The Bull in North Kesteven

Food an hour wait, was ok was hungry Was advertised as a Halloween night but the pub was very empty normally really busy on Halloween do? Hoping the Halloween night will be back to normal next year!

Spent the night in the car park which is shared with the library and a medical centre ,went into the bull for a Sunday carvery but unfortunately the kitchen had to close at 4pm and we missed out,had a couple of drinks instead,played pool and the locals were very friendly and welcoming.

My partner and I have only been twice and both times the food was excellent! Very well cooked. They sell moretti too! 😁

Had the lunchtime carvery at 1.30 not much selection of meat or veg left. Service was extremely slow . Younge girl Waiting staff lacking in any customer service. No hurry to return. Food was average

Good food, great portions and fair price 🙌 we enjoyed our meal and would go back again. Plenty of options on the menu, lots of different day deals which nice to see.

Lovely food, had rump steak, cooked to perfection, exactly as I asked for. Lovely comfortable surroundings, excellent service. Very nice evening. Highly recommend

Carvery average. Plenty of meat. Downside was the gravy. A meaty gravy adds to a meal. Tasted like I’d poured water on my food

Last sitting for carvery on Sunday afternoon. Food not very warm and a bit dried up. Usually is really good if arrived for earlier sitting. Pub is clean and tidy. Good selection of drinks. Would have been a higher score for hot food.

Fantastic food, carvery was clean, hot and good variety of veg and meat, will definitely use this place again

Early evening very quiet a reasonable meal typical bar food.

Good food, had the mixed grill, nice but very salty.

Decent food at a good price. Carvery is great value for money.

It's a bit lacking in atmosphere, but do you know what the food made up for that, I have been twice and I have not been disappointed, the chips are heavenly, home made with the skin on, yummy. All food is priced just right. They also have my favourite cider Old Moot. I will be going back all the way from Reepham.

Two for £16 big portions I had pie the other half had lasagne

Lovely staff and great atmosphere. Came here as was staying in the local area and felt at home. Played some pool and they were happy to put the sports on the TV for us and changed the channel too once the game was over

All round good experience. Very much enjoyed my food. Nice staff.

My friend and I & our dogs, booked Sunday dinner here. The staff are very friendly and helpful. The carvery is absolutely lovely! Great choice! Great value too! We will definitely return. It’s best to book first to avoid disappointment.

Been for a carvery several times. Never had a bad experience. Food is really nice, price very good and service friendly. It's a much quieter more relaxed atmosphere than some of the bigger places.

Very rude owner/manger? Stands at the bar drinking. The atmosphere is very clicky. Felt very un welcomed.

First time visiting for a meal, food and service was good.

Avoid avoid avoid, 1 person behind the bar,she the got called /decided to sort issue out in kitchen,at least one person helped themselves to a pint.took video on phone as proof so this cannot be deinied. One person waiting on,took 2hrs from our order to being served,they then had the cheek to offer a 20% reduction on our bill. This and the video footage of the chaos will be forward to the brewary as a formal complaint will be made. Will never set foot in this place again as will the other 10 people in our party. Best bit mother of landlord sat in pub and did nothing,never got ip once and helped out.

Came today for a meal haven't been in for a while and picked the day the good chef must of been off Started bad when my diet Pepsi was flat and the replacement wasn't much better Ordered food and requested the starters came out with the mains as they were actually my picky eater teenagers meal ... goujons and halloumi fries ... sadly they came out 35 mins before the other meals We mentioned this to the serving staff they said said they were starters and they weren't informed to not send them by the person who took the order got a "sorry" but basically they couldn't care less . Halloumi was over cooked but the goujons were amazing ... was sad that my daughter had to eat alone and then spend half an hour to watch us eat Next meal was a cathedral burger ... wasn't great the onion rings are a hazard to health that much fat coming out of them should of had its own heart attack warning .. the pulled pork was nuked Next meal mixed grill ... the biggest dissapointment ( as it was mine ) I've had one here before and it was amazing Not this time ... medium steak came out medium rare onion rings just literally oozing fat...the chips were nice the peas were cold The egg solid and over cooked the rest was OK The peppercorn sauce ... well ... I don't know what I was given but that wasn't it it was strongly flavoured with aniseed totally uneatable Serving staff asking all the tables if everything was OK totally bypassed our table clearly didn't care what we thought about the meal so I decided to post a review instead normally I wouldn't have bothered . As I said I have been here before an had great meals but the absolute disregard for the customer service or lack of even a decent apology makes me think I won't be returning Which is a shame as the steak pie there was out of this world... sadly wasn't on the menu today tho

Come here once or twice a week and it’s always excellent. The team are fab, the food is good and the drinks are reasonably priced.

The Carvery was very good. Value and a good choice of vegetables. Polite staff and a relaxed atmosphere. Would recommend.

I would recommend booking. We were given a take but had to wait over half an HR for food, due to being busy. The food was really nice, good portion size, and arrived hot. First time visiting but would definitely go back.

Had a few family meals at the Bull always excellent food also a great place to take kids they make them very welcome nothings too much trouble Keep up the good work! We will be back thank you

Food ok, but staff very petty, we spent £150 and when I asked if my 3 year old grandaughter could have 3 mini eggs on her ice cream for dessert, willing to pay a bit extra, they wouldn't deliver. It's the little things like that which make you want to go back to a place. Needless to say we won't be going back there.

Food,service, and atmosphere was good, and we weren't waiting long for our meals. The only downside for me was I had to order food and drink at the bar, and the place could do with a bit of a makeover in the future but will definitely go back because the food, service and atmosphere is what matters thanks to all the staff 😀 👍 value for money 💰

Came yesterday for joint birthday celebrations for our daughter and my brother only 2 /6 had been here once before at Christmas ,we all had a medium carvery which was amazing the food was lovely and hot choice of 4 meats on the midweek carvery generous amount of meat truly lovely meal only 4 of us managed a dessert 2x fudge cake 1 jam roly poly and one cheesecake all again were lovely thankyou we all enjoyed the meal and the lovely friendly staff thankyou will visit again soon ,❤️😊

Lasagna home made chips garlic bread salad, delicious deffo recommend

We have just had food and drinks for the first time at this pub in ages and were well impressed ,its had a bit of a facelift and a new landlady .The atmosphere was friendly and food was really good .We will be back for sure .

Carvery - fantastic value , loved atmosphere, self service but staff were all lovely and helpful

Nice atmosphere, and the food was good

Lovely pub, met family & enjoyed food. Have eaten many times. Lovely food, nicely presented. Nice menu reasonable prices & a fabulous carvery. Spacious dining area & outside tables too. Large carpark, definitely well worth a visit.

First time in with great friends , will look forward to going again

Change your food times on here as had a wasted journey to find out your kitchen times on the door meant you wasn’t serving food!

The Fish and chips were absolutely tasteless. The fish tasted like water . Wetherspoons Fish and chips is much better.

We will be back as we have family living in the village first visit amazing c u all very soon

Great night and band Local Heros for New year's eve

Reasonably good value , we were a large party and the speed of service suffered accordingly. Would go back

Wonderful friendly atmosphere in the Bull, went for a works 3 course Christmas meal, really enjoyed every course. The mustard mash was absolutely spot on, will definitely be returning in the future to try the carvery.

Visited for lunch. The menu looked promising however unfortunately that promise was unfulfilled. I ordered Nachos for a shared starter and a Chicken ‘Sizzler’(otherwise known as Fajitas). Possibly two of the easiest dishes to prepare that have ever found their way onto a pub menu. Bad choice - I’m not sure how it is possible to get nachos wrong but they managed it here. Perhaps it was the way that the chips, cheese AND the Salsa were thrown together and then nuked, I suspect in a microwave but possibly they did use the oven. Result - soggy chips and a sloppy mess served without any Guacomole because they had run out … but the kitchen did not tell the server so no apology. Next the Chicken Sizzler. Now I’m not a chef but I know this dish is normally cooked by griddling the chopped veg until they are just cooked, sometimes slightly charred. I’m not sure the veg in this dish ever went anywhere near a griddle or similar. My guess is that the was simply heated in a microwave and then topped with microwaved chicken pieces that had been supplied pre-cooked complete with ‘fake’ char-grill lines. To be fair the chicken was OK but the veg was limp, tasteless and was served swimming in an oily, watery liquid (see photo). How is it possible to make such a mess of what is a simple dish? I was later told that the peppers are supplied pre-sliced; maybe knives are not allowed in that kitchen, I suspect the disgusting liquid they were served in was in the plastic bag they were delivered in. Quite frankly the Nachos and the Sizzler were the worst examples of these dishes I have ever been served with. My Mum’s scampi and chips looked OK but the Scampi was absolutely scolding inside ….. I suspect the good old microwave may have been pushed into action again. Good points, at least it was open on a Monday lunchtime, my Latte was OK, and the staff were all friendly. We won’t however be going back.

Great pub, great atmosphere, great food and great entertainment on, especially local band "Stolen Fridays" Looking forward to the next night out!!

A very nice carvery, all fresh vegetables, plenty of meat. Good service.

Sadly lacking... meat and broccoli good. Everything else very lacklustre. Lukewarm. Sloppy. No service or direction. Staff need training to meet and greet. Disappointed. Will not recommend. Having owned a restaurant we found the whole experience lacking. Lumpy potatoes unacceptable with appliances available to avoid this. Hard roasties. Not asked at all throughout if we were content. Such a shame

We waited an hour for our food to be served, after giving the waitress a nudge (they had clearly forgotten our order order). The food was disgusting and overpriced. Plates were swimming in water. Seasonal vegetables consisted of manky carrots and peas. Steak supposed to be medium to rare, was rare. Awful.

Sunday carvery here was OK but nothing special. The meat selection was fine and well cooked, but the vegetables were bland. The service was pretty poor, and after waiting ages for our desserts, only some of them turned up. By the time the rest appeared, everyone else had finished!

Large fish and chips £9.99 on Friday. Large fish and chips, mushy peas , tartare sauce, £9.99 on a Friday, Total Bargain. Other party members had Veggie Burger (nice and with proper ‘home made’ onion rings). And mixed grill, which was huge and good value for money. The Bull delivers good value Pub Grub, excellent beers and lagers, free parking. Also the ‘Stolen Fridays’ performed as well during the Halloween Party, all for free, brilliant - we go every year. Well done and keep it up.

Rubbish food and customer service

Called in for tea at 6 on Saturday evening . There was 8 of us . There were a few big groups in one of 16 and one of 8 , then many smaller tables . We didn’t have to wait too long for our food which was all very tasty . I had the chicken sizzler with Jacket potato which was delicious. Others had Lasagne , Cajun Chicken breast , Ribs and Chicken Dianne , all cooked well and plenty of food . The home cooked chips were lovely, fresh and crispy . Credit to the Chef Sarah , and Ellie the lovely waitress who worked really hard

Came in on a Friday night at around 630 and the place wasn't busy. Got seated quick and ordered. We had to wait an hour for the food (I eventually had to chase it up)and when it eventually came it was extremely average.

Pretty quiet when I turned up. Only stayed the night, but was comfortable, and the gaffer and other punters in their were spot on, chatty and welcoming. Room was clean and comfortable, exactly what was needed. Only draw back was didn't do food. Not a problem, though, as plenty of eateries and takeaways close by.

It wasn’t as good as a Sunday carvery..there was 2 little kids in the pub look like some one was working there who couldn’t be bothered about child care so they thought they would take them to work.. I nearly bumped into one of them while asking about where to sit.. Not very impressed I suppose locals must be used to kids being there ..

Staff very nice and very pleasant day my sister and I had the mixed grill very nice apart it was to well done

Great food and friendly service

We went for curry night. Don't expect top tier curry but for the price it's pretty solid. I would steer clear of the vegetable curry if I were you and go with the korma or tikka 😁 Tuesday is curry day FYI 😂

It's an OK pub. Needs to get some vegan food on the menu. Virtaually nothing for vegans on the menu. Toilets were very grubby. Staff are brilliant although one had brought her child to work.

Very poor service the food was average and lukewarm. Had to cancel desserts got fed up with waiting. Felt sorry for the young waitress as on her own.

The carvery was ok but the vegetables were lukewarm and the roast potatoes were disappointing.

Very disappointed, run out of a lot of meals on the menu on a Friday evening,very slow service.

Yummy food ! grabbed a quick lunch here - no regrets!

Family friendly (including dogs in certain areas, which is a great plus!) pub with fantastic food, attentive staff and a great selection of drinks. Will definitely return!

Absolutely disgusting place tea towels around kitchen staff absolutely filthy kitchen staff outside with said tea towels stroking dogs …. Carvery meat as dry as anything veg all limp or shrivelled up … worse carvery I have ever set foot in avoid at all costs

Let down by another local pub but the staff at the Bull fitted us in. Staff were very friendly and attentive. We ordered from the earlybird menu and all the food was well presented and tasty. Excellent value for money at £15.50 a head for a two course meal and a drink. Would highly recommend.

My daughter took us to the Bull for Father's Day. We had the carvery which as usual was excellent. All the staff were very friendly and welcoming. We spoke to the manager and his wife. They really deserve their success at the Bull. It's our favourite local eatery.

Nothing special. Had to wait for the 2 staff behind the bar to finish their conversation before they served even though I was stood right in front of them, but wasn't in a rush so no major deal on this occasion. Haven't had food so can't rate that.

Went to the carvery as a vegetarian fully expecting to just eat veg, but was surprised to find they had vegetarian options for the main. The potatoes are cooked in fat, but they made a portion of that and gravy for me. Lovely surprise and lovely carvery!

Friendly staff. I did not have a meal but the ones I saw being served looked good.Big car park. Will visit again one day.

Lovely food, good value and get an NHS discount with your ID.

Food average, service pretty rubbish. Wont rush back

This is a true story and my experience...... We arrived and we had to queue in the carpark as it was very busy, despite booking a table we had a long wait before being able to even order any food, then we faced an even longer wait to get food! Most options hadn't been replenished, meat was dry too. The waitress rudely told us they needed the table back immediately (maybe she could of told us when we arrived there was a strict time limit?!) especially as we spent over 45 mins queuing to order and getting anything to eat! Disappointed in the service and quality of food. I have been to many places for a carvery so familiar with the concept, and never experienced wait times like you do here, especially when they can't cope with demand and you spend most of the time in a queue than at the table! And when you've literally just ordered dessert they demanded you leave because they've overbook tables 🤣 I don't recommend and won't bother going back!

Good enough pub food staff friendly and efficient large car park at rear

Ok called in for a quick snack service good

Haven't been here for a couple of years and I won't be hurrying back any time soon most of veg seemed frozen and being kept waiting for veggies, gravy and sauces to be refilled

Nowhere like it for Sunday Lunch.

The pub was ok but I thought the toilets were pretty awful

Great staff lovely food went in for a wake great service

Really nice staff and class food as me being a tourist

Had dinner here last week .it was excellent in every way.our waitress,Lisa continues to provide really good service.Jasmine you run an excellent pub .we will return.

Meals quite average drink prices acceptable staff ok

Good food great service friendly atmosphere

We had our Sunday roast here and really enjoyed it. Nice friendly pub, decent prices.

My original 1* review seems to have been deleted, awful Sunday dinner 3 dirty Glasses and dirty plates wouldn't touch with a barge pole

Really good day time menu today with some reasonably priced meals. I had the Bull mixed grill. Good portion size. Well presented. Service good. Good pub food!

Fantastic staff warm and friendly welcome and top notch food

It was great, good value and staff friendly. I almost didn't go based on previous reviews but am glad I did. Big menu, had the mixed grill as pictured. There's 2 big sausages hiding under the egg with pork, steak and chicken, all for 11 quid!

In the main,we had a fairly good experience. My mixed grill was very nice and excellent value for money. We had four in our party and three of the meals were very good.The fourth meal a lasagne was not the best. Two of us had puddings that were ok but small portions. Drink prices were in line with most pubs that provide food and most do now. This kind of pub ,although the food was probably better will be in in direct competition with the Weatherspoons of this world and sadly will not win. The three stars given should be four but came closer to two due to the toilets. Any food establishment must realise that the first point of call for perfection is the toilet areas.

Truly awful filthy food terrible staff were friendly but would not go back garbage avoid

Terrible pub. Dry, horrible food. Chavvy owners, not nice clientele. This pub used to be good. What happened! Just seen they have a food rating of 2. Avoid people. The Homestead just around the corner is so much better.

Sunday lunchtime carvery is very good value. I had a small plate which was very good for me as can only eat a small amount. My partner can eat more so he had a medium sized plate.

Only popped in for a quick pint. Seems ok but young babies crawling and playing on the floor in front of the bar not really appropriate.

Terrible meal, food dry and and barely warm. No atmosphere in the place. Would never go back.

Didn't eat here so cannot comment on food. Place is desperately in need of updating. Toilets themselves were clean, but the cubicles & surrounding areas were disgusting! V dirty. Be careful using the hand dryer, if someone comes through the door they could bash you with it.

You can pay by card in the week but the card machine seems to suspiciously break every Sunday and they only accept cash 🤔🤔

Excellent atmosphere, food & service

Plenty of parking at the back. OK pub but toilets need a refurbishment.

Loverly friedly pub . Friendly staff , especially Owen .

Me an chazza downed 6 pints in this bangin boozer. Ain't chavvy kiddah Richard K. Can do one mate. Respect!

Food good. Staff excellent. Building very tired and not very clean

We had a 60th Birthday Meal. Food was lovely and the staff very helpful