The Black Bull

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   Deryn

   Lancashire

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 1 day ago

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

   Fantastic Sunday lunch as always. Our friends love it here so I always book in advance. X x x
   

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   mike

   Yorkshire

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 4 days ago

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

   Very nice restaurant and food , the wine was a little over priced , and there were a few things unavailable from the menu . We were very well looked after by all of the staff however the Service from start to finish was very slow (without any explanation why) , even though the restaurant was fairly quiet .
   

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   Emma

   Lancashire

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

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

   Excellent food and lovely friendly staff Lovely Christmas atmosphere
   

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   Nick

   Berlin

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on 15 December 2024

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

   The food was excellent, though the menu wasn’t as extensive as I anticipated, but the service didn’t reflect the quality of the food. Apart from one member of staff, they were all pleasant enough but perhaps just lacked that little bit of extra attention that can add to the experience. On arrival we were made to feel we had walked into a staff only area by the way the question “can I help you?” was barked in a suspicious way at us. Service was good but it was when it came to paying the bill that things dipped a little. The chap who took the payment was particularly abrupt and rude and overcharged us for dessert’s we hadn’t had. I accept some part in this as I did check the itemised bill, but the print is so small it was difficult to spot dessert’s had been added. Not itemised dessert’s, just a charge for them. You would have expected that if the items themselves were not present, either the system or the staff would query it. I was going to ring and suggest they treat the overpayment as a tip, but he had been so rude I thought better of it. Overall it was ok and we probably would return, but there is perhaps room for improvements in customer service, particularly as it didn’t seem excessively busy at the time.
   

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   ROB

   Lancashire

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 15 December 2024

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

   Wonderful Sunday Dinner, great service , great food , excellent venue, staff really welcoming lovely atmosphere. Treat yourself you deserve it. Thanks to all the team at the Black Bull you all excelled.
   

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   lyndon

   Lancashire

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 15 December 2024

   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 on 14 December 2024

   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 on 14 December 2024

   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 on 13 December 2024

   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 on 13 December 2024

    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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