The Bell in Ticehurst

Stayed at the Bell Inn this week. What a fabulous place to stay, and what amazing food. From check in - check out ,was so professional and relaxed. Fabulous rooms, the bar area is so cool & unique. Make sure you book a table for dinner! Restaurant is a Castro pub style , close to bar. So you feel more in a bar than a restaurant. However that's not a problem, as the staff and the menu is amazing. You feel your in a smart restaurant as soon as you sit down. A small menu, but each dish is amazing and also has a unique style . The Head Chef creates amazing looking food, and eow it tastes fantastic. Make sure you experience a three course meal,and trust what the staff recommend. You won't be disappointed. Amazing garden with more rooms, just wish it had some outside heating...I enjoyed a fine cigar with a drink ( Rum )from the extensive drinks menu. Just needed a few patio heaters ! On a warm evening it will be a lovely area to relax.

I visited the bell for a birthday celebration Food was dreadful overstated potatoes and fish and chips even tasted weird slightly off and sick after ! Told waitress nil response ….. over priced lamb served on small salad plates truly dreadful

Lovely room and very friendly staff were the highlights, the food was really tasty too although at that price point it needs to be (£19 for fish and chips). Downside was the building works outside our room from 7-45am each morning, so no chance of actually sitting on the balcony or any sort of lie in. Would have been nice to have been advised of this. As we only stayed 2 nights we couldn’t be bothered with asking to change rooms etc, and the receptionist kindly gave us 10% off our bill at checkout. Loved the village and surrounding area, would definitely come back at a weekend (when presumably the builders aren’t there) or in a year or so when the new extension has been completed.

Fabulous food, friendly staff and a brilliant a**osphere. Really enjoyed our meal and will come again! Great menu catering for vegetarian & vegan diets with lots of choice and interesting dishes. Next time we might plan to stay overnight.

We were attracted to The Bell Inn from the website. Upon arrival we felt instantly relaxed, the whole vibe is great and welcoming. The service was very attentive, our drinks never ran dry. The food was some of the best food I have ever eaten (and I’ve been to a lot of great restaurants) super tasty ! I also loved how proud everyone is of the food they provide, rightly so. We will be returning and bringing more people to enjoy this wonderful experience.

We made a very last minute decision to surprise a family party in local Wadhurst and were thrilled to be able to find somewhere local to book for one night. Good communication with the pub as part of the booking process. Didn’t arrive until 10pm but able to park directly outside the pub entrance and have a drink in the bar before last orders. Warm and cosy, friendly staff and lively ambience. Quick and friendly checking in process overseen by Oscar who showed us to our room. Room was lovely, had everything we needed. We did stay for breakfast, and would say this was disappointingly underwhelming, which is a real shame, we just expected a little more than normal pub standard. However, accommodation excellent and staff super friendly and helpful and would definitely stay again!

Booked over a week ago for a friend’s birthday. On arrival the pub was busy, jolly and warm with the fires on. Sadly we were redirected and told our table was in the stables. Which was empty, freezing and dead in a**osphere. Chris**as music was playing but it felt like a Harvester restaurant. We were told the heating was on full blast, it was cold outside, but still it was inadequate. So we tried to be jolly but- The menu is really lacking any flair or imagination. It’s typical, but very low standard pub food- pie and mash, fish and chips, chicken Kiev. Nothing on it sounded fresh or interesting. Between us we ordered a veggie stew, a Kiev and fish and chips and some starters to share that were also deep fried and out of a packet. Even the bread was pre packed and bland. I had the fish and chips, it was warm not hot, the chips were inedible soft warm and just not cooked properly. It was served with a tiny pot of tartare sauce, horrid mushy peas and another pot of something yukky I think curry sauce. My friends stew was ok but she left half of it and the Kiev, well it was just a Kiev. So it is the second time that I’ve driven miles to visit and been disappointed. The staff are young and some were sweet but they don’t know what they are doing. That’s it I won’t be coming back.

Lovely pub, very a**ospheric, lovely helpful staff, but the food is dreadful and very expensive for what it is. The accommodation and bar are lovely and worth the money, it's all stylish, nicely lit and the fires are a nice touch, but the food is several levels of quality lower, despite the price.

This was our 2nd overnight stay and taster menu as we were very impressed last year. This time we stayed in one of the lodges (Pretty Vacant) and it was delightful! Walking into the lodge it felt cosy and comfortable as soon as we were in the door. Lovely and spacious, extremely clean with everything you could want, large double bed, big two seater sofa, walk in shower and bath and also a private little terrace with fire pit. We had booked to have the 5 course taster menu again this year and it was as exceptional as last year! All the lovely little quirky additions make it all the more special and the food was Beautifully cooked and was really superb! The staff were all friendly, pleasant, helpful and efficient! The only thing I would say that let it down a little was breakfast! Weak tea, ice cubes in the fresh orange (which watered it down) and streaky bacon in the full English! (Minor issues when our overall stay was brilliant) We’ll definitely be back again