The Bull, Richmond, London

Good location and nice looking pub/club. Ive never written an online review for anything before, but after last night felt I had to! This pub was majorly let down by the ego-tistical doormen that were more interested in puffing (their fat - not muscles) instead of trying to break up a fight. I even saw the 2 guys on the door assault a guy that was trying to break the fight up! Surely it was their job to break up fights not customers! Instead of calming the situation they made it alot worse. Wont be going back here as it didnt feel safe. Feel for the barstaff and the owners of this pub as it could be a nice place if only they could get some better security.

not a very nice place to go the security guards were not only bein racist (hard to believe i know) towards me but rude and to make matters worse the manager was being a complete bitch and didnt want to know that i wanted to report racial abuse to her from her doorman i wasnt even drunk!! i used to quite like this place and i think i have made my complaint clear as to how i feel about the place i will not be returing here again!!!

Went to visit THE BULL last weekend and had a great time. I see all the reviews about the doorstaff but i had no problems what so ever, and also they were polite and very helful when my girlfried cut her finger. I did see customers being knocked back from the door and this was because they looked like chavs and trouble so maybe all you people being knocked back should take a look in the mirror, see why your being knocked back. Overall great night and even better cause it's open till 2.30. loving the BULL

Regarding the comments of Buddyranking, I work as a Doorman myself. It is true that some Dorrmen are unprofessional, but that is just the same in any walk of life you care to mention! The work we have to do is hard, sometimes dangerous, and nobody watches our backs, whilst we’re watching yours for the evening, except ourselves. There are many reasons we may refuse entry to someone, and they are not always obvious! By law, we do not have to reveal our reasons at all, and there are regularly reasons as to why we do not divulge such details. If we have suspicions of any kind, and yes we acknowledge that they may not always be correct, in order to preserve everyone’s safety we have to air on the side of caution, even at the risk of being wrong about you. If you were treated unprofessionally in any way, I, as a Doorman, apologise to you. However, please do not automatically bring the all to easy racial card into the equation! If something racist was said then fine, rightfully complain, but you have admitted this was not the case and that you are making an assumption! This is deeply unfair to both doormen doing a difficult job, and to the many people who are genuinely experiencing racism and are discredited by people like yourself making unfounded accusations. Guys, give it a thought before you critisize us on a whim, we would gladly put our lives on the line to protect you, even if our manner on the door sometimes seems strict or even unfair.

Possible the worst security staff ever. I would never return. I have just finished writing a complaint letter regarding the staff and am half minded to go to the police and report their staff for assualt. My friend was also attacked on the dance floor and punched in the side of the head for no reason by a random woman.

The head bouncer working at the Bull on friday 30/01/09 refused me entry into the bar without giving me any reason, even though i had my drivers licence to prove who i am, i was not underage, i was dressed smart and i was not intoxicated, whilst he allowed other members of the public into the bar. This gave me reason to think it was because of the colour of my skin, i am from an African background. This should be looked into by the Bull.

Shockingly hideous place. Main problem-the bouncers, gave all of my friends the once over. Chucked my two friends out for supposedly doing cocaine- this was a completely unfounded- they just went to the toilet. Searched two others while they were in the toilet and threw one out as he refused to get searched while he was mid urination.

After we had left, the bouncers called the police and my friend spent a night in the clink.

What a joke.

Your typical pub/bar on a high street here, directly opposite Richmond train/tube station so the stagger home is made slightly more easy.

The bouncers can get a bit a bit annoying and the ground floor area is practically heaving on Friday/Saturday night (as opposed to the first floor which is normally barren…)

Drinks are your standard high street price range, although it can takes ages to get served at the under-staffed bar

All of the reviewers before me have given this place some bad reviews, but if you live near Richmond and want an incredibly cheap and good Sunday lunch go there.

They're doing a deal where you get two roast dinners for seven quid. They pile half a chicken, loads of roast beef or some turkey into a dinner plate sized Yorkshire pudding. Add some roasties, mashed potato, and a bit of other veg and gravy and bingo.

I went there the first time the day after the smoking ban and it still stank of fags, the stale cigarette smell has gone now and if you're looking for a reasonable place for a Sunday Lunch it's fine.

The lighting is subdued but you get a totally different type of person there on a Sunday lunch than you would with the Saturday night "lads out on the lash / pull" brigade.

Yeah, I agree. Rebranding will do nothing for you. Edwards is Edwards. Burberry caps, and spanking white trainers. This place is particularly chavtastic on friday and saturday nights. The only reason i go here is because they have a pool table. Richmond is seriously lacking in this department.

I'm going to start a campaign to get a pool table in the white cross. Nobody really uses upstairs so it makes perfect sense. Who's with me!?

Formerly known as Edwards, but the name change doesn't seem to have lost it it's appaling reputation. You do get silly people looking for trouble in here, it can get very busy so getting to the bar is a nightmare. But this is probably because it's virtually the only place in the area open late, its free to get into, you can have a good dance on its tiny dance floor and you can always chill out upstairs if downstairs gets to you. With a different concept inside than it used to have, I really don't think it deserves the awful reputation it has; give it a chance..

Recently rebranded as "The Bull", and famous for once having been a venue of The Rolling Stones, you wonder why Mick Jagger didn't pop down from Richmond Hill to do the occasional gig right?

This is the worst place you can drink in Richmond. Friday nights are particularly bad, when the lowlife from darkest Surrey (actually, probably Houndslow) decend on Richmond for for a good glass fight.

I did win a pool competition in here once, but being forced to drink disgusting lager meant I forfeited the grand prize and left to drink somewhere civil. Avoid like the plague.