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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 (1,088)

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

1,088 reviews

5.3/6

1,088 reviews

Food:Outstanding
Atmosphere:Excellent
Service:Excellent
Value for money:Great value
Waiting time:Exceptionally Good
Noise levels:Pleasant
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"Excellent"
6/6
Garren C.5 years ago · 1 review

Great food lovely staff and a fantastic atmosphere set in a fantastic building

"Excellent"
6/6
Helen P.5 years ago · 4 reviews

Great food and good service; enjoyed by children and adults alike.

"Excellent"
6/6
Richard C.5 years ago · 5 reviews

Came today (29/12/19) for Sunday lunch with two besties and it was just an amazing visit from start to finish with ambience, our table upstairs, the service and food quality all being spot on. We will be back soon 😃

"Very good"
5/6
D A W.5 years ago · 1 review

An enjoyable evening was had by all. Staff were friendly and efficient. The venue was very busy.

"Very good"
5/6
Richard C.5 years ago · 5 reviews

Very enjoyable visit across the board from service, food, value, staff and experience. Highly recommend and will be back.

"Excellent"
6/6
Michelle H.5 years ago · 1 review

Simply the best Sunday Lunch highly recommend. Lovely setting in the restaurant or bar

"Excellent"
6/6
Anthony S.5 years ago · 1 review

Amazing food with a lovely atmosphere. Wonderful polite staff. Great place had a fantastic time.

"Excellent"
6/6
Marta R.5 years ago · 1 review

Very nice meal in lovely room upstairs, great service. I would recommend and we will be back.

"Excellent"
6/6
Sonia T.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Wonderful food and brilliant service. Would recommend without hesitation. Looking forward to going back.

"Very good"
5/6
carrol w.5 years ago · 1 review

Great pub, great atmosphere and fab food highly recommend .

"Excellent"
6/6
Andrea R.5 years ago · 1 review

Excellent service, food and really friendly staff, it was really busy but we were never rushed or had to wait for anything. Really impressive.

"Excellent"
6/6
john l.5 years ago · 1 review

Great atmosphere, beef very good but vegetables rock hard, will be back

"Excellent"
6/6
Tony P.5 years ago · 2 reviews

So nice to be away from TVs! Food. Excellent: tasty, interesting, very well cooked, good choice. Friendly and. Efficient service. Will return!

"Very good"
5/6
Alan T.5 years ago · 4 reviews

Booked for lunch to catch up with friends. The atmosphere was nice Christmas crackers on the tables. I ordered the chicken satay burger it was delicious. Good afternoon good food with friends

"Excellent"
6/6
Debbie M.5 years ago · 1 review

Great thank you for our Christmas work night out super 👍

"Excellent"
6/6
Angela M.5 years ago · 6 reviews

There for Christmas lunch...service, food, atmosphere was great. Thank you.

"Good"
4/6
David A.5 years ago · 1 review

We did not know that we were booked into the bar area not the restaurant

"Very good"
5/6
Joanne R.5 years ago · 2 reviews

The waitress was helpful and attentive. We all enjoyed the food so would happily return for another visit.

"Excellent"
6/6
Stan C.5 years ago · 1 review

Very nice for pub lunch, at a fair price 👍

"Good"
4/6
Jamie B.5 years ago · 1 review

Some of the party were a little cold due to the location of the table

"Excellent"
6/6
Wendy R.5 years ago · 1 review

First time here for Sunday lunch, which was beautiful with generous portions and lovely staff, be back again very soon.

"Excellent"
6/6
Barry H.5 years ago · 26 reviews

Great atmosphere and good food and beer. What's not to like.

"Very good"
5/6
Sarah H.5 years ago · 3 reviews

As always, great food and good service. Sunday lunches are very good

"Very good"
5/6
Josh D.5 years ago · 1 review

Food was exceptional and the general ambience of the pub/restaurant was lovely. Perhaps a slight bit rushed to order our food but they weren't pushy when we asked for more time to choose. Overall would definitely recommend.

"Excellent"
6/6
Stephen T.5 years ago · 1 review

Very nice meal at a good price - staff excellent

"Very good"
5/6
Stephen B.5 years ago · 1 review

Really good food, lovely atmosphere, reasonable price, will be back!

"Very good"
5/6
Marilyn T.5 years ago · 1 review

This is our second visit to the Blackbird, with the same friends. Excellent food, we travelled from Washington ( Tyne and Wear) so quite a distance on a miserable wet night but worth the effort. We will return

"Very good"
5/6
Christine H.5 years ago · 1 review

Thoroughly enjoyed our evening. Thought desserts were rather expensive so did not partake, though we did have coffee with a mince pie, which was a lovely touch.

"Excellent"
6/6
Alan T.5 years ago · 1 review

Will be returning as it was perfect for our first date.

"Excellent"
6/6
Stephen R.5 years ago · 1 review

Excellent service throughout and fantastic food. We will be back 😁

"Excellent"
6/6
Lesley H.5 years ago · 1 review

Catch up with girls very nice atmosphere food good but not when you are trying to cut the calories had a nice night staff excellent thank you

"Excellent"
6/6
J.B. P.5 years ago · 1 review

A thoroughly enjoyable evening. The staff were pleasant and helpful, the food was fresh, tasty and not overloaded with carbs. Most importantly they were able to supply a diabetic pudding, having been given a reasonable amount of notice. Could we perhaps find a diabetic dessert appearing on the menu at some point?

"Very good"
5/6
Stephen C.5 years ago · 1 review

excellent experience, and food. busy but still with good staff and a vast choice

"Excellent"
6/6
Hels C.5 years ago · 1 review

Fabulous Sunday dinner we will be back! Great portion sizes and choice of veg 😊

"Very good"
5/6
carole L.5 years ago · 1 review

Sunday lunch was lovely. Beef cooked to our liking and a good selection of vegetables. Will certainly go back for Sunday lunch.

"Excellent"
6/6
Robyn S.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Really homely atmosphere and fab food, will most definitely be coming back!

"Very good"
5/6
Louise G.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Lovely food and good atmosphere. Will definitely go back again.

"Very good"
5/6
Gary A.5 years ago · 4 reviews

Great food, really busy place, booking essential on Sundays I would think

"Very good"
5/6
Paul D.5 years ago · 1 review

Good food and ambience for Sunday lunch and excellent service.

"Average"
3/6
Claire S.5 years ago · 1 review

We had a lovely table and the place was busy with a good atmosphere. However the service was really poor. We ordered mains only and it took about 45 mins from ordering for them to arrive. The staff serving us barely said a word. Not what we’ve come to expect from The Blackbird. We also waited longer than expected for desserts to arrive. The food itself was very average and none of us were particularly impressed. Such a shame as this was for my fathers birthday and we’ve had good experiences previously. Sadly this visit has put us off returning any time soon.

"Very good"
5/6
Nanette T.5 years ago · 1 review

Lovely surroundings, the open fire was most welcome after a chilly walk. The Sunday lunch was very tasty with a nice selection of veg and a very tempting choice of puddings. Will definitely be returning

"Excellent"
6/6
Colin P.5 years ago · 1 review

Good food, efficient friendly service. Our American guests thought it was the best meal.

"Excellent"
6/6
Holly L.5 years ago · 1 review

Fab food and service, can't wait to come back! Thank you

"Excellent"
6/6
valeriei s.5 years ago · 1 review

superb food in a lovely location !! top rated Sunday lunch.

"Excellent"
6/6
Julie W.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Excellent service excellent food! We’ll be back soon . Thank you!!

"Excellent"
6/6
Roy M.5 years ago · 1 review

Downstairs bar very lively, but upstairs restaurant very quiet with some of the character of the original building (castle then manor house) still visible. Lovely food served upstairs accompanied by a fantastic 'bin end' 2015 Pauillac bordeaux. Excellent service. Highly recommended.

"Excellent"
6/6
James D.5 years ago · 1 review

Delicious food (not too small portions), friendly and attentive service, beautiful old surroundings (especially upstairs) and comfortable seats... we have thoroughly enjoyed our meal and shall be returning.

"Excellent"
6/6
Lynne S.5 years ago · 1 review

Sunday lunch with elderly parent, excellent choice and great quality

"Excellent"
6/6
Sue S.5 years ago · 1 review

Outstanding lunch with fast friendly service - Blackbird you never disappoint- thank you

"Very good"
5/6
Helen N.5 years ago · 3 reviews

Overall really nice time and meal. Only compliant is that the vegetables were hard, but appreciate some people like them that way. Sticky toffee pudding was lush. Nicely decorated for Halloween too.

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