The Bell Inn

A little expensive how ever when the meal was delivered to the table it was value for the price, the Bell burger was a massive beef burger with bacon chutney lettuce and tomatoes 🍅 with a large amount of French 🍟, the Bell has disabled access the only proble we found was the car park was on the other side of a very busy main road

The room were well appointed and stepped in history but the breakfast left a lot to be desired.The Bell is mid-range and quaint but although breakfast is included in the price be careful to read the small print. One normally expects the start with juice and cereal, followed by the cooked brakfast and ending with toast accompanied by a hot drink. Not here it is not. You get one choice and everythoing else is extra. Same with drinks. If you want juice then you pay for the hot drink and it is not cheap.

Went last year and all was great (apart from being charged twice). This year food was disgusting thanks to Chefs not being there. They should have said rather than serving up muck cooked but someone who had no clue! She was invariably outside smoking and on her electronic device. Parking is impossible due to the fact that anyone uses the carpark, which is supposed to be for customers. Staff made alot of excuses and they said prices are increasing in August this year. Room not cleaned or replenished with tea etc and we stayed 3 nights. I emailed the hotel with my concerns but have had no response whatsoever. No excuse for rudeness. The Bell inn has really gone downhill.

Me and my family have been to this restaurant quite a few times and never disappoints. There roast dinners are absolutely amazing! They have vegetarian options too, as I am a veggie. I always get there nut roasts and is very delicious. I recommend this restaurant for couples and families, you won’t be disappointed! :) Also the staff are very polite and lovely!

We stayed here on a friday night so we could spend a day at nearby Frinton-On-Sea and beat the rush on saturday morning. Free car park opposite Hotel is very handy, the staff were very welcoming and after checking in we were showed to our first floor room (number 1) which was very nice and clean. Nice bathroom with bath and shower which is a bit fiddly as it is one of those that is attached to the bath taps but once i got the temperature right it was fine.Flatscreen TV and coffee/Tea facilities plus a mini fridge to use if needed. The only possible downside to the room was it is located right above the terrace where customers are seated having there food and refreshments so it could be a bit noisy if you were a light sleeper. But having said that we had the window open due to the hot weather PLUS we were amongst those customers enjoying refreshments ourselves, so it wasnt a problem for us. Breakfast is served at 9 o'clock and we both chose the full english which has got to be the best hotel breakfast we have had in a long time. Everything was piping hot... well cooked local sausage, streaky crispy bacon(which we both love), hash brown. scrambled egg, mushrooms, piping hot baked beans Why do other hotels seem to think cold baked beans are fine?), and fresh tomatoes that were actually cooked! (again why do hotels seem to think cold uncooked toms on your plate are fine). With toast (local bread) and butter. Superb. If you are passing through Thorpe-Le-Soken i would recommend this place - even if it's just to have the breakfast.

Rat pack evening and meal. I really can’t fault the evening we had. The food was delicious and the entertainment excellent. I love that you can book in to our room at 2 pm so we had a lovely afternoon relaxing and getting ready before dinner and the evening entertainment. The bedroom was comfy, dinner lovely and the entertainment excellent and Breakfast was delicious. All in all a great stay.