White Bull

Name: White Bull
Address: 123 E Court Sq, Decatur, GA, United States, 30030
Telephone: (404) 600-5649
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.3

4.3

1172 Reviews

$31 to $50

Farm-to-table

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The White Bull is a farm-forward restaurant utilizing only GA grown products. Chef Pat Pascarella gives respect to his Italian culture by milling his own grain for both our house made bread and house made pasta. We feature local farms all over the menu, such as; cheeses, honey, meats, vegetables and fish.
Ernest Hemingway once named a blank piece of paper "The White Bull." Welcome to our blank canvas.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Oct 4, 2023

7:00 PM

Booked 12 times today

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Cuisines
Farm-to-table, Italian, Cocktail Bar
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri 4:00 pm–11:00 pm Happy Hour Sat, Sun 2:00 pm–4:00 pm Dinner Sat 4:00 pm–11:00 pm Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
Phone number
(404) 600-5649
Website
http://whitebullatl.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
Pasquale Pascarella
Catering
Private catering available from 2-100 guests.<br />Please visit the "Events" page of our website (whitebullatl.com) to book.
Private party facilities
We can accommodate private events from 10 to 100 for a complete buy-out with customized menus.We have hosted weddings, rehearsal dinners, bachelor and bachelorette parties, showers, corporate luncheons and team-building events, anniversaries and award banquets.Please visit the "Events" page of our website (whitebullatl.com) to book.
Private party contact
Sean Palani: (404) 600-5649

Location
123 E Court Sq, Decatur, GA 30030
Neighborhood
Decatur
Cross street
We are located inside the Decatur Square
Parking details
There are parking opportunities available around the square and on the nearest streets. Several parking lots are located about a block away from the restaurant, as well.
Public transit
Decatur Marta Station is located a 100 feet from the Restaurant
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 1,172 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.3

4.3 based on recent ratings

4.3Food
4.4Service
4.4Ambience
4Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

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Innovative
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Neighborhood gem
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Great for fine wines
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Great for outdoor dining
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1,172 Reviews

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OpenTable Diner
New York Area
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
overall1food1service2ambience3
The food is not up to par—I do not understand these reviews. None of the appetizers are to desire. Ordered the duck confit and received a large, duck drumstick over a bed of greens—the issue here is that there were maybe two bites of tasteless duck on the drumstick. The bread was dry and tasteless. We ordered the pasta that had the duck ragu, now that was tasty and one of the dishes I would actually recommend. We also ordered the black ink spaghetti—not tasty at all. In essence, do not order any appetizers because it was just a tasteless ensemble. Their pasta noodles do taste fresh like they were made in-house (as they pride themselves with) but the overall pasta dishes leave plenty to desire. Due to the poor experience with the food, we decided to cut our experience after the main dishes despite being dessert people. It’s a shame because I genuinely believe this place has so much potential, but their attempt at being exquisite only magnifies their shortcomings. Update: Restaurant responded. Decided not to gain more insight into our experience. Proceeded to invalidate review instead of making it a learning moment. Wishing them best of luck!
White BullResponded 4 days ago
Hello Anonymous, thank you so much for dining with us last night. I'm very sorry to hear that our menu doesn't adhere to your specific dining preferences. Our Executive Chef has carefully crafted a menu that is updated daily on our website, and put on display in front of the restaurant. We appreciate the feedback, but we unfortunately will not be overhauling our menu due to the complaints of one guest. Our duck confit small plate, which since its rollout has quickly become a best-seller, is a whole duck leg that is cured, confited, and fried; to hear that it was "maybe two bites of tasteless duck" is frankly shocking. We do not offer a tagliatelle pasta with duck. I wish this would have been brought to management's attention as it happened, as it would have been much easier to rectify.
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OpenTable Diner
Atlanta Metro
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined 6 days ago
overall3food1service5ambience5
The ambiance was great, server, attentive. Our pasta was extremely salty.
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FoodieGal
Greater Boston
2 reviews
vip
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 25, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Happy hour has a great selection of food and drinks and a chill atmosphere before dinner time. Pasta was super fresh.
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David
Atlanta Metro
2 reviews
vip
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 11, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Fantastic food and service. Really well through our menu and a fantastic and inventive bar program. Would recommend. Get the vermouth tasting.
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Convenient
Atlanta Metro
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on September 9, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Incredibly delicious food in a festive private courtyard. New favorite restaurant.
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JenniferD
Atlanta Metro
33 reviews
vip
5.0
33 reviews
Dined on September 4, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
We were celebrating my father-in-law's birthday, and they made it very special. The arancini was outstanding, and all of us loved our pasta dishes. Emma provided outstanding service. Definitely great for a delicious evening out.
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JeffW
Indiana
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on September 3, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Good food, good service. We liked all of the dishes that were served, but we didn't love the bread and butter which we felt didn't taste fresh (and was a little hard). Every other dish was excellent.
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JohnW
Phoenix
10 reviews
vip
3.0
10 reviews
Dined on August 27, 2023
overall3food3service3ambience1
Dinner for 5 with a reservation. At 7 pm, they were out of 2 of their three entrees--very disappointing. The restaurant was not full, but the noise level was very loud. The five people at the table could not hear the server. The server apparently could not hear us either, but he did not let us know at the time, and, as a result, one order was missed. This restaurant is usually very good, but Sunday evening they definitely had an off night.
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JerryB
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 27, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
We had an excellent meal at White Bull, everything was fresh and the seasoning was impeccable. We enjoyed dessert and a flight from the large selection of Amaros.
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AmyS
Seattle
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on August 26, 2023
overall4food5service4ambience5
We love White Bull Apertivo Hour! Cocktails, pasta, and atmosphere so good. Shocked we couldn’t order an Amaro Negroni (The White Bull Negroni)!! It’s one of our favorite drinks in Atlanta. Hopefully it was a new bartender or something. If not, please bring it back!!
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on August 25, 2023
overall2food3service4ambience3
Restaurant describes itself as “farm to table,” but it does not fit in that category of restaurants because almost ecery selection is meat based or meat spiced. It should advertise as a meat forward Italian restaurant.
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PearlV
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 20, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Went to Whitebull on a Sunday early evening during their appretivo hour and it was wonderful experience. The wine, pasta and appetizer was delicious. The staff was excellent. Their brunch menu looks yummy will definitely come back to try it out.
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JTB23
Atlanta Metro
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on August 19, 2023
overall3food3service5ambience4
Very loud. So don't go with older people. Appetizers were good. The pasta's had no flavor. Was really disappointed. The other 2 or 3 times we went it has been great. Maybe this was an off night ? It was also disappointing given the pasta was $33 . Seemed way over priced for what we got.
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LindaK
Atlanta Metro
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on August 19, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food was exceptional! We had brunch on a Saturday. We sat outside… lots of beautiful plants.
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LeslieE
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on August 18, 2023
overall2food2service3ambience3
We wanted to love this place. We ordered bread and butter, arancini, the crispy chicken and the steak. Chocolate hazelnut dessert. The bread was a small round...foccacia? Unremarkable, topped with way too much rosemary. Maybe a 6" diameter little disk. $7 Arancini were good. Chicken - a stack of fried chicken on a thin layer of polenta and the rest of the plate was a lake of...was it supposed to be a jus? It was water. It broke the polenta down and made it hard to get on the fork at all. The chicken was not seasoned. $30 Steak - looked like a 6 oz portion of beef cut into 4 pieces. Served with these black chunks that we guess were perhaps carrots but they smelled burnt and were really firm. Like wood coal. At this point we were thinking about the fact that the bill for all this was going to be $150. Steak was $60. Cavatappi - a plate of doughy pasta with an unidentifiable thick sauce, an odd tart flavor, unappealing to look at. $17 Chocolate hazelnut tart, at this point, who cares. Foul moods could have contributed to a low enjoyment factor at the end. We were looking at the leftover piles of other food and thinking about that final check. Out the door - $192 for two people. 100% would recommend pretty much anywhere else.
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kiranm
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 16, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The best restaurant in downtown Decatur right now. Excellent service, we had the cutest waitress last night. She whisked us from the front to the lovely back patio and I felt like I was in The Bear (corner! corner!). If you like to eat early you can take advantage of their $10 pastas and select cocktails, such a great deal. Don't skip the corncake dessert.
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OpenTable Diner
Chicago
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 13, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Every dish was amazing! The waiter was knowledgeable and the ambiance was superb.
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DavidS
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 11, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Always love dinner at White Bull! The cocktails, appetizers, entrees are all wonderful!
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BobL
Atlanta Metro
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on August 4, 2023
overall2food2service2ambience1
This is a very loud place and the service from the kitchen was extremely slow. Also my wife’s pasta wasn’t fully cooked so we had it sent back. She’s never done this before. After reordering a different entree and being told it would take “10-15” minutes, it took 45 minutes so the rest of us had already eaten. It’s pricey and we were pretty disappointed and won’t be back.
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Melissa
Greater Boston
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on August 3, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
As always, amazing food and impeccable service! Truly amazing Toratelli.
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DanielleS
Cleveland
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on August 2, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
This is my favorite restaurant in Atlanta. Excellent food (especially the pasta), excellent service, intimate setting. Love it!
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EmmaB
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 30, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food was really good, happy hour stuff was really good value
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Hillary
Atlanta Metro
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 29, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great meal and the service was excellent - from the host stand to our last bite of dessert.
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OpenTable Diner
Atlanta Metro
10 reviews
2.0
10 reviews
Dined on July 29, 2023
overall2food3service3ambience3
Cute place, but food and service very so-so given the prices. Got served our dinner but had to ask for silverware. Probably won't be back.
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EmilyB
Atlanta Metro
24 reviews
vip
4.0
24 reviews
Dined on July 26, 2023
overall4food4service4ambience3
Always a good place for an impromptu date night. Last night we sat inside and it was crowded and seemed much louder than in past. All good because I mainly just wanted to eat and enjoy a cocktail and look at my cute husband. Drinks were fab, food was solid as always. All around winner for a random Wednesday night.
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Ashley
Atlanta Metro
11 reviews
vip
2.0
11 reviews
Dined on July 25, 2023
overall2food2service4ambience3
I’ve eaten here once before and it was delicious! This visit was not the same, our waiter was great! Our crispy chicken and cavatelli pasta dishes were delicious. The rest of our food was subpar, at best. Specifically, the lamb ragu didn’t seem to have any meat incorporated into the dish, it’s quite expensive so we expected it to have more. The manager let us know that is just how it is prepared and an extra charge would be incurred for additional meat since it is a “personal preference request”for more. Unfortunately, not a place I look forward to visiting anymore or bringing other when they visit.
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UKlid
Los Angeles
19 reviews
vip
3.0
19 reviews
Dined on July 25, 2023
overall3food4service3ambience3
Very limited menu, literally 3 entrees. Salad came with missing ingredients, was mostly lettuce ($17). Had to have cocktail re-made. Super noisy.
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OpenTable Diner
New York Area
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 22, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great experience. Food was awesome! As was the staff and environment
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SydneyL
New Orleans
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 22, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Our server Nico was amazing!!! Food was fab!! Thank you!
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HeatherR
Atlanta Metro
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 19, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing, we will be back.I think that covers it all
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JohnL
Baltimore
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 16, 2023
overall2food3service1ambience2
Went on a non-busy Sunday night. Food was good, however we may have met our server when he was having a bad day. Wouldn’t recommend.
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OpenTable Diner
Atlanta Metro
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 15, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent fresh and unique cuisine. Enjoy the outdoor patio.
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JessA
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 15, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
We love all of the Porchetta group restaurants! The Black Spaghetti and the Crispy Chicken are our favorites so far. I wish I could remember our servers name because she was amazing!!! ❤️
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Denise
San Francisco
25 reviews
vip
2.0
25 reviews
Dined on July 14, 2023
overall2food2service3ambience3
This restaurant had great reviews. It was so loud when we walked in, we asked to be seated outside. The food was fair and I felt we could have made a better choice elsewhere. They said the pasta was all homemade but I honestly couldn't agree. Unfortunately, we would not likely return.
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OpenTable Diner
Atlanta Metro
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 13, 2023
overall4food4service5ambience3
The pasta flight is the way to go. So fun and tasty.
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FoodieMcfoodster
Atlanta Metro
10 reviews
vip
2.0
10 reviews
Dined on February 19, 2023
overall2food1service3ambience2
Tried so hard to love this place but the kitchen consistently disappoints. The menu is always exciting but the execution never seems to make it to the plate. Someone is asleep at the wheel here. Undercooked veal shanks and over reduced salty sauces are just a few examples of so many things that should never have made it out of the kitchen.
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OpenTable Diner
Las Vegas
4 reviews
1.0
4 reviews
Dined on February 19, 2023
overall1food1service1ambience1
Our experience was shockingly negative considering past really wonderful experiences. The lighting in the outdoor area was so bright I felt like we were in a cafeteria. Our table was not even set before we were taken to it, even though we were on time for a reservation. It was a special occasion and we had really built it up as a true experience. Absolutely nothing was good. Our server was polite but disinterested and even spoke negatively about more than one dish. The food orders came out wrong. And cold. The hamachi was grainy, warm and flavorless. One of the pasta dishes for our party, the vegetarian one, tasted like someone just added a stick of butter and garlic powder to overcooked pasta. The broccolini side dish wasn’t broccolini. It was just broccoli. That was the best thing on the table! That and the bread. We were so disappointed that we were left wondering if ownership or the chef or both had changed. To top it all off we hurried to pay the check when cigarette smoke began wafting across our table from outside the fence. We assumed it was clueless members of the public Ranson hanging out. Nope. It was our server and a coworker! Smoking just on the other side of the fence from the dining area. Seriously? I know his name but I won’t post that here. If the restaurant cares, they can reach out to me. The menu has always been puzzling with an extreme lack of vegetable and salads but we have overlooked that it in the past, thinking the food was so good, it’s like having dessert for dinner. Not this time. I left hungry and ticked off. Horrible all around. Will not be back for a long time.
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WhitneyC
Atlanta Metro
2 reviews
vip
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 15, 2023
overall3food1service4ambience3
Valentines Day dinner and wait times exceeded 1 hour. Russell was an absolute pleasure
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TedW
Denver
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on February 15, 2023
overall3food2service2ambience4
Surprisingly bland tastes despite fancy preparation. Salad suffered from wilted and frankly spoiled lettuce. Service simply poor.
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WestonB
Atlanta Metro
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on February 15, 2023
overall3food4service2ambience2
dinner took over 3 hours, and was very chaotic, food was good but organization not good. would go back just not on valentines.
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FAQs

White Bull is rated 4.3 stars by 1172 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Oct 4, 2023

7:00 PM

Booked 12 times today

123 E Court Sq, Decatur, GA 30030

Additional information

Cross street
We are located inside the Decatur Square
Neighborhood
Decatur
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Fri 4:00 pm–11:00 pm Happy Hour Sat, Sun 2:00 pm–4:00 pm Dinner Sat 4:00 pm–11:00 pm Sun 4:00 pm–9:00 pm
Cuisines
Farm-to-table, Italian, Cocktail Bar
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
There are parking opportunities available around the square and on the nearest streets. Several parking lots are located about a block away from the restaurant, as well.
Public transit
Decatur Marta Station is located a 100 feet from the Restaurant
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Pasquale Pascarella
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://whitebullatl.com/
Phone number
(404) 600-5649
Catering
Private catering available from 2-100 guests.<br />Please visit the "Events" page of our website (whitebullatl.com) to book.
Private party facilities
We can accommodate private events from 10 to 100 for a complete buy-out with customized menus.We have hosted weddings, rehearsal dinners, bachelor and bachelorette parties, showers, corporate luncheons and team-building events, anniversaries and award banquets.Please visit the "Events" page of our website (whitebullatl.com) to book.
Private party contact
Sean Palani: (404) 600-5649

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