The Five Bells — Restaurant in London

Beautiful pub in an idyllic heart of the village setting serving great food and drink. Friendly and welcoming landlord who was a total gentleman assisted by his absolutely charming landlady wife who cooked my partner and i the most delicious scampi today with succulent mushy peas coleslaw and hot thick crispy fries. Delicious! And the presentation was first class. Loved the big ancient fireplace and amazing view of the village green from the window. Wide choice of beers ales lagers and spirits for my partner who settled on an Italian beer while i had a refreshing pint of diet coke. Comfortable seats. Nice welcoming atmosphere with good old wooden tables and great pub food like scampi and chips with coleslaw or peas and a fresh zingy lemon wedge for just 8.95 and steak and chips for 9.95. Dog friendly. Spotlessly clean rest rooms and beer garden at rear set in pretty garden. Amazing church next door with Commonwealth military headstones and right next door to the church is Britains largest and most complete medieval barn dating to the 1400's. If you want a nice meal and a pint with free parking on the green in a pleasant setting or you have an hour or two before your flight come to the five bells and make this pub YOUR LOCAL PUB and support the Best of British...

Spent the evening here last night with friends a large party of us Charging at £36 a head for a set menu 3 course meal. I have to say we were rather disappointed in the portion sizes and the poor fella who has been left to serve us was totally run off his feet. Knowing they were expecting a large party that night should have drafted in an extra pair of hands. Feedback from the other members was the salmon was overcooked and the turkey a little dry, all in all we felt it a little rushed. (Salmon was quite late as well as being served 15 mins after the turkey dinners ) the portions were inconsistent and could have been a bit more generous. Cheese board was nice as was the choc cake but there were complaints about the size of the Christmas pudding! …. We like this place please just try to give a bit more value for...

Great staff - always a warm friendly welcome (being regulars sometimes we receive the occasional cheeky comment and we often give as good as we get if we are not initiating it ourselves ;-) - great banter and all in good humour so contributes to the appeal of the place!).

Fab pub in a village setting that has an interesting history for those who like that sort of thing. It is getting more difficult to find good traditional English pubs that are kept in good condition - this is one of them - cosy inside and with a pleasant outside area where I love catching some rays when the weather is good!

Parking is usually ok (occasionally busy but always found...