Black Bull in Northumberland

A truly wonderful place. Cosy and welcoming. Our waiter was attentive to our needs and extremely polite. All the food was delicious. We couldn't fault our experience and would definitely recommend it.

Can't believe they have no potatoes to make chips on a Thursday night. Badly managed and front of house staff not to helpful. Used to be a go to place but not anymore

Lovely little high street pub, cute courtyard in the sun around back. Limited parking did not let down a great meal with friends. Quality ales, can tell the manager knows his beer!

Very warm atmosphere, friendly staff and excellent cuisine. You will not be disappointed with your visit.

Great food n atmosphere, was told there was a wait , enjoyed a drink while waiting, very attentive staff , had the chefs sharing board, highly recommend, the cottage pie Crocketts a revelation 😁

Had a great visit here after Go Ape in Matfen. Katie our server was fab!

On a day out to Corbridge, we decided to return to the BLACK BULL, as we have been here a few times before and have always enjoyed the food. So today was no exception, we were greeted by Aeryn who showed us to our table and brought us the menus. After a few moments we were greeted by Blake who took our drinks order,and shortly after took our food order. We both opted for fish and chips one with mushy peas and one with garden peas. They were both huge. I couldn't finish all of mine but had really enjoyed it. Aeryn and Blake were both very attentive throughout and made us feel very welcome 🙏 We won't hesitate to return.

Superb breakfast Veggies well catered for Lovely service Good value The place was heaving around 11.30am Will definitely be back again soon

Exceptional Sunday lunch. Fantadtic quick friendly service. Everything cokjed fantastically- could not fault a thing.

We were served by Aeryn she was lovely and friendly towards myself and my child.

Great pub, The service from jack and keiran was welcoming and very friendly. Would recommend to anyone in the area or anyone stopping by!

Lovely lunch. Katie was such a star, really well informed on allergens and very kind!

Lovely meal, great staff. Thanks to Katy for making me feel so at ease about my little one's allergies!

Lovely pub with great atmosphere. Really friendly and helpful staff. Aeryn looked after us really well and we will definitely be back. Thank you.

We had an fantastic lunch today the gammon was the best I have ever had in a pub. The choice is unbelievable something for all tastes the raspberry and white chocolate torte was out of this world. I was served by Aeryn who was lovely and so friendly but all the staff are brilliant nothing is too much trouble Keep doing what you do so well a great experience once again. Thank you

We visited today for some lunch and were looked after by the lovely Aeryn and Blake 5 star service. Food was lovely had the chicken,leek and cheese pie from the specials and partner had the steak sandwich both lovely meals. Thankyou :)

Fabulous place. So obliging when requesting changes to menu. Highly recommended. Staff sooo friendly

Gave us wrong table to the one I booked. Food really bad,it wasn't even worth half the price I paid for 3 meals.My sisters looked absolutely awful. To make matters worse,the young waitress handed me my scalding hot dinner with her big oven gloves on. This really burned my hand and I had to quickly put my fingers in a pint of cold water. She smiled thinking it was amusing no sorry no nothing.Dreadful ,won't be going back

Love this place - serves food all day, reasonable prices & lovely choice.

Lovely food , lovely staff. Visited on a Saturday table straight away. No loud music , nice atmosphere. Recommended. Will visit again.

Absolutely lovely and Aeryn who served us was so friendly and professional

Food that is served isn't as good as the menu suggests. Chips and roast potatoes are from frozen. My wife had a pie with more pastry than meat. Typical big chain food - disappointing.

A really lovely pub in the beautiful town of Corbridge. The Black Bull has a lovely atmosphere, delicious food and great service. Our waitress Aeryn was fantastic, and made sure we had a lovely meal. Thanks again, we’ll be back!

Lovely little pub, would recommend the food off the specials menu.

A lovely meal and great service.

So the beer garden and staff were lovely. One dish however spoiled what would have been a lovely lunch. We’d had the risotto here before and it was lovely. This time it was awful. Dry fried rice with peas, overcooked fish and bouncy scallops. The issue is once you have to send food back a lunch is ruined as one person has to wait whilst the others feel guilty eating. Refunded the plate no problem but should have been better. Waiter did try to say that the chef may not have used cream to explain why it was drier than the Sahara. My wife mentioned that it did say “creamy risotto” on the specials menu….. Was a shame.

Great service and food, bartender made a recommendation on the best pint could choice. Came around after service to make sure was okay. Had the lamb which after 30 years of coming to the UK was the best I had.

Proper cosy country pub with top class food. The regular menu is gorgeous- the Signature Burger is just beautiful, especially the accompanying marmite mayo. The pub have regular specials menus which are clearly well thought out. The staff are fab, friendly and easy going- nothing is a bother, even various substitutions. Excellent selection of drinks too.

Brilliant service from Aeryn and delicious food 100% recommend for a relaxing evening out

It was my first time here. The service was ok, but the food was not great: my rum caramelised pork belly was way overcooked, burned. Apple tart was undercooked and cold. Other had burgers (cheese was burned), mixed grill meat was dry and overcooked.

Terrible food,,terrible service,,will NEVER go here again..

Yummy food, lovely service. Thank you!

Lovely pub and great service, especially from Ellie and Erin ☺️

A great pub and the food is fantastic- a lovely Mother’s Day lunch

Aeryn was very kind and made sure our food was good

Aeryn was a fantastic host, very attentive Great atmosphere

Lovely pub with delicious food and many drink options!

the food and atmosphere was absolutely flawless! Could not fault the service from Aeryn, she was so kind and helpful!

Always good in Blackbull Aeryn give excellent service

Perfect meal, All the staff were lovely.

Some of the best pub food I’ve had in years. Great selection of guest ales too. Kid and dog friendly

Food was absolutely delicious and we were served very quickly by friendly staff, we’ll definitely be back next time we’re in Corbridge!

Stumbled in here as the Italian was shut, made very welcome. Great food & atmosphere & dog friendly 😁

Lovely food fantastic service and a good relaxing atmosphere

Great food & service in lovely surroundings , had a great day in Corbridge & will definitely be coming back to the Black bull again.

We had a lovely meal here. Nice warm and welcoming pub. Food was great and service exceptional...we were waited on by Ellie who made sure everything, including allergies, was just right. Lovely food and the service made the difference..we were made to feel very welcomed. Will definitely return when we are on the area again. Thank you Black Bull .

We had lunch here today and the food was amazing. Two of us had the pork belly with buttery mash and hispi cabbage, the cabbage was DELICIOUS, seriously it was so good I had to ask the waitress to find out from the chef what made it so special, how they'd cooked it. They were very obliging. We cleared our plates! Mind you just that course was 1700+ calories so that should probably be me done for the day...

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to The Black Bull this evening. The place was busy but Blake welcomed us upon arrival ( without a booking) and took us immediately to an available corner table. I had the chicken strips with BBQ sauce for a starter which were absolutely excellent. Our mains of steak and ale pie and gammon steak were equally delicious, hot and plentiful. We even had time for sweet. Beautiful. I have to say the staff were excellent courteous and attentive, Blake in particular. He checked everything was ok and we could hear him chatting to all the tables around us make sure everything was ok for them and that the diners were happy. He really should be praised. He made our visit a memorable one and we shall certainly return. We recently visited The Ravensworth Arms in Lamesley. Owned by same chain Green King /chef & brewer, and the very same menu but certainly the food was not the same… we returned ours, it was cold and certainly not as nice even the replacement. The Ravensworth could learn a lot from visiting The Black Bull. Well done BB team. See you again soon.

BEEN COMIN ERE FOR YEARS OFF AND ON,,,ALWAYS GOOD FOOD AND BEER.

Amazing Lamb Shank Shepherd's Pie.

Having heard good things from others...finally tried out the breakfast menu (available on Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings) and was not disappointed. An excellent and ample piping hot full breakfast for me and Smashed Avocado on Toast for my mid-morning partner in dine. All very good value topped off with the usual friendly Black Bull Corbridge service.

Friendly service and tasty food. I ordered the chickpea coronation sandwich as one of the few vegan mains and although I wasn’t that excited by the idea it was delicious! I great take on a classic and it was full of flavour. A bargain at half the price of other mains and I added a chocolate stout to make up for it! Note: beware of the salt shaker… it comes flying out.

Local pub with a good menu. Inside distinct areas for food and general socialising. Great atmosphere, well staffed and cosy.

Blake, Conor and Michael really make this amazing pub in Corbridge. We called for my birthday meal and were very impressed. Food was lovely, service amazing. We will definitely be back

On holiday in Northumberland and visited Corbridge as we love all the independent shops. Popped into the Black Bull for lunch as we wanted somewhere dog friendly as we had our 5 month old pup with us. We are so glad we did as the food was delicious, the service was excellent and the staff were all very attentive and friendly. We will definitely go there to eat again the next time we are in the area as the pub has a fabulous atmosphere. We have to say the staff really do look after their customers.

Lovely meal friendly staff.what kore could you ask for.

'It's OK' sums it up. Not sure of it's no.1 ranking on trip advisor. I had 'hand battered' cod and chips with mushy peas and chips. Chips were nice, crisp and hot Peas had a dry skin on the top Fish was OK in size but quite watery abd am not convinced it had been freshly dipped in batter as you picture when ordering. I also paid extra for scampi abd 'bloomer' bread and butter. 4 pieces of scampi. They were nice. Bread appeared to shop bought sliced white loaf. However it was dry, that grayish colour of a few days old loaf, and had no butter. I asked for butter, which was delivered rock hard, so tore the bread to pieces. I know that chain pubs get all their food delivered in freezer trucks, but there are a few little efforts that can be made to show the chef actually cares about making it look freshly made

The food here was s first class. Parking can be a challenge!

Great food, service by Ellie was great. Plenty of choice on menu.

In my opinion, the BEST pub in wooler. A proper welcoming/friendly atmosphere. It's the kind of place that makes you want to sit all day... and we did!

Family party of 11. EXCELLENT food. EXCELLENT service. Thank you to all the team for a first class meal and service.

Fantastic pub, great atmosphere and friendly staff. Great food too! If you visualised a quintessential British pub the Black Bull is such a pub!

We went here last minute on our way to an event recently. As we were in a rush to get to the event, we asked what the waiting time was on food. The woman told us there was likely a 40 minute wait. However, we decided to risk it. They then went above and beyond to make sure we got our food in time! The service was absolutely incredible, and the food was amazing. It’s a really cosy country pub, a lovely place to go on a winter’s night. If you’re in Corbridge, I’d highly recommend going here.

Superb fish and chips and mulled wine. Quick and friendly service. Highly recommended after and nice walk on Hadriens wall.

The black bull is my favourite pub for food the food is literally unbelievable the staff & service is always good. We visited today as a family the steak & ale pie was amazing. My only issue was the female toilets they were all blocked & when I mentioned it to the staff they didn't seem to know. So we had a bit of a wait to use the disabled toilet.

Me and my boyfriend decided on a little dinner date over at corbridge and we booked in here. The interior was really nice and cosy with comfortable booths with cushions. The staff were lovely and took our order quickly. The menu was quite big and there was a range of prices however it was mostly between £13-£20 which was reasonable for the portion sizes we received. We paid in total £45 for the two meals and two drinks. Seems like it could get busy quickly so I would advise to book in advance.

Really nice Sunday lunch, service was good, staff were friendly and very helpful. The pub itself had a nice atmosphere it was relaxing had traditional furnishing and log burning fires. We had beef on the bone and a beautiful desert to follow, wine and beer and all at a very competitive prices. Definitely recommend

Booked a family meal for xmas day as we had been there before was really looking forward to this. the table was booked for 16.00 i ordered prawn cocktail with warm smoked salmon , steak medium and cheese board. my prawn cocktail arrives on a plate which consisted of 2 prawns with the tails on (chewy) with a teaspoon on sauce on each and two pieces inch square salmon covered on a load of green salad (disappointed) steak being medium was chewy, the lovely gentleman serving us asked if we would like a breather before desert which we agreed to, after about 10 minutes asked if we were ready which we were desert arrived cheese board cannot be ate in a hurry, the young lady kept coming to the table to see if we were finished, in the end i put down my knife she come straight over to ask if we were finished which i said well it looks like we have to be and the plates were taken away. i suggest if your staff want to get away you do not have a 4pm serving

Usually the staff are helpful and the service prompt. However today’s experience has put us off coming back. We are still waiting for our food after over an hour and 15 minutes. A simple family lunch on a slow Friday afternoon. It is not complicated. Very disappointing

Very enjoyable! Beautiful food and great service and ambience. We love the Black Bull!

Lovely attentive staff,however,our meal arrived a significant time after the rest our party but when it did it was nice and hot and we enjoyed it.lovely cosy atmosphere and enjoyed the festive decorations which put us in Christmas 🎄 mood 😀

It was a birthday treat for our daughter young man that served us was very good excellent.

Good food and drink, friendly, helpful staff.

Great atmosphere, the staff were great and loved having our dog there.

Lovely place, great food, brilliant customer service. Would love the black Bull as our local.

Went for Sunday dinner and it didn't disappoint. The meat and veg were spot on. The only issue was the kids pizza which isn't the best quality. Abit like the Chicago town pizzas you can get. The butternut soup was amazing aswell

Had Sunday lunch here on visit to Corbridge. Staff were very friendly and food was great. Highly recommended.

I called in a week ago with a couple of friends, and the food was that good, I came back on Friday with my wife, and the food, service, and atmosphere were just as good. Would highly recommend, and we'll be back 👍

Food nice but small portions I would expect to get fries included for the price I paid

Great food and service. I would highly recommend this pub.

Great food, excellent service, recommend the chicken & ham hock pie 🥧

Lovely pub, lovely ambience & friendly staff. Will visit again

Super cosy, fires on, good food and selection of drinks and the staff are super!

Excellent service and food. Served by Blake who was fantastic. Could not have helped more. We had Venison Burger and a scampi and chips - thank you

We went at about 5 on a Saturday for an early dinner after a walk. We’d been there once or twice before but not for a long time. The bar was full with a lovely warm lively atmosphere. Our four different meal choices were all delicious, the waiters were excellent and altogether it was a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

A warm and friendly welcome with a good selection of hearty meals.

Very friendly service and lovely atmosphere. Nice food - portion of gammon was small and child’s pizza didn’t have much taste burn everything else was lovely.

Fast service, amazing food and amazing staff

We were so sadly disappointed after looking forward to trying this nice looking pub for lunch, the food could of been better presented, the food was cold, gravy on the roast meal was thin and not much of it, cabbage raw and potatoes not roasted, the yorkshire pud not fully cooked inside, beef was cold and overcooked, the squid was overcooked and stringy, served on a huge plate with a large dish of garlic mayo and wilted rocket, really disappointed with the whole meal. Staff seemed harassed and one got the feeling that it was serve and hope diners would make room for others waiting, patrons are easily pleased if they deem to return.

Local típico, muy agradable. Mucha gente local, lo cual siempre es un buen síntoma. Muy buena atención, con personal muy comprensivo con nuestro pobre nivel de inglés. Comida muy rica: verdura a la parrilla exquisita y pie de carne igual de bueno. Parada indudable en el camino del Muro de Adriano si paras en Corbridge

Went for early dinner both had steak and ale pie.Pie looked large when it came but when you cut into it there was only 3 pieces of meat of which were chewy. When the bar man came over to ask if everything was alright we told him about the pies and he asked if he would like the pies replacing told him I didn't see the point if the 2 pies we already had where empty Don't think we will be going back very disappointed!

Really sorry to be going against the general reviews but my latest experience was very disappointing which is a shame as previous visits have been good. Six of us booked for Sunday lunch (October 2024) and arrived on time and were shown directly to our table and provided with menues. We had to request aftet15+ minutes to place our order which then took 45min to be served. The Sunday lunch was on this occasion presented in a sloppy way, meat tough and fatty, veg luke warm and small in portion size considering the cost, and Yorkshire puddings rubbery. It felt like the the food and been cooked and sat under heat lamps for a long time and wasn't really enjoyable. The gravy offered to the table was not enough for 2 let alone 6, however this was rectified once we asked for more as were the condiments. Some of the party ordered the same option only for the plates to be different is quantity of food - one plate had 1 x parsnip while another had 3, 1 plate had no '"pigs in blanket" while another had 2, one plate 2 roast potatoes another 4. Overall a disappointing visit this time around although I'm sure I will go again, but maybe not for Sunday lunch - it felt like they were overstretched and the quality suffered

Party of 4 adults, Sunday lunch, October 13th. We all agreed that this was the worse Sunday lunch we had had. 1, beef, 1 trio of meats and 2 Pork. The meat was tough, 3 tiny hard roast potatoes, a teaspoon size portion of mashed swede and under cooked cabbage..not al dented, undercooked. As we all had a small amount of gravy we asked if we could have extra gravy..we received half a gravy boat between the 4 of us. Even the Yorkshire puds were tough. On the plus the service was very good but will definitely not be back 4, Sunday lunches, 2 deserts and 4 drinks £120.00. I left feeling as though I had been mugged!!

A lovely pub. The food was great (chips weren’t quite to our liking, but nothing to complain about), and the service couldn’t have been better.

Always good food, excellent and friendly service, pleasant surroundings. We had a lovely evening.

Beautiful pub, very welcoming staff.

- food wasn’t very exciting. Pie was undercooked and vegetables were hard. Chicken burger was tasteless and messy. - slow and confused service- people kept forgetting our order and then the card machine broke so we had to wait around to pay. - people in the restaurant were constantly complaining. It was too dark and then too bright. Passive aggressive comments from the waiter about other staff members and also our choices of order. This place is nothing like it used to be!

Great steak pie fresh vegetables 😋 only downside was frozen chips

Food great.....beer exceptional and staff attentive and friendly

Really nice meal at Th Black Bull with good service. My daughter spilt her drink and it was replaced FOC which was a nice touch. Standard high quality pub grub with a good selection of drinks.