The Blue Bell - Sandiacre in Erewash

Me, my girlfriend and 2 friends were refused service and told the pub is 25+, we provided iD prior to this. Pretty offensive, and for no apparent reason. Clearly just not welcome for some reason. White Lion much better, can’t fault them

Lovely clean pub,

Great local pub for local people

Very rude landlord. Took a drink off me when I wasn't drunk and hadn't done or said anything bad to anyone. Won't be going back.

Lovely cider. Lovely atmosphere

Fantastic Pub with Great Landlord and Landlady who provide a safe environment where ladies feel safe even when not accompanied by their partners. This is a credit to the management who have years of experience running great local pubs for the very supportive local community. Excellent Beer too!

New landlord is extremely rude, miserable, judgemental and needs to take a refresher course in customer service. A friend had arranged to meet for new year's drinks here and arrived just before us, she had checked the smoking area to see if we had arrived and stood outside whilst she called to see where we were, only to be rudely told MOVE NOW!! and forced to stand on the pavement off the premises. Safe to say we are starting new year's drinks at the plough this year and will boycott bluebell here on out and tell everyone else to as well. I dares bet the decline in custom is down to the new landlord too, as previously the pub has thrived and used to be an enjoyable place to spend weekends and week nights. Disgusting service from an already declining pub. Safe to say our money will not be spent here when clearly this landlord doesn't value his customers old or new. Honestly appalled

Great "local" pub. Had all the feel of a traditional pub without the intimidating welcome you can sometimes find. Staff and punters friendly and relaxed. A lovely spot for a few Sunday afternoon jars.

I sometimes use the blue bell and sometimes after a ride out on my motorbike I have always found the place good and they especially like k9 good pub

After a hard day work I like to have a clear pint and I can take my dog and relax 😌

My 26 year old son was unable to buy a pint as he didn't have his original driving licence with him, only photographic proof when 18 is the legal age to buy and consume alcoholic beverages which he clearly looks over. Jobsworths with no customer facing skills behind the counter yet again, why?????? This was on Thursday evening 13/07/23 as we were the visiting pool team.

From Karen & the German Shepherds 🐕🐕

Busy locals pub. Good selection of largers and ciders, real ale selection was a bit limited.

Friendly warm atmosphere great beer landlord and landlady always with a smile and a welcome

Not the friendliest welcome I've ever had, barstaff seemed slightly confused/annoyed by the question as to wether a particular beer was pale or not. A bit bright in terms of decor and lighting it just didn't give off the friendly local pub vibe. But it was OK, not great not terrible.

Friendly landlord was there with partner he was playing pool

A very nice friendly place, and you feel welcome.

Very friendly, landlord and landlady very welcoming, great atmosphere 😀 definitely will be going again.

It seems a lovely, welcoming pub, friendly staff and customers and not silly beer and wine prices, Brilliant.

A lovely pub run by lovely people, they made me feel welcome. They are kid friendly but the place doesn’t feel like a playground. It is the perfect local pub where you can have a drink and a chat

Lovely traditional pub great outdoor patio friendly staff

The women staff was very nice, made us feel welcome, the male landlord however, turned aggressive after being asked if he's been drinking tonight, he previously turned down service to my friend after saying he was on drugs despite him being sober, tonight after asking whether he was drinking (he clearly was, kept spilling pints and confusing which way we wanted to pay),he turned agrresive and then proceeded to follow us into the beer garden and throw my pint all over me while I was trying to help the situation.Honestly the staff are nice but the landlord is an egotistical small man. - Edit: you snatched the drink out of my hand and spilled it all over me despite me trying to calm the situation down, I in no way threw anything on or at you, check those security tapes you desperately wanted, check your facts mate

Great place for a drink and they serve a number of 0 % beers for drivers in a very friendly bar

We hadn't been in before despite living quite close by, as whenever we past it previously, we hadn't seen it open!! We were pleased with the welcome from the Landlady and Jasper 😊 had a good half pint of Craft beer. Its such a shame that you can't get a meal there, we think it could be a little gold mine, even with a small "different" menu. A Sunday Lunch would really go down well. 😍

Very pleasant evening, staff very friendly

Nice quiet pub, average prices for the area, outdoor section is in the perfect place for sun during warmer months.

Wonderful with excellent service from very friendly landlords and a lovely pub dog 😘

Friendly atmosphere, clean & cosy, tasty pint of John Smith's!

Brilliant Pub which is now in the good hands of a really nice experienced Landlord & Lady. The drinks are still a little more expensive than other pubs but way better than the other pubs. Service and other bar staff are excellent and a pleasure to sit inside the pub or outside when ever the weather will allow. They don't do food except some really nice Cobs etc. yet but I understand there are plans in the future to do more. Excellent Beer Garden.

Great place, lovely atmosphere friendly staff.

O must I tell you all. You will all want to come to the best pub in the village. Landlord and lady make you welcome. Pub very clean, muted music so you can talk, seperate games room, beer garden. Shhhh village secret👍😊

Very friendly. Nice beer and very pleasant bar staff, landlord and dog. Will definitely be going back

Only visited once as I live in Coventry. Nice looking Pub the were nice as well👍

Lovely welcome brilliant bar staff and the place is very nicely decorated, very good real ales as well , will be going back in the near future.

Rude staff - landlord in particular. As well as our personal experience of his attitude I hear he’s been rude to several others too in the short time he’s been there. I’ll look forward to him being replaced before we return there .

Nice place for a quiet drink...friendly staff, efficient service and a good Covid policy in place.

Our first time here after moving into the area. The staff were nice, they had clearly put a lot of effort into making outside the pub a nice and spacious place to sit. We were greeted quickly and shown to the seating area where we could choose a table. Our drinks came quickly and we're nice and chilled. I would probably have given 5 stars if we could have seen inside

As it was the last night before we went into the national lockdown, we had a good night and 🍴. I think the staff were very nice and they were coping well.

A very welcoming pub pub serving quality ales and on top of the latest covid rules.

Good beer great landlord and landlady

Amazing with the social distancing and bar layout to keep everyone safe!

One way system in operation, working well

Landlord has good beers and made adaptions post covid opening

It's a decent pub locals seemed nice so will go again

A decent enough country style pub this, cozy, a locals sort of place, yet welcoming to strangers. It nearly closed some months back, so come here to judge for yourself, and help prevent another of our country's great community assets from closing.

Been in a quiet few times since its reopened lovely couple keep a nice beer and make you feel welcome. What more can you ask for.

Went on Christmas day and found a friendly landlord and great atmosphere; a very pleasant experience.

a great traditional pub run by lovely friendly staff

Really nice pub and very friendly staff recommend this for a drink and relax

It's so good to have our local back with such a lovely landlord and landlady who provide such a warm welcome! Bill and Diane

Visited this week -midweek.. New Landlady . Genuine nice couple. ,Nice atmosphere & Ghost Ship wasn't too bad either!👍😉

Nice little village pub in Sandiacre

Nice and friendly Alan and partner are recommended going to see for yourself

Always been a lovely pub glad to see it back open landlord and landlady seem really nice and friendly

Newly opened and a fresh start, we wish Di and Allen all the best ithis venture. It has potential to be a great local pub again. Just a shame the local footy club had a live and loud band, the Bell got the blame for! Definitely not them!

Fantastic owner lovely bar staff

Lovely place , very friendly staff made me feel very welcome

Good selection of ale. Friendly atmosphere historic building

Lovely pub, variety of beers, good food but expensive.

Really really disappointed. As a regular for the last 18 years , we visited tonight to find no wine available to purchase. 🤔

We have just had my grandma's wake at the Blue Bell. They have soo helpful with all off the arrangements and Louise has been brilliant and made us all feel very welcome. We will return back to this great pub, just for a cheeky couple.

Poor customer service. Lack of soft drinks....don't think I've ever been spoken to in such a poor manner

Spoken to rudely at last orders, the Bar woman told us to drink up before she pours our pints down the sink and that "Some people have work in the morning' then started shouting at us, using very bad language. - wouldnt go in there again. very poor customer service skills.

Great landlord, great staff, great beer

Our local, friendly and cosy. A bonus would be if they could serve food as other places in vicinity are poor

Plastic pub serving Pubco fare and standard beers. Close your eyes and you could be in any one of thousands of these souless places around the UK.

Great real ales and a good atmosphere

Excellent pub. Great pint of Ghost Ship. Friendly staff. The one downside is that the landlord supports Liverpool, but you can't have everything! :-)

Good and friendly pubs with great real ale

Lovely refurbishment. Cosy and friendly

Good beers well kept. Great​ recent refurbishment, overdue !

Small village pub, quite popular with the locals and its 'regulars'.

First timer and it's great. Friendly people and staff....great beer.....

Great local pub, good atmosphere.

Went here for a do so hard to say what it's like on a normal day. Ok inside - usual local pub I guess.