The Bell in Stratford-on-Avon

Fabulous food and friendly staff

The room, food and staff were brilliant

Lovely food, friendly and efficient staff and amazing vegan cheesecake (not vegan but can't do milk anymore).

Absolutely fantastic pub/hotel Food for evening meal was fantastic and breakfast was the same The rooms was fantastic very clean with huge bath and smart TV and them few nice personal touches

Excellent evening meal. Provided for 8 people in a timely and curtious manner. Good proportions and a wide choice. Well done particularly the person who served us. Very patient and professional.

Nice atmosphere in busy pub on Saturday some aspectscof food disappointing

Fantastic food. Was very hot in there.

Went for a birthday lunch with family. Excellent service and food was delicious. Will definitely go again

We had a wonderful stay at the Bell hotel room is comfortable decor beautiful we had food the pub too staff were lovely special thanks to Mack for the great service

Brilliant pub, great atmosphere, warm and cosy with friendly staff. Menu is really good and there are a good selection of beers on tap. Special thanks to Chloe who was super helpful and friendly especially with the food menu options.

Delicious food served in lovely surroundings in the cotswolds. We’ll be back!

Excelente comida y servicio en un martes por la noche excepcionalmente ocupado. Restaurante totalmente reservado y caminar en mesas todo tomado también, creo que eso lo dice todo realmente. Suficiente personal por lo que no hay retrasos con el servicio de comida y el ambiente general es muy acogedor.

Fantastic afternoon tea for my parents diamond anniversary. Great choice of sweet and savoury.plenty of tea and coffee.the service was exceptional thank you for a great afternoon.

Friendly staff with a traditional English pub feels. Luxurious rooms no less than a 4-5 star hotel with clean sheets, towels and wifi. Free parking. Had the English breakfast and it was delicious. Highly recommend this place to anyone touring the area. Outdoor seating available

Lovely English pub serving excellent food at reasonable prices in a lovely setting. Well worth a visit if you're in the area.

Afternoon Tea for 9 - great team kept us well looked after and the food was spot on, just enough to fill you up with a range of savoury & sweet. Highly Recommended

An excellent experience throughout. Our waitress Freya was friendly, knowledgeable and efficient. The meals we had, Scallops, Rib eye Steak and Halibut were cooked to perfection and beautifully presented.

Lovely pub for a family meal out

Fabulous food & the service was impeccable for our large Sunday lunchtime party. Heather was excellent in looking after us. A wonderful day out for my Uncles birthady celebration.

once again, last night we had excellent food with first class service and a lovely ambience. We love going to The Bell for family get togethers!,

We had a very enjoyable dinner at The Bell yesterday. Our waitress, Sandy, was very attentive and cheerful and nothing was too much of a problem. The food was outstanding and the staff throughout were very helpful. We will definitely be back. Thank you Sandy and the Bell at Alderminster Ros & Thomas

We had Sunday Roast. It was delicious and plenty of it!! All staff were friendly and attentive. Can’t wait to go back.

Absolutely wonderful place! Inviting and cosy atmosphere, lucky enough to bring the dog too! Stunning menu full of expertly executed classics and delicious seasonal specials. Scallops especially were exceptional! Our new favourite place to go without a doubt! Mac and Chloe made us feel very welcome. Can’t wait to visit again soon

Lovely pub, restaurant and hotel. We stayed 2 nights and the room and service was excellent. Great place to stay to explore the Cotswolds.

Beautiful pub , great service and amazing food

Travelling from Hayling Island / Chichester to Oldbury, Smethwick and back on the 1st Saturday of the New Year seems crazy, but it's the opening of a world class Photographic Exhibition, and "The Bell" is, great for Dinner on the way back south. Mind you had we known we were going to encounter so much SNOW we would have left earlier... But had a lovely meal and looked after sooo well by a lovely, left handed, Waitress. Remiss of me, but did not catch her name. Two pasta dishes and Sausage, Mash, Onion Gravy and greens were all great. And our favourite Affogato were first class. Hope to return before next January... Hayling Seagoon

We have visited The Bell many times for drinks and to eat and had no issues. However, we visited on New Years Day as it was my birthday and was very disappointed in the quality of the meal we chose which was fish and chips. We requested chunky chips but there was only fries available , the fish was of low quality and mainly batter and the peas were cold! The waitress was attentive, so don’t know whether the kitchen staff are different and the menu doesn’t seem to change at all considering it prides itself on changing it daily! Will be a while before we go for a meal again, hopefully you will take this on board with good faith and go back to your normal high standards.

Excellent meal to celebrate our Golden Wedding Anniversary enjoyed by all 15 of our party..... Thank you to all the staff

Had Christmas Day lunch here with our family. We rarely go out for Christmas lunch on Christmas Day but decided to go this year. We paid £100 per head for adults and £50 per head for the kids. Despite preordering they didn’t have some of the starters available so offered garlic bread instead. This came out as part toasted bread. Each course took ages to come (nearly an hour for mains) and the food was very average - turkey was awful, stuffing was microwaved cheap processed rubbish, soup was so salty we had to stop the kids eating it! All meals weren’t plated, no condiments (e.g. bread sauce, cranberry sauce etc) and no extra veg or gravy for table. The Christmas pudding was the worst I’ve ever tasted. Between course we had to clear the tables ourselves. After all this they charged us 12.5% (£150) service charge. Really disappointed

We came in for our choir's Christmas meal, which was absolutely amazing! Ordering was really easy and straightforward, replies were quick and helpful - reporting allergies could be improved as there isn't an option to put a note for an uncommon allergen, however, I sent an email and everything was sorted so it wasn't a problem. All the food was perfect and the staff were lovely (even when we asked for extra sprouts). Everyone had a wonderful time. If I'm in charge of another choir meal I will definitely book here again. The ambience was perfect, cosy and warm and not so loud that we couldn't hear each other. Thank you to everyone who made the experience extra Christmassy!

Visited with friends for an early Christmas lunch, comfortable and warm inside, number of menus available but all people on the table have to choose from the same one, we ate pheasant and black pudding suet pie for starters, then turkey and Christmas pudding, all well presented, very tasty and good sized portions, v friendly and efficient staff. Many thanks, it was a very good Christmas lunch.

We came in for our choir's Christmas meal, which was absolutely amazing! Ordering was really easy and straightforward, replies were quick and helpful - reporting allergies could be improved as there isn't an option to put a note for an uncommon allergen, however, I sent an email and everything was sorted so it wasn't a problem. All the food was perfect and the staff were lovely (even when we asked for extra sprouts). Everyone had a wonderful time. If I'm in charge of another choir meal I will definitely book here again. The ambience was perfect, cosy and warm and not so loud that we couldn't hear each other. Thank you to everyone who made the experience extra Christmassy!

We visited here with friends on a Friday night. From the minute we walked through the door, we were greeted with a busy, yet warm and cosy atmosphere topped off with unparalleled service from start to finish. I can't remember the chap's name, but he was a Scot and therefore had something in common with one person on our table. The food was incredible, too. This was our first time visiting The Bell, but I can honestly say that it won't be our last.

We went as a group of 8 as a pre Christmas get together and meal. We had the most wonderful service and the food was fabulous. We ate from the Christmas set menu which had great choice, and was very well priced. Our waitress Ann - Marie was a pure delight!

I held my Christmas work do for 14 of us at The Bell last night. The food was excellent, service attentive and ambience was very festive and friendly!

Excellent stay, food nice, staff friendly and attentive. Only negative was the loud music at 6.50am from downstairs woke us up!

We went for our Christmas social, they catered for 30 people and were excellent, the food came out hot and together and the waiter called Mac went above and beyond to ensure we had a good time

We were staying in the area for a couple of days and decided to try the Bell. Had a great evening, lovely food and brilliant service from Sandy who was an absolute delight. Warm, friendly and totally professional. We really couldn’t have had a better evening, thanks so much.

Beautiful rooms with lovely washing products Locctaine. friendly attentive staff. Tasty food.

The bar staff are friendly, helpful and welcoming. The menu is well balanced with interest for all tastes and needs. Our waitress, Anne Marie helped us choose with clear experience and knowledge of what the kitchen has to offer.

We use The Bell regularly, it's on our way home from visiting the kids and other stuff in and around Knowle. We like the food, the drink and the staff, its particularly dog friendly and we take our visitors to enjoy lunch or dinner when they are with us. Ordinarily the place is excellent, the staff are friendly, the ale is well kept and I may have already mentioned the food is rather good. There is just one problem, the front bar area, we took our kids for lunch when they visited with their dog and quite rightly we were seated in the front bar where dogs are allowed, the problem is we were forgotten! We were served by several members of staff, all of whom were very apologetic for ignoring us, I went to the bar to order drinks and asked one of the bar staff to send someone to take our food order, apologies all round for ignoring, the food was ordered and delivered then we waited to order desert, eventually went to the bar and asked the same bar person to send someone to take our order, more apologies, deserts were ordered and delivered, we then waited on the off chance that someone might bring the bill, no chance! Went to the bar and paid the same bar person, suggested that a word with management wouldn't go amiss which he agreed to do and we left. On our most recent visit they were busy and the only table available was in the front bar, we reluctantly agreed, after I told the staff member who seated us of our unfortunate experience in that area previously, but was assured that all would be well; it wasn't, exactly the same result as the first time dreadful service no contact from staff members ordering our drinks from the bar and asking the bar staff to flagg down someone to take our food order, then desert order and finally the bill all sorted with the help of the bar staff. It won't stop use using the Bell but that area needs to be sorted out.

Después de que se sirvió nuestra comida nos ignoraron por completo durante más de una hora y finalmente tuvimos que convocar a un miembro del personal para al menos despejar la mesa. Nos hubiera gustado un postre pero se nos acabó el tiempo. Es la segunda vez que nos encontramos con mal servicio.

Recientemente nos alojamos de nuevo para una reunión escolar. El servicio por parte de Phoebe y el equipo fue absolutamente perfecto, la comida como siempre fue excelente al igual que la estancia de una noche y el desayuno a la mañana siguiente. Ya hemos reservado de nuevo para el año que viene

Un bar / restaurante fabuloso, que sirve comida muy bien presentada y sabrosa. Amplia carta variada que nunca decepciona! Un ambiente cálido y amable y el personal más amable y profesional. Totalmente recomendable para cualquier ocasión.

Overnight stay with family of 2 kids. Great breakfast in the morning.

Food and service and the general ambience was excellent. We all chose the goan chicken curry, which was fantastic as well as the desserts chosen by others at the table. Our waitress was very efficient and welcoming. Definitely be coming back

Awful roast. Potatoes were obviously frozen, so hard. Veg consisted of half a carrot and cabbage. Worst roast I've ever had.

Did not stay here. The pub has amazing homecookes food and drink. The quality is always fantastic. Fish and chips is one of the best. The homemade pies are also a must try.

The best meal out I have had for ages I can highly recommend

Beautiful rooms, great breakfast and friendly staff. Really enjoyable stay.

Lunch with family. Crispy Beef Salad which was really flavourful with plenty of beef strips, steak cooked perfectly and fish and chips was a good size fish. Lovely restaurant and friendly staff, plenty of parking and a lovely garden area at the rear.

A dinner delight. We had heard good things so decided to visit for dinner. Did not disappoint. Delicious food and first rate service.

Fabulous pub, spotless. Outstanding breakfast.

A superb Sunday lunch. Fabulous service, nothing too much trouble. Good wide choice of roast meats and also other a la carte meals. Love the mini puds with a hot drink. Faultless food and would highly recommend The Bell At Alderminster.

Great stay and overall experience! We stayed for 2 nights with our dog. The room was superb, comfy bed, clean and welcoming, fab bathroom with lots of lovely hand and body wash included. The Bell is super dog friendly, with a dog bed provided in the room. At dinner we had a dog gift of treats and ball, lovely touch! Breakfast was great, good vegetarian options too! Vegetarian full breakfast was cooked beautifully and I made a couple of changes which was accommodated without any issues. Evening meal choices were really good. All the staff couldn’t have been more helpful. Customer experience excellent. We will definitely return!

Great village pub. We visited during our recent 4 day break staying nearby. Lovely staff and food was great, recommended

Super good!! Excellent room, we had a room that had two rooms inside one with a double bed and the other as well. One of them had a bathtub next to the bed that you could take a hot bath while watching TV, it had Netflix and other apps like that! In conclusion an EXCELLENT stay

I did not stay in any rooms but stopped for a quick bite to eat with an old friend the food was excellent the Gardens clean and tidy and the service will second turn on I thoroughly recommend the Bell

Really enjoyed lunch at The Bell. The menu changes daily but has lots of tasty gluten free options. The venue is attractive inside and out. Dogs are very welcome, they even have their own doggy menu, I was very impressed.

Good food, excellent pricing and fabulous service for the silver head brigade 😜

An excellent Sunday lunch. Nice atmosphere, good service, super good.

Great stay at the Bell. Food was fantastic for the evening and breakfast. Room's perfect and stunning location

Nothing much for vegans unless you want chips and salad. Why are so many places so blind to the need for us to eat less meat and more plants, for the health of the planet and the people!

Perfect place for a pub lunch in the Cotswolds on a glorious summer’s afternoon. Great food and great service too.

Absolutely stunning country pub with a great dining space and lovely garden serving ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ food with a great service can’t recommend it highly enough

Excellent standard of service and food.

Our choice of eatery after a national Photographic Competition every July. Booked, but arrived early as competition finished early. No problem. A most enjoyable meal. 2 had Chicken Ham and Leek Pie with Mash and Garden Peas. Excellent. 2 had the Roast and 1 a Burger. Desserts included Cheesecake, Chocolate Brownie, Ice Cream. Four opted for Macchiato to close. Two seasoned Coffee fiends, two newbies. "The Best Macciato in Warwickshire"? Well perhaps, certainly the finest I have had in England... Hayling Seagoon

A wonderful experience from start to finish. Everything from the ambience, the rooms, the team and the food - a real treat

We used the restaurant only for a Sunday lunch. Exceptional service by lovely people. Food was very good and plentiful. The bar area and restaurant are well decorated. We will definitely return

Just returned from a 2 night stay at The Bell. We had booked this as a last minute break. From arrival until check out. Our experience was nothing short of spectacular. All staff are attentive without being overbearing. The facilities are first class. All food was of a very high quality and very reasonably priced. Our room was lovely with a very comfy bed, large bathroom and all extras you need I.e. kettle and drinks, iron, hairdryer, TV, fluffy towels. All toiletries were of a high quality as well being Loctaine. Quality place for a quiet relaxing break. We will definitely return for another stay.

Staying nearby we went to the Bell for an evening meal. We were not disappointed: it was delicious. I had lamb shoulder and it was cooked to perfection. The puddings were also scummy. They cater for allergens and tweaked my meal to suit mine. The restaurant seemed disabled friendly but I don't think the rooms are. Best to check before booking/visiting. Didn't use the lavatory so I can't comment on them but I have no reason to believe they would be anything but clean and well maintained. If we lived in the area we would definitely go there again and I would recommend it, unreservedly.

So today being the 100th birthday of my late uncle we decided to commemorate the occasion by going out for lunch. There was my aunt, aged nearly 101, myself and 2 close friends. We have been many times before and always had a lovely time. Today could not have been better tbh. We arrived separately but were all very warmly welcomed as we entered and shown to our seat in a lovely position in the restaurant. Our server was I believe Sandra, who was so kind, patient and lovely. We didn't have to wait anytime for the drinks which left enough time for us to peruse the wonderful menu. The food arrived just on time, not too quickly at all, and we all had dish envy for each other's dishes. My aunt had the Lashford sausage and mash with cabbage and my goodness, there were three huge sausages and she had to take one home, but she absolutely loved every mouth full. I had the shoulder of lamb with crushed potatoes, carrots, leeks and cabbage. It was beautiful. The lamb literally fell apart on the plate. The jus was stunning and held the whole dish together. I can't wait to have it again !!! My friends both had the quiche with side salad, and they were extremely impressed and reiterated that we need to come to this restaurant much more often. Sadly none of us had room for desserts but they all looked so wonderful. A beautiful restaurant, fabulous staff with amazing food and worth every penny. Thank you for making a difficult day so lovely.

visited last year and have rebooked for later this year.exceptional service with great staff and lovely food.made so welcome just returned from another visit.all great with excellent service food and staff.we will return !!!

pubs tend to miss a lot with me as a vegetarian who just doesn't fancy eating another veggie burger so you can imagine how overjoyed i was to find not only a pub which had large variety of dishes but a LOCAL pub at that! not a chain! even the non-vegetarian dishes sounded pretty good. the price can rack up pretty fast, but the quality of the food is really good. dad impressed the pie was "an actual pie" not "slop with a pastry lid." we were offered friendly and efficient service, not too fast and not too slow. atmosphere was joyous, everyone inside seemed to be enjoying their food and time with eachother (which is always a good sign.) definitely not a place to visit in a rush, you'll want time to soak in the beautiful garden views or enjoy the cosy and warm interior. i loved all the art prints on the wall and the old-timey details (like candles, exposed beam, earthenware inspired crockery.) it's not often the inside of a pub feels welcoming. just to add – i don't think my family has ever ordered dessert from a restaurant before but the prospect of a post-meal ice-cream was too much to resist 🤭 the vegan chocolate one was light, just the right amount of chocolate-y and delicious (also loved the glasses they served it in!)

I have heard many good things about this restaurant and so we went today for my husbands birthday. I was underwhelmed by our food today. We had the roast, and it was pretty average, and considering the food is pricey, you expect it to be excellent. We have 4 kids - 2 had the roast option and 2 the burger option - the burgers were tiny, the chips were great. No salad for the burgers. Puddings across the board were really good and we loved that they all had great vegan and GF options, although the meals didn’t have much variety at all for GF for the kids. The service was also average - our waitress hardly gave us a smile throughout the whole meal. Luckily a server of the food was a bit friendlier. Honestly, we won’t be going back again.

Hotel with a lot of charm, exceptional treatment and surrounded by nature. Very well located to visit towns and tourist attractions in the area. We had dinner in their pub and very good quality/price ratio. Lovely staff. We stayed in the suite and it was a success. No detail is missing! Breakfast also very good.

Wow! What an incredible Father’s Day lunch. Stunning place, immaculately clean and brilliant service. The food was exceptional. Thank you Ann-Marie for a brilliant afternoon (we love you too!)

I love the Bell, and my friend and I took an impromptu trip today for lunch. As always the staff are just the best, so friendly and welcoming. We both had the Goan King Prawn Curry Flatbread and it was absolutely delicious, so tasty and the prawns were beautiful, I swear I will be dreaming of it! Please keep this on the menu if at all possible, we both agreed it was one of the nicest and most tasty lunches we've ever had!

Loved it both times I went. Great food

From the minute we entered The Bell we were made to feel so welcome. Every member of staff was friendly and helpful. Lovely relaxed ambiance in the bar and restaurant. The menu offers a large variety of choice and having so many Gluten Free options was great. Every course was delicious and fresh. We loved our evening and will definitely be back .... and recommending The Bell to our friends and family!

Didn’t stay as fairly local, but often meet here for lunch with friends. Always great food and would recommend

We tend to sit down for our evening meals much earlier these days. Really glad we did because by the time we left, you couldn’t park a car in the car park and this was on a Wednesday. We chose to eat here as the menu appealed. Despite a ‘pre 6pm’ sitting we were told straight away that they did not have any asparagus. Disappointed? A little but the point is they told us before we had even placed an order. Excellent. The service and the meals were of very high standard, the cocktails superb (maybe a touch heavy on the alcohol but really nice) and the desserts superb. Why doesn’t anyone serve spotted dick anymore!! Would strongly recommend this restaurant. We ate really well and enjoyed everything about the place, the bar area, the restaurant, the staff…cannot fault any of it. Well done, this was the best meal of our 4 day stay in the area.

Top top top place to stay! There are so many gorgeous villages around but no where with an old school traditional cosy pub with good food like the bell. The service is incredible, all of the staff seem incredibly happy and “on the ball”. Food was decent and atmosphere popping! There’s a perfect mixture of a “pub” for drinkers and restaurant for diners. And the garden?! Jeez! I can’t wait to visit in the good weather!!

WORST sunday lunch ever ,car park full cant imagin why ,had to drive round ,while waiting for a space to park ,nearly drove off ,regret not doing just that ,wast of time and mony sent ,most of the dinner back ,still paid ,pleasent staff ,will not return .nice pint of guines .spoild by taste of of th dinner ,

Lovely atmosphere. Fab selection of drinks. Great service and really dog friendly. Lovely pub to visit. Didn't eat but the menu looks like it has a lovely selection. Pretty outdoor space out the back.

Faultless We stayed 1 night and it was like a 5* boutique hotel. We stayed in the top floor suite room 8 Omg beautiful design and colours, also feature deep bathtub (huge shower for the the hubby too) The pub itself has such a warm candlelit welcome, a real bustling village pub, also a great singer on the night we stayed. Food was excellent, breakfast was perfect, as we're the staff. Definitely recommend and stay again 5*

A beautiful pub! I had a 40th birthday dinner at The Bell with a big group of friends on a Friday night. We were offered the private dining room but opted for a table in the main restaurant area (for the lovely atmosphere) and were given a little area to ourselves (but still in thr heart if the pub). Staff were excellent and the menu choices were great. My food was absolutely delicious. One minor hiccup where one person's meal was missed but it was rectified within minutes which is the sign of great service! Thank you to everyone at The Bell.

Came here for lunch for the second time. Helpful, friendly staff & a very good menu.

Absolutely thrilled with the arrangements for sister-in-law's 80th birthday lunch. Pre ordering meals for fifteen helped immensely, and phone calls to The Bell prior to the day we're answered warmly and efficiently.On the day, Lorna , with the able assistance of Sam and Hannah, were absolutely professional and knowledgeable in their service - sincere thanks to all of them.We would have no hesitation in recommending The Bell for any celebration or indeed just a quiet meal.Well done everyone ☺️ DC

Nice friendly country pub with good Sunday roasts. Excellent portion sizes too.

Very nice meal with family. I would recommend the scallops, poke bowl and the crispy beef salad. The service was a little slow, but it was Mother’s Day so the restaurant was completely full. My compliments to everyone who was working very hard.

Did stop only had a lovely lunch very nice.

Where to go for lunch after a visit to Compton Verney? The answer for us was to speculate on being able to get a table at Th Bell, Alderminster on the outskirts of Stratford upon Avon. No problem. We were welcome with open arms - asked if we would like a drink from the bar to take in with us and hey presto they even took the drinks for us to the table. We were extremely well looked after by Ann-Marie and there was a great choice. A small curried prawn dish for me and scallops for my wife. Delicious. The seared, flaked salmon for the main course was delicious. The experience was faultless and we will go again before long. This is part of a small chain including The Falcon near Banbury which we had visited before - so knew to expect a high standard of both service and food.

Great place for a stopover . Staff friendly and rooms are clean and comfortable. Lovely bar restaurant to sit in all on doorstep of Cotswolds.

We've frequented The Bell for a number of years and it's always a fantastic experience. Today, my Mum organised my hen-do here and it was absolutely wonderful. The friendly and attentive staff - even though we were tucked out of the way upstairs - the beautiful decoration, and fantastic views over the hills behind all added to this. Thank you for accommodating us, and for being amazing. See you again soon!

Excellent food, great with allergies as well

Very good. Comfortable rooms, spectacular breakfast and very good pub for dinner too

Food really nice and staff friendly

Meeting up with family and they were really impressed with the food and the service and the atmosphere.

Lots of gluten free options and the food is scrumptious. Good selection of ales.