The Bull Brentwood

The Bull Brentwood reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Nooreen VIP

   Essex22 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Great lunch. booked last minute and haven't been in a while
   

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   Dave

   Essex1 review

   5.0

   Dined on May 10, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   After a long and exhausting day competing in the local Nuclear Mud Run, our party of five was looking for somewhere close to our Holiday Inn hotel to relax and refuel—and The Bull didn’t disappoint. While service was initially a little slow and our drinks took a while to arrive after being seated at our pre-booked table, everything else more than made up for it. The food, especially the steaks, was excellent, beautifully presented and cooked exactly as requested. We also felt the meal offered great value. Overall, a very positive experience and a venue we would highly recommend.
   

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   Christine

   London1 review

   5.0

   Dined on May 10, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was excellent, had a great choice of gluten free. The staff were lovely especially our waitress. Really nice evening and we will recommend it to friends and family.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   London1 review

   3.0

   Dined on May 9, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   Come up here for my grandparents diamond 60th anniversary and my Nan’s birthday. Unfortunately the service was terrible, on multiple occasions when ordering drinks they never came so had to chase them up. Had to ask to order desserts 3 times after being given the menu. They did leave the desserts off the bill but still come to £280 without service charge or the desserts and the service we received was shocking. I’ve eaten in here many times before but today I was very disappointed and so was my grandparents.
   

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   Vandana VIP

   Essex3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 4, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This is our favourite pub restaurant in Brentwood. Always great friendly service and amazing tasting food.
   

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   Pamela

   Essex1 review

   3.0

   Dined on May 4, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   I did inform them it was a birthday treat but was offered a table right in the middle of the thoroughfare where people had to pass to be seated, so I asked for a different table. They only started to get busy when we had nearly finished anyway. The roast dinner was presented on a round soup type bowl and so full of gravy that I couldn’t see the meat at the bottom. Plenty of meat but very chewy so undercooked. I know portion size matters but there was so much I could only eat half. Just wish the dinner was on a proper dinner plate and not swamped with gravy. The bread and butter pudding had no sultanas and not made in the traditional method of slices piled on top of each other. All in all not the best experience I have had when dinning out, which is such a shame as it was my birthday and I was eighty.
   

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   Belinda

   London6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 20, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great Sunday lunch today. Food was excellent as was service. Had the roast and starters.. all freshly cooked and served. Definitely return.
   

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   David

   Essex3 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on April 17, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   We have been to the Bull several times, why? Parking is easy The Menu has a good choices of meals The Food is well cooked and presented , and in particular the fish and chips is delicious The service is efficient, informative and friendly The cost is not cheap but it’s good value for money The only issue is verifying who I am when writing a review. It’s a real pain
   

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   Laura

   Edinburgh1 review

   5.0

   Dined on April 13, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   A very good experience First time visiting, very friendly staff and very good food
   

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    Susan

    London5 reviews

    2.0

    Dined on March 29, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 1

    Noisy, overcrowded, average food. Service was ok but we were ignored on arrival and when I complained about the table, the waitress agreed with me that it was the worst table they had, in the middle of the restaurant, right in front of the fire. Obviously we were squeezed in and constantly disturbed by staff and customers alike. Unlikely to return.
    

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