Black Bull Pub in Scarborough

We were stopping in Egton Bridge which we do on a regular basis this time instead of eating locally we decided to drive out to Ugthorpe which is only 10 to 15 min away after seeing decent reviews on tripadvisor. We were not dissapointed we booked into the resteraunt the main menu was quite substantial then came the specials board with another 9 so overwhelmed with the choices available. Nothing better than good homecooked food. Never seen such large portions and the quality was really good . Always room for a dessert again spoilt for choice ended up with homemade rhubarb crumble straight out of the garden ,the other 8 choices I would call as classical favourites. Thanks to Mark behind the bar who made us really welcome will definately be coming again.

Carvery excellent choices and ample selection veg definitely will be returning Lovely selection of beers and drinks c

Took notice of the road sign on way back from a family day at Scarborough. So glad we did. Food is really good quality home cooked food. Local pub environment but do not let that put you off like it almost did us. The welcome we got was great and had a really warm and friendly atmosphere. This was even with our 2 yr old having a major melt down Only regret is not having any room for the desserts as they looked amazing aswell So glad we found this place and will definitely be back.

Just visited this pub for an Easter Monday evening meal during our stay near Whitby. We were looking for somewhere with a good choice of homemade pub food and this place certainly did not disappoint. Not only did we have a wide choice of main courses from the printed menu, but there was also an extensive choice on the ‘specials’ blackboard too and the term ‘homemade’ preceded many of the dishes. I opted for the Whitby scampi and my husband for the steak and ale pie. When the food came, it was freshly cooked and really well presented. It also tasted delicious. We then went on to choose a desert, again many being ‘homemade’ and traditional favourites. The desserts were equally as excellent as the mains. The service was also excellent and the staff very friendly and welcoming. My only complaint is that this pub isn’t nearer to home so we can eat here regularly!

Visited yesterday-Easter Sunday- so glad we booked- Welcomed by friendly efficient staff, table ready and not to close to other tables. Oh the roast dinner, what can I say…beef and pork, huge Yorkshire , choice of mash and roasters and four types of veg, fill your plate, sauces at the end and a boat of gravy delivered to your table with a smile. Absolutely delicious…not a fault, room for dessert, no probs, managed to share one with the other half. Highly recommended.

We ate here twice within a week this March, after visiting about a year ago and having a superb meal. The food (main courses and desserts) was again superb on both visits over the last week. Many pubs and restaurants left themselves down on desserts, even if the starters and main courses are superb - definitely not the case at The Black Bull. Large portions, hand cut chips, very varied ‘specials’ main course options to supplement the main menu. Very friendly service. Reasonable prices. Cosy pub interior. Nailed it :-)

Booked in for a Sunday carvery with the family. well what can I say..... it was absolutely delicious. When we booked we told them there would be veggie dining with us (me), they said not a problem just let us know when you get here. I got the option of a vegan cottage pie or a Lasagna. I chose the cottage pie. they told me I could go up to the carvery and get unlimited amounts of the veggies and Yorkshires - so I did! not realising how big the pie would be... lets just say I couldn't finish it so had to bring it home in a box. The rest of the family couldn't finish some of the meat as you get loads so we brought it home for the 2 dogs - they loved it too!!. It was one of the nicest carvery's I have ever had!!!! we will most defiantly be back. It can get very popular so I would book before had to make you you get a dinner

Excellent Sunday carvery Booking was easy meal was excellent good Yorkshire portions lovely food and service pleasant surroundings

Superb Sunday lunch Fresh vegetables Very generous portions of meat and good selection Order vegetarian prior to going so it is prepared in advance Staff are always welcoming and service is excellent

Whilst staying in some local accommodation we visited this pub 3 times and had no issues at all. The place is traditionally warm snug and relaxed with no modern distractions. Food was very tasty, wholesome & very generous. Not often that we can’t manage a dessert. Staff are very relaxed, polite and attentive. In challenging times this place is a breath of fresh air.

We love our Sunday Roast at the Black Bull. Fantastic staff, food and atmosphere.

I Couldn't possibly find a fault with the Black Bull Sunday Carvery

Fantastic food and lots of it great service really friendly landlord we will be back next year thank you

All the reviews are spot on. This is tremendous in all respects. It’s a lovely, cosy country pub with lots of nooks and crannies. If I hadn’t been driving I’d have sampled the selection of fine looking ales but that’ll have to wait till next time. We were shown through to the dining area where the small but perfectly formed carvery was. Staff here were extremely helpful and pleasant. There was a great choice of veg, spuds and various sauces but the stars of the show were the huge slices of succulent beef and pork that were heaped on our plates. No room for a pudding but the choice was very good and varied. A return visit is a must.

Good traditional old fashioned pub and grub.

Nice country pub with typically pub grub. Nothing special on the food front.

Beautiful food and a warm welcome by all the staff.

Great carvery. Very generous portions, and you can go back for seconds! Friendly staff. Reasonably priced. Great for families. A very decent pint. 👌

The best pub in Britain. Super carvery. Wonderful beer. Special people

My favourite pub in the whole country. Stopped in really just to say hello and have a pint of OP. Mark tempted us with the Sunday carvery. Fabulous food. The tastiest beer. The best of people

A nice traditional pub with home made food. Cozy atmosphere and friendly staff. Food great value!

A great carvery that gives you enough food not to feel hungry for hours. The staff were all friendly and helpful, there was a great atmosphere and it seemed very popular with the locals, which I always take as a good sign. They recommended booking and I can see why as it was very popular. If we are back in the area, we will definitely be going again.

Love this place, always come when staying in Whitby, really good home cooked food and lovely welcoming atmosphere

Eaten here tonight and it was fantastic! Last minute table secured as they had a party booking. Warm welcome by friendly staff. Great beer and varied food menu. The chicken curry was amazing. Good value too. We’ll be back!

A few miles out of Whitby just off main Teesside road. Well worth the trip. Extensive and varied specials menu to add to a good normal menu. Very busy on the night we visited. Food good, service too. Reasonable prices.

The food is amazing. Try out the giant Yorkshire pudding with either chicken or beef with gravy, veg, and chips or potatoes - they have this on everyday and it's gorgeous.

We went for a family meal last night What an an amazing place Fantastic food, huge portions, helpful friendly staff and very reasonable price Definitely will be returning soon

Amazing carvery, traditional home cooked. Loads of food and loads of meat given

Arrived late to a warm welcome , the food was varied, wholesome and freshly cooked. The hosts went out of their way to make us welcome. Look forward to returning soon!

Arrived unexpectedly after being in the Yorkshire Moors until late taking photographs, they were full but we were asked to wait, when a table was available it was cleaned and made ready for us. The meal was well cooked and substantial. We were made to feel very welcome. Will definitely return.

Squeezed us in on a Friday night & were very accommodating, brilliant quick service & the food was just perfect. Very large portions - we went away very full with a takeout pudding instead! Great home cooked food, you couldn’t possibly leave disappointed! Thanks very much

Really good food,and drink. Good value and very good service

Good pub with good home made food and two real ales

Absolutely fabulous! Huge portions of brilliant, home cooked food.

Lovely traditional pub with good grub.

Very nice meal, large portions, and very helpful staff.

Awful food. Over-cooked pork medallions and an undercooked and stodgy ‘pastry’ steak pie (usually can’t go wrong with that pub grub option). Another customer complained about her steak pie and the waitress just walked away. Landlord didn’t ask me how my food was when I left and just took the money. Shocking.

Awful food. Over-cooked pork medallions and an undercooked and stodgy ‘pastry’ steak pie (usually can’t go wrong with that pub grub option). Another customer complained about her steak pie and the waitress just walked away. Landlord didn’t ask me how my food was when I left and just took the money. Shocking.

What great food - well cooked, huge portions, very tasty, hot, I couldn't fault it. The 2 young lads serving us were polite, efficient and helpful. I am glad we travelled out of Whitby to enjoy some traditional home cooked food

A great find. We managed to get a table on a Friday evening after ringing around a few pubs in the area. Food was great and service was quick. Nice atmosphere too.

Lovely ambience, very friendly landlord, efficient waiter, good food. Very enjoyable evening. Extensive menu, home cooked too. Thankyou Maureen McCole

Sunday dinner was generous, beef overcooked for me, purley personal preference. Mash was lumpy and not creamy, roasted potatoes tasted reheated to me. These days with cost of eating out, food should be 100% and better or the same as you can cook at home. Open from 18.00 only, except Sunday, throughout the week. Busy and well used. Friendly staff and helpful. We had to have takeaway as they don't allow dogs inside, for this reason we have not frequented the pub throughout our stay in the village. Hence I have given 1 star for atmosphere.

Went here twice on our holiday , great food a resonable prices . Plenty of choice from the menu and speicals board. Quick and friendly service. I had the curry of the specials board first time with half chips half rice good portions of both and plenty of curry, my friend had chicken parmsan with chips, which was a very large portion. Both where very good and tasty. Second vist I had the chicken and chriso pie with potatoes and veg. Large chucks of chicken in the pie and very tasty, my friend hand the beef goulash with dumpling which she said was very good. Portion where to filling to have a pudding. Two ales on the bar Old Perculiar seem to be the regular beer of the two, which suits me.

Booked for Sunday lunch and sat under cover in the beer garden with our young dog. Sunday lunch is a carvery serving, on this occasion beef and pork together with Yorkshire pudding, roast and mashed potatoes and three veg, all of which were tasty and well cooked….I found the beef was to die for and I was told the pork was as well, we were offered “ pudding” but there was absolutely no way we could have eaten anything more as the portions were so large. Altogether a great meal and excellent value!

Made to feel most welcome and enjoyed a home cooked meal of generous proportions. Good value for money and would visit again

Certainly worth a visit if you like generous portions of home cooked food. Had the parmesian chicken which was huge ( smaller portion available) with proper chips. Recommended. Made most welcome

Great pub & great food and the hosts were very friendly hope to get back 👍

Lovely homemade food served by friendly staff. Great range of drinks.

Had a fantastic meal this evening with family. 7 people, 7 different meals and not any complaints. Fabulous service, thank you 😊

Excellent service, the food was fantastic . Nice quiet local pub , with a good choice of meals. My husband had lamb steak and I had Yorkshire pudding with Cumberland sausage

Called on the off chance of a table and were seen promptly to a table in the back. We were shown a menu and brought the blackboard of specials. They had a good choice of meals which included a few vegetarian options. I had the large Yorkshire pudding filled with chicken which melted in my mouth. It came with 3 vegetables and home made chips. Very good size at a great price and piping hot (which makes a change nowadays). We also spotted a dessert board with about 8 choices on. Traditional pub style decor in a little village, we came across as staying local for a couple of nights break. Thank you.

Another wonderful night in the black bull, enough food to stuff a horse, excellent OP, a family run business, warm and welcoming locals. My favourite pub in the country

Lovely steak cooked to how I like it rare beautiful chips and garnish quality of food for the price would definitely recommend can’t wait to come again for another gorgeous meal never fails me every time I’ve been

Found it by accident but couldn’t have been happier absolutely fantastic carvery,authentic Yorkshire food the lady that served me was absolutely wonderful couldn’t of asked for a better server would highly recommend 👌🏼🤌🏼 Also Not stingy with the meat, Also having trouble with signal and the man that served behind the bar kindly offered to input the password himself. 20/10

Can't believe I never left a review here! We came up to Yorkshire for a family holiday back in August last year. It was a Monday (or a tuesday) and we were desperate to find somewhere that was open to eat at. We came across the Black Bull and oh my, the food! It was delicious, it ended up being our favourite restaurant whilst we were there! The portions were HUGE, I believe one of their nans passed down recipes and even helped in the restaurant from time to time. *annoyingly, my photos are on my laptop! Shall upload at a later date.

Best pub food I’ve had for ages, even their own hand cut chips, not frozen. Friendly, warm service too. Would definitely eat here again 😊

Excellent food, big portions and lovely friendly staff. We'll definitely be back x

I know when you visit Whitby it's usually a given to have fish and chips. But being a Sunday we fancied a Sunday roast, so I searched on Google for a pub that did them. After looking at a few we stumbled across the black bull inn so decided to give it a try, and so very glad we did. It's about 20 minutes drive (roughly 9 miles )from Whitby but worth every mile. It's a great authentic village pub that is probably the heart of the village that serves really really good food. We had one of the best carverys I've had in ages with as much really tasty meat and veg you could ask for,and excellent polite bar staff. We drove back to Sheffield full and very satisfied and we really recommend this great little pub.

Well worth turning off the main road for the Sunday carvery. Although I would advise booking if you can. Nice food, friendly staff and warm atmosphere.

Fantastic country pub with amazing food. Highly recommended

Lovely food and friendly staff.

Superb food (especially the home cooked curries - not your usual pub curry!) Always a good selection of ale, real ale that is, guest beers and the king of them all - Theakstons Old Peculier. Great value as well (unlike some others in the area)

Good traditional British fare and beer.

Nice country pub, good menu. Friendly staff.

Fabulous food , drink and service. Beware the food portions are huge. Staff are a great family team. It's my favourite pub in the country

Ate at the Black Bull during visit to Ugthorpe in 2016, and it was suggested we go again last week. Portions remain large, but I think the food quality was much improved, and I truly enjoyed my salmon, potatoes (you can choose the type) and...

This pub is amazing the Sunday carvery is the best the meat is thick cut and cooked to perfection. Highly recommended.

Stopped for a bite to eat as we hadn't been in a while and it's a local to my family. Ordered meals and drinks, both were tasty - didn't mind the wait (about 45mins) as we were told previous to ordering. We can't have been...

Good food. Friendly staff. Best to book table. Do offer takeout on some nights. Good choice of food. Car park outside.

Currently sat at a disgustingly dirty table having ordered from a very limited menu. Understaffed and those that are there are stressed and embarrassed. Stinking toilets you can smell in the restaurant

Had dinner here this evening so good homemade chips were very good

We were renting a holiday cottage nearby and were recommended the Black bull as a place to eat and it did not disappoint, our kids had children's burger, we had belly pork and the stack burger, all were excellent and the portion sizes were very...

Excellent Food & staff really friendly

Visiting the local area and booked for evening meal. Pub was busy but the landlord immediately welcomed us (obviously not locals) by name and such a warm welcome it was too. Lovely young lady showed us to our table (I’m guessing his daughter). Plenty of...

Still my favourite pub, despite the disaster tonight of no OP available, I will cry all night. John promised there will be OP in October

Fabulous home cooked food, huge portions and friendly staff, can’t ask for any more 😀

Visited whilst holidaying in the area.Very impressed with the menu here,great choices and very reasonably priced.The place was extremely busy,but the service was still excellent.Friendly bar staff and waitress.As previously mentioned in other posts,the portion sizes are huge so make sure you go on an...

Visited due to reviews sadly didn't live up to expectations lovely old fashioned pub and setting was lovely menu was varied and wide a little to much choice really but the food was a let down.My husband had lasagne a large portion but very dry there wasn't any juices or sauces to help make the meal appetising although it was tasty the dryness spoilt it, I had the steak pie again big portion but it seemed to have a thick pastry and not a lot of taste to it sadly the other two meals were ok but for the price we were expecting a lot better I think the menu is so big as they pre make and then just heat as required but this is were flavour and quality is lost.

A traditional treasure. Service is personal, friendly and attentive. Food is excellent and plentiful, we went on a Wednesday evening and a Sunday lunchtime and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We will be back!

The place is small so try and pre book, limited parking aswell. Food is amazing and the portion sizes are huge. Would highly recommend.

Great beer, great food, friendly service

Absolutely lovely meal will definitely be back again

Excellent service, excellent food and great value for money. Would recommend the Black Bull to everyone.

Visited the Black Bull when on holiday. What a find. Friendly landlord, staff and customers. Food was excellent. A mighty mixed grill was selected and the challenge was on. To be fair it put up a fight, but I wore it down. Good selection of...

Lovely Sunday lunch, would recommend and will visit again x

Very friendly staff and a superb pint of old peculiar

Great Sunday lunch carvery with good quality food. Serving area is a little cramped though and could better laid out. Staff pleasant.

Lovely food, massive portions, friendly staff, very clean toilets. Had a lovely first experience will definitely return to the Black Bull Inn. 5 🌟 👍👍👍👍

Good service and atmosphere, but the food is superb quality, excellent size portions and good value.

Nice food, good atmosphere and friendly service.

Incredible food, great service,well worth a visit, don't have a breakfast if your lunching there!Totally stuffed x

We are staying in a local holiday cottage & thought we’d give this place a go on the eve of my 50th birthday & are we glad we did, there were 5 of us & we all had different dishes & they were all absolutely...

Nice reasonably priced meals, recommend

My favourite pub in the country. Theakstons, lovely dinner, always huge portions. Not been fur a visit since last August, hopefully more visits this year

Great Pub, good beer, good food, friendly staff. We stayed in a nearby B & B and my wife is a carer so is very careful. We had takeaway meals for 3 nights and each was piping hot and beautifully cooked and packed. One night...

Absolutely the very best Sunday carvery you will ever have and at a very reasonable price. Good selection of beers. Well worth a visit.

Very good service went on Saturday for a takeaway i I was shocked to see how amazing t was I hope I cn come here again

Food was great, and big puddings, but we had to sit outside because restaurant was like a sauna! Felt sorry for staff working in there.

Not too bad but not worth the drive to it plenty of better carveries about

I would go as far to say that the chips on our plate were cooked more than once then left to go cold before serving them up to us