Black Bull in Midlothian - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Didn't have any food, but the atmosphere was great, staff very friendly and helpful 🙂👍

4th time I've been and the food is always on point. The steak pie is yummy and the fish was tasty with homemade chips can't get better than that. Only problem is there's too much food lol but definitely a great place to eat and drink

A huge change since last time we were here amazing loving it staff very pleasant and cheerfull and accommodating

Great place warm welcome staff great food fantastic and fresh

Great food during a quiet afternoon. Highly recommend

small friendly bar sports broadcasts and karaoke reasonable price friendly atmosphere small garden for sunny days and bar games (machine)

Haven’t tried the food but have been told it’s good visited here on several Saturdays some good bands and some bad but every one has a type however when the band has a break your expected to sit in silence if I wanted to hear the sound of my own voice I would have stayed at home

Black Bull is always good food warm and pfriendly staff. Never had a bad meal there.

Didn't eat here but the service and atmosphere was on spot. Watched a few football ⚽️ games and had some drinks. Great time.

Decent enough boozer, but no cask ale just a sea of the big red T. Bottled Newcastle Brown Ale is an ok substitute.

Great local pub, they do food, karaoke and bands

We took our 95 year old mum/gran for lunch. She is wheelchair bound and has very little appetite but still enjoys getting out of the nearby care home. The staff could not have been more accommodating and helpful. The food is traditional pub grub but very nice, well presented and very reasonably priced. The pub/ restaurant was clean, tidy and nicely decorated. Will definitely be back.

Love it all good staff and friendly people are friendly and dancefloor enjoy with the bands live 😀 😉 xX

Popped in for a drink, very quiet (we were in the lounge area) very clean & inviting,outside are is lovely, staff very friendly, music playing which was good & helped break the empty silence.

A lovely meal after a Funeral...xx

Always fun to get a few pints when I'm over for holiday.

1st class food and excellent service 👌

Impromptu couple of drinks on Saturday night - good band on in the lounge. Warm welcome from manager, friendly staff and good atmosphere. Previously had lunch and the food is delicious and service excellent !

Beautiful meal and lovely staff thank you all xx

Great atmosphere and entertainment

Great night good atmosphere great karaoke on a Friday night.

Had lunch with a beer Very good value and service

Lucky to be able to have a table available ,again excellent service and good food thanks again menu enough to suit most tastes

1st time in Black Bull.Had lovley meal at our Grandaughter.s 16th Birthday.Excellent food.

Busy place, big portions, tasty food and good options. Very reasonably priced too. Service was friendly and the outdoor area looks good for drinks on a day with better weather. We’ll definitely be back.

We pop in for a breakfast roll after our weekly walk, and the service and food are always great.

Food wasn't nice and table was still dirty

Good food, friendly helpful staff.

Had afternoon tea today for my 70th birthday (birthday treat from daughters), was absolutely AMAZIING, wonderful food, FANTASTIC staff and great atmosphere. Thank you to the WONDERFUL staff who went above and beyond to ensure I had a lovely birthday, thank you soooo much for making my day so special, will certainly be back.xx👍💛💛

Great food and friendly staff. A nice place to meet up with friends for lunch.

Went for wedding meal. Food was outstanding. Nicky and staff are amazing and very helpful. Highly recommend. Definitely 5 stars from me, and her cakes are to die for

Traditional Scottish pub where dogs are welcome.

Nice atmosphere if you are going for a local band. I think this is a great venue.

Great staff, friendly and welcoming. Karaoke night was fab! Defo be back for another fun night

Very friendly and good selection of drinks.

Popped in for Sunday Dinner after a walk around Figgate Park with our dog. Dogs welcome in their own area & had a two course / three course dinner each. The Sunday Beef Roast was really tasty & reasonably priced.

Lovely food but need to sort out children's menu. Half portions of adult food doesn't work. Especially when they send it out with salad!

First visit, live band. They were brilliant! A good time was had by all!

Great food, prices and atmosphere.

Quality food and service, a good selection of draught lagers and alcohol

Great staff and good bands on a sat

Excellent staff quick service and great laugh

Great place, great staff. Best pub in the area.

New year's was absolutely amazing! Amazing music. Great atmosphere and great prices. Staff were fantastic! We will most definitely be back.

I have only been in the pub twice and can honestly say it is one of the friendliness pubs I have been in and I have been in loads the girl who served us second time in was absolutely amazing at her job we will definitely be going back have recommended to lots of friends look forward to our next visit

Had Christmas Dinner here as a works night out and the food and the service were excellent. They brought the big screen down just so we could watch the football and poured coffee even though they already cleaned the coffee machine. Couldn't have asked for more.

Great atmosphere and great food

Absolutely gorgeous food. Homemade and delicious

Staff friendly, had the monday pensioners two courses. Starter was lovely. Main had to be returned as just tepid and hubbies not correct item. Hubbies came back correct mine took ages. Wrong order not kitchen fault but staff member taking order. Meat tasty but some very chuck. Over portion sizes were great

Great food cheap drinks friendly staff good atmosphere 👌

Lovely pub lunch with a group of my friends , great value for money and the food was amazing freshly done , definetely us group of ladies are coming back for our lunch dates and the service was top class .

Very nice food at reasonable prices.

Popped in on a Thursday night , cracking meal 2 courses £10.95......fantastic quality super tasty food well prepared and presented, exceptional value well worth a visit, we will be back.

Great place for a good night out .they also do food now so kick on further

What can we say first day of new meals and we weren’t disappointed would highly recommend food was delicious and large portions we were a party of 5 including a child and changed our minds a couple of times and nothing was too much trouble we will definitely be back

Great pub great atmosphere as well

Big pub with open spacious bars, Nice sized beer garden. Does food but not evenings. Pretty good bar prices and the staff were nice.

Enjoyed my 2 pints before going to the football barman very friendly

Great staff, well priced, friendly locals, live music at weekends, live sport. The band were excellent. Only bad point was 2 people wearing backpacks dancing around, not caring that their packs were hitting other people. One guy lost his entire tray of drinks (4 pints and several nips) that went all over myself and 3 other people almost causing a fight. No warning given to the 2 wearing backpacks, doorman seemed uninterested.

Food was over priced and not the best!

Had lunch in Black Bull today with my mum. We were the only people in the lounge and that should have been warning enough. ! Baked potato came with very little filling and hardly any butter and was stone cold, I sent it back and it came back out a little bit warmer. Mum ordered brie and cranberry toastier, no cranberry available do it was brie and apple and plum chutney which looked like a wet soggy mess. So disappointing. Plus some guy was swearing in the bar and we could hear it all. Why is it so difficult to get a simple lunch that I could have made myself 10 times better? Won’t go back.

Nice atmosphere. Right near to all amenities

Great pub with live music on a Saturday night. Fabulous band "Reservoir Pandas" were playing last night great time was had

not been here for a while I won't leave it so long next time

Nice place to have a drink .Close to the town centre and the bus services.

The bar staff thought it would be fun to have a competition to see who could smash beer bottles the loudest.

Poor choice of beer Tartan Special..ffs

The Black Bull is what I'd call a boozer. It's an old style pub with friendly locals who are welcoming. Shame I can't say the same about the staff. It doesn't have a particularly great range of beers but myself and my friends settled down with pints of Guinness for a bit of chat and banter. Unfortunately our conversation was constantly interupted by staff members throwing beer bottles into a large container. They were basically having a competition to see who could be first to smash a beer bottle and throwing them as hard as they could. This is really not what I want on a night out. A few of the locals complained but the staff continued with their little game. They certainly managed to spoil my pint and I told a barmaid so on leaving. Her reply was that it wasn't her. I don't live in the area any longer but when I return home for a visit, the Black Bull will not be on my list of "must visit."

Dog friendly. Beer good. Food gorgeous. Bar staff excellent and attentive. Only quibble was not enough veggie options for someone who doesn't like cheese. BTW Pauline is the Mrs, but this is my account 😄

Probably the worst pub in Scotland. The barman Andrew was the rudest man I have encountered in the industry. Other younger locals were in and experienced a similar attitude.

Family went for lunch Soup vegetable more like tomato struggle to get butter etc for bread. Atmosphere not good The fish was ok but could be better for being fresh no option of breadcrumbs The rost i take it is fresh funny cut to neat cut bit tough not impressed will not have roast again if ever go back had ask for to mant things as well Should be a gold mine and better food would be packed Finally 3 staff smokeing in garden not good to see 1 never washed hands do not know about other 2 Used to love going hear for meal not now So much potential too

Great pub, nice atmosphere, friendly staff decent food and drink

Just had lunch at the black bull with a friend, the food is top class, lovely presentation, proper chunky chips which were cooked to perfection. The staff are lovely, very friendly and welcoming. Will definitely be back.

Good food very reasonable prices, well worth a visit Back after a while. New management, food outstanding and great value for money. Will be back soon

Popped in to check out the new menu and was amazed by the chicken and lean pie and the katsu chicken burger. Real top quality food

Not the pub unfortunately it was

Fantastic local pub now under new management. Get yourselves down here.

Great service here with cheery staff

Really nice, and very quiet. Lovely gdn outdoors.

Disgusting... arrived with my partner for a table, was asked where our masks where... said my partner had his mask but i was exempt for health reasons... barmaid asked where my lanyard was- said i didnt have one... was told by the barmaid "thats is the law!!" Refused service... no its NOT the law for me to display my disabilities to the world... and, trying to support local business after lockdown... glad you have soooo many customers that you can turn people away... hope your staff recieve proper training

This is a great pub,handy if shopping in local stores,bar and lounge fantastic,plenty sports and friendly locals with lovely meals and beer garden.👍

First time visiting since they reopened after Covid lockdown. Food was lovely - very reasonable prices! Will definitely return.

Barmaid was friendly, warm atmosphere

First time in for food, will certainly be back and have already recommended to friends

Went for birthday lunch for my husband stuart and best friend Sharon food was amazing will defo be going back

Great food and cheap and friendly staff

Brilliant place to eat. Or a nice pint relaxing with friends. Staff are very friendly and professional. Highly recommended

Great pub food really enjoyed it. Very affordable with friendly & efficient service.

Always a good reception at the Black Bull

The food and service are excellent and the atmosphere is warm and friendly. The portions are pretty generous and the menu has good choices. So why not 5 stars? Because the owners will only accept payment in cash. This is a pity and somewhat self-defeating as it means that people are less likely to eat here spontaneously as well as being out of line with current practice

Nice food, good service good prices. Reasonable variety on the menu. Only one gripe.... no steak. Nice atmosphere we visit here often and mostly it is a very pleasant experience.

Good atmosphere and food is good quality

Love this place the entertainment is brilliant bar staff really friendly. Nice atmosphere

Good wholesome Scottish fare, always a pleasure to call in as we pass to & from Glasgow.

Went for a drink on sat night. Really good band playing.

Welcoming by the lovely barmaid who make our visits worthy always going that extra bit for us,😊 I cant get past the stake pie its truthful the best 🏆

Brilliant pub grub at excellent prices

Nice place for meal. Staff always welcoming.

Great pub, nice and friendly, ànd dog friendly, and beer always good.🕵️😈😇

Friendly local with great beer garden