Bel and the Dragon in Windsor and Maidenhead

The Sunday roast is good value compared to other local Gastro pubs The sharing rib eye @£85 is not good value for money and definitely way worse than it used to be (pics attached) The restaurant seems to have a had a few chef changes over the past 4 years The staff are nice but not that engaged It was completely empty on a Sunday whereas you would really struggle to find a table in tiger local pubs Hope this place ups its game as it was a lot better and locals really want them to stay

Have visited Bell and Dragon in Cookham many times and the food and service has always been very good. I visited yesterday Saturday 21st December 24 with friends for our pre-Christmas get together and celebration. We were given a booth table which was nice and the restaurant decorations were tastefully festive with a really lovely Christmas tree which added to the festive atmosphere. On taking our seats we were attended to by Kieren who was apparently the Assistant Manager. We requested the Festive Menu and were blatently told with a tone which could have cut ice, "you should order ahead for that". When my friend replied that she had never done so before and wasn't told when she booked that she would even need to do this, we were told "well that's how it is, you can order from the main menu". I was shocked at his manner and when he left I asked a really pleasant and helpful waiter called Tom if i could speak to the actual manager. When she came over we explained that we'd really like the festive menu with all the trimmings and she replied in a more positive way, and what you'd expect from someone working in hospitality "let me check if we can do that for you". She came back and confirmed that she'd arranged it for us which really made up for the poor customer service skills of Keiren. The food was good, however the bread was poor with four slices of toasted white bread on a plate, one would expect at least a small bread basket of assorted rolls as befits an establishment/restaurant of this nature, come on guys it doesn't take much. I'd also advise of being more aware to provide the condiments i.e cranberry sauce as a matter of course without the need to ask, and when you do, at least provide it with a spoon. I also have to say that Tom was excellent in consistently checking in with us and being attentive and I'd say he saved the day in the end, thank you Tom! This could easily have been a one star! Three stars deducted purely for Kieren.

Have visited Bell and Dragon in Cookham many times and the food and service has always been very good. I visited yesterday Saturday 21st December 24 with friends for our pre-Christmas get together and celebration. We were given a booth table which was nice and the restaurant decorations were tastefully festive with a really lovely Christmas tree which added to the festive atmosphere. On taking our seats we were attended to by Kieren who was apparently the Assistant Manager. We requested the Festive Menu and were blatently told with a tone which could have cut ice, "you should order ahead for that". When my friend replied that she had never done so before and wasn't told when she booked that she would even need to do this, we were told "well that's how it is, you can order from the main menu". I was shocked at his manner and when he left I asked a really pleasant and helpful waiter called Tom if i could speak to the actual manager. When she came over we explained that we'd really like the festive menu with all the trimmings and she replied in a more positive way, and what you'd expect from someone working in hospitality "let me check if we can do that for you". She came back and confirmed that she'd arranged it for us which really made up for the poor customer service skills of Keiren. The food was good, however the bread was poor with four slices of toasted white bread on a plate, one would expect at least a small bread basket of assorted rolls as befits an establishment/restaurant of this nature, come on guys it doesn't take much. I'd also advise of being more aware to provide the condiments i.e cranberry sauce as a matter of course without the need to ask, and when you do, at least provide it with a spoon. I also have to say that Tom was excellent in consistently checking in with us and being attentive and I'd say he saved the day in the end, thank you Tom! This could easily have been a one star! Two stars deducted purely for Kieren.

Such a poor experience under the new management. I was invited by friends to a special Christmas event that happens every year. Sounded great, a free mice pie and mould wine along with a good Christmas sing song (all in the back garden area). That’s not what we got!!! I paid £50 for my party’s mulled wine (£8 for half a paper cup). There was no sing song, just one singer (alone) singing modern songs (nice voice) but she left at 6pm taking all her music equipment with her - no more music! There were many disappointed patrons (50’ish) standing in the rain having overpaid for the refreshments and no entertainment laid on. Very poor. This was my second visit here. It is probably my last.

What an incredible time we had staying at the Bel and Dragon for a wedding. The staff were attentive and and were so helpful, always with a smile! We would definitely recommend for both food and accommodation.

Comfortable stay, king size bed in "Annie" room, generous stock of artisan coffee and tea facility, Nice selection of food in restaurant with a very cosy warm pub and real fire. Nice inclusive breakfast served.

Cute spot for a bevetage and catch up and an open fire

We stayed at this place for our son's and his wife's wedding. We spent 2 nights there. We were very involved in the setting up for the wedding at the venue as it was a family affair and the staff were all fabulous, every single one of them couldn't have done enough for us... nothing was too much trouble. The food for the wedding was fantastic as was the other food we had there. I cannot emphasise enough how great this place and their staff were.

Whar a beautiful place. Loved the low ceilings and old beams. Delicious food and friendly people!

The four of us had an excellent lunch on Tuesday. The menu was innovative, the food fresh and well-presented. Portions were generous. Lovely setting in a traditional pub with an excellent location. Just as important, the service was friendly, helpful and professional. We’ll be back soon. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

A cramped tourist trap with exorbitant prices.

Service was good but food very average despite charging premium prices. Waiters need to use deodorant. Place needs a clean too

Such a warm and friendly welcome. Very comfortable room, but it’s the small touches that make this place stand out for me. The whiskey and sloe gin available for guests to help themselves to in the corridor, the quality tea, coffee and biscuits and the fan in the room. Small touches but ones that show the Bel and Dragon cares about their guests. Thanks go to all the team.

Food was good, portion small. Nice dining room.

Superb evening meal Did not stay there

It's like a tardis. Great food, nice atmosphere and great service.

Wow!!!! Thought we’d pop in for 2 medium glasses of wine. Rioja @ £11.25 a glass!!!!

Fantastic welcome, great beer and amazing coffee. Only stopped for a drink on route, but will come back to dine another day.

Terrible asked fir steak rair spoke to manager twice about it he said “ no problem “ it came over cooked soggy potatoes which was odd no tomatoes no mushrooms and soggy broccoli and the pepper sauce tasted like red wine sauce would defo not recommend I now understand why the place was empty…

Stopped for a drink. Lovely pub with a nice garden

Great Sunday roast. Beer ok. Pub and service great. Lovely old 15th C pub.

Restaurant very average and expensive. Far better for available elsewhere locally.

Room (Annie) gorgeous overlooking the courtyard. ‘Real’ pillows & quilt with a window that opened ! Complementary scotch & sloe gin in the corridor of the cottage. Lovely bathroom with everything you need. Only missing item in the room was tea bags…. Breakfast not the finest, service was good but available self-service items not all on display (yoghurts etc), cooked breakfasts lacking. Poached eggs in egg Benedict hard not runny, sausages in full English hard.

Had lunch which was both good and reasonably priced with attentive service

We went to Cookham to visit the Stanley Spencer gallery and I was delighted to find The bel and the dragon across the road ! It’s a lovely place cosy and light - indoor and outdoor seating . The rooms are lovely - clean and comfortable - nice bathroom too . Points to note - no hand held shower - no flannels - and there was a large black hair in the bath ! We had dinner there too and the seabass special was totally delicious - as were the crispy potatoes ! Although all very pricey ! We asked for a mint / green tea bag to take to the room but apparently that isn’t on offer which was a bit disappointing so had to buy a pot for each of us ! Extra £10. Breakfast was pretty good -a good selection - though only white toast - coffee was good . Like the little touches of chocolates in the bedroom and sloe gin and whisky to help yourself to for a little late night tipple !

Wonderful place, excellent well kept ales and the food was fabulous, I had the lamb rump, which came a perfect shade of pink, my wife had the plaice schnitzel which was delicious, well worth a visit

Great spot for those arriving into LHR. Such a friendly welcome when you’ve arrived from a long haul flight - and the rooms and food do not disappoint! My husband’s favourite breakfast of our 2-week UK holiday!

We didn’t stay here but came for breakfast and were really pleasantly surprised; service was great and the food was delicious. We had a range from smashed avocado with poached eggs to a full English and everyone left full and happy. Would definitely come back and highly recommend

We ate very well. The pub is typical, you walk forward and enter a very beautiful and bright dining room. The cuisine is refined and the menu varied.

Absolutely stunning food and staff were fantastic. So attentive! Had food from their new menu which was all cooked to perfection and beautifully presented. There are many different choices. Something for everyone. A lovely atmosphere, very welcoming and definitely one of the best establishments for us!

Went for a last minute lunch here following a trip to Windsor Castle. First thing to mention which is outside of their control is the parking can be challenging. Plenty of pubs along the road and can take some time to find a space. Previous eaten (a while ago) at a ‘sister’ pub to this one and had a fantastic meal. Today we ordered a children’s meal (was fine) and a Mac & Cheese and Pumpkin & Sage Ravioli. Now I had the Ravioli and ate it all, mainly because I hadn’t eaten and just done 20,000 steps around a castle however I thought it was very bland. Not much flavour, 7 or 8 pieces of Ravioli, it was well cooked but ‘maple roasted’ aspect didn’t come through at all. Not much pumpkin flavour from the actual pumpkin or sauce too I found. The Mac & Cheese my wife had, she left at least 50% of it, it’s not really Mac & Cheese, it’s very large pasta with Cheese and Mushrooms. Theres no creamy sauce, she found it dry, no indulgence aspect to it. If I could give halves I’d give 2.5 but as I can’t went for 2 because I thought for c£2 per piece of ravioli it was abit steep. Would say from the images on the board and reviews seen the Sunday Roast looks a hit, shame we didn’t go 24hrs later…

Food was cold and average really for the price.

Management is absolutely horrible to staff, especially the blonde manager. The way they mistreat staff is unlike anything I have ever encountered. Do not support this business. The main manager made a threat to one of the waitresses for making one mistake.

One of the loveliest pubs - beautiful inside and out! Great staff, fast and friendly service and a Sunday Roast of Kings. Looking forward to coming back. Lots.

The Bel and Dragon has a fabulous private room just off the main restaurant. You can close the sliding doors if you like or keep them open and enjoy feeling part of the restaurant. The room also opens out onto the beautiful garden. We booked this stunning room for a milestone birthday with family. The menu choices for a group of our size were varied and delicious. The pre-ordering was very straightforward and communication from the team was excellent ahead of the big day. On the day itself an elderly member of our party was taken unwell at the start of the celebration. The team went out of their way to help and to provide anything we needed. Our party numbers were subsequently depleted as other members of the family were needed to take care of the relative. The staff were fantastic at altering the catering numbers seamlessly with not a word of complaint only concern. The team ensured the celebration could continue despite the worrying events. The food was excellent and the service was amazing. One younger member of the group absolutely loved his dessert - 'decorate your own choc chip cookie' - that arrived with all manner of fabulous accompaniments. The staff, service and food were all excellent and I would highly recommend the private room for a special occasion.

The latest visit was on Christmas Eve to celebrate my parents 42nd anniversary, but it is really an ongoing appreciation of two great gentlemen who work there, Nick and Chris. The food is always nice and generally the service is good. These two though really understand hospitality. They know just how make the guest feel welcome. They seem to fit Bel and the Dragon so well, and make it a 5 star experience.

We went to celebrate how family get together we where very disappointed when the main course came one of how quest meal was forgot and buy the time it came we all fished I ordered venison just 3 pieces on the plate with very little vegetables and I don’t no watt happen to the potatoes just to finish it was not worth the money lovely place but the food very disappointing I will never go back

Thank you to the team for making our Team Christmas Dinner such a lovely time! From the booking and organising, through to the evening itself, the service was stellar. The food was delicious - everyone I spoke with loved their meals, and we also appreciated the beautiful Christmas decor! Thank you for a brilliant meal. Highly recommend.

Food was absolutely appauling!!! Burgers were like rubber, small portion too. Kids roast chicken came as beef, sent it back for them to bring chewy overdone dry tasteless pieces of chicken breast with zero seasoning along with slapped up in a hurry peas and broccoli, again no flavour!!! Charged service on top of that too!!!! Disgraceful. Avoid at all costs.

Cosy restaurant with a decent bar and menu. Unfortunately there are quite a few inexperienced waiting staff. I had food dropped on me twice by two separate waiters. These things happen and I’m not the type to make a fuss but would have expected a discount on the bill. Unfortunately no discount was offered and I don’t think the manager was informed.

We were looking forward to staying here but it did not start well when we were told we had been "upgraded" to a larger room, however on being taken to the room it didn't have a window as it had been replaced with mirrors, we were then given a standard room with a window! We went down for breakfast just before 09.00, were served coffee and tea and our breakfast order of full English and vegetarian was taken. After finishing my coffee I eventually managed to attract the waitresses attention for some more coffee but still no breakfast. some time later breakfast was taken to two other tables (of two people), so we thought we would get ours soon, but of course we were wrong. Both the other two tables finished their breakfasts and as they got up to leave our breakfasts finally arrived around 45 mins after our order had been taken. My wife's vegetarian breakfast was good but mine certainly was not worth the wait with two small slivers of streaky bacon, one sausage, a tiny hash brown, one mushroom and the smallest pot of baked beans I have ever seen, and of course once again I had to ask for more coffee! To sum up the service was very poor with a ridiculously long wait for breakfast to be served, and not worth the wait when it finally arrived, we ket expecting John Cleese to jump out!

We met our son and his girlfriend at the restaurant for lunch. The staff were helpful and the service was good. I have some allergies and had pre-ordered food, and it was excellent.

Visited the Bel and Dragon for a Sunday Roast with our daughter who has a bad dairy allergy. We mentioned this as we were shown to our table. For dessert our daughter was handed vegan chocolate ice cream with a dairy milk flake on top!!!! When we asked for this to be taken away immediately as she was handed dairy and the flake was obviously touching the vegan ice cream, the staff didn’t seem that bothered, and made us feel as though we were being difficult. We also saw the chef “huff” at the fact that he needed another order of ice cream! We mentioned how dangerous and unacceptable this was to two members of staff, both apologised and said they are “working on improving” but to be honest this is not good enough. I would definitely avoid eating here if you have any form of allergy as they clearly do not take it seriously enough!! Also they have hiked the prices of their roasts up and instead of getting good value for money, you get one half of a carrot and some very dry chicken! Such as shame as this used to be good for a family roast!

A group of 7 of us booked a table at 7.30pm. Mains arrived around 9pm, I ordered a Mac and cheese main but as we were all catching up, we weren't too bothered about the time delay for the mains to arrive. When the food came out, the service wasn't the friendliest, but we just thought it was due to busyness at the time. All of the other mains arrived and when we asked where my main was, we were told that there wasn't any Mac and Cheese left. The rest of the table started to eat (we weren't advised there was none left at the the time of ordering). Then a dish was brought out that was 'kept to one side' but was extremely mushroom heavy and not at all, in my opinion or anyone in our parties opinion - a Mac and cheese (see picture attached). I asked the waiter if this was actually a mac and cheese, he replied that he didn't know what else it could have been. I noted it was extremely mushroom heavy and not what I was expecting (and had hardly eaten any), he mentioned that maybe it was the truffle - then just took it away. We paid the bill and service charge, but will not be returning.

Delicious good, lovely staff, well priced. They made a fuss of the children and an extra effort was made since it was our golden anniversary. The place was interesting, it had a really good atmosphere and overall a great success.

So sad that this place has gone down hill so much. The menu was limited and the service was so slow that it impacted our meal and enjoyment. We met up with my brother and his daughter and had hight expectations having eaten here a few years back but it wasnt anywhere near as good as it used to be

We visited this place yesterday. Excellent service,great food with fish & chips succulent & delicious.Dining area extended to the rear .Clean & spacious.

Overnight stopover at the start of our holiday. Staff were unhelpful, food and wine were overpriced and nothing to write home about. We were locked out of breakfast until 8am, but the room was still being hoovered when we were allowed in.

A great place to go for a wonderful meal and fantastic service. To have tap water brought over without having to ask... sometimes it's the little things! Really lovely waiters and waitresses, a spectacular way to present food on a plate and a strong playlist...

Whilst visitng the Sculpture Park on the 8 June, at 1.00 we came to your Pub for a snack. We asked what white wine there was by the glass & was told that there were only 2 to choose from - one of which was...

Beautiful location, shame about the poor service, insultingly uninterested manager and average food! We ordered 2 main roast beef lunches, and 1 child’s roast chicken lunch last weekend. On arrival I was surprised to see that the child’s roast chicken wasn’t roast chicken! It’s clearly...

We had an excellent late lunch here with a large family group. Tom our waiter was just amazing and absolutely excellent. Great food great ambience but above all Tom was an awesome waiter. He deserves high praise.

We had a great time with family in the private dining room for a birthday meal. The staff (especially Kayleigh) were very attentive. The food was excellent (apart from the soft crackling!) We shall return.

Visited Tonight Saturday 4th February 2023, no welcome at the bar infact the guy didn’t even speak, ordered 2 drinks, high end prices!!! Sat in the corner basically no one said hello and I’m sure they didn’t even notice when we had left… it’s a...

We were the wedding DJs at the Bel And Dragon for Sophie and Scott. The room where we set our DJ equipment up was just the best size for a party. The venue has loads of character and you are never too far away from...

The Bel & Dragon was my go to restaurant but, clearly, something is amiss. Other reviews are echoing what I’m about to say. Firstly, there was no warm welcome, or welcome at all. It took an age to be served - I 1/4 hours and...

The Christmas theme is beautifully done, the service was quite good, not sure it was worth the 12 1/2% they added on! The food was good, my prawns were, in my opinion not cooked enough so I sent them back and they were quickly replaced,...

We had a birthday celebration for my wife and to be honest the experience of this was nothing less than 'superb'. The staff were first class and the food was great. I will definitely book again, as will all the others who attended. We'll done...

3 years ago, had my Dads 70th here - the night was perfect. 3 years on, came for old time’s sake (sadly he’s not with us anymore) and nothing was perfect. Not the most varied menu so when 3 items aren’t available it’s a blow....

We stayed at Bel & The Dragon Kingsclere and had an excellent stay! This place is a hidden jem! They have a hotel and a restaurant that deliver personalized service and excellent food! When we arrived we had an tasty dinner and in the morning...

Visited on a Monday - what is usually great service and food was very poor. Service was curt and very slow despite being one of only two tables in the restaurant. Lots of dishes unavailable, the mains that did come were poor, could see undissolved...

Very limited menu. Very limited availability. Average food and a very long wait. Very inexperienced waiting staff. Not very enjoyable.

10 of us dined here yesterday celebrating a special birthday. Food was great, atmosphere perfect but Monique and her staff were outstanding, could not do enough for us all. Highly recommend.

What an amazing place! We were warmly Welcomed by the staff who were all so professional and pleasant. Our overnight stay in the cottage was lovely, very comfy spacious room and all the amenities you need. Breakfast was great and again the morning staff were...

Visited on Bank holiday Monday at 2pm and wondered why it was so quiet. Food - nice - Very small portions. Very overpriced at £22 a plate. £11 per med glass of wine x 2. Pudding was almost £20 (for sharing plate) and water £4.50....

Atmosphere ok.Service was poor to say the least..The guy who was supposedly looking after us could not have been less interested.We waited ages for our order to be taken,two of the main courses not being available(not his fault obviously).We then had to beg for desert...

Stopped over for three nights and was very happy with the room. Good hot shower. Food was very good. Staff were very friendly and helpful.

We stayed for one night and were welcomed by a jovial host who showed us to the Lady Boston, a well appointed ground floor room in the cottage. The room had a comfortable and firm king size bed, nice en suite with pleasant toiletries. Do...

Disappointing meal here, one of the meals had to be sent back, it was dealt with swiftly by the restaurant and removed from the bill - but it is alarming that the kitchen aren’t getting the basics right. The other meals were fine, the service...

Three of us enjoyed a superb lunch here, the staff were delightful and friendly and most attentive. The pub is a gorgeous old historic building very well kept inside with historical features. Our meals were all excellent but with all restaurants they seem to be...

My wife booked a table for 4 ,some time ago,after we had a drink in here.2 Friends joined us and we all agreed it was a great night. We all had 3 courses,and everything went down a treat.Staff we’re spot on,as was the food and...

I visited the Bel & Dragon on Saturday 28th August, with my two sons and daughter-in-law. I could not find anything to complain about. The service was swift, friendly, and efficient. The ambiance of this eatery was excellent. The food was superb one of the...

Visited here whist staying at the John Lewis hotel . easy to Book a table on the terrace . Lovely table - the garden is gorgeous,: fire pit and fairy lights . Service was friendly and professional. Food was great . My daughter is vegan...

We went to B and D with friends this evening. We live a mile or so away and have been tons and tons of times over the years,it has been something of a fave. However what a change since new ownership and not for the...

Went here last night for drinks with our friends, Alicia was our waitress. She was warm, friendly, funny and most importantly good at her job. Thank you Alicia for you 1st class service with a smile!!

We stayed for one night with the meal /bed package in July. This was on ‘Freedom day’ (although we hadn’t known this when we booked). The staff were so welcoming; from the moment we arrived until the time we left we felt that they enjoyed...

Excellent food and friendly service. Sat in the sun in a Sunday, was relaxing yet formal enough. Excellent roast and gnocchi

A friend and I went for a long overdue catch up after lock down last night and what was a previously fantastic place to go was a terrible experience. Really poor service waiting ages for courses and having to constantly chase for drinks, plates to...

This visit was such a disappointment. We have been here before and it was great. However this time..... it was freezing, the food was really not pleasant (beef tasted so foul and not fresh) and the drinks took forever to arrive. This was at no...

We went for dinner last night before another forced closure as the “last supper”. We where excited to go as we have been going for years. It’s my girlfriends go to place and we have amazing memories of fantastic meals and family get togethers. Last...

Arrived here very tired and fraught and the manageress was lovely: patient and helpful. Room was small but warm, spotless and very comfy. Dinner was delicious BUT the fish was totally undercooked. It was replaced without question and with many apologies, and the second time...

We popped in on the off chance on the last Sunday before the months closure. Of course fully booked. But we were able to sit in the garden. We were given a fantastic welcome and even the dogs lucked out with a couple of bones....

Had the fish pie, very disappointing; can’t be sure but believe topping was SMASH - powdered potatoes mixture, awful! Lovely place though!

We have been coming for a drink during the week and decided to come for Sunday lunch today. We both ordered the beef roast medium rare and my beef had more thick fat than meat on it. I was incredibly disappointed and there wasn’t even...

Had a fantastic lunch with my wife. Came recommended by locals who said it’s was one of the best in the area. A lot of attention to detail and staff are very friendly and attentive. Causally mentioned it was our Anniversary and they made a...

Nice lady serving us, staff seemed nice enough too. £6 for 2 soda and limes, extortionate. Do not take advantage of people with ridiculous prices or you’ll get a bad review to go with the others it seems.

We have been going here for years and always loved the atmosphere the service and food. It was the higher end of a normal eat out but we always felt it was worth the money we paid. I dont know what has happened lately!! I...

After reading many reviews, we thought this would be a perfect place for our anniversary. How wrong were we! We booked a table at 7.45pm and were asked what we wanted to drink before we even had a menu (we checked online beforehand to see...

I used to come regularly and I went for the first time after a few years and the standard of quality has slipped a little. The food was good but not as good as it used to be and they were a little ungenerous with...

Restaurants really need to deliver on all fronts just now. Apart from the tasty nibbles to start, the food was very poor. If chips are described as 'thrice cooked' they need to be really special but these were nondescript. Fish was tasteless and the batter...

I have been comming here as a local for 30 years. I rarely write reviews, but am so upset and sad, this lovely restaurant pub.has gone down hill! Service poor I booked table outside, was told no! Only Reason i booked was the outside area....

The restaurant squeezed us in (socially distanced!) at quite a late stage, and the food and service thereafter were superb. The popcorn prawns and English mozzarella (recommended by our waitress, Charlie) were terrific starters. The magnum of red wine sounds ostentatious, but it worked for...

In an area surrounded by excellent restaurants this is by far our favourite go to place for special occasions and also guaranteed great family meals out. Tonight we celebrated our wedding anniversary and again were not let down by the amazing food and exceptionally friendly staff. Fiona our waitress was superb and when we casually said it was our anniversary she very kindly arranged a surprise, beautiful dessert for us. She made a lovely evening feel very special. This place has never let us down with food and atmosphere and has always made us feel we’ve had a very good night out. Can’t recommend it enough.

We booked in for 2 nights, Friday 21 and Saturday 22 August 2020. Very good and easy check-in with useful information such as guests are entitled to complimentary sloe gin and Tasker whiskey during their stay. Entering our room we were informed by a notice on the outside of the door to our room it had been Covid cleaned on 13 August. Going into the room it smelt musty from being unoccupied for a week but happily it did not take long to air the room because we could open the window. The positives are the room was a good size and clean. The bathroom was clean with lovely complimentary soap. The down side only a coffee machine, no tea nor were there any glasses or bottled water. Due to "Covid Precautions" no room cleaning or removal and replacement of dirty coffee cups until after our departure. Very disappointing and questionable when coffee and drinks were served in the restaurant. In the restaurant and bar the food and drink was FABULOUS ! The chef and his team and the waiting staff work very hard and were always happy whether at breakfast or dinner. Very good menu, very good wine and very very good beer. After dinner on Saturday evening we sat in the garden around the fire pit and enjoyed a few hours talking with very table service - I could not have asked for more after a full day walking the Thames Path and visiting the Stanley Spencer Gallery. I would recommend staying at Bel and the Dragon and Cookham for a long weekend. In fairness I would stay again and give a rating of 5 if we had had some room service. When we raised the lack or room service when we left it was only then we discovered there was no room service due to their Covid house keeping practice and which we should have been told on checking-in. Thank you everyone at Bel & the Dragon for a lovely weekend.

The atmosphere and service were brilliant. Food was mediocre. My main meal was muddled up with another order and when I received what I had ordered it was fairly uninspiring, partially cold, and disappointing. i wasn't charged for the meal in the end. The other 2 people I was with said their meals were reasonable but not amongst the best they had eaten. Unlikely to visit again in the immediate future.

Pub is beautiful, room was perfect, staff where great and couldn't help enough- we took our 8weeks baby and they was really helpful. Best pub breakfast i have had!There is also plenty of other pubs nearby to explore. There is no corner shop or supermarket walking distance make sure you have everything you need before you settle down.

Came here with some friends for a few drinks on Friday 21st and we thought Ben was great!! We had a lovely evening and enjoyed some fab espresso martinis! Thanks for having us 😊

Great restaurant and fantastic food. However they currently seem to have a problem with wasps in the garden and eating outside was not an enjoyable experience. The staff were nice and sympathetic, however we had to ask a couple of times to move inside to finish our food even though there were a lot of empty tables (I understand these would have been reserved, but we just needed a few minutes to finish eating away from the wasps as the situation was so unmanageable).Would not come back to eat outside, which is a shame as both the place and the food is lovely. However it might be different if you are just going for a drink as the seating is in a different part of the garden and they did not seem to have a problem with wasps over there.

We booked here as a family for a celebration and could hardly have been more disappointed. All i can think is that they have had changes in the kitchen. The food was really sub-standard.Starters were ok except the crusty bread they provided with the mussels amounted to two slices of soggy baguette bread.Main courses were a huge disappointment. The rib-eye for £24 was a thin slice of fat, gristle and only a tiny bit of chewy beef. Truly terrible and one of the worst steaks i've had for a while. To make things worse, the peppercorn sauce was tasteless and the chips were thin, soft and over-salted. Others in our group had the chicken which was so tiny that it consisted of 4-5 mouthfuls, duck breast which arrived so underdone that it was cold and chewy and had to be sent back for further cooking. Three courses and soft drinks (plus only one bottle of wine) cost us almost £60 per head. It was painful to have to pay so much for such an awful meal. This place used to be really good but this first visit after lockdown was a huge disappointment and i can only imagine that either the chef was off or they have no experience in the kitchen - plus whoever buys the meat must be a vegetarian!We're locals but unfortunately we're going to have to write this place off our list of venues until one of our friends tells us differently - but we certainly won't be recommending this to anyone!

This was our first return to the Bel since lockdown. It was a delight to sit in the breezy garden and enjoy artisan bread with confit garlic, followed by hake with ratatouille and jersey royals (me) and wild mushroom tortellini with parmesan and crispy sage leaves (my wife). All very enjoyable.Service was excellent, and sensible Covid precautions were in place.