The Bell & Castle, Derby in Derby

Had a lovely Sunday lunch here today. Best Sunday lunch in a long time. Food was very tasty, good portions, meat very tender, I had pork, my daughter had beef & gammon. And above all crispy roasties. Staff were very friendly Would definitely recommend

Sunday lunch was perfect.I also had apple crumble and custard. I couldn't eat for the rest of the day.

I had an absolutely fantastic experience at Bell & Castle pub in Derby. This cozy spot offers a warm and inviting atmosphere, perfect for a night out with friends or a relaxed evening alone. The highlight for me was the perfectly poured Guinness, served from their charming vintage taps. It’s a rare find, and it truly made the experience special. The beer garden is a gem, spacious and beautifully maintained, providing a great place to enjoy a drink outdoors. The pub’s effort to broadcast the Olympics on large, high-quality screens was a fantastic touch, making it the ideal spot to catch all the action while enjoying the lovely summer weather. The staff were friendly and attentive, adding to the welcoming vibe of the place. Whether you're a local or just passing through Derby, Bell & Castle is a must-visit. The combination of great drinks, a pleasant atmosphere, and excellent service makes it deserving of a full five stars. Highly recommend!

Cracking pub, great atmosphere, pleasant staff and a huge beer-garden too.

Top customer service , friendly staff, and easy going environment and very welcoming. Will definitely be coming back 🍻

Great family atmosphere, the staff are amazing and the food on Sunday is worth the money

Just had an excellent family Sunday lunch here at the Bell and Castle. Generous portions, all fresh produce. We had the gammon and beef, pork also available. Apple crumble and cheesecake were our desserts. Service was fast and friendly. We highly recommend it. The hosts are Shay and Angela. Pay them a visit, you won't be disappointed.

Great place, nice and very wonderful atmosphere and people. Very welcoming place to relax

Sunday Lunch with Family we opted for 3 course, greedy but great value for money! The quality & portion size FANTASTIC... Clean & homely,would I recommend a big YES, Great Host's Séamus & Angela... Please Try.

Called on the off chance to see a band, great beer, great music, friendly people and a fantastic landlord, enjoyed it, thank you.

Food always Fabulous and Service

1st time visiting as I'd googled Sunday lunch in Derby did not disappoint food was amazing and very generous portions staff were very attentive and the atmosphere was very homely and family orientated will definitely be returning 10/10 to all the staff.

Lovely outdoor seating area.. could do with serving more ales though

First visit. Lovely pint of Guinness but no food or bar snacks till 3pm?.

Great Irish pub with the best Guinness is Derby! ☘️

Brilliant hospitality, ales and staff

Very friendly for pre match pints

Fantastic place for food and drink. Reasonable pricing for the food and drink. Friendly staff and friendly customers. Fantastic beer garden! Sun trap in the summer. Will definitely be back again!

Landlady is lovely....that's it

Wonderful Service and a lovely Sunday Dinner.

The just out of the City centre Pub with the Just out of this World Experience and atmosphere...

The Bell & Castle is a really nice pub with a very friendly landlord, landlady & barman. Went to see a really good band called J Quad.

Booked the function room for my husbands 60th last Saturday and from start to finish we couldn't have been in better hands. Excellent buffet, great atmosphere and the staff couldn't have done any more to help. Will definitely book again. Thankyou so much. Tracey Hibbert.

Lovely day at the Bell good beer lovely pub and garden

Lovely Bar, very trendy decor. Excellent staff very friendly. There was about 20 of us and they accommodated us all in the large garden at the back. Deffo recommend. Thanks you for a great afternoon x

It's been a cracking little pub for a good while now ..with a great outside area 😀

Shame they didn't serve food. Lovely decor and nice, large beer garden. Not the best location but that made it a nice surprise when we entered

We cannot thank the owners and staff enough for their hard work and giving mum a beautiful send off. On what was a scorching hot day they kept over 100 guests fed and hydrated. We would highly recommend this lovely pup with it’s massive garden enough. Many Thanks again to Angie Seamus from the Delahay family

There today for the gathering after the funeral of a dear friend and neighbour. Never visited before and I was so impressed by the warmth of the welcome and the lovely building. I will most definitely be going back there.

Wonderful Afternoon and Evening. Food was Outstanding. Best Guinness in Derby ❤ The Hosts with the Most at this Establishment.

First time in here but friends had recommended. Landlord was very accommodating, great selection of beers and lagers. Live music and reasonable prices - won't be long before we go back!

A great place to spend a few hours, good beer, good food and a convivial atmosphere

Good beer excellent gardens friendly atmosphere

Had a fantastic meal for mother's day. The food was the brilliant and the staff as usual were excellent.👍

Great pub with great friendly atmosphere good choices of beer, lager, wines and spirits.

Fantastic food and great service Great atmosphere

Nice,clean ,friendly place apart from 1 foulmouthed gent!

Had our own room and everything!

Pre-booked several weeks ago. The food was fantastic and lots of it, I had the starter and main course of a lamb shank whilst my wife and daughter had a main of turkey breast and a pudding. The Mains came with lots of lovely side vegetables. My 13 year daughter is a fussy eater but she loved the way the mash potato was made. All of us were impressed and full, the service was second to none. Thank you - we will definitely be returning.

Called in to celebrate a double christening with my grandson and son-in-law niece. Fantastic spread - very reasonable priced drinks 🍸 😀 Sat outside for an hour or so then had to come inside as it was turning a little cool. Happy to recommend this local pub for a pint! Cheers 🍻 👏

Always a pleasure. Fabulous hosts. X

Chilled out afternoon, as always 😊

Lovely everything ,service,great atmosphere,

Friendly well trained staff,good decor

Such a wonderful experience at the Bell & Castle. Amazing stsff and an even better atmosphere, all pulled together with a large assortment of hard and soft beverages. Suitable for all occasions and visitors. A true gem of Burton Road.

Lovely garden. Met friends for drinks

Excellent night. Well organised all ticket event, plenty of outdoor seating. Food available, hot dogs, burgers, chips. Great atmosphere.

Great pub with a good choice ales and beers + ciders. Nice friendly atmosphere

Fantastic, Friendly and a great atmosphere.

Excellent pub fab service great beer

Lovely Sunday lunch ,and lovely staff,

Fantastic beer garden and well maintained covid strategy.

Great service and fantastic beer garden!

I'm not sure what most people think but this is the worst sunday dinner I have ever tasted!!! I make better for 6 people 7£!!! Dont eat here if you want a proper dinner........where to go to next?,,

Lovely garden area good house keeping polite staff good all round pub

Good garden. There was no kitchen service

Good night as usual.. Harry enjoyed it to

Great place, just don't park on the front and lone the traffic wardens pockets. Very nice staff

Great pre St Paddy's night special.

Excellent friendly pub had a excellent Sunday dinner Helena Angela and Chris served us thoughout our visit very friendly and helpful well recommend ❤️

I used to frequent this pub many years ago. I couldn't believe the changes. Very impressive. It seems twice as big as it was before. Really friendly and a really good pint. Highly recommended by me and my 2 sons. 👍

Fun for ths kids and worth the money cheap n cheerful tuesdays cheapest for you and the family

Hi poped in for late drink ckean friendly

I last visited this pub around 7 years ago and it was a bit of a dive, not because of the staff but because the locals made you feel about as welcome as a fart in a spacesuit... However, what a changed pub this now is!! It has been thoroughly refurbished and knocked through into an adjoining property making it a very modern real ale pub with more than a passing nod to the more traditional historic boozer. The food being served is of a very high quality and yet reasonably priced, will definitely return to sample next time I'm over that way. The staff (and just as importantly the regulars) are very friendly and welcoming, it is a completely different pub experience to what it once was. It should also be noted the Bell and Castle has one of the largest and perfectly maintained beer gardens within the city limits, there are even sun loungers- very quirky! One of the better real ale pubs in Derby. M

Good drink and good suroundings and they sell my favourite wine Jack rabbit

Great staff and friendly locals. Always a pleasure to visit

Lovely food lovely pub and very well priced everybody is friendly and I can never fault the service.

Cool staff and really good environment with internal and external areas.

The Bell and Castle is a terrific pub located just a couple of minutes out of Derby City centre. It offers a good range of beers, Aspall which is my usual tipple poured very well and always with a smile. This pub serves food which looks splendid however I'm yet to try, I will review this in the near future. It has sky sports inside the pub as well and a lovely bar area and many ta les and chairs for sitting in comfort. The beer garden here is huge and is really worth visiting in summer. The prices is around £3.50 a pint but believe me for the vibe of the place and how friendly people are it's not a bad price at all. I believe there is a room available to hire here. More than worth a visit. You even see Jack o'connell stumble (literally) in a fee times.. What's not to love.

Good pub, lovely food and a great beer garden!

great place for a day or night out. always something to do. fab staff

I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere with such a lot of friendly people.

My first visit and was impressed. Friendly staff, great beer and a big beer garden. Stumbling across the Zanzibar Turk head was a bonus!

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Had Sunday lunch at The Bell and Castle today. Probably the best roast lunch I have ever had. Beautiful food. Well done Adam

They gave me some waste oil, and the owners are nice, and their son, great service too

Lovely food.good beers and a great beer garden!

Friendly landlady, and staff make you feel welcome

The O’Dwyers are a great bunch. Warm, welcoming, with a friendly atmosphere. Excellent live music offerings and a growing loyal customer base

It may not look like a must-visit pub from the outside, but it's really lovely, with good beer, tasty food and a quality beer garden. Highly recommended.

Wicked vibe, good food and beer and nice garden

Friendly x proper pub atmosphere

good pub to pop into nice garden at the rear.

Road verver it is good place for green you can get ever they ever drink you want

Nice beer garden for sunny days and they have the old statue from Zanzibar in the garden. Cheap beers as well.

This is a great little pub. From the looks of the inside, it has had a makeover and looks good because of it. The beer is good with a nice selection and the Guiness is pretty good too. The staff all seem friendly enough and the pub is dog friendly which is a huge bonus for those with 4 legged companions. I've not eaten here so I cannot rate the food, however, from what I have seen, I would recommend the place.

Amazing food & service. Couldn't recommend enough

Brill place great staff nice beer

Could do with ashtrays on the tables outside. Not comfy using the grass

Lovely atmosphere. Good choice of beers. Highly recommended.

Been in St. Patrick day,great atmisphere and lovely pub

Had baby shower heregood beer and.clean.and.tidy

We go to this pub when we visit relatives in Derby, an really love it. They have live music at the weekend and do a very delicious Sunday Lunch which is reasonably priced. Your order is taken and the food brought to you with a large dish of vegetables and an extra jug of gravy. One little bugbear was that there was not enough potatoes on our plates, but on request we were brought more at no extra cost. Deserts are lovely and very large, so beware!!! LOL. The hosts are excellent and very friendly people, as are the bar staff. Drinks are reasonably priced, too. I can highly recommend this pub to anyone looking for an excellent Sunday lunch and look forward to visiting again.

This is one of the friendliest pubs there is always a good night to be had

O'Delicious..O'Delightful..O,Dwyers...

Had an amazing Sunday lunch, beautifully presented and tasted delicious. The desserts are heavenly!!!

Nice clean pub with a great atmosphere and friendly staff

Excellent Sunday lunch and very reasonably priced.

Great atmosphere and lovely staff x

Really nice food, all home cooked and fresh, real ales, friendly staff and all at a reasonable price.. Will definitely be back... :)