The Bulldog British Pub

The place itself is nice. I went on a Thursday, visiting from out of town. The bartenders are nice and I can’t say too much about the food. On the other hand the environment isn’t the greatest. Dollar for dollar worth, its not as good you’d expect.

This pub was such a great place to enjoy a nice cold beer and fast food, we all walked in extremely hungry after running a Spartan race near by, and we were all treated with fast and excellent service. The waitress took our Order and immediatly brought all of our drinks. She was so kind to all of us. Great place to eat. Prices were very reasonable at the bar and menu. i give this place a 5 star

Best bar in Monterey for EVERYTHING! Best darts, best drinks, best food, best service, best «fun bar», best customers (best regulars), best jukebox dj’s, best of the best!

The food was decent, and it was a friendly place. I tried the steak and mushroom pie. The pastry crust wasn’t very flaky, but it had good flavor. My friend thought the fish and chips were fair. On the positive side, this place doesn’t have a touristy atmosphere in a tourist town.

This place is awesome if you like sick bartenders coughing on everything and rude a shit.
We didn’t even finish our beer. Still left a tip cause I’m dumb.
Don’t know the girl tending bar on Monday April 4^th 2016 around 4ish but couldn’t have been more rude.
I guess it’s a «British Pub» so the attitude is included.
She left to the back with the tall black dude who also worked there. Looked like they went out back to smoke not a cigarette.

Great place, great atmosphere and the folks behind the bar are so friendly and funny.
Normal pub grub and great beer selection.

BEST fried calamari I’ve had in my whole life. Tender, crispy on the outside, cocktail sauce was chunky & home made (we thought it was marinara just by looking at it). Fish and chips were pretty perfect as well, icy cold beer was the cherry on top. Keep doing what you’re doing.

Yay for the Bulldog!!! My hubby and I literally live across the street and this place is great (except for the obnoxious drunks that keep us awake at 2:00am on the weekends, but that’s what we get for living across the street from a pub!!) Don’t go if you are expecting a hip trendy bar with fancy food and specialty cocktails. But if you want super fun friendly service in a chill place with greasy bar comfort food, this place is for you! The bartenders here are all so fun and sweet, and definitely pour generously. If you tend to order fancy fruity mixed drinks, this isn’t the spot for you. However, if you like shots of good whiskey and pints of Guinness or smithwicks, you will never want to leave! Burgers and sandwiches are giant and satisfying, and I have dreams about their chips (fries). Holy wow they are so good. Nom nom nom. Going in tonight for burgers and beers while we wait on our laundry in the laundromat next door. Yay I’m excited!!!

Great food, great bartender and great service! What more could I ask for! Just the kind of place we were looking for — not some fancy chain, just a little homey place. Will definitely visit again. The bartender is from Liverpool so made the ambience more authentic.

2 stars for dart setup which was my main reason for going, but 5 stars for service and a friendly atmosphere, and 3 for food, so 4 stars overall.
I was looking for a place to throw my darts this morning while I was exploring Monterey but as it was only 11:30 in the morning and I was walking from my hotel my choices were limited. The Bulldog pub was the closest open establishment I could find on Unilocal with a dart board so I headed over. It is pretty small inside but it was a quaint small, not a claustrophobic small, (although it was fairly empty while I was there, so not sure how it would feel at full capacity) and the bartender/​waitress on duty was extremely sweet and helpful.
I ordered a bloody Mary and sweet potato fries to have while I threw on one of the 2 dartboards in the place. The boards are kind of randomly located in the pub and not conveniently (one throw line is almost directly in the way of the front entrance when people open the door to come in which is where I was throwing, the other is alongside some tables and kind of crammed in there), but the one I played on was in good condition and for the slow time of day it was perfect for what I needed it for.
The bloody Mary was yummy, not too spicy but flavorful, and the sweet potato fries tasted pretty good as well, and they were a large portion which was nice since that’s all I ordered.
I would go there again if I were in the same situation I found myself in today, but as far as throwing darts goes I wouldn’t go later in the evening. I would imagine the night bar scene there might be a fun one otherwise.

My experience here was exactly what I was hoping for. It was a great local pub with friendly staff and pretty good food. Prices are great for the area. I would definitely recommend hitting this place up if your ever in the area.

This is my 3^rd place besides work and home. The food is delicious and probably the most reasonably priced in Monterey. The music is always good and somehow there is always a good game on tv when I manage to come in.

Bartender Jeff, arrogant and not friendly, if you don’t mind waiting long periods of time for a drink, and interesting crowds, loud music, smelly Cigarette smell yet not amazing food this is the place for you.
As a local bar, well let’s just say it’s not the only one on this street.

Nothing great or British about it. Stopped in on a Sunday for a drink. The entire place smelled of cigarette smoke. Rap music blaring. We had a beer and glass of wine and then we were out. Not sure why they have decent Unilocal reviews. Much better options near by.

This is a very chill spot to go hang out and have a beer or even a meal. Small place but it’s enough, especially for the times we’ve been there. Usually during the day for lunch to watch a game at the bar. Hand full of times for a night out. Food is so good and doesn’t take very long.
I dropped one star because we have experienced more than once a less than amazing event. Most memorable was on a weekend night, an off duty female employee kept going behind the bar (had obviously been drinking herself) distracting the actual bartender and I’m sure I saw her pour her own drink and tried to take orders… I think that’s a big No-​No. Old event but not the only time I’ve seen it happen.

We live down the street from The Bulldog and always walk by and want to go and never had until last week.
It was so great! The atmosphere was so relaxing! We went on a Saturday around 6pm and there was barely anyone there! All the other restaurants were packed! As people started to fill the place up it still didn’t seem over crowded.
Food and drinks were good. Their fries were amazing! My only complaint is our waitress didn’t check on us much and my and my friend were dying for more water for quite some time.
We will definitely be coming back soon and I highly recommend going!

Came here for the first time and it was super empty inside! My group got the wonderful window right by the window and it was a really cool spot! The waiter took the 4 of our orders and didn’t even use a note pad, she totally memorized it and got everything correct! I got a veggie burger with chips on the side and the the veggie patty was kind of over cooked and chewy, so I plucked it out! But the lettuce, tomato, onion, and avacado were extremely fresh and I ate that all inside the bun anyways and loved every bite! The fries/​chips were super thick and good! 2 others in my group got meat burgers and they were huuuge! They kept saying how full they were half way in! The music inside was great and the prices were pretty fair for how big the meals are! Really good place, so glad I got to experience it!

I’ve been coming to the Bulldog British Pub for several years now, and I’ve never been disappointed by the groove of this joint. Aside from it being a great place to cozy up with a cold Boddington’s, and perhaps watch the hapless Giants lose another critical ballgame (ahem) on one of their flatscreens, what brings me in the door is their fish and chips.
I don’t need to look at the menu. Here’s a tip from yer pal, El Jefe: It’s the fish and chips, a cup of their yummy Irish Stew, and a cold Boddington’s (okay, maybe two cold Boddington’s).
Today’s visit was especially noteworthy because we were graced with the good fortune of having the… Best. Server. Ever.: Leigh. Amazing energy (the Energizer Bunny’s got nothing on her, I’ll tell ya what), verrrrrry attentive to our needs, and, well, Best. Server. Ever. She made us feel very welcome, and we all left happy, and with bigger smiles than we’d come in with… Not a bad deal, that.
(Spoiler Alert: Giants lost to the D-​Backs 6 – 1) :-/​
Cheers! ~

Awesome late night place with fun locals. John is a great Bartendar and took amazing care of us. We always come here when we
visit. Can’t wait to come back!

The burger was pretty good.
Fish n chips’ fish was pretty good. Not too oily.
Chicken curry was good too.
Friendly service:)