Proper village pub with really friendly bar staff. As a real ale drinker, it was nice to have a perfect hand pulled pint of Wainwright's. Will definitely be back.
Excellent food and service with a smile (hard to find these days) definitely recommend Sunday Lunch. Has lovely little beer garden which is dog friendly 😊.
Awesome pub in the centre of the village Just like pubs were back in the day. A locals bar so you need to make the effort but well worth it Friendly bar staff a good choice of beers and lagers Sunday lunch and awesome beef rolls Adam xx
Edit: I apologise, I've transposed my own experiences of the pub which I used to work in and drawn parallels to yours during the small snapshot of time I was there, that's unfair of me. I'm glad to hear things aren't as bad as I surmised in my review, I appreciate your candor about the situation with your competition, We much preferred, and spent more time in the Black Bull than Crinnians when we visited recently and I put that down to the authenticity of your pub. I would love to come back with my family for lunch one Sunday soon to see the garden and try a few of more of your ales. Thanks for getting back to me.
The beer was good as was the pool table, but the pub looks very tired and is in need of sprucing up, especially the gents toilets. When I was there at 8pm on a Saturday, there were 4 people in the bar, and 3 didn't stay long. It's a shame as it reminded me of the pub I used to work in, the potential is there. This is my first visit to the area but I think that Crinnians up the road are in danger of depleting the Black Bull's business, which is sad because a village needs more than just one successful pub. I recommend this pub, especially to the locals, for their support, if you don't use it you will lose it!
Decent wee boozer with a nice beer garden and a pool table.
Bobbed in for a drink a few evenings whilst in the area. Saw 3 different bar staff and found all to be pleasant and friendly. Open plan with pool/darts etc. Enjoyed our drinks. Sorry we weren't able to sample their Sunday roast as we arrived too late.
Superb Sunday lunch with choice of Pork, Beef or Chicken with a veggie option. Beautifully cooked and plenty of vegetables. Puddings were massive too. Families are welcome too. There's also a beer garden and the beer is well kept. Would heartily recommend this village pub.
Can't recommend this place highly enough. Vast measures in place in relation to COVID-19, couldn't have felt any safer, name and number taken upon arrival and asked to sanitise hands. Wonderful young girl serving drinks she was very efficient even on a Saturday night, nothing was too much trouble for her. Lovely big beer garden out the back of the pub which we will definitely be visiting when the weather improves. Thank you Black Bull.
We had Sunday lunch, and it was gorgeous
Went family of six today, food was superb from starters, main and sweets. The Sunday dinner was delicious, meats spot on and plenty of veg and gravy 😋. Staff so pleasant and attentive, no problem in a high recommendation for all round satisfaction. Don't live near but next time in Lanchester will definitely be eating there again. Mac👍
Food is great and staff are always so lovely! Would highly recommend for a Sunday lunch.
Passing through village and noticed Sunday’s lunch for £6.95. We both ordered pork which came with stuffing, mash, roasts, Yorkshire pudding and a choice of 4 vegetables on the side with a big boat of gravy. The food was very good at a great price
Food very good, service very good, extremely clean pub and a nice pleasant place to drink in.
Went for Sunday lunch. Plain food very well cooked and served and lots of it. Great value and friendly staff
Second pub in lanchester tried , I preferred this one over the Kings head, traditional pub sat outside in the sunshine, reasonable selection of beers and the staff were very friendly.
Thanks so much for a lush Sunday dinner!!
Lovely meals at reasonable price. Good service. Friendly staff.
Literally the best pub I have visited during the pandemic! The safety procedures and cleaning that they have in place is amazing! Service was fast and both members of staff were so friendly! Would highly recommend a visit here!!
This is the best Sunday lunch ever, the staff are so friendly and a great range of beers. We cant recommend this pub enough
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