Bell, Danburyback to pub details please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
Went to the Bell Bar and Bistro for a birthday meal and was throughly disapointed! Friends had told me the place was not worth a visit, I wish I had taken there advice! Was put off on arrival as we could see the chefs and who was later our waitress smoking outside. We were then ignored by bar staff once inside, who clearly found reading the paper and smooching with her boyfriend more interesting than serving us. Once upstairs the decor was nice however restaurant lacked atmosphere. The menu seemed very nice however what was served to us was a different story! The waitress stank of smoke and clearly did not want to serve us. She was miserable and very unattentive. The food was cold and took forever, which seemed strange as there was only one other table in the restaurant. I will now be joining my friends in not reccomending the bell bar and bistro.
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We went to the pub/bistro with a group of friends, the whole experience of the evening lacked atmosphere, staff totally unfriendly.When ordering the food one of the group ordered Confit Duck & Black Cherry Terrine, to be advised that this not available today, and was offered a poor quality shop bought pate, that had seen better days!! Then when ordereing the breads, the waiter had no knowledge of what was available. The Lamb shank was luke warm, the pork was burnt at the bottom, and the pheasant was very dry. The Pan fried Seabass ideally should have bean seared to give a good crispy skin, but was poached and was tasteless. Deserts was as bad as the main course, we had Chocolate & Cherry Roulade which was heavy and minus the cherries!! icecream was whipped cream.
The most attractive thing about this restaurant was the decor, which could have been enhanced by subtle background music. The ambience was non existent because we were the only people there. I believe this Bistro is trying to hard and should stick to some traditional basic dishes. On departing the Bistro, we encountered our waitor, smoking his heart out, outside the premises on full view of al!!
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Paid a visit to this pub with my 10 year old daughter for lunch and the lady behind the bar could not have been more welcoming. We ordered our lunch and sat out in the garden to wait.......10 minutes and the food was there.
Lovely fresh food, good prices and a lovely pint of Youngs best.
Well worth a visit.
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Fantastic new menu, wonderful pub garden, fantastic friendly staff that make you feel welcome as soon as you walk through the door and in general just a great atmosphere.
Must be under new management since the last time I was in.
Delicious food you could really tell it was home cooked, strongly recommend the fish and chips where as my husband had the liver and bacon which we were told was their delicacy and their totally right best gravy in the village !!!!
'Great experience'
(Don�t know what the other comments are about but with names like Essexbabe and Danbury dog..... and there complaining about Chavs)
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didnt have as bad an experiance as the last reviewer, BUT, i know what you mean about the CHAVS in the Bell. Not a place for children at all, we spent the whole time waiting for a fight to break out. Food was ok, but that was it, OK. For the total price of the bill we expected more.
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Just moved into Danbury so i thought that my partner and i would try a couple of the locals over a two week period, in the hope to meet new friends etc. We went into the Bell on Friday 13th March 2009.
I wish we had not bothered. We ordered food, it was old and not at all tasty, we asked the bar person to exchange it becuase it didnt taste good, but we were told the food was best quality and we should try eating in the other pubs in Danbury if we thought their food was bad!! I told the staff member that we had eaten in a few of the other pubs around the village and that the food in the Bell was the worst we had had so far!!!!!
This is by far, the worst of the villages pubs. Rude staff and over the top full of chavs and builders swearing and smoking by the front door. This is NOT a family pub in any way whatsoever! entre at your own risk!!
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We went to this pub recently for a midweek lunch and also Sunday lunch. Both times the food was excellent, the Sunday roast was �7.95 adults and �5.95 childrens they were very good portions and good value for money. They also do a childrens pic and mix menu.
The drinks were usual prices aswell not expensive like some pubs can be.
There is also a lovely beer garden with play equipment for children. I would recommend this pub for everyone including families with children.
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Under new management and passionate about good fresh food, no processed menu here, all prepared by the chef, even proper gravy. Won't be long before this is the best place to eat in the Danbury area again!
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Bought my first pint in here - aged all of 15 years. Definitely a locals pub but it's Danbury for fricks sake, they're all locals pubs.
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Under new management - big food prtions and a friendly barmaid. Locals pub though..
Matt Le Ross - 30 Jul 2004 13:49 |
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