The Bell At Charlbury

A very enjoyable meal last night with friends in a lovely nook at The Bell. Newly refurbished, it has a lovely vibe, only let down by the staff, who really don't seem comfortable in the job they are doing and looked very awkward all evening. Hopefully a one-off, but they could learn a thing or two from the also newly refurbished The Bull up the street, where the staff are friendly and waft about casually but efficiently. Really excellent heritage tomatoes with burrata, but the fish pie wasn't as good as it should have been

Fabulous food , lovely staff and expert barman. The renovations have been superbly done without losing any of the old pub charm. The room was extremely comfortable and nice touch to have fridge with fresh milk not dreadful uht stuff. Only one suggestion would be to have a mirror near a socket for hair drying (seems common error in so many hotels). Lovely scrambled egg and smoked salmon this morning to hopefully soak up some of last nights pisco and whisky. Will certainly recommend

My niece and I stayed a few nights in August 20. It was during the pandemic so were concerned about cleanliness essential etc. However, we found the hotel staff to be so careful and friendly. Constant mask wearing and plenty of space for socially distanning at the bar and meals. Meals were excellent. We had a superior twin room with a large shower room. Very suitable. The location was excellent. We visited Blenheim Palace, Burford and Chipping Norton. All easily accessible by car. Would definitely stay again.

The location is in a lovely pretty village and is perfect location for visiting other places in the cotswolds. The room was decent although the lighting could be better as no ceiling light. Also the room was incredibly hot even with the window open. Room was clean and bathroom was a good size. Staff were all very friendly and helpful. Food was OK but nothing special.

Second visit to this pub and each time it’s been lovely. It’s quite dark inside and a traditional pub however a warm ambience and family friendly. First time we went it had a full range of food available which was normal bistro pub prices. Second time it was a very limited post New Years menu (sandwiches and chips for £8) Food still pretty good but very limited - however it’s fully understandable a full menu not operational on 2nd Jan.

+ We stayed in a tastfully decorated twin room on the top floor. Room was clean, nice comfortable bed. Tasty breakfast Large carpark Pleasant , helpful staff - spoke mostly to the young girl doing the breakfast. - Bathroom needed a good clean, some black mould around the shower - the bathroom window wouldn't open which obv didn't help. The way the orders were taken for breakfast seemed the most inefficient system possible. We weren't in a rush, but breakfast apparently finished at 9am, one day we got back to the room at 10:15! Also you got a different amount depending on which chief cooked that day. Breakfast staff could have been more proactive rather than reactive EG always waiting for someone to point out something had ran out, rather than filling it up before hand. Was it really necessary for the morning cleaner to go about her duty at the same time we were eating breakfast? Would have been nice to have the offer of help with our suitcases as we were 3 flights of stairs up - some of which were very narrow. We didn't eat here in the evening as we thought the food seemed over priced. Although we did have a bowl of chips to snack on once - more like a bowl of salt! Overall I would stay again if I was in the area. The negatives are fairly minor and we did hear that the place had changed hands literally that week, so I'm sure there will be changes made.