The Bell Inn in Uttlesford

Hate to give bad reviews but our Sunday lunch experience was not good at all. Service was slow, no kids’ menu available, no puddings available, my friend’s glass came with lipstick already on the rim, not particularly friendly, roast itself was not even that hot, potatoes soggy, Bisto gravy (at best!). Felt cramped and generally unwelcome. Not recognisable from some of the reviews here.

Decidedly average (well quite poor really) roast and no other options, or puddings. On the plus side the staff were friendly, the fireside suitability quaint and low ceilinged. Beer was ok and a decent range of staples (Timothy Taylors etc). Massive car park

Lovely old pub, helpful staff. Food is well cooked although menu is a but limited, but definitely recommend.

Drove out to pub and arrived at about 1.00pm on Sunday. Whole place looked closed and couldn't find an open entrance so left. Very disappointed as had heard did good food. Unlikely to waste a journey try again.

Proper old pub with loads of character ,friendly staff nice beer and they let me stay over on the car park in my camper van , great pub and thank you Bell inn

Lovely pub!The food was a 10/10Great selection of drinksReasonably pricedIts a great all rounderMassive garden with a play groundIts dog friendly toAmple parking

Used this pub stop as a stop en route to home in our motorhome. Perfect location, needed to use our levellers because the ground is slightly sloping. No charge to stay here and no facilities. Possibly should charge £10 per night unless you eat. Basic menu but well cooked and well presented. Rioja Colina red wine was a good choice with our food. Walked from the pub to Audley End house approximately 1.5miles.

Best pizza I've had so far in the UK. Really great mix of spices and a beautifully thin base. Lovely outdoor seating area too

Visited during the england vs scotland match. It's hard to find a positive. I'm sure there's worse around, hence 2 rather than 1 star. [Edit] nope, thinking about it, 1 star is justifiedFood - ok. The burger was heavily over-seasoned with paprika, I think. Chips and salad were fine. When they all finally arrivedFood service - abysmal. Took over an hour to get our food. Our first eater had finished before our 2nd's food had arrived. We're not sure he got the right person's meal. Our entire table's food was given to another table, so had to be cooked a 2nd time, adding further delays. After the next few dishes arrived (which was after we had to go up and complain about the wait, at which point we were shouted at for having the audacity to approach the bar to see what the hell was going on), we had to ask again about our last few mains. Eventually the mains arrived. We didn't bother complaining about the one missing side, figuring something was better than nothing. On the plus side, the burgers were clearly not supermarket burgers. On the negative, a supermarket burger would have been preferable. Dry, over-flavoured, under-seasoned. A distinctly "this is the first time I've ever hand made burgers" flavour and textureAlmost forgot about the 2 random mains that were unceremoniously dropped on our table and abandoned before we had chance to ask whose they were. They weren't ours. They sat there for 15-20 minutes on the table infront of us (hope none of us breathed covid all over them), before we finally got someone's attention and got them taken away.. literally straight to the correct peoples' table (presumably?). Can't imagine they were warmer than completely cold by that pointWaiters/waitresses dropping drinks and breaking glasses everywhere, which really helped with the delays/confusion.Social distancing? Not a chance. Our waiter (school kid) didn't seem to appreciate that his nose also has holes. Mask over mouth (part of the time), not noseToilets? Let's just say that the queues were ridiculous and having had to turn around and manoeuvre between the toilet and the door, I've burnt my trousers todayI can't think of any circumstance I'd want to go back under

Hands down the best ham egg and chips I've had in a long time. Perfectly salted chips that were crispy on the outside and fluffy on the middle. Ham that lived up to expectations and two perfectly cooked eggs. Wonderful garden to play in for the little ones. And the staff and guests were all so very helpful. Was a pleasure to dine here. Thoroughly enjoyed my lunch. Thank you.