The Bull & Butcher in Wycombe

Visited last week and didn't enjoy the food. The chips were so deep fried I couldn't put my fork into them. The Mediterranean tart was a pastry case with ratatouille, my salad was coated in a heavy dressing. My husbands steak was fine but his onion rings were overcooked. The tables weren't clean and were sticky. The final insult was the 12.5 % service charge which as far as I can see is not shown on the website. I've decided to post a review as the more I think about it the worse it is and it's now become the bench mark of how bad a meal can get.

Luvly pub - gr8 Sunday lunch - very pretty location for walks. Whats not to like!

My husband and myself found this pub a few years ago and loved the pies Took our friends there for lunch. It said lashings of gravy on the menu so we asked for extra gravy and three very small gravy pots arrived with lunch. Pie was excellent and was the mash but overcooked peas wasn’t. The meal definitely need more vegetables. When the bill arrived over £21 for service charge was added. The waitress said we could take off but we felt awkward to ask this, and £1 each for the small gravy pots. These two things really didn’t got down well but we paid the bill. I am hoping the pub reads this and changes their view on charging customers in these ways. We always leave a tip unless the service is really bad

Such a lovely country pub! Great food and brilliant service. The whole team were really friendly and so helpful with getting our big pram inside and making sure we were comfortable and had enough space. Definitely coming back!

Lovely pub. Met family for a walk first then booked a lunch. Great service. Food nice.

A gorgeous little pub, getting there on Country roads was a bit white knuckle! Did a dog walk to the Windmill then returned for a dog friendly pie pub lunch. Food was very tasty. Love a Midsomer Murder location.

Had a fantastic meal at this friendly pub. Staff extremely friendly and chatty. Food absolutely fantastic. Great value for money. Yes 12.5% service is added to the bill which we were more than happy to pay although it was pointed out to us that it’s not compulsory. Wonderful evening wonderful food. Will definitely return.

Very warm welcome - excellent pies and awesome sticky toffee pudding. Arrive early to avoid disappointment as village is tiny and parking can be an issue.

Just had the most delicious Sunday roast with three friends. The service was exceptional and food was SO good. Wonderful welcome from Daisy who looked after us. Great pub for 10km circular walk to Ibstone. I have been here several times but just wanted to tell people how good it is - a great traditional pub for walkers (and dog friendly).

Absolutely brilliant pub. We went there whilst on a ramble and even without booking the pub was very accommodating - they even gave us our own room! The food was delicious and I can recommend the pie. Top pubbing.

Stopped for a shandy having rode from North London. Lovely proper pub with loads of filming history, hence why I visited.

We went as a family of five including a there year old for Sunday Roast. The atmosphere is relaxed and easy, the food amazing! All our dishes were freshly prepared and tasted like it! The beef was the star, it thickly sliced but still pink and soft, with plenty of seasonal vegetables including fluffy roast potatoes. We had desserts and they were of a high standard too. We will be back for sure

Our starters & mains were well presented, and extremely tasty - desert however was a microwaved freezer excuse and was way below the standard of the other courses really ruining the experience as they were left.

Came here early on a Tuesday evening. Staff were very friendly and we ate in the pleasant garden. The food was absolutely amazing, and such good value compared to some other establishments in the area which are rather overpriced. I had the sea bass with seafood paella and lobster cream , which was delicious, and my partner had one of the award winning pies, which as a pie connoisseur he highly rated!

Visited the Pub on a Sunny Sunday afternoon. It’s located in a very pretty village, with a view of the Cobstone Windmill and countryside, which has featured in several films and TV shows. Service was totally chaotic. We waited nearly an hour to be served drinks and food whilst sitting outside in the Garden area. If we return here, it will definitely not be on a Sunday!

Lovely Sunday lunch. Warm and welcoming staff, friendly atmosphere and very dog friendly.

A perfect pub that, for some reason, is never very busy!

Incredible duck salad, lovely staff. Very cosy.

Excellent pies and crispy chips, beer well kept, friendly service. Not all pubs serve lunch on a Monday, this one did, much to our relief.

Very nice countryside pub 🍻 friendly and good service

Ate outside in the garden, Lovely location and good food.

Lovely place. Pub fits in perfectly. We just had lunch, small plates, all good. Very relaxed, but efficient - though not crowded, so it may get slower when there are more people there.

Location is beautiful and pub is very quaint. We didn’t have food but looked good and would have liked to come back. Unfortunately the service was confused, slow and unfriendly. It was a busy Sunday which I appreciate, but I don’t think it should be that hard to get and pay for a drink at a pub. Lots of potential.

Seems to be quite a poorly run establishment. Arrived mid-walk for a pint - can’t go to the bar, have to order at a sort of gate line at the front and then be seated, albeit in some fairly basic ‘bar stools’ in the far right corner of the garden (other tables reserved for diners). Didn’t understand why they don’t just let people who want a drink from the bar go to the bar. Anyway, after waiting 20 mins with no sign of drinks, I headed to get my refund. They also didn’t have two of the main draught beers available. Place felt overran and not very capable.

Had two ale and steak pies a larger shandy and a large coke, Total cost £55 very expensive

Amazing lunch. Firstly greeted by friendly staff. Up for a chat or happy to leave you be. The Roast Lunch was the best we have had and we are in week 10 of a UK trip, so we have had a few.

Beautiful location. Service was great. I had steak & kidney pie which was absolutely amazing.

Great food, great service, great and pleasant atmosphere, was there yesterday well worth the trip

Lovely pub, friendly barman Kevin, best ribs in UK! We both enjoyed our pork ribs. So meaty and tasty. I'm from New Zealand and love meat - wasn't disappointed!

Stopped for dinner. Best meaty ribs plus veggies with a lovely rioja. We both loved our ribs - best ribs in UK. I'm from NZ so was especially delighted. Great barman Kevin, enjoyed his banter. We'll be back.

Fantastic quick stop while exploring local towns. The bar staff were fantastic and very chatty.

Been to this pub on several occasions in the past and always opted for the outstanding Fish and Chips which normally is about as good as you could get anywhere however on a recent visit we ordered for three of us and have to say the fish whilst edible was just about the worst we've ever had anywhere that we can recall. The Chips and Mush peas were fine but the fish was bland, much smaller than usual and had very little fish content but worst of all the batter had virtually no crunch to it and tasted as though the oil it was cooked in hadn't been changed for a while.We only finished it because we were famished and I pointed this out to a very nice staff member however her response was that it was extremely busy (which it was) being a Sunday and they were under pressure and that was probably why it wasn't up to the usual standards.For me that not an excuse when paying almost £50 for 3 main meals that are normally top notch and a big part of the reason we travel 40 odd miles to go there!She really should have taken it as constructive feedback and immediately reported it back to the manager to stop it happening again.That would have reassured us that it's a one off mistake which it may well have been. Love this wonderful Pub in stunning location the Beer is excellent and the staff friendly however on this occasion they got it very wrong.Would we go again?Maybe for a drink but not sure we'd risk forking out money on the food anymore which is a great shame as we love to support these kinds of pubs.

We came on a monday afternoon it opened at 5pm on a walk to see the windmill really friendly staff and a cracking little pub

Nice place to have a pint after a walk around the Chiltern. I understand they do nice food. I've not tried it yet though. Friendly staff.

Stopped here mid-walk for quick refreshing drinks but had to wait to be served as they were very busy serving Sunday lunches and there was only the owner/manager serving drinks whilst other staff were dealing with food orders. Beer was nice and we sat in the garden which was pleasant enough. Great location as Turville is where the Vicar of Dibley and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang were filmed as well as at least one episode of Midsomer Murders

The short crust lamb and mint pie was absolutely incredible, I will be coming back specifically for that!

Stopped in here a few times for a drink. Recently had our first visit for food, not understating this when I say it was one of the best meals out I've ever had. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed their food from fish and chips to the steak pie, which was full of meat and seasoned perfectly. Very popular with locals and service was friendly and efficient.

Stunning location, beautiful traditional country pub.

The lamb was really tough and the food was cold. Really, really disappointed.

Everyone enjoyed the food at lunch time and service was prompt

Generous portion if mackerel paté with sourdough toast

Lovely country pub. The hospitality was second to none - staff really went above and beyond. Daisy, Amy and Kev were three of the best bartenders I've ever met.

Great pub, good service, nice sunny garden and lovely surroundings.

The town is wonderful. There are countless walking routes in the area. We had Sunday Roast. A very good thing is that it is not necessary to reserve. You find your table and sit down. Outside it is spacious and you have many tables. As the day was good, it was wonderful. The service, at least for us, was super fast. Very good food. The Lamb Roast is good, but nothing more. On the other hand, the bred and butter pudding is among the best I've ever had. As a not so good thing, the terrace was quite messy, perhaps because they are putting it into operation after the winter. Ashtrays should also be emptied. It gives a regular impression to see the ashtrays overflowing with cigarette butts and the terrace so messy. Having said that, without a doubt this pub is ideal to recharge your batteries. We will recommend it

We had much higher expectations. The kitchen really short, at a specific time they collapsed because 4 couples arrived at the same time. Instead of taking the order they told as to come to the bar after 15 minutes to order, isn’t that amazing? Lack of brain and flexibility. The Sunday roast almost cold. Because it was a beautiful day and it was perfect outside the bar with good beer we survived. The mark 4.4 is too high. The lamb was a little cartilaginous.

I quite liked it in here, lovely old pub. Food was good. I didn't give 5 stars because it needs a bit of TLC. It really could do with a good clean.

Excellent Sunday lunch and great staff

Very nice Lamb Shank! Perfect ending to a 4 hour hike. 10/10

Wow. What a find. I've run and cycled thru Turville many times but never made the trip to try the pub. Such an excellent lunch. The venison pie was delicious and make sure you get you get the chips (even as a side). Dog friendly. Gluten free fish was very good (as I was told). Service was super friendly. I will be back.

What a great find! We stumbled upon this pub on our Mother's Day visit to Turville. They were fully booked but managed to find a table for our family. The building is full of character, food was delicious and service warm and friendly.

We loved our visit today to the Bull and Butcher. We received a warm welcome. The squid was delicious and the pub is a gem - traditional, beamed and rustic. Lots of parking and a nice outdoor seating area too. We will definitely return! Thank you

We went for dinner this evening for my husbands birthday. The food was delicious. The landlady was really lovely with my children. They even asked if they could go back there everyday because she was so lovely. Such a cosy little pub. I’d recommend to all.

Reasonably decent roast. Thought they were a bit tight on the veg (1 small piece of cauliflower for the cauliflower cheese and 3 smallish potatoes), and thought the meat could have been better quality for £20+. Ended up for 4 adults (with only two adult drinks), 2 kids meals (£10 each for a very basic meal), £130. Automatically adding on a service charge too which is a mickey take. Lack of parking around the area and not enough effort to maintain the pub car park meant its a nightmare on a nice day due to the area. Not sure I'd come back anytime soon.

Great place, we've been there many times. Do yourself a favor and get a pie!

Just a quick message to you and all your staff to say a huge thank you for your service on Sat, when we visited to meet our son and his friends on Sat lunchtime (this weekend just gone) All staff were great, the food was gorgeous - all fresh and tasty We’d travelled 2hrs from Dorset, our son is based in Oxford and came across the village and pub and had suggested yourselves as somewhere to meet and eat Very pleased with his choice, your customer service and food is something special - thank you x

The only authentic pub in the area, ie not a yuppie gastro Disneyfied affair..like most of the others

Lovely little pub with superb food. Pie was probably the best pie ever had in a pub! Staff also very accommodating and very dog friendly!

Lovely place! We stopped for a drink. It's set in a beautiful and quiet village surrounded by the Chiltern Hills. The owners are very friendly and helpful (as were the locals!) Love the well in the front, you can sit at it to eat. Seats outside fold up, so they are always dry ;o) Lots of nice places to walk around here.

Good food, good beer. Excellent traditional pub with a log fire and friendly service.

The Bull & Butcher is a hidden Gem. A great selection of drinks and food I highly recommend the pies. I was so impressed I bought 8 pies to takeaway. The Chicken pie and Lamb pie The kids loved them and now hooked Beats all pies I’ve ever eaten hands down. Keep up with the great work and great pub.

Great service, lovely staff, amazing food (pies are incredible)

We popped in for a drink and the food looked amazing so we will be back to give it another go!

Great night in great company. Lovely old pub nestled in the Chiltern Hills. Cosy fire, nicely attentive service and food spot on, exactly what we wanted. Reviews may vary but we had a fun evening.

Great pub in stunning part of the world. Very warm welcome from landlord and landlady. Food was excellent. Nice vibe. Highly recommend.

I honestly could not get enough of the lamb and mint pie. I really wanted to order another one, immediately after finishing mine, but felt that the in-laws would look down on me. I've had a fair few pies in my time, having lived in the North West of England (I used to hunt pie shops down), but I can categorically say that this was the best pie I have eaten! Period. I loved the stringy texture of the lamb enriched with delicious mint, and I felt that the shortcrust pasty had the optimum thickness to ensure crunch and absolutely no undercooked middle. Thick gravy and proper chips - would have liked to be offered ketchup to go with my chips, but perhaps they have a "no ketchup with pie policy" - which I rate for record. I'm considering going back tomorrow morning and grabbing one for the road. Would 100% return, recommend, and drive out of my way to have one of these pies.

Nice pub in a valley. Not a gastropub. Very well organised on a busy Sunday lunchtime.

Brakspear’s Gold hit the spot, as did their award winning Venison & Bacon, and Chicken & Mushroom pies. Superb pub in a beautiful location

Great Sunday roast, steaming hot

Friendly, good food qnd cosy atmosphere.

The day was dark, damp, cold and wet, so typical British winter really. Thank God for the Bull & Butcher which was the highlight of our damp day after a shortened hike through the woods. This is the quintessential old pub with a cheerful landlord, great (real) ale on tap, a log fire, locals with their dog dropping in for a pint, and the Sunday roast was out of the world and the crumble was just crumble-icious. As a long time expat, this met all my nostalgic fantasies of what an old world English pub should really be. Local, but friendly to visitors, lashings of good value food, jaunty staff and excellent beers. What's not to like?

Delicious lunch, lamb and mint pie with a pint of Oxford Gold. Attentive host

Great atmosphere, FAB pies - go for the shortcrust!

After a wonderful walk in the countryside we came to eat in this pub and I must say that the place is very cozy. The service is on time and the food is really good. Be careful if you don't speak English well because the waiters have a very strong accent and sometimes is difficult to understand them. Despite this detail It's a nice place to try some home-style English food, especially pies.

Sunday lunch with my girlfriend and foodie Daughter, having booked on Saturday evening, and being accommodated for lunch the next day was very much appreciated, thank you for that, my Daughters choice of roast would always be lamb and it’s so nice to see it on a menu nowadays and especially here and to be fair it was cooked to perfection as I also had it, the whole meal was cooked the same way, lovely nice choice of fresh vegetables and the best roast potatoes I have ever had outside of home, now that’s how you judge a roast dinner, am I not right readers? the food was outstanding, my girlfriend had the chicken and by the look of her plate, obviously enjoyed it and she doesn’t really like a roast, says it all, if it is cooked with love, it clearly shows on the plate, big thanks to all the kitchen staff 🙏 my only criticism and the reason I didn’t give it a 5 was just down to a couple of younger members of serving staff, smile and look like you enjoy what your doing, even if your not, it doesn’t cost anything, a total opposite to the nice lady that greeted us on arrival, would I recommend it, ABSOLUTELY, will I be back? I wouldn’t go anywhere else in and around here for Sunday lunch.

We sat in the garden on a busy Sunday and shared the excellent entree platter. The service was prompt and very friendly. We loved the beer too.

An rare find in a beautiful english countryside. The staff were very welcoming and the food was fresh and flavoursome

Excellent service from the friendly staff and the pastry pies are fantastic!! I always used to get the puff pastry but the shortcrust is incredible and will be my top choice going forward. Stunning countryside setting and an ideal pitstop after a walk.

Fabulous Sunday lunch, brilliant service, I strongly recommend a visit. We enjoyed starters of camembert and the meze to share, then the Pie of the Day, Roast Chicken, Fish and Chips and the Vegetarian tart, we agreed all were delicious, healthy sized portions and super tasty. We were very well attended and even though the pub was busy, we were served quickly. Wish I hadn't had a starter because I didn't have room for pudding!! My son ate the sticky toffee pudding and it looked delicious.

Lovely traditional village pub. Amazing pies!

Came in the other night, was greeted by a lovely young lady by the name of daisy I believe. I enjoyed a lovley glass of wine and a delicious chicken and mushroom pie. Honestly, it blew me away. Delicious, wholesome food- all my friends agree.will be coming by again soon!

This was my first time visiting the bull and butcher with my husband and I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. I tired out the lamb and mint shortcrust pie and it exceeded all expectations. My husband also had the steak and ale pie and he hasn’t stopped going on about it since !!! We cant wait to revisit and we will definitely have to bring some of our friends. We were served by a lovely young lady I believe her name was Daisy. She was very polite, extremely helpful when helping us with menu choices and was also very knowledgeable on the pubs history. Would recommended to all friends and is definitely worth a visit !!!!

This was my first time visiting the bull and butcher with my husband and I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. I tired out the lamb and mint shortcrust pie and it exceeded all expectations. My husband also had the steak and ale pie and he hasn’t stopped going on about it since !!! We cant wait to revisit and we will definitely have to bring some of our friends. We were served by a lovely young lady I believe her name was Daisy. She was very polite, extremely helpful when helping us with menu choices and was also very knowledgeable on the pubs history. Would recommended to all friends and is definitely worth a visit !!!!

Great place to eat after visiting the church that was used in the Vigar of Dibley.

It's a great little pub that's obviously trapped in the tide of passing tourist and walkers, but welcomes everyone like they were locals and been drinking there for year's. The "award winning pies" are well worthy of the title, gorgeous! Nice location to kill a couple of hours, good parking if you time it right I'd imagine. Wouldn't hesitate to return.

Lovely little country village pub. Always a friendly warm service and atmosphere from staff. Always look forward to going back.

With John Mortimer in the graveyard and John Thaw pretending to be "Mister Tom" just up the road. It's a specially poignant place for Sunday lunch. The bull HAS been butchered and is roasted every weekend in the traditional English way and served with roast potatoes, Yorkshire pudding and gravy. A Chiltern speciality that is somehow as universally acceptable as a harvest hymn or a Christmas carol. Forget 'Clinging To The Wreckage' and enjoy the day; whether the weather's clement or blowy, buffeting the Red Kites. Meet a few visitors or locals and enjoy the place as generations before you have done. Rumpole's creator is now at peace in the boneyard with 'Nan' who taught the local girls dressage and whose grave is overgrown with flowers rooted in the rich earth of Turville. You're only a spit away from 'Christmas Common' where Fallow bucks which adorn the hallowed portals of The British Sporting Rifle Club at Bisley. Wilde Fallow herds still graze at will on the pastures outside the village - with the odd Muntjac and Roebuck too. Breathe in and out while you still can - and think great thoughts if you can. Eventually we'll all be laid to rest in the cemetary, beside the greats from the locality.

Just love this place ! The staff are amazing and the landlord and his Mrs are superb ! Good amazing, great range of beers would so recommend going ! Oh and the chef is fabulous too

Normally a great pub to call at on the way home.This time pub opened late,staff were arguing in kitchen.Pub was not very clean,outside needed a good tidy.Pate starter toast was burnt.Main meal just ok.Will return but not for a little while.

The Bull & Butcher:- the film set for mid somer murders in the small village of Turville and the filmed set of good night, Mr Tom the views from the garden is amazing and you can see the windmill of the block buster movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, But on a sad note because of this ramblers parking in the pub car park and not using the this 5 star pub. Shame that a hand full of people do this.

What a great area for visiting, especially walking up to the Windmill. Beer was good, service friendly..

Went for a drive to see Turville, which is a lovely village. This is the only pub in the village. The food was fist class the staff very friendly and the pub had lots of atmosphere. We sat in the garden, which was lovely. I am happy to recommend and worth the trip to Turville.

We ordered two drinks, a J2O plus a Blackcurrent and Soda, when we questioned the price (£7.80) they insisted that we had ordered Lemonade & Blackcurrent. My friend always orders soda! They would not have it, we were basically accused of lying! We drank our beverages and left. We won't be back there again.

Sorry but not a great experience this time. This used to be a favourite lunch stop. The waitresses were really not good at all. Not friendly and kept getting everyone's table order wrong outside. As a result when the food came, although tasty, was cold and had to be sent back. Drinks arrived after third time of asking and only once we had finished our food! £66 for two pies and two drinks also seemed v expensive.

Pub is in a lovely location with a large garden and car park. Once seated we were handed a food menu for Monday -Saturday, I asked if there was a Sunday menu and was told no it's the same by a fed up waitress. We opted for a Sunday roast, looked really nice but was just about warm, the crackling wasn't as it should have been more like a piece of soft boot leather and the potatoes had been reheated countless times.....wish we'd not bothered. On receiving the bill there was a service charge included, I asked the waitress to remove it, why would they expect anyone to pay a service charge for zero customer service!! Won't be coming back.

Historic pub. Selling real beer and good food.

Quite a nice little pub. We only had a light lunch so unable to fully review the food. Sat in the garden which was very scruffy. Grass needed cutting and flower beds needed weeding.

Lovely Pub, Food First class and staff fantastic especially the young girl behind the bar with a sparkling personality great character and lovely to sit outside in the beer Garden in glorious sunshine and look at the houses famous for TV and Film locations Went the day well Goodnight Mr Tom The vicar of Dibley Chatty chatty bang bang Also lovely church Well worth a visit

Well, I used to go there 20 years ago. It was really great. I came back now and was disappointed. The food was average. Nothing had a particular good taste. The service was also not good.

Very good food, generous portions. Very busy, we had to wait a quite a while for our table to become available and then wait again for our courses. No tea or coffee at the end as it had finished. Staff were great.

Great and only pub location in Turville. Very friendly service. Not fine dining but great location if you are in the area. Parking available.