The Bell, Purton in Wiltshire - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Enjoyed our starters but the mains were underwhelming. Lamb was tasty but sauce cloying. Seafood curry lacked depth. Disappointed.

I have had successive excellent meals at The Bell. Friendly staff, good service, but best of all, great food. A good varied menu and flexible with dairy intolerance. Been as a couple several times, as a family and also as a group (30 people for a work event) - each time, the food was cooked with great attention and full of flavour.

We came across the Bell while visiting family staying in the area, after an uneventful search for somewhere to eat mid afternoon on a Sunday we were fortunate enough to find the Bell. The staff were very friendly and efficient in service, food was first rate pub fair and a very pleasant change from the norm these days. I was also very pleasantly surprised at the bill - great VFM, and will definitely visit again if in the area.

The food is brilliant definitely recommended.

Lovely visit this evening with my wife, lovely atmosphere, great staff and superb food....See you again soon...

The best food I have eaten out in 5 years. Had all the starters as tapas mains, and the four dessert taster plate. All exceptional in taste and texture. Exceptional value. First google review I have been bothered to leave for an eatery. To find a chef of this calibre in an old country pub was a surprise. Great service and staff.

Always the best food without a doubt,service could do with some work

When the boss suggested going somewhere nice, this was the 1st place I thought of and it didn't let me down. The food quality is excellent and you'll never leave hungry. Two words: cheesy dumplings. Thanks for a great night

First visit, definitely go again, absolute quality

We drove 2.5 hours to get here. It was worth it A year later, did it again. Same standards, new things on the menu (all nice)

Went for a lunchtime meal, having been recommended by a friend. Absolutely wonderful food, a bit expensive, but well worth it. The staff were so friendly and attentive, a nice if small restaurant that got a little noisy at times (a group that liked to talk over each other) but on the whole a lovely place to eat. We have already booked for our next meal with friends in a few weeks time.

Great place to celebrate an occasion.

Came here at lunchtime. Really cosy pub. Great atmosphere and the music wasn't too loud. We had the Mexicana linguine. And the bell inn "scampi". With a side of cheese dumplings and ice cream after. The linguine was a healthy portion and my misses said was flavoured really well. The scampi was king prawns. Really flavored well. Unfortunately the cheese dumplings were slightly greasy. And had to be eaten straight away. That was the only thing that was the issue. Definitely will go back when the new menu is out.

Lovely English country pub. Great atmosphere and decor. Very friendly staff. Small and neat garden area. Extremely delicious main meals.

Walk in for 1 on a Friday, sat immediately. Waited a while for a drink order and a food order. Restaurant was busy so waited 30 mins for food. Worth the wait as food was delicious. Lamb shoulder. Jus was rich and mash was creamy. Large portion of veg on the side. Rhubarb pavlova was really nice. Just wish it wasn't in a Sundae glass .

Wow what a find ,it was my partners birthday so a big table of us. The food was amazing as was the service Everyone loved the food no complaints even from the younger ones. We will definitely return. A big thanks to all staff for a wonderful evening.

Food very good staff very rude and untrained

Amazing Sunday roast and great service 👌

Went for lunch, plenty car parking, lots outside tables backing onto field of sheep.ordered baguettes which were very tasty and came with a generous portion of chips and salad. Smart cosy olde world interior. Will return.for evening meal

Lovely Sunday lunch with good service

A party of 14 for Grampys 95th Birthday. Nothing was too much trouble, the food was amazing especially the roast potatoes. Great service, great food and a great atmosphere

Wonderful meal, surroundings and staff. Beer garden was lovely too 🌞😊

Fantastic roast dinners! A generous portion, plenty of veg, it tastes wonderful and is super quick to be dished up. Always lovely service provided - highly recommend!

We went for a Sunday roast, and I can say it's one of the best roasts I have ever had. Great service, lovely staff and amazing food! So nice we've booked to come again in a couple of weeks!

Good food , good service AND good beer . Is there more to life ? Well , apart from good company !!

Excellent food. Good service and friendly old bub atmosphere

Food is the best around, fantastic..

Easter Sunday to celebrate Easter and end of Cancer Radiotherapy with Chemotherapy treatments. At start of cancer treatment told no steaks, no bread. Sitting in Chemo Chair Dariusdave dreamed of Sunday Lunches at The Bell. Came with daughter from London wonderful Sunday lunch. Roast beef tasty with real texture. Roast potatoes crispy and full flavour, sliced carrots perfect, red cabbage fine, wonderful leeks and great Bell's own cider gravy. Disappointed no Rhubarb Mess but Cheese and Biscuits manifique tasty Cheddar, Creamy Brie and Rich Stilton with chutney and red grapes. Can't wait for London daughter to visit again. An epicurian feast worthy of Easter Sunday it all tasted so good..

Perfect dining experience every time. Outstanding food.

Great traditional pub. Had lunchtime food and was lovely. Would recommend 👌

We visited on Friday evening for the first time. Both of us rated our food 10/10 faultless. My partner had beef & black pudding stack & I had prawn linguini. We also ordered the white choc & raspberry creme brulee which was delicious. The service from the staff was exceptional. Atmosphere was cosy. We will 100% be back to try more from the menu as all of the food that came out to other tables also looked/smelt incredible.

Another hidden Gem, Sunday Lunch was available but we went for the Pork Medallions and Fish and Chips. Both were delicious, fresh and brought to us in super time by fabulous staff, highly recommended.

A lovely country pub with world class food and service! Loved it!

Lovely pub, lovely food, friendly staff

Lovely birthday meal with friends

Amazing food, always excellent service. You won’t be disappointed!!!

Food was superb as ever - you must try the cheesy dumplings

Fabulous pie and service was top notch.

Lovely welcoming pub on a cold lunchtime. The food was excellent and I had the vegetarian curry, which was very well spiced and very tasty. It was also surprisingly busy for a midweek lunch in January proving how popular it is. The service was great and I will definitely be going back soon.

Food very good had to wait for table to be cleared had 2pm booking got to table about 2.15. Had a pint of 3b's did not taste like 3's.

Excellent food. Pricey but worth it. Book well in advance

We came for a meal on a Friday evening after reading the fantastic reviews however there was no food service possibly due to the lack of chef (advertised on the board at the front). Decent pint and quant little country pub but only stayed for one.

I've eaten here twice. 1st time amazing. 2nd time steak wasn't anything special. I'd still go back and try them again as the other dishes were spot on.

The 5 of us don’t meet often as one of our group members lives abroad so we pick somewhere special. The meal did not disappoint. Absolutely delicious!! The wine however was very acidic. We complained as it really was not palatable, the waiter brought a fresh glass of wine out to “test” us but then admitted it was the same bottle!! I do not know why he felt the need and to make a fool out of us and ridicule us?!? The wine was replaced but we all just felt that this act was really not necessary or kind. We may not be wine experts but we know what we like!!!

Delicious hot food , great service from the lovely friendly staff.... Good out door sitting/ smoking area...

Decided to try the Bell due to being ranked in the top 100 restaurants to try in the UK. Wow this did not disappoint. Food was outstanding. Group of 6 ladies who opted for tapas starters, courgette crisps and cheese dumplings were delicious (next time I am not sharing lol) followed by mains of Landlords Mac 'n' cheese, Salmon Wellington and Lamb shoulder. Everyone also thoroughly enjoyed their mains. Great sized portions. Dessert consisted of Sticky Toffee Pudding, Lemon cheesecake, salted caramel ice cream and mango sorbet. Polished off a fantastic dinner. Safe to say I personally looked like I was ready to pop. The service was top notch, attentive and enjoyed some banter with the staff. Overall I would 100% recommend the Bell and will look forward to the next time that we visit.

Had a 4 hour leisurely lunch in a lovely atmosphere. Food was delicious. Had the Rogan Josh curry which was just perfect. Finished off with a cheese board to share between 4 of us, again which was delicious 😋. Will definitely return 😀.

Lovely to be out with the family for 2nd sitting 15.00 PM lunch. Cheese and biscuits that followed was almost another full meal and totally recommend.

Amazing, tasty , proper food , a large party of us visited last night, service was great , ambience was warm , the food we preordered was hot , delicious and attractively served. One downside was the vegetarians in our party would have liked more choice.

A lovely lunch time visit with excellent service and food.

I recently booked a lunchtime family meal for x14. Had excellent communication with Kaileigh in advance of the day and then we were very well looked after by all the team on the actual day of the meal. Attentive but unobtrusive staff, really excellent service, all served within minutes of each other and very tasty food. I had the pheasant pie, it was delicious! Everyone in my party was extremely happy with their meals (a first!). My thanks to everyone involved on the day, I would highly recommend The Bell! 👌

Fabulous relaxed ambience, wonderful food ( very tasty) , great friendly service

Really great place to go food service & staff are fabulous

Was here for a wedding, and it was lovely. Excellent rooms and staff were epic

The place's prime location, easy parking, and generous food portions make it a promising spot. Yet, vegetarians and chicken enthusiasts might feel a bit limited in their choices. Despite the slightly cramped atmosphere for larger groups, the cozy ambiance and satisfactory seating arrangements are pluses. The staff's friendliness adds to the experience, although there is room for service improvement. With an average spending of £20 - £35 per person for a starter, main, and a drink, I am certainly looking forward to revisiting the place in the future. 😇

Good food value for money. Nice ambience. Good staff.

Wow! Great food why did we wait so long in cing here. We will return and recommend to our holiday guests.

The food tasted amazing, coleslaw scrummy , I dont know how they cooked the chips they tasted different ,but in a lovely way. Banoffi pie yum. Would definitely recommend The Bell Purton.

Birthday lunch with friends, fabulous roast dinners, could not be faulted. Service was great. Quality wines to compliment the food. Can recommend to everyone.

Very good Sunday roast (beef and lamb), bit pricier than other places but top quality produce.

What a lovely gem this place is and only a stone's throw into the countryside from North West Swindon. Food was delicious, freshly cooked and generous portions too. It was recommended to us and we'd be more than happy to do likewise. Will definitely be visiting again. Thank you for a lovely mid-week lunch.

I can see the miserable vegetarians have been about! As there isn’t a great demand for vegetarian food….

Great food, first visit, definitely will go back.

Sunday roast and pudding very good

What's not to like, superb food and quality service. My comments are not surprising, given the landlord's pedigree. You can get in with a wheelchair, but only with a little help from the staff! First class pub!!🥰 Thank you.

Fabulous lunch. Extensive menu and good value. Large portions. Booking essential

Great Sunday lunch with the family, food was delicious and staff were really nice too.

Always great food. Lovely roast beef

We dropped in for our 2nd wedding anniversary and were made very welcome. The belly pork was outstanding!

First time visit. Service & atmosphere were good. The steak pie was delicious and the sad let-down were the chips i had which were way overcooked & burned. Hopefully, it was a one-off & if i had a meal with chops in any future visit i would ask for them to be careful how they were cooked

Just stopped for a drink with friends while out for a walk. The staff were friendly and helpful. A good selection of beers too. The menu looked inviting so we'll be back another time.

Stopped in on Tuesday for lunch. Lovely country pub, serving great food and crisp cider. The cheese dumplings are a must

Just visited for the first time, it was a family get together for my Brothers bday, 8 adults & 3 children. Food was succulent & very tasty, not the cheapest, but you get quality meat for this. Friendly & very helpful staff, will be visiting here again. FYI you do need to book as its very popular

Great food and service, a little on the pricey side for food , however would recommend.

Lovely lunch. Great food, friendly staff and lovely surroundings.

One if the best roast dinners i think 8ve ever had.... the staff were amazing

Lovely country pub with good atmosphere. Such a nice menu, we had difficulty in choosing what to have, we were spoilt for choice. The cheese dumplings are delicious but filled us up so couldn't finish the mains, equally delicious.

This is the place to go for a treat. A lovely old pub and you won't leave hungry. 3 superb courses, £90 for 2 (including tip). And the gravy 💕......

A very good pub lunch with large portions and good choice. Great to have as a local for my sister

Nothing has changed from Guy and Kayleighs move from the Langley Tap. Excellent food. Wonderful staff. Highly recommended to all who appreciate amazing food and cosy atmosphere.

Incredible food, lovely atmosphere

Excellent food & service. See you again 😊

We went today to celebrate my son brithday lunch today excellent food , excellent service with smile thank you and very reasonable price with good atmosphere Thank you so much all staff

Great menu, lovely meal, attentive staff, well worth a visit

Can't wait to return for another meal. Very good value for money and excellent food

First time visiting, and was not disappointed what a great place, we had a table of nine, and not one bad meal between us, the food was sublime, the service was second to none. I had the four meat roast, and wow cooked to perfection, my only complaint was I couldn’t finish it all! We all say our mums/ nans cooked the best roast, but I’m telling you they don’t, this was great. Also just to mention the staff could not have been more friendly and helpful if they tried, every member including those that were not serving us was polite and smiling and nothing was to much trouble. Great place, even better food, and amazing staff, would 100% recommend to anyone.

Wonderful food. A fantastic gluten free menu with choices and all three courses which is really rare. The staff are wonderful, it is cosy and welcoming. Definitely go.

Wonderful quintessential English public House,food faultless staff exceptional. Can't find a single negative. Plenty of parking perfect location.

Excellent service, lovely tasty food and good beer, definitely worth a visit!

This is a lovely pub in a beautiful setting. Unfortunately it is let down by its lack of vegetarian options on a Sunday. Whilst I am a meat eater so had lots of options when we came here to eat, my partner didn't. He could have vegetables, roasties and peppercorn sauce or a pea fritter. The bar staff were very nice and made him a cheese and pickle baguette, but we had to pay £10.50 for this. I had a turkey and cranberry baguette which was OK, but definitely not worth the £10.50. I can't fault the roasties though which were amazing. If they could cater better for vegetarians and or vegans this would be a great place, but for the food we had it was very over-priced. I'd recommend coming here for a nice drink and to soak up the area, but maybe not to eat here if you have a vegetarian or vegan in your group.

Fantastic food Fantastically prepared and cooked exactly as requested! Fantastic ambience! Fantastic Service! Fanrastic banter with Waiter! Fantastic location! Fantastic Fantastic Menu. Fantastic choice of 0% alcohol drinks. Fantastic glass of 0% Shiraz to accompany my Fantastically, perfectly cooked Fillet Stake. Apart from that, everything was Fantastic! Many thanks! Sorry that I didn't have any cash to give our Fantastic Waiter a tip. 😔

Always driven past The Bell, but never visited until now. This is a gorgeous pub in Purton, and very much worth a visit. Food on a Sunday was rather expensive though, especially for a vegetarian option which was veg, peppercorn sauce (as the gravy has meat in it) in a Yorkshire pudding and roast for £15!! The other option was minted pea fritters, also £15! I don't understand why Sunday menus for vegetarians are hard to do. It could be easy to use normal gravy not from meat, along with Quorn sausages, veg, Yorkshire, roast pots etc. Literally replace meat with vegetarian sausages. You can buy them frozen! They did have baguettes that were £10.50, though all meat related. However, the lady serving said they could do cheese and pickle in a baguette with roast pots and salad which was really nice of them. Not visited in the week, but if you are vegetation it really isn't a place to visit for food on a Sunday. The venue, 5* Menu choice for vegetarian 2* Menu choice for vegan, don't even bother coming here. Bar staff 5* for doing something that wasn't on the menu (maybe add this?!) Sadly disappointing.

Lovely drinks and amazing food!

Great food, great staff and nicely spaced out too. Will definitely go again. Only downside is it's Arkell's ales, but the rest more than makes up for it. One of the best meals in a long time.

Lovely atmosphere and service the food was outstanding i would definitely recommend

Well presented lunch cooked too perfection. Staff excellent

We celebrated a family occasion here with 18 of us and it was superb. Every single person commented on the quality of their meal and those that had the roast dinner all said it was their best ever. Even the children enjoyed every mouthful. The service was excellent, despite being such a large party, and all meals came out together and drinks orders fulfilled. A truly memorable day. Thank you to all staff involved.

15 of my family celebrated my 60th birthday with Sunday lunch at The Bell Inn. As always, the service from all staff was excellent, the food amazing and everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. I highly recommend The Bell Inn for special occasions but also everyday dining! It’s our favourite and we will be returning again very soon. If you’ve never been there, I suggest you book a table and try it, I’m confident you will love it.

Roast baguettes. Top class. Cannot recommend more highly

Food is lovely, cannot fault it. The staff are super friendly and attentive. Have been twice in quick succession and plan to go back many more times!