Bull, Olney

About us

A 18th Century coaching inn, with lots of character & charm, situated on the Market Square of Olney. With large gardens, court yards, that gives that continental feel in summer, popular with all ages. Function Room available for hire for conferences, weddings, parties. Seats 80 for buffets & 50 for sit down meals

A selection of Modern British Cooking served from Homemade Beef Burgers, Haddock in Beer Batter to Lincolnshire Sausages with Horseradish Mash & Onion Gravy. Food served Mon-Sat 12noon to 2.30pm & 6.30pm to 9.30pm. Traditional Sunday lunch served Sun 12 noon to 3pm.

Facilities

Beer gardenCar parkDisabled facilitiesFamily friendlyFoodOutside areaReal ale

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Reviews

785 reviews

4.3/5

Dawn

3 months ago

Not many eating on this occasion, one long table and ourselves . Had waldolf salad , almost a bowl of lettuce! As I ate it I found gritty bits not very nice at all . Ordered a latte later and it was really strong like bitter gravy . Such a shame as they really tried with the service but with the rest it really let them down and I think apart coming in for a drink I would avoid which is a shame for such a lovely place.

Bruce Collins

3 months ago

Hmmmm..... Sunday. The waiting staff were pleasant enough. Service was VERY slow. Food is ok. Starters that took ages to arrive didn't manage to come out in one go (only a table of 6) we had to ask for the last starter! Long wait till mains. We were told there was an accident with the Yorkshire puddings, (I mean the amount of time we were waiting more could have been cooked!!) We were told extra veg was added to compensate...... Well I'm not sure how much veg you get as standard, there wasn't a lot there!!..... But then about 10 mins later a bowl of red cabbage was bought out 🤷‍♂️ Chicken was very dry, beef was overcooked. Again a good wait to order puds/coffee's. Two of the coffees were just about warm by the time they arrived, which again took some time. Eventually the puds arrived. Then a wait for us to ask for the bill..... Then some time after we were asked if we wanted anything else "no, just the bill, someone was already supposed to be doing that...." The place was not busy, so god knows what it'd have been like if it was. One couple did give up and leave!! Nice pub, but don't know if there were new cooks etc, because it wasn't their finest hour that's for sure. Table booked for 6, and we were put on a pretty small table as well.

Philip Distin

4 months ago

Had a large group booking for Sunday lunch in the Green Room. We had several changes to the number in the group due to illness over the preceding week and when ringing up to amend the booking the staff were very helpful and friendly. The Green Room was a perfect setting, especially as we had a number of under 5s in the group so were able to avoid disturbing other diners in the main restaurant area. The food was excellent, as was the service. Wouldn't hesitate to visit again, especially as a large group

Alex Boulton

4 months ago

Needed a place to stay for a night on business, was recommended The Bull and it didn't disappoint. Courteous staff were really helpful upon arrival and the room was really good too - not the regular 'box' of a Premier Inn but actually had some character! Beer selection from the bar was good and the breakfast in the morning was excellent - Eggs Benedict, see photo.

S R

9 months ago

Had a lovely meal here, I had fish and chips which was really nice, hubby had ham egg ,chips and assured me it was lovely. Oh and we shared a really tasty scotch egg to start. We went at lunchtime so it was very quiet. Defo recommend you try it sometime.