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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 (1,218)

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5.3/6

1,218 reviews

5.3/6

1,218 reviews

Food:Outstanding
Atmosphere:Excellent
Service:Excellent
Value for money:Great value
Waiting time:Exceptionally Good
Noise levels:Pleasant
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New"Very good"
5/6
Carolyne P.2 days ago · 1 review

Lovely food, attentive staff and great atmosphere. Will book again

New"Very good"
5/6
Hannah R.2 days ago · 1 review

Enjoyed a lovely roast dinner and drinks sat in the sunshine!

New"Excellent"
6/6
Michael C.3 days ago · 1 review

The food was excellent if somewhat pricey, in my opinion

New"Average"
3/6
Cheryl C.5 days ago · 1 review

Long wait for food. Quite pricey. Average. A bit disappointed overall

New"Excellent"
6/6
Lisa W.5 days ago · 37 reviews

Fabulous as always will return! Our favourite place to enjoy on a Saturday afternoon!

New"Excellent"
6/6
Ian M.7 days ago · 1 review

We had the lamb rump and fish pie followed by the brownie, it was all excellent with great attentive service as well, thank you to all !

New"Average"
3/6
Catherine G.10 days ago · 1 review

Food OK, not great. It took a while to arrive. Friendly and efficient service.

New"Excellent"
6/6
Michelle p.11 days ago · 1 review

Lovely food, lovely place and staff was very friendly and efficient

New"Excellent"
6/6
Carol M.11 days ago · 1 review

Celebrating Mother's Day early with my mam and duster. Fabulous good. I had the lamb which so tender and succulent. My mam had fish of the day, which was hake and my sister had the haddock and chips. Service was great too and staff very helpful and friendly. Definitely recommend eating here.

New"Very good"
5/6
Liz O.12 days ago · 2 reviews

Had an enjoyable time, staff were friendly and would come again.

New"Excellent"
6/6
Barry H.13 days ago · 38 reviews

Restaurant was buzzing tonight, but service excellent. Menu had been refreshed.

New"Excellent"
6/6
Barry H.13 days ago · 38 reviews

Restaurant was buzzing tonight, but service excellent. Menu had been refreshed.

New"Very good"
5/6
Patricia H.13 days ago · 2 reviews

Bar and food staff were very pleasant and helpful. Service was a pace that suited our group. Giving us all time to have a good chat

"Very good"
5/6
Steve H.15 days ago · 1 review

Great food, all the staff were welcoming & very friendly

"Very good"
5/6
Chris H.16 days ago · 1 review

Party of 5 all were very happy with meal choice and quality of food. Service good as usual.

"Excellent"
6/6
Michael Y.16 days ago · 3 reviews

Absolutely brilliant....as always! Great food, great service, great atmosphere. Superb

"Excellent"
6/6
Steve B.17 days ago · 1 review

Lovely family visit to The Blackbird for Sunday lunch. We had a table for 8 upstairs in the restaurant. Lovely setting, delicious food and staff were excellent. Can’t wait to go again.

"Excellent"
6/6
Quandoo Diner17 days ago · 1 review

Lovely pub, fabulous Sunday dinner I have to say service 100%

"Excellent"
6/6
Isabelle J.17 days ago · 1 review

As ever, very high quality food and fabulous recipes that are a delicious twist on classics. Pork belly loaded fries was particularly impressive! And waitress Georgia was a delight - wishing her all the best with her university studies 😊

"Excellent"
6/6
Karen B.17 days ago · 1 review

Excellent food, amazing presentation and fabulous friendly service. Would not hesitate to return.

"Excellent"
6/6
Carol W.18 days ago · 12 reviews

Really nice pub and staff. Food very good. Parking good

"Good"
4/6
Gill B.21 days ago · 1 review

Pleasant staff, didn’t wait too long after ordering, nice surroundings too!

"Very good"
5/6
Vivienne Y.22 days ago · 1 review

Food was superb. Staff friendly and very attentive. Would definitely visit again.

"Very good"
5/6
Sandra G.23 days ago · 1 review

First time eating here, food was really good and well presented, service was excellent. If you have room I recommend ordering a desert too. This is a really nice pub too

"Excellent"
6/6
Susan B.24 days ago · 1 review

Lunch on Sunday with my adult daughter & 9o y. Grandson. Initially worried about portion sizes when ordering a child’s meal- he had 3 courses & the portion sizes were large! We all thoroughly enjoyed our food. Roast meats all round. No wait for our table- bar staff even reminded us to confirm our number plate for parking. Not cheap but great food and great value for money! Desiring staff were knowledgeable and attentive. We’ll be back!

"Very good"
5/6
Jackie G.25 days ago · 10 reviews

A wonderful lunch with attentive service was topped off with a warm and welcoming interior, as usual at The Blackbird, on such a cool day. We couldn't fault any part of our meal and will return again as we so enjoy dining here.

"Excellent"
6/6
Quandoo Diner25 days ago · 1 review

Great food in a relaxed atmosphere with good service. Would definitely recommend

"Excellent"
6/6
Daniel B.a month ago · 1 review

Absolutely stunning food, wonderful atmosphere. Very lovely waiting staff. Only downside was the wait times for the food was quite long, but when you see the level of detail and finesse that the dishes come out with it is definitely worth it

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

Everything was spot on but then we have all been before! The food was well presented and the service very good.

"Very good"
5/6
Michelle C.a month ago · 1 review

Great all food was amazing service good . However it was a 50th birthday special family meal and this wasn’t even acknowledged by anyone even though I’d put in a request message it won’t stop us return food was delicious.

"Excellent"
6/6
Paul B.a month ago · 1 review

Lovely lunch, very friendly staff, seemed to be a good atmosphere in the pub which was busy. Happily go back again

"Very good"
5/6
Quandoo Dinera month ago · 2 reviews

Good menu and service. Friendly polite helpful staff. Would recommend

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

It's a great pub for Sunday lunch. We met as a family and really enjoyed the afternoon . Food was good as always and staff were very attentive. At no point did we feel rushed and stayed for 2.5 hours. The pub was packed so make sure you book - you won't be disappointed

"Excellent"
6/6
Philip M.a month ago · 1 review

Great food, excellent staff and good value. Will visit again.

"Very good"
5/6
Roy P.a month ago · 1 review

First time I’d been food was presented brilliantly & tasted amazing thank you for making our night a success

"Excellent"
6/6
Barry H.a month ago · 38 reviews

Great evening with group of friends. Food complemented the good company

"Excellent"
6/6
Barry H.a month ago · 38 reviews

Great evening with group of friends. Food complemented the good company

"Excellent"
6/6
Philippe P.2 months ago · 4 reviews

A lovely evening, with good food and attentive service and good value

"Excellent"
6/6
Philippe P.2 months ago · 4 reviews

As ever, good food, tasty and good value. service good

"Excellent"
6/6
Matthew T.2 months ago · 1 review

Good menu, great food, excellent service, good atmosphere and surroundings

"Very good"
5/6
Tom C.2 months ago · 1 review

Booked Saturday morning. Our table was ready and were promptly taken to it. Food ordered and it was beautifully presented and cooked and tasted to perfection. Waitress was polite and charming, going back again soon

"Excellent"
6/6
Carol W.2 months ago · 12 reviews

All 3 of us had a very good meal and a good visit. Good parking and excellent, helpful, friendly staff

"Excellent"
6/6
Chloe V.2 months ago · 1 review

Food was delicious and came quickly. Service was excellent, our server was really friendly. Bonus for being dog friendly too. We will definitely be back

"Excellent"
6/6
Vincent John M.2 months ago · 2 reviews

Excellent food and service. Well done.Will visit again in future

"Excellent"
6/6
Quandoo Diner2 months ago · 1 review

Great night and fantastic food in great surroundings we will be back

"Very good"
5/6
david s.2 months ago · 1 review

Excellent Sunday lunch very helpful staff Will definitely be going back

"Excellent"
6/6
Rory O.2 months ago · 1 review

Food was excellent, great choice of drinks (they even made a cocktail that’s wasn’t in the menu!), service staff were absolutely lovely

"Good"
4/6
Quandoo Diner2 months ago · 1 review

Always good food at the Blackbird, but the noise from the bar was very loud, as we were sat near the restaurant entrance. Our waitress was lovely

"Not good "
2/6
Geraldine D.2 months ago · 1 review

It was so noisy in the restaurant we could not converse during the meal. Totally spoilt the experience. Had l known how noisy it would be we would have enjoyed a takeaway at home much more

"Excellent"
6/6
Lisa W.2 months ago · 37 reviews

Love visiting this place food and company are second to none

"Excellent"
6/6
Lisa W.2 months ago · 37 reviews

Fantastic! Lovely meal perfect surroundings for a catch up so welcoming

"Excellent"
6/6
Lisa W.2 months ago · 37 reviews

Another great birthday meal with family will be back soon

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