The Bull Public House

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 lunch

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.

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.

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.

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 experience

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!

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 again

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.

I have been to this restaurant twice, a year apart, and both experiences were very disappointing. The first time we thought maybe they were just newly opened and needed some time to improve, so we decided to give them another chance, especially since it is our local pub serving traditional pub fare. However, even though the steaks were ridiculously expensive at £25, the second visit was even worse. We ordered a sharing platter of appetizers, but they came without the accompaniments we requested, such as goat cheese and dressing for the cheeks. We then ordered three scallop entrees, but all the scallops were overcooked. Overall, the experience was disappointing and we will not be returning.