The Black Bull Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is incredible and the staff are another level."
• "The food was amazing. We had pan seared chicken and fillet steak."
• "The menu is extensive and varied. Locally sourced ingredients with varied cuisines catered for."
• "First class food in a pub... excellent beef and lamb cooked to perfection."
• "Best steak I’ve had for a very long time."
• "Food served piping hot and generous portions."
• "Food out of this world."

Cons:

• "The food was the usual pub food with a little overpriced."
• "The Sea Bass was very greasy. New potatoes undercooked. Veg cold."
• "Puds too expensive and dismal choice."
• "I was very disappointed with the food this time. The butterfly chicken was over cooked and the fries were cold."
• "Disappointed with the food... we had the Bull Burger which was dry and tasteless."
• "Cod was as big as two fish fingers."
• "Very little seafood in the dish for the price of £20."

Service

Pros:

• "All the staff that served us were very attentive and polite."
• "The service was exceptional."
• "Very friendly staff and go out of their way to accommodate your needs."
• "Tom the waiter made our son's birthday meal extra special, he is a credit to you."
• "Service was excellent."
• "The staff were really friendly, the atmosphere was nice and the food was delicious!"
• "Fantastic service from both young lady and young man. They made us feel so welcome!"

Cons:

• "It was a bit manic today so our order got muddled but it was resolved with no fuss."
• "Poor management. Food took a very long time to arrive."
• "We will not be visiting this place again! Sunday afternoon and no staff could cope, it got a little busy and people had to wait for an hour maybe longer for a meal even the people that had booked."
• "The service was extremely slow."
• "Service was OK, but we did have to ask for menus and cutlery twice before we got each."
• "The service sometimes lacking and seemingly disjointed."
• "Wasn't very organised for customers for the football, and they need to give the right information out to people, one minute no food and then there was food."

Value

Pros:

• "Great value at £22 for the quality and portion size."
• "The amount of food was perfect for lunch and great value at £22 for the quality and portion size."
• "Portions are huge, and well worth the money."
• "Bar drinks pitched at the right price and not crazy expensive."
• "Reasonably priced for the quality of food."
• "Good value for money."
• "They offer starter and main or main and dessert for £15!!"

Cons:

• "The prices are outrageous for the food portions and quality."
• "My one big bug bear was £9.50 for glass of plonk. Scandalous, would not return for that reason."
• "Prices were over priced and portion sizes where criminal, 2 pints of guinness, soda water for my wife veg soup, 4 skimmpy cod gouchons a breath taking £40.00."
• "For £40+ per head we expected much much more I regret to say."
• "Puds too expensive and dismal choice."
• "Portion size compared to cost very expensive."
• "It certainly wasn’t worth the price I paid."