The Bull at Blackmore End

Reseñas de The Bull at Blackmore End de comensales del restaurante. Basadas en valoraciones recientes.

1. HB

   HeatherB

   Londres20 reseñas

   1.0

   Comieron en 17 de octubre de 2017

   1. Global 1
   2. Comida 1
   3. Servicio 1
   4. Ambiente 1

   Having booked The Bull via Open Table, we arrived for our meal to find the restaurant had closed down. While we were stood with our guests, the owner arrived apologising as he hadn't been able to contact me. My fault entirely, as I had not updated my mobile number on Open Table. Thank you to the owner for driving over to explain to us.
   

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2. C

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   Baño8 reseñas

   4.0

   Comieron en 29 de septiembre de 2017

   1. Global 4
   2. Comida 4
   3. Servicio 4
   4. Ambiente 4

   Very friendly staff. Good food offered. Wide range of dishes offered. Prompt service. Hot food.
   

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3. OT

   Comensal de OpenTable

   Essex1 reseña

   5.0

   Comieron en 6 de agosto de 2017

   1. Global 5
   2. Comida 5
   3. Servicio 5
   4. Ambiente 5

   Lovely location, superb food!!! Very attentive but never intrusive staff. Highly recommended. Thank you.
   

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4. BB

   BeefyBrit

   Essex9 reseñas

   3.0

   Comieron en 27 de julio de 2017

   1. Global 3
   2. Comida 3
   3. Servicio 4
   4. Ambiente 5

   Disappointing experience! Invited friends there who had not been before - wanted them to like it, BUT ... On the menu was Cromer Crab - on main menu at £13.95, but a special on the night at much less. Also chilli crab cakes as a "special". The two ladies ordered the dressed crab salad. When servered, the crab meat was BLACK, smelled decidedly off and tasted foul! The new potatoes were cold. No self-respecting chef would have served the dish in this condition! The waitress kindly offered to exchange the two crab dishes for some other dish, thereby delaying the whole meal for the four of us. We were told "the cost of the two crab salads would be taken off our bill" - really! Admittedly, the replacement steak was good but my wife's replacement "fish and chips" was poor. Again, the fish was not fresh and was undercooked - no doubt in haste! The chips were cold and tasted stale (as did mine with the Bull burger)! Our bill was approx £100 - a significant amount for a disappointing eating experience. On the positive side, the place itself is lovely and the staff very helpful with good service. We suspect that the crab, and fish, had been in stock for some while and was being off-loaded as "specials", the chilli in the crab cake there to mask the off-taste. This is dangerous practice with crab in particular. The problem is probably in the kitchen and needs addressing urgently.
   

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   stan

   Essex4 reseñas

   4.0

   Comieron en 26 de mayo de 2017

   1. Global 4
   2. Comida 4
   3. Servicio 4
   4. Ambiente 5

   We often go to the bull at Blackmore end on a sunny evening as the gardens are very pleasant and the fish and chips are just fantastic put some of the young stuff need to get there fingers out and to put a smile on their face we will B Back !!
   

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   Timbre

   Essex1 reseña

   3.0

   Comieron en 21 de mayo de 2017

   1. Global 3
   2. Comida 3
   3. Servicio 4
   4. Ambiente 4

   Great service but very average food that was well presented. Wine list disappointing. The highest priced red was barely average in taste. This restaurant looked promising but sadly didn't live up to its promise.
   

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7. OT

   Comensal de OpenTable

   Essex1 reseña

   4.0

   Comieron en 29 de abril de 2017

   1. Global 4
   2. Comida 4
   3. Servicio 4
   4. Ambiente 4

   Booked The Bull at Blackmore End for a friends birthday. Had not been there before but it was a nice drive out on a friends recommendation. The food was very nice. I had the Bull Burger which was super, one of us had the Duck which was also very good. Two of the party had steak which although they said it was very good the rare steak was quite cold which was a pity. The desserts were all lovely, so yes we enjoyed our evening. The staff were very friendly, cheerful and helpful, they helped to make the evening enjoyable.
   

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8. OT

   Comensal de OpenTable

   Kent1 reseña

   2.0

   Comieron en 8 de abril de 2017

   1. Global 2
   2. Comida 2
   3. Servicio 1
   4. Ambiente 4

   The pub was full and the staff could not cope, so service very slow. My wife had a cheesecake which turned out to be deconstructed. Very trendy but Obviously put together hurriedly and lacking flavour. We were told they were busy and offered free drinks which we declined
   

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9. A

   Andrewj

   Essex1 reseña

   1.0

   Comieron en 18 de febrero de 2017

   1. Global 1
   2. Comida 3
   3. Servicio 1
   4. Ambiente 1

   After waiting 20 minutes to be seated at our table in the restaurant my husband went to the bar to ask if we could be shown to our table. Ten minutes later the restaurant manager seated us and explained that they had some big parties in and one of their chefs had called in sick so service was 'dragging a bit'. We chose our food from the menu and waited for a waitress to come and take our order, which didn't happen for another half an hour. Just as we were considering leaving, the waitress came and took our order finally, an hour after our booking time. Our first course arrived around 20 mins later (nearly half past nine) and the soup was very nice. When we asked if it came with bread, we were told no as it had croutons in it. I asked if we could have some bread anyway and the waitress reluctantly got us some. However, eating a first course at 9.30pm just seemed too late so by the time our main course came out at 9.50pm we just wanted to quickly eat it and get home as it was late and we had babysitters to get back for. We therefore asked for the bill as soon as the main course was finished and left. I understand some nights are busy and it cannot be helped if the chef is unwell but what I do object to is the attitude of staff, who really didn't seem too bothered about serving us or making the experience a positive one. If somebody had told us on arrival that there would probably be an hour's wait to order our food, we would have understood and we would have had the choice to wait or go elsewhere but being told that service was slightly 'dragging' was nowhere near the truth. It was very delayed indeed. A simple gesture such as a complimentary drink and some snacks to keep customers happy while they were kept waiting would have been all that was needed. Nothing was taken off of our bill as a good will gesture for all the time wasted and there was no apology when we paid. All in all it left a bad taste in our mouths and we will not be returning.
   

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10. OT

    Comensal de OpenTable

    Essex1 reseña

    1.0

    Comieron en 18 de febrero de 2017

    1. Global 1
    2. Comida 3
    3. Servicio 1
    4. Ambiente 3

    We had to wait over an hour to order food which then took ages to come out .my steak was ordered medium and came out burnt which I couldn't eat, so we didn't stay for desert. Very disappointed for my dads birthday meal left both hungry and £100 short for not much in return.
    

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