The Black Bull

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   Louise

   Lancashire2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Lovely meal Didn’t realise set menu on a Sunday but staff very flexible to ensure all in party had a meal they liked Friendly and welcoming Lovely environment
   

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   Paul

   Manchester2 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   I was expecting a great Sunday lunch . Sorry to say we didn’t get one. We Was seated at the worst table in the pub . Next to the bar . Next to the front door. So was off to a bad start. No alcohol Guinness available. Had run out. How can this be it comes in cans and you have A beer cellar to store it. Starters was nice . 2 roast beef dinners ordered. Maybe 4:30 was too late . Roast beef lacked flavour and was to fatty. My wife’s cauliflower was not cooked . My cauliflower Was fine? All warm and not hot . The dessert was great too. All this good points was lost on this table that Should be for bar snacks and drinks only . If I am paying £34 for a two course Sunday lunch I expect it to be hot not warm. Very disappointed .
   

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   PhilipM

   Manchester2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Went for a Shared platter Sunday lunch and it was absolutely delicious. Staff were very friendly and would definitely recommend this , the only slight this disappointment was some of the food was just warm which we passed onto the Staff. Great place to have a hearty Sunday lunch. 
   

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   Jackie

   Manchester3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Busy but very good service. Food was all excellent and the portions could even fill my grandson. So prices are really quite good however the drinks bumped the cost, but I thought on the whole it was good value for money.
   

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   Sharon

   Lancashire1 review

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This place is amazing. From the moment we walked in the door we were looked after. Food & staff were amazing.
   

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   Jo

   Worcestershire1 review

   3.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   We were in great company so had a very enjoyable evening. The staff were extremely personable and helpful however, serving of the food let this down. It felt like the food had been left under heat lamps. Soggy pork belly bites, cool fries and slightly undercooked but delicious cheese and onion pie.
   

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   Grahame

   Sydney1 review

   4.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   This was our first visit to the Black Bull Inn. We had booked an Open Table for two about 2 months previously for a birthday celebration on a Saturday at 6 pm. We arrived ten minutes early only to find all the car parking spaces at the front and back of the building were occupied, so country roadside parking was necessary. Friends had strongly recommended the Black Bull, but reading recent negative online recommendations just before leaving home, particularly relating to poor/slow service, put a question mark in our minds, added to when we found a full car park indicating a popular and busy pub so early on a Saturday evening. The place was busy and became busier during our stay. We were shown to our table in the Library Room. Our drinks order was taken very quickly and arrived within five minutes. We chose our meals (starters and mains) from the A la Carte menu. Although we didn’t monitor how long it took to bring the starters and main meals, considering how busy the place was, we did not have a long wait. The food was excellent, and for me, the fillet steak was cooked to perfection and the tastiest that I have eaten for very many years. From this experience, it deserves at least a four and a half star rating for hospitality, ambience, quality of service, food and cooking. Although it is a fourteen-mile drive from home, would we go again? Most definitely, yes.
   

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   Nicola

   Manchester3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   A lovely intimate dining experience enhanced by welcoming staff and tasty food and wine.
   

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   Georgina

   Yorkshire1 review

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Lovely food in great surroundings very attentive staff keen to please
   

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    Sally

    Yorkshire4 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 8 March 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Great atmosphere. My chicken breast was a little on the cool side but otherwise food was delicious. Staff absolutely superb.
    

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