The Bulls Head in Cheshire East

Not been here for some time. Arrive and the car park was full and so was the pub, and it was a Monday. Both myself and my wife had the bacon chop for our main, and the pate for starters. In all honesty both lacked that fine dining sparkle i was expecting. The pate was plain in taste and the chop was average. The place was full so maybe i was a tad unfortunate.

Went to The Bull's Head on Boxing Day for a family dinner because we had been here before and found the food to be really good. As it was Boxing Day we paid a premium which was fine, but there was an issue with the meal. 2 of us ordered a pork and black pudding dish, but when it was served the black pudding was nowhere to be seen. I queried this with one of the staff, who informed me they had sold out. To not be told this at the time of ordering or at least at service I think was poor, as if I had known this I would have ordered a different meal. So amongst an otherwise good service, it was disappointing to have a key component of my dish missing.

Fantastic way of spending Christmas dinner. Food and service was excellent. Welcomed when we came in and shown our table, the drinks were on the table within a couple of minutes. The food was excellent and we all left very happy. Merry Christmas to all the wonderful staff

Came here for breakfast with my younger daughter. We both had the Full English washed down with a teapot of English breakfast tea. The quality of each component of the breakfast was top notch. The service was perfect and there was a buzz around the place with the number of fellow diners. You should definitely pop in for a breakfast. Highly recommended by both me and my daughter. So it’s judging time by my two daughters and I for the best Full English Breakfast in the area. The Bulls Head Mottram is one of 12 finalists having made the grade following our previous visit. It should come as no surprise that today’s offering hit the mark yet again. The cooked breakfasts were marvellous. The sausage today was particularly tasty. This is the most expensive breakfasts so far in our journey but well worth it as the setting atmosphere and service were just right. Well done everybody.

Expensive, for mediocre food quality. Turkey dinner was not good. Frozen stuffing, tasteless gravy and not enough vegatables. Won't be going there again

There’s usually much to like about lunch at any of the dining pubs in the Brunning & Price chain. We’ve been to several over the years but the Bulls Head is the nearest to home and this is the third time we’ve been this year. One of the things I like is that, although this is a chain and company HQ must give some direction about the food, each individual chef has scope to develop their daily menu, taking account of seasonality and, often, local produce. So, for example, you’ll always find fish & chips on every menu but, here at the Bulls Head, you also find cheese & onion pie, using the local Appleby’s Cheshire where it might be a generic Cheddar in another county. And one look at the menu tells you this is early winter with Christmas approaching. There’s different game of course, turkey in the main courses, Stilton in a quiche and Christmas pudding, of course. Even pigs in blankets as a starter, with a mustard ketchup for dunking. Applebys Cheshire was also in croquettes, mixed with ham hock and served as a starter with Branston Pickle. Baked Camembert felt very retro – I don’t think I’ve eaten it for, literally decades. It’s deliciously oozy, with slices of toasted ciabatta to slather it over. And, alongside, an apricot chutney and a lovely little salad of finely sliced radish, ribbons of cucumber (or was it courgette) and candied walnuts. Pheasant worked really well as a seasonal spin for a burger – rich and gamey, balanced with pancetta, cheese and garlicky mayo. Good bun as well, holding its shape till the last mouthful. There’s fries, of course and a celeriac and mustard slaw. A lighter touch with a beef salad that’s often on the menu. It’s full of East Asian influences. A sweet & sour coating to the strips of beef, crisp like you’d get on a toffee apple. The salad is Chinese cabbage, red onion, red pepper, red chilli, coriander and cashew nuts. Both of these dishes were really good. We were thinking about just finishing with coffee but greed got the better of us but, as often, desserts may not have been worth the calories. Arctic slice was a modern take on the 80s classic frozen dessert. A sandwich made with two slices of a rather dry chocolate cake, “buttered” with orange marmalade, with vanilla ice cream as the filling. There’s a scattering of mandarin orange and a chocolate sauce. A waffle was served drenched in a warm red berry and cherry compote and topped with ice cream. It’s the better of the two – I’m going to nick that one to try at home with those bags of frozen red fruits from the supermarket. I think even I can pull that one off.

Popped in for an early evening drink on a Monday evening. Despite being quiet, it felt cosy and welcoming. Good selection of draft beers.

Beautiful place staff was reasonable though when I brought it to their attention how the food quality was awful. When you are paying over £22 for a Sunday dinner, you don’t expect it to come out over cooked at 12:30 on a Sunday and cabbage for veg. To be fair, feel a little bit mugged off.

Excellent service and staff serve with a smile.

As always we had a wonderful meal. I really do enjoy my visits to The Bull’s Head at Mottram. Last night was a bitterly cold, snowy night so it was great coming in from the cold to blazing fires & a cosy atmosphere. Spot on! Thanks to you all.

My husband and I have just returned from the Bulls Head. My husband had Braised beef feather in Guinness which was delicious. I had a lovely Fillet steak sandwich and an Apple scone, blackberry jam + clotted cream. The nicest scone I’ve tasted.

Very good value for money, excellent quality food and pleasant staff. My favourite pub meal pub!

Always welcoming hostelry with lovely food too. Lots of parking available. Nice range of cocktails. Efficient staff too.

Had a booking for 6pm for 4 people, upon arriving we were told there was no roast potatoes left and the only choice of roast meat was lamb, not impressed but we had travelled and were hungry. Once seated we were then informed there was no Sunday roasts left whatsoever! The only other dishes on the Sunday menu were fish & chips or cheese pie. A member of our party is allergic to fish and another member no dairy. Our argument was why not contact us in the first instance to let us know there was little to non food left! Shocking service.

After a long walk, myself and my husband stopped at the Bulls Head one Saturday afternoon for a coffee and a scone. The establishment was lovely and the scone was delicious, however our time at the pub was ruined by the constant sound of thuds and bangs coming from the ceiling. We enquired as to what was making such a racket, and the waitress declared with a sigh “it’s the managers children. It goes on all day, everyday”. She seemed just as perturbed as us. Unfortunately, we were unable to relax and enjoy the ambience. It has put us off wanting to come back.

The restaurant was great, thank you very much Rebecca for the service !!!

Fantastic staff,fantastic food,fantastic choice of beers always changing , different brews and all kept really well, atmosphere goes with the pub that's always welcoming

4 of us had dinner on Saturday night- we all loved our food. Great service and reasonable price too - would definitely recommend a visit. Big menu so something for everyone. Many thanks - will be back soon

Called in for a pint, looked at the menu, oh so tempted. Opted for beef shoulder blade, stunning. Great meal, lovely place, fair price. Give it a go. I shall go back again. Tidy.

Excellent food and caring staff with easy parking. Really enjoyable. I have had many meals here and always had a pleasant welcome.

I arranged lunch here for 15 members of our local bowling club and couldn't have been more pleased with the experience. Everyone enjoyed the food quality and professionalism of the lady who looked after us. So well done to front of house and the kitchen staff.

I was truly impressed by the meal here. I stopped by for dinner on my way back to the accommodation, and it was absolutely delicious! The pumpkin barley risotto had crispy sage and roasted pumpkin seeds, and the mixed salad was incredibly fresh with a variety of vegetables, fruits, and pickles. The sticky toffee pudding was so good too. The presentation was also beautiful, and this might have been the best meal I’ve had on this UK trip. Thank you, chef!

Went in here with no booking..was able to get a table, this was a weekday visit so no problem with seating. Love this place it so quintessential British pub.. We ordered appetisers, main course drinks and skip for pudding. As always this place never disappoint us.. the food taste is consistent, the service was excellent, staff are very attentive. Highly recommend to visit this place.

My Wife treated me to a wonderful evening here for my 76th Birthday.

Brilliant! We booked a room for a retirement party which was perfect, amazing service by Fransesca who looked after us so well, the food was fabulous, thank you so much, would definitely recommend

Amazing food and lovely staff had a lovely 2 course lunch today can't fault anything had a really good gluten free menu

Good food, average presentation, excellent service but food was not exceptional. Excellent choice of wines. I'd recommend but I think at this price I'd expect restaurant standard presentation and quality, but it was more like good home cooking.

Everything very good apart from access for the disabled which is very poor

Lovely waiting staff. Beautiful food. Great with dietary requirements. Surprised me with a gluten free Yorkshire pudding which was a lovely touch. We’ll definitely be back!

Well done will be going again A safe and pleasant place

I had a Roast Beef Dinner which was delicious, but slightly cold.

Fitted a tyre at on a Hyundai here had a nightmare with it too but Landlord was sound and give me a free drink will call in some time 👍

A lunch for 6 people celebrating our friend’s birthday. The black pudding was a favourite starter but mainly because the prawns were not available. I next had lamb, along with my wife and her cousin: delicious! One of us had fish but there were bones in it and it was supposed to be filleted. Otherwise, we were all pleased. A few had puddings or coffee. Overall, an easy 4 stars and we look forward to going again.,

Nice local country pub. It can get quite busy so best to book. Service was quick and the food was nice.

Food was loverly but the service of one girl was a disgrace. She threw menus and threw food down on the table and it was as if she was trying to usher us out of the restaurant created an awkward atmosphere at our table. Her attitude was not applicable and her presence disturbed our table. Her attitude came across as if she wanted us to leave which was not tolerated and mentioned to the manager. She was rudely sarcastic to members of our table which was disrespectful and unneeded. We only had this one waiter for the end of the night but her efforts were poor and hoped they are addressed and mentioned. Other than that food was lovely and the other servers were amazing.

My top choice for Sunday lunch- generous portions and always great quality. Friendly and welcoming

I always go for the crispy beef salad and Im never disappointed, this night was no different. The atmosphere is always wonderful, and the staff are approachable and familiar which gives this pub such a homey, welcoming feel. The Bulls Head is one of the few places I can confidently eat as a celiac as they always take dietary requirements so seriously. Almost all of the menu (including desserts!) are/can be made gluten fee without compromising on flavour which is a revelation! One not to be missed!

We love the Bulls Head! It’s the most perfect village pub, so proud to have it in our community. Brilliant staff, the best food and such a friendly, welcoming atmosphere every single visit!

As always outstanding. Service is always with a smile, so friendly and caring. Food was impeccable 👌🏼 and the location is ideal. Love the Bulls Head. Thanks team.

Beautiful pub, great service, great staff. Lovely setting and fabulous food. Lovely outdoor seating, too. Highly recommend

Nice for drinks but let down by food! Pleasant pub and drinks but let down by poor quality overpriced food, which was a shame!

Had one of the best Sunday dinners ever, here. The Yorkshire Puds are massive and amazing. There's lots of cubby holes but the down side is it's hard to catch a waiter's eye.

Can't fault the service. The reason for visiting was to eat and so I'm reviewing the place on the food. If the Yorkshire pudding hadn't been pre described I wouldn't know that it was one. It towered over the plate and looked and tasted as though it was made from polystyrene. It was very, very dry. The rest of the food looked as though it had been dumped on the plate, with very little gravy. Out in the car park I remembered that, when I been her before, through an open upstairs window at the back I saw a large pile of Yorkshire puddings. They obviously cook them en mass. I won't be going back.

Rebekah, Alice, Heather and Dan smashed the service for us tonight. Really enjoyed the food too. Love this pub. Highly highly recommend!!

Lovely Country pub with a warm, cosy interior. Very friendly and helpful staff. Great food and selection of beers.

Abit pricey though. However courses are generous enough for 2 .

Solid solid solid and exceptional staff

We were playing golf at the nearby Mottram Hall golf course and called in for a pint. A lovely country pub, very large inside. Modern and cosy . Didn't eat at the pub but the menu did look inviting, maybe another time.

Excellent food and service. Definitely recommend. Plenty of gluten free options on the menu...very impressed. Will return!

Quaint place to enjoy a Sunday Roast; the prices are a little high and I don't think it is always reflected in the food/portion sizes but the staff are always really attentive!

Best place for food always loved going even after 20 years

Amazing service, everyone was very friendly and helpful. We went for Sunday lunch and it was great

A lovely country pub that serves good food. The staff are friendly and helpful. Great beer garden and plenty of parking spaces.

Great food, great waitress service. Very accommodating.

A great Brunning and Price gastro pub. Excellent food, service, staff and drinks.

Excellent food, excellent service. Food was worth the wait

A scenic location, pleasant staff, nice food, sensibly priced...... but yet another pub that has gone to the dogs! Even bagged dog treats being sold on the bar to encourage owners to feed from the tables. If you like nice food in the presence of yappy dogs in the restaurant then you'll be happy.

The presentation and content of the menu led us to think we were in for some lovely food at this refurbished local pub. How wrong we were! The scallop starter had no flavour apart from the muddy taste from the pea puree and the fatty pancetta was not a taste I’d like to repeat anytime soon. The chicken and avocado main was dreary - huge slices of dry bread - hardly any avocado and minimal dressing - not good. I really wanted to love this place but clearly for us that’s not going to happen.

Great service, fabulous food and lovely atmosphere, perfect

My wife and I first met here in 1970. I proposed to her at the Bull about 12 months later.It was a really hippy gathering back then looked after by a lovely French chap called Roland. Today we went back to where it all started for us in the 1970s for our 52nd wedding anniversary. We would just like to say a big thank you to all the staff for their caring attitude, their friendly attentive manner,their efficient service and the delicious food. Forgot to mention that you can have a conversation without loudspeakers drowning out your voices and the ambiance is wonderful. We will be back.

Late review from Boxing Day Lunch. We come here regularly for food or snacks. The Boxing Day Lunch was absolutely amazing - the kitchen was busy, however, the food was excellent and the staff were brilliant. They made our day! We had a very poor meal in Prestbury on Christmas Day. The Bulls Head made us so happy and we will go back here again and again. By far the best B&P pub for miles!! 10 out of 10!!!

To start the service was perfect, all staff were very welcoming and homely. We hadn’t booked a tablet but they sorted us out immediately. The starter, main and desert was at a very high quality and piping hot. The staff made sure we had regular service to the table throughout. They had a very large variety of drinks menu. The venue itself was very warm, comfortable and very clean. Would 100% go again and recommend to all. Chaperone

If you like open fires, relaxed dining in a beautiful building with a great atmosphere, this is a place to visit. There are accessable entrances.

Lovely food, they didn't let us sit down as we had a disabled family member , rude staff, would go again but would definitely not on a Sunday, they had a nice atmosphere with a singing group with a stage

Welcoming staff and a roaring fire make this place for me. There is a variety of beers and gins as you'd expect.

I regularly come here with family. It's our *go to* Sunday lunch when we can't be bothered to cook. Took some mates today on a random Tuesday, and it was as exceptional as ever. Staff and food are amazing. We had a great table near the fire (you need to book). This place just never lets me down. Well done Dan & team for continued 5* service all round 👏 👍

Absolutely lovely food and really nice friendly staff. Will definitely be back.

Group of 6 adults who all enjoyed their meals. Good atmosphere and friendly staff will definitely come here again. Lots of car parking space either side of the pub which is a bonus.

Typical Brunning & Price pub. Quality food delivered with great friendly service in what seemed to be someone's old house. B&P don't do modern architecture - thank goodness!

Lovely pub and great food! Recommend the burger and the venison loin.

It's a really cosy pub with lots of little rooms. Great food and drink. Very good staff who are helpful and very organised. Dog friendly.

Although very busy we were served with beautiful food,( as usual!),by pleasant staff, thank you.

My son found this beautifully idyllic pub for lunch on a weekend away. I was blown away with the impeccable service, superb attention to detail, friendliness and excellent quality of food (compliments to the chef). I've dined out a lot but Rebecca takes the super award as waitress 🥇. She exceeded our expectations, keeping the kids amused, super fast service, providing us with extra ice, cutlery for sharing without even asking. It's these little things that make you feel special. Nothing was too much trouble for her. She is an asset to the pub. It would definitely be our regular if we lived in the area but worth a special journey to revisit. Thank you all 👌🏼👏🏼🙏🏼💕

Hi staff and ambience were good however the amount of dogs in the dining area was off putting, at one point as we got up almost tripped over a large dog from the table behind us was spread out. Dogs barking some aggressively quite frightening especially as young children present

Me and my husband were visiting the area and booked a table for last night. We arrived about 20 mins early but when we asked about our reservation they were more than happy to seat us. The service all night was great. The young lady that was serving our table was lovely. If we ever returned to the area, will definitely come back again.

The staff are gorge and the food was absolutely delicious. It got a bit noisy at times, which was hard for some of our group. The staff were amazing and helped us move to a quieter area. It's such a fab place.

Excellent Sunday lunch, friendly and professional staff.

Disappointing food. Ordered starter of Salmon, ginger and lemongrass fishcake. It was as hard as a golf ball, could not cut into it. Sent it back, very apologetic and I decided instead to have the soup which was average. I am very surprised the chef sent that out as it was obvious it was overcooked burnt and possibly been cooked hours previously. My friend ordered the Chicken liver pâté, carrot and apricot chutney, toasted bloomer ( note no mention of mushroom on the menu) She called the waitress over as there was a suspicious looking slime on the salad to which we were told it was a mushroom. Unfortunately did not take a photo. No issue with the small pudding and hot drink.

Had an enjoyable lunch in this Tardis of a restaurant. Starters, mine rabbit and wild boar pasty was delicious and just the right size. My fish pie was full off quality fish but just lacked a little something to lift it into being something really special - a herb perhaps on some cheese in the sauce. Still very good. My wife's lab was melt in the mouth tender and the veges were well cooked and different from the usual gastropub offerings. The menu is the same at lunch and the evening and perhaps a few smaller plates could be offered at lunch, not sandwiches. Nevertheless a really good place to go for a meal. You will be well looked after.

Just a drop in for a Quiet morning tea and a tea cake. Lovely .

I cannot believe how good the gluten free choices are! This is the best in class example of how to run a restaurant!

Always good. That's why we keep going back.

Went here for boxing day family meal, excellent quality food.

Great food in a wonderful atmosphere

This pub restaurant in my opinion goes from strength to strength! Firstly I commend the group for such a great bar range & especially the cask ales which are ever changing & always well kept & very drinkable. The fact the pub is always busy speaks volumes, especially in such a quiet location. The staff are always helpful & friendly the menu ever changing & the food delicious, I'm actually not sure why I need to add this review but we'll recommended.

Booked a table and then called up to tell them that we were with a dog. Upon arrival we were told a table was not available as we had a dog for another 1hr 15m and were questioned about the phone call almost making out that we hadn’t called.Manager came across and he had a worse attitude than the normal bar attendant. - no compensation offered but just told to go and eat somewhere else and then come back to the bar later on even though we just wanted to eat. AVOID if you have a dog

A quite outstanding location with excellent food,brilliant atmosphere and a team of staff so ably led by Dan the manager. The staff are extremely helpful and so friendly providing the highest level of service. We are regular attendees and long may that continue.

A group of 11 ladies had a wonderful evening. Great atmosphere, hot food that was well presented, lovely staff but … the fact we could only choose off the Christmas menu when I personally would have preferred fish and chips. The menu was very limited with for example rabbit, venison and butter bean mash to go with the fish in a tomato and fennel sauce. Not the best of choices. The prices and unable to choose from the main menu will deter our return.

Great food and beer - very very nice pub - highly recommend

Disappointing. This pub used to be really good but our visit yesterday was not very good. Our party of 11 had a lot of niggles that added up to a very average/poor experience, mainly due to slow service slow but also meal quality was not as good compared to their usual standard. Pate starters were bland and tasteless this time, nowhere as good as I've had before. The Christmas Dinner costs over £20 now and several of us found the turkey to be very dry. Comically we each had two cranberries dotted on the plate side, and a single sprout cut in half. There were other veggies of course, but my own green veg portion was cold. The portion size was fine and plenty of gravy but sadly cold plates meant a luke warm (definitely not piping hot) meal. Service was slow, and one person did not get their fish meal until other people had eaten half their main courses. I wanted to say something to the waitress but they did not check us...I later learned she checked a couple at the far end of the table but not everyone. They were understaffed and we had to order extra drinks at the bar ourselves, when usually we were frequently checked by staff if extra drinks are needed. The slowest service was for puddings, they took nearly 25 minutes and arrived well after the hot drinks that were supposed to come together. A staff member later said "it says hot drink and pudding on the menu, does not say they come together". I thought he was joking but he clearly seemed unbothered by the delay. Minor things were niggling too, the waitress adamantly would not bring condiments until after all the meals were served. I had nearly finished my turkey when the cranberry sauce arrived. The puddings were the best part, the waffle mini pudding excellent. But my friend ordered the trifle and it was actually more like a chocolate mousse. We later were told only one member of staff made puddings hence the long delay. The total bill was £380 for 11 of us. Quite expensive given most of us had only two courses and drinks. In summary...used to be a good pub but standards have slipped.

Very much enjoyed our lunch. Excellent service and good food. Dogs allowed.

We’d booked for lunch which was just as well as it seemed very busy with several groups of “ladies who lunch”. As always, there was good service and a menu packed with dishes you could fancy ordering. They modify the menu regularly which accounts for the fact that, whilst I’d spotted a lovely partridge main course when I looked online just after breakfast, it had disappeared when they updated the menu just before midday. There was a roast chestnut risotto, as a starter, which was nice enough in itself but would have been even better if you could actually detect any pieces of chestnut in it. The overall flavour was enhanced with a scattering of lightly pickled shemeji mushrooms and a few crisped sage leaves. That was followed by a “proper” suet shortcrust pie – crisp pastry top, bottom and side – filled with long cooked venison, bacon, mushroom and baby cocktail onions. It came with colcannon and mixed greens. Just the sort of lunch that works on a chilly autumn day. Spiced carrot soup was everything you want from a bowl of soup. Warming, flavoursome with the sweetness of carrot and a little background spice from cumin and coriander. Lovely sourdough roll and butter alongside. The main course came from the Light Bites section. A steak sandwich – alleged to be fillet but so chewy in parts that fillet it wasn’t. But most was edible and those bits were nice enough. It wasn’t a plate to send back but it was a plate to comment on when we were asked how everything had been. There’s a tarragon and Dijon mayo, a little salad, sun blush tomatoes and a few fries.

The Bulls Head Mottram- Always delivers-an excellent and proper Sunday lunch- they are always busy however standards never slip in the kitchen and the front of house- hospitality done right- well done

Lovely meal. Great, friendly staff. Very busy!

I had the baked hake with curried cauliflower puree, plus samphire bhajis. Every mouthful was delicious.

I had the baked hake with curried cauliflower puree. I think extra potatoes were added. Every mouthful was delicious.

It was the first time we visited this establishment, great atmosphere, fantastic food,and the service was excellent.

Great friendly service and quality food.

Fantastic food and nice friendly staff

Food was very good and staff were friendly and welcoming.