We went out for a Friday night pub meal in The Bull. The place looks nice on the outside, it is equally nice on the inside, albeit it was a bit quiet. We went for a few beers, a bottle of wine, some spectacular American...dirty burgers and a few desserts. We had a great time and will be back.More
Place was nice and clean and the food,Hunters chicken and Cottage Pie was also excellent. Served by the friendly Liza and will have to go back as the pensioners midweek menu looks good.
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We visited last Wednesday at lunchtime. We ordered 3 different meals, each one very poor. Cold chips, scampi that looked like coal and a side salad that was only fit for the bin. Moody waitresses, who didn’t like it when I requested hot chips, I...didn’t feel I could address the other issues due to her attitude. I did email Nigel, who I am guessing is the manager, he replied to say he would look into my issues but a week later nothing! His failure to get back to me says it all. Our meals were £12 more expensive than The Romany Rye! My advice, if you want good food at s reasonable price, served by friendly staff then go down the road to Wetherspoons and give this place a missMore
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My wife and her 2 friends went for lunch on a recommendation. She tells me that the food was tasty but the portions were quite small(she not a big eater) However her real complaint was about the attitude of the man who served them, who...was thought to be the landlord. He was very offhand and seemed to appear as if he was doing them a bit favour by being there. She says she will go again and hope the person who served them has changed.More
Hi, thanks for your review, sorry that our barman or waiter was off handed, I believe the person concerned has now left the employment of the Bull, Hope you will try us again we do have a good reputation for service. thanks again
We were in Dereham for a couple of nights and visited all three pubs in the town The Bull was miles ahead of the others Great food a lovely pint and the staff did a great job. The food came out in good time and...was nice very tasty and hot Will definitely be going again when back in the area.More
Hi Thanks for your review we appreciate it, very pleased you had a good time at the Bull
Yummy!! What a delicious lunch we had today! Great choice on menu, beautifully presented and tasted beautiful! Had the chilli burger and the mixed grill. Beautiful cuts of meat, cooked to perfection, (all except the sausage which was a bit too well done for my...liking). Dessert was equally as yummy with chocolate brownie and ice-cream, and apple pie and custard! Well worth a visit!!More
Hi Thanks for your review pleased you enjoyed your meal at the Bull
Visited here with my children during the half term break. For a week day lunch time the pub was very busy which obviously is a good sign. There was one table left which we had. We were served very quickly for our drinks order and...then food. The food came in a reasonable time frame and looked very very good. We all had a lovely meal and will be looking forward to returning soon. Thank you very much.More
Hi Thanks for your review pleased you enjoyed your meal at the Bull
We visited the Bull on Sunday 12th December 2021 - We had pre booked our meals from the Christmas Menu! The table service was excellent! The starters arrived within good time, and when the main courses arrived, they were piping hot, with a good selection...of vegetables, turkey, stuffing, pigs in blankets, and plenty of gravy. The atmosphere was really nice and festive!! We are really looking forward to visiting the Bull again next time we are in Dereham. Thank you for a great experience!More
A group of us paid £15.95 each for a so-called Christmas lunch. Firstly, it arrived luke- warm, my friend returned his. Secondly it was ridiculously small. Apart from the turkey (which was good) it consisted of a miniscule ball of stuffing, a few mushy roast...potatoes and a small dish of boiled carrotts and roast parsnips to feed all three of us! There were NO pigs in blankets, brussels or any other seasonal vegetables! The Christmas pudding was acceptable, but was hugely overpriced at £15.95! We booked based on previous visits, but this was our last visit.More
One of the few pubs in Dereham that served food. Had tried on the Sunday but stopped serving by 7pm. All dishes declared as local produce so tried the cottage pie and my wife had the beef lasagne. Both were very nice and quite tasty...but veg was slightly undercooked for our liking. Desserts seemed quite expensive so went back to Wetherspoons for them. No bar service available unlike most other pubs.More
Visited as a family party of 8 for drinks. The Bull lacks any atmosphere, bar staff are surly and unhelpful, beer is flat and so was the lemonade. I ordered a wine spritzer, appeared to receive just a wine, complained only to be passed to...2 different bar staff who appeared to be arguing amongst themselves. Original barmaid stood at the end of the bar on her phone ignoring me. Husband ordered a bottle of bud as the draft lager was flat and undrinkable, and specifically requested a glass… still waiting for that glass. Would certainly not visit againMore
Recently moved to the area and thought I would give this place a visit as in town. The building itself is very traditional and pretty however isn't very disabled friendly for that reason. Food was ok nothing special. However the thing that let it down...was a very rude staff member. While reading reviews I notice this has been mentioned a few times so clearly wasn't just the server having a bad day. Unfortunately it completely ruined my experienceMore
My mum and myself had been starting to visit the Bull once a week as the food was gorgeous always piping hot, but on our last visit the server was so rude, communication skills were zero it felt like she would have happily thrown our...food at us, like she practically did our cutlery. Sadly we have decided to go elsewhere for our lunchMore
Friendly staff, the curries were tasty, and there's a spacious eating area outside away from the passing traffic. All good so far. What let this pub down for me, was their choice of non alcoholic beers - Beck's Blue. Come on, have you tried it!...Not very good and no proper decaffeinated coffee either.More
Visited Bull for my friends hen do. Very poor service, no one never knew the answers to the simplest questions, oh let me go and check, oh let me go and ask. Poor wine choice, poor food quality, steak was flat as a pancake and...no flavour. Had to ask for everything nothing was available like condiments, napkins. Generally used to much higher quality of service and food so didn’t expect too much and was I right not to... won’t be coming back.More