The Bell Inn in Forest of Dean

We had a fabulous family meal at The Bell on Saturday evening and very reasonably priced. Nothing was too much trouble and the food was beautiful (especially the fish pie, which was to die for) Today, The Bell did us proud again when they provided a wonderful after funeral buffet for us at a very reasonable price. The selection of fresh sandwiches and home made cakes was fabulous plus sausage rolls, samosas, pork pies, sausages, dips, salads, crisps, nuts etc etc. Thank you both for looking after us all so well . We will see you again soon. Xx

AWESOME food for vegans, veggies and omnivores. As a vegan to have such a wonderful choice was amazing and so appreciated. My vegan lasagne and garlic bread was delicious. My veggie husband had a fabulous vegetable tikka with all the trimmings. Our relatives had a burger and chips and gammon and egg which came with onion rings. The welcome and service was second to none. The ales are appreciated by all who imbibed. There is a good selection of alcohol free lagers and beers too. Well worth a visit.

Nice little pub with friendly locals , nice food and a nice pint. We broke down close by so popped in for a pizza and a pint while waiting for recovery. We were made at home by the locals and a friendly dog. 👍👍

Very friendly ......gorgeous syrup sponge and custard. Pork crackling to die for.

Lovely black and white timbered pub with 2 areas. A bar and pool table some an open fire. The other side has a bar and open fire but laid out for dining. Also beer garden with some traditional pub games for the summer months. Lovely pizza and gammon the evening we went. Friendly service and cosy pub.

We had a family funeral at the village church and refreshments afterwards were at The Bell . The food was beautiful and plentiful and Dave and Lisa were fantastic hosts. Thank you so much.

Fantastic food 😋 great service and very friendly 😀 👍

This place is awesome. The food is perfect the service is second to none and the atmosphere is amazing a real family run place where everyone knows each other. And your all made welcome. Thats the main bit.... feeling welcome.

Had a lovely evening meal. We had 11 people all together including 3 kids and everyone left full and happy.

We love going to Bosbury Bell lovely people food good service

Best quality and value Sunday lunch of all time and very attentive staff

Staying locally found The Bell hits the spot in all ways, except one. The beer is 5*, the staff are 5*, the food is 4.1/2* and the prices are very attractive by modern standards. Unfortunately too many dogs are allowed to freely do what all dogs do, but please not unsupervised in the pub garden. That really doesn’t enhance the summer evening experience. Dave & Lisa - that needs fixing.

The Sunday lunch was excellent There was four of us I had the nut roast it was fab, the others enjoyed the good selection of meats, Thanks David and Lisa and all the staff a great pub.

Really excellent and very reasonable Sunday carvery lunch, served with obvious pride by the owners. Choice of indoor bar, covered seating area or pleasant garden where we sat in the sunshine with our dog. Good choice of beers and ciders. A great honest country pub, Highly recommended.

Went for a lovely Sunday carvery at 2.30 All 3 of us had a fantastic Sunday lunch. Great value great choice of veg. I had a lovely nut roast. Puddings great. Lisa and David great hoist’s, staff friendly give this lovely pub a visit.

Sunday carvery We went for a family meal and we all had a great meal. Really friendly atmosphere, with the owners there on the shop floor with you. We called ahead as one of our party is coeliac and they sorted us out with gluten free options and catered for their needs . Couldn’t do enough . We all had the carvery and plenty of meat and veg. Service for drinks and deserts was excellent. Would we come again ? Most definitely Well recommended

We wanted to book an early dinner for 5.30 but found they didn't start meals until 6.00 pm but they said they would accommodate us which they did.. # Very much a country pub in n a small village but had a good selection of real ales which were well kept. The recommended ale I had was delicious. The menu was a little basic and not too exciting but reasonably priced with decent portions. My hunters chicken was a good portion and delicious. My wife's fish pie was OK but she thought it wasn't seasoned to her taste but she didn't leave any !!! Great service and extremely friendly staff. if we were in the area again I would certainly return.

Visited for our tea with the dog. Lovely meal and the staff were so friendly and couldn’t do enough for us. Brought dog biscuits out with out meal :) they have a nice garden at the back to sit out. The landlord gave us a lift home too. Really nice people and pub with good food.

An extremely lovely meal that was had as a takeaway due to Covid restrictions. The menu offers a wide range of choice, especially given the current circumstances. I must say, it was so nice to have multiple options as a vegetarian. I usually struggle so much, but it was really refreshing to have more than one choice and for it to be a filling pub meal. We will definitely be back. P.s. highly recommend the veggie chilli.

Fab, tasty, quality food & lovely, friendly welcome. Good sized portions too - thankyou 👍🙂 See you again soon.

Went to the Bell this evening. Best Covid management arrangements I have seen. Visibly saw tables and chairs cleaned after use. Staff wore face masks, all customers temperature checked, customer name and contact details taken staff worked hard but had time for a chat and had a smile. So while that Side of things was great, the food was exceptional, the beer Moreish and the price real value for money. Prices had noticeably reduced to reflect VAT position. Best experience over the last couple of months. I would happily recommend a visit here WELL DONE THe Bell

Came for second time and wasn’t disappointed with great standard set previously. I’m from a catering family and we eat all over the county for Sunday lunches... so don’t write compliments unless merited. Delightful olde worked pub which does car very....independently owned unlike soulless chain competitors. Meat portion was easily double what some pubs in Hereford give. Help yourself to veg- roasties, parsnips, carrots peas and leeks n ham. Go back if you want more! Landlord is fabulous... friendly and welcoming. The delight is also the price... cheaper than most in Hereford for more food. It’s worth the drive to near Ledbury- easy to find too.

Nice ambience, great food and wine. We enjoyed our meal here. They have music here on some evenings too.

Op advies van Engelse vrienden hier gegeten, prima traditionele gerechten voor een eerlijke prijs. Vriendelijk personeel en alles ziet er schoon en prima uit.

Came here based on other reviews and we weren't disappointed. The starters (creamy garlic mushrooms and a prawn cocktail) were very tasty. The mains were nice too - gammon and a steak. Then the puddings. Delicious salted caramel ice cream and a home made white chocolate and raspberry cheesecake, light as a feather and really lovely. The portions aren't for those on diets! The pub itself could do with a bit of modernisation, but don't let this put you off if you're hungry and are happy to let the food and the friendly staff do the talking.

After a 4 mile walk to get to the pub, my boyfriend and I enjoyed a delicious Sunday lunch. At first we we turned away as they were expecting a large party to arrive however they managed to accommodate us with little fuss. All staff...

Good selection at the bar and a nice real ale, food is simple but good along with the service , perfect for a quick bite and good value for money

Staying in Herefordshire for the first time, we couldn't have found a nicer pub, we were staying a mile away and walked down with the dog, had a lovely meal, Donna was so welcoming, we went back for the Sunday Carvery and it was just...

We headed over to find that food isn't served for the days we were visiting. This wouldn't be an issue but we weren't able to check ahead of time as there wasn't a clear website or information available online. Might be best to phone ahead...

Will be back had a very nice time a few pints and have to say. its a fabulous place you should visit

This is our first visit under the new owners. The carvery is just as good, if not better, than before. Superb meats and a wide range of yummy vegetables. So, roast beef with all the trimmings washed down with a couple of pints of butty...

Very nice food, great beer, excellent service, wood fire- an all round cosy experience deep in the herefordshire countryside.

Came here for a meal with my partner and had the most beautiful 3 course meal. I would highly recommend the fillet steak!! Beautiful cut of meat for a bargain price. The staff are all very attentive and there is a lovely atmosphere within the...

This is a cosy pub which has recently opened under new management. The kitchen has now been open for a couple of weeks, offering a traditional menu of all the classics plus a range of steaks. All the meat is supplied by the local butcher,...

This beautiful little village pub provided a lovely and warm venue for a meet with friends! The food on offer was fantastic and I especially like the local theme to the menu! Everything seemed to have herefordshire on it somewhere! I had the Pate to...

The Bell has been under new ownership since late August and seems to be in a degree of difficulty. The pub is not open at all at lunchtimes. In the evening it is open from 5pm, but no food is available. It's a pleasant place...

I don't like giving any ratings of terrible, but having driven all the way out to this pub this evening (Friday) for a meal, having first checked their website for opening hours etc, we found that the pub was closed. No signs to say why...

This is a first rate village pub, with origins at least as far back as 1776. A good selection of drinks, including real ales and cider, at slightly higher prices than our dining group's usual local Worcestershire stamping ground, but we could overlook that at...

I have passed this place many times, and been told it's worth a visit. Today we finally stopped by for a lite lunch. We ordered the Ploughmans lunch and we were not let down by everyone's recommendations, 3 cold meats, 3 lovely tasting slices of...

Good old fashioned village pub with excellent food definitely worth a visit. Choice of beers and try the Thatchers Gold Cider.

We came one evening last week whilst staying in the village for a meal. My steak was excellently cooked, and was far nicer than many steaks I have paid twice the price for. Service was friendly and well paced,and I will definately visit again when...

This pub envelopes you in good old english pub tradition the moment you walk in. The walls are adorned with pictures of the local hunt which I am told has met at the pub for the last two boxing day meets, it is refreshing to...

We ate here last night with our son and husbands aunt and uncle. As our son is only 10 I asked if there was a children's menu , I was told no but they could do smaller portions of the menu items which I think...

What a gem! Wonderful food, cooked fresh, superb quality and quantity, excellent value for money. The atmosphere is relaxed and congenial, the staff are attentive yet discrete- and the host and his wife are genuinely welcoming. The dining experience is wonderful whilst the bar has...

11 of us got together for celebration of 2 birthdays! Ages ranged from 15 to 89 with most decades in between. The carvery was terrific and for me was wonderful offering very rare and tasty roast beef. Also on offer roast ham and turkey and...

We dined here twice during our stay in a nearby holiday, staff could not make you more welcome,. The food was very well priced and huge portions. The menus states that the food was cooked fresh and to expect a short delay while it was...

A first visit to this pub as we were staying in the area and it was handy just after we had arrived. Food is typical pub fayre, lots of pies and steaks on offer. The steak and kidney pie had a lovely pastry top, but...

Just rolled in from a fabulous meal at the Bell. Your Hosts, Bob and Margaret could not make you feel any more welcome. For a Tuesday, the place was buzzing, which says something about the success the Landlord and Landlady have made on this place...

Great pub with a good atmosphere. Good choice of food and drink. A must when in Bosbury and easy to find too. .

Very nice welcome good reasonable priced food grub. Presented nicely and service very good. Would go back if we were staying in the area.

Having visited the Bell Inn on Saturday night as a party of six we were very very pleased with the quantity and quality of all the food we consumed, the sharing platters we had for starters ours was Tex mex as was another in our...

Have stayed in this area for a long time but as we were staying just outside of Bosbury, thought we would give it a try. Landlord was friendly and decor was better than expected. However the prices of the beers were expensive for the area....

We liked the friendly welcome, the fact there was no piped music, there was easy parking and we had some excellent steaks.

Just enjoyed a fabulous Herefordshire steak with all the trimmings. All perfectly cooked . My companions had an enormous mixed grill and pizza, again perfectly cooked, and home made. The beer garden is roomy and quiet, except for church bells, no hardship there. The staff...

Good choice of menu, friendly service and good value. Nothing like a good honest English pub and must mention the wonderful home cooked chips , worth the journey on their own!

Great pub and great food. All and all a very pleasant experience, I will visit again .... made feel very welcome right from the second we walked through the door

We visited for the first time today. The food was delicious and plentiful. Service was attentive and friendly. Excellent value for money. We will definitely eat here again.

Have eaten here several times now and not been disappointed. Great variety of food, including delicious thin pizza from their own pizza oven. Beer always good. Service is excellent and friendly. The place for just a pint as well, not just a food pub.

Evening meal with 2 family members. Nice pub, lovely garden in the summer. Pleasant staff and reasonable service, all main courses were nice my husband loved the steak and ale pie but the desserts were variable! The bread and butter pudding was very poor and...

Visited this pub for the first time last night and had a very enjoyable evening. The welcome we received as soon as we walked through the door was very friendly both from the landlord and the bar staff. The service was slick, the food delicious...

Had Sunday lunch there with a friend recently. The Dining room is invariably booked up well ahead and as it was a spur of the moment thing we were directed to the lounge which is smaller and a little less formal - but no less...

Well we just came back from our second visit to The Bell...and it was even more enjoyable than the first time...We went for a bithday lunch today and the service was terrific, friendly, acutally made you feel you were very much appreciated for coming to...

My wife and I have been visiting this Inn for our meals while on holiday during September, we especially liked the Sunday Lunch, but we must admit that the food was excellent every time we visited, SORRY, but we can't fault it !! Not forgetting...

It has local people in it & a pool table - people acyualy spoke to us with genuine warmth! Good beer and wine - Black Pear & Butty Back + Otter Bright Dog and children friendly - themed food nights - we went to the...

this Inn on the A4 in the World Heritage site of Avebury is a fine example of a Traditional travelers Inn on what used to be the a busy highway From London to Bath the outside Structure epitomizes what i consider to be the perfect...

Quite by chance , with a Male choir in the village we found this little Gem Landlord, Wife and staff superb first class Menu meals or buffet and the food. well move over Jamie Oliver within strikng distance of Hereford and Worcester City and those...

We booked for a diamond wedding celebration with my parents in law. The food was quite nice, but staff seemed indifferent and service was slow. The place wasn't busy but seemed understaffed. Plates not cleared away when finished and orders for desserts etc rather slowly...

Went here for our staff party. Had a fantastic meal. Really tasty good sizes. Atmosphere was good. Lovely country pub with proper grub. Staff very friendly and efficient. Will definitely be returning soon. Thanks for a good night.

Nice atmosphere and very friendly staff. Food was a bit variable would be my only complaint - steak was awesome well cooked and came with pepper homemade onion rings but then the fish and chips was small and tasted like a cook-from-frozen. Also I was...

Came on this by chance and thought to give it a try. The staff were very nice, the menu was fine and the food was quite good .... I had steak, which was well enough cooked and quite nice .... my wife had chicken, which...

My wife and I came here for dinner one Friday night in early October. First we had a drink by the bar and sat on the sofas, but the floor vibrates from some kind of generator underneath - it was so uncomfortable we moved into...

Had a fantastic meal here with some of the family.Great quiet location,roaring log fire,staff and service top notch.

Great food nice garden and wonderful staff