The Bell Inn,Astwood Bank in Redditch

After my son told me about the Bell in Astwood Bank, he really rates the quality of the food there. So, on 14 September we had our very first visit to the Bell with family for my birthday 🎉 and had a really lovely lunch🥳 The staff were very welcoming and friendly. The service was excellent. The food arrived quite quickly & was nice ‘n’ hot! considering the restaurant was very busy! We had different meals. Hunters Chicken with new potatoes and salad (really delicious). Home made beef lasagne & The faggots meal. Again, everyone said how tasty & how much they’d enjoyed the food. Will DEFINITELY go back again 🥳 looking forward to trying other dishes 😉 Thank you to all at the Bell (Astwood Bank) Lynn & family (Studley)

Another lovely meal & service..

A weekly visit for excellent company

Popped in for a pint after work before making the trek back home. Very friendly staff at the bar, lots of places to sit in the garden & it was a nice day, brill.... Seemed a lovely friendly atmosphere in the bar area too with wot seemed like a few local people, good bit of banter for a Friday evening 😎

A very, clean, friendly, relaxing atmosphere. And value for money.

Nice food and a lovely pub. Free parking round the back.

Excellent local pub serving super pub food at great prices great family run pub

Always nice food very helpful staff.

Good service friendly staff food very good well worth a visit

Xmas meals very good. Staff were friendly and attentive.

Wonderful place wonderful staff wonderful food

What a brilliant meal again at The Bell for Valentines night, the decor is lovely and all the staff so friendly and efficient especially when 2 of our party are gluten free, thefood as usual was first class with a great choice and at a very reasonable price, congratulations to you all for a wonderful evening again.

Beautiful pub, great food and reasonably priced. By far the most outstanding place for friendly staff and great service.

Lovely lunch at the Bell Inn, food was excellent and very good prices. Will definitely be heading back. Can be very busy, so ensure you book to be sure of availability.

I have to say I love the food at the Bell, but most of all I love the way they welcome you, make you feel at home and treat you like family. Thank you for making my mother in-laws 95th birthday a lovely memory for her. We all have had a lovely day .

One of the best pubs I have ever visited. Staff are all warm and friendly, food is fantastic and the service is exceptional ☺️

Excellent food and service very friendly staff

Lovely meal today with my family. I love the way they split the children’s menu into small and larger. Perfect to ensure one child is full and the other isn’t wasting food. Friendly staff and tasty food. Lots of hearty traditional meals too which is nice and refreshing. Perfect example of the basics done well and i’m all for it. Thanks all

Me and My Dad Love Coming Here For Our Dinner and Beers The Family That Run It Our Really Lovely People The Food Is Always Outstanding Quality We Are Always Made To Feel Very Welcome We Love It Here It’s The Best Pub To Eat At In Redditch xxxxxx

Fabulous night at the Bell, great food, and great and quick service 💯

Excellent evening, great bar staff super efficient, fast service. Definitely will go again.

Excellent Christmas lunch. I don't know how they can serve perfectly cooked vegetables when catering for so many! Fantastic service and excellent value.

Russell and his team give great service and very good food. On this (pre-Christmas) occasion, the car park was full, and the pub was busy and therefore noisy, hence the slightly lower star rating.

Came here for Xmas lunch and the food was excellent. Extremely well priced, service was above and beyond, well impressed. Would definitely come back.

Had a wonderful Christmas meal with friends recently. Good food excellent service

Just returned from an excellent festive Christmas lunch at The Bell. Room looks lovely - not over the top decorations but very attractive. Table set with seasonal serviettes and crackers. Busy and happy buzz from all around. Orders for drinks taken immediately and promptly delivered. Starters - mushrooms/ soup great with quality hot rolls or bread on the side. Main meals, meat and veggie, excellent. Generous portions, hot, properly cooked and not slushy veg, great roasties. Puds equally good followed by mince pies, choc and coffee or tea. Waiting staff very friendly and efficient. We thought the value for money was incredible and will be back ASAP. They deserve the support they are clearly getting. Thank you.

Excellent Christmas meal . today first class service. What more could you want You have to be proud of yourselves with the sevicr you provide ( first class)

Well cooked food. Great service and price! Good selection of food

Very friendly atmosphere,good quality food and excellent service from ordering to completion of meal. 13 people in party that some have certain allergies. All requirements are catered for in this establishment.

Well worth the visit will definitely be going again

As always for value for money the lunch at the Bell can't be bettered.First class service and lovely food beautifully presented.

Stopped as passing to try a lunch time menu. Pretty good choice with set menu and very reasonably priced. Excellent cask ales and nice selection of wines. Staff are exceptional and extremely helpful. Will try evening meal next. Lovely old pub. Second post. Recently did family meal,quite busy, excellent cask ales 6x and HPA. Good selection of starters,homemade soup very nice. All the food was well presented and all piping hot. Gammon one of the best. unfortunately only one faggots left, have that next time. Staff friendly always there when you needed anything. Pays to book in advance as busy early evening. Definitely returning.

Went for lunch, and we had meals from their "golden oldie" menu, which was very good value for money and in quality too , the drinks were as well. The staff were very friendly and helpful. Went "on spec" and although very busy managed to get one of the last tables which also "speaks volumes" about the place.

Lovely attentive staff, home cooked food on the table quickly at a very reasonable price. Accompanied by a well kept pint of HPA . Nice choice of food and so refreshing not being a part of a chain of restaurants. Sometimes you honest home cooked food and here you get it .

Great Place, Great meal with a lovely local feel.

Good quality food great atmosphere very friendly and helpful staff. What's not to like.

Lovely cheerful staff. Very welcoming.

Had a lovely lunch here great value plus HPA on draught. Service was good and chatty as well

Good food good beer good service

Clean and quiet pub. The food is average to above average depending on what you order. The cheese ploughmans was disappointing. It was grated cheese and a small multi grain roll. The staff however, were excellent and accommodating.

Brilliant food, excellent prices and the best landlord in the area

We have long been coming to The Bell, we used to love the real homemade pub grub. However, prices have increased considerably and yet standards fallen in equal measure. I don’t wish to be too critical of a local pub that I have long supported but it’s just not the same. I would have gladly paid increased prices if the home made tradition was maintained. I wish you well x

Booking was done over the phone and got a slot easily enough. On arrival, we greeted to our table where we had a pint and then ordered our food The food prices were exceptional considering the size of food we had. Super fresh and full of taste! Really well looked after.

It was great to have a choice of gluten free food as I am coeliac. My friend and I both really enjoyed our meal.

Second visit in few weeks. Good choice in lunch specials, I had steak & kidney pie with saute potatoes, peas & separate jug of gravy, very enjoyable! Stepdad had ham, egg & chips (ham very thick cut so he found it bit difficult to eat, but sure other diners wouldn't have had a problem). Followed by banana split (which he loved) & I enjoyed trifle which reminded me of Birds Instant packets (happy childhood memories!). Pleasant ambiance & staff. Very good value.

We went there as a party of 23 and the meals were outstanding.

Fantastic food great hosts ..and always friendly

We went to the Bell for a works reunion and all seven of us enjoyed a great evening. The pub inside is spacious, and on the Friday night we went it was very full with diners. This is obviously a reflection of the good value-for-money pub food on offer. Our orders were taken promptly and arrived in quick time. Most of us had the breaded mushrooms to start and they were delicious. One of us had the Nachos to start, and it has to be one of the largest portions you’re likely to see. Amazing. The mains were equally as good, freshly cooked and nicely presented. Some of us had fish and chips (the fish was large and nicely cooked), the lasagnes and generously filled fish pie were also nicely presented and went down very well. The only thing to let it down ever-so-slightly was the puddings were a little hit and miss. My one friend’s trifle was a bit like the kind of desert that used to be served at children’s parties in the seventies (rather sloppy with squirty cream out of a can and no fruit). But another friend said her profiteroles were nice though. Drinks were very reasonably priced, with a bottle of house wine costing under fifteen quid (a good price for a restaurant). The service was very attentive and smiley and we didn’t feel rushed into leaving at the end of our meal. All-in-all it was a great night and we’ll probably go back again if we hold another reunion in Astwood Bank.

I would actually give this 3.5 Stars or a 'good' review, as it wasn't really 'average' and wasn't 'very good'. There were 7 of us for a works reunion. I had breaded mushrooms to start and they were ok but a little tasteless. I had lasagne for main course which was adequate, a little dry perhaps and hardly any bechemel sauce but it was perfectly edible. The garlic bread was the best bit. I didn't have a dessert but some of the others did. Our one friend couldn't eat the trifle. It looked like a 1970's version of an instant Bird's Trifle complete with hundreds and thousands sprinkled on the top. She did tell the waitress when she came to clear the dishes that it wasn't very nice. My other friend had the meringue which was basically a bowl of smashed up meringue with a spoonfull of berry compote on top. None of the other desserts looked particularly appetising so I'm pleased I didn't bother. It was OK here, not the worst, and it certainly isn't expensive. If you're hungry and just want cheap eats then this is fine. It's probably all bought in 'ready to cook'. Personally I probably wouldn't eat here again.

As good as it gets in your local. Keep it up 💯%

Great value food and good service

A charming small pub with an excellent well priced menu, the clientele are on the older side in the restaurant but the bar has a good social mix. The food is well presented and the drinks menu is good

What a lovely evening great food and perfect service 10/10 thank you!

Good food, good prices friendly helpful staff

Excellent service big menu great value for money

Friendly pub, good beer and food excellent, all at reasonable prices. Staff very friendly and efficient. Would recommend to anyone.

Staff welcoming and attentive. Food excellent and good value. Will definitely be back

Great food gem off a place fish and chips amazing

Great food at reasonable prices, not too fancy., friendly staff

Dropped in for a beer. Lovely pint of Putity

A hidden gem in the town. A very quaint, well maintained pub. Friendly staff.

Had such a lovely time here tonight and the food was first class, portions are good and the price is fair, I think its the nicest pub ive been too in years, its spotlessly clean, the decor is beautiful and the staff are so nice and friendly, you can tell everything in that pub has been thought of with care and made very special, i cant wait to go back

Lovely food. Great service with a smile

We arrived on spec at The Bell with my parents for our regular evening out and were lucky to get one of the two tables that were not reserved. What a gem of a restaurant! The menu was really good, prices were very competitive, the toilets are amazing and the service was second to none. The staff could not do enough for us! Think this will be our regular 'go to' restaurant! Thank you so much.

Lovely food and service here. Would highly recommend

Amazing food. Lovley friendly staff,I would recommend it to everyone.

Food was hot, and an extensive menu. But for me not a lot of healthy choices

Good food and excellent service

Table 11 had a lovely meal today. Daughter said 10 out of 10. The beef was mouthwatering and everything else was perfect. Compliments to the chef.

Went with my grandson food was lovely price very good and atmosphere nice staff really nice will visit again

Food was excellent, atmosphere great, staff were attentive and made us welcome. Congratulations all.

Great place to eat. Lovely staff. Good quality food.

Always lovely food and great prices. Friendly staff 👌

2 courses for £7, had the pork and a waffle as a dessert. Lovely staff, country pub with packed locals. Fantastic vibe and staff. Highly recommended to all ♥️

Always excellent food and very hot too. Staff always friendly and welcoming. Good prices . Well worth going .

Very enjoyable Christmas lunch with 16 friends. Good hot food a rarity I find, and excellent service. Well done

We have dined and many venues and I can honestly say The Bell is worthy of a 5🌟 rating. On every occasion we have dined here the service has been fantastic. The staff work very hard especially the main waitress. They are all very friendly and very polite. The food is always piping hot and in my experience no other eating establishment in Redditch manage to achieve this. The food is always cooked perfectly and you get a real feel of home cooked food. Look forward to our next visit.

Very good food, generous portions and friendly service.

Mighty dinner tonight. Steak and mushroom suet pie mash and veg. ( veg could've been done a bit more ) The rest was lovely though. Busting now! Phfff!

Great food, great staff, highly recommended 👍🤗

Had a Christmas meal here last night food was superb really tasty generous amount and piping hot even though they were very busy. Service excellent. Even though two of our party had to drop out due to illness they were so lovely about it going out of their way to ensure our night was the best it could be.

Amazing friendly atmosphere, food delicious very clean have recommended to lots of my family and friends.

First time of visiting since 1976! Very impressed with lunch time oldies menu. Very busy but did not wait long for food at all. Told them it was my elderly mothers 92nd birthday and out came her banana split complete with candle. All staff very friendly and we will return .

Great food as always. Very friendly staff with a warm welcome. Highly recommend this pub.

Good pub. Nice and busy. Lovely pint.

Great food . Great service. Shame the lawless has gone.

Great place for a lovely meal, staff are great as well. Menu is also good, different to a lot of the run of the mill places, also prices are very fair as well. Will b back.

Village pub with lovely beer garden. There's a couple of decent ales and some standard veggie options on the menu.

Absolutely great, food was lovely, piping hot when it came. Friendly people service was excellent. Great value for money.

Lovely welcome , food excellent ,drink good price just right.

This was on our route Thursday so we popped in. The four of us was made welcome, four meals plus puddings and drinks, very nice and very reasonably priced, will go again next time we are that way. soon i hope. 🙂

Great freindly staff, especially with the carnival going on

Very nice fish and chips and outstanding service. These guys really look after you.

Not been for some time. Everything was excellent , I'll back

Friendly bar staff, good indoor seating and great outdoor seating available.

Good beer friendly atmosphere 👍

Lovely meal at the Bell friendly staff and very good value for money.

Outstanding food & exceptional freindly staff definitely worth visiting

My Mom, who lives in Redditch recommended The Bell, I have not been here since i lived in Astwood Bank 30+ years ago! Booked a table and was advised we will have 2 hours at the table, which was fine. We when we arrived we were shown to our table and ordered drinks, the menus were given to us and they were full and varied with a great selection including a Sunday lunch menu. We ordered and the food arrived promptly, looking fab and it tasted fantastinc. Hot plates and food and fantastic presentation. My husband had the Sunday beef roast and commented that it is quite possibly one of the best sunday roasts he had in a restaurant. The restaurant is small and booking is highly recommended as i doubt if walk-ins can be accommodated. Well worth a visit. Well done The Bell you made our family outing a memorable one.

Arrived for 12 had not booked a table so went to the bar area! To be asked if I needed help, stated I was just looking. Told by a blonde lady, just one table left & only Tuesday! Requested a corner spot, not allowed there, but sat in another bar area! Another couple were sat very close to us! Corner spot remained empty. Ordered a dish off the menu not available!! - maybe do not have it on the menu then! The whitebait not great and the fishcakes were tasteless! Did not dare complain. Unfriendly, cater more for the elderly and those who had booked! Won t recommend or go back - average place and the bar area should be okay to sit where is more comfortable!