The Bull's Head At Craswall in Herefordshire, County of

Nice to see The Bull back in action..... it had been closed for a while and it's actually probably decades since my companion and I had last visited. Nice feel to the bar which seemed a comfortable place for a quiet drink. We had dinner. There's a simple stone floor and open fire and the pub is quite remote so it all felt quite self-contained in its mood.

Lovely country traditional pub and restaurant with cosy open fire and log burner. Great cider, delicious food, friendly helpful staff. Dog friendly in bar, large beer garden, great location looking at the black hill cats back. Highly recommend a visit.

Wow what a amazing place, lovely renovated bub with all the original features you would expect from a country pub. The food was amazing, very small menu but when the food is that good it really doesn't matter. Best meal we have had out for a long time, definitely made it in to our to 5 places to eat and 3 of those hold a Michael star so it's pretty dam good. Staff we amazing aswell, just leave yourself plenty of time to get there as the road is bad. 5 stars from us

Fantastic Sunday lunch, interesting menu options and a great array of flavours. The setting and ambiance is stunning. Staff were attentive without being intrusive and the overall rustic vibe is simply perfect. We will definitely return!

Absolutely amazing Sunday roast and place itself was so lovely. Our mulled ciders were delicious! Worth the detour and would not hesitate to come back 😊

We came him for Sunday lunch and I loved that the menu was alternative to the predictable meat and veg combo’s. It was delicious 🤤

Every course was on point. The cooking was perfect and the balance of flavours well judged. The staff were lovely, the Old Fashioned great. It was a rainy, windy, autumn day and the pub was busy with a lovely cosy vibe. Farm to table and nose to tail principles were the ethical cherries on the cake. Best pub meal you can have around Hay on Wye without a doubt.

We stumbled across the Bulls Head after a rainy walk - we knew instantly it was a gem. The food was really top notch. I had 80 day aged beef, my partner had hake. Both beautifully presented and tasted superb. I had a side of marmite cabbage which was interesting! And then the desserts! The Muscavado and Madeira tart was just dreamy and the cheese board a perfect mix of tangy Caerphilly cheese and pear. And the service was brilliant.

We came here on a recommendation, the location is beautiful, the pub quaint and the staff lovely and friendly - but there it ends! The food was tasteless/bland (how can you make roast beef bland!), served warmish/cold, very limited menu, which isn't a bad thing if the food is good! Service was slow for the food - 1 hour and 15 minutes before the main arrived (as above luke warm/cold!) It was also expensive for what you had with service automatically added - I could understand for large parties but not for 5! I would love to give it another try but the reviews are a bit hit and miss - I would say it is a great location for a drink and to revel in the location!

We stopped for something from the 'bar menu', the bar menu was 4 or 5 items from the dinner menu at the same prices. Nothing was exactly bad (but see below), but nothing really good either; as we probably should have guessed a cider infused sorbet with some chunks of granola in it was just vile. Like finding a tooth in a mashed and almost frozen sock. Our bill was steep, and not just because we were overcharged, and, as others have pointed out, we were charged for service on the bar food including drinks. The atmosphere was one of an authentic drover's pub but with nary a drover in sight, they'd driven elsewhere unsurprisingly.

Fantastic Sunday lunch. Delicious house red at 5.50 for a glass, perfectly pink roast beef with pickled mushrooms, sticky toffee pud to die for. Husband equally delighted with the lamb, a very good pint and perfect pairing of local cheese and pickled pears ( I know, sounds weird, but chef knows what he's doing). Great service in atmospheric surroundings and all for 27 quid for 2 courses. A fitting reward after cycling via gospel pass from Hay. Only problem was leaving to cycle the last 6 miles back. A place to linger.

Fabulous building , quaint ,stylish ,and rustic. The menu was interesting and well thought out. I chose the pigeon breast which was tender but the jus /sauce was extremely salty ! My husband chose the steak and the chips were delicious ! The evening was really lovely with a good atmosphere and pleasant staff .

Everything perfect except the food. Odd menu; 3 dishes containing red meat, 1 vegetarian option which was Gnocchi; bland and unimaginative. Please improve the food, everything else is there.

Our third visit and The Bulls Head continues to impress. The food is outstanding and this is where we are starting to go to celebrate or treat visitors. We eat vegetarian and, though the local meat is very much a focus, we have always had something interesting to savour. Our meat eating friends and relatives have very much enjoyed their choices. Tucked away in beautiful surroundings it's well worth a visit.

This place was a BIG BIG disappointment as we had gone there for a special occasion. The menu was weird and none of the party really fancied anything on it. The food was poorly cooked, tasteless and greasy. The only think in its favour is the lovely location and the nicely restored inn, Maybe OK to go for a drink but avoid eating there,

Absolutely fabulous place. We were made to feel welcome from the moment we arrived - the staff are amazing. The menu was really interesting and the food we choose was delicious. The location is beautiful too. We can’t wait to go back.

Deeply disappointing. Been here several times in recent years, its my wifes favorite or at least it was. The last couple of visits have been less good. Prices have risen but more critically the quality has fallen. This evening we met friends there. The food...

I am going to try to be balanced as it wasn’t all bad - but for premium prices it needs to be better than not all bad. We had booked but sat in the bar (we had to as we have a dog). We weren’t...

We were driving past after a full-on day at Hay Festival and were drawn to the twinkly lights outside. Even though the restaurant was fully booked, the lovely staff managed to sort us out with delicious snacks at the bar. They were already fully booked...

We were doing a car run to sort out a cycle route I will be leading, and I had this place marked as a possible lunch stop. The place was full, good sign. The menu is extremely limited, ie four choices of main courses. Nothing...

Really beautiful well run pub/restaurant in a lovely part of the country. Excellent beautifully cooked and delivered food with great staff. Will definitely return very soon.

Absolutely dreadful meal, very disappointing. Under cooked plaice swimming in butter, new potatoes fried that were certainly not new potatoes and were sitting a pool of garlic butter and caked in baked herbs, soggy veg! Dry steak! Unfortunately this restaurant has forgotten the pleasures of...

Visited for a birthday meal. Ambience and setting was lovely. Had the brawn for starter and pork for main which was outstanding. Lovely to have a high-end meal in such a rural area

Our food was excellent. 2 lovely starters , mackerel, and charcuterie, followed by steak. Just faultless. Bara brith with Caerphilly and pickled pear for desert.

Saturday night dinner with friends, booked for relatively early (7:30) but they only had 2 sirloin steaks and 1 very expensive wing rib steak for 2 left. There were a couple of other menu options but nothing we really fancied, so we decided to push...

The Bull Head is a renowned gastro pub in Herefordshire, so on a very grey, winters day it was time to pay a visit, although the visibility on the day was poor the countryside surrounding the pub is outstanding. Right under the Black Mountains just...

Not much info about this place (recently re-opened I believe) and quite hard to find in the middle of nowhere under emptying leaden skies, but was it worth it? 100% Very old pub restored magnificently, super comfortable toasty warm on a November day. We had...

As a youngster I used to come up this valley to watch the countries best trials riders and squeeze in an atmospheric and fabulously remote little pub for a pint and a packet of crisps. Regularly I checked to see if it had reopened but...

Honestly the best pub food I have ever had. The amount of flavours the compliment each other I'm surprised this place doesn't have a Michelin star!

I am sad we live hundreds of miles away from this wonderful gastropub. I am devastated I’ll have to wait another 12 months before visiting again . We booked evening dinner and it was absolutely glorious . I was so annoyed at myself as I...

My first visit to the Bulls Head since it reopened, good ambience and excellent service, the menu I thought was a bit limited to the point where I didn’t fancy any of the main courses but what I did have (Beetroot Tarte Tatin) was nicely...

Excellent food, wonderful location. We had a great meal, the food is just delicious. The menu is very impressive, and certainly not the average pub food, this is Michelin level food. Very friendly staff, and very good beer!

Went out to Craswell for an impromptu speculative bite to eat mid day on a Thursday. Took our pooch, knowing we could sit outside with no worries. Got there late at about 14:30. Lunch was still being served with no worries. Both ordered a Plowman’s....

Absolutely amazing experience for my partner’s and I anniversary dinner. Starting with the location, the beautiful old cottage, staff was friendly and helpful, with a great touch to detail. The food is cooked to perfection and their menu is made around what they have available...

We had a late lunch at The Bull's Head last Saturday. We were a large group, (*13 people + *2 dogs) but the staff there couldn't have been more hospitable. We endeavoured to walk to the pub from the Cat's Back but grossly underestimated how...

Went to the Bull’s Head Inn as a birthday treat, we had a warm welcome and enjoyed some refreshing drinks. It was lovely that this hidden gem of a pub doesn’t serve the standard non alcoholic drinks instead they served lovely presses and sustainable soft...

I understand that the fairly rugged and creaky parts of the Bulls Head may not have appealed or indeed been practical, but for me this was the charm of the place and made it so different from all the other generic country pubs in the...

The pub is lovely inside, old worlde and lovely gardens, the staff are friendly but that’s where the good stuff ends. Beef dripping chips were over cooked many times so were oily and crunchy, plus there were only about 10 chips for £4.50. The draft...

visited having been in Hay (where the pubs are poor) and having been here 14 years ago and hearing of its revival thought we would go and support. Wish we hadn't. Pub is fantastic and the staff were delightful....but that is where the good bits...

The Bulls Head had always been hard to get to, oozing character, and in its old guise perhaps difficult to ‘make a go of’. The new owners are apparently more diversified but I can only really comment on first our impressions and our lunch. We...

Beyond a 10/10. We stopped by for a late lunch at 2.30pm (not many places around there offering food at that time!) after walking along the Cat's Back - the staff were all exceptionally welcoming even half an hour to the kitchen closing and both...

My wid=fe and I had lunch here on a Thursday after a hearty walk under Offa's Dyke. The pub/restaurant is recently reopened in new hands and they have made tasteful updates to what is a charming old drovers inn with stome floors, bif fireplaces and...

Such a warm welcome on arrival - our drinks order was taken immediately and we walked past some scrabble players enjoying a drink in the foyer to the main restaurant area (note to readers: do make time before dinner to enjoy a drink and a...

We’ve followed the fortunes of this historic treasure for more than 25 years and couldn’t have found it in safer hands. The pub has been sensitively restored and updated. You can have bar snacks or eat in the restaurant. Our visit got off to a...

We couldn’t have had a better experience. A very cheerful welcome, with matching service. We felt under a bit of time pressure as we had to collect the grandchildren from school, but were reassured and they really delivered quickly! Food was yummy and I drank...

Fantastic mix of old and new. Delicious food & beer, great atmosphere & amazing rhubarb fizz cocktail! Would be great for a passing pint or full on food. Will definitely be back soon.

Came here for my birthday treat and what a treat it was. The food was delicious and although (thankfully) not a massive menu there was plenty to choose from. We had charcuterie and the asparagus to start Then the salmon and sirloin steak for mains...

Beautifully restored drovers inn with fantastic drinks, friendly and professional service and an exciting, well executed food menu with ingredients from their nearby farm. The best around.

Wonderful old drovers pub which has retained its character after seven years of closure and a refurbishment. New owners serve great food using their own farm's meat and impeccable friendly service. Just superb.

Really lovely to be back here after many years. Interior beautiful and staff welcoming. Had some lovely food. Mix of starters (pork terrine, beef and parmesan croquettes) were fab. Mains included steak, cod and pie, ALL of which were excellent. Only hitch was the braised...

Although this little pub is a bit off the beaten track, it is so worth the drive. The pub has been sympathetically restored and the result is a cosy, warm traditional pub. The staff are lovely and so attentive. And the food!!- I tasted the...

What a fabulous place to enjoy a wonderfully cooked and different Sunday lunch. Ambient atmosphere, roaring log fire and a delight to see an inn restored in keeping with this original ancient building . If an 18th century drover had popped in he would have...

The staff were attentive, the venue stunning and the food sublime. If you are looking for good honest food with outstanding ingredients then this is one to try. The menu is fairly small, which doesn't bother me but it may not have something for everyone,...

Excellent menu, wonderful service and very tasty food. Hogget Lamb was sublime. As were the various starters. The decor is comfortable and on a very cold and wet February was toasty warm and very cozy

I love The Bulls head , always have . I can’t fault the front of house and the ambiance. The bar snack menu is nice and tasty , but wouldn’t be sufficient for any hungry Walker coming off the mountain. It is what it says...

OUTSTANDING. We popped in to the Bulls Head on a whim after an invigorating walk in the local area and our experience was fantastic. The Bar Snack menu was impressive, the food was delicious and the staff were a real asset to the venue. Definitely...