Good Food Guide: Father's Day at Bull's Head Craswall

The Good Food Guide has included the award-winning Bull's Head at Craswall on its 46-strong list of places to eat on Father's Day.

In a review of the pub, which sits in an idyllic spot near the Welsh border, the guide says the former drover's inn is peaceful and secluded, and it's no surprise to them why visitors have remarked on the "spectacular setting".

"A strong connection to the land and a deep respect for ingredients shine through chef Damian Clisby’s seasonally changing menu," the reviewer said.

"Dining here is farm-to-table and nose-to-tail, with ingredients grown or reared at a nearby farm owned by the restaurant group.

"Almost everything, from the charcuterie to the cheese biscuits, is made in-house.

"Whether this is a wild garlic soup with a fried hen’s egg and prosciutto, Black Mountain hogget and merguez with white beans and green sauce, or a buttermilk pudding with rhubarb jelly, hyper–local ingredients are treated with a respect and care that enables their flavours to sing."

The reviewer noted the bespoke "wild cabins" on site, which were recently listed on The Times' 100 Best Places to Stay in the UK list.

Journalist Pamela Goodman said the accommodation brings "true immersion" to guests, with windows framed by nearby fruit trees, and the "rugged hills beyond".

As the Good Food Guide notes, the building was "sympathetically" renovated and reopened in 2021 by Herefordshire-based food and farming company, Wild by Nature.

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The pub's à la carte menu boasts six main courses, including Cornish line-caught sea bass, accompanied by spinach and capers, tarragon and blood orange butter, along with a locally-inspired short horn and Hereford home-reared steak.

In July and August, monthly lunch clubs will be hosted at the pub, designed to present a set menu in the "agritourism style".

These events will focus on the chefs cooking what is best, and what is available, from the nearby farm, along with their small network of growers and suppliers.