The Blackbird Inn

Another great Sunday lunch at the Blackbird. A bit busy but still a memorable lunch and the usual great service. Cosy pub with great attitude.

Fabulous service from Neil. The food was perfect. The beef lovely and pink. Plenty of vegetables served. Will most defiantly be back soon. Thank you.

Sunday lunch as good as ever. Always a great atmosphere as it is the hub of Ponteland. Food is superb and very fresh. We always get the table we ask for.

We sat in the gallery upstairs - it was busy but there was a lovely atmosphere. Waiters and waitresses very attentive and all of the food ordered was hot and delicious. A lovely evening enjoyed by our family. Would definitely return and recommend to family and friends.

Good food, great atmosphere, good drinks too. Waitress attentive. Minstrel gallery gorgeous. Flowers for lovely. There were Halloween features. Nothing more to add thank you

An excellent Sunday Lunch which was good value for money. They were very knowledgeable about Gluten Free food. The staff were most efficient and friendly.

Beautiful pub. Brilliant and friendly staff. The food was amazing. I had a burger and a pint of Peroni. Took my man out as a day out and it only cost £30 for two meals and two drinks. It’s a little more expensive than some other places but it’s lively

Excellent Sunday lunch in a lovely setting with friendly, attentive staff. It was very busy so I would recommend booking in advance. We will most definitely be back!

Very enjoyable, food excellent one of the best Sunday roasts I’ve had in a long time. The upstairs dining room is beautiful and staff very friendly despite being really busy

Friendly helpful staff and service. Great food with excellent choice - even if we al went fro fish & chips! Good real ale. Enjoyable evening with friends. What more do you need?

A lovely old pub/restaurant, in the heart of Ponteland. Lots of car parking. Friendly and helpful staff. Excellent food. Service a bit slow. Good atmosphere.

Lovely meal in nice surroundings. Staff attentive but not overly so. All in all lovely Sunday lunch. Minstrels gallery beautiful setting for a nice meal.

Excellent Sunday lunch. The best I have had in a long time. Fresh veggies and the turkey was beautiful. The deserts were presented different but were delicious

An enjoyable lunchtime visit with friends. Great food and good service. A very good selection and variety of items on the menu to suit everyone.

Lovely friendly staff. Very accommodating. Allowed to have a leisurely drink first in bar. The upstairs area is lovely and food was great. Would recommend.

Fab food in a lovely high end pub setting. Service great! Good choice of all types of food on menus from burgers to massive tempura prawns.

It was lovely: the staff were very friendly and helpful, we parked alright in the disabled bay and our reg. was taken and explanation given and we had just the table area I had requested because of my brother-in-law's poor sight. The Sunday dinner was beautiful, large portions, perfect beef with all the trimmings and separate vegetables to help ourselves to, and a lovely choice of indulgent desserts; we had good advice with the wine choice and even had some left which we were able to take home. In all a very pleasurable experience which we are sure to repeat.

Great Sunday lunch, lovely waitress but very busy and noisy. Good value for money, don’t always enjoy Sunday lunch out but thoroughly enjoyed my lamb and others had beef dinner, all very tasty. Delicious puddings too!

Fabulous meal , staff great. Sunday lunch was just perfect. I had beef , husband had lamb. We shared an Asian beef crispy noodle starter that was delicious. May have it as a main next time.,although the Sunday roast are too good to give up.

Went upstairs for the first time - very pleasant surroundings. Had Sunday lunch, excellent food, very pleasant staff but service a bit slow but it was very busy at the time. Still very enjoyable.

Fantastic food - as ever. There has been an introduction of bin end wines too, these were a great selection and great value. Thank you for a great night.

Fantastic meal suitable for allergy sufferer- polite staff. We will definitely return in the near future. Good value also, an enjoyable meal had by all.

First time here but we were very impressed and will certainly be back. Excellent service. Great range of gins and good wine selection. Really good food.

It was very easy to reserve the table on line. The staff were very friendly and helpful and the food was delicious, all in a wonderful atmosphere. Great evening!

Went for Sunday lunch , the veg was very nice, gravy had no taste, lamb very tough & fatty, we were very disappointed as it is expensive.

Food served hot. We had roast dinner and the meat(lamb) was lovely. All veg was hot and tasty, and we got a jug of extra gravy. Good table service.

Tunnel room is an interesting venue but upstairs restaurant very nice too. Food very enjoyable and staff friendly and hardworking at a very busy time

Great food great atmosphere friendly staff. Oh and the food was great too. We are looking forward to our next visit in the near future.

The food is good and reasonably priced, certainly the best gastropub in the area. The wines and beers are also very good, we like the South African Chenen Blanc. Service is also excellent. The only issue I had was with the speed of delivery of food into the restaurant. Being on the ball, I spotted the tables of 8 and 2x4 coming in right behind us and got our order in first. We were served relatively quickly but they had to wait ages for their food. The trouble is that a very similar menu is being served at the bar and we could see the food bypassing people in the restaurant.

Very historic venue, great quality food and service. We had never been to Ponteland before, but now we know there is a quality pub/restaurant right near the airport, we will go again..

Enjoyed a gorgeous meal which was beautifully presented. Both the starter and main were second to none. Great portion size and all fresh produce. The food was very prompt. The staff friendy and efficiant. Very comfortable surroundings with seating both inside and out. Well recommend The Blackbird.

Very friendly and attentive staff, made you feel welcome. There was four of dining and each of us ended up having a different starter and main course, every one really enjoyed their meals. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it or to return again soon.

Very varied menu Excellent food - the tempura prawns were delicious Good and prompt service 74 gins to chose from - a gin lovers paradise

The food and service were both excellent and the atmosphere was great. Thoroughly enjoyed the night in a lovely restaurant. We will certainly book again and have recommend to friends.

Great pub with a superb restaurant. Service is good both at the bar and from the restaurant staff . Food was excellent - would highly recommend

Good but very slow turnaround for food . Staff were nice professional and friendly really helpful but simply too long a wait with kids. So ultimately only a

Good pub grub. Lovely fillet steak chunky chips and all the trimmings and a choc brownie with caramel sauce and vanilla ice cream, to die for 😊😊. Attentive intelligent young staff, well trained.

we had dinner at blackbird, our first visit---will not be our last!! staff were very friendly & helpful. the building is gorgeous, full of character. dinner was delicious, can't wait to go back

Incredible food and amazing service. The lady we had looking after us was just great, super attentive and went above and beyond for us. Won’t hestiate to go back.

Food was of a high standard and table service was excellent. Surroundings were unmatched and one could almost feel the history of the building from castle to Manor House to Inn.

Excellent top quality food and great service, warm environment with lovely staff, I will definitely be going back.

Very friendly welcoming staff. Excellent service. Wheelchair user in our party was made welcome and there were no access issues. Good food for a good price. We will certainly choose the Blackbird in future.

Great restaurant for casual dining but there was nothing casual about the food, it was really lovely. Friendly service and good atmosphere. Although it was busy, parking was good. Highly recommended.

Excellent food, service, surroundings and ambience! Interesting menu choice and service not rushed - very pleasant staff. Highly recommend and we will continue to frequent.

Good food with an excellent menu - only criticism is the welcome and being shown to our table - no one seemed to be bothered!

Took my mum today for her birthday lunch. Lovely staff and lovely food. Great service too from the lady that took our orders. She was very accommodating

Amazing building, fabulous staff and service, food was great and reasonably priced too. Plan on going back for Sunday lunch (if we can book a table)!

Excellent service and a well presented pub and restaurant. Fillet steak was unfortunately not fully relaxed and therefore tougher than it should have been. Very generous cheese board and affordable wine -

Prompt and friendly service. However, the fish goujons were not hot, and the chips weren't either. I would suggest that you dispense with the elaborate presentation and go back to a traditional warmed plate. The re-heated fish was returned quickly but it was rather embarrassing, as this was my treat, and it was my guest's food. The lamb was good but the cooked pak choi was impossible to cut with a knife, so it remained a pretty garnish! A lovely space, easy parking, well run - just needs a few tweaks to the food.

Dinner aways lovely quick service everything perfect 👌 we love foods at blackbird Sunday dinner aways amazing they buy it is hard to get the table book aways busy because the quality of foods