The Bull in Thurrock

Really tasty Sunday lunch with Great service. Roast beef was tender and all the vegetables were cooked perfectly. No problem when I asked for extra gravy and a selection of condiments. Great value too.

We had a function on 2nd November 2024 it was my daughter and son christening. The food was amazing 5 stars ⭐️ and also we could bring our dog into the pub too which was really good. We could also decorate the area we had with balloons and banners. The staff was so friendly and also the owner is friendly and very welcoming. We had such lovely night and will recommend to everyone. Thank you again :)

Absolutely a lovely place to enjoy a drink or a meal, pet friendly, lovely food, great family atmosphere. Have visited few times now, and always deliver great food and service. Can't wait to be able to go back for summer drinks in the garden area. X

Wow, the new menu here is amazing. I had the Thai Green Curry, so tasty and you can tell that it's cooked fresh. My partner had the Fish and Chips and said that it knocked the socks off Fish and Chip shops and it was the best he had ever tasted. Would highly recommend the food here and cannot wait to go again to sample more. Our waitress Tammy was so lovely, she pulled out all the stops for us and nothing was too much trouble, she is a real credit to this establishment.

We ordered Braintree Roast Turkey Served with roast potatoes honey roasted parsnips pigs in blankets stuffing Yorkshire pudding, seasonal vegetables, and homemade gravy And Black Angus Sirloin Served with roast potatoes, honey roasted parsnips, Yorkshire pudding and seasonal vegetables and gravy, Both arrived with out the honey roasted parsnips we were told that they had not arrived with the delivery come on poor excuse you are 4 minutes drive away from Asda. For Dessert I had Homemade Sticky Toffee pudding served with a little jug of custard which sat in the toffee sauce I was not sure what to do with it when it was empty as the bottom of the jug was covered in Toffee sauce? I ordered French Coffee, coffee infused with brandy and topped with whipped cream. perfect choice for an after-dinner treat. I am not sure if that understood what I wanted? As a coffee and a jug of cream arrived Having said that it was a reasonable meal.will go again

Amy was very helpful and efficient

My daughter and me went last night had great meal well worth the money and brilliant staff thank you will be back again

Amazing place for fun and enjoyment The best part is the INCREDIBLE staff how makes this place The Best

Great atmosphere within the pub, quality beer and delicious food made happen by excellent staff.

It has a nice atmosphere, the service is very attentive and nice. Their menu is quite delicious.

Food was excellent- had the turkey roast followed by sticky toffee pudding. Service provided by Amy was excellent too. She was very attentive, checking if everything was ok Would come again.

Lovely local pub! Food and service is always good and a great atmosphere of an evening. Nice family pub where you feel safe and comfortable. Our local and we love it!

3 of us had a Sunday roast. The serving is massive, best cauliflower cheese ever, potatoes lovely and crispy and the gammon was cooked perfect and tasted lovely. Service was attentive and helpful. Atmosphere was lovely quiet and relaxed

Fantastic staff great night. I really wanna thank your door staff, I didn’t get his name, tall guy blonde ish hair. But you should be proud of a professional manner he had. Thank you 😊

Great atmosphere and food. The staff were really friendly and helpful. It was a great evening.

Good vibes good food and great service, would highly recommend.

Me and my now wife had our wedding reception here on 21 Sep 2024 and I really can’t praise every member of staff at The Bull enough. We will be eternally grateful for an incredible afternoon and evening. Special shout-out to Ahmed as who went above and beyond for us. Thank you so much. We will be back for sure.

My husband and I wanted somewhere to gather with friends and family to have a drink, food and celebrate getting married. The Bull was perfect and every single member of staff was friendly and so so lovely. Special thanks to Ahmed for doing more than he had to and making our evening one to remember forever. We will be back for a meal again some day soon!

As parents of the bride who have travelled from Australia we cannot thank enough the Manager and Super Staff who went out of their way to to make sure that the Reception went without a hitch. The intimate dining area and section of the bar that was put aside just for us was great. The beer garden amazing. Food was plentiful and very tasty. I only wish it was closer to home so we could visit again sooner.

Absolutely stunnig service by George and Rylee. Professional steps towards customer service. Could not ask for better approach. Both bartenders are very great plus to your establishment. They definitely deserve a reword for their excellent work.

First night of quiz. Great fun! Excellent service at bar. Food was really nice.

Great quiz night. The food was very good.

Just a good pup not many left these days

Best day down The Bull Grays for their family fun day. Great atmosphere and friendly staff. Would highly recommend

great food lovely staff nice atmosphere

Great food, great service 10/10

Amazing people and great cocktails

Maisie is a great sever always making sure we are having a good time

The bull pub is the most welcoming place this boy I think is called luke was so nice he's so kind and thoughtful

Good management team 100% recommend coming here with the family, food is amazing the boss Ahmed is kind and welcoming definitely coming back

Absolutely love coming here, so friendly and warm atmosphere. The food here is amazing and prices are very reasonable. Staff here work so hard especially a young boy I believe named Luke, he is constantly on the go making sure the food comes straight out, clearing our table and making sure we have everything we want. Great little worker, well done The Bull pub

Fantastic pub with fantastic people. Always friendly and willing to help. Luke is great never stops and will bend over backwards to help

good staff and lovely atmosphere

Very nice food came for lunch, amazing service from staff and a particularly young boy called Luke.

One of the nicest places to eat in Grays. Food is delicious, staff welcoming but inobtrusive and the beer is good. We ate at lunchtime. Not usually one for desserts but I made an exception here.

Ahmed went above and beyond for our gathering. He had an entertainer, bouncy castle, drinks etc. was an amazing day! Food was delicious!

Absolutely amazing service, we hire a booth for an event with lots of children and Ahmed and his team went above and beyond the service & food was plentiful & 5* honestly couldn't asked for a better day. The kids really enjoyed the park, bouncy castle and the entertainment And everyone knows if the kids are happy so are the adults , what a great place

So pleased Ahmed is back. We can now return and have booked a booth again. The last 2 weekends have been great.

Very poor service 1.5 hrs still waiting for food that was ordered via the app. If I had not already paid I would be leaving. Food and drinks ordered via the app are a joke. Drinks over half and hour to arrive and still had to prompt bar staff that we were waiting. Staff did not seem to care or be bothered. Have visited a number of times before and always had a good experience. Will not be visiting again. Was not even busy 6 tables at the most in use.

How do i fell about my visit to the bull? Ripped off and mugged up is the only way I can describe it. Save yourself the disappointment and eat at Harvester or Tracle Mine same quality food but served in a timely manner and by people who at least pretend they care that you are having a good experience. Met with our kids to mark our anniversary, they suggested a pub lunch at this place around the corner the Bull pub and restaurant. Arrived around 1.30pm, nice looking venue. Lunch end with us finally getting all of the food ordered dumped on the table in one go nearly 2 hours after ordering but only after us complaing 3 times. At £200 it has been a costly lesson, but we will never go there again and will be advising anyone we meet against the experience.

Very poor service. Took family to ship for 35th wedding anniversary lunch. Over 1.5hrs for food. Ordered via the app as in other establishments this is often the easiest and quickest way of getting what you require. When food finally arrived starters and mains were all served at the same time, burger was over cooked, bun was crispy hard, chips bland and warm, peas missing from kids meal, Had to ask for cutlery twice was not delivered until all food had been delivered and was getting cold. No condiments provided. Ordered a drink with meal and did not receive it. Ordered drinks via the app had to wait best part of an hour and had to go to bar to ask where the drinks were. Had we nit already paid ahead of receiving food and drinks we would have left sooner. Spent over £200.00 for a lunch time experience that was a waste of time and money. Witnessed other customers being charged for food and drinks they did not have, customers also complaining about the lack of service being provided. I have had food and drink here before and sadly will not again. The service was 0% No one is monitoring the app for orders. It was not busy, maybe 6 tables in use. Feel very let down by which has previously been a very good experience. Don't think I would come again.

Lovely family lunch in the garden. We ordered by scanning the QR code on the table. Drinks arrived quickly, food arrived within a good time, everything was in order, delicious and hot. Nice atmosphere with the Olympics on the large garden by screens. Special mention to Amy and Riley who served us, friendly and efficiently.

Being local to the pub I am a big supporter of them and what they do. But tonight they excelled them selves. The food was amazing, atmosphere was great and service was perfect. Thank you to all! Chicken Gyros was 🔥👌🏻

Great evening in The Bull. Staff were very welcoming and polite! Food was brilliant too

Edit: complained to manager after a larger shady was unknown to bar staff. He didn’t understand what the issue was and then once he understood said oh well I’ll give you a free round. This is ridiculous and I refused because the service was terrible. Another customer had over an hour later got her burger and chips! Everyone else had got an eaten there’s and she was left waiting. Manager claimed bad service was due to and these are his words “hot weather makes it hard for staff as they are hot” Great pub just wish the service was there. For the second time I’ve had to go in to complain after waiting over 20 minutes for a drink. Last time we waited over an hour and were shouted at. After complaining to manager it was said to be sorted. Now yet again a sunny afternoon in the holidays and one staff member behind the bar and over 20 minutes for 2 bottles ciders and an inches. Only 4 tables in use in the garden so not even busy!!

Great pub, food, beer garden and staff. We visited here with a Chinese work exchange, the staff especially Ahmed made us feel very welcome. Will definitely return.

Ahmed was a great host on a Wednesday night. Made us feel very welcome! Will definitely be coming back whilst in the area!

Absolutely A+++. We had a fabulous evening and were thoroughly looked after by the lovely Ahmed and the rest of the staff.

Decent amount of parking spaces,has a playground for kids if you want to enjoy a burger and a pint with family. Usually no troublemakers so quite ok to take family there.

One of the best Essex pubs around! Ahmed and his staff cannot do enough for you, very polite and happy to help at any point. The Bull has a lovely garden and great for families during the day as it has a children's play area to keep them occupied and also VIP Booths with packages you can hire out for special occasions. The food is delicious. good selection and very reasonably priced. We stayed until the evening and the pub got busy with great music until late, you also feel very safe with the door security staff they have walking around. Will definately be returning, highly recommended!

Had our baby’s christening here! And was amazing! Food staff music couldn’t fault any of it!! 10/10 Ahmed smashed it for us Thankyou very much

The owner named Ahmed of Arab origin is very rough and uneducated! He doesn't know how to behave with customers. Very ugly....

Phoned to book a table and got very a very arrogant response of 'we are Busy, no tables' suggest you book elsewhere

Nice garden and play area for children. Make note that when dining on a Tuesday and the menu states buy one main get one free it doesn't state that both meals have to be the same. Food was ok.

Had a great lunch in the lovely garden area. Food was lovely and so were the staff. Our waiter was a young boy, Luke, who was polite, attentive and a pleasure to deal with. We’ll definitely be back

Great place for family. No teas tho 🤷‍♀️ not sure what's the matter. Otherwise my top place to eat and chill with kids 💯👌

Great family friendly atmosphere with play equipment outside for the kids. Reasonable prices too!

Beautiful food . price, taste and presentation . Service was spot on and excellent service.

Great food and great offer buy one get one free main on Tuesday steak night. Lots of parking and they have a huge beer garden with tv screens, benches, tables and a great sized kids playground

We have been here several times, but the last visit on the 19th May was very disappointing due to the food service. OK so there were 10 adults and 3 children in our party. The food came sporadically but our 3 roast dinners came a long time after the rest of us had finished eating! We were there for my daughter's birthday, but hers and her partners were the last meals to arrive. It was busy due to the football match, but sadly the service was poor

Went here for a family catchup. Great food and drink, service was good and food order came quickly. Reasonable prices. Will visit again next in the area

Enjoyed Sunday lunch today with my sister. Lovely food. Slightly expensive but was very nice . Would have liked more custard with my pudding tho .

2 for Tuesday delicious sirloin steaks is a must.

For Grays / East Tilbury Expensive!!!!. Prices higher than where I live in North London

Wow! I have not been to the bull before but I’ve got to say that this is the best pub in Essex, was made very welcome By Mr Ahmed and his Team. Highly recommended this place for food and Drinks they got lots of choices. Definitely coming back.

Had a large event at The Bull with over 100 people. Ahmed was gracious and professional throughout, from viewing to the event itself. The pub was really flexible and we were able to set up an amp, keyboard and mic. The food was good, and the garden is huge- in good weather, there's an entire second pub out there, and a bouncy castle! I got so many compliments on the venue from my guests.

What a great way to celebrate my birthday. Amy and Holly really looked after us, but as regulars we always get looked after which is lovely. The chef is amazing and we were privileged to sample the new menu which was fantastic and catered well for vegans, vegetarians and additional gluten free options. I had the steak which I could have eaten with a spoon it was that tender! Also a big thank you to Ahmed for looking after us all.

We have been twice now for Sunday lunch and it was a real treat today to have a proper roast potato. The food is excellent and the staff were really pleasant and attentive. Plus the table was ours till we finished. One thing i would ask for is unscented spray when cleaning the tables around us.

It's a shame about the price of 2 starters, I was charged same as a 2 course meal. I thought considering where the pub is based they would be decent in price, couldn't have been more wrong. I wouldn't recommend unless you're willing to eat whatever they dictate to you.

The waitress was lovely her name is Rosie. She was very friendly and helpful. We came for valentines and the dinner was lovely.

Amazing food! I had Seabass and my partner had turkey roast on a Sunday. Beautiful food. Seabass was so tender with butter garlic sauce. Absolutely amazing 🤩

Great value for money. Generous portions and excellent food. We had Sunday lunch, a lovely roast with good service. Recommended

First time at a great pub find (not from the area). Has as a crackling fire, great food served quickly and washed down with a nice drink. A good number of friendly locals adding to the chatter and nice chill music whilst we enjoyed our meal and catch up. We'll be back with the children in warmer weather too enjoy the large garden and let the children on the play equipment. Thank you Lorna for looking after us.

First time at great pub, crackling fire, great food washed down with a nice drink and a good number of friendly locals. We'll be back to enjoy the large garden and play area with the children when the warmer weather comes.

Good food and good size portions (plenty of it). We had the Christmas menu roast with a choice of a couple of meats. It was very good.

Excellent food. Reasonably priced adults and children's menu. 2 courses £14.99 Adult, £9.99 Children's. Very helpful and polite staff.

Christmas meal with friends, went as planned. Bar and waiting Staff were cheerful and friendly. Food was good

We had a fabulous 3 course Christmas lunch. The leak and potato soup was so good, along with the main course and desert. The icing on the cake was the attentiveness and attention of Tammy, our superb waitress. My 2 year old grandson was in our party and she couldn't do enough for him, nothing was too much trouble. Lovely pub, lovely meal and service to match. Thank you Tammy. X

Booked this for a last minute Sunday roast today with friends. We had the December festive menu. The food was all delicious and excellent service from Tammy who looked after us very well.

Fantastic pre Xmas meal Great service by Amber. Also Tammy and Hollie. Food was piping hot and delicious. Compliments to staff and chef.

We had the christnas 3 course meal. From the time we arrived we were look after right away, the food is good quality, the presentation wonderful. Great value for money, we will be returning. Tammy our waitress was friendly, helpful you are a star thank you.

Sunday lunch, amazing home-cooked roast, no fault was tasty and perfectly cooked. Had home made profiteroles for dessert which were scrummy…. Live music piano playing was was a lovely atmosphere,. It was lovely we could take our little dog but meant we had to sit in a specific area that had football on, which detracted from music , if we could have been in other part it would have been perfect. Our waitress Tammy was so friendly and helpful - nothing was too much trouble Will certainly return …..

Went there for Christmas lunch with my neighbours Hollis Place Massive and we had an amazing meal everything was cooked perfectly presentation was on point I was not expecting the lunch to be that delicious 😋 Hubby and I had the lamb, others said the beef was perfect the veg was perfectly cooked I have never eaten a Brussels sprout IN MY LIFE and I ate all five I'm not joking that man can cooook big up that chef represented Grays so impressed 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍

Not all Sunday roasts are created equal. This hit the mark in flavour and portion! Value for money with 2 courses for £20 Toffee pud was great. My friend was not into the cauliflower cheese. All else was spot on and loved the free parking

Nice lit fire on arrival , friendly staff, nice food . Have booked our Christmas party here , and Sunday lunch.

bad customers service and rude manager has no respect. very disappointing as that pub used to be one of my favourite places to go

Why didn’t we try here sooner? The food quality was outstanding, but it’s the SERVICE where I wish there were 6 or 7 stars! Nothing was too much trouble, and they looked after my brother and his wheelchair without blinking. My aunt has a gluten allergy and the level of attention to detail exceeded anything I have experienced before. The roasts were fantastic, and there would have been clean plates all round but the portions were so generous! Cannot wait to come back. Thank you

Had Tapas. Was really tasty. Many options too.

Good friendly pub nice atmosphere friendly staff good beer

This would have been 2 stars if it weren’t for the lovely lad who served the food, the bar staff who checked we were okay and the fact most of my families food was cooked nicely. First, we were initially told we couldn’t eat in the restaurant if we wasn’t eating the set Sunday lunch menu, even though we reserved a table and the restaurant was empty. We challenged this as my sister-in-law is vegan and the Sunday lunch menu didn’t cater for this..after objecting, we were told we were okay to eat in the restaurant. My sister-in-law then asked if they could make the caesar salad vegan(remove Caesar dressing and cheese) then add maybe a little more salad..tomatoes..something, anything to go with the leaves. She was served just the leaves and had to ask for tomatoes separately. I asked for prawns with my salad, that was missing, so asked for that separately too (that’s fair, mistakes happen) The bar staff and waiter were lovely I suspect it was the chef who was making things awkward.

Went for a 40th. Really good outside space for a sunny day.

Today we tried the Tapas Menu. Prices were affordable, Portion sizes great size. Recommend the hot wings, hummus and pita bread and also the Patatas bites) Staff were friendly also. Very happy customer.

Dog and family friendly place,beautiful, quiet and lovely atmosphere...the best place I visit in Thurrock 😍😍😍😍😍

My first visit to The Bull Thurrock.Wide selection on the menu.I had fish and chips which was delicious. Service was excellent.

Lovely food. Drinks are relatively cheap and delicious.

Tapas was a pile of frozen rubbish that i could have bought in Iceland for much less than £35. Don't waste your time and money on crap

We had the wayu burger and chips.childs meal burger and curly fries. It was ok the burger was cold and a strange flavour .just didnt taste like a fresh beefy burger. The 4 stars go to the childrens play area.toilets were clean.pleasent staff.and lovely garden...

Not what it used to be. Lovely old black beams in the bar ruinously painted white. No real ale on. Menu ok but comes at a price. Staff pleasant and efficient. Spacious outdoor facilities. Traitors Gate in the same road far better if you want good real ale in a proper pub atmosphere.

Lot's of bar stuff, good service. Clean and tidy, inside and out. Large car park. Big indoor marquee extension with tables etc. and a large garden including 4 or 5 large roofed open booth areas (seat 8+). They have an outside bar area too. Didn't try the food, but quite a few plates being served in the garden looked good (fish and chips etc.).

My partner and I came here today, we sat down outisde which does look nice but some areas do need a serious clean specially the booth section. I ordered the wagyu beef and my partner ordered the skewers. While the skewers were tasty it was a bit too spicy but generally speaking the skewers were fine. The wagyu burger was bad for a wagyu. The flavour tasted bland, not the worst ive had but deffo not the best specially considering it was £14 for the burger! I would even go as far as to say its hard to believe thats actually wagyu cause that was just a dissapointment. If you want a decent burger you better get 5 guys, youll probably get it for the same price aswell. All in all spent £41 for 2 meals and 2 drinks. Not gonna lie it wasnt worth the £41. Not sure I would return but like I said initially the open back part has a nice view which is the highlight of the place.