August 2025 by Jayne
Truly a delicious Sunday lunch home cooked well worth the money . Staff are helpful very efficient and all done with a smile .
I don?t usually eat roast on Sunday when we go out as I think I could have done better at home but it was a really nice home cooked lunch . A1
July 2025 by Amie Stockley
Fabulous quality roast dinner with brilliant service. What more do you need!
July 2025 by Kerry Rose
Haven?t been there in over a year as last visit was terrible but since new owners now the food was really good! Generous portions, speedy service and gentleman behind the bar very attentive and friendly! Will definitely be back!
July 2025 by Marie Bailey
The menu is somewhat limited how about Ham egg and chips or other pub staples. The food we had was nicely cooked the burger excellent would go again
July 2025 by Tess Warren
We needed to eat at home and wanted a roast dinner. The team at the Ship and Bell were happy to accommodate this option. They provided two delicious and enormous roast dinners which were also well packaged. The level of customer service was excellent. Highly recommended and very much appreciated!
June 2025 by Vintage Hydes
Excellent food, Excellent service, lovely friendly pub. Definitely would go again.
Sunday lunch was exceptional especially the homemade meringue for the Eton mess pavlova.
June 2025 by louisa hyde
This was the MOST FANTASTIC Sunday Lunch i have had in years.
I cannot sing highly enough how great this was. We were a table of six with two dogs. Two of the group had mobility issues. The staff were helpful, attentive & friendly. All our meals were superb. Generous portions, great value.
I completely disagree with the last comment. There are signs in the pub regarding parking.
The hospitality business is hard. When people do good, they deserve to be recognised for it.
June 2025 by Kevin Barnes
The thing about me is I generally go to a particular pub because of a particular beer. In this case they have Fuller's ESB. It is particularly hard to find in any Fuller's pub these days I'm not sure why. But the big bonuses sometimes my daughter who's with me would like to eat and they always seem to be doing food we've had the nachos and their served with chili and jalapeños. It's on a bus route but also has its own car park and is in a reasonable location. Nothing bad I can say really, the food maybe a tad pricey but isn't that the case everywhere these days...
June 2025 by S M
The best roast I've had in ages
The pork belly was delicious
Drinks are good
Staff are attentive
We will be back.
June 2025 by Jason
Absolutely Appalling Experience ? Avoid at All Costs!
I would strongly advise anyone considering a visit to The Ship and Bell in Horndean to think twice. After enjoying a perfectly ordinary meal and spending over £35 as a genuine customer, I was later slapped with a £100 parking fine?yes, £100?for using their so-called ?free customer car park.?
At no point were we informed by any staff that we needed to register our vehicle, nor is it made clear anywhere inside the pub. Despite approaching the counter multiple times, not one person mentioned it?not even a sign on the till. The entrance signage is tiny, misleading, and completely unreadable from a vehicle. It screams ?Customer Parking Only? but hides the trap in small print, buried among legalese no normal driver could or would stop to read.
To make matters worse, The Ship and Bell staff were contacted and refused to even respond?despite the fact that they have full authority to cancel parking charges for their own customers. Their silence says it all: zero accountability and even less regard for their patrons.
This is not just poor service, it?s outright exploitation. I will never return, and I urge others to stay away unless you're happy to risk a £100 fine for the privilege of eating at a Fullers pub that doesn't care one bit about its customers once they?ve taken your money.
Shameful practice. Shame on you, Ship and Bell.
June 2025 by Tony Huff
Excellent service and great food.
May 2025 by Sean Kirk
Great pub Great food
May 2025 by Dave E
Good friendly bar.
May 2025 by alfie moon
Usually drink Guinness, today for a change I had and hsb followed by a London pride, the best pint of real ale I?ve had in years, young barman entertaining what look like locals with banter, great atmosphere will return
March 2025 by Mia Burley
Wonderful meal at the ship and bell this weekend ! Would highly recommend , such a lovely atmosphere and the food was delicious ! Very reasonable prices - we will be back!
