Bull & Dragon

WOW WOW WOW! I randomly came across an intimate pop up brunch event on 8÷16÷15 hosted by Chef Aaron Ziegler and being an adventurous diner, I bought 2 tickets. Love that we could bike to the new location, (Not the location mentioned in the other review). Upon our arrival the first group was just finishing up and we were greeted with Champagne by Ryan who would be our our server for this exciting experience. Ryan is very out going and personable.
Once we were escorted to the table we met Chef Aaron who explained the menu he had selected for us that day and I wanted one (sometimes 2) of EVERYTHING! Glad I rode my bike lol.
I loved that were siting right there in the garden where the ingredients are grown and Chef Aaron cures his own meats. YUMM-​O! I ordered his version off Eggs Benedict and my BF had a short rib dish. We shared bc they were too good to have just one. Chef’s love for creating shines through in the food and you can taste the passion ^_​^
I am absolutely thrilled with my choice to take a chance on the pop up brunch and we cannot wait to join Chef again to see what he has created.

Our wine group had an event this last Saturday (7÷7÷15) at chef Aarons home where he hosts pop-​up dinners. The event was to be a casual wine dinner and not a formal wine tasting per se. The organizer (as well as all those who signed up) believed that this was going to be a sit-​down type of event. We found out a few days before however that there apparently had been a «miscommunication» and that the chef had in fact been planning for a stand-​up sort of thing. We asked if we could get a sit down setting (since this is what we were all expecting) but were told that it was not possible. The chef did say however that he would provide us with about 20 chairs (which were old, worn and uncomfortable). The cost for the meal/​venue was $ 65 per person… for which we received essentially finger food. His contribution consisted essentially of slapping down 5 platters of food (which he replaced when they were emptied, I’ll give him that much) under a canopy. Although I can’t say that the food was bad, I can say that it was just OK (one of the items was a grilled cheese sandwich, really). So for $ 1,755, 27 of us essentially got happy hour finger food !
The chef advertizes his space as being in a garden setting. Folks, nothing could be further from the truth. If you do go to his brunches/​dinners or whatever else he organizes be aware that you’ll be eating on a concrete driveway facing a garage door or a fence. The back yard is, to use an adjective heard throughout the night, a dump. He’s done NOTHING to make the space look cozy, warm or hospitable. It’s just a concrete covered yard with not a blade of grass. All in all VERY disappointing.
It’s overall quite appalling that he would charge us $ 65 per person, for ordinary appetizers in a mess of a back yard. We essentially felt ripped off. Do yourself a favor… go elsewhere… you’ve been warned.