The Six Bells Restaurant

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61 reviews

#1 of 3 Restaurants in Cliffe££ - £££, Bar, British, Vegetarian friendly

+44 1634 221459+ Add website

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Sun

12:00 - 23:00

Mon

12:00 - 23:00

Tue

12:00 - 23:00

Wed

12:00 - 23:00

Thu

12:00 - 23:00

Fri

12:00 - 23:00

Sat

12:00 - 23:00

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4.0

61 reviews

#1 of 3 Restaurants in Cliffe

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Bar, British, Pub

Special Diets

Vegetarian friendly

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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181 Church Street, Cliffe ME3 7QD England

+44 1634 221459

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CUISINES

Bar, British, Pub

Special Diets

Vegetarian friendly

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

FEATURES

Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Television, Highchairs Available, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Free Wifi, Table Service

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4.0

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Emma M

Hale22 contributions

Clean basic Pub / B&B / Kayleigh is a star / take earplugs

Jun 2021 • family

We booked a 2 night stay, as my brother was getting married at Cooling Castle (which changed to The Vines in Rochester) but we decided to keep our booking and get a taxi to the wedding. We had 3 rooms booked at the Six Bells. We were greeted by Kayleigh in the bar, who is absolutely fantastic, made us feel very welcome and she’s a good laugh too! After a couple of drinks, Kayleigh showed us to to our rooms, all were a good size, extremely clean with their own bathrooms. We decided to have dinner at the pub and I have to say the food was very good (the freshly made pizza was delicious!) Kayleigh had gone home around 5/6pm and the bar was manned by 3 young staff, who were all very pleasant. After a 5 hour drive I was struggling to keep my eyes open and wanted an early night (10pm) and had to be up early the next day for the wedding, sadly this was not going to happen, my room was above the bar area with the windows overlooking the outside tables at the front. Very loud music was playing until around midnight. Doors slamming etc. This is not a quiet country pub. I finally got to sleep after 1am, after everyone had dispersed. Breakfast was good. Kayleigh was back on and again fab service. She’s wonderful. As were the other staff who were cleaning the pub very thoroughly. Room facilities- other than a towel rail, it had everything I needed. Rooms are very clean. Beds were comfy. Couldn’t complain at all. It was just the late night music / noise on Friday that ruined my stay a little bit. Would I stay there again ? Yes I would. Kayleigh is an asset to the pub / B&B, the rooms are spotless, the food is good and it has everything you’d need for a night or two. Maybe provide earplugs 😆

Written 11 July 2021

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Stephanie R

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Great place

Jan 2020 • family

We’ve just checked out of the six bells, stayed for 2 nights as were in town for a wedding. From the moment we arrived we were greeted by friendly and helpful staff. We stayed in the family room which was lovely and clean with own private bathroom which was down the hall. At first I was sceptical about not having an en suit in room with 2 children to get ready but was no real problem at all. Breakfast was lovely and all staff went out of their way to ensure our stay was a happy and comfortable one with transfers to wedding venues organised. Thank you very much to all the staff, we really enjoyed our stay.

Written 21 January 2020

Nigel Duncan

3 contributions

Excellent food and Excellent service

Sept 2021 • none

Took my partner and my mother for Sunday dinner, The chicken was nice and moist, Roast potatoes were perfect, nice and crispy and the Yorkshire puddings again perfect. There was plenty of food on the plate, even for the big eaters (me) however not over flowing and looking like a challenge. it was all served hot and freshly cooked. The gravy was full of flavour and complimented the meal perfectly. The staff were really polite, friendly and extremely helpful. I would definitely recommend this pub, warm and friendly atmosphere, with smiling helpful staff and excellent food....what else do you want. Well done and thank you.

Written 19 September 2021

Daz

Strood4 contributions

Meal out

Feb 2022 • family

Having been to this pub today for a family meal out on a Sunday I was personally very disappointed not only by the limited menu but by the quality of the food. I had the roast chicken dinner which was a very small breast piece of chicken , a portion of burnt dried out roast potatoes and what looked like shop brought Yorkshire puddings which again were very dry. And served up what I think was a beef gravy ??? Very disappointed I’m afraid and will not go back again. Sorry but it’s just a personal review of only the food.

Written 20 February 2022

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A terrible stay, but worse customer service

Dec 2021 • none

We stayed here in December, check in was easy, the room was pleasant enough. We went out for the afternoon and came back to enjoy the pub early evening. The boss was away and whilst i completely understand a little bit of "while the cat's away..." the evening was horrendous. We decided, after a fight in the pub area, to call it a night and retreated to our room, i had forgotten to ask what time breakfast was, so went back downstairs and had to interrupt the bar staff who were more interested in their evening than talk to me. We decided we would talk to somebody at breakfast the following morning but the person serving breakfast was run off her feet and we were in a rush so I emailed that evening on arriving home. I received a call almost straight away and was promised to be contacted by the owner of the pub when he arrived back from his holiday around the 18th December. I genuinely believed this as the person making the call was as horrified as us at the events the night before. The call never arrived but i suspected Christmas would be their busy time so i waited until January and sent another email, this time it was completely ignored, hence this review. I try to be fair and have been very patient before leaving this review but the lack of communication has been terrible. I would not recommend this pub/hotel to anybody.

Written 2 February 2022

lal1971

Norfolk67 contributions

Awful

Dec 2021 • friends

If I could give this a zero I would. Staff very rude. Food cold, over cooked, tasteless, of very poor quality and cheap. Pub is very clicky. Toilet facilities filthy dirty. So disappointing. Myself and friends would not recommend.

Written 22 December 2021

Kam S

23 contributions

Great pub, amazing service and food!

Jan 2024 • family

After a lovely walk around the Cliffe pools nature reserve we decided to have a late lunch here and we thoroughly enjoyed it! We receieved a very warm welcome from a lovely lady called Kayleigh and the food was amazing. We ordered from their winter menu and had their homemade Beef stew, steak and ale pie, and burgers and we couldn't recommend them highly enough. Very tasty, great portions, were very reasonably priced and we would absolutely return here again. The ales were great too of course. What a wonderful local English pub!

Written 27 January 2024

Odyssey28104374801

4 contributions

Excellent meal

Jan 2024 • friends

Had an excellent lunch here today with friends. We all chose something from the home cooked 'Winter Warmers' menu. The men had the steak & ale pie/pudding which came with mash potato & freshly cooked veg (a rarity today for a pub meal!) My friend had the cottage pie and I had the butter chicken curry. We will definately be returning.

Written 9 January 2024

Jackie R

5 contributions

Comfortable Stay and Lovely Staff

Aug 2021 • none

Booked the Six Bells for an overnight stay whilst attending a wedding reception at Cooling Castle. Great welcome on arrival. Shown to our room which was clean and had all we needed (although some coat hangers would be good). Used the service of transfers to and from the wedding reception - which works really well. Enjoyed a delicious (and much needed) full English breakfast the next day cooked by Kayleigh. Thanks for a great stay.

Written 7 August 2021

Andrew B

2 contributions

Fantastic pub fayre! Family friendly!

Sept 2023 • family

My family and I regularly visit The Six Bells at Cliffe. My kids absolutely love the bouncy castle in the pub's beer garden. We regularly have lunch at The Six Bells too, and the food is always excellent - wholesome, plentiful, traditional pub fayre. The food is very reasonably priced, with generous portion sizes. We would 100% recommend The Six Bells. Family friendly too!

Written 17 September 2023

Nel

London222 contributions

Lovely little find

May 2021 • couples

Came here on a Saturday afternoon for a drink and bite to eat. It was a cold day but we sat in the garden under the heater and felt quite comfortable. Neither the app or WiFi worked unfortunately, but it wasn't a problem as a member of staff came outside to take our order instead. I found the staff attentive and the price reasonable. 2 drinks and 4 large sides came to just £20. Will definitely return if I'm in the area.

Written 9 May 2021

Paul B

Thirsk989 contributions

Good Food!

Nov 2022 • none

We were a party of 8 and the service was good as was the food. My only concern when the food was served is that some of the meals were served on a flat wooden platter. As my partner is totally blind I was wondering how we would keep her food on its platter. However, when her food (and mine) was served it was on a conventional plate so that problem was avoided.

Written 22 November 2022

Nicola H

London3 contributions

Sunday roast

Dec 2021 • family

I have visited this pub many times before and always found it warm and welcoming. Yesterday was no exception. My family and I met for an early dinner before Xmas and we’re not disappointed. I had the lamb shank and the rest of my family the beef roast… beautiful! The roasties were so crispy and veg well cooked. Special mention to Kayleigh the chef who came out several times to speak to us and made us feel so welcome! Thank you so much, we will be back!

Written 20 December 2021

Lynda T

30 contributions

Amazing lunch

Dec 2023 • family

We booked for our large family after reading the reviews left by other customers, and we weren’t disappointed. A greeting from a customer standing outside was friendly and on entering the pub the bar staff were welcoming. Our orders for food and drink were taken and we didn’t have to wait long before it was served. The food was delicious, hot, tasty, and well presented. We will definitely be returning in the new year, maybe for one of their breakfasts. Cliffe village are very lucky to have a pub, landlord and staff like this.

Written 24 December 2023

Natalie G

4 contributions

Disappointing behaviour

Oct 2024 • family

We have been many times without fault. But on this occasion all went well until we asked if the children's ice cream could be vegan. We had already had a conversation with the young lady at the bar as to deserts and had asked about the vegan ice cream that was on the menu for my grandson's as he was lactose intolerant. A little later a bowl of ice cream was presented as part of his meal and I asked if it was the vegan ice cream due to lactose intolerance, the lovely young lady took the dessert to the Kitchen to ask. To which the chef came storming out of the kitchen, approached the table and quite loudly announce that we should have told them there were allergies at the table, waving the menu about and pointing out "please tell us if you have an allergy" quite rudely and in front of a dinning room full of people. It was quite embarrassing and actually scared my grandson as he asked why the lady was shouting! Found this unacceptable as 1. We had already had a descreet conversation with the young lady at the bar who fully understood the INTOLERANCE to lactose. 2. An intolerance is NOT an allergy and therefor not necessary to let anyone know as we just work out from the menu was he can or cannot have on this occasion a burger and chips and an ask to see if a swap the kids ice cream for vegan ice-cream (already an item on the menu!) Unfortunately because of this experience we won't be returning.

Written 20 October 2024

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