We come here often and never do they disappoint. The food I had when I went there wasn't to my liking, and when expressing this to Ella, she went out her way to offer a good will gesture such as a free dessert. Unfortunately, I didn't want a dessert, so Ellie who was our server, offered a drink on the house which was lovely. As for my mother's food on the other hand, was beautiful, and she enjoyed it very much. So, I and we, would like to give a massive shout out to Ella and Ellie, who were both courteous and checked everything was okay start from finish and offered a gesture of goodwill when the food wasn't to my liking. I've worked in customer service for several years and been to restaurants highly valued, and to have two waitress look after you is amazing and lovely. The bumblebee never disappoints, and I would like to Thank everyone at Bumblebee for continuing to make the experience enjoyable and even more, Ellie and Ella Thank You, you were amazing. 🤩😁

👍 Decor and character of pub, varied drinks and food menus, staff, food (in the main), speed of delivery of made to order meals. 👎 Table we were shown to was set but not wiped after previous diner and sticky to the touch but attended to by staff when asked. My meal (Fish and Chips) was well cooked and delicious, my wife's Gammon) was a bit overcooked and hard so the dish overall was dry. Bar staffing was a bit thin (one)

Amazing food and friendly atmosphere! Will definitely be back!

Extremely poor. Will never eat there again. Service was appalling had to go to bar 4 times for service and had to also go hunt cutlery. Starter were poor. Must have cost about 10p and charged 7 quid. Salt and Pepper squid was embarrassing. All of us had burgers and are all still ill 2 days later. Two of us still unable to eat properly. Chips were soggy and cold and had to be replaced. Lovely pub ruined by food and service. And had a cheek to have optional service on the bill. Avoid this place until the management get a grip.

Nice and fast service, good food and good atmosphere. I can recommend it for a family trip.