Garden Restaurant in Northumberland

Worst meal ever. I'm 43, so I've had a few meals. I'm not terribly picky. I've cooked myself some pretty awful meals believe me. Unless you're into frozen supermarket food at gastro pub prices served on sticky tables, in a damp cold room, I would think twice. Still cross. Bah.

Eat here twice during our stay in Belford. Found a higher level of food served here then other places we tried in the area during our stay. The restaurant is part of the Bluebell hotel, but like ourselves can be used by non staying residents. Food was excellent and reasonably priced, and staff were very good and friendly. There is also a well stocked bar to have a pre-meal drink. Would definitely eat here again.

We ate our evening meal and breakfast in the Garden Restaurant. It looked out onto the terraced Garden.

We had the set menu on the pasta and pizza night the food was fine and there was a reasonable selection.

The restaurant is within the Bluebell hotel and has a nice view over the garden. The service was good and our food was very good (not cheap but worth what we paid). My daughter's pizza from the children's menu was homemade.

Oh dear. It was the Chefs night off, as were the 'Specials' Most people were eating in the bar which did little to establish confidence in having a meal in the rather bleak 'Garden Restaurant.' On the plus side the 2 members of staff [1 male 1 female] were very pleasant and did a sterling job multi-tasking looking after Reception, serving at the bar, cooking meals and serving in the restaurant.

Good choice of menu. Portions not large but adequate. Dessert's nice but pricey. Friendly professional service!

Restaurant is rather tired ... And the flies were rather distracting. Starter was good but sent my main course back .... 1 piece of chicken doesn't make a pie! Having said that, my meal was replaced quickly and the staff were attentive. Was ok but I won't be returning.

It would be worth visiting this restaurant just for the friendly staff, who were really attentive and incredibly helpful when things went a little off piste. The servings are generous and whilst (unusually) there was no wine list, a bottle of house shiraz was just fine. On the food front... well it was a bit hit and miss. The chowder was quite pleasant, the liver and bacon enormous, but the mussels didn't smell quite right and the steak was rather tough. Well done the manager for picking this up and generously waiving part payment, which I really appreciated. Perhaps the chef was just having an off day, as I see that other people have had a great experience here. I would probably prefer somewhere that focuses a bit more on quality rather than quantity - but maybe that's just me! Hearty and generous it certainly was.

We had dinner here. The dining room is quite traditional and pleasant, but nothing I ate was spectacular. Rib-eye steak was not a rib-eye; I ordered medium rare, but it was beyond well done, stiff and dry; the waitress was good but the delivery had features of a dodgem complete with crash at one point. The wine was limited to a choice of 3 reds, but was very good value.

Excellent food and friendly service, steak night excellent value ~ £40 for two with starters and drinks.

Whilst staying at The Blue Bell we decided to have our evening meals here too, and we were really delighted with the excellent food and lovely friendly staff no complaints at all.

This is a small restaurant, but the choices are many and varied. Best of all, food is sourced locally and the chef is fantastic. I could go on and on but just visit, you will not be disappointed. Many thanks to all.

Exceptional food and plenty of it,at a reasonable price and first class service with the friendly and professional staff.

We ate here 3 times in as many weeks. Firstly as a party of 7, service was very good, staff attentive and friendly. I ordered a medium rare steak and it was cooked to perfection. Next occasion was as a couple for Sunday lunch, the food was plentiful and delicious. Again as a couple we had dinner on a Friday evening. I went for the steak once more and again the chef Alex cooked it perfectly. I'd highly recommend the steaks here. The Blue Bell staff are hard working, friendly and efficient.

excellent varied menu particularly the fresh fish options, food delicious, plentiful portions, staff very friendly

Staff were very friendly and helpful, not long to wait in between courses,reasonably priced and five minutes away from The Farmhouse Guesthouse

Managed to get a table at the last minute. Room decorated for Valentines very romantically. Excellent Valentines 3 Course set meal for 2 for £40 including a glass of Prosecco on arrival. We had Duck and Ribeye Steak as main courses. Very good indeed with friendly efficient service. Would definitely eat there again.

We visit the Blue Bell Restaurant quite often for Sunday Lunch with our 2 children. The service is always so good with friendly and efficient staff. A 3 course Sunday lunch is only £10.95 and they don't scrimp on the portions! It's the best food around and we will continue to visit. There's half portions for kids and colouring pages & pencils.Gorgeous sun terrace and garden too, if the weather is good enough.Keep up the good work, Blue Bell Restaurant.

This should be a charming country town hotel. It's not. Instead it is dated, tired and understaffed, badly in need of investment. Its restaurant is unsupervised and manned by under-qualified foreign staff. The food was mostly appalling and after being asked whether everything was alright by one of the schoolgirl waitresses we replied (for a second time and this time in no uncertain terms) that it was not. Seconds later the chef came out and shouted at us in front of a full restaurant. Possibly funny in a BBC sitcom, not so when you're a paying guest. Not acceptable under any circumstance. The only mitigating factor was that when we complained to the manageress she immediately offered us a free stay and meal. The chef did not apologise. These sort of places have no right to survive, however lack of competition probably gives them a much longer lease of life than they deserve. Stay/dine here at your peril! Bamburgh is only 6 miles away and has more choice. Go there. PS the Rioja was ok

Enjoyed the meals we had. lots of choice and well cooked and well presented food . The service was not the fastest but then we were on holiday and not in a rush. No one hurried us to free the table. Friday night is Grill night. And steak meal for £10