Blue Bell Inn - Horncastle

We had completed a nearby AllTrails dog walk in the surrounding area and popped in for a bite to eat. The staff were very friendly informing us they allow dogs inside and offered to extend the food serving time to accommodate us as we arrived on the cusp of the kitchen closing. The food arrived promptly and was delicious with very generous serving sizes. We opted for the burger and the beef and Stilton pie, would definitely recommend. Overall, a very positive experience, we will definitely visit again.

Lovely little pub warm welcome when we arrived although felt slightly rushed as lady behind bar wanting our order pretty quickly said they were busy they had about 4 tables in had our drinks brought over and asked to go to table so did feel rushed as soon as sat down starters were there all very good main was superb as were deserts all in all very good but did feel we were rushed but would return

A family friends’ get together for lunch. Lovely characterful pub. Young servers could do with a little training in cheery (not glum) customer service and dining awareness. A common issue these days. Food was very good. Served hot and tasty with good sides. We all enjoyed our food and drinks and would happily return.

We arrived for lunch just before the 2pm cut off time only to be told that the kitchen was closed. We had rung a couple of times to order lunch but nobody answered the phone. (The pub was definitely not busy! . The rather ‘grumpy’ lady behind the bar, reluctantly put in an order for cold sandwiches. These was served in a DIY fashion by a pleasant guy from the kitchen. Now….We worked out that our lunch which, with drinks, cost us £22 could quite possibly have been a loss of said amount due to the pub not wanting to ‘go the extra mile’. This happened to another couple after us….who resorted to packets of crisps! One only has to work out that £40+ per day is probably being turned away. Times are very hard for the hospitality industry at the moment. This attitude does not help. We will not be returning.

We had Sunday dinner at the pub, the food was excellent and the service was great, we were on holiday, so not locals but were treated very well and made to feel very welcome, would definitely recommend to everyone.