The Blue Bell in Sunderland

First time here, I had a beautiful hot beef baguette & roasties, beef was very tender & ample, roasties were lovely & proper beef gravy, my friend had chicken dinner, plenty veg, very fresh, lovely girls & very fast service, will definitely return. Dog friendly & the girls fed him pork & beef, one hapoy boy.

Had food & drink on Christmas Eve. My husband had gammon, fried egg, home made chips & peas. He said everything was lovely. I had salt & chilli chicken, in a warm crispy bagette with fries and a dip. It was delicious. This is a friendly pub & the food is always tasty, been several times for food.

Absolutely appalled at this venue. It was booked following a funeral and for a buffet, on arrival we found the place locked and in darkness. My elderly mother in law who was the widow and in frail health was stood outside in the cold and damp and upset and apologetic although this was not her fault. Shameful

Booked for my dads wake,when arrived after funeral, it was closed,had booked it to cater for 25 people arrived in funeral cars, no answer the distress this has caused to my mam and family has been devastating

Visited the other day at lunchtime with a pal to have a catch up. It’s been a while since I was at the Blue Bell. Certainly pre-Covid. In that time the whole place has been refurbished and decorated. A new eating area outside with pergola & tables looks really good, although we sat indoors. The young lady behind the bar was welcoming and friendly. A good range of drinks - alcoholic & non-alcoholic were available. Everywhere was clean and tidy and hand gel was available in several places. They’re clearly aware of visitors covid concerns. 👍🏻 It’s good to see a proper ‘pub’ that isn’t a characterless chain pub. Definitely a good place to call into for a good pint and friendly staff.