The Black Bull

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   lyndon

   Lancashire

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Excellent Service, Excellent fresh food, brilliant staff. 100% recommended
   

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   Janet

   Yorkshire

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Staff very friendly, the food, Christmas dinner which had followed on from Gravadlax starter was fabulous. Very lovely venue too
   

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   Sarah

   Lancashire

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Great service and beautiful venue. Our table was near the fire and Christmas tree .... Best seats in the house!
   

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   Keith

   Glasgow

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Great venue with great food, can be very busy during the weekend and has live music from the early evening onwards.
   

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   Julie

   London

   4 reviews

   3.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   Three diners booked for 12.30pm to celebrate a birthday. Order placed but it was 60 minutes before starter arrived - a delicious sharing platter. A further 40 minutes before the mains arrived - all salads. The two modestly sized (for a main course) duck with hoi sin salads were fine (despite only one pomegranate aril found - on close inspection - between the two of us) but the equally modestly sized Bull winter salad arrived without ANY blue cheese, or salad dressing, so whoever 'finished' the dish failed to deliver. The Aspen fries, however, were awesome! The blue cheese quickly arrived after I got up to find a waiter and requested it, but overall it was a slow, underwhelming lunch with friends. So disappointed because I come regularly and I have never been let down before. Hopefully our large family Sunday lunch in the New Year will be much better.
   

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   Philippa

   London

   9 reviews

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   5.0

   9 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Really cosy, festive atmosphere and such great, friendly service. Good selection of wines by the glass too. This was our first visit and we will be back. Thanks
   

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   Claire

   Lancashire

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   On our arrival to the Black Bull we were greeted by a warm welcome in every sense. The location and atmosphere was beautiful and the staff couldn't do enough. The choice of food and presentation was fantastic and was loved by all of my family, we will definitely return
   

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   Samantha

   Cancun

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 8 December 2024

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

   The starters were great and got our hopes up for the main course, but it was disappointing—just warm and not much flavour. It’s a shame because the atmosphere and decor were lovely. The service was okay, but they could invest in more waiting staff, seemed to be very much run by 2 main staff which is ok if it’s quiet but not enough for a full restaurant. The team was polite, but it felt a bit impersonal—no one checked how the food was or asked if we wanted more drinks. Simple things that were missing.
   

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   Martin

   Manchester

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 7 December 2024

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

   First visit and all our party were really impressed. Staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful.
   

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    TIM

    Manchester

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 7 December 2024

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

    The pub is a lovely building and we loved the atmosphere and the very pleasant staff and the food was fantastic, definitely be booking again soon.
    

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