The Bull Inn at Linton in Maidstone

Best lunch in a pub for years. Service was very good, friendly and helpful. Food was cooked fresh with no microwaves used. Shame I don't live in Kent to visit more often.

We’re local to the pub and don’t eat here very due to poor quality of food in the past.However we dined here last week,early evening,the food was delicious.I had the Sirloin steak,rare,which was bang on.My partner,daughter and grandson had all had different meals and enjoyed as well.Plentiful portion size so you leave feeling satisfied(especially the Toad in the hole!). Thanks to all the team. We will be dining here more often now!

Tasty good value lunch. Service was 10/10 with friendly efficient service. Thank you Mary! And thank you lovely blonde barmaid/waitress. Sorry I don't know your name. Food AMAZING!

5/5 We moved from Essex so getting our bearings and kept passing this lovely Pub. Well so glad we booked for a meal Staff 10/10 Food 10/10 Pub 10/10 We will be back - thanks for a lovely evening

I’m sure the view is great from the back but on a cold day, we opted for the menu. Despite having booked there was some confusion at the start but soon got their act together and everything came in a timely manner. The menu was fairly limited , in my opinion but the sea bass was delicious and perfectly cooked. Good to see gravy on the side for the sausages. I’m sure their craft fair on 6 December will be worth attending.

Lovely pub with amazing views and a large garden split into several sections. Had sausage and mash which was the best I have had in quite a while. Friendly staff also. Dog friendly with free snacks, dog menu and blankets. Will be back soon.

My friend I attended on a Sunday, where they do the carvery. The food is outstanding, probably the best roast dinner I’ve had at any restaurant I’ve been to, extremely fairly priced too. The staff are friendly, welcoming and attentive, we had a lady called Mary serving us, her customer service was exceptional. We look forward to coming back soon.

Booked my daughter's christening celebration here on 4th August, had a fantastic day and the staff were amazing and went above and beyond. A big thank you to Martin the chef for the amazing children's meals and fantastic buffet. The staff were very accommodating to the children and reserved seating in the garden without having to ask. Nothing was too much trouble and they coped fantastically with such a big booking of about 90 people as well as offering their normal Sunday carvery. A beautiful garden, view and wooden gazebo.

I have eaten at this place around 10 times since early December 2023 and the food and friendly service has been excellent every time. The main course fish dishes change seasonally and the chef gradually improves them over time. In addition, the lunchtime sandwiches are great.

We have eaten here twice this week and can’t quite believe how much better the food is since our last visit. Everyone knows this pub has the best views around but has previously had very bad food. Friday lunch, simple club sandwich was really, really good. Freshly cooked chicken breast and bacon, fresh sliced avocado on good bread and hot tasty chips. Sunday lunch carvery was fabulous. Choice of meat, lots of great veg, Yorkshire pud’s, stuffing and crackling, topped off with really good gravy. Outside areas have had a spruce up and dogs welcome. We will definitely return.

Whilst I cannot fault the food the service is inadequate. My family booked this recent meal and against my better judgement after a long wait on a previous visit for dessert. Once again, we experienced a wait of over an hour for the main course. We were told they were extremely busy although there were only 3 other tables. We would have had dessert, coffee and more drinks but it wasn't worth it.

What a lunch! Delicious food,drink and a beautiful venue and we could have asked fpr a better person looking after us - Vicky. She's so personable, kind, and simply fantastic at her job. A credit to the team! Thank you so much for looking after us ☺️

Disappointing meal. Other than my husbands fish and chips the food in general wasn’t great, there was a synthetic taste too the chicken and the accompaniments had a strange taste too! Wished we hadn’t bothered to be honest. The best thing about the place was the friendly blonde lady that treated us when we arrived.

Delicious carvery and lovely staff in a beautiful building with stunning views. Small car park so arrive early. Will definitely return

We booked here for a large family lunch, our first time eating here. We’d booked a fabulous large table at the rear of the restaurant which was perfect for our needs. The Carvery had to be a served Sunday lunch as the carvery hot area wasn’t working but the food was fabulous and portions enormous. As a Shepherd Neame pub, the beer was always going to be good, and everyone commented on the high food and service quality. Shared side orders are for 3 or 4, not 2 but if you want good food or drink in a lovely atmosphere with great service, try here. We will be back

Visited last night for dinner lovely warm welcome from the staff even though we were early we were shown straight to our table with no issues. We both had different dinners both which were delicious great sized portions great service from our waitress and they even had live music on which was great! Thanks for a lovely evening and dinner.

Very disappointing. Staff extremely rude and abnoxious. Will not be returning. Shame as this used to be a good pub with a great friendly atmosphere.

I had a fantastic lunch at The Bull with my husband and two dear friends, in celebration of my 60th birthday. The staff were friendly and helpful throughout and helped to make the occasion special. The food was delicious and well-presented - my duck confit was an excellent choice, so tender and full of flavour. A wide selection of beers, wine and champagne. Thoroughly recommend a visit.

Three of us (plus one Geman short-haired pointer) dropped into the Bull Inn during a 10 mile walk. The Whitstable Bay we ordered was obviously at the end of the barrel, but the lovely girl on the bar put on a new barrel immediately - our replacement pints were excellent. Two of us had fish finger sandwiches which were perfectly cooked (light and crispy batter, moist tasty fish) and served with fries all for £10. Out friend had cheesy chips which were guzzled down so obviously they were good! Really nice staff in here, the log burner was going so it was very cosy though we sat outside initially to admire the fantastic terrace views. All in all an excellent experience. Good work The Bull Inn!

The restaurant was very cosy. We had a great evening, the food was excellent and the staff was very helpful and friendly. All in all a great evening out and will definitely be returning. 10/10

Yet to try the food, will do, particularly the mouth-watering Sunday carvery. Lots has already been said about the garden and the superb views of the Weald but personally the best feature is the great service from the always cheerful and friendly staff. Definitely a 10 out of 10.

When we arrived the restaurant was virtually empty but we were told it was fully booked. We were shown to a table in a cold room at the back of the pub. Nobody arrived to eat at any of the tables in the main restaurant. When we left the restaurant was empty. Very bad customer service.

Really friendly staff and stunning views but wasn’t very impressed with the carvery, there wasn’t much selection and it wasn’t particularly delicious. Would come again but wouldn’t order the carvery.

This pub is very charming, olde worlde, beams across the ceiling. My husband and I booked for Sunday lunch. There was a carvery on, which we had. The food was delicious, very generous portions. I followed it with a chocolate torte with raspberry sorbet. Delicious, never been before, will definitely book again another day

This pub is now under new management and has new chef’s. We visited on a busy summer’s evening and were greeted by the most amazing view in Kent from the car park and rear garden. The garden is massive with new furniture and plenty of space to watch the sunset over the valley below. Inside was much bigger than expected and had a lovely village pub feel to it with a beautiful dining area at the rear. The menu and drinks available catered for everyone. The staff were professional, friendly, attentive and polite the whole way through, and the food was absolutely amazing. Well done everyone you have done an outstanding job turning this into our new favourite place to go. We will definitely be back soon and have already booked for Christmas.

The bull is tucked away and has a hidden gem, round the back you will find some of the most amazing views. Sit back relax and enjoy the views with a drink or two blissful. The staff were polite although it was quite we felt welcomed. the manager Scott had great conversation as we asked several questions he was very knowledgeable and seems to be very excited about the plans for the pub. Talking about the beers something I did not know was shepherd Neame (the pub is shepherd Neame) only uses water from a well under their brewery! How cool is that! Unfortunately the menu seemed extremely limited, not many options at all would love to see a bigger menu! However they wasn’t serving food anyway so didn’t get a chance to sample. No food on Mondays and Tuesdays do any pubs around this area serve food on these days??? :( We will be back soon, look forward to seeing some of the changes discussed

We were very much looking forward to our lunch at 'The Bull'. We arrived on time for our reservation at 1pm. We were seated quickly and were served with our drinks more or less straight away. The interior is gorgeous and the outside area must be amazing on a sunny day with the spectacular views. At 1.30pm we were served our main, we hadn't ordered a starter so a 30min wait did seem a bit excessive. We finished our food which was quite nice and waited patiently to be asked if we wanted more drinks, coffee or desert. Unfortunately this did not happen. Eventually my Husband enquired at the bar if we could see the desert menu. Apparently this could not be found? After waiting another fifteen minutes and with our empty plates having still not been cleared from the table we decided to pay and leave. There were only another two occupied tables while we were there, the staff were hardly rushed off their feet.

We arrived early and were served soft drinks. All of the wine glasses were dirty with lipstick stains. If their dishwasher wasn’t working properly, why weren’t they checked, cleaned and polished before setting the table? The food, when it finally arrived after nearly 45 minutes for a sandwich, burger and a salad was good. They were not in the least bit busy. I had to go and ask where our order was! My husband originally wanted a pudding but changed his mind because of the excessively long wait for the mains. The reason we were there was for an early birthday treat. Shan’t be going back!

Lovely view but that’s it Poor waitresses felt sorry for them Most of the menu was not available No steak no salad no chicken burger etc Even heard man complaining about the beer

Nice pub, fabulous views over the Weald of Kent, atrocious menu. Pub menu and garden menu. Seriously when you have such a wonderful location why ruin it with such a poor choice. Baguettes, chips, onion rings and garlic bread outside but a comprehensive menu inside. When the sun shines we all want to take advantage of a drink and some pub grub outside. No burger, pizza, pasta, veggie options (fish goujons were all gone 1 hour after opening) unless you want to sit inside. Ordered our food from the (modified-"sorry goujons are all sold out") matchbox sized menu and was extremely disappointed (along with others) with the quality. Note to owner; sort it out it's not rocket science. Note to customer; Bring a picnic and enjoy the view.

Went here for Sunday lunch and I can honestly say it was the worse experience and worse food I have ever had . We waited an hour and fifty minutes for our food to arrive and when it did it was cold. Having waited so long we had all started to feel unwell as we were so hungary as we had expected to be eating a roast for lunch not early evening. Decided to give desserts a miss to afraid of how long the wait would be . The only good comment I can make is the lady that served us was lovely but the food was out of her control. Will never go back.

Sunday afternoon, 2pm decided to walk the dogs 1 hour to the Bull, website advised food served until 9pm! Arrived at around 3pm to be told they have just stopped serving food! What a bloody shame, we stayed and had a few drinks in the gorgeous garden. We spoke to some other guests who said the roast dinner was awful. I since found out that this Pub has been bought back by Shepherd Neame after Bob (the old landlord) retired, this pub used to be amazing, 7 day a week food, great carvery on a sunday, however now Sheps have got there hands back on it! Avoid at all costs! What a bloody shame! 🙁

We went for lunch today. I find it hard to recognise the place from some of the disappointing reviews below. It is not the place to go for fast food, since all dishes are cooked from scratch, and this obviously takes time. And it is not the cheapest pub restaurant around Maidstone. But our meal was absolutely first class, with attentive, pleasant and efficient service. Not overstating it to say that this was the best pub food experience we have had since the original Horseshoe in West Farleigh closed 40 years ago!

What a yummy lunch, and good venue for an overdue catch up. Staff were very attentive and made sure we had all we needed. The pork and sage sausages were delicious as was the fish and chips. Nice that they do a smaller portion for the lunchtime menu. Before and after shots will hopefully upload. And dogs with well behaved owners are welcome 😁 didn’t have mine this time but good for future reference. Shame the weather was a little bit cloudy/spitting or we would have eaten outside with lovely views

The venue takes forever to serve you, then forever to take your order and then forever to bring the food. I could go on but I am sure you get the gist. Food was fairly good upon its eventual arrival. Prices were not on the...

I decided to treat my wife and my father to lunch and The Bull is the ideal place. Nice old surroundings. Fabulous views across The Weald from the garden (a bit chilly to sit outside today, but great on warmer days). Good selection of real...

Have heard a lot of good things about the Sunday carvery, decided to give it a go. Sooooooo disappointed. Options were gammon, beef and pork plus the accompaniments you’d expect. The beef was very overcooked to the point of being inedible. Couldn’t even cut it!...

Took over an hour to get our sandwiches. Chips were brown reheated oven chips and utterly awful. My cod goujon ciabatta was a lump of deep fried greasy fish, (complete with skin) slung into a baked roll. Disgusting. They also gave me the totally wrong...

We booked for mothers day this year. 10 of us for a table. The resturant got us booked in and said someone would call back to take a deposit, no one called so a few days later we called back as was concerned we weren't...

This restaurant is busy but the service was warm and attentive. Enjoyed our first visit after others recommending the roast dinner. Lovely atmosphere. Started with a Camembert to share. Views outside stunning for warmer days.

Awful service, ignored by the waiting staff multiple times. Other people in the queue, had the exact same treatment. Completely understand being understaffed is never fun but was still very disappointing.

Waited an hour for food ,the pie was reheated and hardi ate because I was hungry given the dessert menu no one came back so paid and left.

Staff unfriendly and ignored us for 25min once seated… is this how you like to be represented? Your front of house need to be trained to use their eye and see what’s needed, not make an excuse that we’d dropped off the computer!!! Hello what...

We booked for a Sunday lunch yesterday at The Bull for my elderly Mums birthday. We were greeted by friendly staff and seated at a nice table. Service was polite, professional and friendly. Most of us had the carvery roast which was very nice. The...

Arrived at the place, first time visiting waited 10 minutes at the bar because no one was there once got taken to the restaurant ordered burger and chips and ham egg and chips took over 50 minutes prior to that 15 minutes before we was...

Booked a table for a carvery, one of the party ordered a pizza and one a burger, the rest of us carvery - waiting 1hr 20mins for pizza and burger to arrive. Pizza was small for price and burger was dry. Finally got to get...

Wasn’t impressed with our visit . Very expensive for what we had starter was very small . Not much choice of veg as swede mixed with carrots , cauliflower mixed in with broccoli in a sauce . No individual veg . 2 of us had...

My first time to The Bull and had a lovely late afternoon meal . The homemade lasagna , was perfect and a rarity now adays . Adele our server was lovely . Only criticism was a little to dark in the restaurant. Will be returning

Lovely friendly welcoming from the lady who greetes us, fantastic service, gorgeous food, lovely views. Perfect for a meal with my grandparents:) Thank you so much :)

Today we had the most delicious roast with our family of 8 & dog too . Would like to thank all staff for their attentiveness & for welcoming us all , accommodating us on lovely table .. Food was fab , carved & served by...

Went here for a birthday meal on a Sunday and discovered only a limited choice of menu. It does not state this on the website. 6 of us chose the carvery option which came with only 2 choice of vegetables! Soggy Yorkshire puddings, greasy parsnips...

Lovely lunch, sitting round the open lit fire. Food was very nice, as were the staff. Would return. Thank you for a nice time

We have driven past this place a number of times and wanted to give it a go before summer is over. Being retired we have the opportunity to waste away a weekday for a pub lunch. It’s a great traditional pub selling real ale and...

Firstly a lovely pub with amazing views, but the food experience was awful, Waited over an hour for food, and very disappointed when arrived, calamari was dry & chewy, Chicken pie well the chicken was grey and awful couldn't eat the meat, and a burger...

Not even worth one star. Cold food and extremely rude staff, in particular a staff member named Bobby. We were served cold food and when we complained the attitude was disgusting, saying because we were sitting outside what did we basically expect. Never experienced being...

I wanted to leave a review to address the recent addition of a 10% service charge for orders placed at the bar, prior to actually receiving any food. This is very unusual, and problematic. The problem is twofold: 1) You’re not actually offering any service....

We popped in to make a last minute booking and the friendly team squeezed us in to their busy day... I am so glad they did! The food was extremely tasty with lots of it and the staff were super friendly. Highly recommend this establishment.

A Saturday lunchtime, took an outside table, went inside to order drinks. Asked about table being wiped down and was given an unrinsed j cloth to do it ourselves. Took drinks out and went back inside to order four ciabattas. 45 minutes later I enquired...

Poor service, food was average and we were rushed to leave at 10pm. Very dissatisfied. Would not recommend to my family and friends. A real shame for a pub with fabulous views.

14 Gentlemen visited on the evening of the 16th August. We thoroughly enjoyed an excellent evening of food and hospitality. We were well looked after and nothing too much trouble (beans instead of peas with fish and chips....well done).

Can only echo the already bad reviews unfortunately, service charge never use to be added, considering they only bring your food (collect cutlery etc yourself) and they refuse to remove the charge when we queried it, what happened to discretionary?! Asked to leave at 10pm...

Booked a table last minute for Sunday dinner. Waited quite a long time for service which is fine for a Sunday. We ordered three Carvery and one suet pudding. Menu stated pudding came with Roast potatoes and vegatables. When the pudding arrived it came with...

We came to this place for a business lunch and the food was awfully presented the waiter (homeboy) was dirty wouldn't be surprised if they spat in the food to give it flavor. The head waitress who served 3 rounds of drinks proceeds to threat...

Having such an incredible garden doesn't justify the terrible standard of food, slow service and tiny portions. For £4.50 you'd expect more than 10 chips.. thought i was being pranked!

Stupidly returned following being overcharged on every occasion before. On this occasion for Sunday lunch charges almost 4 pounds extra and when queried it told it was a service charge. We bought drinks at the bar and went up to the carvery and to pay...

Had an OK meal. Wouldn't say it was worth the money. Expensive for what it is. We were charged the 10% "optional" service charge, which was added to the food and drink on the order. When I queried it at the time, was told that...

Decided to go for a roast on Sunday, pub has lovely views and carvery looked ok however that appeared the only good thing, they charged 4.60 for a pint of orange juice , after pulling out a £1 happy shopper carton, advising it was because...

We visited 'The Bull' at Linton, having had an evening meal before several months previously that was fantastic but the Sunday Roast Carvery Lunch, sadly left a lot to be desired on Father's Day 2022. The meat selection was fine but the vegetables tasted very...

The food in The Bull is always top notch, especially the burger! Cant say we have ever had a bad meal in there. The staff are lovely and friendly too and will go out of their way to accommodate. The views are lovely too -...

Me and my partner visited the bull at Linton after a long dog walk around the local orchards. We was welcomed by friendly staff and sat down immediately for our lunch, it was a Sunday so we choose to have the carvery which smelt amazing...

Just had the most delightful afternoon, fantastic food ( the bull burger is absolutely the best burger in town ) Great banter with the staff and fantastic views to top it all off .. I cant recommend enough. We've tried nearly all pubs/restaurants around the...

Great menu. Vast choice of meals, snacks and pizzas. Also well accommodated for veggies and vegans and half of our family are. Will be back. Staff were helpful even though they was busy. The view is to die for. We will be back 😊

If i could rate without a star I would. Could do with spending some money on training for their horrendous staff customer service. Didn’t even stay there for one drink, let alone food.

Booked a table but only in the bar as restaurant was fully booked. Bar person took our order at the table which I was not expecting. This is my second visit and the service was excellent again. The staff are friendly and very cheerful. Food...

Really disappointed with such a lovely setting this pub could be amazing. Lacklustre inside, food not great and when I gave gentle feedback to the staff clearing away plates - which were hardly touched because the food was pretty poor I was faced with a...

Awful food now woth new owners. Its has really gone done hill we could even finish. Also what out as when ordering at the bar the put service charge without telling you. Even though you order food and drinks at the bar, get your own...

Visited this pub yesterday (Bank Holiday) and can honestly say that the Ploughmans lunch was without any doubt the worst 'pub food' I have ever been served anywhere! Was told it would take 30mins but ended up waiting 75mins - with no apology! And was...

Very disappointed with our visit. We did visit last year and ended up not staying due to bad service but thought we would give them a second chance as the views are nice. Feel as though we completely wasted our money. The food was cold...

I ordered the food at the bar and when got back to my table, realised I had been charged a 10% optional service charge which was definitely not authorised. Why would they receive a service charge when I had to go to the bar to...

Checked menu online which looked good, arrived to find only half the menu was being offered, which was very limited. After ordering our food we were then told that most of the options had run out. After waiting nearly an hour the meals that arrived...

This was my first visit to The Bull Inn at Linton but it won't be my last. The staff were very welcoming, friendly and efficient, the service was quick and timely and the food was very tasty and plentiful; good value for money. The restaurant...

We’ve been to this pub many times and enjoy the outside area but today we were so disappointed with the service and food. We wait 40 minutes for some squid and sharing nachos to only be disappointed when it turned up. We paid extra for...

This is a nice pub in a nice location serving decent food. Although I checked my bill to make sure it was roughly in line with what expected, on the way home it struck me that it was probably slightly over what I should have...

Not normally one to leave bad reviews as like to give businesses a fair chance, but the service I had here yesterday was so bad I had to say something. Ordered a vegan pizza, as they advertised they had vegan cheese on their menu. Waited...

On a miserable day(wind&rain) had a lovely carvery dinner and grandchildren had fish & chips (adult portions and they ate the lot)desserts and cheese board to finish off. Staff were friendly & polite. Will definitely be back.

Stopped off for a drink and what an amazing space, especially the outside area and terrace, great view, even in the chilly weather it’s worth sitting outside for the amazing sunsets.

We booked the Xmas Day dinner and was more than happy with the food, service and the atmosphere was absolutely to be savoured. The food was first class, the staff were very accommodating and all were a pleasure to be around and very much in...

Always driving past this pub and decided it was time to try it out, well I was amazed at the inside, warm and welcoming as you walk through the door, the food (Carvery on a Sunday) was brilliant and in my opinion value for money,...

This pub used to serve lovely food but oh how the standard has dropped. We were there for a family lunch and sat outside on the terrace admiring the best view from any pub in Kent drinking Shepherd Neame beer. So far so good. But...

Make sure you get a receipt for your meal, I was charged £10 for something I didn’t have and I proved it to the owner but he would not give me my money back after calling twice and going in to show my bank statement....

I’ve driven through Linton many times & love the view from the hill so thought it about time I visited this pub. Met a friend for lunch - food was nice. Fantastic weather to sit out on terrace & enjoy the views. Will visit again...

Mixed thoughts on food (see below) but dreadful service & quite dirty. Table was stick AF, chairs covered in crumbs with used, leaking sachets in amongst the new condiments. No welcome to speak of, then seated by pointing at the table and walked away before...

I must start by saying the food was lovely! When we first got there we were amazed by the views and the decor of this country pub. However, the waiting time between courses got longer and longer. (We noted three other tables also having a...

Visited yesterday with friends, staff were friendly and polite, however the burger was dry and over cooked, no sauce and very very bland, onion rings greasy. For £14.95 the whole meal was poor.

Good location and service but prices have increased dramatically. We often visited the Bull after a local walk. The last time was during March last year. We paid £8.20 for a pint of Fosters and a 175ml glass of white wine with soda water. We...

I live in the area so have visited this pub many times over the years but it feels like they have just given up! The landlady in particular is so miserable (although better with her regulars) that it is a surprise her (ever changing) staff...

Waited over an hour for three meals, yes it was a little busy but at one stage we asked a waitress to check on our food...she never came back to us. The burger was too thick which made it dry and it was basically a...

My boyfriend and I visited the Bull recently to have dinner. We were greeted promptly and seated quickly at our table and ordered our drinks. Lots to choose from off the food menu! We both had starters and mains and they are great portion sizes,...

We came with my husband to celebrate out anniversary and have nice dinner. Service that we received was really good. However, food was not great at all and the price and quality balance is not grea. I would expect a bit better menu options.

Eleven of us visited for a set meal (fish pie followed by salted caramel cheesecake). Excellent all empty plates. Good choice of drinks, staff really looked after us. We will come back again. Thank you