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Nº 144 in 199 in Rochford

Nº 25 of 40 British in Rochford

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Had a great meal, food was fantastic. Our waitress Ally was really helpful with the menu & was really friendly with our little ones. Will definitely be returning!

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Jenny Ward . 2025-05-15

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Karen was very polite and efficient

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Audrey Smith . 2025-05-14

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Went for Sunday lunch with the family. Cannot fault anything at this pub/restaurant. Food was absolutely delicious (could have eaten more (but was stuffed)), service was very prompt, and professional Ally was very friendly and helpful with recommendations, she clearly had great knowledge of the menu. Atmosphere was lovely and the cleanliness outstanding. Would highly recommend this venue.

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Zoe Gorham . 2025-05-13

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Had a great meal at The Bull, thanks Ally for excellent customer service

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Henry Gorham . 2025-05-13

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1st time at the Bull .. amazing food .. will return again soon

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Mel Pierce . 2025-05-11

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We had a lovely lunch here and the customer service from all was amazing especially to the lady working kayti. Our son struggles in new places and she went above and beyond to make him feel comfortable and found us the best spot in the restaurant. Thankyou again

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stacey wheeler . 2025-05-09

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Good friendly service by Karen!

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Jenny Drewer . 2025-05-08

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All met for Dads birthday for lunch. Food was great and Karen’s service was amazing and very friendly!

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Carly Choat . 2025-05-07

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Great place and staff plus great sunday lunch as always 😃

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Mick Hart . 2025-05-06

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Great pub lunch. Our server Karen was great and communicated any kitchen delays promptly.

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Beth Smith . 2025-05-05

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Our server was a lovely girl called Shannon n she couldn't have been more helpful n pleasant. A family celebration so a lot of us to keep happy n she did it with a smile.

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Christina Ball . 2025-05-05

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Another great visit to The Bull! Thank you Ally for bringing great attention to our table!

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Olga Koppit . 2025-05-05

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We went for Sunday lunch for a family birthday. Great food and atmosphere, served by Shannon who was very polite, friendly and helpful!

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Jade Jordan . 2025-05-04

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Stingy sized potions of food. I had the gammon, chips and peas. The pineapple that came with it was hard. The chips are nothing special. Really not a full plate of food; could easily have been some more chips and peas.

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Karl Hounsell . 2025-05-04

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Had a great time at the Bull for Sunday lunch with my family and baby girl, everyone was really friendly and the roast Beef was yummy! Adam was great and you can tell he loves his job! Will be back again soon

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Sarah Jade . 2025-04-27

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The menu is good, the food was tasty and the service was really good The server, Tracy, was knowledgeable about the drink choices, efficient, friendly and attentive. The only slight criticism is that we were almost on top of the table next to us.

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A Rogers . 2025-04-26

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Lovely Karen helped us choosing the right menu and was friendly and welcoming. She even noticed that my friend had flowers and ask if it was her birthday, a nice touch! Great vegetarian options, too.

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Martina Luisetti - ULI Dog Training . 2025-04-25

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Excellent service, great food and a wonderful, dog friendly beer garden

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Ella . 2025-04-23

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We had the homemade pies, and they were delicious. Matilda was our server, she was friendly, knowledgeable about the menu and extremely efficient. A fantastic experience.

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Alyson Parker . 2025-04-23

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Delicious lunch , good choice on menu, garden pot medley was delicious and nice to find lighter options, friendly staff definitely visit again

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Yvonne Willson . 2025-04-22

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Been here many times before but I do think this will be my last food wasn’t bad. The onions ring come up after I started my lunch. My lunch was cold. My wife’s lunch didn’t look like anything that you could recognise as she left it. I’m sorry to say shame because we did like the restaurant. Disappointing lunch.

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Bryan L . 2025-04-22

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Went here on Easter Sunday for our anniversary, great cosy atmosphere, excellent food and service, good drinks sellection, Ally our waitress was great, helpful and friendly. This was our third visit here highly recomended

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ray N . 2025-04-21

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Disappointing Meal over priced for the portion, I had Chicken leek and cheese pie, allegedly comes with a warm salad and hand cut chips, I had 4 runner beans, 4 asparagus tips and 5 slices of radish as the salad and wait for it.....4 yes 4 small potatoe wedges, £18.50!!,

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Ally . 2025-04-21

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Came for Sunday Roast. Food was delicious, and my food allergy was not an issue at all, they dealt with it in a brilliant way x Very friendly staff and lovely atmosphere. Matilda was our waitress and she was brilliant.

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Julia Filler . 2025-04-20

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Service was good long wait for food steak was good cooked how I asked chips were Luke warm portions are on the small side

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Declan Ryan . 2025-04-19

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Always a great place to visit, whether it’s drinks with friends, dinner with the family, or a coffee with some work. The staff are always attentive and polite, whenever you order some food or a drink, it’s always 10/10! Big thanks to Vikki and Rosie!

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hf3643 . 2025-04-19

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Lovely meal today good service great waitress Shannon will be back soon!

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Sue Levett . 2025-04-19

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Ordered food from the bar ,Vikki was very helpful with helping us with food choice made the experience delightful

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jeff smith . 2025-04-19

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The Bull Inn in Hockley is a fantastic spot, especially after a long walk in Hockley Woods! It’s super family-friendly, with a welcoming atmosphere that makes you feel right at home. The staff are always so friendly and accommodating, and they go the extra mile to ensure everyone, including the little ones, has a great time. The food is delicious and exactly what you need after a walk through the woods – hearty, fresh, and full of flavor. Whether you’re after a classic pub meal or something a bit more special, they’ve got a great menu to choose from. It’s definitely a go-to spot for us when we’re in the area!

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Carl willett . 2025-04-19

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We dined at The Bull over Easter weekend and it was a lovely day! Karen, our waitress, was really accommodating and attentive - it makes a difference having great waiting experience. Thank you so much, we’ll be back!

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Rachael Nichols . 2025-04-18

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Great service from our waitress Karen, starters arrived quickly but quite a wait for mains (reason for 4*) but Karen was very apologetic. 4* for food as the Steak and Ale pie not quite as “melt in the mouth” as last time i had it and fish batter a bit greasy but overall still a good experience.

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M P . 2025-04-18

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Food was excellent and service was great for a bank holiday. Nutty Karen was indeed nutty but brightened our day. Thanks Karen!

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Jamie S . 2025-04-18

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Had a lovely meal with family and friends on Easter Friday. Karen was a super helpful waitress with a good sense of humour! Thank you :)

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Cathy N . 2025-04-18

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Many thanks to Ally for amazing service… she was fabulous with my gluten allergy and was knowledgeable about what was available. I felt very safe eating here and would definitely return. Thanks Ally.

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Katie Poppet . 2025-04-16

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Two of us visited The Bull for lunch, having easily booked online. We were looked after by Karen, who delivered excellent customer service. The food was served hot and was delicious. A beautiful pub, plenty of parking and a lovely garden. We will definitely be returning.

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Julie Bakonyvari . 2025-04-16

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Service from Ally was great attentive and friendly. Glad i save room for my pudding, Non alcoholic drinks tasty, sharing platter was yummy. Thank you for a brilliant evening from the peas lady Worth every penny Highly recommend 👌

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Jennie Marvel Malley . 2025-04-15

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Very slow to order a pre meal drink but once we were seated the service by Karen was great. The food was good too.

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Susan Little . 2025-04-15

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Ally was lovely, she was happy to accommodate my fussiness and was very friendly.

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Mandy Lovell . 2025-04-14

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Ally was friendly, helpful and really made our day. She was accommodating with special dietary requirements and makes the best coffee floater! 😉

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Jo Kidwell . 2025-04-14

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Ally was great. She was accommodating, friendly and helpful. There was no rushing even though it was a quiet time and our group had a fab time, largely because of her!

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Rachel Flavell . 2025-04-14

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We had roast dinners each. vegetables were of poor quality. like frozen vegetables And potatoes roasted to rock hard Not going back

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Nigel Eaton . 2025-04-13

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Great service and friendly staff

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aimee warner . 2025-04-12

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Excellent pub, dog friendly, yummy food, attentive staff, and a great atmosphere. I will definitely return.

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Della Jones . 2025-04-12

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I came for a meal with a friend and her son, so there were three generations there. The food was lovely but in particular our waitress was fantastic. I believe her name was Karen and I think her surname Drummond. I think she needs a rise!

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Karen Walker . 2025-04-11

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This is our local pub/restaurant. Our server Ally was great as always. Friendly and knowledgeable. It was a birthday so they put a little candle in the pudding. Lovely atmosphere and food

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Rachel West . 2025-04-11

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We were served by Shannon today. Nothing was too much trouble. Lovely young lady

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Bev Appleby . 2025-04-05

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My local, love this pub. Sophie behind the bar was very happy and I didn't have to wait more than a minute to be served by her 😁

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Stuart Prior . 2025-04-03

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Delicious meal today, Ally was lovely as always, friendly atmosphere made by all the staff

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Susan hall . 2025-04-03

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Great service by Calum at the outdoor bar.

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Gemma Louise . 2025-03-30

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Great service at the outside bar. Calum was very friendly and helpful.

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Jamie Robinson . 2025-03-30

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The bull is our local pub. Always good service. Bar staff very good especially callum . So friendly and helpful always polite and just a lovely chap.

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Pat . 2025-03-30

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Had a lovely meal for mother's day! Our waitress Tracey was really friendly and helpful and the food was amazing, no complaints at all. Would highly recommend! Xx

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Natalie Peacey . 2025-03-29

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Ally was fantastic very pleasant lady who served us well

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Dawn Thurston . 2025-03-29

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We had lunch and the food was lovely. Our waitress called Karen was very welcoming and nothing was to much trouble for her..

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Lisa Long . 2025-03-27

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Collin was brilliant at pouring Guinness

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Ethan Shelley . 2025-03-26

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Lovely place for a meal and drink.

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Paul Lucas . 2025-03-22

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The team member called Ally gave us amazingly good professional service and made us feel welcome. The food and atmosphere was very good too.

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Sandra Lingard . 2025-03-21

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Our waitress Tracey made our evening. She gave us advice on what we ordered which was delicious. We will definitely be going back.

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Gayle Baillie . 2025-03-19

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Eleven of us came to Celebrate my husband's Mother's 90th birthday, yesterday (17th March) for lunch. We were on a large table at the end of the pub.(Booking probably in the name of Guest). I was not impressed with the waitress, she was rude and impatient with me. She appeared to want to exclude me (when ordering desserts) so I had to say, "you've forgotten me." Then she didn't ask if I wanted a tea. I said I want a tea. She said "I've done the order now." Though I got a tea. This partly ruined my experience. And will put my husband and myself off returning for a while. Previously we've always had good service here. Disappointing.

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Susie Howey . 2025-03-18

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Served by Karen who did a fantastic job, thank you Karen.

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Niall Hossack . 2025-03-17

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Pooped on after football on Monday, served by Karen, had a little snack, fast service with a smile,

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kenny wilson . 2025-03-17

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In addition to previous feedback as for some reason all of my review didn't appear. Had lunch. Very nice thank you. Big guy serving was pleasant and helpful.

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Ian . 2025-03-16

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Nice setting Plenty of parking Food is reasonable, if a little over priced

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Sally Parsons . 2025-03-16

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My wife and I recently visited The Bull with some of her former colleagues for a night of chatting and laughter, drinks and food. The drinks were soon flowing and we all ordered main meals, which were tasty, brought out in a timely fashion and very tasty! I had the 'mixed grill' which was a spectacular meat feast and I would certainly recommend to anyone in search of a meat/protein fix. Our host Calum was polite, jovial and welcoming. He worked hard to ensure we had a nice evening. However, as a pub I sometimes find the atmosphere/ambience of the pub itself a bit sterile, hence my scores noted today. Other than that, I would certainly recommend you to visit. 🙏🏻🤓

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Alan Proudfoot . 2025-03-11

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Lovely Sunday lunch with great service by Shannon

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gina kerr . 2025-03-09

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Great lunch had here today. Dropped in half way on a country walk. Served by Ally who was brilliant and looked after us really well. Food was decent pub food and also good value. Pleased to see that there’s now a dog friendly area so will be bringing ours next time. We’ll be back soon.

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Andrew B . 2025-03-09

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Looked after by Ally today. Great service & food always lovely

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Clare Farrow . 2025-03-06

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Big garden but only two people were able to serve customers. Not great that you have to wait ages to order a drink.

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Jenny Cairns . 2025-03-06

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Came in for a couple drinks with my family and from the get go our server Rosie was more than welcoming. We’ve never been to this venue before because we’re not from the area so Rosie kindly told us what the most popular items on the menu were whilst giving us some knowledge about the town. Food and drinks amazing! Need more servers like Rosie :)

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Demi Marie . 2025-02-25

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Four of us had a two course meal each with drinks good food service with a smile prompt service good value for money

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Les Downed . 2025-02-25

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Outstanding service from our table waiter Shannon

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Shaun King . 2025-02-23

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Had a lovely roast and excellent service from Shannon - very lovely nice young girl

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Victoria Sydney-SMITH . 2025-02-23

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Went for a friend's birthday so there was a big group! Service is awesome and the food is good to, place is looked after well toilets was nice and clean and fresh, and not over priced, will definitely go back

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Stephen Thomond . 2025-02-22

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Friendly helpful staff but didn't rate the food, sorry.

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Margaret Hopton . 2025-02-22

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Very nice food and pleasant staff, very enjoyable lunchtime , plenty of choice on menus

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Janet Gabell . 2025-02-21

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Karen and Callum were very welcoming, professional and helpful. The food and service was excellent.

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Deborah Campagna . 2025-02-20

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Just had a lovely birthday lunch at The Bull Pub. Food was superb and our waitress Karen was very professional and made us feel welcome.

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Abbe S . 2025-02-20

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Food is ok, it seems very hot and miss really. Karen served us and she’s looked after us before. She’s always helpful with suggestions and has a great rapport with us all.

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Global47471064128 . 2025-02-19

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Very good food, tried the burgers ,lovely. Karen our server was very nice and friendly eventhough it was very busy in there, she was great . We've been quite a few times now, always have nice food

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Louise W . 2025-02-19

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Thank you Kayti for a nice afternoon, good food, good service and friendly environment. Will definitely be coming back 😊

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Shirley G . 2025-02-18

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We visited on Saturday 15th February booked on line our table was being prepared purchase a drink at the bar then shown to our table. Fantastic service Rebecca looked after us. My husband has a garlic allergy our waitress was so accommodating & checked with the Chef first to what was availa ble. Lovely meal Lovely atmosphere Rebecca even helped me use my Blue light Card 💙

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Julie Bird . 2025-02-18

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Been here on several occasions. The service was very good, food was very nice. I would recommend the Bull to my friends..

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Ann-Marie F . 2025-02-18

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Good food, great service (from Karen), prices OK. We all want them to be cheaper don't we ? But good old Tesco vouchers, so the £10 to £20 food was in reality almost nothing. Atmosphere was good, middle of the afternoon, so it was fairly quiet. Just a great place to eat.

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Tony Schofield . 2025-02-17

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Ali was amazing I have gluten free diet but she was very professional and helpful very reassuring when you have special dietary requirements. Great service.

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Kathleen Walsh . 2025-02-16

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Ally our waitress was very helpful - a gluten free specialist. She was very knowledgeable and attentive. The food was lovely particularly the giant yorkshire pudding with the roast - great value for money. We would definitely recommend this place.

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Emma Chapman . 2025-02-16

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Had a visit to an old fav pub of ours, used to have a vast menu with plenty of choice and disappointed to find it very limited to just pub grub ! Ordered steak and ale pie and mash , wife ordered duo of chicken and wild rice, arrived promptly but presentation was basic -scoop of mash, roasted carrot, huge 4inch diameter pie ans spoonful of peas and jug of gravy, ( pub grub ) I started my pie , which was flakey pastry lid and short base , it was lacking filling , so much so , I was just eating pastry and gravy..... had to open and dismantle the pie yo find 3 small pieces of steak , that was slightly tough to eat and not at all pleasant - I've had better pucker pies !! So I'd avoid ! My wife's meal looked bland and although she ate 90% it wasn't anything special you would request again . The plus was the service, shame about the food ! Shame really, it used to be a fab little pub .

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Steve Edwards . 2025-02-14

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We both enjoyed the new menu. The black berry balsamic glaze is unbelievable! Great to see The Bull still going strong for our annual Valentine's visit. Thanks to our friendly server Ally for looking after us. See you again soon.

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Katie Finch . 2025-02-14

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Thoroughly enjoy this Pub since the change of Management. All staff are excellent. Karen needs a special mention - for looking after us!

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John Turner . 2025-02-12

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Had a great meal for my mum's birthday. The special during the week for two courses from a set menu is great value.

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Scott Orton . 2025-02-12

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Popped in for drink after a walk, restaurant was extremely busy

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Carl Emmerton . 2025-02-12

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Karen served us at The Bull tonight and was fab, she was attentive and friendly! Food was lovely also, we’ll defo be back. Great service all round!

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R Hart . 2025-02-10

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My wife and I had a lovely meal here 08 Feb 25 We was well looked after by Matilda and Rebecca, the service was very good, Would definitely recommend and also The food was lovely. See you soon.

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Denis . 2025-02-09

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Young staff are friendly, older ones not so much… Fantastic beer garden all year round. Food is mediocre, doesn’t stop me eating in there though. A great local pub however, little expensive.

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Lew Edwards . 2025-02-09

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A lovely pub, with quality food and a good set of staff.

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Anthony St. Hogan . 2025-02-09

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This used to be a lovely pub with food but on the last few visits I have been really disappointed. Haven’t been for a while so thought we would try again. The Sunday menu is very reduced and the food was very disappointing. I shouldn’t be surprised as it’s chef and brewer but the roast potatoes looked like the frozen ones from a bag. My husband had burger and chips and there were about 10 chips on the plate. When he asked for more we were charged for another portion.The service was fine and the serving staff were friendly. Definitely won’t be going back anytime soon.

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Alison Trowers . 2025-02-09

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Food was slow and wasn't described too well but nevertheless it was nice

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Dean Roberts . 2025-02-08

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Great food and very friendly staff - especially Ally

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Karen Norman . 2025-02-05

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Popped in for spontaneous bit of lunch as we was passing by! Our waitress Emma was lovely even when we was fussy and asked to move tables! Will be returning

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cathy wren . 2025-02-03

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Excellent food and the staff also.

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Kelvin Weight . 2025-02-02

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Excellent breakfast. Service exceptional. Rebekah served us .She was very friendly and polite.She always goes that “ extra mile “ We eat there regularly and love the atmosphere.

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Phil Gilmore . 2025-02-02

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