Traditional home-cooked quality food using the finest local ingredients,
complemented by real ales, ciders, lagers, wines and spirits.
Breakfast Menu
Always best to book or pre-order so you don't miss out!
Opening times:
Friday-Sunday: 9am to 12pm (midday). Takeaway available.
A warm welcome awaits at this traditional country inn located in the village of Shurdington, on the outskirts of the classical regency town of Cheltenham Spa in Gloucestershire.
With an open log fire in winter and a huge beer garden for the summer, The Bell offers a friendly and welcoming atmosphere and some of the best English food available in the area.
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(bookings made via email or Facebook are not guaranteed)
Lunch Menu
Available 12-3pm, Wednesday-Saturday
Thick-cut granary bread, baguette or a wrap
Grilled rump steak with fried mushrooms & onion jam
£8.50
Prawns in marie rose sauce
£8.00
Grilled chicken, chorizo & sun-blush tomato
£8.00
Honey & mustard ham with tomato
£7.50
Tuna mayo & red onion
£7.50
Smoked bacon, brie & cranberry
£7.50
Bacon, lettuce & tomato
£7.50
Stilton & mushroom
£7.50
Cheddar cheese & red onion
£6.50
Jacket potatoes
Prawns in marie rose sauce
£8.00
Cheddar cheese & smoked bacon
£7.50
Stilton & mushroom
£7.50
Cheddar cheese & red onion
£7.00
Tuna mayo & red onion
£7.50
Cheddar cheese & baked beans
£7.00
Main Menu
Available 12-3pm & 6pm-9pm, Wednesday-Saturday
STARTERS
Soup of the day
served with granary bread & butter
£5.00
Country paté (GF available)
served with onion chutney & toasted granary bread
£7.00
Smoked salmon fishcake
with cream cheese & chive dip
£8.00
Creamy garlic mushrooms on toast
Pan-fried, served on crusty granary toast with a side salad
£6.50
SALADS
£6.50 as a starter, £13.00 as a main
Chicken & Chorizo, with sun-blush tomatoes & finished with balsamic dressing
Goats Cheese on toast, with roasted red peppers & caramelised red onion
The Bell Caesar, with chargrilled chicken, garlic & herb croutons, shaved parmesan
STARTERS TO SHARE
Greek Meze - £14.00
Olives, feta, sun-blush tomatoes, tzatziki, houmous, dressed salad & toasted pitta breads
Mixed bread & olives - £7.00
With an olive oil & balsamic dip
MAINS
Rump steak (GF available)
Served with homemade onion rings, mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, hand-cut chips & a choice of salad or garden peas
Add peppercorn or stilton sauce for £1.50
£15.00
Ham, egg & chips
Home-cooked honey & mustard glazed ham, eggs & hand-cut chips, served with salad or garden peas
£13.00
Grilled salmon
Served with garlic & spinach crushed new potatoes, fresh dressed salad & hollandaise sauce
£15.00
Homemade beef lasagne
Served with chips & salad
£14.00
Cod & chips
Hand beer-battered cod fillet served with hand-cut chips, tartare sauce & a choice of garden peas, mushy peas & salad
£14.50
Pie of the day
Individual shortcrust pastry, deep filled, served with buttery mash, seasonal vegetables & gravy
£14.50
The Bell Carbonara
With chicken & bacon, creamy garlic & white wine sauce, mushrooms, onions & garlic bread
£13.50
The Bell Burger (GF available)
A choice of beef, chicken, slow-cooked pulled pork or vegan. Served in a toasted bun with lettuce, tomato, gherkins, homemade onion rings, & hand-cut chips. Choice of cheddar, brie, mozzarella or stilton to finish.
Add bacon or chorizo for £1.00
£14.50
VEGETARIAN & VEGAN
Butternut squash roulade
With dauphinoise potatoes, seasonal vegetables & a port & rosemary jus
£15.00
Wild mushroom & spinach pasta
In a cream, garlic & white wine sause, served with garlic bread
£14.50
Homemade vegetarian lasagne
Served with chips & salad
£14.00
Vegan burger
Served in a toasted bun with lettuce, tomato, gherkins, homemade onion rings, & hand-cut chips
£14.00
SIDES
All £3.00
Garlic bread
Hand-cut chips
Seasonal vegetables
Hand-battered onion rings
Side salad
DESERTS
All £5.50
Chocolate brownie with chocolate ice cream
Sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream
Banoffee pie
Cheesecake of the day
Crumble served with custard
Mixed ice cream - £3.00
Cheese board - £8.00
Sunday Menu
Available 12-4pm
STARTERS
Soup of the day
served with granary bread & butter
£5.00
Country paté (GF available)
served with onion chutney & toasted granary bread
£7.00
Smoked salmon fishcake
with cream cheese & chive dip
£8.00
Creamy garlic mushrooms on toast
Pan-fried, served on crusty granary toast with a side salad
£6.50
SALADS
£6.50 as a starter, £13.00 as a main
Chicken & Chorizo, with sun-blush tomatoes & finished with balsamic dressing
Goats Cheese on toast, with roasted red peppers & caramelised red onion
The Bell Caesar, with chargrilled chicken, garlic & herb croutons, shaved parmesan
STARTERS TO SHARE
Greek Meze - £14.00
Olives, feta, sun-blush tomatoes, tzatziki, houmous, dressed salad & toasted pitta breads
Mixed bread & olives - £7.00
With an olive oil & balsamic dip
MAINS
Roast Topside of Beef
Roast Turkey with sage & onion stuffing
Guest meat of the day
Served with roast potatoes, homemade yorkshire pudding, parsnip crisps, seasonal vegetables & gravy
£13.95
Vegetarian tartlet of the day
In shortcrust pastry, with vegetarian gravy
£13.00
Grilled salmon
Served with garlic & spinach crushed new potatoes, seasonal vegetables & hollandaise sauce
£13.95
SIDES
All £3.00
Garlic bread
Hand-cut chips
Seasonal vegetables
Hand-battered onion rings
Side salad
DESERTS
All £5.50
Chocolate brownie with chocolate ice cream
Sticky toffee pudding with vanilla ice cream
Banoffee pie
Cheesecake of the day
Crumble served with custard
Mixed ice cream - £3.00
Cheese board - £8.00
why not treat your family and friends with a tasty roast dinner or evening meal at The Bell?
"The Bell at Shurdington is building-up quite a reputation for its food."
EXCLUSIVE REAL ALE
Brewed exclusively for us by Sharp's Brewery from Rock in Cornwall - with a generous measure of of refreshing flavour and a light golden hue - come and try our lip-smacking Bell Ale! ABV 3.6%.
PUB OPENING HOURS
Monday to Thursday
11.30am - 8.30pm,
with food served until 2pm
Tuesday to Friday
9am - 10pm
Saturday & Sunday
11.30am - 10pm
KITCHEN OPENING HOURS
Monday
Noon - 2pm
Tuesday to Thursday
Noon - 2pm & 6pm - 9pm
Friday & Saturday
Noon - 3pm & 6pm - 9pm
Sunday
Noon - 3pm
- FIND US -
The Bell
Shurdington Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL51 4XQ
From the M5
1. Leave the M5 at Junction 11a
2. Follow signs for A417/Cirencester
3. After about half a mile, take the turning for A46/Cheltenham and take the first exit onto A46/Shurdington Road
4. Carry on along the A46/Shurdington Road for about 1.5 miles and The Bell is on your left