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The Blackbird Inn
The Blackbird Inn Reviews

The Blackbird Inn

British, European

Dishes priced around£14

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Reviews of The Blackbird Inn (1,129)

Read what people think about The Blackbird Inn. All restaurant reviews are written by verified Quandoo diners. Learn more about The Blackbird Inn before you go by getting tips and ratings from other restaurant-goers. With real-life reviews, you can see what other diners loved about The Blackbird Inn and book a table with confidence!

5.3/6

1,129 reviews

5.3/6

1,129 reviews

Food:Outstanding
Atmosphere:Excellent
Service:Excellent
Value for money:Great value
Waiting time:Exceptionally Good
Noise levels:Pleasant
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New"Excellent"
6/6
Andrew T.a day ago · 1 review

Great food tasty and good size portions and lovely service from staff who appeared to care about your experience.

New"Excellent"
6/6
Neil T.3 days ago · 1 review

Fantastic service and gorgeous food highly recommend I will be back

New"Very good"
5/6
Olwen K.3 days ago · 1 review

Lovely warm and cosy surroundings, friendly, helpful and welcoming staff. Great food.

New"Excellent"
6/6
Diana C.4 days ago · 1 review

The food was delicious, service good and decorations were very pretty. Thank you

New"Very good"
5/6
Quandoo Diner5 days ago · 1 review

Food was delicious, both traditional and innovative dishes, beautifully presented. Our young server was friendly, courteous and helpful.

New"Excellent"
6/6
Barry H.6 days ago · 30 reviews

very friendly greetings. Restaurant was busy, with a large group of ladies. service excellent and timely. choice of food greater than normal with the Christmas menu available. a very enjoyable evening.

New"Very good"
5/6
Susan T.8 days ago · 2 reviews

Had a lovely festive lunch at the Blackbird. There were 3 of us. Two had the turkey and trimmings which were plentiful. I had the beef which was so tender and tasty. Thoroughly recommend it. Susan T

New"Very good"
5/6
Jerry L.8 days ago · 2 reviews

Great atmosphere, excellent food and friendly and attentive staff without being too over intrusive

New"Excellent"
6/6
Graham M.8 days ago · 1 review

Fantastic food, service and atmosphere in a great pub. The Turkey roast dinner was superb.

New"Excellent"
6/6
Fiona J.9 days ago · 2 reviews

I thoroughly enjoyed my time there. The waiter was excellent. My friend spilt his beer but nothing was a fuss. The waiter moved us to the next table. The food was fantastic

New"Excellent"
6/6
Donna G.9 days ago · 2 reviews

Lovely Sunday lunch. Great service from the friendly staff. Would recommend..

New"Very good"
5/6
Sam M.10 days ago · 1 review

Friendly staff and great food. We arrived 35 minutes early and every table was reserved. They did their best to get us seated ASAP which was very kind as we have 2 young children. Kids menu was amazing portions and value for money. We had a lamb roast and fish and chips, both very good for taste and size. Puddings were fantastic but at 9.50 each, seemed quite expensive. Glad we treat ourselves though and we'll definitely visit again.

New"Excellent"
6/6
Mike R.10 days ago · 2 reviews

Thoroughly enjoyed our meal in a lovely atmosphere. Georgia, our waitress, was charming as were all the other staff at the Blackbird.

New"Very good"
5/6
Jeanette M.10 days ago · 1 review

Fabulous meal, fish was delicious could not fault anything and service was outstanding will definitely call again.

New"Very good"
5/6
Nicola M.11 days ago · 1 review

Food was absolutely beautiful, friendly service, good value for money

New"Very good"
5/6
Barry H.12 days ago · 30 reviews

great evening in restaurant upstairs. perfect for our group. service and food great.

New"Very good"
5/6
Donald C.14 days ago · 1 review

Lovely meal and staff were excellent. Thanks for everything team👍

New"Very good"
5/6
Angela M.14 days ago · 7 reviews

All enjoyed our Christmas meal and at no time felt pressured to vacate our table. Service was very good. Good range of food to choose from. although not a vegetarian, the celeriac and apple risotto was a welcome change from usual vegetarian dishes.

"Very good"
5/6
Jane C.15 days ago · 1 review

We were welcomed into cheery,warm atmosphere for a delicious festive lunch. Our friendly waiter supplied several alternative choices. The food proved to be a mouthwatering start to our Christmas celebrations. Thank you

"Very good"
5/6
Peter C.16 days ago · 1 review

Pleasant attentive staff and quality meal . Very good .

"Excellent"
6/6
Maria H.16 days ago · 1 review

The visit was perfect the food was perfect and staff were amazing as well.

"Very good"
5/6
Janice W.18 days ago · 1 review

Food was really nice staff were lovely and friendly .

"Excellent"
6/6
Iris V.19 days ago · 1 review

Lovely ambience, fabulous food and great staff. Always a great night out

"Excellent"
6/6
Christine A.19 days ago · 1 review

Lovely surroundings, we were made very welcome. Staff were attentive and very accommodating and the food was amazing.

"Very good"
5/6
John B.20 days ago · 1 review

Went for my fathers birthday. We all really enjoyed the food and atmosphere.

"Very good"
5/6
Carol W.22 days ago · 9 reviews

A lovely pub. Good food. Good prices. Good parking and very friendly staff

"Excellent"
6/6
Nik J.24 days ago · 1 review

Venue is always a welcoming place and food was so good. Definitely recommend going 👍🏼

"Excellent"
6/6
Andrew W.24 days ago · 1 review

Food was lovely as always, the service was spot on, we sat in the upstairs dining room and the service remained fantastic.

"Excellent"
6/6
Davina C.24 days ago · 2 reviews

The pub was beautiful, staff very friendly and attentive. Sunday lunch was nice but the meat was chewy and the veg was a bit bland. No where near as good as the sister pub, the Northumberland arms.

"Very good"
5/6
Tim E.25 days ago · 1 review

Amazing food and amazing service. First time visit but will definitely return soon and recommend to others.

"Excellent"
6/6
Barry H.25 days ago · 30 reviews

We were in the upstairs restaurant. Perfect. Originally booked in the bar, but Blackbird contacted to say it might be a little noisy on a Friday night, so went with their suggestion to move booking. Glad we did. Perfect service and really great food.

"Very good"
5/6
Jane R.a month ago · 1 review

Excellent as always. Nothing to fault. Will be back to enjoy the Christmas menu

"Very good"
5/6
Quandoo Dinera month ago · 1 review

Lovely food, lovely atmosphere,tasteful Christmas decorations abd very good service.

"Excellent"
6/6
Barry H.a month ago · 30 reviews

Restaurant was buzzing tonight. Had a great table. Food was absolutely spot on, as was the helpful and friendly service.

"Very good"
5/6
Ann T.a month ago · 1 review

Food was good and varied menu. Reasonably priced. All staff very pleasant and efficient.

"Good"
4/6
Lynn S.a month ago · 1 review

The lady that greeted us very helpful especially with wheelchair access Food and service just right

"Excellent"
6/6
D D.a month ago · 1 review

This was our first Sunday Lunch at the Blackbird and it did not disappoint. We had received good recommendations for friends who have ate here which encouraged our visit. I had the roast beef sirloin, my wife had chicken and our daughter had fish and chips. All the dishes were very good & well presented. The serving staff were excellent and very friendly. We will certainly return to The Blackbird on further occasions.

"Good"
4/6
Pat W.a month ago · 1 review

Room was full so quite noisy, two of our party have poor hearing so had difficulty in joining in the conversation. Waitress service was good, we asked for well done topside beef, it was still quite pink really but we ate it anyway. Overall we all thought the food could have been hotter, it was all luke warm; however there was a generous portion of vegetables and our Eton Mess desserts were excellent.

"Very good"
5/6
Lynda R.a month ago · 1 review

First time at The Blackbird but certainly not the last. We ate upstairs where there are fewer tables, which we preferred as quieter than downstairs. The pub was decorated beautifully for Christmas and we really couldn't fault anything about the food or service. A great find.

"Very good"
5/6
Amil M.a month ago · 1 review

The food was great thank you. The lady who served us, not sure name, had great customer service; very friendly

"Very good"
5/6
Maureen G.a month ago · 1 review

Excellent service throughout. Good food with vegan options much appreciated.

"Excellent"
6/6
Susanne B.a month ago · 2 reviews

Absolutely fabulous from start to finish. Our server Georgia was brilliant- what an asset to your business. All the food was delicious and beautifully presented. Cannot wait to return.

"Very good"
5/6
Denise S.a month ago · 1 review

Unfortunately our reservation was in the bar area which we were unaware of. We asked whether there was a table in the restaurant and were told we could wait until the next people vacated. We didn’t have long to wait for a table.

"Excellent"
6/6
Bob S.a month ago · 1 review

Wonderfully relaxing, quiet, well looked after without being disturbed. Food was grand, good proportions and very reasonably priced. Definitely worth a return trip 👍.

"Very good"
5/6
Gary S.a month ago · 5 reviews

Very busy, but the staff coped very well. The food as usual was excellent! Very quick to be served and good portion size. Only slight hitch was one pudding didn’t arrive but was quickly sorted! I highly recommend any to visit blackbird for food…

"Excellent"
6/6
Ian F.a month ago · 2 reviews

Fantastic Sunday dinner was enjoyed by all, we were a party of 5, 4 of us had the topside of beef (pink) which was to die for , very friendly staff, great service and great atmosphere, a very nice place , highly recommended.

"Good"
4/6
Janet M.a month ago · 1 review

Overall good experience, main courses excellent, pudding would be better warm. Room a little chilly.

"Average"
3/6
Louise R.a month ago · 1 review

All Staff welcoming and polite. Main - ok Pudding good

"Very good"
5/6
David R.a month ago · 8 reviews

The food and service was great, all freshly prepared and served promptly

"Very good"
5/6
Clare S.a month ago · 1 review

Can thoroughly recommend the steak & ale pie with plenty of veg. Pity there weren't child portions as my meal was a bit too big to justify having a dessert.

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