The Black Bull

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   Linda

   London

   16 reviews

   4.0

   16 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   A great deal of care has been taken with the decor; warm and welcoming.Missed a beat by not having the fire lit, cold and wet outside. Not much evidence of the chefs' talent on the menu ,standard pub offerings but my steak was very good.I question the price of an optional sauce, quite pricy. The only disappointment was my 'served with tomatoes and mushrooms' ; one small, but delicious mushroom and a half a tomato. I'm sure that they could have stretched to a whole tomato.My husbands pie was lovely but still at over £20 was a little pricey. I am not mean when it comes to eating out. The wine ( only glass each) was great. Would visit again though.
   

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   Mike

   Lancashire

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   A warm welcome. Great choice of dishes on the menu which was well marked up for gluten free food which is important to us.
   

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   Georgina

   Manchester

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   We had a fabulous Sunday dinner (platter for two). There was the perfect amount of food, without feeling overwhelmed. The steak was cooked to perfection and the chicken was perfect. The service was fabulous and we were checked on throughout. We will definitely be back!
   

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   Lisa

   Manchester

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Lovely venue- relaxed and warm ambience. Great service. Sunday lunch spot on.
   

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   Linda

   Yorkshire

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Restaurant was very busy with Sunday lunch service. Service very slow. Had to wait an hour from arrival to eventual delivery of food. Food was ok, but a little underwhelming. Standard Sunday lunch fare, but reasonably well cooked. Veggies limited and plainly cooked. Recommended wine choice was disappointing. Staff were doing their best but were struggling to keep on top of the number of customers/orders. After all the Masterchef publicity, I had expected better, both in terms of menu & service.
   

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   Peter

   Liverpool

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Love coming to the black bull, and were never disappointed 😊the staff, service, food, atmosphere are are always fabulous. Always feels like a treat.
   

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   Steven

   Lancashire

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   The food was very good and the service brilliant; I have never known such quick service. They could do with a bigger car park!
   

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   Susan

   Manchester

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 6 days ago

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

   This was our first visit. We eat out every week and enjoy finding new places. We had a thoroughly enjoyable experience. We valued the owner Rebecca greeting us and we felt the pace of service was just right. The menu was quite comprehensive and there were specials as well. My husband’s chicken starter really enjoyed his chicken starter but my only negative of the whole night was my starter. I ordered the scallops from the specials and was so looking forward to it, however it was merely 3 average sized scallops with a little dressing on a large plate, for £18 I felt it was poor value for money, I had finished it before my husband had even finished his first piece of chicken ( I tasted his and it was very good). Our steak mains were great. The star of the experience for us was the lovely French sommelier, sorry to have forgotten his name, but I am hopeless with names. He was very attentive and knowledgeable about his wines. We ordered a Chablis and he came back with a grand cru for a little more which we ordered, it was good. We will certainly be visiting here again. Due to its location and ambience and its star Masterchef winning Dan Merriman (Who offers special tasting evenings) I feel this could very soon be a fine dining restaurant. Thank you all.
   

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   Sandra

   Cumbria

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   We dined here after being given a voucher & watching one of the chefs win Masterchef. The whole experience was excellent. The welcome on a wet windy evening , the ambiance of the dining room with log burner & the service was great . Just enough rest between courses & lovely smiles . The bill for two people , three courses & six glasses of wine came to £130 which did include curried monkfish special main course. This is in the higher end of pub prices but by no means extortionate & in our opinion most definitely worth it. We would highly recommend to eat here. Congratulations to all the staff for making it a happy evening with added bonus of a visit from the cutest puppy I have seen for years 🥰
   

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    Caroline

    Berkshire

    14 reviews

    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

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

    Lovely venue with excellent food and personal service.
    

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