The Blue Bell Inn in Powys

Came here twice in one week while staying around the corner. Very friendly welcome, everyone was lovely! Food was really nice, had something different on both visits and was very happy with the food every time My husband said it was the best mixed grill he had ever had Will definitely return again when visiting the area

What a wonderful welcome from the bar maid and some of the locals and to be told Sunday Roast was available. We had Roast Beef dinner and it was fabulous with all fresh veg . We met a lovely German couple too and had a nice chat with them. A great little find we will be back .

Second visit in recent months and the second time we enjoyed their fabulous pies. Fabulous home made chips. Not fine dining but great, tasty, hearty food. Cheery staff make you feel very welcome.

Thankyou guys just got home to Laugharne those take away teas and ham sandwiches which we’re absolutely lovely just what we needed

Rolled up on my bike after a big day out in the Welsh rain. They put me up for the night, dried all my wet clothes, had a great evening meal in the pub chatting with locals. In the morning a breakfast awaited. I was even given a packed lunch to get me through my days ride as the local shop doesn't open on a Wednesday. Can't rate this place high enough. The owners are so friendly and helpful.

Very rude male ember of staff using foul language. Food wait was so long we gave In. Barmaid was very apologetic, but the male manager couldn't have cared less swearing at customers. Tables where dirty and bookings seemed chaotic, they had no idea how to run the place. This place simply survives due to the lack of alternatives I think. Next time it's Llanidloes for me.

We called in on our way back to our cottage after a day in Cardigan Bay. It was late in the evening and the kitchen had almost closed for the evening. However, the landlord and his staff were very accommodating and welcoming. The food was delicious. Proper home cooked food and very generous portions, but above all absolutely delicious. We would definitely recommend pub/restaurant.

Everyone we met was really friendly. Food was very tasty. Fresh chips were amazing. Decent sized portions and a very good price. Loved the placemats. Would definitly return.

Fabulous homemade food, especially their pies. All food is fresh and chips are lovely (no processed rubbish). Reasonably priced and staff are lovely. The owner went out of his way to make us feel welcome. Traditional Welsh pub, worth a visit.

Great Sunday dinner and friendly Staff! We went for Sunday dinner for my mother’s and father’s birthday. We had a lovely homely Sunday dinner and will definitely be back.

I am writing this based on comments from several of my guests who stayed here for our wedding on June 3rd. We married at the nearby glyngynwydd wedding barns and we had sent details of local establishments for our guests, this one came back as the one commented on as the most amazing. They stated the place was clean and comfortable but the welcome was the best they ever had and the owner went above and beyond, even giving them a lift to and from our wedding venue. Highly recommend by several people.

very reasonably priced pub fayre. Friendly service and outdoor seating if you have a dog-the homemade pies were highly recommended especially steak and ale, shame there wasn't a veggie pie option.

On our way home from visiting family in the Oswestry area we stopped for Sunday lunch and were delighted with the friendly service and especially the value. At only £25 for the two of us....and having a roast beef dinner each, plus drinks, dessert and coffee, we think that the Blue Bell Inn offers excellent value for their meals.

Just off the main road to Aberystwyth. Very pleasant and good pub food. There were four of us and we had fish and chips, homemade beef pie and lasagna. ll very tasty, The staff were friendly making us very welcome. We'd highly recommend

Ate here for 2 nights while staying at a local b&b. Very cosy pub, very welcoming and lovely ales. Food was really lovely and pie delicious with real chips...lovely atmosphere with friendly locals.

On a trip through Wales with no planning, in terms of accommodation, we stumbled across the Bell Inn at around 4:30pm on a hot day in August, 2022. The fact that there was accommodation, at this time of year, was the first miracle. The room was comfortable, clean and modestly priced. The quick business of securing the room was done amongst laughter and the promise of a pleasant evening after a fabulous day exploring the picturesque Welsh landscape. The locals that frequent this establishment were as generous with their friendship as the owners were with their care. Within half an hour we were left with the feeling that we were old friends returning. Dinner was simple, but delicious. The Meat Pie, outstanding. There was a warmth seldom offered to weary travelers and, I confess, we were overcome by the friendliness and care. Breakfast the following morning was served with a care you seldom find. I am unclear what other visitors found, or indeed, expected but, I for one, would recommend these good people to your care.

We stopped at this pub a while back And WOW it was amazing BUT what’s gone wrong since Tables sticky Menu tatty and boring Fag ends all over the outdoor seating area Had a pint in a dirty glass and left

I was really looking forward to a nice meal after a hard days’s walking with friends. However the steak and ale pie was disgusting; the pastry was soggy and black underside with the meat overstewed and tasteless. In order to mask the clearly microwaved aged pie, it had been covered in packer gravy which I did not request. It was accompanied by tinned peas and strange tasting vegetables. Thé £30 bed and breakfast was good value but the breakfast was not something I looked forward to after the previous night’s dinner. Sadly I was correct in my judgement and the poor breakfast was served surrounded by packs of nappies, diy tools and flies who failed to reach their destination: an electric fly zapper which I had not seen this side of 2000. My advice up your game as one day you may have competition in the village and you will come a poor second.

The food was awful, the staff were unfriendly and unhelpful, from as soon as I walked in it felt like I was intruding I will never go back to the Blue Bell Inn,

We stayed overnight here. Long cycle ride arriving at nearly 8pm. They had reserved us a table so straight in for the food we badly needed. it was hearty food at unbelieveable value (£9 for a lasagne, chips and peas in 2021). Guiness on draught was top notch. Staff (who I think might all have been family) were really welcoming, smiley, thoughtful, helpful. Don't go expecting a foodie's paradise, but definitely go if you want a pleasing atmosphere that won't judge your messy cycling/walking gear. Only downside I could see was the no dogs sign on the back door. Seems a shame considering the sort of market the pub could be attracting through the colder months.

This is mainly a pub for locals. It is very small and noisy, although we were put in an even smaller room at 'the back' to share with an array of coffee machines and a large sofa. Two couples in there would have been a crowd. No issues at all with the food. Tasty, hot, generous, good value. The pub is for sale at present and maybe the new owners will refurbish it - but that might spoil the locals trade. The owners need to smile more. Not my scene.

Ordered food and drinks at the outside bar offered a seat inside or outside under cover. We both opted for the homemade beef and ale pie, food was served quickly with a good beer to wash it down. A good meal in a safe environment had a lovely chat with the owner after finishing our food. Wish them all the best going forward after lockdown and restrictions. A sign on the fire place said arrive a stranger leave a friend we felt that we did thank you

Very welcoming, Covid re-organisation slowed them down but doing all the right things and running their business

My wife and I went for a Saturday evening meal - having seen the menu beforehand. Fish and Chips & Beef Curry was our order, and it arrived promptly - the food was above-average, but nothing special. We then waited over 35 minutes before we saw any waiting staff, who only came because we entered the kitchen! No offer of dessert, no coffee, no asking if we wanted the bill. When dessert eventually came - which was fine, we asked for the bill, which was wrong and had to be altered. Eventually we left, somewhat disappointed. Via Messenger I had a sincere apology from the owner. We will not be returning.

Social distancing was professionally observed, food was Ok, the disappointment was the tinned peas, shame because the pie was really nice, but made me wonder if it was not home-made.

A happy local pub with good pub food at good prices. The staff are friendly and efficient and we were pleased to have found such a nice place for our evening meal.

On my way back from the Welsh coast and just happened to stop at the Blue Bell Inn. I thought it was closed but on the car park at the rear they have a marquee and wooden picnic tables and an out door bar were you can also order food. The food we ordered came in good time and was enjoyable and the service in general was very good. I would recommend the Blue Bell Inn if you are passing.

The Blue Bell is a very welcome place to be out in the lovely welsh mountains and it's struggling manfully to keep a service going from marquee in the car park; simple short menu of pub classics; lots of raucous local support

The pub is old worldly with lots of character and the customer are all locals who know each other. Staff are very friendly and welcoming however food was a real let down. It looked great on paper but was so disappointing on arrival. The pie crust was overly soggy, the battered fish was frozen and faggots were bland. The gravy served with the faggots was so sparse I had to leave most of the dry mash. It was advertised as homemade. If this was the case it had all been reheated in a microwave. Will definitely not return.

Great place to stay and or eat if you are passing through on foot or MTB. Stayed at The Old Vicarage B&B this year then took the short walk here for my evening meal and a couple of pints. Really friendly staff and the lamb steak was lush

Trovato lungo il percorso tra Bristol e Aberystwyth è, di fatto, stato utile per una pausa pranzo.Abbiamo preso il piatto proposto del giorno a cui abbiamo chiesto una piccola modifica... niente uovo, ma vuoi per la lingua (in Galles l'inglese tende ad essere meno comprensibile), vuoi perché l'uovo è dappertutto... è arrivato con uovo.Cucina spartana e servizio lento nonostante si trattasse di prosciutto cotto, uovo e patatine. Conto un po' salato.

Probably my own fault but I was expecting the Fisherman’s platter to contain some fresh fish. Looked like the leftovers of a mixed bag of frozen fish fingers. The children’s chicken nuggets were old school processed chicken that I thought weren’t served anywhere anymore. Drive on by, obviously this place has little competition.

Arrived after riding from Dovey on the Trans Cambrian way, and offered access to a pressure washer, secure garage storage for the bikes, and a welcoming beer. Good value room and a characterful bar and group of regulars. The very friendly staff and owners made us very welcome and the food dinner, breakfast and the packed lunch (for the 70km ride to Rhayader through the Elan valley were perfect for two hungry riders.

Breakfast was ample, but I didn't care for the haddock dinner I ordered the night before, and I found the service to be indifferent, both at the bar and in the dining room.

Lunch stop. Food lovely. Steak and ale pie top notch beautifully cooked beef and lots of it . Fish pie good excellent vegetables to accompany carrots Swede cauliflower and peas all perfectly cooked. Sat outside we have a dog. Lovely surroundings, could do a little more with the outside space to improve the experience. It was all about the food though.Bathrooms clean if a little basic. Overall good experience, would definitely recommend and visit if in the area again .Thank you

Large car park to rear. Friendly local pub. Food served in dining room. Good selection of food on menu. Good steak and ale pie. £8.50. With chips and peas. Good quantity given. Good pub puddings with treacle sponge & custard etc £4. Nothing amazing, but would still visit there again.

had the steak pie. which to be honest looked like a roasted beef joint cubed and put in gravy.. as each piece of beef was dry and dark on top!!. the cod in batter looked tripke fried ..dark and dry.. the desserts are frozen and not thawed enough before serving.. and the waitresses..please smile and if you want to swear about things wait till we cant hear you..yes it was busy and not enough staff. but girls smile and chat with us so much better for everyone and you might enjoy your work more

My wife and I stopped here on our way to Aberystwyth for a holiday, the welcome was friendly and we were shown to a table we both ordered the cottage pie with veg and gravy it was delicious, for sweet we ordered jam sponge and custard which was also very good, great service and a lovely little place with great food. drop in if your passing it is lovely.

Very friendly staff and Liz the landlady was very helpful. Breakfast was anything you wanted and evening meals great. Basic but clean rooms.

Microwave menue, bland beer, indifferent service with the atmosphere of an old style Eastern European bus station. Best avoided.

This quaint little pub with traditional beams and flag floors, was warm in welcoming us to their unique little pub.

Came here for a Sunday lunch whilst away with friends . Oh dear. Meat was pre sliced and cold , good selection of veg but dry and tasteless. Service was none existent. 1 soggy roast potato per person . Would have been more satisfied with a bag of crisps.

Good honest pub grub served with a smile in a bar enjoying convivial company...what more could you ask for?

We stopped here for a late lunch on our way to Aberystwyth. The hotel is on the main road through Llangurig with a car park and wheelchair access at the rear. The toilets were spotless, (always a bonus on a long journey). They serve food all day.

Good wholesome and nourishing. Might look a basic menu, but so what when things are cooked to order and done well

We pulled in here for lunch not having checked out the previous reports. The beer was ok but the food was just average. The best we can say is that it was edible and it filled a whole.

Reasonable quality food for a remote location. Was still serving at 9.30pm on a Wednesday evening which is gr8 news when you're out in the sticks

fitted us in despite being very busy. Food was really tasty and huge portions! They even coped with my diet!

Lovely village pub, sunny day unintended stop as planned place was closed Friendly staff and lovely pub grub . Water for dogs and made to feel welcome Thxs guys

we have visited here before with friends and looked forward to returning but on this occasion the service was very poor. the barman was more interested in playing the fruit machine and reading his phone than serving us. the food was nice although not freshly cooked as arrived about 5 minutes after ordering , the barman wasnt interested in whether we wanted more drinks or another course so we finished our food and left,very disappointed as had a better experience on our first visit. Will not bother stopping here again

Volver después de 40 años! Bueno, comida sana para toda la familia, con una sonrisa en un ambiente agradable.

Pub decente que rompe el viaje de los Midlands de Gales. Pastel de carne con cerveza venía con gran shortcrust pastry, 3 cervezas a mano. Menú para niños incluido burger, pasta y los palitos de pescado. Casa Tarta muy bueno, Chili era normal. No se admiten perros, por desgracia, así se alojó en el coche, lo cual fue una pena. Pub grub decente. Tengo la sensación de que sirven comida durante todo el día.

Buena comida casera a precios razonables. Todo servido con una sonrisa. Buena elección de una pequeña cocina.

Un pub encantador, personal amable, gran ale, servicio rápido, Abundante aparcamiento, tuberías calientes, final de precio medio, la comida normal, la comida estaba bien, mi esposa dejó mucho de ella. Si estamos hambrientos podríamos llamar de nuevo.

Solid pub fare, just what was needed along with a decent pint of beer. Staff were friendly and efficient.

The Blue Bell Inn is a traditional pub that offers good food in hearty portions at excellent prices. The menu offers good variety and our food was delivered piping hot. Just the ticket for Welsh Autumnal evenings.

We ate here at the end of our penultimate day on the Wye Valley Walk. It was a Friday night but we had no trouble getting a table. The service was friendly and the food good pub food.

walked here after staying in a cottage near by. the staff are so friendly and helpful. the food is incredible and for the money you pay you get a huge plate full. warm and relaxing environment. and general smiles all round! highly recommend this place to anyone, lovely for a family with small children too.

A really nourishing breakfast. In my case I wanted something light at mid-day and this really filled the bill as a brunch. The staff are always most helpful, smiling and attentive. The strawberry and rhubarb cider is different and addictive!

Came in here for dinner and drinks one evening with a couple of work mates whilst staying in the area. The food was brilliant (I had the roast beef in a Yorkshire Pudding). The food was tasty and it was well priced and a good portion. They had some good real ale on tap which complimented the meal.The staff were friendly and polite as well.I would highly recommend this pub.

We had lunch at the Blue Bell Inn during a November driving tour of Montgomeryshire. Our lunch was excellent and was very well prepared. The service was good, and we thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We like good pub fare, and this certainly was!

Enjoyed the 5 bean chilli although it was mega spicy! Couple of cask ales on tap. Large car park out the back. Lots of Welsh rugby memorabilia around the small pub.

Categorically, the worst meal we've ever eaten (or not, to be more accurate). The pervasive sound of the microwave re-heating diabolical food to a tepid temperature is the overwhelming memory. The dog really enjoyed the "steak and ale" pie.....

Good choice of food, reasonbly priced, lovely atmosphere in the pub, they also do B&B. Another very friendly place for a stop over.

Had a very good evening meal and some nice wine here. Very reasonably priced, lovely barman and a pub with a very welcoming atmosphere- thank you Bluebell!

Highly recommended pub, they do good honest food, this is not fine dining but what you would want from a simple pub. Good hot tasty food. We have visited several times and find the hosts always welcoming along with the locals. Good beer, good food, loads of parking and outdoor space.

Saturday 11th July 2015 was my wife Pauline birthday,i asked her what she wanted to do and she told me she wanted to have a day out up in the Welsh valleys round Rhayader ,especialy up in Elan Valley(Where the water resevoirs and dams are!)After a wonderful day we went on to Devils Bridge and on to Aberystwyth where we were going to have a celebratory meal. Unfortunately there was a very limited choice of eating establishments that were suitable(we both have to watch what we eat due to allergies!!) All we were left with was a take away chip shop which was not ideal as she said that she didnt want to have her birthday meal "Out of a box!!" So we decided to head home and take a chance on finding a suitable restaurant. At Llangurig we came upon the Blue Bell Inn which said meals and B+B. We decided to stop and have a look at the menu. On entering the establishmeant we were greeted by the man behind the bar in a pleasant manor and asked what we wanted,we told him we were after something to eat and he showed us to a table and menus. What a choice we had,we both plumped for a homemade vegetable soup to start, which was delicious,hot and very soon consumed by us!!! Main meals were brought out(Gammon steak and all the trimmings for me and cod and chips for my wife!)they were cooked perfectly,they arrived hot and stayed hot for as long as we were eating them(some places the food arrives warm and soon cools!)We were not alone in the restaurant as there were locals out for an evening drink.They made us feel welcome and not like an outsider!!!! We found out that the barman was the owner and his wife was the chef,both were very pleasant and nothing was too much trouble. After we had finished we paid our bill and left,much impressed with the service and standard of the food!!! if you are in the vicinity i would recommend that you take in the Blue Bell Inn for a meal,you will not be disappointed!!!!!

Stayed for 3 separate nights. Nice warm room. Very quiet and comfortable. Pleasant bar chat with the locals. Meals are good value and include home-made steak and ale pie and also a tasty liver casserole. Definitely a place to stop and recharge your batteries if hiking or trekking. Owners Dewi and Liz will always extend a great welcome.

We arrived around 12.45pm (having been turned away elsewhere), fully expecting to be going away hungry and having to picnic in the car, but no - an extra table was laid for us in a quiet side room without any fuss and from ordering to arrival our food took about 5 minutes! This was while the pub were already dealing with a family party of 26 and another table of 10 as well as a bar full of customers!Simple food, but huge portions, loads of different veg and we had the choice of 2 roast meats. The bill was a surprise too. Food & drink for a family of 4 for under £40. Amazing!

Recommended to eat here - it was at best average (Steak & Ale pie). The atmosphere was not pleasant, with a very noisy bar with lots of shouting and swearing. Glad I was not there with kids. Separate eating area not really very nice, very 1970s roadside café style. Would not go back.

Had a great Sunday lunch here, good food, very generous portions, great service and reasonable prices. Good beer to I'm told. Having been let down by another establishment who'd overlooked our booking for 14 (!!!) this was a great find.

We stopped off here mid evening one Friday night, on our way down to see the next day's rugby international in Cardiff - couldn't have picked a better place to eat!The very friendly landlord advised me on the beer ( a very nice pint of Brains Rev James) and we had the homemade Welsh faggots and the liver casserole - both excellent.Would definitely advise a stop at this cosy and very welcoming pub.

Met a colleague there - my first time visit. It seems to be the only place worth stopping at for miles and, fair play to them, they are open all day. So, in some ways, a beacon of light on what was a wet, dark and miserable day.The pub has a restaurant and a bar menu and the chef is available all day - so it might be unfair to criticise except that if you provide a service.......we both chose a bar meal but it was rather limited. A cheese and bacon baguette is not the most exciting meal but a few additions to the plate might make it look that an effort had been made. The baguette was crisp, there were two slices of bacon, one for each half of the baguette, and then what appeared to be melted cheddar on top. A small amount of salad, with half a tomato, was also on the plate. One or two pieces of the salad had some brown edges - sharper eyes are maybe needed in the kitchen. The price with 2 soft drinks was £6 - not unreasonable.We were the only people in the pub: perhaps had there were more visitors the fire might have been lit and the atmosphere a little softer. The background music was, I suggest, more to the taste of the barman than to the older visitor. It was not intrusive but neither was it particularly relaxing!The toilets were very clean, the car park free of litter but, with a little more effort the attention to detail might be to the other areas mentioned. Still, full marks for being there and for being open and I shall support them whenever I am in the area.

Stayed on the hill above the Bluebell. We had a couple of nights drinking and eating at the pub and the food was good. The prices where average and the staff were friendly. Enjoyed a game of pool and ideally placed to crawl home.

The place itself and the service I would rate as average for a British pub (being a Swede), but the lamb racks that we took were absolutely perfect, we were actually convinced (my wife and I) that it was the best meal we had ever had in Britain.

Stayed in Llangurig on our way through Wales and there is little in Llangurig in the evening. It's only a tiny wee place and the other restaurant shuts down in the evening at around 8. This is a decent pub which serves food. Prices are reasonable and food is typical Pub food fayre. Had mushrooms to start and steak for main course. Massive portion of steak which had been fried i think, chips and some peas etc to accompany. Friend had the gammon which was insanely big and barely fitted onto the plate. All food was eaten and was well priced but the food was pretty much what you could cobble together at home yourself. Does the job and staff were friendly and efficient,

Mountain biking across Wales we stopped in llangurug for some food only to be turned away. We'd just covered a large distance and were low on food and very hungry so were really needing a bite to eat before embarking on the next leg of our journey. Despite activity in the kitchen and others eating we were told very rudely that we were not welcome. Not sure if this is the attitude they have with all cyclists, but if you are passing the area it's best to stock up elswhere.Maybe we caught them on a bad day? Still, not a professional way to conduct business. In the future we'll just pass without stopping... no matter how desperate!!