
The Bull at Berkhamsted
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About The Bull at Berkhamsted
The Bull at Berkhamsted is a pub on High St, with real log fires and a walk-in service. Lunch and dinner run from a seasonal a la carte menu, with fish and chips offered as a Friday feature and banana bread with ice cream for dessert. Sunday brings a home cooked roast, with pork and turkey options served alongside sides such as stuffing and cauliflower cheese, running until 5pm. A gin bar sits alongside a selection of local real ales, and homemade cakes and coffee are available from midday. Seating spans the inside room, a covered patio, and an enclosed, heated Mediterranean styled decking area backing on to the canal. Table service covers dine-in guests, and the pub also caters groups and events with a buffet selection running from chicken strips to mac n cheese and hummous. Parking is available on site.
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Menu & Prices
8 dishes- Gordons Gin 0.0
- Heineken 330ml
- Tanqueray Sevilla
- Guinness 0.0 538ml
- GF Peroni 330ml
- Whitley Neil Rhubarb & Ginger
Reviews
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention sunday roast, fish friday, banana bread dessert and canalside seating.
What reviewers say
Reviewers most often mention sunday roast, fish friday, banana bread dessert and canalside seating.
Customer Review Summary
Sunday roast is what reviewers return to most, with one diner describing a tender, juicy pork roast and another calling it the best in Berkhamsted, and a group of seven noting generous portions for mains and puddings. Sides like stuffing, cauliflower cheese and peas and leeks get praise, and banana bread with ice cream is singled out for dessert. Close behind is the staff, described repeatedly as friendly and welcoming, with one reviewer saying they looked after a group well. Fish Friday and fish and chips with peas also come up, along with a buffet of chicken strips, goujons, Yorkshire puds and mac n cheese that one reviewer says catered for a party of 26. Seating options draw comment too, from inside to the covered patio and canalside tables. The one criticism is the gravy, which a reviewer says tasted of ready gravy granules. Reviewers also advise booking ahead for Sunday, as it is busy, and one family celebrating Mother's Day with a roast left highly satisfied.
Customer Review Summary
Sunday roast is what reviewers return to most, with one diner describing a tender, juicy pork roast and another calling it the best in Berkhamsted, and a group of seven noting generous portions for mains and puddings. Sides like stuffing, cauliflower cheese and peas and leeks get praise, and banana bread with ice cream is singled out for dessert. Close behind is the staff, described repeatedly as friendly and welcoming, with one reviewer saying they looked after a group well. Fish Friday and fish and chips with peas also come up, along with a buffet of chicken strips, goujons, Yorkshire puds and mac n cheese that one reviewer says catered for a party of 26. Seating options draw comment too, from inside to the covered patio and canalside tables. The one criticism is the gravy, which a reviewer says tasted of ready gravy granules. Reviewers also advise booking ahead for Sunday, as it is busy, and one family celebrating Mother's Day with a roast left highly satisfied.
Featured reviews
- Google user
“What a great pub, from the moment we walked in the whole experience was great, food, drink selection and service first class, highly recommend.”
- Google user
“My favorite pub in Berkhamsted. The staff are always friendly and the service is great when dining in. The food is always very good and we often come for fish friday! It is great to have so many different seating options available from inside to the covered patio to the canalside seating. Overall lovely pub. Wouldn’t change a thing!”
- Google user
“Lives up to its reputation for the best Sunday roast in Berkhamsted. Generous portions for mains and puddings. Our group of 7 were all well looked after throughout.”
- Google user
“The team at the Bull catered for 26 of us. Perfect - a great little menu offered as a buffet selection- food was delicious for kids and grown ups- fab selection of tasty treats (eg chicken strips with bbq sauce, goujons, Yorkshire puds, mac n cheese, salad, coleslaw and humous, fries and plenty more plus cakes for dessert) all for £15 per head - very well priced and they looked after us so well.”
- Google user
“Took my parents here today for the first time, also with the doggo. The greeting and service was fantastic. We were made to feel so welcome and all the staff were incredibly attentive. We had starters and mains and loved them all. Very pleased. Thanks so much!”
Hours
- Monday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Saturday
- Sunday
Good to know
“A well established, independent, dog- friendly pub, with real log fires in the heart of Berkhamsted; considered by many to be a "proper" pub. With the benefit of parking & a sunny beer garden, backing on to the canal. Plus an enclosed, heated mediterranean styled decking area to the rear, perfect for Al Fresco dining. Homemade cakes & coffee are available from 12pm.There is a dedicated gin bar & a selection of local real ales. We offer lunch & dinner service from our Seasonal Al a Carte menu. Sunday is all about our home cooked Roast, served till 5.00pm.”
- AccessibilityWheelchair: entrance, parking lot, restroom
Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
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- Accessibility· 2
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
Location
Bars near The Bull at Berkhamsted
- The Old Mill4.19190.2 mi
sunday roast, salt and pepper squid, waterfall garden room
- Fishery Inn Boxmoor4.42,8532.9 miReservationsOutdoor seatingGood for kids
sunday roast, canal view seating, pie
- Marchmont Arms Piccotts End4.42,4523.5 mi
steaks, wedding receptions, grilled octopus
| Place | Rating | Distance | Mentioned in reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bull at BerkhamstedWheelchair accessible | 4.6508 | — | sunday roast, fish friday, banana bread dessert |
| The Old Mill | 4.1919 | 0.2 mi | sunday roast, salt and pepper squid, waterfall garden room |
| Fishery Inn BoxmoorReservations · Outdoor seating · Good for kids | 4.42,853 | 2.9 mi | sunday roast, canal view seating, pie |
| Marchmont Arms Piccotts End | 4.42,452 | 3.5 mi | steaks, wedding receptions, grilled octopus |
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