Bell's Diner

Deb (26 February 2008)

I have to say I think their food is fabulous. My husband and I visited Bells before Christmas after sampling their food at the Taste Festival in Bath. To put it mildly, I was very nervous about a restaurant that was in the 'centre of Bristols Bohemian district' as I had lived in a very unfashionable Montpelier nearly 30 years ago. I had no need to worry about anything.

The food was sensational, the area verging on trendy. Once inside, the ambience is relaxed and warm, the service the right side of attentive. The combinations of flavours have a touch of the 'Heston Blumenthal's about them, but for my taste, they were not over adventurous and they worked. Both of us thought that the food was of an extremely high quality and I would recommend this restaurant wholeheartedly.

Emma (12 October 2007)

I’d decided to visit Bell's Diner as I was intrigued by the restaurant's (website) sample menu and maybe even more the mixed reviews displayed in the guide. In fact, I wanted something out of the ordinary (I do ordinary at home most days) and certainly got it. So did my husband. My husband had phoned from work earlier in the day and he too had viewed the sample menu: "I really don't like the sound of any of this and it's awfully expensive. I'll email you some alternatives." His alternatives, though not as basic as Burger King, failed to make me cancel Bell's. And it was lovely, the restaurant, not been proved right. The interior is charming, the ambience unstuffy. That, matched with good service, delicious well presented food and great wine (we had a lovely white from Alsace) is the reason Bell's is outstanding. My husband wants to return, too.

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