The Bell Inn at Iden in Rother

To be honest I had no real idea of what The Bell would be like when I booked it. The location was convenient for a function we were attending elsewhere. What a revelation, this place is amazing. You have to consider that the "project " is ongoing, but this doesn't impact on anything. The standards are great. Service, welcome and the whole experience was amazing. While entering the bedroom, the standard of which it had been decorated and furnished to was just way above what you could have expected. Only down side was that we were only staying the one night.

Very dog friendly, unique and interesting Pub with B&B. Great stay

Thought we'd be staying in a room above the pub, so a little surprised that the rooms are converted barns at the back - but offered good amount of space.  Wasn't plugged in to central heating so a little cold initially, but electric radiators in the room to plug in solved the problem.  Evening menu was restricted to pizzas - a temporary measure we were told - but that wasn't too inconvenient as Rye is 5 mins drive away.  It's almost got a camping feel as you open the door in the morning and see the lawn outside - definitely plan to go back.

A beautiful pub with lovely hosts. Incredibly stylish decor and a very pretty garden. A real hidden gem. Didn't eat whilst I was there but it looked (and smelled) very nice indeed.

What a find, this place is. Full of old world country warm, comfy leather chairs and a warm welcome. A glass of Prosecco and the best pizza I’ve ever tasted later and I had found my new favourite Friday evening food and drink venue. Definitely worth a visit.

Lovely atmosphere Quirky decor Cosy and unique

Turned Around by new Ownership. Nice cosey interior, Very Expensive drinks with Real Ale costing £5 a pint and Guinness over £5.50.

Lovely cosy pub with friendly staff. It has a great selection of beer,cider and wine including those from local brewery's and vineyard.

We hadn’t been to The Bell for about two and a half years so a visit was well overdue. We also noted it was under new management. A very nice welcome from the young lady behind the bar who took our drinks order and brought them over to the ‘snug’. A lovely area with a nice open door wood burner. I noticed they now sell Harvey’s East Sussex bitter, which is great. We were shown to our table and ordered our food. I went for a King Prawn cocktail starter (as hadn’t had one for maybe 10 years). It was very good. My main was a full beef roastie with horse radish. Again, very nice with the beef not overdone. A shared pudding of plum and berry crumble was excellent. The price was pretty good although maybe top end for a roast dinner. Some observations: there was no salt and pepper on any table, my wife wasn’t offered any sauces i.e. mustard for her chicken at any time, the young waitress seemed a little out of her depth, although tried very hard to keep everyone happy and finally the wine list is extensive but expensive. The owner was very nice as we were leaving, ensuring we had good food etc, so a nice touch sir. The real question though is would I go back……absolutely yes. Within 10 minutes of my village we have several excellent Sunday venues and I have now added the Bell to that list.

Great food and great staff. We arrived early so had a drink in the bar area while we waited for our table to be available. The staff were very aware and kept us updated with when our table would be ready and offered to serve us in the bar area if we preferred to eat immediately. We ordered 3 roast beefs (and 1 pork) all cooked differently and were impressed that they were indeed cooked as ordered. It was a tower of beef spuds veg and a large Yorkshire on top, with generous amounts of horseradish in a bowl, and gravy. You won't go hungry at the Bell!! It wasn't just filling it was good quality food too. Only 2 of us had space for dessert which were also generous sized portions with plenty of cream to drizzle on top. Can't wait to return

Excellent Sunday lunch; great food, service and ambience.

The roast pork dinner I had was delicious, a huge lump.of pork and good selection of well cooked vegetables. I have deducted one star because the precariously balanced, gigantic Yorkshire pudding full of gravy was so unsteady that, as soon as I touched it, it toppled over and cascaded gravy over the table. It tasted lovely but perhaps should be served less precariously. I would eat there again but just be more cautious.

We just had a really lovely meal at The Bell, Iden which included starters, main meal and a gorgeous surprise, chocolate mousse birthday cake, with singing to accompany it. Great service from all the staff, especially from Jodie. Always good to arrive a little earlier and have a pre dinner drink in the cosy snug area with log burner, while listening to jazz music. 😊.

Went there for a meal but unfortunately the chef was unavailable so no food

We were disappointed. The accommodation was over a bomb site area- a health and safety issue…( ‘it’s under new management’), with stained carpets. The website said cooked breakfast. We were offered stale croissants and yoghurt. The owner claimed he had never offered cooked breakfasts, despite the website evidence. We were eventually offered some compensation. The evening meal was expensive, and unappetising. The manager tried to be helpful. The wine list was its saving grace. Wouldn’t recommend.

Delicious food and friendly service. We had a great evening. Would highly recommend.

A lovely pub! A very tasty meal (Curry Lamb) at a very late hour! Open-minded, friendly and humorous hosts!

Came over for a week holiday from Guernsey, catching up with family. Spent the week eating out and feeling quite disappointed with the quality of the food. However, I had a lamb curry here and it was probably the best curry I have ever eaten. I had bacalava for desert and that was sensational too. The food, wine and hospitality was faultless 100/100! Highly recommend!

Amazing food. The wraps are divine, and the vine leaf starters and baba ganoush are delicious. The young barmen were so attentive and helpful. 10/10 for service!! Very cute pub dog! The beer garden was disappointing.

This pub has recently changed hands, with a new chef and bar team. The menu is great, more interesting than the usual pub fare. Although it has some pub classics, there are more interesting dishes with a middle eastern twist. The lamb with chick peas and aubergines was delicious, as was the baklava and pistachio semifreddo. Would highly recommend.

The chap behind the bar was very friendly and made us welcome, we had a couple of lagers and I decided to have a bitter....big mistake. The line had not been pulled through so initially was served a pint of warm chemical soapy beer, it was returned and replaced however they did not draw the beer through so the next pint in the line was less soapy but had a chemical backwash... Lovely.

We had 2 meals at this pub as it was our local and very close to our holiday accommodation. Although it is undergoing refurbishment outside (where we chose to sit as it was so hot), we really enjoyed the ambience and the staff welcome. The staff were very keen to serve and please and the food was excellent. Definitely recommended. It's not traditional pub food, but all the better for this, in our opinion.

Menu isn't to my liking nor is £16 for a wrap and £32 for a stake. But the reason I'm unhappy was because the new own likes to agree to something then go back on what we I actually spoke about to then be told they've only opened for me at 9am because I wanted breakfast and wouldn't open usually until 12 but the funny thing was on the way out there's a great big sign put out by the road saying breakfast served from 9am so Mr new owner I suggest you stop trying to pull a fast one, by making your customers feel they are in the wrong for getting you out of bed when it clearly says 9 a.m. breakfast served I had a really good evening until I had to deal with you in the morning with your childish behaviour. Because ultimately its resulted in this bad review

We arrived to find that the pub had only recently changed hands.However the new owner couldn’t have been more welcoming to both us and our dog. It was very quiet,albeit on a weekday night, which is a shame because the food was absolutely fantastic. If you haven’t yet tried this gem of a pub then you should.

Our airbnb guests said they had a super meal, which was 'absolutely delicious' they recommended the starters which included baba ganoush and the main meal of lamb shank with prunes and almonds. As we are local we popped by for a drink and a meal. We love the jazz music, the art, food and the ambience, plus the dog friendly owner of the pub. Our meal was super too, slow cooked lamb with aubergine, new potatoes and great sauce and good beer and wine. Great to chill out listening to fab music. Definitely recommend.

Lovely place with great food and a great view

The pub is a gorgeous place ,landlord and staff are so lovely and helpfull,highly recommended

Louis the new owner was a very nice host. I was a bit cramped in the camper. But from noon onwards. After a great chat over tea, I visited the old town of RYE. In the evening the food and the great conversation with the other guests over wine were great. A very nice, cozy and personal atmosphere.

My husband used to visit the beautiful Village of Iden when he was a kid and whenever we are down that way we always pop to Iden and visit the Bell. Tried to book a room on numerous occasions but it was always booked up. Finally managed to book a weekend away in January this year and it was absolutely fantastic. Lovely accommodation and fully equipped with everything you need to make your stay comfortable. Vic who runs the Bell inn is a brilliant host and really made myself, husband and our Dog feel very welcome and we enjoyed our stay so much that we booked again for the husbands birthday and have just returned from another fantastic weekend. Will definitely be back again soon

Very friendly owners and good spot to park at night your campervan

Only stopped for a drink but very friendly pub and nice beer and wine.

Beautiful pub, friendly and helpful staff. 😀

The Bell is a really lovely place to stay, I was here on business and was really impressed by the cosy room and the excellent, cheerful service at breakfast in the morning, thoroughly enjoyed my stay

WOW! Royston Vassey springs to mind. A really uncomfortable place to be if you have the normal amount of fingers and toes.

Loved the food, great customer service 👍

We came out for the evening on the off chance and we’re welcomed in to this lovely village pub. The menu was reasonable but the food was delicious and great value The staff couldn’t have been more helpful and even when we changed a couple of things with the dinner they were very accommodating. Overall a very good meal with a lovely atmosphere Will def visit again

It was probably 10 years ago when I last visited the Iden Bell, not much has changed with the pub itself. It is a charming pub with a pleasant atmosphere, clean and tidy and they are dog friendly, so you can bring your best friend along with you. Had a great meal that was very reasonably priced and the staff were friendly and helpful. I would definitely recommend the Iden Bell, charming little pub to visit should you be close by.

Decent local pub with plenty of history.

We went for a family Sunday roast and sadly a very cold greeting on arrival,We waited over 1 hour for a Sunday roast which was aggravated by people coming after us being served before us . The food was okay and hot . We booked with our meerkat membership 2meals for 1 and when presented with the bill this offer was not adhered to. We were told only starters ?? Sadly we will not return or recommend the Bell.

Delicious food, lovely staff and dog made welcome

Visited here last Thursday. Awful! The waitress was doing everything as staff had not turned up- she tried really hard but the food was extremely variable. The Camembert starter was fine but my uncle’s tomato soup was indescribable- it looked even thicker than a pack of passata. There was hardly any chilli mixture in the chilli con carne which was swamped with sour cream and avocado mix. The only meal that was acceptable was the ham,egg & chips. Such a shame - nice location but rubbish.

We went here for a meal on Saturday evening and I think I can say it was the worst meal we have ever had. My husband ordered nachos which was a pile of food just chucked onto the plate, he did not finish it and said it tasted as bad as it looked. I had the pie of the day which had miraculously changed from chicken and ham to steak and ale - no problem, I like both. When it arrived half the plate was covered with what was meat to be mashed potato, tasted like instant though, a few bits of carrot and some peas, no gravy, all looked very dry and unappetising. The pie appeared to have come from a supermarket “value” range. The whole meal was cold, when eating out I like something better or different to what I would cook at home - it was certainly different. Foolishly ordered a pudding, Eton mess. Well the mess was right but Eton it was not. Lots of blueberries, a few raspberries and a. Rushed up meringue nest. Having said all that the beer and wine was good.

my wife and i paid a visit on sunday, after being turned away 2 weeks earlier as staff shortages, and travelling 30 miles, and waited over 30 minutes for our sunday roast, we were the only customers at this point. it was terrible, beef tough, 2 roasts, what looked like leeks, red cabbage, 2 bits of carrots and parsnip and yorkshire and little gravy. it was luke warm. 3 customers came in and they waited longer for what they ordered and sent it back as it was cold, and walked out. , as we waited for deserts for what seems like 30 minutes again, and only one cheesecake left so ordered brownie and ice cream . the staff didn't seem to care or be helpful. and we had to wait ages to pay the bill of £38 and the pub only had a few customers at the bar. we did have a nice meal the last time but this was horrible and we dont want to go back there again.

After a 40 minute wait, in a restaurant with only 2 other dinners. A starter of baked camembert with focaccacia came out as barely warm not melted with a single slice of toast. We cancelled our roasts and left. There was no smell of cooking and offering the choice of 3 meat, I suspect it would all be microwaved. Avoid!!

Nice pub but needs the local to support the pub

Nice quiet location. Comfortable rooms , friendly, good choices for breakfast , a decent beer - Harvey's . Recommended.

Stayed here for 4 nights for a mini break. Had a great time. Room was very comfy and clean.....slept very well indeed!! Vicky and her team were very welcoming and friendly. Good choice of breakfast included and nice tea and coffee in the room. Breakfast was also served to suit you which was good (within reason of course). Ate in the res taurant a couple of times and food was of a high standard. Also loved the fact it was very low key and informal. Will definitely be revisiting and highly recommend if you're going to Rye (10 mins drive) or Hasting (only 25 mins and a nice drive).

Lovely pub with great beer and simple and good food. Sat in the pub garden.

Amaizng food!! Fantastic prices too... Steak ALWAYS cooked to perfection and how you want it. Will not break the bank but it will satisfy you!

Nice pub. Had a Sunday roast there and was good. Service was a bit slow even though they weren't that busy

Menu was terrible no hot food and won’t be going there again!!! Ashame it use to be a lovely place

Love the food and staff, always so welcoming. Always love popping in there. Well worth visiting.

The bell is the best pub anywhere. Great people great beer fantastic atmosphere and always a pleasant welcome. Hats off to Vicky and all the staff for making our stay great as always.

Sometimes you stop at a place you've passed untold times - and realise you should have stopped there much sooner. The food is a delight, the staff very friendly and on a sunny autumn afternoon the perfect place to eat. The halloumi burger tasted particularly...

Good food and awesome service. Perfect for a lazy Sunday

A warm welcome when we arrived and an easy to understand one way system. The food was very nice & my favourite drink when driving Adam's Ghost Ship 0.5. I was also able to charge my car which is a bonus & actually how we came to be eating here.

What a wonderful stay at The Bell, Fantastic food and great atmosphere. Welcoming and very friendly people. Looking forward to staying again.

Great welcome from a very polite and friendly young lady. The food was fabulous and the actual pub was very atmospheric. Will definitely return on our next visit to Rye

Excellent food and great service . Really friendly and really nice place. Really clean and Covid secure

A lovely place to eat, the Bell’s menu is standard pub fare (we had steak, scampi, halloumi burger, Eton mess and cherry fool. Everything was really well cooked and tasty - and decent value too. The pub is a pleasant place to eat with a...

Decent food but let down by the long wait and having some very loud/rowdy patrons repeatedly push in front of the queue at the bar while the bar staff don't stop it from happening.

Very good attentive service; food was excellent; tasty chicken and ham pie; fish and chips lovely; puddings good too. Felt well managed for social distancing. Would definitely visit again.

Post lockdown and Sunday lunch with a roast. Few pints of Harveys - fresh veg and beef was good. Hot plates would be help though. Recommended

Our first pub visit post lockdown. My wife and I are big pub people and live in Rye. However with social distancing measures in place we have not been to a pub, especially in Rye with so many tourists and from observation some pubs are...

Our first meal since lock down what a superb meal.

Ok range off gd well cooked food at a gd price,gd parking opposite the bowling green and really nice staff,was where on our hols and will go back when in that area again.

Nice and quiet. Didn't have to book (a Wednesday evening). Both my wife and I had a nice meal, her's a home made pie that was packed with chicken and ham. Beer good too.

Amazing place to stay, Fab breakfast & restaurant food.

Beautiful pub excellent food and staff could not be anymore helpful. Well worth a visit if in area

Eaten here a few times and also been here a few times with friends and my border terrier. The beer is always kept very well and the manager is very friendly and the bar staff very professional yet genuine and warm. There isn't a massive...

Great food, and wonderful service. You could really tell that the ingredients were fresh and cooked to order. :)

Really nice village pub. Friendly staff and great place for a cheeky pint or two!!

Monday night is now burger night ! They are AMAZING !! Cannot reccomend enough, you can add several different toppings (Hubby doubled up and had mac and cheese!) Outstanding !

Nice, friendly pub & friendly staff. Made to feel welcome. Had a great night.

Very nice stay at this great country pub. Decent sized room with king size bed, en-suite shower room, tea & coffee, fridge and flat screen TV. Food in the pub was very good and the staff and owners were very nice and friendly. Recommended.

One night stay, ideally placed for a visit to Rye. Large rooms in pub garden, comfy with good shower room. Unexpectedly quiet overnight. Good breakfast in dining room of pub. Cheerful and friendly welcome. Only downside the carpets in the bedrooms need cleaning/replacement (just wear...

Our B&B was a short walk away, so it was ideal for our first night in Iden. An excellent pint of Long Man best and a plate of "Catch of the Day" made this a good and reasonably priced evening meal. It was a very...

Perfect Sunday lunch with desserts to die for, no complaints from any in our group, which is unusual, one of our party is a serial moaner. Completing the perfection were the super friendly staff, and customers, so welcoming of our 5 dogs. A return visit will be made for sure.

Stayed here last year and came back when on holiday.Food lovely.

Congenial staff. Lovely room. Overall a great overnight stay in a traditional inn in the English countryside within easy reach of Rye

Pleasant pub with good local drinks. Food is average.

Went for a quick lunch, was delicious homemade food.

DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE !!!!!!!!! i was in there yesterday enjoying a couple of drinks after a long day at work, when i had a customer threaten to put me though a window and one of the owners tell me not to make a scene because i didn't like being threatened. now for years this has been a great pub were all the locals would go but as its declined so has the customers, unfortunately its gone so down hill it worries me if people take there kids there, when you have men that are aggressive like that. i do recall one man in there got drunk and smashed a window in rage not acceptable if there is kids running round,i have a little girl i wouldn't dream of taking here or somewhere she could be harmed. 24HRS LATER Just had two guy come to my family's home try put the door though, defo not a place to go if you do don't leave a bad review. Hate this to happen to someone that can't protect them selfs.

Can not praise this place more highly! Local produce, local beers, excellent staff, beautiful thoughtful small touches, huge lovely breakfast, peaceful location....brilliant!

Stop over in the camper, in the car park of the lden Bell

Every time we go there for a meal it's always been very good

Friendly, Nice food, Reasonable Prices

Staff are very friendly and food is great. Highly recommend the chicken burger.

Friendly welcome, nice spacious and clean rooms in a pleasant setting. The food was delicious and the price/quality was certainly good. Recommended.

Lovely welcome, had a drink in the garden. The landlord stayed open for us at 7 even tho he should have closed at 6. Very friendly

Great place very friendly staff highly recommended

Very nice service, even towards Germans, the food was ok, we had the Tuesday offer, including a drink for £20 - perfect

I was initially attracted by their Tesla Destination Charger (providing a free charge for our Tesla electric car), but was also delighted by this pub itself. Warm welcome and great traditional pub food. It’s cosy inside and has a couple of lovely beer gardens for the Summer.

We kind of came across this lovely little pub on our way to “find somewhere” to eat Sunday lunch. So pleased we stopped! The pub itself was clean and friendly. Staff very helpful. The food itself was amazing. I had the roast lamb, hubby had...

I was treated by my daughter and her partner for a Father's Day meal. I found this to be a delightful establishment and the food was delicious and the staff very fiendly and helpful.

Such a beautiful place to be!! All the staff and locals were really friendly and a good giggle. My room was lovely, clean and the gardens were beautiful not to mention the food!! Cant wait to come back :) Highly recommended

Very tasty food. Mixed starter platter recommended.

friendly welcoming hosts, good food for dinner and lovely breakfast, friendly locals in bar !! nice clean rooms, good nights sleep

I’ve just got back from staying with some friends in Iden. I have visited the Bell before, we went for dinner on Saturday evening I had the steak and mushroom pie with mash and seasonal vegetables. (actually I asked for chips instead of the mash), And requested no carrots (whenever I see seasonal vegetables I always think carrots will appear) I was offered peas or beans as a substitute. The pie didn’t disappoint, full of meat plenty of mushrooms even extra gravy to put on the pastry lid and chips. Licking the plate is frowned upon so I resisted. Then the sticky toffee pudding arrived which was light but had the right amount of stodgyness to be very moorish.The service was quick but not intrusive at all. It was so good we went for Sunday lunch which didn’t disappoint either. They have a great range of beers and the bar has a lovely local atmosphere. No doubt I’ll be back hopefully soon

Very friendly, home cooked food was delicious.