February 2024 by Trevor Golding
We just stopped for a very nice coffee, mid walk. Gorgeous pub with lots of lovely old building features.
January 2024 by adrien csob
Lovely pub with a traditional decoration and good parking. The food was good with average prices for the region. Desserts were good, orginal, and likely homemade.
January 2024 by Hilary Passey
Stopped for lunch , without a booking, made to feel very welcome. Food was great
January 2024 by Pernelle KLEIN
Great food, a bit on the expensive side, but I am definitely in love with their soufflé!
January 2024 by Erika S
Our first Christmas day lunch out and we booked a table here. This was our first time at The Black Bull Inn. Food was great and the atmosphere very relaxed. The staff was lovely and friendly.
December 2023 by CANNELLA6191
A few things that were slightly disappointing but I raised these with the hotel rather than put them here. I hope they make the changes. Comfortable room and bed. Menu needs improvement. Emphasis on beef could be spread across other meat and fish. Definitely need an external courtesy light as a safety measure especially if it?s icy.
November 2023 by Brian Holmes
Stopped for lunch expecting a pub lMeal. We got a gastro feast. The Coly was wonderful, try it, you will not be disappointed .
October 2023 by lizmD2768AP
We went for lunch to celebrate the birthday of the head of our family. The place was pleasant and clean. However, the food was overpriced. £32 for a steak that arrived in strips and a few chips and barely nothing else is extortionate. The fish arrived very dry on the top and the chocolate roulade arrived in thin strips too! We were waiting a long time for just three hot drinks too. Very dissappinting. Will not be eating there again.
September 2023 by Coastal41613204123
Great food and lovely staff. Awful family with lots of kids aged around 8-10 that ran around the restaurant, past our table almost constantly playing chase, somewhat spoiled the visit. We had to change tables to avoid them and the shrieking was really dreadful. After moving tables to a different area we really enjoyed it. The food was amazing and the strawberry soufflé was to die for. It would have been nice if the manager had intervened and had a word with the parents as their behaviour was completely unacceptable. I don?t like complaining and it made me rather uncomfortable having to do so. Other customers were clearly bothered by them and they nearly knocked another elderly gentleman over. On the plus side, it?s a beautiful building and the staff are so lovely. The food is fab and I would recommend it to everyone
September 2023 by Kay moore
We only went there for a meal. The food was good. The staff were attentive but not in your face.
August 2023 by Kevin Symonds
In Balsham to look at some family history and came in for lunch. Wonderful food. Fish and chips was big and crunchy, duck with hazelnuts, apricots and broccoli was so flavorful and the Black Bull burgers were so tasty with amazing sauces and bun.Will have to come back in the future and try new things and some deserts!
July 2023 by Muknees
We visited for Sunday lunch and really enjoyed the food and the attentive service as well as that it is dog friendly as well. My starter was the goats cheese salad, it was done very well and attractively presented with a mustard, honey & balsamic dressing; which really delivered the sweet/salty and slightly acidic flavour that complemented the goats cheese. I followed this with the roast beef. The beef was wonderfully tender, rare-medium that I like, with plentiful gravy, root vegetables (parsnips and carrots), cauliflower cheese and roast potatoes. The potatoes were beautifully done, obviously cooked in lots of fat that made them wonderfully buttery on the inside but still crisp on the outside. My wife had the crab salad as a starter followed by the roast duck. She likes her duck well done, rather than rare, and commented that it was just right; being succulent and not allowed to go dry which can be the case when she has ordered this dish elsewhere. Clearly there is a talented chef at work here. My portions were a good size and the staff were attentive without being intrusive. We will certainly be coming back.
July 2023 by Puja Kapoor
We are very lucky to have a pub so close to us that consistently delivers delicious food. We love not just the food, but the atmosphere and especially like the fact the menu changes (and every time it is very tasty). We look forward to visiting again!
July 2023 by Mr Sline
One of my locals and it?s always delivered.Great food and service is always good.Recommended and five star ??????????
July 2023 by Gordon F
Two of us spent the night here on 10th July. We had returned to the UK after a 3 week trip around Europe. We had a room of good size but very average. The tea making facilities were in the wardrobe and there was no hair drier. We also had dinner in the pub. This is a pub trying to be something above its station. The pub is said to have been awarded rosettes over the years but I imagine that was some time ago as the meal we had was way below expectations. The rump of lamb was very tender but tasteless accompanied by over roasted potatoes wrapped in mange tout. The wine list had wonderful descriptions which hid the truth. The Chilean Merlot was far from outstanding but below average. The price for dinner bed and breakfast was £ 258. In all the hotels we stayed in around Europe , this was the worst value at the highest price.