The Blue Bell in Stockton-on-Tees

Great place stops servicing food at 730 though

We have been here a few times for meals, especially in the summer months when it's warmer(hopefully 😁) and have never been disappointed. On this occasion we both had the steak and mushroom pie with home made chips and peas and we both agreed that this was probably our best meal yet. 👏👏 And even better was that it was served to us after a very short wait, which was just as well because we were starving, lol 😁 The barman/staff was exceedingly helpful and cheery.

Lovely food. Outside dining area has wonderful views over the river. Went again tonight ( 13th Feb 24). Had steak pie and chips and cheesecake. Food was lovely staff friendly. Had a lovely night there

Very quiet when we went, food is nice at a good price, drinks were expensive, staff spot on, just make sure you put your car Reg in the tablet/pad inside or you will get a £100 parking fine like I did, althought the staff are going to cancel the charge with parking eye.

Sunday lunch here was excellent,good service, and really good value,didn't have long to wait for the meals to arrive,would certainly return.

Booked a table for 6.45, arrived and they said an hour and a half wait for food which we decided was fine, got a drink sat down and picked what we wanted, went to go and order at 7ish, 5 of us deciding we all wanted various parmos, they had ran out of chicken and where closing the kitchen I don’t know if this is a good thing they’ve sold out or incompetent ordering, 7pm on a Friday night lol I imagine one of there busiest money making nights, we won’t be returning, shambles, went to Peking gardens 10mins away instead

My son and I popped in here for some lunch. Upon ordering our meal I was told by the bar staff we had to take our own sauces and cutlery to the table which I did. Our food arrived, and when I was about to add a little salt I realised I hadn’t picked up the salt and pepper as my hands were full of other things. I politely asked the waitress who delivered our food if she wouldn’t mind bringing us the salt and pepper? At this her response was “your meant to do that yourself “ which I found to be poor hospitality, rude , undignifying and un welcoming I could understand if they were busy and staff were rushed if their feet, but actually 3 staff were stood at the bar chatting and there was me my son and 1 other couple in the whole pub. I waited 10mins and I’d still not received any salt and pepper so I went to go see what had happened and to fetch the salt myself as my food was getting cold. At this as I walked in, I saw the waitress stood at the bar chatting to her colleagues As you could imagine, this made me furious so I’d asked to speak to the manager. The manager came out to see me. I explained the above situation and apologised for not taking all my condiments to my table, however it was not going to break anyone’s back to offer some good customer service and good courtesy in grabbing a little salt. The manager then said, the waitress had been to see him, and at that the decision she made as to not bring a bit of salt was with her manager’s blessing. When I think about it, it’s such a shame that people lack so my human compassion and that they would out of stubborn behaviour treat a customer in such a way. I will NEVER return to that place. I don’t think I’ve ever been disrespected and treat like such a dumbo in all my 44years of life.

Went in today for a classic, however really disappointed with how thin the chicken was on the parmo, which is a shame as I know if it was thicker it would have been loverly.

Parmo cost me £15 and it came and it was pink so disappointed in it staff wouldn’t give me a refund coz I had a few bites won’t. Be returning back at all it’s a disappointment

We had a lovely 3 course meal last night 🤗

We went for a Christmas meal here on the 6th December. The food was excellent. You couldn’t fault it . Piping hot too ! Well done all and Thankyou for a great evening.

We visited on 23rd Nov, table for 3. Lovely mixed grill, chips were amazing, tomatoes were cooked very well done as requested, so really soft which is perfect for me. Looking at the photo I think they forgot my egg but there was one my colleagues plate, so never mind. Would defo go back again. Only downside is the pub shuts at 9pm, so it was really quiet in there, except the birthday party table that gave us free chocolate birthday cake before our meal 🤣

Went on a lovely walk today from Preston Park along the river with my good friend Sara. My friend picked the Bluebell in Yarm for our lunch destination. However, just before we got to the Bluebell, I had a fall and was very filthy, and the Bluebell staff were great, especially the young barmaid. The food was delicious, thank you x

3 courses for £15 and the food was superb 👌 will definitely be back 😋

It was a Sunday lunchtime. Arrived at 12.20 had booked in advance. Pub almost empty,but barely any staff. Ordered by 12.40 and food finally arrived at 1.50…no warning of any delay. We had a three year old with us, so that was great ! They advised when we ordered they had no sausage, no pigs in blankets. One of us wanted a mixed meat Sunday lunch, just half and half. Advised it would be £4.50 more. They had no large Parma’s and the regular ones were tiny. Food finally arrived. The fellas Sunday lunches were served like this ….. a plate with the meat and a spoonful of mash on came first…. A 10 minute delay then the veg, advised then the roasties would be another 10 mins as were in the oven ! Brought out 4 roasties and we asked where are the rest. We were advised there are two each…. By this point I started to laugh. The roasties were obviously aunt Bessie’s…. Absolute joke… will never go back

couldn’t recommend more lovely food, had classic parmo and biscoff sundae dessert. great prices with a 3 course deal and nice staff 🙂

Very poor we walked in and my daughter had the last bit of Fanta and was told she couldn't drink it, although we were buying a round of drinks , we were told where to sit but what really appalled us was a Mum and her small daughter asked to use the toilet and she was told NO we were shocked! Very very poor and must certainly will not visit again!

Really disappointed I've came here for years but has just gone downhill over time, to the point the parmesan now no longer has breadcrumbs on it along with poor quality potatoes used for the homemade chips, instead it's a thin film of batter which I could only compare to as a frozen battered piece of chicken? it used to have a good atmosphere, seems like there's no thrive in the place anymore and they're willing to let such a beautiful pub/restaurant go to waste, such a shame won't be returning.

Delicious food at a very reasonable price for a lunch time meal. Whenever l'm in Yarm this is where I choose to eat

Been here several times, always great service

MUSHY LASAGNE/GAMMON WAS FAR TOO SALTY . VERY POOR FOOD THE PUB COULD DO WITH A DEEP CLEAN AS IT LOOKED VERY DUSTY.

The meal was fantastic, and the service was great. Staff were very helpful, free car park remember to put reg in the console inside 👍🏻

One of the best pizzas I've ever had!!!

Beautiful location on the river and plenty of space but sadly the food was not good at all.

Lovely meal whilst sat on the verandah. Such a beautiful view over the river to Yarm.

Excellent food good service food piping hot friendly staff

Nice Pint, Great Parmo, Understaffed though.

Great staff, good food well priced :)

Lovely outdoor area, but took ages to be served at the bar the whole time we were there so left.

We were a party of 14 and there was also another group in but sadly there weren't enough staff on. Waiting time to get served wasn't good. Whilst the food was nice there were at least 3 items on the menu that weren't available. Spoilt the birthday celebration a wee bit. Will still go again though.

Lovely grub but very busy at Sunday carvery...

Nice setting but £15 for a wine and a larger I found Very steep , and not nice wine. Went as a family and one group orded right after the other and one set of meals came and we finished before the next set of meals came . Nothing any different than you can get anywhere .

Visited at lunch time for a quick meal. Ordered the classic burger, service was quick and food tasted great. Homemade chips are a massive selling point and I asked for my fries to be swapped which they did no problem. Portion size was great and excellent value for money.

Nicely appointed large pub with lovely views and outdoor space.

Lovely place, fast friendly service, great pint, nice atmosphere, beer garden, recommended.

Excellent service,lovely little pub,good grub

We went on a busy Saturday.... unfortunately there was a long wait in the queue to be served...40 minutes...

The food is very nice and good service

Good local pub, came up for a work trip. Tried one of their Parmos, wasn't disappointed👍

5pm on a bank holiday. The bar man has just told me “we have ran out of everything food wise and have now decided to stop serving all food”. Waste of time.

Came here today, staff were nice, however our food wasn't what was advised, we ordered the vegetarian lasagnas and kids pizzas, the lasagnes should have all come with chips but they didn't and we're really just cheese and pasta, the kids pizza was very burnt. Due to the staff been very rushed of there feet we didn't bother asking as this would have only delayed them further. Other than that the pub was loverly

My husband and I called in tonight at 6.45pm for a meal tonight. We ordered a pint and a cup of tea and 2 meals. After 10 minutes we went to ask where my cup of tea was. They apologised. It arrived when my husband went back to the bar - 20 minutes after ordering it. Our meal finally arrived after 50 minutes. The homemade chunky chips that are advertised were actually frozen chips. We asked about this and were told - yes they are frozen, that's as good as we have today. We were totally disgusted. We will NOT be returning 😒

Booked table for 6.30 nothing left so had to make do with what they had, then couldn't order sweets as the kitchen had shut 6.45.Staff couldn't give a stuff never use again.

Tried the bottomless brunch for the first time and the food was amazing and drinks flowed aplenty and the bar staff were very friendly and highly recommended

Delicious and very polite staff definitely recommend it, especially with those proper made chips 😜😜

The food was excellent and really nice staff

Brilliant meal last week for my birthday family lunch! Amazing parmos!!! Service a little slow and the man on til not very helpful and sure we were over charged. Would return, thank you

Loved it ere great friendly staff lush food n reasonable prices

Honest Review. Sunday lunch is really not good anymore after a 45min wait it arrived only to disappoint, the Yorkshire pudding was on the verge of burnt, peas, carrots and cabbage slapped in a bowl. The meat was like out of a packet and bland. Roasties from the freezer. I'd of thought from the price, it would be Fresh cooked, but No. It a shame This is Honest review.

Staff rude ! First time we have visited in a while ! Tried to play pool . Asked for cash back to play pool as we only carried cards. Which to be fair she did . However after receiving this she then stated that it was 5 pound for the deposit of cues. We wouldn't have had an issue with this if she had just charged it when we asked for cash back to play pool. But then she also didn't give us the cues as this was her error . Both myself and partner are from the area . Dressed smart not I'll spoken and as we are both 50 I don't think we would do a runner with a pool cue. No wonder it's now always empty and gone down hill from a few years ago when we couldn't get seated and was quite a nice pub. More training needed with staff on how do deal and speak to customers as individuals and not just a number when the had few people in ! In the first place. Now losing another 2 customers and our kids who are adults will probably not visit.

Amazing food great scenery and staff go above and beyond to help

Good food, amazing setting, the staff are really kind and just overall really good.

Hats off to the bar staff and the Manager ! Lovely evening down by the river, but group of lairy, loud, obnoxious guys ruining it. Quick word, and they were dispatched, driving I might add. Well done guys! Lovely pub and outdoor areas, food looked great and arrived fast. We will be regulars from Egglescliffe 😀

We went here and had a lovely Sunday lunch we went for the three courses for £15 the food was very nice. It was very large portion. The service was really good

Got a taxi here from Stockton on Tees where the hotel was. Lovely location, on a summers evening it would be sensational. Me and two colleagues had the Parmo’s, opted for the Hot One which was sensational. Best not to ask about the calories!! Highly recommended.

Great place, great food. Kirsty has been very helpful with sorting breakfast for an early start!

Don't visit egg ham chip,eggs burnt had to be redone, ham off, chips average

Horrible staff, the staff look at you as if you are from a lower class, the place also needs a good clean and lick of paint

Nice pub by the river short walk to the centre

Decent food good price , lovely veiws

Good friendly pub great prices nice staff

Das Essen war wirklich sehr lecker und die Portierung war ziemlich groß. Ebenso war der Service sehr nett und zuvorkommend. Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt und freuen uns schon auf den nächsten Besuch.

No better place for a chat and a drink very very friendly service 😀 👌 😊

They had a lovely (very mild, coconutty) vegan penang curry on specials! Plenty of free tables and friendly staff.

Food was delicious but the drinks are quiet pricey

I came here with my son on the 2nd of February 2023 the service was impeccable very friendly and accommodating the food was delicious we shall be back

Food was loverly pork sunday dinner was amazing

Staff very friendly at the bar. Had food on the evening and was wonderful as well as service. Room clean and very comfortable. Very pleased with my stay, overall would absolutley recommend. Harry in particular on bar was very helpful.

We started our Xmas party here with food and a pint we all had a parmo n9body could complain about the food and service we received. Staff very friendly they kept our glasses topped up. Great pub good food, beer and staff thanks.

Lovely meal and good customer service. The only small complaint I have is, it wasn't very warm in the pub.

Very nice food and really nice staff. Excellent

Lovely food great venue. Classic full parmo was lush.

Food okay service slow and staff uninterested in customers. Such a shame could be a lovely spot, shame the staff let it down

Tried the Mexican parmo today. Never tried anything like that before and was amazing. Partner had the breakfast parmo and he really enjoyed that too. Had a dessert but feel like there’s not that many good options but the dessert I got was good enough. Amazing service however poor lass was by herself on the bar on a Saturday evening. Was waiting a short while and When she asked for help he came 5 minutes later just when the last Customer needed serving. Then same thing happened again when I went back up to the bar again. Would definitely come again though, food was so good an amazing price for the quality of the food

Lovely food & staff recommend the breakfast parmo

Great atmosphere, delicious food

Very enjoyable great for parking

Myself & my mam went for lunch on Monday afternoon. The young lady who served us was very friendly, nice greeting, very good customer service. Great food too. The coffee was excellent too. (Anne Llewellyn) 🤗

Absolutely beautiful seating areas sorrounding outside view of the river perfect for those warm summer nights. very friendly staff 3 course meals Mon-Fri £12.75 didn't dissapoint done to perfection very tasty and satisfying very good value well worth the visit is a must Get yourselves their you won't be disappointed.

brought my parents for an early evening meal .. food was really nice ..good portion sizes ..pleasant staff .nice atmosphere ..

Food ok, basic but plenty of choice. Never enough staff for service, Be prepared to wait. Register your car on arrival or pay £100 fine

Lovely view and clearly popular - a queue to get in for the Sunday roast

Parmo was really bad and took an hour and a half to come. Shocking bait. Service was incredibly bad as well.

Great new menu at affordable prices

Had the steak and chips was lovely staff friendly food well cooked

Great pub, terraces overlooking the River Tees at Yarm.

Had lovely meal sat on outside terrace with nice river view

Great food, feels like interior needs a put of a renovation but great place!

Amazing 4 different parmos were all tasted outstanding, portions were also huge, staff were really friendly and was a loverly atmosphere bes pub parmo around

Great food and service very friendly staff and good value for money

Staff friendly.. food was lovely and the added view of the river.

Hi I'm not happy, I have received a parking ticket for coming to your establishment for a friends anniversary party. I mentioned to the lad that was on the till that I parked on the car park and said that was fine. Now I receive...

Beer is pricey, the food is decent. It has a beautiful view of Yarm and the River Tees. Nice walkway. The location is great.

Good place to come around for a pint, lovely staff

Nice place for a pint before walking into Yarm

As with all Yarm pubs quite expensive but a very nice pub lovely outside area

Food was excellent, Staff were very friendly.

Alexa was so amazing she was so attentive and friendly she made us feel so welcome/at home she even helped us carried the drinks outside, at the age of 16 this girl deserves so much more than £4.81!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok as usual. Pleasant site overlooking the river. Food reasonable prices. Drinks not. Parking sign- in palaver.

I went to meet a friend Tuesday 7th of June for a drink. We arrived at 7pm and checked in our car reg to the machine. It was quite quiet. There was no one at the bar and we waited patiently for bar staff. A...