Now a Jamie Oliver restaurant, never likely to be a pub (or wine bar) again.
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Awwwww the good old days. I used to visit my Auntie and Uncle who had this pub for yearrrs. I loved this place it was fab.
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re-opening???
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The Bell is being refurbished and might return!
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The only good thing was that the alcohol mades you forget what a dump you were in...
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Closed, permanently.
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The Bell has shut and looks like it will be turned into a retail site by its new owners, The Maltings. Shame it will not be a pub any longer, but I am not going to miss the pub that it was.
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The Earth dies screaming.
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Argh. Overpowered by the smell of stale lager and cheap scent, I trundled into the Gents to relieve myself. Imagine my surprise to be accosted by a funny little man presiding over a mini-chemist shop. He was quite nice but rather pushy, so my response was immediate: Exterminate! What an odd place The Bell is. "Chav Central" is a good description.
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A dire pub. It has a funny smell and looks like it could do with a thorough clean. Chav central, particularly if there is a football match.
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Have only been there on weekday afternoons when it's been pretty quiet. Very slow service, young clientele. Food is OK but your identikit 2-for-�6.95 meals.
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Has this website suddenly been changed to Widescreens In The Evening or something?
anonymous - 29 Jun 2006 14:33 |
Bit of a bummer.. management eventually decided to stick to 4:3/4:3L format, mainly because they only had one W/S TV on site, and several 4:3s/projectors. The plasma looks really weird now, with fat pictures AND black bars on the top and bottom. At least they had an idea of what was going on, unlike many other places.
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Very Sarf London. Even though we're in Hertfordshire! Seriously, this pub reminded me of the days I drank and lived in Croydon. LOADS of lagers, baseball caps everywhere, and overworked, young barstaff who are rushed off their feet.
On the plus side, there's a reasonable food menu, if you like burgers and grills, that sort of thing, and a few comfy sofas to sprawl in.
Out of the corner of my eye I detected a young couple with what I assumed was a champagne bottle on ice. How romantic - Valentines Day is next week. BUT, when I looked it was actually a tomato ketchup bottle in a bucket!! That sums up The Bell, really.
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Average pub that attracts a young-ish crowd at weekends. A bit cramped at times. Biggest problem being the pushy toilet attendant in the mens restroom who gets aggressive if you don't tip him a pound!
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Ok so slightly older crowd than the Vintry but still suffers from being chavved up.A kind of mix between the Vintry and Casa in some ways. Which is not a good thing. Basically you get a young end of the market crowd with the pretensiousness of people who think they are cool.A DJ plays some 'appening choons at weekends from his decks. Innit.
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