The Bulls Head Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Gorgeous homemade steak and ale pie and lovely Goan fish curry."
• "Food and meat quality excellent."
• "Incredible food, great service and a friendly vibe."
• "The food was very, very nice. We both had different meals and they were both excellent."
• "The food is both delicious and plentiful."
• "The Caponata was absolutely delicious and I could have kissed the chef for the fantastic polenta chips!! AMAZING!!"
• "The braised beef and mash potato was excellent and cooked to perfection."

Cons:

• "I thought it was a shame that a chef who could bring us the flavours and quality of a dish like this, could only be bothered to offer 'cheese and chutney' as the single solitary vegetarian sandwich."
• "The meals themselves ranged from acceptable to awful."
• "We had to wait over 30 minutes for a cheese board that had been thrown together so poorly."
• "The pork roast did not have crackling."
• "Food is mediocre and the helpings were too large which we found off putting."
• "The beef, which was supposed to be locally reared, had the appearance and taste of reheated machine sliced sandwich beef."
• "Unfortunately the leek and potato soup was very bland."

Service

Pros:

• "Great service too!"
• "The guy behind the bar was great - really friendly and helpful and he knew his stuff."
• "Service was with a smile and prompt, we didn't feel we were left waiting too long."
• "Dan was lovely to talk to and made us feel welcome the whole time."
• "The manager and his team couldn't do enough to help, always very polite making time to chat."
• "Good friendly service."
• "The staff are amazingly attentive."

Cons:

• "The service was dreadful - despite our being the first (and, for a while, the only) diners, it took 45 minutes for the food to arrive."
• "We had to ask for tartare sauce as they forgot it on our fish finger sandwiches."
• "Patrons drinking at the bar were extremely loud which was off putting and made it difficult for us to enjoy our meal."
• "The table we sat at hadn't been cleaned."
• "Food service was a little slower than expected."
• "Sat waiting outside for 20 mins, decided to go in to see if anyone was going to serve us, sat waited another 10 mins."
• "Our food was terrible. Steaks were mainly fat, a terrible cut of meat for £20!"

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Cosy village pub with a vibrant atmosphere."
• "A Gem of a pub in Ashford on the water."
• "Proper Pub! Nice to go to a village pub which wasn't chain owned. Lovely warm and welcoming."
• "The atmosphere was relaxing and comfortable."
• "A fire is always on, very cosy inside the lounge area."
• "Lovely country pub."
• "Gorgeous cosy pub with a log burner."

Cons:

• "Ok so it's 16:00 on Monday, pub is shut? Opening from 18:00? But you not going be able to eat as it's fully booked 😃."
• "The bar was empty but the lounge was busy."
• "However we were told we couldn't have a table but could find a seat in the garden for drinks only."
• "The steak was majority fat and not edible meat."
• "The atmosphere wasn't the best and a bit dreary."
• "It could do with a revamp as it looks a bit tired and uninviting."
• "Slug trails meandering across the carpet under the table were off putting to say the least."