Bull Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Stumbled across this pub and wow what a find."
• "Lovely atmosphere, traditional pub, cosy and welcoming."
• "Such a lovely atmosphere for a catch up with friends."
• "The building is extremely quaint as it dates back to the 17th century and the décor inside is very pleasing."
• "It has a great feel to it. Old pub meets modern."
• "The whole place was inviting and cosy. What a hidden gem!"
• "It's a cosy and warm kind of pub with a lovely atmosphere and a large garden."

Cons:

• "We found it very loud and we had some rowdy people near us."
• "It's a nice place but seems to be noisy as noise seems to amplify in the restaurant meaning you had to raise your voice to be heard making it even worse."
• "In past months felt it had lost its flair & buzz."

Service

Pros:

• "The guys behind the bar are brilliant. They should be running the pub."
• "The staff were also incredibly helpful."
• "Service was excellent by Jo who was attentive throughout."
• "Really buzzing and it looked like all the staff genuinely enjoyed being there tonight."
• "Staff are friendly and accommodating, it’s become our new favorite local."
• "Thank you so much for being so understanding & helpful...nothing was too much trouble...easy 5* 😙"
• "Service was great. The manager (Richard) was very friendly and attentive."

Cons:

• "Poor. Slow service, flat drinks with half a pint of ice in a pint glass and and truly awful food."
• "Don't go to the Bull expecting prompt service."
• "Shocking avoid avoid avoid!! Where to start Rude staff, food worse!!"
• "Forgot that we had booked a table for 14 people, slow with bringing food and drinks to the table."
• "The service was a bit slow and the pub was by no means busy."
• "Service was leisurely. Lunch took nearly 3 hours even though it was not massively busy!"
• "40 minutes after finishing we had to go to the bar to pay as nobody had come to offer us the bill."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was all really nice everyone loved it."
• "The food was INCREDIBLE! A fun presentation using cast iron pans that kept the food hot in a really friendly atmosphere."
• "Food was cooked to perfection and not one cold item on the plate, plentiful veg and lashings of gravy."
• "The kids menu is the best I've ever seen with so much variety, not just the bog standard fried stuff and at an amazing price."
• "Food was really good. Couldn't get over the size of the beef rib. Very tasty."
• "We all thoroughly enjoyed our food choices and a great selection of drinks."
• "The food was amazing and the staff are wonderful."

Cons:

• "Very disappointing meal out."
• "Firstly they need a new chef(if you can call him a chef)and need a new food supplier as the cook was incredibly slow and the food was awful and cold when we got it."
• "75% of the meal was cold when brought out."
• "Food was terrible, squid was absolutely stone cold and undercooked."
• "Sad to give this a 1 star but went there Easter Sunday for a roast dinner, And both our meals were awful!!"
• "Was not impressed with this pub the food was not very hot and not great plus 2 things that were ordered were not available."
• "The food was cold, tasteless and undercooked!!"

Management

Pros:

• "The new landlords Neil and Heidi have worked extremely hard over the last couple of months, and it has now been a pleasure to return."
• "Niall and Heidi have really turned this place around, and the Chef Harry is a credit to the kitchen!"
• "I am truly impressed with the service. There was a minor issue and the managers truly went above and beyond to make it right."
• "Special thanks to Andy, the manager, for catering to my very complicated dietary requirements."
• "From my first contact over the phone with Lewis, to our friendly service by Lissy, to our excellent meal cooked by Theo, our 16th anniversary meal could not have been any better."
• "Vastly improved by the new owners."
• "After leaving a review the General Manager Andy made contact for us to discuss what was wrong and he invited us back for a meal."

Cons:

• "It seems like there was no one in charge and I feel sorry for the staff that had to deal with the situation, needs leadership!"
• "Always have not got chef specials that are advertised."
• "Really poor service/management. This is our most local pub and we’ve walked here with our children twice in two weeks to be told we can’t order food with the pub and garden only 50% full."
• "This pub has been in decline over the last couple of years."
• "Really very disappointing and inexcusably slow service, for such a nice and convenient location. The management needs an overhaul!!"
• "Barman was rude, after trying to order a dish which was out stock then charged more to remove something from my meal and add a sauce."
• "Only one part of the pub was wheelchair accessible so had to sit outside in the car park with my friends."