The Bell Inn, Outwood

I used to love this pub. So much so that I went there the evening before my wedding in January 2009 with our immediate family. I was very disappointed to see how this pub has gone downhill at our last visit in February 2010. The food is very expensive and of terrible quality � it is very much style over substance. For example, my French onion soup looked delicious in its cute little pot but in reality tasted bland and watery. More alarming, my husband got campolarbacter after eating here and was extremely ill for over 1 week. We realised that this was the only place he could have caught it as this was the only time we had eaten out (and he had eaten meat, I am a veggie and cook veggie at home) in the incubation period. The starter which my husband ordered was chicken livers and when he got them they were cold and bloody inside � it was either this or the staff having poor hygiene which made him ill. Our doctors surgery were forced to report this to Banstead council after tests confirming my husband�s illness so maybe the standards will have improved since then....? However, I would not take the chance and would avoid at all costs. Such as shame.

15 Jun 2010 15:40