Blue Bell overlooks
the green near the Cottingham village centre, and has a welcoming traditional
building that is split into a bar area and relaxing restaurant. The restaurant
boasts a log fire with low level music leading to a beer garden to the rear.
Recently refurbished, Blue Bell now has an extended seating area with a rather
nice view of their garden and has a new extensive menu including a specials
board.
Recently my partner
and I visited Blue Bell in Cottingham as we had received a birthday postcard in
the post to invite us for a free meal. We arrived at the Blue Bell and was seen
to straight away and shown to our table that we had booked in advanced. We had
been seated in the new conservatory located next to the kitchen which looked
amazingly new and fresh. Our table had been dressed with candle light and
polished cutlery placed on luxury serviettes.
Our
waitress who was very polite and friendly offered to get our drinks for us and
gave us the new menu to read, when arriving back with our drinks she asked if
we would like to hear the specials. I had opted for the pan seared scallops on
a bed of cauliflower puree topped with baby spinach. My partner had chosen from
the specials board which was half roasted duck served with a sweet potato
puree, spring cabbage & crispy prosciutto with a mixed berry sauce.
The meals arrived within a fast reasonable amount of time
and were presented on slate plates. The
scallops were soft, tasty and cooked in butter. The cauliflower puree had a
hint of garlic which balanced the dish very well and the side order of
vegetables was crunchy and full of flavour.
The duck was placed lightly roasted on top of the sweet
potato puree and packed full of juicy flavours which complimented the mixed
berry sauce. The crispy prosciutto worked well with the cauliflower puree from
my meal.
We both finished our meals without haste and greedily ordered
a dessert from the separate menu our waitress had brought us. She had explained
which individual dessert was and we opted for the chocolate volcano cake with
ice cream. Unfortunately I wasn’t quick enough to get a photo of the dessert
but I can assure you it was divine.
If it’s À la carte
food you’re after then I would recommend visiting the Blue Bell. It’s a
great place to visit especially around Christmas time when they offer mulled
wine. The seating outside is complete with heaters and fairy lights around the
frame of the garden.
When you do visit Blue Bell, at the end of your meal you
will be given a card to fill out to leave your feedback and also to put your
details in to receive a free birthday meal or anniversary meal.
The prices per meal average between £8.95 to £25 and are of high quality.
The Blue Bell
West Green
Cottingham
East Yorkshire
HU16 4BH
Phone: 01482 847 113
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