The Old Bell Pines Hill, Stansted Mountfitchet, Stansted CM24 8EY

The Old Bell

172 Reviews
The Old Bell Pines Hill, Stansted Mountfitchet, Stansted CM24 8EY

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Pines Hill, Stansted Mountfitchet, Stansted CM24 8EY

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Vic Ruff
04.03.2024
The Old Bell
Great service from friendly staff. Wide choice on menu. Excellent piece of steak, cooked as requested. Good calamari starter, NOT disguised by massive coating of crumbs. Nice waffle for dessert. Will definitely make return visit, soon.
Scott Spurling
28.02.2024
The Old Bell
Absolutely amazing just pulled in here on my own. Ordered a stake burger which was out of this world. The young witness was fantastic and welcoming don't want to ask her name as mite come across weird. And to finish it off I had a home made Terry chocolate orange cheese cake. I'm 100% heading back soon.
Emma Cain
22.01.2024
The Old Bell
Lovely family friendly place. Friendly and helpful staff with a great atmosphere. Food was fantastic and cooked to perfection.Have been a couple times before and was the same every time, really looking forward to visiting again.
Timothy Wade
17.01.2024
The Old Bell
We stopped here the other night for dinner. We started with some tapas and had the duck and fillet steak for mains. All the food brilliant and presented very well. The staff were all friendly. The tables were all well spaced apart and was lovely to see traditional beams throughout. Thanks
Alec Love
24.12.2023
The Old Bell
Must have been a bad chef night looking at the other reviews. I booked a table of seven. The starters were about 40 minute wait. The main course took another hour. Food wasn’t up to the standard I expected looking at previous reviews. The place was empty apart from my party of 7 so i can’t imagine what would have happened if there were other customers. The two individuals serving were very helpful in trying to cover up the totally unacceptable delay in food delivery. Requested the manager and clearly stated my disappointment. I can only hope this was a disaster of a nightmare service. I need to be persuaded to return after a near £300 spend with a group of friends. I look forward to any response from The Old Bell.
Jilly Emble
23.12.2023
The Old Bell
Really enjoyed our meal yesterday. I always enjoy the food there. There’s just something lacking though? The staff are good. I can’t quite put my finger on it. Maybe the music needs to be a little louder? Obviously not blaring. It just doesn’t have the atmosphere. A little like a dining hall. The feeling that you want to talk really quietly and not laugh too loud?Which is a shame as it’s a great building and everything else is good.
Nigel Webb
22.12.2023
The Old Bell
We have just got home from our date night. Well what can we say the food was terrible.The starter of Nachos was only just passable, my steak was supposed to be without any sauce so they obviously decided to just pour oil/liquid fat all over it, the salad was covered in the same disgusting liquid.My partners Steak & Ale pie looked fantastic on the outside until she investigated inside just gravy, chewy and tasteless meat of some description.When we looked at the choice of deserts it was time to leave.The waitress worked really hard and they don’t deserve her professionalism.A very disappointing visit with an expensive price tag for what we were served.
Carl Boarder
22.12.2023
The Old Bell
Fantastic and quaint hotel. Friendly staff and great accommodation all round. Nice and warm and cozy and in a nice location for walks hikes and bike rides on the various trails nearby. Lovely food and drinks available also should you be feeling a bit peckish. The owner James is very nice and also provides a taxi service which was very much appreciated. Looking forward to our next visit
Grant Clifford
20.12.2023
The Old Bell
I went to Scott's steakhouse last night. The service was very good all though the restaurant wasn't very busy.I personally wouldn't recommend going here, I went for a mid week set menu 3 courses £21 which is a good price.For starters I ordered BBQ chicken wings, the wings were no different from what you would get in weather spoons, just plain chicken wings completely covered in BBQ sauce, not marinated and cooked fresh like you would expect.For a main, I ordered the 8 Oz sirloin, the steak was very average at best and over cooked and the chips were frozen chips.For a main I had a chocolate brownie which was pretty standard.I personally wouldn't recommend going here you could go weather spoons and it would be no different, I would expect more from a restaurant claiming to be a steakhouse.
Emma Cantu
17.12.2023
The Old Bell
Was recommended by a friend after looking for a good place for steak - it didn't disappoint! We head two courses each off the set menu and the portions were generous and the steaks spot on! No room for dessert unfortunately but would definitely go again. Staff were very friendly and the restaurant was nicely set up for social distancing.

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Pines Hill, Stansted Mountfitchet, Stansted CM24 8EY
The Old Bell