The Millstream At The Bell Inn

Was here for dinner 8/11/2023 didn't have my phone to take photos ..this was the most delicious meal we had through our entire tour of Europe we had the Duck , Chicken curry and Lamb potato gratin meals came with a side of veg ..not only were the staff absolutely lovely the food was PERFECTION!! The lamb was cooked to perfection!! The cut the portion size ,the sauce the way it was plated everything about my dish was absolutely memorable !!!... it made my taste buds sing !! God save English cusine If I had known it would be our last night in Hythe I would of thanked the chef personally So THANK YOU CHEF I will never forget that meal

This was the second time we have visited the Bell Inn for Sunday lunch. Not sure what's going on with the tables as they always seem sticky. To be fair there was a member of staff cleaning the tables, so maybe we were just unlucky, although she did seem to spray all over the adjacent tables salt and pepper sachets as well. Service and the pricing was good. I had the lamb which was plentiful and nicely cooked, however there were a few things that were definitely different to our last visit. The dinner already had gravy on it, which is a bugbear of mine and I would of preferred to be able to distribute where and of what quantity of gravy I would like. A jug would of been a better option. There was some sort of crumb with the dinner (not sure if it was meant to be stuffing) but it did nothing for either presentation or taste. The roasted veg on the plate was nice, but the veg brought out in a dish (between 3) was smothered in a runny tasteless cheese sauce (think was cauliflower, broccoli and string beans) so you had cauliflower cheese (fine) broccoli cheese and string bean cheese (not so fine). The biggest issue though was the roasted potatoes. Firstly, the last time we visited, we had some new boiled potatoes on the plate and were brought out a separate dish of very tasty roasted potatoes. This time however there were about 3-4 small to medium I assume roasted potatoes on the plate. This in itself would of been ok, all be it a bit stingy, but the potatoes were soft with no crispy skin and also must of been smothered in a whole black pepper pot which made them almost un edible. We enjoyed our first visit last year, but our second visit has put us off as it seems to have gone down in both quantity and quality. I know times are hard, but these type of cutbacks just put customers off and sadly we are unlikely to return and will look elsewhere for an occasional Sunday roast out.

Nice place, friendly staff and food was really good

When the weather is good and there are people outside drinking and eating, it can feel a bit short staffed. But they do their best under the circumstances. Food ok and reasonably priced.

Lovely food and good service! Had an amazing roast!