Bull Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Lovely garden. App order and pay available, so that I didn't have to go inside, which is great for me as someone who's extremely vulnerable to COVID19."
• "Lovely old fashion looking pub."
• "The front of the pub had its historic impressive open fire blazing, which looked great."
• "Dog friendly, clean, stylish, cosy local pub, real fireplace, warm and inviting!"
• "A very old pub rich with history from the local area, which has a cosy warm interior and a large outdoor seating area."
• "Nice atmosphere and very Christmasy!"
• "Great ambience... lovely and warm with the open fires."

Cons:

• "The whole place stunk really strongly of dog (October, rain, dogs etc I do get it) so next time I’d go on a day I can sit in the lovely garden instead."
• "It seemed very smoky inside. Luckily we were sat in the back where it wasn't a problem."
• "Looked very festive with pretty lights. Table we sat on was right under a draft from a vent in the ceiling that nothing could be done about."
• "Place looked like a good clean would do the place the world of good, carpets filthy, toilets filthy."
• "No toilet paper in the ladies toilet, for 2 days in a row."
• "Gents toilets were a disgrace."
• "Came to this Pub, parked in the carpark had dinner and drinks before Christmas. Months later have been aggressively chased by debt collectors over £170 parking charge."

Service

Pros:

• "Friendly and efficient staff, good selection of beers and wine."
• "Amazing service, they followed procedures very well."
• "The staff was so friendly and helpful couldn't do enough for us."
• "Staff were very friendly; nothing felt like too much trouble."
• "Fantastic service from Dave and Holly who were very helpful informative with Dave seating us in a great corner spot to give my friend and I quality quiet catch up time."
• "Staff were very helpfull and friendly."
• "Very friendly and welcoming staff."

Cons:

• "One waitresses seemed to be trying to cope on her own which meant long waits for food."
• "Service very slow and they were short staffed."
• "To top things off, it took 40 minutes to settle the bill."
• "Probably some of the worst service I've seen."
• "The 'manager' was unavailable to comment, hiding in the kitchens."
• "Service slow and took ages for any extras."
• "The service was dire! The bar woman made it clear she didn’t want to be there."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was excellent, well presented and outstanding value for money."
• "The fries were good, and I really enjoyed the seasoning but the burger was even better, well balanced and great flavour."
• "The food was very nice and cooked perfectly, my children can be fussy at times so it was nice to have plenty to choose from on the menu."
• "Food was great. The roast dinners are from another planet and absolutely amazing."
• "The portions for the roast chicken and roast beef were very large but more importantly it was tasty and well done. The Steak and ale pie was lovely and rich in flavour and my mack n cheese was great."
• "The food was excellent."
• "The food which was delicious and well cooked."

Cons:

• "They had run out of the beer my husband ordered. Two of the three vegetarian/vegan dishes were unavailable."
• "We tried the dirty fries which were exceedingly over priced and just not edible."
• "The steak was the size of a Matchbox, the chicken had no taste at all."
• "The half of chicken was barely warm."
• "We had the chicken roast which was all VERY bland, the veg was all hard and the Yorkshire pudding was burnt to crisp."
• "Burger was really sub-standard!"
• "The meals were very small, with only a handful of chips and a small burger bun."