The Bull Inn - Tonbridge and Malling

Outstanding food, service and ambience (surprisingly quiet given its quality! ! Highly recommended and will absolutely be returning

We are new to the area and wanted to have a Sunday lunch in a local pub. We chose the Bull Inn due to its great reviews and had seen from driving past that it certainly looked lovely from the outside. Upon arrival we were greeted by a totally miserable barmaid who told us we would be seated in the restaurant rather than the pub we agreed as we didn’t know the difference. We were then seated in an empty, freezing ‘restaurant’ (a freezing cold room with a few tables with no menu and no information regarding the food offering until we asked. There were roast dinners on offer but not many pies as they had had had a ‘busy weekend’. We ordered a steak and mushroom and chicken pie which to be fair were ok however we kept our coats on throughout the meal (mine being a very warm fake fur! and at no point was there any reference to the fact that we still had our coats on throughout the meal. Can’t believe this place has so many good reviews, we will not be returning for sure.

Superb Sunday roast on the 2nd January after all the Christmas and New year cooking you have to do yourself. The beef was rare to perfection, veg fresh and al dente. Superb roasties and yorkies and generous amounts of gravy. We also hosted a party here on Saturday and the staff surpassed themselves to make it a success, so massive thanks to Yvette, trevor and Reece.

Fantastic pub which is almost 600 years old. Has real character and a perfect place for a few hours to relax. The pub is doggie friendly and the staff were so friendly and welcoming. We had 2 pies which were home made, thoroughly recommend choose one if you are in for a meal. Chocolate fudge cake for dessert was incredible too. Great food. Great venue. Great staff. Check out the bull for a relaxing evening out. Highly recommended

The worst food I have ever eaten. I don’t like giving bad reviews, however I am compelled to inform you that this establishment should be avoided. The Sunday roast was a concoction of reheated frozen or fresh potatoes that seemed frozen and reheated. With perfectly sliced beef straight out of a packet, with the chewy texture of rubber. The vegetables were the only saving grace,, which were sort of okay. All topped with a congealing gravy. I get it , we’re at the backend of a very rough time and cheap food is the only way a business can survive and profit BUT, serving poor quality food is not the answer, if you can’t serve a good product don’t. Change snd limit your menu to that which you can do well. I did pay the £28 it cost for two roasts and a gin, I did leave the food after a couple of mouth fulls and that was enough…. It was clear that this establishment needed the money more than I do. You should be ashamed to serve food like this… STOP! Really sorry to write this type of review, BUT DON’T visit the Bull until you see lots of better reviews and even then if you do visit look before buying