We got it wrong. We thought this was an interesting, community run, slightly quirky pub. But when we entered it seemed more like a dingy club for music. Nothing wrong with that of course.

But when we came to choose a pint the “lady” barmaid was quite rude and ended up telling me in quite clear terms that a 4.8 OG beer was “weak”. Not in a joking way, either. We found a seat and left after our pint as we also didn’t feel the place was too clean.

Since then it seems that we were not the only ones to fall foul of her attitude, as other reviewers have written.
No doubt they have good bands on but as a pub this definitely is worth a miss.

A proper job pub. Beer, wine, booze, crisps, peanuts and pork scratching.
Bar stools, wood tables LIVE music played by actual musicians. An atmosphere!
Occasional pizza bike in the garden for fresh baked pizza, but mostly it’s about being a pub.
A social place, with music and beer. Somewhere to meet up talk and hear something great.
Places like this used to be everywhere, sadly many have closed or become restaurants with bars. Cherish it, visit it, use it and enjoy it!
On a Saturday night with friends this was the only place we could have a beer, a laugh and listen to music.
Brilliant - please don’t change!

Visited the Bell recently as it’s a new local , cannot express how amazing the staff are , super friendly , feels like a home . Great music and atmosphere and Mahalia is an amazing member of staff !