The Bull Stanford Dingley

Popped in for lunch knowing it’s now been under new ownership for a while. Food was piping hot and well presented. But the quality of the meat wasn’t as good as previous occasions. The service wasn’t as attentive as it used to be and staff were stood around. Not offered condiments and no one checked how food was after a couple of minutes. All these personal touches help makes the customer happy and it just lacked this. Left feeling disappointed. When we left no one said Thank you or goodbye despite us saying it. Too busy all stood around the owner’s laptop replying to an email. Can’t help but feel if the customer care side isn’t improved they’ll lose custom which is a shame as was a gem of a pub. There was only 4 tables in there which for a Saturday lunch was surprising when the pub up the road was fully booked.

I checked in on a Monday and the pub was full of people and the lights off when it says the pub is usually closed. I went to the room which was okay, I heard them turn the heating off so had an electric heater luckily but wasn’t the best. Seemed to be an event on and music was playing very loud until 12:30pm so not much sleep

Stunning food, fabulous, friendly service. Just the right amount of staff for customers. Nice lively buzz in the restaurant . Love this old pub, very characterful. BUT PLEASE IMPROVE XMAS DECS, they’re awful!! Looks like they have been thrown up by my old dad… found in the loft from 1980!

I wrote a very honest review about a meal we had here recently with friends. Coming back to see if I had a reply I see it has been removed. I am unsure why. As the whole point of trip advisor is to be honest. I wasn't rude.. I was honest. The service was terrible. The food was amazing. If you could get back to me a out my review I would appreciate it

Adequate one night (dog friendly) stay. Our experience was not as nice as we had anticipated from the description and photos on the website. The annex rooms have an appealing rustic design and easy ground floor access. I don’t want to be picky but; -Our room was cold, and felt a bit musty and damp. It would have been improved if the heating had been turned on prior to our arrival. - The room was clean …. but there were areas of dust and cobwebs that the cleaner had missed, including cobwebs and cigarette butts in the covered entrance area. We are at the pub restaurant which was reasonable quality but overpriced, and did think that the the staff could have been a bit more switched on. For example we ordered a bottle of wine, which was bought but not opened. The village and surrounding area is beautiful.

We happened upon this pub by chance, and although it was a Sunday lunchtime abd they were clearly busy there was no problem getting a table in their nice outdoor area. The staff were so welcoming and the service was excellent throughout, really attentive and speedy. Nice surroundings and food was very done very well. The mushy peas which came with the fish and chips are amazing. Definitely come again

Typical rural pub and restaurant and quite nice. Disappointed to discover they dont do breakfast so we only used the accommodation. Room is modern and provided the necessary things, though cleanliness was below average, large cobwebs above the bed and high level dust was scattered about when the heating eventually came on. Room was cold to begin with. Bed was comfortable though could feel the lump in the middle of joining 2 beds together. It was nice though, not likely to return.

Lovely room, lovely pub, food good, however service is the slowest I've ever experienced. I sat down for dinner at 6.15pm and gave up waiting for someone to ask what I wanted for desert at 8.45pm. When you are a solo traveller it's a drag to sit there on your own for so long looking like a lemon. I left cash on the table and went to bed. The only other gripe I would have is that breakfast starts at 9.30am. That all said I'm sure the service was a one off, I'd stay there again and give them the benefit of the doubt.

We recently stayed for one night for a family funeral in the area. The room in an annex was of a high standard and very comfortable. The restaurant was not open on the night we stayed but we were directed to another pub close by which was excellent. Overall a first class customer experience.