The Bell Inn - Wychavon

We have driven past the Bell many times on our way to somewhere, so today we decided to stop and check it out. What a delight ! A wonderfully warm reception; a new drink produced locally; and an excellent lunch whilst they catered for a local club’s AGM. They could not have been more helpful with my lady’s allergy requirements. We will most definitely be back. Already looking to this Sunday’s lunch. Amazing what we can discover under our nose xxx

Fabulous fresh food and huge portions! Wonderful welcome from Jane for our impromptu bank holiday Monday lunch we will definitely be returning!

I must say, I 'm posting this review reluctantly: I don 't want The Bell to get too busy, because I will definitely be back. The food is excellent, in a whole different league to regular pub fayre. If it wasn 't so plentiful, robust, and unfussy, I 'd say it was a gastronomic experience but that kinda language is for places with fancy hipster staff and too many coffee choices. The Bell appears as a regular country locals pub, but it disguises the master (Andre at work behind the scenes. His unfussy style of cooking, with superb local ingredients, really sets this place apart from well pretty much any other country pub I 've been to for AGES... and I 've been to a LOT. I had Scallops to start one of my favourite seafoods and so easy to get wrong. I 'm regularly disappointed in the little rubbery defrosted nuggets usually served: However, these were excellent! Fresh, soft, delicate, and cooked to perfection. My partner went for the duck to start, which was fantastic: Delicately smoked, and very tasty and served with a salad featuring local Cob Nuts. For main, she chose the Bream, sourced from Brixton via the epic Birmingham fish market. The quality showed, and it was a cracking bit of fish. I had the Mousakka: Again, something that many places don 't get quite right (even the Greeks! in my murky past, I worked for a Greek Cypriot Chef who was an absolute master at good solid Greek home cooking but he has ruined my experience of Greek food ever since (especially in the UK by raising the bar to a very high standard. Happily, The Bell has met with my pretentious love of Greek cuisine and produced the best Mousakka I 've had since Mike 's. The staff (especially Jane are wonderfully welcoming, and the single cask ale very well kept. There 's a fabulous cask cider as well! Decor is very much old school country locals pub, so there 's not much room for that Michelin star anyway. Who needs one of those when everything is just spot on. Yep, will definitely be back! If the quality of ingredients is consistent, it 's got to be steak next time...

Visited The Cropthorne Bell for the first time today with my wife and daughter. We popped in with the intention of having a quick bite to eat-but ended up staying for 2 hours and having starters, mains and desserts-drinks and coffee! Was the best Sunday roast we have had in a pub for years-Andre clearly cares about the food he prepares and serves-so much attention to detail-my wife is GF-and they were really accommodating-serving GF mint sauce, mustard Yorkshire Puds Nut Roast etc, Coffee served in proper cafetière-Apparently Andre has worked around the world as a chef-and it is absolutely evident in the delicious food served. Jane was super friendly and attentive from the 1st minute-thank you very much both! We live in Brum but will definitely make the effort to come back! Rob, Jen n Lil x

We were looking for a decent place to eat near Evesham on a Friday evening. Having looked at Trip Advisor we decided to try The Cropsthorne Bell. What a happy choice. Lovely cosy pub and Jane and staff were so friendly and welcoming. The beer was good and the food was beautifully presented and delicious. Definitely a place to revisit.