The Bulls Head in Cheshire East

We just dropped in for a drink on a busy bank holiday and without realising sat at an empty table that was in the area for food service, but where other pubs may have just asked you to move with no consideration - the waiter came over and kindly told us he had reserved us a table in the bar area to move to and made sure to check on us while we were there - it's the small things that make a big difference and we will definitely be back!

As always, excellent food, great cosy atmosphere & friendly, upbeat staff. 5⭐️ Faultless service throughout. Thanks guys. 🙏🏼

Been visiting this pub for a few years now...the service and welcome is always great...food is above average ...prices aren't extortionate...its part of Brunning and Price pub group...experts at their trade

Very nice food a bit expensive.staff were were friendly we would go there again.Good atmosphere

We thought the service was good and staff friendly and efficient . Food was good but not spectacular . Decor and ambience was very good and the booking procedure was smooth and efficient .

Lovely food, excellent service. We will definitely be back!

Stayed next door again, had the sausage and mash last time so the proper steak and all pie it was, not a stew with a lid, mash and veg and a pint of ale, Went down well, Delicious, Alan

Amazing service and food. Huge shoutout to Annemarie, nothing was too much trouble. Amazing with our little ones. She was great all afternoon xxx

A table by the fire, friendly service, meat and vegetarian menus, delicious food, great atmosphere. So much to enjoy. Thank you.

After speaking with Dyllis at Goose Green Farm, she recommended us to the Bulls Head. We weren’t disappointed! All the staff were attentive and polite, knowledgeable and the food was above your average pub grub and very tasty!

The gluten free fish and chips wasn't gluten free as my stomach attested to the following day. 😡😡

We have been coming to this pub for about 30 years but the treatment and attitude of the so called manager bar woman was beyond disgraceful. My husband went to get me a Zinfandel Rose and was told they didn’t have any ( they usually do) and she suggested another Rose which she said was the same. When he brought it to me it was nothing like Zinfandel rose so I went to change it but she wasn’t having it and tried to charge me for another drink. If it tasted the same or similar I can understand it but on her recommendation it was nothing like and very bitter. She wasn’t having very rude so we left Absolutely disgusted by the treatment!! Like I say we have been going there for 30 years and am very upset

Great selection of dishes, I opted for the Blackstick blue quiche served with a delicious potato salad & a peashoot, grape & apple salad. It was delicious The service was excellent & staff were attentive & friendly.

Family birthday meal for 10. Amazing food and serve every dish served to perfection. Thank you to all the staff. We will be back very soon

No vegan main course available, almost unbelievable in this day and age. Had to have a series of small plates/sides instead. Food was poor, chips were terrible, samosa crunchy and overcooked with strange coconut cream served with it. The padron peppers were good but too few. Friend had battered fish that was badly over cooked. Service not great, one of the staff scowling and unfriendly. .

Fabulous food, great service, lovely place.

Outstanding food. Lovely, friendly service. Brilliant, happy ambience. What more could one wish for? Absolutely top rate.

Really great food, staff and service

I loved the pub and the atmosphere. I'd not been there before. It is a huge pub on three levels and the staff are helpful and friendly and they make you feel like they want to be there. Which, sadly is unusual. I recommend it and look forward to going there again.

Amazing food and service. You get what you pay for here outstanding quality Sunday dinner

My friend and 1 went for Sunday lunch and it was the best one we had eaten out for ages. I could rave about this lunch for ages it was so delicious. Most importantly it was proper roast potatoes - no cheating at this pub! There were 5 vegetables if you include picked cabbage and the portions were ample. And for the first time I had roast beef because it wasn’t served up rare. Sorry for all you rare beef lovers. The gravy was really tasty. The staff were friendly and helpful. If that wasn’t enough…all that for £16.99. 😀 I loved my lunch so much that I booked to:go back in 2 week time.🤪

Always a wonderful experience at the Bull’s Head! The Sunday roasts are the best!!!!

On Wednesday 12/2 at we visited the Bulls Head for a drink with friends, the pub was extremely busy both dining and in the bar area. After receiving our drinks we struggled with where to stand, three members of staff made it very apparent we were in the way and unwelcome. Customers should not been made to feel like that especially when they have been loyal customers and spent an awful lot of money at the pub.

Went in to enjoy a drink at the bar but there was nowhere to stand as all the tables were full with diners Staff were rude and ill tempered with us for being in the way

Great pub with excellent food. Will certainly visit again

Excellent service and staff serve with a smile.

We’ve been here quite a few times but now they cannot offer a table where a wheelchair will fit in. The one table at which we used to sit has now gone and no-one on the staff knows where to! We did try several tables but that was the best. So my partner had to have her meal with her legs uncomfortably squished up against a big wooden slat under the table. Not a relaxing meal… That said, the food was pretty good as standard fayre but obviously we won’t be coming back.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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!

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

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.

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

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

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 👏 👍

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

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