"We managed to get a late table on Saturday. However, after arriving we were shown to our table, we asked what non alcoholic spirits were available and was informed that they didn 't do any (strange , needless to say I had to have a soft drink. We asked another member of staff and she informed us that they did offer non alcoholic spirits, it was therefore clear that some of the junior staff were not aware of what the Bluebell offers. We ordered our meal, the starters arrived, the scallops were an insult to the price, there were four scallops on the plate, three were very small, i.e. the size of a twenty pence piece, one having been cut in half to make up the numbers, the fourth scallop was the size you would expect especially considering the price (may I suggest having three scallops that would present better than what was offered . The other starter which was prawn/salmon was an exceptionally large portion, fine for some but a little to large for a starter. We ordered a bottle of white wine and had to ask for a cooler as the wine was very warm. When the main courses came, I asked for my steak to be cooked bleu at best it was medium (how a chef doesn 't know how to cook a bleu steak is somewhat bizarre . However, the lamb that we ordered was so rare I don 't think it actually had been cooked, it was very fatty and chewy, this being a result of being under cooked. For desert, I ordered white mint chocolate ice cream, this was awful as it was very grainy which leads me to believe it may have started to defrost and then re frozen. Needless to say I didn 't eat it! From being seated to paying the bill, we were no longer than 45 minutes (we didn 't even have time to drink the wine and had to take half the bottle back home with us! We were given no time between courses to enjoy our evening out. The service overall was very poor, as at the end when we were paying the bill, we were asked very bluntly have we done ! Also at this point it was drawn to their attention how disappointed we were at the quality of the meal, the restaurant wasn 't busy, therefore the food should have been coming from the pass at a much higher standard as we have received in the past. Needless to say we were extremely disappointed and have agreed that we will not be returning. It is clear from the outside that the Bluebell is in need of some investment and perhaps maybe some more experienced staff front of house and in the kitchen. The meal cost £125.75 (for two people , given the fact that I didn 't eat the lamb or the desert, this was a rather expensive meal in 45 minutes. Word of caution, if you park in the disabled section at the front of the Bluebell, the rendering on the wall is falling away and therefore is a potential danger to patrons and their vehicle."
