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- <font size=5>The Bell at Stilton,</font> Cambridgeshire (Egon Ronay, Which Guide, Good Pub Guide, Good Pub Food). The
- Bell is an old coaching inn, heavily restored as a business hotel but still doing superb bar food in huge portions -
- we found the service a trifle slow. The Good Pub Guide parallels our experience, commenting on the generous
- helpings of good bar food and that there may be a bit of a wait. Descriptions of food go into a lot of detail, for
- example 'herby chicken liver and stilton parfait with home-made red pepper and pear pickle' (don't worry, all the
- dishes aren't that fancy) and generally include price guides. Three beers are mentioned, but no hints at the guest
- beer; the Bell also gets a 'above average wine' symbol.
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- Egon Ronay flags up good food and British cheese and
- lists a few meals like 'steak ale and mushroom pie, and coriander lamb' but doesn't give prices. Again three beers
- are listed. The Which Guide gives the Bell a special flag for history, something described in both the other books.
- The food descriptions are better than Egon's, and beer gets a little more coverage. Surprisingly, Good Pub Food
- is not as forthcoming as the others on specific meals, limiting itself to dishes with Stilton, but if you feel like DIY,
- it does at least carry a Stilton recipe.
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