The Bull's Head Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Very festive atmosphere!"
• "It was warm and cosy, the staff were friendly and attentive."
• "Fabulous cosy decor, a roaring fire in the winter and a fabulous relaxed atmosphere all year round."
• "It's such a lovely, cosy, inviting pub from the moment you walk through the door."
• "The bar/restaurant was clean and had a good atmosphere."
• "Friday evening was a little crowded but the atmosphere was good."
• "The surroundings certainly seemed improved, with a very welcoming atmosphere."

Cons:

• "The room got unbearably hot, and we didn't get our food until 16:30, by which time I felt too claustrophobic to fully appreciate the delicious food."
• "What started as nice, relaxing background music changed to a more upbeat overpowering style that was quite off putting."
• "The food was really lovely, however the table (for 2 ) was booked for 15:30 we were seated up a corner (full of cobwebs) in a 'cosy' room, with 2 large parties, therefore the room got unbearably hot, and we didn't get our food until 16:30."

Service

Pros:

• "Katie is an amazing waitress. I've been before and she remembered me… a lovely personal touch."
• "Staff are delightfully friendly without being falsely scripted, especially our server Natalia."
• "The staff managed it very well so that we were not waiting for ages, but equally were not rushed in any way."
• "Service was friendly and attentive."
• "Our waitress was amazing. She was pleasant, attentive but not always bothering us."
• "The staff were very welcoming, extremely helpful throughout, meals great, beautifully served and delicious."
• "The service here is outstanding."

Cons:

• "Sadly it took an hour to get 2 adult meals and 1 kids meal."
• "However I ordered a pulled ham and cheese open sandwich and got chese on toast with cubes of ham stuck to it.. edible but massively disappointing compared to the description on the menu."
• "Unfortunately we waited over 2 hours for 2 courses."
• "Unfortunately the kids meal was forgotten about, leaving a very hangry toddler."
• "We arrived at 6.30 and stood in the doorway waiting to be seated... After 5 minutes I approached one of them and asked if we could be seated, she said 'oh I thought you were with the previous group'?"
• "Waitress Great and friendly. Ordered 2 soups and 1 came, had to reorder and wait."
• "The vegetarian Sunday roast had like tin tomatoes sauce instead of gravy."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Really nice traditional pub, wide range of drinks, food good and reasonably priced."
• "First time here. We had a Sunday lunch. Plenty of food and it all tasted beautiful."
• "Food prices were decent, drinks were lovely."
• "I had the pate starters and halloumi skewers for mains. All very nice."
• "The food was all of excellent standard."
• "Food is a high quality, very tasty."
• "The food was tasty, hot and good portions."

Cons:

• "Portion sizes were absolutely tiny."
• "No king prawn (they said the prawn was king prawn) it was not. no veg that states on the menu."
• "They changed the crisp make they sell and the new ones Pipers have no taste at all... Pipers Crisps = Poor Experience."
• "Awful meal, kids burger was burnt. Waiting an hour for food after pre ordering."
• "Our food was very tasty... however three of us had chips and some of the chips were burnt."
• "The food was not so great. The chips were unseasoned and when I went to use the salt shaker, a hailstorm of salt enveloped my bowl of chips."
• "Unfortunately my friend and myself left our main meal as we found there was no flavour and the chicken very dry."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Lovely food, great value."
• "The food was delicious - not particularly cheap, but good value given the quality of the food."
• "The staff were excellent... Chris the manager found us a table. The food was delicious and great value for money."
• "Great friendly pub with excellent food. Very good value for money, and friendly and helpful staff."
• "The food was delicious and great value for money."
• "The food was very good, tasty, hot and great value."
• "The food was great- especially the brownie! So glad I had pudding!!"

Cons:

• "However, I thought the Sunday roast option was overpriced."
• "We found the salad small for 14.95 it's not a reflection of the price although Mum still enjoyed it."
• "The pavlova is considered the chef special but I think it was a bit underwhelming as it was just three small bits of canned mango and the pavlova was quite dense and not very fluffy, I would skip this next time."