Restaurant and Bars

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The Bell at Skenfrith Restaurant has won many awards for its food including the ‘Best Place to Eat – Pub’  as voted by the public in the Wales National Tourism Awards, and  Joseph Colman, our Head Chef, has been selected for the MICHELIN Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2025 

Joseph, who is from Tenby in Wales, regularly changes his menus. The produce is seasonal and sourced locally. Special dietary requirements and vegetarian dishes can usually be organised but we ask that you do let us know of these in advance or when booking. 

Restaurant Bookings –  To ensure a good dining experience, we will require a deposit of £10 per person for all reservations of four or more guests. This deposit will be deducted from your final bill on the day of your visit. You may cancel your reservation up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund.  If the number of guests decreases without prior notice, we reserve the right to retain part of the deposit. In the case of a ‘No Show‘ we reserve the right to retain all of the deposit. We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to welcoming your party to The Bell.

Please note that we rely on your punctuality when booking a meal with us and politely ask that you let us know if you are running late for your reservation (over 15 minutes).  If we haven’t heard from you by this time, we may have to release the table you have reserved.  Should you need to cancel your Restaurant reservation, please let us know in good time so we can give the opportunity to someone else.

The Restaurant’s dress code is smart/casual, whereas the front of the restaurant, near the bar, is more relaxed.  Due to the Restaurant layout, we do not offer tables for more than 6 people and cannot accommodate large parties across multiple tables.  If you would like to reserve a table for more than 6, please enquire about hiring The Wine Room, our beautiful private dining room.

We have limited the amount of the indoor tables available and, even though we have a lovely outside seating area, unfortunately we cannot always rely on the Welsh weather, so therefore, we do not reserve tables outside!  However, if the garden is open (late spring, summer and early autumn) guests are welcome, on arrival, to enquire about available tables.

Children are most welcome at The Bell.  However, only children over the age of 8 may dine in the restaurant in the evenings. We are more than happy to arrange special meals and early suppers for them.

DOGS – Well-behaved dogs are welcome in the front of the Restaurant (near the bar) and the Garden Terrace if it is open. 

Currently, we are closed Sunday evenings and all day Monday and Tuesday. However, Wednesday to Saturday Lunch is served from 12pm to 2.15pm Last Orders and Dinner is from 6.30pm to 8.30pm Last Orders. 

The Hotel Bar is open for drinks from 12pm on those days. Last orders 21.45  Closes 22.00

On Sundays, we serve a traditional lunch from 12pm-2.15pm Last Orders and then we close at 3pm

Due to our rural location, we mostly work on a prior reservation basis and ask that guests and visitors make a reservation first before coming to The Bell either by emailing reception@thebellatskenfrith.co.uk or calling us on 01600 750235.  If we do not answer straight away, please do leave a message and we will get back to you.  However, please know that we will always do our best to accommodate impromptu visitors if we can. 

Getting Here – we are about 15 minutes from Monmouth, 20 minutes from Abergavenny, 25 minutes from Hereford, 40 minutes from Bristol, just over an hour from Birmingham and three hours from London (traffic allowing).  NP7 8UH  ///routines.louder.admires

OUR LOCAL WINES, BEERS AND CIDERS ARE FROM:

Fingal-Rock, Monmouth owned by wine connoiseur Tom Innes who has an eclectic selection from around the world. Burgundy wines a speciality

Nothing But The Grape supplies us with an interesting selection of organic and biodynamic wines from small, artisan growers.

White Castle Vineyard,  Llanvetherine, Monmouthshire – Tours & Tastings Available. We recommend its wonderful rosé and if not a bottle then it is available by the glass.

Wythall Estate Vineyard, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire – Family owned and run vineyard with excellent wines. Tours & Tastings Available

Wye Valley Brewery Butty Bach and Hereford Pale Ale, Stoke Lacy, Herefordshire

Robinsons Cider  Little Hereford, Herefordshire   

Westons Cider Stowford Press, Much Marcle, Ledbury, Herefordshire – Tours Available      

Fentimans Ginger Beer – non-alcoholic