The Bulls Head in Derbyshire Dales

We booked a last minute bank holiday Sunday lunch when staying at nearby Bakewell. Despite being very busy we were squeezed in and did not feel at all rushed. The service was friendly and welcoming, the sunday lunch excellent, and the pudding (bakewell pudding) even better. Fantastic rose wine. Just great, you made our day. Thank you!

On a walking holiday we stayed down the road and fancied a change. The only other pub in town was The Bulls Head - so easy choice. Excellent menu, great choice and a fine selection of ales. I had the French onion soup. 3 weeks later and I still think of it fondly. The following day we returned and I had the burger. Very good but a little dense. Felt like venison but it wasn't. Nice people as well and would return if we were in the area.

Staying on local campsite went for a walk to Ashford on Water village. Lovely quiet village with a general store, tea rooms & 2 pubs. Went into Bullshead and were greeted by a young man behind the bar who was very welcoming and attentive. Great selection of beers & ales and extensive food menu. Large beer garden with lovely views and plenty of seating. We really enjoyed our brief visit and will definitely be back. Casper really made it due to his lovely welcome, manner, and fantastic service. Highly recommend.

We called for Sunday dinner and the food was lovely both main and pudding - cheese cake was the winner As it was sunny we sat in the lovely beer garden There is a big field leading to a play area for kids It was dog Friendly All the staff were great even though they were very busy Advise to book in advance especially for Sunday dinner - although they did manage to squeeze us in when we phoned on the day Highly recommend we will be returning

Sadly, we'd already eaten, so we only visited for drinks while walking back from Monsal Head to Bakewell. Friendly service, some great beers and a nice beer garden at the back of the pub. I'll have to drop in for food some time in the future, as I hear good things!

We stayed in the village for 2 night and ended up eating here both nights. No where else took our fancy and it was really good that we came back second night. The prawn starter was amazing and the pie!! Really good service, good variety on menu and delicious food. It was just what we needed after long walks both days!!

Excellent gem of a pub. The food was great, the staff fantastic. Thoroughly recommend

Booked a table on the day. Accommodated us, was surprised as it was mothers day!!

Visited today with my wife for a Sunday roast. All the staff were genuine and friendly. (Not plastic) The food was brilliant. Best lamb I've had in years, toasties tops. Don't change, you've got the formula bag on. Matt, Jane and 2 dogs

The Bulls Head, Dan Casper, Cat and the team are the reason we keep coming back to Ashford on the Water. We are made to feel so at home. The food and drinks are also amazing. See you all again soon. X

Oh my goodness! Come here on a Sunday! The roast dinner is out of this world!! Lovely service and staff. Really recommend!

amazing staff friendly and attentive

Beautiful pub, very attentive team, lovely food and nice selection on tap. Would highly recommend

Had a lovely 3 course Sunday lunch. Lovely home cooked food at a good price. Great service and atmosphere too. Would highly recommend.

Great service, and even better food! Really high quality roast dinner, and some of the best fish and chips we've had!

Booked a table here as we were staying in a little cottage in Sheldon, from the moment we stepped in every member of staff was so welcoming and friendly, we ordered the prawn pil pil and olives followed by the pie and fish and chips, the prawns and olives were some of the best we have ever tasted and the mains were absolutely delicious, the beef in the pie literally melted in the mouth, absolutely amazing service, will definitely be back next time we come to visit, can’t recommend enough would give more than five stars if we could 🤩

Really cozy environment and warm welcome from staff for my family with three little kids on a cold and wet day. The wood burning fire was lovely, as was the food. Nice selection on the children's and main menus and a delicious special (lamb) on offer that day.

Friendly service and good quality food. Never seen a pie packed with so much beef or a burger so thick. A tasty meal in comfortable surroundings.

Delightful country pub. Excellent food. Friendly cosy atmosphere. Game casserole and beef pie excellent. Highly recommend.

Delicious food, lovely staff! Great pub! Really enjoyed our evening.warm and welcoming atmosphere. Definitely will return.

Such wonderful food, a super warm welcome , great service and cozy pub vibes. Great place to go with your dog for lunch or dinner

Lovely service & evening meal. Steak n Unicorn Ale pie/Lamb Henry both delicious and a gorgeous Apple pie slice to finish. Very nice, thankyou

Had a lovely Meal yesterday,Roast Beef and all the trimmings,sat outside and ate it not bad for March 2nd!! Food good quality Had Bakewell pie for a pudding,this was one of the very best desserts I have ever had,an absolute must if you like a dessert. Excellent 👌

Great family pub. Good quality food at good prices. Friendly staff

We enjoyed a fantastic evening meal. The epitome of an English pub. The warm and polite service from Casper made us feel like regulars and the food was delicious. Will be returning

Such a great pub, food and staff were great. Lovely atmosphere

Fantastic place with great staff. The waiter recognised us from m before Christmas.

Just had 3 nights in ashford had 2 meals at the bulls head the food the service and the pub atmosphere was brilliant

What a perfect pub in a beautiful village. A warm welcome, nicely laid out with an eclectic mix of antique furniture. Varied menu and the food was on another level of good. Couldn't fault it in any way and Casper and his team were helpful. Highly recommend.

Very friendly pub with great food and attentive hosts. Loved our meal here

A fantastic pub with wonderful service. We were made to feel special when we arrived with the chap behind the bar being incredibly attentive to our requests. The menu had some excellent choices with the usual but also some local specials and further afield cuisines. The meal and service was excellent, as was the ale and wine. We were thoroughly looked after before our walk. Thank you!

Came with my partner for Valentine’s Day, warmly welcomed and received great service throughout the night. The food portions were really healthy and the food was delicious, will be coming back next time I’m back in the peaks!

Brilliant meal very hospitable, lamb shank was to die for compliments to the chef. we'll be back.

Great pub, friendly staff, good food. All in a lovely area to explore! Highly recommend 😀👍🏻

Great traditional pub with good ales. On both visits i tried brews i was not familiar with without disappointment. This suggests the landlord checks quality and knows their beer. Didn’t eat this time but will go back soon.

Could do with being double the size to fit people in. But that just shows how good it is. Book a table if wanting food

Had a meal for 4 here last night while staying in the area. Absolutely fantastic menu, food was excellent and terrific value. Staff are really friendly and helpful and really attentive, great atmosphere with lots of locals, really enjoyed it and would recommend to anyone.

They accommodated us well as a group of cyclists. I had a very tasty soup and my friends spoke highly of the sandwiches they ordered. Great old building. Highly recommend.

Delicious Sunday lunch for 6 of us. Lovely warm welcome from Debs and Cass and it was a same day booking but they were able to accommodate us in the snug which was lovely and cosy. Our party had the roast beef and the pork, both of which were lovely. For dessert we had bakewell pudding, apple pie and bread and butter pudding all of which were really tasty. We had a lovely chat with them before we left, when it had quietened down a bit and a bit of banter!! So lovely to see people so passionate about making guests feel welcome and looked after, even when it was really busy. Thank you ladies we will definitely be back.

Amazing Sunday Lunch. The beef was perfectly cooked. Very welcoming staff with high standards of customer service. We were glad we booked in advance as every table was full. Well worth a visit.

Added pictures of the village by, Ashford on the water, so beautiful also Ashford is a beautiful village and friendly people.

Put ran by presumably young locals. Very polite and curteous. The food however is highly processed and not home made, fish and chips for example, frozed fish, oven chips. Goat cheese tartlett with salad had loads of daft balsamic dressing thrown over it and a muxture with red onions chucked into a pre made pastry case with 2 bits of rocket.

A really lovely pub in a beautiful location, with genuinely friendly, welcoming-yet-unobtrusive staff. The food was tasty and well-presented, with good portion sizes for both adults and children. Just be aware that a 10% surcharge is automatically added, and given the drinks are already quite overpriced, it does make it a more expensive meal out. We didn't mind too much as it was a Christmas treat, but since we'd like to return some time, we'd need to factor this in.

Just a little stop off,but lovely pint very friendly service very welcoming

Great little pub . The food was excellent. Its only a small pub inside so I would advise booking in advance.

I would definitely advise on booking ahead. Its only a small pub . But its definitely worth a visit.

Sunday lunch is fabulous only problem was the area was cold but we weren't in the main bar.

Al good, a lovely local pub with great food. Game casserole was fantastic

Dropped in for lunch after a long morning walk with our dog. Very friendly, fabulous service, great food and made to feel really welcome.Thorougly recommended. Thanks to all 💙

Wonderful food. Good sevice. Very popular

The staff were so warm and welcoming, the food was delicious and there’s such a lovely atmosphere in and around the pub!!

Spot was great, good beer, amazing fries probably cut by a genius. I can definitely recommend the place and they have a fun playground

Lovely village pub, great food and friendly landlord (Dan) and staff thank you Neil and Georgina

Great service friendly staff Decent Ales on tap would highly recommend the unicorn ! Good selection of food and a wonderful atmosphere! Will definitely be returning !

Our dishes were absolutely amazing. We would like to say thank you for making our trip to Ashford in the Water so special and commend you for such high quality produce and dishes in your beautiful traditional country pub. From the moment we walked in we were greeted by a friendly ginger haired barman who showed us to a table and looked after us so well during our visit. We opted for the chicken kebab and goan fish curry, we were so impressed with the standard of food and flavours! Well done, you clearly have a brilliant chef in your kitchen. We cannot recommend the Bulls Head enough. Absolutely first class

Superb food and impeccable service! Our visit to The Bull’s Head made our long weekend visit to the Peak District. We chose to go for the Game Casserole and Chicken Shawarma, these were absolutely brilliant, wonderful flavours throughout both dishes! We had a welcoming young chap welcome us to our table and serve us our drinks during our visit, he recommended us the Malbec with our meals which went down a treat, we recommend! The young waitress was polite and helpful also. The owners should be so very proud and we definitely plan to visit again when we come back up!

Very disappointing, the chicken kebab was raw in the middle We returned it and were told it had been probed and was to the required temperature It was 100% raw The returned meal was removed from the bill but nothing else A disappointing end to a lovely few days in Bakewell

First time here whilst on holiday. Great service great food and great atmosphere. Well done to all the staff. Thank you to the young girl with fair hair that served us. She was amazing 👏

food was excellent and the staff was very helpful and friendly

Really nice old pub nice fire nice food

Very good service, friendly atmosphere

Dudnt eat on this visit but the food is great after a long walk

Lovely food. Very friendly staff and good service. We’ll be back :-)

Always love the food first time having Sunday lunch not as good as previous meals in the week

Wonderful food! Really brilliant service! 8 of us plus 2 dogs and a baby came for a meal here and I can't recommend it highly enough. Definitely book in advance. I had the gyros and it was sooooo great. Most of us had the beef and unicorn pie and they loved it. The Bakewell pudding for dessert is an essential.

Excellent, well worth a visit. Good food and great staff.

Stopping by with no reservations with a pram I popped in to make sure we could get a table and the staff were welcoming and accommodating allowing us to choose the table right for us, we chose the snug as to not disturb other customers. We were not forgotten about with orders taken, drinks arrived and food ordered taken and brought out within a short time. The food itself was tasty and a good portion size at a reasonable price. Parking is free outside but is limited but we had no problem arriving at 6pm

We can’t recommend this place highly enough! We booked last minute and they were so accommodating in getting us a table for Sunday lunch. We had the fish and chips and the beef roast dinner (unfortunately no room for dessert) Congrats to Blake the chef for the ‘best battered fish’ ever tasted. Shout out to the Australian guy serving, genuine 5 star service with a smile.

We stopped off here on a Tuesday evening after a circular walk. We hadn't booked and it was busy but the staff found us a table. We both had drinks and the Beef and Unicorn pie which was very tasty and very filling. Excellent value for money. Other food menu items looked really good and we would definitely return. Service was excellent, very friendly and welcoming. The pub had outdoor seating at the front and beer garden at the rear. Limited parking spaces but can park on streets nearby.

We had a pleasant lunch here last week. Friendly staff and Food good.

Great village local, a good selection of ales and excellent pub food. Staff are helpful and friendly and dogs are welcome.

Incredible food, and our servers were brilliant. Lovely cosy pub, but definitely book a table in advance! Highly recommend the slow cooked beef brisket, and don't miss the gigantic ginger pudding for dessert.

Not sure why this had 4 star reviews. What an excellent pub! We had a drink and booked for food following day. According to hubby beer excellent! Food was great, really good quality, cooked brilliantly, shame I couldn't manage a starter as well as main. Bar Manager fabulous, well run and waitress was very pleasant and did well managing a pub of hungry punters. Highly recommended to go but book. Glad it's not my local, would need direct debit! Very kind and handled my allergy without fuss. Thanks all, lovely time with you.

On holiday just had a drink but very friendly atmosphere

Cannot be faulted - and don’t be put off by the 4 stars for food….. this is a pub that knows how to welcome its guests and presented us with a great pub meal for 4……. And would we return - you bet - it’s a great place punching way above its weight - Thanks to “mine host” and the front of house lady….. and the chef who presented a lovely meal….. see you again soon!7

Popped in on a hot, sunny September day in the middle of a walk across the Peak District. Great beers! Pop in yourself 👍🏻

Excellent pub with friendly staff and landlord. Good food (loved the duck balls) and nice beers on tap. Highly recommend.

Really loved the atmosphere at this pub. Good food, nice drinks, lovely beer garden. Highly recommend.

Amazing service , stopped for a light lunch which was really nice. Good selection of food on the menu and a great choice ales

Stayed at the nearby Greenhills campsite and Came here for my birthday meal with our dog after an afternoon walk. Couldn’t fault the food top notch pub grub and the staff were very friendly would highly recommend

Love this pub. We usually stop off for a light lunch after walking to Monsal Head (great sandwiches!), sitting in the lovely beer garden. We’ve been here for family dinners on several occasions. The food is always lovely and staff are delightful. Would thoroughly recommend.

There is a lovely feel of relax about the natural setting, decor and furnishing. The staff add to it with their friendly, helpful manner. Food was good, mine quite original (Green Thai curry). Service good. AND a car parking facility in Ashford. Certainly worth missing the congestion of Bakewell for. We will make a point of returning when in the area.

Great options on menu v friendly polite Staff prompt food! Beautiful location 💕

Had evening meal here whilst on holiday. Glad we booked as extremely busy for a Monday evening. Both had fish and chips- large portions and good price

Really tasty gluten free fish and chips, fantastic service and all the staff helpful and friendly😃

Just had drinks . Nice relaxing pub. Friendly staff.

A small and cosy pub that's suitable for family. Ordered the beef brisket which was a generous portion, not to mention tasty!

Visiting the area and was recommended the pub. Couldn't fault it. Lovely atmosphere, friendly and attentive staff and the food was amazing. Highly recommend!

Had a lovely Sunday roast and desert, Bakewell tart and cream. Generous portions.

A lovely evening with fantastic food and excellent service... we will return

Was disappointed having read the reviews, the pub itself is very nice, staff friendly. The food stale bread, posh fish fingers give them a miss. Roast beef nice, all off cuts in the sandwich. Don't get me started on chips. So would I go again no, drove 40 mins and disappointed.

Fantastic little pub we found on the way home from chatsworth house. Ideal to drop in for lunch. The food was really nice and the beer was too, alot of people were eating mixed food from sandwiches to pub classics and all look very nice. The beer garden at the back looks over the small local park area which is nice and plenty of space too to sit down and get shade if needed. Would highly recommend if passing 👌

Firstly as a positive the staff were very friendly and did their job well and this gave a nice friendly feel to the pub sadly that’s where the positives end. From the outside the pub was nice but inside was quite rough around the edges and not clean. The seats on the chairs which were of a velour type material were very marked and needed a good clean. The radiator that our table was situated by was filthy. The menus were marked with dried on food. The beer was watery and the beef pie that we ordered was very poor with lots of chewy meat that we couldn’t eat, so we left most of the meat, hopefully this gave a big hint! The chips which were supposed to be homemade were also very poor and dry, not at all what you’d expect when it says homemade chips on the menu. The vegetables were mediocre. The gravy in the pie was the nicest part of the meal. Our fault we should have left before we ordered the food on seeing the decor but we hoped that the food would be good. We also should have complained and asked for some money off the bill because of the disappointing food but we just paid up together with an already added 10% tip. We won’t visit again, but we hope this review will help with obvious issues for the pub to take on board for the future.

Four of us went for a late lunch on Saturday 6 th July so we could have our main meal before the England/Switzerland football match. We were warmly greeted by Casper. Our table was reserved in the main room but with a lot of people already in there it was too noisy so we asked to go into the snug which was no problem. The food was delicious. My husband had fish and chips. I tasted the batter which was the best! Really crispy and the chips too, not at all greasy. I had duck Bon Bons followed by beef brisket which just melted! So tender, the horseradish mash was too strong for me, a bit sour, should have had just plain. For dessert had lemon tart, filling was just right, sharp enough without being bitter. The only fault was the pastry case, should have been baked blind. Will definitely go again. The snug could do with a bit of smartening or new carpet as it had a bit of an “old” smell

Loved it! A real village pub with an excellent atmosphere and great food too. The staff were so friendly and made our visit really enjoyable. We both had the pie and followed it with a portion of sticky ginger pudding - highly recommend! Make sure you visit this pub!

I really recommend to visit this pub , nice ambient, staff 👌🏻, always parking available. We went for 3 days First day club sandwich Second day fish and chips and Green curry a bit spicy but good Third day beef pie nice and big a bit salty for us but everybody have different taste 😊 Ale really good

Very good and friendly staff food was brilliant and worth the money, highly recommended

Food was good, though I did expect a flat bread as advertised on the menu only to recieve a tortilla wrap. As it was a lovely evening we decided to eat outdoors, I was very disappointed to be paying a 10% service charge in a pub and to have to go to the bar for drinks myself.

Lunchtime visit to this dog friendly pub. Moderately busy, staff very welcoming polite and pleasant. Food very good with generous portion sizes

Absolutely fabulous afternoon here in glorious sunshine...the atmosphere was brilliant...everyone out in the garden was enjoying themselves and the food...I have to recommend the Pitch stout... beautiful deep flavour and so smooth...staff were very friendly and greeted us with a cheerful smile...would highly recommend a visit...we wilk be going again in the near future...thank you 😎