The Bull Inn East Farleigh in Maidstone

I am still in absolute shock at how we were treated. My wife and children were told to f off out their pub at least 10 times before being told we would be thrown out if we didn’t leave. We were leaving just not quick enough I suppose. We only questioned the quality of the food which is supposed to be fresh, my children were served smash…that’s not fresh food and a kids meal is £10 each! I was with my 2 year old playing in what you could describe as a play area when I was approached by one of the owners shouting at me from the doorway. I couldn’t say a word before the tirade of abuse rained down from discriminating comments to profanity around my children, absolutely awful and will be reporting to trading standards! DO NOT GO TO THIS PUB, you will be disappointed!!

Having visited this pub many years ago with fond memories I was excited to take my family to the fun day….what a mistake. “Farm” was a few chickens. The bouncy train had grey water sloshing about in it and if you survived that you had to navigate a swingball to get out. Queue for drink was 20 people so didn’t bother. Stayed 10 minutes and left. Will never visit again.

Not as expected. Animals are just Chickens, Ducks and Rabbits in small dirty cages. Skip with Rubbish in bottom of garden next to the animals. One person behind bar serving and queues for a beer taking over 20mins, when I did eventually get a pint it tasted off. Couldn’t drink it. Had to queue up again for a bottled cider. Bar serving soft drinks from 2l bottles bought from local shop. Food over priced £6.50 a hotdog) and only a handful of tables in garden to sit down. Bouncy Castle dirty with water, moss and full of wood chips. Avoid.

. The bouncy castle was dirty with water all in none of the kids could use .. the animals were chickens and ducks that was unclean with dirty water and not enough space. There was not enough bar staff so had to queue for drink over 30 mins with dirty glasses and warm coke out of bottle… the food looked awful everyone was complaining! And there was no where near enough seating! Definitely not what you expect as an advertised family day out!

Went to the family day. It wasn’t thought out at all. The lay out was terrible. If you sat in the garden area by the playground it wasn’t easy to get to the BBQ, animals, live music, as they were round the other side and not easy to get too with a pushchair- which I had. It was a constant struggle with the children going from one place to the other. The bouncy castle was dirty. The play ground area looked like it was about to collapse any minute. It all just looked a mess!! The food was ridiculously over priced. £6:50 for a cheese burger! 😳 Was told there would be half hour wait for a small portion of chips. It wasn’t even that busy, just think the staff had no idea what they were doing. Seemed flustered. Will not be returning to the pub again. Shambles.

We got there at 12.30 and after 30 mins we managed to get a drink. We managed to get a bench outside to sit at as I am disabled. My daughter went to queue up for chips and burgers for the children as we thought it would be the quickest and how wrong were we . 45 mins later and only 2 people serving we decided to call it a day. Everything looked dirty, the bouncy castle/train was unusable because it was full of water , moss and leaves. They advertised it and didn’t even clean it, it was disgusting.The so called farm was just a few dirty enclosures with not much grass and a few chicken , and sheep in. We left after not being able to get food for ages and went into Maidstone to get something. Never will we go back there as there was just a lack of staff. 2 cooking food and taking money and 2 people serving in the bar. I was in the trade for 25 years and you always get extra staff when you have some kind of function on.

Came for family ‘fun’ day, not enough benches, animals in over crowded pens, skips and piles of rubbish at the bottom of the garden, soft drinks served from bottles, warm drinks, filthy glasses, got warned against even buying food and was shown a black sausage which was raw in the middle, even the kids complained that the bouncy castle was full of wood chips and water … and no responses defending this please! Totally inexcusable we asked for local recommendation and left

We called in this pub in what seemed like a quiet village but left quickly when a band started up - too loud to eat and not the village setting we were hoping for

Found this pub on a sunny Sunday afternoon walk with our dog. The pub does a great Sunday carvery but advance booking is recommended. It has a lovely beer garden and the staff and owners are friendly and welcoming . We will definitely be returning having spent a lovely afternoon there.

Amazing little find, staff were so friendly and attentive. Stayed for lunch and couldn’t fault the food, was delicious. Quick service and with a smile too! Loved the fact it is so family friendly with the play park, bouncy castle and animals, kids were well occupied and left knackered! Definitely would recommend and can’t wait to come back

I visited with my two children & friend, with their two children… The “farm” isn’t a farm at all it’s one house and a badly cared for sheep in the smallest of enclosures with no grass just mud! Then some pens packed with geese and chicken that barely have any space to more! Then there is rubbish and sharp bits of wood, metal a big heap right in the middle of the “farm” which had been stacked up to have a bonfire…. Did I mention the “farm” is also at the back on the car park…. It’s TERRIBLE! Then we went inside.. Wasn’t bad but I’d never go back! The floor felt sticky where it was dirty, it’s a kids family fun day and ketchup and been over pumped every where no one even bothered to wipe it up. I was served my kids Icecream by a girl who told me she was 13 and to be honest looked like she hadn’t washed her hands in a month. Then the food… was awful!!! My salad was disgusting ! My friend ordered a tuna salad…. It was dry tuna thrown over a big bag of leaves, when she asked for mayo she was told she’d have to pay extra ?? But of the family fun day was that each child could eat for £6… It was TERRIBLE all 4 kids didn’t touch it! All had nuggets and chips… my 7 year old said the kids tasted like nail polish remover and the nuggets was fired so much they was rock hard. I didn’t expect Michelin but I did expect edible. The mascots that then came out looked like they was from the 80’s and hadn’t been washed since The play area was ok, but a broken fence & gate meant the play area was open to the car park The bouncy castle lasted all of half hour and broke but it was filthy and covered in moss. Just over all terrible & dirty! The worst thing for us was how they advertised this as a “farm” they need reporting for the care of these animals ! I wish I’d seen the Facebook reviews before even dreaming of visiting this place !

Came with my family for the MJ tribute night, such a great evening, this was our first visit to this pub and we felt very welcome, my brother is in a wheelchair and they couldn’t do enough to help him, plenty of food in the buffet during the evening and a great friendly crowd we will definitely return soon thank you.

The table hadn’t been cleared. The food took an age to come and was wrong when it did finally arrive and the cutlery was dirty. The manager was unbelievably rude. Immediately aggressive and combative. The whole thing was such a horrendous experience it felt almost surreal.

Lovely pub, we had a wedding lunch here put on by colin and his tram, they were very attentive throughout the booking, organising and the day, he made it absolutely perfect.

This is a lovely country pub with a warm welcome and great food. The Sunday carvery is really tasty and excellent value for money. The staff can’t do enough for you, even when you order off-menu! Try the deserts, you’ll love ‘em!

We celebrated our wedding reception in October and it was amazing, Colin, Dan and the team was so attentive to make sure we had an amazing time, continuously checking it with us and asking if they could do anything to help. They have made our...

Superb service and food. We had the very tasty homemade pies. The manager (heather) could not have been more helpful and put the chip fryers back on even though they had finished food service that day. They had some good beers and it was a...

Awful , service, unappealing food , very misleading menu. Took ten minutes to even have anyone come to an empty filthy bar. Went to a table to find a very confusing typed A4 sheet saying short staffed basically this is menu . We booked for...

Hospitality is all about the added extras to really wow you. As a family with 3 kids under 5 eating out is a challenge but the added extras make it a breeze here. From attentive staff that kept our children amused whilst we quickly ate...

Visited this pub on Sunday for the first and last time with some friends and their small children. The manager/owner was the rudest person I have ever met, to the point we decided to leave before even receiving the food that we had paid for....

The owner is not suited to running anything let alone a pub, spoke to my partner so rudely infront of our children that we decided to leave, half of the food wasn’t served but refused any refund. Made up strange stories, accused me of being...

I witnessed the manager of this pub be disgustingly rude to a family who had come out for a lunch. The kids were having fun and enjoying being out - which is understandable - especially after over a year without entertainment because of a pandemic....

Food was absolutely awful. Mangaer was the most rudest person I've ever met working in a place like this. Was spoke to very rudely and made to feel very unwelcome

This is our local approximately 5mins through the lanes from our home. We often come here for Sunday lunch and today the service was excellent courtesy of Ella and Maddie. No waiting for our order to be taken, drinks came immediately and no waiting for...

Visited today on passing with my husband & two young children as saw the bouncy castle. Witnessed another table complaining about service as we arrived and the manager was being extremely rude to them but thought we would give them the benefit of the doubt...

Food amazing and portion very , good size , staff very friendly and welcoming, good environment of staff and punters highly recommended

Well what can I say, this is a great place. I recommend it to all. We were away from home an needed a place to watch England play. I WhatsApped the owner with our booking, 2 adults and a dog, very simple process. When we...

We don’t often eat out and thought we would come for a treat. Firstly they charge £3 per charge to play on the bouncy castle which seems excessive, especially when you are then told the children can’t go on it - refund given. The staff...

did not know this pub had new owners (a couple of guys) but stayed to give them a go. Booked for 4 adults 3 children After 20 mins had to ask waitress (only one on a sat eve) for drinks/menu waited another 10-15 for drinks...

I don't normally write reviews,but I am appalled by the reviews I have read about the couple with the autistic child. My family and I were inside the pub at the time this encounter occurred, it was only my family and the parents of the...

Where do I begin, What was planned for a nice day out ended up turning very bad, Firstly when we arrived they had no record of our booking which from other reviews is a common issue at the bull, Then after waiting around 30 minutes to order drinks we were asked if we could keep it simple as the waitress couldn't remember and then tried to only give us a jug of water and forgetting the kids drink, We were told it would be a hour wait for food which was fine then after around 2 hours i was then told I must pay before the food which I was told was being dished up, Then after around 15 minutes I went in to ask and was told another 15-20 minutes for food so went and told my family then coming back I was then told they had no idea when the food would be ready , I know you couldn't make this up could you but wait for this.The so called owner Dan came out and become aggressive to my partner and intimidating to her when I was not there and then stopped when I went in clearly trying to bully a young woman with a child (Disabled child at that) and clearly a coward of a man as he could not look me in the eye, Then my partner told me she had asked him to do chips for my 5 year old non verbal autistic son as he was very hungry and does not know how to handle these feelings and was becoming stressed to him replying 'SO WHAT' I then told him I wanted my money back and he disappeared to hide in office and sent waitress to give me refund, We then went back to garden to collect our items and others asked us what had happened as they had also been waiting hours and most people were disgusted by this, Lastly he then also came out to bar us and I asked him why he was barring us as he had discriminated against a disabled child and the coward had nothing to say clearly has a issue with disabled such a shame in this day and age.Also very disappointing during this pandemic with people dying they are not practicing any COVID-19 rules with not enforcing mask, No social distancing, No hand gel and no track and test what so ever with the owner Dan himself flaunting the rules as per attached photoAlso they have wrote a review themselves pretending to be us even copying our order of food and advising how lovely it was as I stated I would leave them a review really is unbelievable they have now been reported to the local licensing authority

Absolutely shocking behaviour from the owner Dan waited nearly 2 hour for food that we didn’t even get in the end ! I asked for some chips for my autistic son he’s 5 an has a hard time waiting ! Waitress kept promising she would get some and lied said it was on its way .. it wasn’t ! I went into the bar complained to the bar man . The owner came out with an attitude no accommodation or apology ! I said I do t care about my food my children are hungry my son is autistic and has a hard time waiting ! HIS REPLY! SO WHAT IM DYSLEXIC YOUR HAVE TO WAIT ! I said are you joking it’s not the same ..then he barred me and my family ! Not that I would go back to that shot show anyway absolutely appalling I will be taking my complaint higher ! Dan your an absolute disgrace !!!

My partner, myself and my 3 year old with additional needs, visited today for lunch. Absolutely fantastic service from a wonderful young waitress with a fantastic disposition and personality! Couldn’t do enough for us and was extremely attentive to my little boy! Food is all good quality ingredients and made from scratch. Absolutely delicious! I had chilli con carne jacket potato with a generous side salad. No mince, just quality beef how it should be! My partner commented how he’d never had such a lovely burger before, believe me, he’s had a few! Animals are kept by a lovely lady who took the time to talks to me on arrival. One of the best country pubs I’ve ever had the pleasure of visiting. Owner/chef even came out to see us after we praised the food to the waitress. Can’t wait to get back! Perfect bank holiday Monday!

I was amazed to see a review on here posted today praising the owner and staff saying how attentive they were to them and their disabled child when I witnessed the complete opposite ???. I fear this was put up to counter the other reviews I have read on here We waited fo 2hrs for food today and in the end left without being fed . I witnessed a young lady complaining that she had been waiting for an hour and thirty minutes for some chips for her autistic son to which the landlord replied well I'm dyslexic so he's gonna have to wait the girl became upset he then told her to leave that they were no longer welcome . Absolutely shocking upon witnessing this we promptly left my advice to the young lady as I left was to contact the local licensing authority and make a complaint.

This review saddens me to write in an already difficult time for hospitality but no one should have their day ruined!!I booked here after seeing it online - petting farm live singer and Carvery.We was celebrating a special birthday and this would be the first time meeting up after a long lockdown, it started with a mess up on tables, which was sorted.We put in our orders and paid promptly and went to see the petting farm, on our way there was 2 tables who had their meals saying this is the worse food they had ever eaten!! The petting farm was a sad looking place!! We returned to our table where we waited and waited and waited for our starter, then they came to say there is no Tomato soup (we had waited 45 minutes already, so we chose again and waited and waited and waited, we was now at 1 hour 40 minutes!! I asked where the food was and the live singer and was told “singer has had a operation” and food would be here soon as they was sorting the just eat orders first!!Finally the starters arrived (not terrible)Then the wait for our main meals began and we waited and we waited and we waited, after being in the pub for 2 and a half hours and only a starter eaten with no main course in site, we gave up and I asked for a refund (even this process was painfully slow)!My advise would be if you like the food and want to eat from there then you should order it from just eat as this appears to work better then trying to eat in the actual pub!!All in all a total shambles, and at almost 4pm we had to go and find an alternative place to eat!!

A little off the beaten track but certainly worth the visit. What a lovely ‘stumbleapon’. We were heading to The Bull in Linton and drove past The Bull in East Farleigh and we went in. Lovely garden and great service from our waitress that accommodated all of our difficult dietary requirements including a precise 101 grams of chips. The mixed sharing platter for two was lovely as were the coffee, lager and apple juice. Good value, good setting and good service. What more can you ask for? We’ll certainly return for full meals in the future. Thank you so much.

I have been ordering the Sunday roast from the Bull for the last 2 months and I can honestly say they are delicious. I have a 3 course made up of tomato and basil soup with warm baquette which is really tasty, roast beef with 4 veg, yorkshire pud, roast potatoes and stuffing then apple crumble with cinnamon and dairy custard. All are very good portions and very tasty. I have mine delivered but you can collect. I would highly recommend you give it a try.

Disgusting human beings. £50 Paid to see Father Christmas - Pub closed not answering messages just ignoring everyone.

An alright pub for a beer and kids to play outside but do not eat there! Had a table booked for 2:30pm on a Sunday food finally arrived at 4pm it was bang average after about 3 complaints the food came out in like 10 min intervals so no one ate at the same time the poor bar staff had to take the flack then we got offered a free kids dessert for all the hassle (kids eat free anyway) so nice one, the owners are more bothered about making money than there actual customers

So in the current climate, We were forced to change our original plans of a Halloween house party but we still wanted to do something with the children. I saw an advert on Facebook for The Bull so we booked. I've been here a few times for lunch and always been happy with the food, service, atmosphere etc! It's a cosy pub and wish it was on my doorstep. So for Halloween we arrived 30 mins late due to M20 closure! They kept our table for us and when we arrived the bar staff took us straight to the kids activity area, Where they joined in the arts and crafts and met other children. We took them outside to meet all the animals which was lovely and then we enjoyed a couple of drinks and food .From my experience, Being in the service industry for 25yrs, The exceptional service from the staff is the key to making me want to come back.

Not really sure where to start!As we were led to our table we heard the staff shouting at some customers that were using the fire exit, justifiably but it made for an uncomfortable start to our visit The experience there after wasn’t great, we were left waiting to order both drinks and food and when we did order there was only two meats available for the carvery the potions were small for the £11.95 per head the veg was ok just not very hot the potatoes were of the frozen variety the pork was very fatty not great.I felt for the staff as they were very busy, but with a bill for £93.60 !all in all very disappointing.

We rang The Bull Inn on Friday the 2nd of October to see if they were open on Mondays and if we could park our motorhome in their carpark and have dinner in their restaurant there; basically to confirm what we read on their website. They confirmed everything was fine, they were open on Monday evening and they were happy to take our booking for a table at 7:30pm. We arrived early, it was scruffy around the back but we had made our commitment. However when we tried to enter the pub/restaurant it was in complete darkness and the door was locked. The place was closed. Clearly the management are either totally irresponsible or have no idea how to manage a business. I suspect it’s a mixture of both. In truth the state of the place had put us off so perhaps they did us a favour. We moved on to the Bo Peep in Chelsfield, Bromley where we received a lovely reception and superb dinner.

The Bull Inn is our favourite place to go for a drink or meal out. We are located in Maidstone but make the trip to East Farleigh for the great food and friendly atmosphere at this pub. The guys who run the place are always so welcoming and we love chatting to them whenever we visit. The live singer is amazing, the comedy night was great fun and their apple crumble is THE BEST. Definitely recommend this place and will always bring family and friends here especially now they have the animals too! We will be back again soon x

Visited tonight for a quick meal.. had fish n chips for 2.. had chips no fish!! Empty inside.. grey wet skin. Asked for chef(owner) to speak to me. He refused unless I went in garden with him! I didn’t.. He said to the waitress he couldn’t interrupt service! But could chat quietly in garden! Realise now they have had many issues since being there.. how sad how a lovely pub has been turned into a dreadful restaurant..

The fish was dry and not really edible. Previous visits were better. Not sure if there will be future visits

Called in recently, nice place,warm welcoming,good beer, but, we felt the food,although nice was a bit on the pricey side, for the size of portion, nearly £35 for 3 pub lunches was a bit rich

Booked on the day 3 adults and baby in a high chair, sat inside due to the heat limited menu due to covid but something for everyone. One of our party was vegan it was not a problem the food was lovely was not rushed and the staff were very friendly and welcoming only one chef in kitchen and food was amazing.Great staff great food value for money.

We were warmly welcomed. The owners were very kind and hospitable. A lovely place to sit in the garden and watch all the animals with a nice cold beer! :)

2nd visit after lockdown. What a brilliant place to go for a drink. Will be back to try the food as what we saw coming out looked amazing. Lovely garden and spacious bar. Well done to the owners Dan and Colin and indeed all the uber friendly staff. Nice touch with the little petting zoo. Give this place a go. Trust me you won't be disappointed. Had a singer on too and she was really really great. Added bonus.

Great pub,fantastic Food! Amazing service! Thank you Guys! And with Jen Shilling singing like a true Professional! You couldn’t ask for anything more ❤️

Wouldn’t recommend this to eat or for a quiet drink. I met some friends here at 3pm in the afternoon and the music was so loud we couldn’t hear each other. The food was also terrible.

Took the children for a lovely meal out, They had a wonderful selection of meals to choose from, While me and my husband were chatting away the children went to go and look at the animals or play on the climbing frame. Absolutely beautiful evening, Thank you to the lovely owners for giving up their time to let the kids hold the rabbits...... will be back soon

I honestly cannot begin to explain just how awful these two are. This is the place that compelled me to set up a TripAdvisor account. The staff are so rude. One of the guys that runs the place was just wondering around in his tracksuit. I'm pretty sure it hadn't been washed. Grim!My other half ordered from their takeaway menu due to lockdown. We wanted to make sure we were still supporting businesses that were bound to struggle. What a mistake!Not only did the order take 2 hours to be cooked but then we had the wrong food delivered. The food that was delivered looked like it had been vomited up by a 2 year old. We were met with snide remarks and terrible customer service.When Boris finally lets us back in to pubs, avoid this one at all costs!

Food lovely all home made plenty of it good service nothing to much trouble thank guys lovely afternoon

what a shambles this place is the new owners can't run a business, the way they treat their customers is revolting.

We came as a fairly large group of walkers needing a watering hole en route as weather was certainly not in our favour! Treated ourselves to food from the lunch time special menu, great to have a traditional homemade lunch, a choice of pies plus a range of other traditional dishes. Will definitely be back to try the Sunday carvery soon.

Thought I'd give the new owners a try but was a shambles from start to finish, 1 of the owners didn't have a clue about measures! 1 didn't know how to work the till, we were going to eat but decided against it when we see other meals coming from the kitchen.One lady was complaining about her burger.There was a man also walking in and out of the kitchen with hi vis clothes on, that put me off straight away!So we stayed for a few drinks then left! Pub looks nice though.

Went today with a large group (17) for a birthday lunch. Really nice and friendly staff. Lovely guy serving the carvery. We had a really nice lunch and, living really close, will be back! Decent, inexpensive pub food in a friendly setting.

The Bull Inn is a fine establishment, the moment I walked through the door I felt the instant warmth of the lovely open fire the in the corner, with the comfy lounges to sprawl out onto. Its is a family friendly place with great food and prices to go with it. The people that run the pub are fantastic, they are very friendly and welcoming and would make anyone feel comfortable spending time in their nice venue. I would recommend the Bull Inn to everyone, its a genuine, feel good place to go.

Great vegan menue. Dog friendly pub, nearby some lovely river walks in East farleigh. Staff are very welcoming and a great family friendly atmosphere, would highly recommend!

Popped into the Bull after completing the Farleigh circular route. The staff were so welcoming and friendly. It’s great to find a dog friendly local in the heart of the village. Looking forward to returning 🍻

Daughter and I stopped to have a bite to eat the atmosphere was friendly, beautiful fresh pub,attentive service and friendly, dog friendly pub , food was delicious ..definitely going again ...would recommend .

Chaotic behind the bar with staff running to & fro to little effect. Service was slow, and some of the carvery food cold when served - cauliflower cheese is my favourite, and this was a disappointment. We’d been meaning to go for ages, but won’t be rushing back.

Went last night and the food was absolutely delicious and the portions huge! I had the Thai vegetable curry, husband had the lamb, both really good. The brownie sundae was good too, but next time we’ll ask them to hold the marshmallows. Totally enjoyable meal, we’ll be back

The bull inn advertised all over groups on Facebook that at Christmas they would have a full four course vegan Christmas menu. I organised 6 of us to go on the 7th December ‘19 (probably one of the first groups to try said menu) and even though I paid a deposit and pre- ordered 1 month in advance -on the day we only had starters and an incomplete main as the food hadn’t come in.

Second visit after a successful dinner the other night. In my opinion the best pub around now it has attentive and caring management. Rob and Colin are excellent hosts and the decor is modern and clean. The food is basic but done well and very good value. Now with the added incentive to become a local by way of themed nights it is surely a hit and currently a pleasure to frequent. Let's see when it becomes truly busy as it surely will if it keeps to the same high standards. Definitely worth a visit.

I popped into this pub after a dog walk for a drink and some quick lunch. I ordered a burger and chips at 13:00 when the pub only had a small amount of people in. After an hour I still had no food so I asked the chef whom seem to have no idea what I wanted. They then said that the looked for me and couldn’t find me. Which I find hard to believe as I was the only person with a dog and was sat next to the bar so hardly hard to find. They offered me the food for free however by this point the chef had told me that the food had been sat there for 25 minutes and no one collected it so didn’t fancy eating this.

We gave this pub a huge challenge and they not only met it but did so with style!

We had a lovely time at the bull Inn. The food was lovely and the staff attentive. It is under New management and the owners are lovely. Great atmosphere. Prices good too. Will definitely be returning when we are in the area again. Thanks for a lovely time.

As the the title suggests we only popped in for a couple and ended up staying all afternoon and evening. The singer was fantastic, such and amazing voice with matched the feel of the pub perfectly. What a lovely way to spend an afternoon/evening a few drinks with my partner and my parents sitting in front of the open fire. The staff were fantastic and couldn't do enough and I thought the new owners did a fantastic job on what was a very busy first weekend for them. Will definitely be heading back soon.

The new owners was rude also was slagging off the old landlord which I think is not very professional. Took a long time to get served due to to much chatting. Won’t be going back

The new owners have not made a good impression on me with their first Sunday Carvery. Under the previous owners the carvery was great but despite retaining good, experienced staff the new owners have gone in with changes on their first weekend and not all of it good. Obviously there will be teething problems until they find their feet, but the existing staff know their customers and know what works. Bring in changes by all means but get to know your customers first before losing them all with brashness and unwelcome changes. I would have walked over hot coals to get to the roast potatoes before, but not the ones served up today! Have spent the afternoon with a greasy taste in my mouth. Fingers crossed things improve over the next couple of weeks otherwise I will be looking for somewhere else for my weekly treat.

Service excellent food great prices good new menu starts give this a try will definitely go back nice clean pub food all home made rolls sandwiches with lovely salad crisps drinks good price draft beers warm welcome well done to you and your team xx

Rang the Bull fairly early Sunday morning to try and get a last minute carvery booking for later the same day with a couple of friends of ours. Julie answered the phone and was very apologetic, informing me she may be a member of staff down due to illness the previous day, and if they didn't come in then she may have to reduce the covers for the day. She invited me to ring back towards lunchtime when she would have a better idea of the situation. As we all had a penchant for a roast dinner on a rare Sunday without our young daughter, we really didn't want to miss the opportunity! Pleased to say Julie saved the day and booked us in for a late lunch. All four of us had a different choice of meats and all of us said how well cooked they were. Yorkshires and veg were all good and particular credit goes to the lovely roast potatoes! Only slight disappointment was the lack of cauliflower cheese as I love a good one of those, and the fact my wife was a bit slow going back to get some more of the lovey roasties with some gravy as they had packed it up for the day (we were the last of the day). Julie (who carved the meat) was pleasant and chatty despite running around all over the place. One or two of the younger service staff were a bit 'green' but as I now understand from her comment to a previous review some staff were new and in training. it wasn't a problem and the young girls were very pleasant and polite to us. Beer was nice and well kept (Sussex Best) and not stupid money.

Visited for sunday lunch in a group. The waiters are polite but poorly trained. Lack of service and attentiveness to customers. Multiple times we had to go and get things that were missing like cutlery, source, bread etc. The food was good and some of the food was delicious. Again service on the carvery was poor. Just hovering round waiting to be served at one point. I would unfortunately not return.

We were visiting a nearby farm so looked on trip advisor for a nice local pub. The reviews on here looked ok so as it was the nearest we booked a table. Very friendly staff and a good menu choice. A few homemade options too and special diets were catered for. A very pretty, modern and clean feel to the pub and all the food was delicious. Perfect day thank you.

We were surprised at the menu filled with a good variety of tasty pub grub. Staff friendly and food very good. We could even have brought our dogs as they were welcomed too.

Popped into the Bull for a couple of drinks and snack after walking along Medway towpath from Maidstone. Nice friendly staff. Had the baked potato with chilli which was served with a generous salad... very tasty and filling. Excellent location and great pub. Highly recommended!!

First time here very impressed lovely table food great good service go back again soon we'll done to the manager and staff there a credit to you xx

had evening meal with friend service was slow kept forgetting what we ordered. A lot of things were not available from menu. Did not have pudding because of time spent waiting to be served and getting our food. Will not go again

Tuesday 09.07.19 the Wife and I decided on a country walk around Kent, we decided on a 3.5 mile circuit around East Farleigh - we started and fininshed the walk at The Bull Inn Pub

Lovely carvery freshly cooked veg. Excellent quality meat. Homemade cauliflower cheese Yorkshire and gravy. Lovely friendly staff. Best to book as if busy can't always accommodate walk ins. One of best ever visited.

We attended the The Bull for an evening meal a couple of months ago and I forgot to leave a review. 6 of us (incl 2 kids) had a great meal and really enjoyed ourselves. Staff were very friendly. We will go back soon.

Went here one evening as staying local for the weekend. Food order (scampi and pie. The latter being “highly recommended” by the bar staff who were pleasant enough), took nearly an hour to arrive despite the fact we were the only two people eating in the whole pub. Pie was basically a filling (which my other half said was tasteless) with just a pastry top which sadly was not fully cooked in the middle despite the long wait, both chips were warm, not hot. Whilst they say food is cooked to order it doesn’t take an hour for what we ordered to be cooked. By the time we did get our order they had stopped cooking. Wouldn’t return. Found the Sunday Roast much better both in taste and value at The Victory by the bridge popular with boaters and locals.

We arrived about an hour after first cook time of the evening and wanted a simple English meal: we'd been here before but not for a while. The menu was nearly all spicy with the exception of a sirloin steak or gammon, eggs and chips. We went for the gammon. Approximately 40 minutes later (I'm being generous) the meal finally arrived. when I asked why the delay I was told "the fat in the fryer needed warming up". As stated we arrived an hour after first cooking. The ham was fatty, discoloured in places and the darker meat had a very disturbing taste. The eggs were overcooked to the point where every part of them was hard and they were sprinkled with some form of green stuff: possibly to disguise the taste. The chips were quite dry and tasteless as I would expect oven chips to be, and if these were deep fried the cook is a genius. One of the worst meals it has been my misfortune to attempt: never ate all of it as couldn't get past the funny flavours. Explained all this to the bar lady who said sorry and I'm not sure if the sorry was for the meal or for the fact that she had to put up with me complaining. I would write to the licensee but there are no signs telling me who they / he / she is. I shall know NOT TO GO THERE again.

Great carvery all food cooked just right. Service was great to, all staff was polite. Everything was clean and tidy. After eight sundaes was amazing. Can recommend spotted sick and the treacle sponge.

The staff are friendly and attentive, I had the fish curry which was excellent. I stayed overnight in my campervan which they are happy with, if you check first

Had the Valentines set menu. Absolutely delicious. Cooked to perfection and our steaks just melted in your mouth. the size of portions was just right and very good value for money A very warm welcome from staff and Julie, the landlady, when she surfaced from the kitchen. She has done a great job with the decor as the pub is now brighter and more welcoming. Will definately be back

What a lovely Sunday lunch we had good size meat portion and a good selection of vegetables we just popped in and we managed to get a table, staff very friendly gorgeous fresh meat and veg, thank you to all your staff.

We popped in for a spot of lunch without booking to find a lovely bright and airy watering hole . We were greeted by happy staff and chose our table by the window .

Had carvery today excellent food and service.glad we booked as pub was so busy.would recommend but need to pre book for carvery as very popular.read other reviews don't know what planet some people come from!!!!.

Lovely lunch had by all. The kids enjoyed it and can highly recommend the home made pies. Service was good and prices fair.

The Bull used to be a nice pub in the village under the previous owners. However since the current owners took over in April 2018 it has gone rapidly downhill. Under average food and no real service. New owners are not customer friendly at all.

Just got turned away for lunch as told carvery is running out even though there was plenty of meat and vegetables still on the carvery and stating carvery from 12-4 and it’s only 2-30 , there were tables empty as well !!! Bad attitude and unhelpful attitude from the young girl who spoke to us !!! Won’t bother in future as we hate bad manners ,,,,

Happened to be passing and popped in, great service and great home cooked meal, plenty of choice and reasonable prices. Would definitely recommend.

This is our local and love the staff. Always friendly and helpful. Met the new Manager Robin who was friendly helpful and really made you feel welcome.

Enjoyed a very nice lunch with my Mum here today. The scampi and chips was delicious and my Mum very much enjoyed her cheese and ham ciabatta. Friendly staff and quick service. Will return soon!

A very average Sunday lunch. Booked for family gathering in advance. Service was slow in the bar as only 1 person there. Food was ok nothing amazing but ok.

Have been going to the Bull for years now as all do my family. Always reliable for a great roast and freindly welcome by Jon and Jan and the staff.

Lovely pub, very accommodating to large group booking in side function room. Carvery lunch was excellent taste and value plus choice of delicious desserts was great. Children loved the play area outside and adults loved the ample carparking! Ticked all the boxes we needed for a large family get together, thank you very much to all staff