The Bull, Theydon Bois

I'm not sure if E17Fletch has the wrong pub I recently had the chile con carne the mince was probably from an economy tin.
I certainly agree with many others the staff are usually too busy gossiping to attend to drinkers, I actually timed on my last visit how long it would take for them to stop, after 3 minutes gave up and asked for service. Then treated with the normal indifferent rudeness that passes for service here. Yes I noticed also you can be left waiting as they serve friends first, then you are normally left waiting longer as they start up conversations with their friends. Of more concer as I live local, is the large number of drug users mentioned by a previous commentator in the toilet, I do wonder why the police have not been informed, as local resident I'm concerned at the people the pub brings into the area. This activity clearly ignored by staff.
I would guess EssexLady has had her bar training from the Landlady very rude, and normally just sits with her friends.
The large number of children in the main bar area running around playing as if they were in a platground while their parents eat, is not what you expect when you go out for a drink. As for this being the best of the three pubs as a local I would say it is not. But drop in there for one to check it out, you will soon see the large number of reviewers other than myself, are simply people interested in good pubs, and giving you the information you need.

21 Jul 2009 17:13

The Bull, Theydon Bois

Yes I agree with many of the other reviewers, the atmosphere is generally ok and the beer fine. But the landlord and landlady cleraly not in the right line of work; unfriendly to the point of rudeness. Some of the staff are ok, but yes I also found it annoying that mainly the younger staff spent their time talking to boyfriends rather than attending to drinkers: and yes the fact that they served friends first rather than those who are first really is a problem.

1 Nov 2007 18:06