The Bull inn Towcester in South Northamptonshire

Had a really aelicious Sunday Roast great meats. Awesome veg huge yorkshire pudding. Very good service from friendly staff.

The food was delicious, the service was also great, very friendly staff, Steph was lovely, I love smiley people. And Steph was definitely that.

Great food, lovely staff and friendly service had a great time. Good size portions food was excellent, will come again .

We had a lovely family meal at the Bull. There were 11 of us in the function room. Steph did a great job of taking our orders ahead of time and organising our booking. I had fish and chips and it was beautifully cooked.

We booked the Bull's function room for our daughter's 2nd birthday and it was fantastic. We ordered a buffet for 20 people and everyone commented on how good the food was. They even made sure the bouncy castle was up for the children. We were made to feel very welcome and our daughter had a great party. Would definitely recommend!

Excellent Christmas lunch. The roasts were amazing. 'Just like a Christmas meal at home'. Very friendly and personal service. I received lots of thanks from our large group for making the booking. I'm sure many will make a repeat visit as they were so impressed.

Myself and nine friends attended a pre booked Christmas lunch at the Bull in Towcester. The food and the service was excellent and the staff were very friendly and accommodating. I would recommend the Bull as a place to eat.

This is relatively local to us, so over the last 35 years or so, have seen The Bull transform from a simple wet-led drinking place through various iterations of restaurant offering. This review is, in a way, reflective of two visits - neither good. We originally visited a couple of weeks after the current change of owner and refurbishment and were shocked at the slow service and poor food but put this down to the newness of the team etc at the time. Thinking the time had come to give them another try, we booked a table for five - surely it must be better by now... Despite there being various tables in the main restaurant, we were somewhat bizarrely taken to the function room area, and shown to a table for eight, and then forgotten - no menus, no wine lists... nothing! When we did get menus, there was an extensive list of items that weren't available (at 19:15 on a Saturday) so we made our choices from the remaining limited options. First challenge - starter choices for three were suddenly also unavailable, so we made alternative choices - only one portion of the alternative, the others had less luck. Drinks order - hardly difficult at a bottle of wine, a jug of water, a coke and a glass of wine... well, it would have been easy had they remembered to bring it to the table... Main courses eventually appeared at 21:10 with an apology that they only had one chef as the other had 'walked out' yesterday. The place wasn't busy (witness the spare tables that we could have had in the (warm) restaurant) so not too sure what the issue had been, other than complete lack of effective management. I think it will take another change of owner before we try to spend more money in The Bull...

I went to The Bull Inn for lunch with two colleagues. We each had a different meal and all agreed that the food was superb. There was so much we couldn't quite eat it all. The restaurant was quiet and comfortable and the price more than reasonable. I highly recommend this restaurant.

Food was great, one had sea bass and one the panko chicken burger. Service was new to the job but friendly. Fresh Doombar on. All good!

Absolutely delicious food, the best pub food I have eaten for a long time. The portions were generous and the service was attentive and friendly. I will definitely be back, the Christmas menu looks amazingly good value.

We went to the Bull today (19/11) for a Sunday roast. Have to say that it was the best roast dinner we have had for a long long time. Spoke to the new team Des the chef and Nicki manager. They have only been there four weeks but what a difference. Highly recommended.

As a family of 8 we booked to go to the bull on Sunday for a roast on arriving we ordered drinks from the bar and were taken to our table from the point everything went downhill. We ordered three starters and asked for two kids meals to come out at the same time, after 45 minutes we had to chase our starters and then only one of the kids meals came out so had to chase again for the second. When the second kids meal came out it was piping hot and the waitress just put it straight in front of a 2year old that even myself at 34 couldn’t of eaten it that hot. It took the waitress ages to collect the plates for the starters and when she did no mains turned up and by this point we had been there for two hours. We questioned where our main was and they said it would be a couple of more minutes, one main then arrived which was the burger which looked and tasted like it had been under the hot plate for sometime. The rest of us ordered a roast and it still hadn’t appeared so we chased a different waiter who said it was on its way, 20 minutes later our original waitress appears and asked if we wanted desert by this point we hadn’t even had our mains. We explained we hadn’t had our mains and she chased them up, they finally came out and they were stone cold non edible and one of our party went to explain to her the waitress rolled her eyes as if this was our issue. The best bit was there was only one other table in the whole of the pub with four people on so it wasn’t like they were over run with customers. The manager did sort it out and take the meals off the bill however was not the experience we were looking for and will not be going back.

We stopped off late Sunday afternoon in the hope of a delicious roast after a somewhat stressful day at hospital. We were very lucky that The Bull was able to accommodate us without a booking, at a quieter period of the day and still cooking thankfully. We both very much enjoyed our food. I had Roast Lamb with all the trimmings, everything was delicious, an excellent selection of vegetables including tasty cauliflower cheese, cabbage and lardons with well seasoned greens and carrots. Extremely tasty gravy with extra for those of us who like more than a dribble. My partner enjoyed a tasty and tender steak with lovely chips, mushroom and tomato. He helped with my vegetables too as there was plenty. Staff were welcoming and friendly and we thoroughly enjoyed our experience. Will definitely be back.

What a fabulous pub with incredible food. Visited last night with a friend and was blown away by the quality of the food. I had scallops to start followed by mushroom and truffle oil risotto and both were truly delightful. Would highly recommend and can’t wait to go back.

Arrived at this venue having travelled over 370 miles and was looking forward to nice meal with the family (6). Both kids could not eat chicken goujons and same for 1 adult whose chicken was dry. Another 2 adults had duo beef which was as...

We were staying up near the pub for the weekend and booked it for Saturday night supper. Wasn't sure to start with but don't be put off. Friendly welcoming staff and there's a friendly atmosphere. We all had mains and puds and thoroughly enjoyed them....

Very disappointed. No fresh vegetables??? Even the chips were scrappy. Wish we'd checked the comments. We certainly won't go again. Expensive waste of money.

No customer service whatsoever, having been recently for a roast which was lovely this time the Tuna melt with chips was disappointing. It was meant too come with salad but didn’t, I was told because I asked for Red onion in the melt they didn’t...

Went in for a light lunch waited over 30 minutes for two sandwiches when they come the ham was packet ham and the salad was just a few rocket leaves my wife’s BLT was as bland. Shame because it’s been refurbished nicely if a bit...

Myself, partner and my mother went for Sunday lunch yesterday at The Bull. I had not been for years. We were all really impressed with the refurbishment, the staff were all friendly and happy to help. We all opted for Sunday roast. My mother having...

A lovely dinner. Had the lamb shank which was really nice but shame it lacked coloured vegetables (a carrot would have made it!) The portion size was ok for me but other meals were quite small for those with bigger appetites.

The Bull has had various changes of owner/management in recent years but when it reopened recently we decided to call in to try the menu. The waiting staff were very young but helpful and whilst we waited a while for the food, we could not...

Visited this establishment last night- really nice refurbishment and well stocked bar. Food was 25% off on a Monday which was a bonus- however full menu , which catered for all, was on offer. I went for the burger- which was ace- only minor observation...

Family went for lunch a long wait until our orders were taken and the over an hour for it to arrive The chicken burger was large but the coating very hard The fish had a bad tasting batter probably by the oil being used frequently...

It wasn’t awful, but wasn’t worth the price tag. I was expecting better for an average of £15 per main course. Staff were friendly, pub/restaurant was nice. Didn’t have the white wine we wanted but the blush was nice instead. Didn’t have any fish &...

Guess it’s time to update Tripadvisor as it was very much open when we went in for a meal! Great menu- we went for risotto and pizza- sensibly priced and proper portions. Thankyou to Emily who looked after us.

Me and my girlfriend visited here last Friday evening before a weekend at Silverstone, and I have to say it was quite excellent. The location on the main road from the A43 into Towcester is easy to find, with a decent amount of parking outside...

We went to Silverstone Museum during the day and decided to stay over in Towcester. Spotted The Bull on Tripadvisor, booked and had dinner there on 16th September 2022. Very nice pub, simple layout but nice and clean, the food was excellent (the burgers are...

Having contacted The Bull Sunday morning, we were pleased they could seat 6 of us for lunch. Upon arrival we were seated quickly, with our drinks order taken immediately. We were left for 5 minutes to look at the menu and then ordered our lunch...

Called in on way back from Silverstone … busy friendly pub could fit us in. Homely, clean and very welcoming. The food was fantastic. Highly recommend the lamb🙌 The Pavlova was a showstopper! All delicious and definitely going back. Thanks so much The Bull 👍

Came for a Sunday roast. Flavour was amazing and portion size bang on! Best roast I’ve had in ages and we’ve tried many many places. Gravy was gorgeous!

I came to this restaurant with my children, my mum and siblings for my mum’s birthday and the food was awful and that’s being polite, my mum and sister ordered the half chicken and asked for it without seasoning which they clearly didn’t listen to...

We were a bit sceptical due to mixed reviews but pleasantly surprised. Loads of space inside and out. Great park for the little ones (just couple bits need a bit of TLC). The staff were pleasant and helpful. The food was great! The ribs were...

We had been to the Bull B4 just for drinks but on this occasion decided to go back for Sunday Lunch. Staff where very patronising and never gave a welcome feeling or even a smile. We asked about children’s menu only to be told they...

Staff very disappointing no personality and patronising the food for the money was despicable. Roast potatoes rotten and impossible to chew .... staff response the chefs sorry 🙈🤦‍♀️ no offer of any compensation/ refund / nothing wouldnt personally visit again!!!.

The restaurant is ok inside but the service is slow and not very attentive. The food is quite possibly the worst I have had in a restaurant for many years. The fish and chips was over cooked and greasy with envy having a very odd...

Nice decor and ambience, but poor vegetarian choice, especially if you don’t like mushrooms. One of the 2 mains was not available (12noon seating)

Booked a table last minute after another restaurant let us down, we had been wanting to try this place for a while, sadly we were a tad disappointed. We arrived on a Saturday evening, it was very busy in the bar, no warm welcome and...

We went to The Bull for a wedding meal, and i must say how lovely it all was! All three courses were of the highest quality, the service was excellent!

Claire & Cymon of The Bull, Towcester (lazy bear pub co.) You are truly amazing!!! You managed to pull off the the impossible and give us a wedding day that will be remembered for ever. The food was exquisite hot plentiful and with no waiting,...

We visited Towcester last night en route to a gathering in Oxford o today and wanted to catch up with our son, who is studying at Silverstone College. We got held up on the way and rang our order thhrough. Nothing was too much trouble...

Amazing pub - so friendly. Food was delicious - we tried the freshly made pizzas from the pizza oven which were a delight. Drinks options were comprehensive and the interior decor fresh and inviting. If only we lived closer, I’m sure we would visit regularly!

We have not long moved to Towcester and this is our third visit. Everything about this pub is superb. It presents well from the outside. The staff are very friendly. We had the pleasure of speaking to Clare ( the owner). We love her outlook...

Recommend by our travel lodge as we are up for moto GP it’s a short walk from our travel lodge but more than worth it, found us a table and the food was amazing, the service was brilliant and not one fault, the staff are...

Fantastic steaks cooked to perfection, lovely Rioja, nice smiley service. What a lovely Wednesday night thank you.

I’m visiting Silverstone for the GP and I googled pubs locally and arrived at this pub the bull welcomed warmly, even though kichen was still surved me a pizza very helpful.

Stopped here for lunch after a long drive with our baby and 4 year old. Initially fantastic, attentive staff and play area for children. Ordered food which included one child’s fish fingers from the children’s menu. As we were encouraging our child to eat he...

Ordered a lamb and a pork roast today. Both meats were delicious and accompanied by a tonne of veg, cauliflower cheese, sausagemeat stuffing, roast potatoes, parsnip's and massive yorkies! Will definitely be ordering again soon.

Absolutely brilliant service, and the food was lovely and so filling. Had their chicken burger. Best I've had. Also tried their handmade ice cream. Tastes exactly like the real thing. Terkish delight was spot on and the black cherry and marzipan together was awesome. Was...

We ate here for the first time last Saturday. Wow - what a difference the new couple have made to, what was, quite a run down pub. It’s trendy, but not over the top, it cosy and comfortable with really friendly staff. Our meal was...

We came here for lunch to break our journey home from York. We arrived somewhat earlier than we had booked our table for, but they were more than happy to accommodate us. I ordered the steak & ale pie with chips & seasonal veg &...

Yummy lunch at this lovely pub which I am proud to call my local! Tried Pizza from here for the first time....delicious!!! Could not fault the food or service, Claire looked after us the whole afternoon and the wine was perfection!! Thank you for yet...

We visited The Bull on Bank Holiday Saturday. We sat in the smaller room at the back which was lovely for our small family get together. I purposely chose The Bull as they offer burgers and pizza as well as the usual delicious fare. We...

Food is amazing, great selection, from Steak, chicken wings, pizza or burger to a lovely pint of Guinness or a decent bottle of red.

My husband and I were visiting Silverstone and decided to stay overnight in Towcester. We had looked at places to eat in Towcester and liked the menu offered by the Bull. We were unable to book due to it being Wednesday night and the eat...

Had a great Friday night out here. Claire and her team looked after us brilliantly. Between the three of us we had two steaks and a veggie burger. All three meals were excellent. The steaks were cooked exactly as ordered.

Found this pub last minute after an experience day at Silverstone. Absolutely loved it! The staff were lovely and so accommodating especially with my 8 month old. The pizza was DELICIOUS! I can’t wait to find an excuse to go back

This pub is the place to go for a good beer garden and great atmosphere. The home made pizza’s from the pizza oven are fantastic, I can’t recommend them enough. Lots of choice on the menu, the burgers are a must also! We are always...

I met a friend here for Sunday lunch which was the first time since the C-19 lockdown. What a pleasant surprise, the staff were excellent, with a warm welcome and were very friendly. It was a gorgeous day but we opted to sit inside. We...

We had a beautiful roast dinner, the service was fantastic and the food was amazing, think I will give you cooking on a Sunday 😁

What an absolute gem of a pub! Amazing food tonight....the steak and cheese pie was to die for, was one of the best pub meals I have ever had! Chips were great, husbands double burger meal was humongous and laden with pulled pork. Staff were...

Always the best service from the ladies behind the bar and the garden and play area are really nice especially when the sun is shining 😊

We took some of our family for lunch and were all highly impressed with the quality of the Sunday roast and pizza's. The staff were also very helpful and the new distance measures were easy to understand without impacting the experience.

Wow fantastic burgers .bbq burger and the banger burger & Chips had takeaway amazing great value for money well worth it

Neighbours recommended the takeaway service so we gave it a go. Simply put, very., very good. 3 burgers all exceptionally good. Well worth giving it a go.

It has to be said... our food was absolutely amazing! The chips... amazing.... the pizza.. amazing..thw gammon... amazing!... already looking forward to our next order! Brilliant..Thankyou so much!

Just had a takeaway dinner from the bull can highly recommend the quality of the food it was a so nice. And great value for money for 3 meals will definitely be going back again very soon massive thanks to Claire and Cymon

With the pubs currently not operating because of the countrywide lockdown, we decided to delve into the current trend of pub takeaways for dinner last night. We looked at various menus online and wisely as it turned out, chose the Bull in Towcester. Upon pick...

We just had our first lockdown takeaway this evening and couldn’t be more satisfied. Our daughter had one of their finest wood fired pizzas and loved it. We also had one of the home burgers (bbq) OMG it was so good. We also had an...

Ordered take away as a special treat during lockdown. Fish batter overcooked and fish flesh grey. Also chips ‘soggy’. But beer available take your own bottle and GREAT.

Went for lunch with my husband and daughter. The service was 1st class and the meal was amazing. We all ordered something different, the meals were served together and all piping hot. Fully recommended.

Went with friends for a mid-week dinner. Although only 1 other table was occupied, order taking then service were extremely slow, with many people frequently passing to/from kitchens. We almost felt in the way. Food was ordinary, as was presentation. My friend's liver +gravy was...

Highly recommended fantastic food warm atmosphere and friendly staff. Sunday lunch is a must!! We had beef and lamb the best I've had in a very long time.

Really lovely pub/restaurant. Lovely decor and the staff were really friendly and looked after us very well indeed. The Sunday roast was asloutely delicious - best weve had for ages. The outside area is brilliant in Summer. We will difintely go back!

We were well looked after by the lovely friendly staff when we recently celebrated my Husband’s 50th Birthday. The buffet was delicious & plentiful. Thank you & we hope to come in soon for a roast as these looked lovely 😊

Went out for a meal tonight as we wanted to eat out. Decided on the Bull as not visited recently. Really good menu choice made it hard to decide what to eat. We had gammon and chips and pie and chips. All excellently cooked ....

Popped in to The Bull for a birthday dinner with our son. Now I'm not usually one to chose a burger but wow am I glad I did. If any of the other food is anywhere near as nice and tasty at my bambi burger...

Came here as daughter said need to try. Firstly Real chips. Not frozen real. Had the pie. Amazing the food is made fresh. The veg that came with it were fresh and cooked well 8 people came and every loved the food. Same dishes are...

We were on the lookout for pub food and come across The Bull, so glad we stopped off, very friendly pub with fantastic food, large portions. We will definitely be back. Highly recommended.

Thank you for making a lovely evening. My husband and me wanted a romantic evening meal together and that was exactly what we received. Great choice of food on the menu, I opted for the fillet steak with pepper sauce cooked perfectly medium rare. My...

A looked forward to meeting for three old friends was at the newly refurbished Bull in Towcester. It was cold and empty. We appeared to be only people there. The staff were pleasant and they gave us a menus with interesting choices. However the meals...

We stopped here for lunch, coming from out of town so we were looking for somewhere with parking. The place was half empty but the waitress (not sure why it had table service being a pub) still took forever to arrive. The food arrived plate...

We have lived in Towcester for over 40 year and have seen The Bull change over the years to what was a very nice place to eat. We went tonight by off chance and was very dissapointed, my meal was only lukewarm so it had...

Had the best burger ever! It is called a squeaky moo and has pulled pork topped with a burger and loads of lovely cheese. All homemade including the knockout chips! Try it, you won't be disappointed!

We had a very tasty meal in this lovely English Pub in Towcester, UK. The service was quick, the food good and the price reasonable. There was a wide range of food on offer to suit most tastes. We went for the pub specials -...

Just had dinner here for the first time and can honestly say it’s the best restaurant in towcester and the best food we’ve had in a long time Can’t wait to go back Hopefully it stays as good as tonight

Absolutely brilliant best food in Towcester. Pizza oven looking good 👌 Thanks guys We will be back very soon

Very average food, not great service. Definitely wouldn't bother again. Very nice looking inside and out but the rest let it down. Shame really as Towcester was in need of a pub that served inexpensive good food.

We are here visiting from Spain and meeting relatives visiting from Australia and randomly selected this pub to meet. Well so pleased we did. We were warmly welcomed, staff friendly to my 4 kids. The sun was shining so the garden and play area was...

My steak and kidney pie was excellent, so were the huge bowl of mixed vegs. Huge sizes. Only tiny negative was the absence of any skimmed milk for capaccino

Stopped for lunch and had 2 open sandwiches. Sandwich itself quite pleasant but chips were. Sry oily. The garden area seems to have done down hill with dirty tables, heavily loaded ash trays, building materials and litter. This used to be quite a nice place...

Nice spacious pub that serves really good food. The bar staff were very polite. Great place to take the family for some lunch. Plenty of parking. The main dining area looks a bit bare at the moment, however it might be midway through being decorated.

The Bull has recently changed hands and has altered considerably. There is a more varied selection of drinks and an extended menu. The food is extremely well prepared and with good sized portions. The staff very friendly and accomodating.

Stopped here for lunch on our way back from Darby to Oxford. Great food and service. Great garden area unfortunately too cold on the day to sit out. Friendly staff. The pub is clean and welcoming and the portions were very generous.

Went here with extended family including two granddaughters. When the weather is fine the garden is a great place to eat, drink and watch the kids play. Food was good and the service was excellent.

After driving past a few times while working in towcester, I decided to walk away from town to try the food out. A friendly welcome by Mimi ( who ran the bar and restaurant single-handed) directed me to a clean table with a varied menu...

First time in the restaurant food was below par the steak was full of gristle sent it back they brought another steak and was similar starters was nice, desert was sticky toffee pudding, but was not good will never go back staff very friendly.

Decided to eat here after a day out. Waiting staff very friendly - particularly Annie. It was a long time since I had been here last although my friends eat here often. It is the only eating place I have visited which couldn’t produce black...

We booked a meal for three at The Bull on a Friday evening. We were a little anxious the place might be full busy and noisy. We need not have worried! There were a number of diners outside but in the dining room there was...