please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
This pub is now named The Bell House and is a bar and grill.
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Currently closed and being substantially changed interior - see 12/07158/LIPV | Premises Licence - Variation.
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Sadly now gone to Pub Heaven, where will the charming locals go ......oh no ....just had a thought ....crap there coming in my local.....ahhhhhhhhhh
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A charming ,friendly well maintained ale house only yards from the bustle of Marylebone station.The ever friendly locals will charm you with tales of days gone by as you sip a finely poured jug of ale in front of the roaring log fire,the glasses are cleaned by the charming and beautiful looking bar staff who are dressed in Ralph lauren,maybe you can sample the excellent food which has won many awards or visit the spotless toilets where you could eat your dinner off the loos.
NAH.........ITS A SHIT HOLE,MORE DRUGS THAN WHITNEY HOUSTON,LOCALS TRADE DRUGS AND STOLEN GOODS ALL DAY IF YOUR BRAVE ENOUGH GO IN AND SEE CAMERONS BIG SOCIETY(BUT WEAR A STAB VEST)
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This pub was the best when my family the Devaney's had it in the 80's/90's!
Mon05 - 15 Dec 2011 17:33 |
Not sure if the below user is referring to 8 Bell St or The Constitution (91 Bell St) as having been demolished, as the latter is alive and well. Dropped in here for a pint last Weds (Nov 2nd). Although it'll never win any awards, the locals and staff seemed friendly enough and it was a welcome relief from the awfulness of The Phoenix just around the corner...
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used to nip in here for the odd pint - was feeling quite maudlin just now cos used to live at 8 bell street and its been demolished!!!!
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holburnboy- are people who do manual work not alowed a drink after work? as for ignorant irishman i think you have proved to be the ignorant one...
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This appeared to be a real locals pub - convesation seemed to stop when I walked in - but actually friendly enough. It is a single carpetted room and most of the clientele are at the older end of things but although one or two already seemed the worse for wear in the late afternoon nothing aggressive or unpleasant. Snooker and racing were on the two tellies.
As seems to be the norm for this area there was no real ale and whilst it was interesting for a one-off visit it's uinlikely I will return.
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I have seen this pub go through several changes of management and clientele in the last twelve years. For a while in the mid-nineties it drew a large crowd of office workers on a daily basis. When an ignorant, youngish Irishman took over about eight years ago, this crowd disappeared and was replaced by workmen in dirty overalls. He didn't last long and the pub got a makeover, including a new monogrammed carpet. The office crowd, however, has never returned . There was an abortive attempt to introduce ale a while back, but the London Pride was always off whenever I was there. I visited the pub today with colleagues to celebrate St Patrick's Day and had two badly kept pints of Guinness. Some of the furniture was slashed and torn and there is a general air of shabbiness, not helped by the clientele which consists of old drunks and benefit claimants. Today's visit was a truly dismal experience.
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Traditional one room pub with carpeted floor - a rarity these days and a remarkably clean carpet it is too. No real ale on day of visit but there is a hand pump. The meaty menu (roasts, pies, etc.) looks very reasonably priced with discounts for OAPs, students and kids - although there is also an 'over 21s only' sign on the door. Not sure if food is available all day (no one was eating when we visited early evening). Some outdoor seating.
The Odyssey Blues Band appear one Friday a month at the unusual time of 5.30 - 8pm. Well worth a visit then.
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