Our Story

We started from the ground up — no kitchens, no shortcuts, just custom-built smokers, gazebos, and a lot of elbow grease. We spent countless hours at outdoor events and festivals, often in rain, wind, or blazing sun, smoking, cooking, and perfecting our recipes.

When it came time to open our restaurant, the journey continued. The building needed work — from replacing the roof to upgrading the windows — and we threw ourselves into it, learning as we went. Every step, every small improvement made the space truly ours. What started under gazebos with homemade smokers has grown into a full kitchen, but our heart and effort are exactly the same: real food, done our way, built on dedication and hard work.

• Food: Proper smokehouse (M)eats — slow-smoked meats, juicy burgers, and loaded sides made with care. Plus, keep an eye out for our infrequent ribs nights, where we go all out on smoky, tender racks of ribs.
   
• Sauces & Flavour: All our sauces are made in-house, from rich burger dressings to our signature smoked chilli sauce — we don’t buy flavour, we build it.
   
• Drinks: Craft cider from Lilley’s Cider, Hecks Cider (just under a mile away!), and fresh brews from Bristol Beer Factory and New Bristol Brewery keep our bar as handcrafted as our food.
   
• Takeaway: And if you’re grabbing food to go, rest assured — we treat every takeaway with just as much passion and care as if you were dining with us.

 Because this isn’t a franchise or a fad — it’s something we’ve built with our own hands, countless hours, and determination. We believe good food doesn’t need to be complicated; it just needs to be honest. That’s why we smoke, season, and sauce everything ourselves, keeping the flavour real from prep to plate. 

At Bull Bar, what you taste is ours — homemade, hand-smoked, full of character, and forged through effort and care. From our signature chilli sauce to our low-and-slow smoked meats, you’ll always get food made with pride, and a team that loves what they do.