Bull in a China Shop - Bar & Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is lovely and the choice of drinks is great."
• "The food was incredible and so nicely presented!"
• "I would recommend all the vegetarian dishes, especially the mock duck bao."
• "The food was delicious and so much of it!"
• "The food was very nice but the real (and unexpected!) star of the show were the amazing cakes!"
• "The food was incredibly delicious (best spicy pork I've eaten in my life)!"
• "The food was top quality and surprised me in every way."

Cons:

• "I got served the smallest burger I have ever seen."
• "The food also took a long time to get to us, and the place wasn't that busy."
• "All my friends thought it was horrible and tasted exactly like JD."
• "The food (or at least what I ordered) was terrible."
• "Grilled gem lettuces... soggy and unpleasant."
• "Rotisserie chicken was really bad; very dry and tough, not taste whatsoever."
• "Chicken was undercooked and salad had tomatoes that were a bit grim."

Service

Pros:

• "Hannah was AMAZING! So knowledgeable, passionate and her customer service was amazing."
• "The staff is friendly, we received some cucumber water seconds after sitting down."
• "The staff were very welcoming and very efficient."
• "Staff were very attentive and professional."
• "Service from the doorman to waiter was extremely friendly."
• "Great food and amazing service!"
• "The staff were very friendly."

Cons:

• "Really let down by the lack of staff - owners should really look into this."
• "Cocktails were half full & when we complained the manager was SO rude & argumentative."
• "Publicised as closing at 11.30 we arrived at 10.30 on a Saturday night... he informed us that we couldn't enter as the place was 'closed'."
• "Rubbish service, we were removed from our table with no real explanation and had to constantly flag down the waiter."
• "Service was slow (and we were one of two tables in an otherwise empty restaurant); service also quite atrocious in terms of attentiveness."
• "The worst service ever. Only two other tables taken yet the waitress sat with her coat on facing the door practically on the other side of the restaurant."
• "Service was a little chaotic, 35 minute wait for first round of drinks."

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "The atmosphere is great they have a lovely garden area for the summer."
• "The whole place has a great atmosphere."
• "The venue is decorated well and the vibe is definitely cosy and comfortable."
• "Beautiful garden space and really cosy inside."
• "Great ambiance too."
• "Décor inside and outside are really lovely."
• "Probably the best place I’ve ever been to have a drink, the atmosphere is perfect."

Cons:

• "Nice small, intimate establishment with not a lot of indoor seating space. And with confusing decor that has absolutely not correlation to bulls in China shops/Japanese whisky /secret woodlands/cheese pieces."
• "Decor was pretty cool but the aroma chosen for their infuser was really off-putting."
• "Tables were packed fairly closely together."
• "Seating arrangement is terrible, don’t seem to know how to plan and design a layout."
• "Rain was leaking through the tent/gazebo-thing."
• "The staff just didn't bother coming out to the 'garden' area."
• "This place has a bit eclectic but interesting design, however due to the open kitchen the whole place smelled of frying oil."

Value

Pros:

• "Reasonably priced food."
• "The food was delicious and great value and the staff were excellent."
• "We used a Groupon and they treated us like 'normal customers'."
• "Nice whisky flight."
• "Since my discovery of Bull in a china shop... I have returned a number of times for the lunch deal."
• "The cocktails are well-made."
• "Cocktails were very nice and not watered down with ice."

Cons:

• "Drinks are quite expensive."
• "A lot more expensive than I expected, especially given its location and ambiance."
• "Unfortunately you won't enjoy the prices, as they're insane."
• "Cocktails lack in taste, very poor."
• "An expensive meal that didn’t live up to my hopes."
• "Food is over priced and poor portioning."
• "Christmas present voucher: Whisky testing + BBQ platter, with no testing and no platter, left with nothing!"