The Bull's Head Tavern Review

The sirloin is fantastic!!! And they make the best chocolate martini that I have ever enjoyed out... Fun atmosphere, great variety of food which makes many different palates happy :D

It was an average experience, food was good but not outstanding. Service was good as well.

Served us what they could as we entered late and the kitchen was closed. The staff was kind and understanding.

Great food, stopped in after a convention. Amazing service.

Always a good stop. Not a huge menu but nice variety at reasonable price point. Good service. Nice choice before a show or event downtown.

One of my favorite restaurants in GR! We had a party of 10. The service and the food were both amazing.

Great food and service. I really enjoyed my fish dinner. The person I ate with did have an issue with how her meal was prepared (I think it was due to a miscommunication when ordering). However, management decided to deduct that item from the bill! Wasn t really expecting that. I think we were both surprised that we didn t show our gratitude for the wonderful customer service. Thank you!

I will definitely eat at Bull s Head Tavern the next time I visit Grand Rapids.

Adding this one to my GR favorites. Great service! Delicious food. Wonderful atmosphere. How have I missed this gem?

The first trip here was great. The second time, the food wasn't as good

Eaten here once at a special occasion dinner. The food was wonderful the service was good. I could imagine it would get noisy at times. Great selection of craft ciders. Very convenient for people who are staying downtown.

Delicious lunch specials and priced on the high side. Service makes up for it. First class place to eat with local beers on tap.

Great food, good beer selection on tap and a friendly staff.

Fantastic! Grabbed a bite here while on business and will definitely be back.

The wraps are huge and they have reasonable prices for the downtown area.

My boyfriend and I really liked their restaurant week menu so we decided to come again and got the crab cakes to start. $9 for 2 crab cakes served on a bed of brown lettuce. If it's brown just leave it off the plate.

Hours for kitchen seems to close early. We visited after seeing an evening performance of Hamilton. We wanted to hangout and have a late dinner.

Love Bulls Head. Great location for a good dinner at a great price for downtown food. The bar ambiance is perfect late at night for a quieter affair. Would highly recommend getting some dinner and drinks for a night on the town.

Excellent, we had a group of 20 and they did a wonderful job!

Shut the front door. This chocolate lava cake? My God.

If you are thinking about a place to eat, this is it.

This is a cool place with a great atmosphere and good food. Great place for conversation. Not too quiet or too loud.

Decently priced, a unique atmosphere for a restaurant in downtown area and unique menu as well. Service was great.

I have been here for drinks a few times. Always very good service. Have not had food here but I hear it's very good as well.

We stopped in on a whim, and boy are we glad we did! The atmosphere was casual but the dining is fine, the perfect fit for us. Alex, our server, was great with offering suggestions and totally on the ball with service. We ordered the Chicken breast and pork chops- both GORGEOUS! Topped it off with the homemade chocolate lava cake. Best decision ever!

I ordered the blackened salmon and it was just plain baked salmon, no flavor. It was good baked, but definitely not blackened by any stretch of the imagination. My waiter took my drink before I was done with it and he never inquired about my food. I was disappointed for sure.

Was there for a work dinner, good food but overpriced. Upstairs was OK for group dining.

Had a great lunch here with part of the fam. Delicious food, good price and a great atmosphere.

I went in with my fiance and we had the Gyro plate with their signature tzatziki sauce and it was delicious. She had their tenders, and let me tell you. Their customer service is outstanding, we asked for a dipping sauce that they didn't have available, thank god for down time, the chef went out of his way to make sure we had what we asked for. Wow. Truly recommend this place

It's got a cool "hipster" feel without making the non-hipster, non-skinny jean wearing, full sentence speaking adults feel out of place. We've had the steak, lamb, and duck on different occasions. It's always been good. Worth the stop for drinks, dinner, or appetizers (dynamite shrimp was awesome!!)

The atmosphere is lovely. Darkened dining in an upper room. I loved the look and feel of the place, However the food left something to be desired and in my opinion, was extremely overpriced. Drinks were overpriced as well and our waitress was kind of in her own world. We had a large party and she didn't seem to give us her utmost attention.

Got the largest cut of prime rib I've ever seen here. The service was great, and the food was cooked to perfection. Beautiful. I love this place. The prices weren't bad, either.

Good food but EXTREMELY slow! Took over an hour from the time we ordered until we got our food. For being located directly across the street from a large convention center (which has no food court), you would think they would be much better prepared.

3.5 would probably be more appropriate. The staff was pleasant. Food was okay - it came out very quick which always is a red flag to me. Atmosphere's really neat.

Made an hour drive to eat here for our anniversary. Fast efficient service. The pork chops are amazing. Parking garage located just around the corner.

Good, slightly more classy pub option for dinner and drinks

Whooo! Busy place for lunch! Really good Greek salad (though they need to add beets) and friendly staff, even under pressure.

Was near closing time and still got good courteous service. Will try again with kitchen in prime time.

Pretty good food. Service was fast and responsive. Very clean. Pasta 6/10 steak 9/10 lamb 9/10

Beautiful bar with restaurant upstairs and also patio in front. EXCELLENT food.

Went out here with a group of friends and we were all treated very well. Each meal that came out looked better than the last, but even the first one tasted amazing. Well done by both the cooks and the wait staff!

Went here for lunch today with my husband, daughter, and son-in-law. First time I've been there but my daughter and her husband have gone frequently.

The restaurant wasn't too crowded when we arrived about 1. Service was quick and friendly. I liked their lunch menu. Good prices and a nice selection. I had the house salad (full size) with salmon. OMG, salmon was prepared perfectly and tasted so good. My husband had the sirloin and said it was cooked just right. My daughter had the perch and they didn't skimp on the portion. She had enough to bring some home. My son-in-law had the Greek salad and said it tasted great.

Drinks were refilled frequently and we were checked on a few times without it being annoying.

I liked the cozy atmosphere, all the interesting light fixtures, the tiles, and the wood that accented the bar.

My only complaint was that the bathroom needed a thorough cleaning. The light fixtures there were dust covered and the trash was very full, as well as the stainless being covered in fingerprints and the mirrors very spotty.

Other than that I enjoyed our visit and I would definitely eat here again.

4 star food at 2 star prices with a great atmosphere. Very close to hotels and convention center as well. Would highly recommend this restaurant and plan on going back.

Bull's Head is a great atmosphere...mostly professional types. Have only been there for lunch (a number of times). Menu is good without being overwhelming. Today i had the sirloin and it was fantastic. Service is always top notch.

Great Place for lunch. Food is reasonably priced and served quick. Dinner is a little pricier, but food is still good. Good service and good atmosphere.

Ally is an amazing server! Food was as good as the service! Would recommend to anyone!

Heads up, they aren't actually open until 12 during the week!!

Every Walmart and Walgreens on the planet is open. You should be too. Lazy

Lamb shank was delicious and fell off the bone. Thank you to the waiter for the recomendation!

The world is a complicated place. Sometimes, the taste of a sweet onion ring provides a safe harbor in the midst of storms. It is my quest to find these harbors, and pass on the crucial knowledge to others. There are always storms, and always opportunities to find more onion rings. Recently, I went out to lunch with some coworkers. As luck would have it, they had onion rings! Two birds, one stone.

Presentation and Appearance: 3.5/5

The onion rings have a classic pub style appearance. A bit irregular on the breading, the shape bulges and twists. This is not, however, unappealing. It works, in its own way. I will say that most of the breading was a bit dark, indicative of some overcooking. One onion ring, buried beneath the heap, was lighter in complexion, and not overdone.

The presentation is nothing special. The onion rings were twisted together in a heaping mass, almost inextricably tied together. The plate was a bit small, and crowded (with my gyro and pickle jockeying for space as well). Beyond that, I had no serious complaints.

Taste: 3/5

The taste of these onion rings was fairly complex (for an onion ring). The breading had a surprising depth and flavor. Clearly well seasoned, thought out, and well prepared, it was the highlight of the taste. The onion interior only had a mild taste, though it was present. I would have liked a more prominent onion flavor.

Overall, the taste only had two serious flaws. The first was the weakness of many pub-style onion rings; an overwhelming, overpowering, and a somewhat disturbing permeation of grease. To a certain extent, this is unavoidable on an onion ring, even good ones. However, it was just a bit too the excess for my liking. In addition, the breading, while flavorful, was clearly and blatantly overcooked. Though this had more dramatic ramifications for texture, the taste suffered as a result.

Texture: 2.5/5

At first bite, the texture is fine, even good! With a delightful crunch, and no slippage of the onion, it seems fine. Indeed, they tend to maintain their shape with ease.

Of course, all of these factors are explained by one horrible cause; the onion rings were dreadfully overcooked. It makes sense that an overdone onion ring would be crunchy, and shrivel up on itself to prevent any slippage of the onion. Of course the shape would be maintained.

In truth, the overcooked nature of these onion rings completely ruins all the positive attributes of texture. Crunch, no slippage, and shape maintenance are only good if they're derived from a proper frying, not from excessive time in the fryer.

Value: 3.5/5

These onion rings were not particularly expensive, but they were low in quantity, and overcooked. All in all, they're a worthy side dish, but certainly not worth getting on their own.

Total: 12.5/20

Source: Sola Cepa

I went there for a private function, the food was great the service was excellent I recommend it to everyone.

We walked into Bull's head last night (Saturday), and let the hostess know that we were just grabbing a drink at the bar. She promptly said, "Okay, I guess, if you can find a seat up there. It's really busy." What an unwelcoming way to sway me into your restaurant to do business. And it also just wasn't THAT busy.

My husband and I looked at each other and said that we'd just go somewhere else. She then fired back, "Just so you know, everywhere is going to be just this busy..." I looked at her and told her I wasn't worried about it. Let's be real; It's Grand Rapids. Not New York City.

Bull's Head, if you want returning patrons, you might encourage your hostesses to be a little more persuasive to stay when customers come through the door, instead of indirectly telling them to leave.

The food was fantastic the service was terrific but a bit pricey

Absolutely love this place. Great atmosphere, even better food, especially for the price.

We accidentally wandered in here confusing it for a nearby Irish pub. Glad we did!

After explaining to our waitress our confusion for not seeing Guinness and fin-and-chips on the menu, she made some awesome food and drink suggestions and provided great service.

The food was great and the restaurant had many interesting things to catch your eye.

Had a great steak dinner here! Good beer selection, really nice and attentive staff, and tasty sides.

Great food, walking distance from devoss music center. Staff could have been a little friendlier. I felt like we were inconveniencing our waitress by being there. Decent prices on food and drinks. I recommend sitting upstairs. Very cool.

A nice downtown spot for upscale dinner and/or drinks. It seemed to be quite popular with the business crowd, probably travelers like myself judging by the concentration of hotels nearby.

I walked in and before finding a seat I saw there was a argument going with some staff. I watched and saw three staff members arguing with a customer over his bill and a long wait for food. After seeing the attitude of the staff I decided not to eat here. A guest may very well be wrong, but I think it would be more professional to have one manger talk with them than to have three staffers arguing with a customer in a restaurant.

It was very busy. We sat at a side walk table and had an enjoyable meal.

A decent downtown Grand Rapids bar that serves lunch.

Undercooked steak, orederd an appetizer and the dinner came out first, steak wasn't even cooked, had to send it back

Really good food. Can be a little loud due to wood floors. Great place to go before going to a concert at Devos.

Fantastic food and drinks! I'd recommend this place to anyone.

Went for a work lunch. We were from out of town and thought it looked good. Poor service, stale chips. The chicken salad sandwich had very little salad. The burger was not fresh but frozen and the Greek salad lettuce was super wilted and inedible. The squash soup was good as well the the gyro and the fried chicken salad with bacon. Too many places to choose from to have to eat here again.

Great drinks, kinda on the pricey side. You do get what you pay for.

been coming here for 4 years and have never had a bad experience. Always great service.