The Eight Bells, Saffron Walden - pub details
Address: 18 Bridge Street, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10 1BU [map] [gmap]
Tel: 01799 522790
Audley End (1.9 miles), Great Chesterford (3.2 miles), Newport - Essex (3.5 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Quiz night
- Pool table, Dartboard
- Food served, Real ale
Pub suggested by leftwinguk on 21 Jun 2005
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> Current user rating: 4.9/10 (rated by 8 users)
> Local guide: Essex pub guide
other pubs nearby:
Saffron Hotel, Saffron Walden (0.1 miles), Cross Keys Hotel, Saffron Walden (0.2 miles), Kings Arms, Saffron Walden (0.2 miles), Victory, Saffron Walden (0.2 miles), Temeraire, Saffron Walden (0.3 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Eight Bells, Saffron Walden
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| I can only imagine the wonderful pub this place probably was. How could they have done this to such a wonderful, characterful old pub? It is now a sterile restaurant where the only seating on my visit seemed to be rows of dining tables with very un-publike chairs. No respite from this exposure, no nooks and crannies, no bar area. When you walk in, serving girls are there to seat you and take your order. Nice, in its place. Not when, to get it, you have to lose a pub with hundreds of years worth of atmosphere. Hopefully none of the original features were removed and some day a more sensible owner will try and regain the warmth and atmosphere this pub must once have had. Greshon - 6 Apr 2008 21:35 |
| £2.50 for a small coke???????? not going beck here....no atmosphere any more far too clinical. anonymous - 5 Aug 2007 08:37 |
| I went there last night with a large group. The service was very good and the staff very friendly. The portions were, I thought, the right size although several in the party felt there should have been more vegetables. (If you have the steak pie the vegetables are underneath it.) Sticky toffee pudding is recommended, however, the soup was rather bland. It can become quite noisy if there is a large party so might be worth checking this out before you book. One word of warning, if you are invited to have your coffee in the bar check that there are seats available or be prepared to drink it standing up; as another contributor has noted the bar area is quite small compared to the restaurant. anonymous - 20 May 2007 15:11 |
| I would thoroughly recommend this pub (as a restaurant). I took my wife there on our anniversary with another couple of friends. I had been before so I knew what to expect. I guess I would describe it as more of a restaurant than a pub these days. There is a bar area (in fact there are two areas exclusively for drinking) but it seemed that most of the people there were there to eat. All four of us were HUGELY impressed with the place. The atmosphere was very relaxed and friendly. The service was superb - the manager/owner came and spoke to us several times and nothing seemed to be too much trouble for him or any of the staff. The menu is classy and there was plenty to appeal to all of us. The food was divine (and the presentation was excellent). It was probably a good thing that the portions weren't massive because the food was quite rich. None of us went away feeling unsatisfied though. I guess if quantity is your thing rather than quality you should go elsewhere! (even the wine was served at exactly the right temperature!) The prices weren't too bad either. We all had starters main course and desert and two bottles of wine between us and we paid about £150 My tip - the Sticky Toffee Pudding is to die for! NOTE: The current management have been there since about September/October 2006. I never went in this pub before then but it seems to have had a complete transformation from the sound of the other comments Dearing - 13 May 2007 17:04 |
| I think localyocal has got it right........which is a big shame. The place has gone a weird grey/blue colour on all the woodwork, the top bar is a tapas area with tables all laid out for eating, not sitting and having a pint. The actual area for drinking is very small, and set out more like a holding area for the food parts of the place. Not tried the food, alledgedly it is good, but portions are small. Nobody goes in there for a drink anymore so it seems! Sounds like I am describing a restaurant with a small bar attached...? I think so.....! leftwinguk - 19 Feb 2007 12:15 |
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