The Blue Bell Inn in Wakefield - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Amazing fish fingers for lunch thank you so much. Had a lovely walk this day and passed this lovely looking public house. It forfilled our day ready fir walk back. We'll be back 👍 Not a threat 😁

The Bluebell is charming and the staff are delightful. I happened upon it about 3 weeks ago, I had lost my way and my phone charger wasn’t working. The young lady working in the restaurant was so kind and helpful and the coffee was delicious, I was soon on my way and only sorry that I couldn’t stay longer, the food looked and smelled delicious, I hope to return soon.

High quality of food and a wide variety to choose from on both the menu and specials board. The team that run it are very helpful and great at what they do too. Would highly recommend to anyone!

We booked a table for a family birthday. It was the first time I’d visited. I had the Yorkshire puddings starter, the chicken main special and the sticky toffee pudding dessert. My word what a feast! We were served very quickly the food was hot.. which is a big thumbs up. But the standing ovation goes to the sticky toffee pudding which was the best I’ve ever tasted.. and believe me I’ve tasted a few! I obviously had a taste of the other desserts my family ordered and they were top notch too. The evening was faultless and it deserves the full 5 stars.. thank you staff and Chef! .. the only sad part is that it’s so far away from London where I live .. or I’d be there every week 😁

Food (carvery ) was average, nothing at all ti talk about. Dessert was very good. Staff were average, and one of them stank of body odour.

Very welcoming and a great lunch

We visited the pub on the way home from a day out at Clumber Park. Myself, my Mum, my Dad and 2 little boys. The welcome we received was ok, we got seated and served reasonably quick. My Mum and I ordered a cauliflower salad… we enjoy a nice salad and thought for £15/£16 that’s what we would get… oh no! The salad was leaves, pomegranate seeds and boiled cauliflower (It was on the menu as roasted). Now that is not worth £5 never mind £15. We ate it due to having 2 tired little boys to get home and thank goodness we’d ordered sweet potato fries to go with it. When it came to paying the bill, we explained everything had been good apart from the terrible salads at a rip off price. With that the waitress said she would go speak to the chef and came back to tell us it was due to how expensive pomegranate is, I mean come on?!! Are they for real?!! Don’t mind paying for things but this was so overpriced. Really really poor!

We visited on 4/7/2024 at lunch after booking online for 12:00 (and stating it was for my wife's birthday). On arrival at approx 12:03 we weren't entirely sure how to get into the restaurant as the door was closed and locked (luckily someone opened this after we had looked for another entrance. The greeting we recieved was cold, almost as if the waitress didn't want to be there and we were hastily showed to our table. Our drinks orders were taken quite swiftly which was good and our drinks followed not long after. At which point we were asked if we were ready to order. We weren't so the waitress said she would come back. This is where it starts to go wrong. After taking a few moments to decide we placed our menus to the side of the table to indicate this and waited for the waitress and waitress to stop talking with each other and come and take our order. We waiting a good few minutes and in the end I had to beckon the waitress over to take our order. Sourdough Bread Halloumi Fries Steak Frites Bluebell Smash Burger Side of onion rings. Shortly after the chef/waiter/manager (I'll. Refer to as chef going forward) appeared and pointed out that the 2 front of house had failed to turn the lights on, turn the bar/pump lights on etc etc. They did this and just as our luck would have it we had a flickering light above our table. This went unnoticed. UNTIL the chef noticed and spotted it and corrected it, I really loved that attention, it was great. Unfortunately the reason the chef hadn't noticed immediately was because he was writing the specials board that we didn't have the option to order from. Slight disappointment but we were happy with our choices.. For now. The front of house service was severely poor throughout with key things missing, not offering extra drinks, not taking empties when we asked for more drinks, taking a while to clear between courses. Failing to check if everything was okay with the food (until the last quarter of our mains). Although the restaurant was filling with more diners the front of house continued their conversations and what appeared to be checking their phones behind the bar. Everything was poor from them to be honest from the seating to the paying of the bill. All would be worth it if the food is good. It wasn't. Starters: The sourdough bread was burnt on most slices (some charring is to be expected) but one or two were severely burnt. The bits thst weren't Burnt were "tough", hard to describe but our Jaws hurt from the effort of chewing. Then... The Halloumi fries, three, yes THREE skinny Halloumi fries dipped in batter and threatened with the fryer lead to use paying £7 for three sticks of barely warm cheese coated in greasy undercooked batter. Appalling. The mains: Let's start with the steak frites. Ordered as recommended on your menu as medium rare. It came medium but swapped the rare for well done. There was a tiny bit that was medium so not all to loss. Then the chips, as with the Halloumi Fries these were threatened with the frier and were still hard in the center of some of them. The smash burger.... A dried out well done burger is not a smash burger. And that is exactly what I got. It wasn't terrible, as a normal burger with an abundance of condiments thrown on for moisture, but impossible to eat both patties it was that dry. The menu also didn't day it came with a pickle which wasn't a nice addition to the burger but at least that was extra.... Unlike the fries. Now fortunately it appeared the fries were given ample time in the frier as they were borderline overcooked, unfortunately they were missing the skin. Your menu says skin on Fries, therefore I expect skin on Fries, not asda home brand French fries. £70 bill, that was inceremonioisly dumped on the tab with a "go pay over there", for sub par food with horrendous service spoiling a rare child free birthday lunch. Your one saving grace was the attentiveness and, what appeared to be more professionalism, from the chef. Emailed the business and received a poor response.

Lovely evening. Good food and the staff friendly. Food served promptly 👍👍

First time here and food and service was lovely. The pub is really nice, nice atmosphere... nice outdoor area. Only let down is they seem really keen to highlight that your table is fot 1.5 hours only. Found this a bit off putting as we were thinking we maybe longer, but our friend didn't come so it was ok. So if you plan to stay longer, chat, have a few drinks, not sure what would happen.

One of the best Sunday lunches I’ve eaten! It was plentiful, very tasty and cooked to perfection. I had fruit crumble with ice-cream for dessert and that was heavenly! The staff were lovely and friendly and the service was speedy. The place had a comfortable and relaxing atmosphere and even though I dined alone, I didn’t feel isolated. I had a really positive experience today and I will definitely be making a return visit.

Excellent food and prompt curtious service as usual, the quality of food very good, atmosphere fine I will be back for more.

Lovely cosy pub in beautiful setting. Plenty of parking on site. Gorgeous carvery - probably one of the best I have ever had. Meat wasn't dry and the roast potatoes were far from stale (as can sometimes be the case with carveries). Fresh and tasty veg. Best Yorkshire pudding I have EVER had. Only downside would be that two regular carveries were ordered, but I received a smaller plate than my partner. Didn't realise until we had both sat down with our food, but we were charged for two regular carveries despite the plates being different sizes, which I thought was odd. Reasonable prices and friendly staff, will definitely return.

Food absolutely out of this world , very good quality food everything was so tasty and fresh . Service out standing lovely and polite and friendly. Going to go back I'm the foreseeable future ..

We went for my wife's 60th birthday. Excellent food and great service

Lovely atmosphere, great service ,good food

We ate lunch here with friends, stayed at the hotel nearby, enjoyed the food so much we returned for dinner - two excellent meals in one day. All staff friendly and efficient.

We visited for the first time. The food was excellent. We had the pensioners special and there was more than enough. The staff were all lovely and the pub was lovely and clean.

Had lunch at the Bluebell and as usual friendly staff, lovely atmosphere and good food. Highly recommend

The food, service and drink was absolutely class. Will definitely be going back for another night

The staff were great, the pizzas were extremely nice. Will definitely be going back to try more of the menu.

Really good meal only problem mowhrte to sit just for a drink after

Stunning. Can't go wrong. OK so what's going on here, I don't usually find a faultless place. So... 2 steak options but 4 or 5 fish, catch of the day options. Add a big T-bone to the menu guys, peppercorn sauce, huge onion rings, fat chips. Christ I'm drooling just typing that out ! But, overall, cracking

Very nice fish and chips last week and this week we will be trying something different next week keep up the very good standard thanks to all

Delicious food reasonably priced

Visited this evening with table booking for 6.30. Eventually seated and food served 7.40pm. My daughter ordered rump steak, as usual when eating out, as only eats lean cuts - well done. Steak arrived but had fat running through, cooked too quickly as was VERY difficult to cut on arrival. Didn't want to discuss with staff at the time as were many people around, and we had waited a long time for the food initially, so quietly brought it to staff attention at the end. Manager did provide some discount on the steak but it wasn't about that it was about the disappointing experience. We went for the first time 4 weeks ago and enjoyed the Sunday lunch which is why we visited again but unfortunately for us we won't be returning.

Excellent restaurant, food delicious at lunch and dinner, staff very friendly and accomodating

Lovely pub in beautiful surroundings, staff attentive and competent. Food good and reasonably priced.

Been a few times with family for Sunday launch and evening meals, excellent food they have a pizza bar upstairs which is also very good worth going if you want a nice meal out.

Today we had a great time at the Bluebell for my wife’s birthday. We really enjoyed all aspects , the food and staff were brilliant. Well done Team Bluebell

A very enjoyable meal, good selection on the menu for all tastes. Lovely team serving, with a warm welcome. Very nice pleasant surroundings. We will definitely be back.

Excellent pub/restaurant, the food is excellent. Sunday lunch or any day for a pizza are well worth a trip as they are excellent. Always a warm welcome and great service.

Food very good service excellent very quick. The restaurant was not full but comfortable would definitely go again

Really friendly and helpful staff. We had a evening meal there and food was alright my chicken ,,Parmo’’ was quite bland and unseasoned and my mother in law fish & chips quite greasy

Booked a table for Mother’s Day. There were 7 of us in total and have to say the service, food and drink were all fantastic. The quality of bluebell has always been consistent and the atmosphere is always really nice.

Great meal with the family. Lots of choice for veggies and even vegans, loved the food and the service was excellent.

NIce place, excellent service and lovely food. I had a carvery, my husband and brother had the steak pie. All were delicious and will visit again

The food here is usually pretty good. The starters never fail to impress but the mains are quite tasteless which really lets it down. The staff are brilliant and attentive so it is a shame about the mains especially the chips

Really enjoyed it food was excellent

Nice British pub with good food and nice enviroment!

Delicious food and great value for money

We’ve had the pleasure meeting friends here before, what a shame not up to standard for us. Staff never came round to ask us if our lunch was at standard we had to wait until we had finished ours. Just the chips a big let down they weren’t cooked through white and the thick ones hard.Not fresh chips now frozen not the same. We have eaten here many times a few years ago until we last went. Please go back to home cooked chips makes your meal and give them colour then we know all are cooked

Nice beer, helpful staff but very poor food.Steak and ale pie was grim.The stir fry prawns had four prawns(not king prawns). Very disapointing but hopefully this review saves you making a special trip like we did

Can't fault it. Food was delicious and very fairly priced. Starters, mains and desserts for two+drinks came to £85 which is not bad at all. Everything was delicious, staff were polite and it wasn't too loud, too cold or too hot. Will be going again.

Good food, good surroundings & good staff make it a pleasant experience which is why I keep coming back

We go every couple of weeks. Ladies that lunch!

Been for Sunday Roast & Main Menu, both were outstanding! Will definitely be returning...

Beautiful food , cooked to perfection, will be visiting again soon , sirloin steak and venison shank was to die for , compliments to the chefs , xxx

A fantastic last minute lunch stop off en route to Scotland. Spoiled for choice with the menu. Food was delicious, service was excellent. Local beer was great. 10 out of 10. I know where to stop next time I’m doing this journey for sure

A great place for food which never disappoints. Comfortable and cosy interior. Well run, with great service.

This pub was a brilliant find as we always stop here on our way from Bristol to Newcastle. We have never had a bad meal and the food is always really tasty. Today, on Christmas Eve, we both enjoyed a delicious fish pie followed by a melt in the mouth warm Portuguese Tart with coffee. Can’t fault the service and the prices are reasonable for what you get.

Lovely food , excellent staff , great drinks

Had an underwhelming lunch from their festive menu. The prawn cocktail starter was quite nice, although served with cheap sliced bread - very 1970s. The roast turkey main course was a disappointment. Only two small roast potatoes, “seasonal vegetables” were plain boiled carrots, sprouts and peas - not even buttered - and no traditional roast vegetables. The stuffing was the cheap paxo type. One pig in blanket cut in half. A limp Yorkshire pudding. The turkey was fine, two small slices, as was the gravy. They really need to try harder with the vegetables and other accompaniments. Expensive at £26 per head for 2 courses (another 2 course festive lunch I attended was £7 less). Service was fine - prompt and efficient.

Visited with my sister and partners to celebrate her birthday. Excellent carvery meal. Friendly staff. Great atmosphere. Fantastic value for money.

I maintain it's the company one keeps that makes an occasion but The Blue Bell Inn is difficult to beat as a place at which to enjoy that company. The Blue Bell is warm and inviting with great food, commendable service and very reasonable prices. This wasn't my first time and will not be my last. 5 stars from me.

We have been a couple of times and never been disappointed, we went again last Tuesday to sample the Christmas menu and it was lovely, the Mushroom starter and Beef main were especially delicious, Thank you to Luke and Nick who looked after us that night, the were very friendly and attentive along with all the staff, would recommend

Great carvery on Sunday, lovely atmosphere.

Excellent lunch with friends at The Blue Bell. Food was really good, lovely atmosphere, and our waitress, Beverley, was courteous, efficient, and friendly. Top notch!

I have been here to eat many many times for many many years (as a local ) but I went with a group of friends last night for an early Xmas meal night out and sadly it was pretty poor. We were a party of six but only four of the main meals arrived with apologies that two of the meals had been omitted on the order and there would be a ten minute delay for these two meals. Subsequently two of our party were given their meals 15 minutes after ours by which time the rest of us had almost finished. My main course order of Belly Pork was extremely poor/inedible/“uncuttable”/ worst ever. Meal was cold on top of everything else! I did complain and the chef confirmed it was not up to standard and I was given a discount but however this was a special get together for a pre Xmas meal and we “locals” would have expected much better. Has the management changed? Will think seriously about going again even though it is five minutes away from home

Had the Sunday carvery, had to dine in the blue smoke upstairs, please be aware this can get very noisy when full....decent carvery and helpful staff even though they were very busy.

Come here when visiting Pontefract. Food is always amazing and service is spot on. Its always been busy when I've visited which creates a great atmosphere in a traditional yet modern setting.

Pleasant family meal with excellent, friendly staff.

Very good food, nice atmosphere, staff very good

Nice pub with pleasant staff and good beer and food,what's not to like!!

Lovely food and friendly staff.

Unfortunately quite an unpleasant experience. We were a party of 4 and had booked that afternoon, as soon as we walked in we were met with hostility. I can understand that it was quite a busy day and staff looked to be quite stressed, but for myself having worked in customer service for over 10 years, it's common practice to not take this out on your guests. We were waiting for a while despite booking with no apology or reassurance of wait times. Will not be returning.

Tried somewhere different and a bit further away than normal. It was well worth the drive. Friendly staff and lovely food. Sam had the carvery and I the giant sausage and mash. We will certainly be returning soon.

Great local pub, With a good menu. Service was solid, and the food very good.

Wow this is a first, we walked into the pub and was met by one of the staff. We received a reception frosty enough to freeze hell over, no greeting at the door, was just asked if we had booked. We then were told we had to wait at the bar because they didn't have a free table despite there being ample room for us to be seated. The bar staff were absolutely useless tbh, she didn't even know what elderflower drinks were available and we had to point out that there was one available in the mini fridge. Just poor. We were finally seated after the lackluster intro then left 15 minutes waiting with no update on when our order would be taken. We then politely asked what the wait time would be to which the server replied it will take as long as it will take and you can leave if you want and there's no need to be rude. The irony was eye watering Worst customer service I've not just received in a pub but in any hospitality situation. Outrageously bad. If I were the owner I'd be taking a serious look at the staff training and 100% layoff the leading team member. Go to the Wentbridge hotel and see how it's done properly. Avoid.

Had a works meal for 17 people. Fabulous! The food, service, everything. Highly recommended!

Not been for c.4yrs, due to stuff! Very enjoyable and a good atmosphere.

We went to Blue Bell as we were told the steak was amazing! The steak was quite small for the price and onion rings and pepper corn sauce extra cost! So over all nearly £30 drinks were quite expensive over £5 a pint and small bottles of beer £4.70. Waited almost an hour for meal wasn’t that busy either, food was nice and staff were lovely overall nice pub but a bit pricey for what you get. Saying that I would go again and try something different

Five family members had Sunday lunch from the main menu, everyone enjoyed each course and felt quality of food was very good value served by friendly professional staff. The carvery looked delicious maybe try next time .Booking and parking easy .

Never fails, pound for pound as good as anywhere in the area.

8 of us went for lunch on Sunday and had carvery and desserts. It was absolutely spot on, faultless. Would definitely go back.

Delightful setting for a catch up or a meal out. The food was absolutely delicious and freshly cooked. Well worth the money for the quality and quantity of food served. The staff were all very helpful, polite and professional. We would definitely recommend that you try here and we will definitely be back soon.

Food was excellent and the staff were very helpful and friendly I would definitely recommend going to The blue Bell inn

Great pub, delicious food, nice beer, good prices. I thoroughly recommend the Blue Bell at Wentbridge.

A beautiful modern yet classic country pub. Service was excellent, atmosphere was warm, welcoming and the food was delicious. Great choices on the menu and wine list, the new Chicken Parmo was so good! We all finished with the strawberry and apple crumble, a perfect...

Been coming here for years not. It been able to get booked in, managed to get booked in today and I can see why food and service amazing even better than before thank you to the young lady why looked after us this evening Thank you see you again soon as I’ve pre booked for next week

Arranged a big family Sunday lunch here for a birthday. First off, the place does get busy and you must book if you want to go on a Sunday. Secondly, it is booked as the food is good, freshly cooked and reasonably priced. All but...

Food excellent but service a little slow..nearly an hour after table booked.

Lovely place for food, in particular! Theres loads of parking and street parking. The staff are welcoming and plentiful; we didn’t have to wait long, even at lunch, Sunday 12:30 The atmosphere was good. I didn’t notice any music on reflection; just the business of the place. That said, everyone is spaced well and it doesn’t feel stuffy. The menu is classically British and full of lovely choices, all of which look stunning when they come out. I had rosemary roasted chicken with red wine jus which was tender, and a very nicely-sized portion. The food was hot throughout and hasn’t been left standing. Desert was a crumble, apple and raspberry. It was tart, sweet and had crunch to the crumble. The custard was lovely. Very nice indeed. Those plus a pot of tea were less than £30 with a tip; not bad for good quality food! Upstairs they have a pizza oven and my friend says they are delicious stone baked pizzas. Outside there’s about 10 double-sided benches with large brollies; it was drizzling but we were dry and it was scenic!

Booked online which was easy. Staff are friendly and attentive, even with our son. Excellent food, great atmosphere. Would definitely recommend family and friends.

Brilliant Sunday carvery. Amazing pub. One of the best pubs for food in our area. Always great service

Very friendly staff good service only had drinks

Prawn cocktail was pretty bland, although main courses of pork belly and the gammon steak were excellent. Left totally stuffed. Would go back again

Lovely little pub with great food & lovely staff!

Great place with friendly staff

Lovely. Always consistent x. We visit frequently. Always polite. Efficient. Consistent. Lovely food. Would highly recommend x

Lovely place this, food is top drawer.

Excellent, cant fault the place, hills a bit steep tho, walking from car park downhills a bit tricky for the less able....

My wife and I visited here as part of our country pub tour. It’s a welcoming pub with very friendly staff. There were plenty of daily specials but we elected to go from the main menu. My wife had belly pork and I went for...

Beautiful surroundings, lively atmosphere. Very busy and seemed to be fully booked for meals. We just had drinks but the food looked and smelled amazing. Definitely want to book food and go again

It was all great. Went without booking at start of evening food session so lucky to get in as it filled in no time with booking diners. The food was lovely, good portions but not too big. All vegetables were fresh and colourful and not cooked to death. Nice selection for each course. Friendly polite service from all staff. Lovely and clean. Friendly atmosphere. Will definitely be going back. Well worth a visit. There is a pizza restaurant upstairs "The Blue Smoke" too but didn't venture up to investigate as not really a pizza fan.

This was our first visit. Will definitely go back. Great food and atmosphere 👌🏿

1st time ive been here and the food was gorgeous. Came for my mums birthday. There was 12 of us. All of the food arrived at the same time. There was a few gf options. Really nice service from the staff. Def return again

Went to celebrate a family member's birthday. The food was delicious and the staff were attentive.

Came for our 10th Wedding Anniversary. Absolutely fabulous food and brilliant service. Will be back. 🥰

Meeting place for us! Excellent service and really tasty food, menu choices are great as there is practically something for everyone. Looking forward to more visits here in the near future