Now you aren’t going to believe this story!!!

One of our favourite regulars here at the Bulls Head has sent this picture to the website.

Yes I know….it’s a cucumber!!! Well about three months ago we ran an excellent Hendricks Gin promotion whereby if you purchased the said Gin with tonic you had the choice of taking away a tiny plant pot with a cucumber seed or two or a tiny book on Victorian etiquette!! Well this visionary regular and Hendricks fan chose to go away with the miniature plant pot with the intention of growing her own cucumber!!! Naturally we all smiled and thought there’s no chance!!

Well we have all been proved wrong!! Not only has this prize cucumber been grown but there was one before it (already used in a gin or two and a salad!!!) and there are now at least three plants on the go. Apparently when this fine specimen is completely ready it will be presented back to the Bulls Head to use in the making of a Hendricks Gin and Tonic.

So we can now boast ‘home grown’ cucumber (as well as our mint, sage, coriander and rosemary that currently grow in pots around our ‘al fresco’ tables) thanks to our determined regular!!

We are sending this story to Hendricks themselves as I am sure they too will be very pleased with the determination shown to nuture a cucumber to be proud of!!!

Ever since Lloyd roasted the wild Boar for the Bulls Heads first birthday he has had a passion for the flavour and tenderness of this great meat.

So it was a ‘no brainer’ for Lloyd, when asked to cook at the Cheshire Show, he would theme it ‘Local from Cheshire BOARn and bred’.

Lloyd cooked pan roasted wild boar fillet on a bed of salad leaves with cherries soused in Cheshire cider as a robust starter. His main course was a wild boar loin chop pan fried then finished with a Bulls Head ale gravy, Cheshire asparagus and creamy ‘smoked’ mash. Both dishes were so delicious the audience ate the lot!!! James who works in Lloyds team back at the pub, acted as his commis chef on the day and both Lloyd and James did the Bulls Head proud!!! Frankly it was a privilege to be there supporting them.

Lloyds dessert was a Baked Alaska flan using Cheshire farm raspberry ripple ice cream!!!

Despite the indifferent weather the Cheshire show was brilliant and we even had chance to see some real Bulls along the way.

Lloyds recipes from the day will be on the web within the next week  so keep an eye out for them.

Cheshire Show wouldnt be the same without a Bulls Head

or two!!!

'Corries' Jim Macdonald warms up the audience prior to Lloyds cook off

Lloyd looks a little stressed before the big event!!!

Is the stove on Lloyd!!

James worked well as Lloyds commis

James gives the camera a smile!!!

You can smell the wild boar sizzling in the pan!!

Lloyd puts the finishing touches to his wild boar salad

Well done Lloyd you and James did us proud!!!

Corporate hospitality is returning to the village pub it would seem!! We were proud to serve over forty financiers and beer enthusiasts here at the Bulls Head last Thursday.

Our famous pub plates were enjoyed as well as the five ale’s on offer. Sampling glasses were filled in readiness in front of each pump as well as our usual descriptor boards so each enthusiast could do the ‘sight, smell and taste’ of each ale before ordering a pint of truly living beer.

1812 Overture Ale and Wobbly Mobberley Ale were the most popular. We forgive the gents that enjoyed ‘Carling Top’ instead but we will convert you one day!!

The party enjoyed their time with us and left on a truly spectacular bus which originated from Halifax, conductor and all.

Wow it is hard to believe that it is a year ago that we enjoyed our first Rose Queen celebration at the Bulls Head!!! This year the weather held up and the event was a real triumph for the organisers. Many burgers and Cheshire Smoke house sausages were sold from our barbecue as well as a few pints of Cheshire ales and as you can see the day was enjoyed by many!!! We feel privileged to be a part of the event and thank everyone for paying us a visit on the day!!

While the Bulls Head, we know, is 199 years old in 2011 the 29th May 2011 marked the first anniversary of the Bulls Head as we know it today….the quintessential English Village pub!!!!

Since the Bulls Heads complete transformation in May 2010 our pub has become a little gem in the eyes of so many!! We want to say a massive thank you to all our loyal customers (and you all know who you are!!) who have supported us in our quest to create a ‘real pub….. local and proud’ with fine Cheshire Ales and freshly prepared wholesome, flavoursome, English pub food.

Our team are our strength and we would like to say the biggest thank you to them….every one of them that ‘travel on this journey’ with us.

The first birthday was celebrated with vigour. The kitchen crew, Lloyd, Steve, James, Andy, Myles, Ollie and Sam helped to deliver an excellent Sunday lunch highlighted by Lloyds wild boar roast which was simply delicious and will be the theme of many a birthday to come!!

Shane won the car club competition with the most members and to celebrate set off a number of fireworks!!

The day was a great success and here’s to many more!!! Happy Birthday!!!!

Who has heard of the Italian Aperitif called Aperol??

Well Aperol is part of the ‘Campari style’ drinks becoming the refreshing fashion in Italy and beyond!! We are now stocking Aperol by popular demand and we serve it over ice finished with prosecco and a slice of fresh orange….refreshing and delicious on a summers day.

Add to this some of the nostalgic aperitifs on offer at the Bulls Head such as Campari over ice topped with freshly squeezed orange juice and Pastis over ice with water or indeed organic lemonade and you know your summer days are best spent here with us!!

So come and visit us soon and enjoy our ‘sunshine in a glass’.

Wow it is hard to believe that it is a year ago that we enjoyed our first Rose Queen celebration at the Bulls Head!!! This year the weather held up and the event was a real triumph for the organisers. Many burgers and Cheshire Smoke house sausages were sold from our barbecue as well as a few pints of Cheshire ales and as you can see the day was enjoyed by many!!! We feel privileged to be a part of the event and thank everyone for paying us a visit on the day!!

The days of Quadrophenia, the 1979 movie and its depiction of ‘Mod’ life vs the Rockers is long gone but the wonderful buzz of the Lambretta’s and the Vespa’s who’rocked up’ to the Bulls Head on their annual trip out from Stockport to Chester and back via our pub was a sight to behold. Thanks to the club for visiting and congratulations on keeping the ‘buzz’ alive.

As you know the Bulls Head enjoys a number of doggie regulars of the four legged variety!! We even get them visiting on their own!! (See shaggy dog story below).

On our ‘Bulls Head birthday’ a rather handsome ‘Harlequin’ Great Dane puppy arrived with its owners just at the right time!!

A large bone from our ‘wild boar roast’ had become available and was duly served to our special guest!! His lucky day!!

A pint with your dog is a special occasion indeed and a great excuse to enjoy the Bulls Head!! Bones and all!!

We seem to be the pub of choice for cyclists on their way from Land’s End to John ‘O’ Groats. Pictured are Paul, Andy, Paul H and Mark who were staying at the Hinton Guest House, Knutsford (the best guest house for many a mile!!) overnight following a day of 92 miles of cycling!!

All four of them enjoyed our Wild Boar Roast dinner with all the trimmings, then posed for the photo and enjoyed a pint each of Bulls Head Bitter on the house. The lads were raising money for The Stroke Foundation and look to complete the whole journey over 10 days of tough cycling.

We wish them the very best of luck in reaching the far north safely.

This is the second crew on their way to John ‘O’ Groats to enjoy dinner and Ale with us!!!

Anyone else doing the trip call in and see us!!