The Blackbird Inn

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

Excellent Sunday lunch, great friendly staff and service, good choice of food and drinks really great surroundings, plenty of space inside all round good pub and restaurant

On a Friday night, the bar area was extremely busy, providing a lively atmosphere. The pump room was a great room to eat in with lots of character. Staff were very good; but it's the food that would bring us back again. A good selection including some standard pub fare featured alongside more exciting options, both the lamb and duck dishes were simply fantastic and exceeded our expectations. Everything was very well presented and to top it all off, the sticky toffee pudding (of which I've sampled a few) was possibly the best I can recall ever having, it certainly had the thickest sauce! All in all an excellent meal in a wonderful place, I thoroughly recommend giving the Blackbird a try!

Excellent Sunday Lunch with good service. Was very busy so best to book in advance. Enjoyable seating area and cosy pub feel. Will definitely go back.

We ate in the bar and there was a lovely friendly atmosphere, The food was good and exactly what we were after for a relaxed lunch on a Saturday. I had a prawn sandwich and large chips which were very tasty. My fellow companions had burgers and enjoyed every mouthful. We will be back!

We received a very warm welcome and throughout the meal received good, friendly service. The menu choices were varied and the food was excellent - delicious and well presented. A very enjoyable experience.

Gorgeous food, lovely atmosphere the only complaint was the lovely waitress was serving the whole restaurant on her own so there was often a long wait for drinks, ordering and food but that wasn't her fault.

Great atmosphere Lovely wine and excellent food The service was excellent and we even managed to meet a couple of friends there as well We will definitely be back

The food was good and the service was great. We asked for different thing than on the menu which was not a problem. The only thing that they didn’t want to do was split one of the sweets between two people,

A very enjoyable evening celebrating a family birthday, The food and the service was excellent, well presented and served, We have always found this to be normal standard during our recent visits and would highly recommend the Blackbird to our family and friends.

It was our first visit to The Blackbird Inn, my Wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience, the food and the service was first class. We will definately be visiting again in the near future.

All three courses were fantastic, great value for money and brilliant service from Emma our waitress, had a great evening can't wait to go return.

Upstairs room has a wonderful atmosphere with solid tables and comfortable chairs. Warm lighting and away from the over loud bar downstairs. Food as always was really well cooked and presented. Staff are young and helpful.

We had a lovely lunch today in the Blackbird restaurant . The venue was warm and inviting and the food was delicious. Staff are always helpful, friendly and professional .

Good atmosphere, friendly staff, good food, great beer. What's not to like

This is my Favourite place for Sunday lunch and a gin. Dogs are also welcome in the bar. Great place to chill out and warm up by an open fire.

Lovely food and surroundings, but there was a long wait for the mains; in fact our starters were brought out twice. That said, we would come back... and the gin menu is fabulous 😊

Took one hour for the fish cakes to arrive. They were cold when thry arrived. Not good. Ordered a g and t it arrived with all the tonic poured into it. Hoping for slices of ginger too given it was the ginger based gin instead got a lump of ginger. Which looked like a clove of garlic. Very odd. Not the experience I was hoping for given we were celebrating some milestone birthdays. Will not be recommending or coming back. Calves lovers were good though...

Great menu with delicious food combinations - goats cheese mouse and beetroot was lovely . Range of gins well worth the visit ! Highly recommend

Terrific Mother’s Day meal. Very attentive staff and the king prawn starter is to die for. Will not hesitate to return for Sunday lunch. Excellent

Service and food very good will go back again menu selection had a good variety Friends I was with, thought exactly the same as myself

The service was fantastic as always and the food was even better! The food was served very quicky and we will definately be visiting again.

Excellent food, service and ambiance.Will definitely go again. Celebrating a special anniversary with friends. Totally enjoyed the occasion due to the excellent food and comfortable surroundings. The North Shields Haddock was superb.

We had a love family meal, the food was well presented, tasted delicious the staff were attentive and friendly throughout despite the pub being extremely busy due to the rugby.