Blue Bell Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is so cheerful and chilled out."
• "Very relaxed atmosphere and fabulous service from Laura and Abby."
• "The atmosphere was lovely, very relaxed and friendly (and very Christmassy in a sort of Dickensian way due to the age and history of the building) and the team were an absolute credit to Bluebell 1494."
• "The atmosphere was exactly what we were looking for."
• "The atmosphere is cosy and the music selection was great."
• "The atmosphere was friendly and relaxed."
• "Popped in whilst having a walk, lovely courtyard atmosphere."

Cons:

• "The layout and furnishings took a bit of getting used to."
• "Some might prefer a more lively atmosphere in a tapas place."
• "Stopped in for Tapas, but didn't sample the food, no atmosphere, the food delivered to another table didn't look appealing."
• "The room we ate in was old and had definitely seen better days."

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are well sound! Really nice people."
• "Fantastic food, warm and friendly staff, beautiful decor and lovely atmosphere."
• "The staff were super friendly and the prices were really reasonable."
• "Great service from very friendly staff."
• "The serving staff was brilliant."
• "Very friendly and attentive service."
• "The service was incredible."

Cons:

• "Couldn’t give 5 stars because of slow service."
• "Staff rushed off their feet so lots of waiting to be seated or between courses and for drinks."
• "Service was a little slow as they were down a chef."
• "Unfortunately the restaurant had booked in everyone at the same time so service was extremely slow."
• "Disappointing experience with a very very long wait for food."
• "They were very busy, our food took a very long time to come, over an hour."
• "The main dishes came out at three different times and the waitress had to ask for the child's desert 3 times."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was next to none, between the 3 of us we ordered an array of dishes that were all amazing."
• "The food was absolutely spot on, particularly the halloumi fries and braised pork cheek."
• "Out of this world we got 9 dishes between the 2.5 of us and polished them all off."
• "All the tapas were tasty."
• "The food was excellent."
• "It was absolutely fantastic food - the chorizo was great and the mushrooms in sherry were incredible."
• "The food here is authentic and delicious! If you are a fan of crab I can't recommend the crab cakes enough!!"

Cons:

• "The chicken was dry, the pig cheeks bland, the calamari chewy."
• "If you go for a drink and something to eat, do not expect nothing especial but expensive."
• "Unfortunately cooked food in burnt oil, you could taste it on the food."
• "Food was mediocre. Sangria Was mediocre."
• "The worse tapas I've ever had."
• "Frozen prawns, ribs, chicken wings and calamari - all only slightly warm."
• "The food... Nothing as expected."

Value

Pros:

• "The staff were super friendly and the prices were really reasonable."
• "Good value for money."
• "The best bit was the price. It was reasonable."
• "Opted for the lunchtime deal, good value at £10.95."
• "It wasn't too expensive for Chester."
• "The food is delicious and for a really good price!"
• "Fabulous delicious tapas. Great service. Good value."

Cons:

• "My only complaint would be the portion size of the main meals."
• "But tonight the portion sizes were sad - really, three albondigas?"
• "Prices were on the slightly high end for the portions given, coming from experience as someone who lives in London."
• "When we saw the prices we thought it was a little bit expensive for the little portions you get as they were tapas."
• "Rather pricey but good quality."
• "Didn't receive all the food we ordered either."
• "Very disappointed with tonight as we had high hopes."