The Bull At Barkham - Wokingham

Another beautiful meal with friends. are they no longer in the bottle of prosecco? can I not take care of this new rule? sounds like a greedy owner rule. much profit is made on a bottle

Great pub before COVID. Much improved after COVID. Food portions have doubled. With a fussy son, we love the Bull. My son has loads of kid meals to choose from and the Thai food was better than when we’ve come previously. Would recommend to anyone!!

My friends and I decided to go on a mile walk around Finchampstead, Farley Hill, The Combes and then go back to our cars via The Bull at Barkham, so we could have a well earned pub lunch. As a group of Ramblers, we...had regularly visited the Bull after our walks prior to the pandemic and I would have previously commended the pub by saying they served the best ham, egg and chips in the area. Well,,,...... has that changed for the worse!!!!!!! We had a very poor meal there today. Firstly, they don't serve ham, egg and chips any more, secondly one of my friends and I ordered fish chips and our meals were very poor. The fish piece I had was really tough and unpleasant and the chips were not cooked enough. No mushy peas, just a few cold frozen peas and sauce out of a catering jar. Even the tomato sauce, mayo and salt pepper were served in TINY sachets and there wern't enough of them. The waiter who served us was unfriendly and surley. We shant be returning to the Bull at Barkham any time soon.

Today of us called for lunch, nearing the end of a mile walk, with the expectation of the usual high standards. Very busy but a table found. had Thai curry and fish and chips. Drinks came promptly, excellent beers and...cider, then the food came. The curries looked, smelt and tasted great but the fish and chips were probably the worst the of us have had. Grossly thick undercooked batter, chips looked great but undercooked. Nobody came to enquire if we were happy and nobody about to report. We were so hungry we ate what we could then gave up. The manager cleared table and we told him about the meal. The only reason I’m leaving this report is the complete lack of concern by this man who shrugged his shoulders and walked away. After years of enjoying the Bull with its friendly service and good food, we will NOT be back.

After reading several positive reviews, I was not impressed with this restaurant. Although the service was friendly, the quality of the food and the prices were poor. I found it difficult to justify the prices for the meals we received. The presentation of the dishes could not make up for the fact that the kids' burger was overcooked and dry, the pork was very fatty and overcooked, and the chicken was also overcooked and dry. Overall, I left feeling very disappointed.