Bel and The Dragon, Cookham - pub details
Address: High Street, Cookham, Berkshire, SL6 9SQ [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 14377) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Cookham (0.7 miles), Bourne End (1.3 miles), Furze Platt (2.2 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served
- Outside seating
> Current user rating: 7.6/10 (rated by 17 users)
other pubs nearby:
Kings Arms, Cookham (0.0 miles), Ferry, Cookham (0.1 miles), Crown, Cookham (0.2 miles), Old Swan Uppers, Cookham (0.5 miles), Garibaldi, Bourne End (0.8 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of Bel and The Dragon, Cookham
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| A delightful pub which has preserved its olde worlde interior while permitting a new extension. The South African family who run the establishment are friendly and helpful, managing to promptly serve the two hikers (us) who showed up with 30-45 mins to spare for a quick Sunday lunch at a busy time of day. As prices are high,portions could be more generous, but the food is irresistably tasty. This establishment is a short-ish drive to Heathrow and the thought of bringing friends and family fresh from the arrivals hall is tantalising, Cate4U - 12 Nov 2010 16:17 |
| Had a lovely lunch here recently. The main menu is quite pricey but they do have a separate lunch menu which is much cheaper. I had a delicious smoked salmon sandwich on freshly baked bread, with salad & chps for �5. The pub itself is very olde worlde inside, the barmaid said it dates back to the 14th century and I would certainly believe that as it has very low ceilings and lots of wonky beams in evidence. There's a beautiful and large garden in the back, where we sat for lunch, really gorgeous. Staff super friendly and helpful. A great pub experience and I definitely recommend it to anyone in the area. purplelizzy - 14 Jul 2010 12:09 |
| Went here recently on a chance for a weekday pub lunch after being turned off by the nearby Kings Head. Mr and Mrs londonhalo were in for a pleasant surprise! Staff were incredibly nice and attentive, good chat and gave us walking directions. Food was absolutely top-notch, the garden in the rear is beautiful and we were the only couple there for most of our visit. A well-stocked bar in the 15th-century main bar served up a splendid bloody mary for me. Not sure what it would be like of an evening but for a sunny summertime lunch in Cookham's pretty high street, you pretty much couldn't beat our experience. We're definitely going back! londonhalo - 14 Jul 2010 12:00 |
| Was in again this week, and apparently it�s just been taken over by new owners the week before. Hasn�t affected the food service , which was still top notch but requiring a second mortgage. Unfortunately only one of the two hand pumps was going and this was dispensing GK IPA. So still a great place for a quiet drink by one of the three open fires in the front pub section, and would be even better if they reliably served decent beer. Gann - 26 Feb 2010 15:20 |
| I hadn't realized, when I came here a few years ago, that it was part of a small "chain" - all called "Bel and the Dragon" and I wondered why a pub should be named after a book in the Apocrypha. Come to think of it, I'm not sure why a pub-chain should adopt such strangely Biblical nomenclature either! However, it doesn't "feel" like a chain pub, and I was hugely impressed, enjoying a sumptuous (if expensive!) lunch and some very fine wine. The building and location are superb. At the time of my visit, the staff were all perfectly polite and welcoming. I can't comment on the beer, alas, because I really can't mix beer and wine (in any order!). Firedrake - 22 Jan 2009 14:13 |
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