Chris has been cooking for a quarter of a century and has a solid background in classic European cuisine behind him. In recent years, his food has taken a more modern, innovative approach.
Inspired by chefs such as Ferran Adria at El Bulli and Heston Blumenthal at The Fat Duck, as well as by stints cooking in Australia and travelling widely throughout Asia, Chris’s food now reflects a very contemporary, sophisticated style of cooking.
Classics are given surprising modern twists – beef carpaccio is served with a beetroot sorbet and horseradish cream; pea soup comes with an Assam tea foam and lamb sweetbread tortellino (sp?). Inspired new dishes include sea trout with a liquorice sabayon and a coconut delice with vindaloo ice cream & a poppadom tuile.
As well as the a la carte menu, Bell’s also offers a spectacular 8 course tasting menu for £45.00 per person with an optional wine flight for £32.50
TASTING MENU
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| £45.00 per person |
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| with wine flight £32.50 |
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| Hot potato foam |
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| QUAIL JELLY CONSOMME |
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| Coda di Volpe del Taburno 2004 Fattoria la Rivolta ITALY |
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| OYSTER, STRAWBERRY GAZPACHO |
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| Fruhroter Vetliner Halbtrocken 2002 Nikolaihof AUSTRIA |
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| FOIE GRAS AU TORCHON, PINEAPPLE TRIO |
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| The Heart Has Its Riesling 2000 Bonny Doon Vineyard USA |
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| GRESSINGHAM DUCK BREAST, BEETROOT,RHUBARB, ORANGE COMPOTE |
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| Valduera Crianza 2001 Ribera del Duero SPAIN |
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| MACARONI CHEESE, PERIGORD TRUFFLE |
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| Mitolo‘Jester’ Shiraz 2004 Mclaren Vale AUSTRALIA |
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| BLOOD ORANGE FOAM |
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| COCONUT DELICE, VINDALOO ICE-CREAM, POPPADOM TUILE |
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| Champagne Louis Roederer NV FRANCE |
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| This menu can only be ordered by the whole table |
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| This menu is only available Monday to Thursday for up to a maximum of 6 people |
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BELLS STARTERS
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| CANNELONI TRUFFLE TONEY |
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| Goats cheese, melon, merlot vinegar |
£6.50 |
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| QUAIL JELLY CONSOMME |
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| Tea smoked quail breast, pea shoots, pea nuts |
£6.50 |
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| GREEN PEA SOUP |
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| Assam foam, lamb sweetbread tortellini |
£7.50 |
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| OYSTER |
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| Strawberry gazpacho, serrano ham dust |
£7.50 |
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| BEEF CARPACCIO |
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| Beetroot sorbet, horseradish cream |
£7.50 |
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| SCALLOP |
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| Egg, cauliflower, breadcrumbs |
£8.50 |
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| FOIE GRAS BALLOTINE |
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| Pineapple trio |
£9.50 |
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BELLS MAIN COURSES
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| QUAILS EGG, SPINACH, RAVIOLI |
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| Artichoke barigoule, st georges, leeks, thyme foam |
£14.50 |
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| POULET NOIR |
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| New potatoes, girolles, tarragon froth |
£15.50 |
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| GRESSINGHAM DUCK BREAST |
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| Beetroot, rhubarb, orange compote, sweet potato |
£15.50 |
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| BRAISED PORK |
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| Savoy cabbage, juniper jus, truffle macaroni cheese |
£16.50 |
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| RED MULLET |
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| Marinated vegetable salad, tapenade |
£17.50 |
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| SEA TROUT |
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| Asparagus, broad beans, peas, liquorice sabayon |
£19.50 |
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| SPRING LAMB |
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| Onion soubise, hot pot lamb offal, oyster, lavender jus |
£19.50
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BELLS DESSERTS
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CREME BRULEE |
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| Wild strawberry sorbet, shortbread, rhubarb compote |
£7.50 |
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| BANANA SOUFFLE |
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| Toffee ice-cream |
£6.50 |
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APPLE |
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| Tarte Tatin, soufflé, foam |
£8.50 |
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PEAR |
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| Pudding, sorbet, chocolate sauce |
£6.50 |
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COCONUT MOUSSE |
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| Vindaloo ice cream, poppadom tuile |
£6.50 |
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| CHOCOLATE PLATE (for two |
£12.50 |
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BRITISH ARTISAN CHEESE |
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| Grapes, biscuits, walnut bread |
£7.50 |
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BELLS DESSERT WINES
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| 135. Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise 2004 (gls.) |
£5.50 |
| Domaine de Durban (bott) |
£30.00 |
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| 136. Montlouis Vendanges Tardives 1997 (gls.) |
£6.00 |
| Domaine des Liards (bott.) |
£32.50 |
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| 137. Jurançon Clos Thou 2004 (gls.) |
£6.00 |
| Domaine Lapouble-Laplace (500ml. bott.) |
£25.00 |
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| 138. Maury 1928 Solera cask 861(gls.) |
£7.50 |
| Les Vignerons de Maury (500ml. bott.) |
£30.00 |
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| 139. Tokaji Late Harvest 2002 (gls.) |
£6.50 |
| Oremus Hungary (375ml. bott.) |
£19.50 |
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| 141. Cht d’Yquem Lur Saluces 1999 Sauternes (½ bott.) |
£90.00 |
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BELLS DIGESTIFS
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| COGNAC |
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| Planat VSOP (25ml) |
£3.75 |
| Ragnaud-Sabourin XO 1er cru Grande Champagne |
£7.00 |
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| ARMAGNAC |
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| Domaine San Guilhem 5 years (25ml) |
£3.75 |
| Armagnac Ténarèze Domaine de la Brette 1975 (25ml) |
£5.75 |
| Bas-Armagnac Baron de Sigognac 1966 (25ml) |
£6.75 |
| Armagnac Baron de Lustrac 1959 (25ml |
£8.00 |
| Armagnac Léopold Carrère 1950 (25ml) |
£9.50 |
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| CALVADOS |
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| Calvados Morise VSOP, Pays d’Auge (25ml) |
£3.75 |
| Calvados, Très vieille réserve personnelle Morise 1981 (25ml) |
£5.75 |
| Vieux Calvados Isidore Lemorton 1968 (25ml) |
£7.50 |
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EAUX DE VIE |
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| Poire William (25ml) |
£4.00 |
| Grappa di Amarone Allegrini (25ml) |
£4.00 |
| Marc de Bourgogne Domaine Lamarche 1961 (25ml) |
£4.25 |
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WHISKY (single malt) |
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| Bruichladdich 1991 Islay (25ml) |
£3.95 |
| Auchentoshan 1991 Lowland (25ml) |
£3.95 |
| Highland Park 1990 Orkney (25ml) |
£3.95 |
| Mortlach 1990 Speyside Sherry cask (25ml) |
£3.95 |
| Dufftown 1982 Speyside (25ml) |
£4.50 |
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BELLS FORTFIED WINES
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| 142. Pedro Ximenez Sherry Bodega Barbadillo (gls.) |
£4.00 |
| 143. Ramos Pinto Late Bottled Vintage 1998 (gls.) |
£4.50 |
| 144. Quarles Harris 1980 Vintage PorT (gls.) |
£6.50 |
| 145. Madeira d’Oliveras Reserva Verdelho 1966 (gls.) |
£7.00 |
| LIQUEURS (25ML) all |
£3.25 |
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BELLS COFFEES AND TEAS
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| Cafetière (per person) |
£2.30 |
| Cappuccino, Latte |
£2.50 |
| Espresso |
£2.40 |
| Large Espresso |
£2.70 |
| Selection of teas (per p.) |
£2.40 |
| English, Earl Grey, Darjeeling,Camomille Assam,Green, Tea,Lapsang Souchong, |
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SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED IN THE RESTAURANT. SMOKERS MAY TAKE REFUGE IN THE WAITING AREA. OPTIONAL 10% SERVICE CHARGE WILL BE ADDED TO YOUR BILL. BELLS DINER DOES NOT KNOWINGLY USE GENETICALLY MODIFIED PRODUCTS