Black Bull Pub in Blackburn with Darwen

After a lovely walk in the area my partner & I enjoyed a delicious 3 course lunch today (21/11/24) off their 'weekday 12 til 3 Market Menu', which is exceptional value! Truly great food & service & a superb view across the Wayoh reservoir & the hills of Turton. (Aug 2023)3 of us had a late lunch today & the friendly, relaxed but attentive service by Jaz (Jasmine?) combined with the really tasty & well-presented food, combined with the great views of the snowy hills & of the Wayoh reservoir, resulted in a really enjoyable couple of hours in this gem of a country inn. 2 of us back again today (Sun Oct 8th 2023 ) - lovely lunch (unlimited gravy as advertised) - ace service - ace views (ace weather helped!). A great village eatery-pub!

Loved this cosy pub in a lovely setting. Food great . Staff lovely and helpful. Will be back.

Sunday Lunch was beautiful and filled a hole. The Yorkshire pudding with Sunday roast was the best and felt home made rather than a normal carvery. The fish and chips although a plain dish was beautiful. Please visit and support this last pub in the village. But best reserve a table although we were fitted in before the later rush no doubt. thank you

Amazing Sunday lunch! Delicious food and a warm atmosphere. We will definitely be back ☺️

Just had the most amazing lunch at the Black Bull. I had Beef Stew and my partner had Chicken Parmigiana. Both meals were delicious! The meat in the beef stew was cooked perfectly. I would highly recommend a visit.

Food was delicious Steak gnocchi is stunning Steak and ale stew also very tasty We will be returning

We came for a family meal tonight and the staff to say to least was amazing! Food was top notch! Best Sunday lunch I’ve had outside my own home for a long while 😍 nice family run environment will definitely be visiting again 👌🏻

Excellent food from a comprehensive menu with lots of pub classics. Great keg beers as well as the usual lager. Service was excellent with very friendly staff. Food arrived quickly and well presented. We'll definitely be going back. Recommended.

Totally amazing place,amazing food, and the staff were absolutely brilliant 👏

Had a lovely Sunday lunch today. Especially loved the home made yorkshire puddings and crispy roast potatoes. Great atmosphere and very warm and welcoming. We sat in the back dining area where the view is simply spectacular. This place is a little gem. There is also a large carpark behind the pub which is a bonus.

Excellent service on a busy Bank Holiday. Very tasty food. Perfect village pub and a great stop off after taking the dogs around Entwistle and Wayoh.I Highly recommend it.

Great food, the black pudding sausage roll starter was on point, the cheese and onion pie was beautiful and the staff were really friendly. Everything you need on a pub grub experience. I will be going again to try the rag pudding.

A nice enough pub in Edgworth, Bolton. Plenty of parking at the back of the pub. The best thing about the pub are the views across Entwistle Reservoir. The food was average, I had fish and chips £14.95 and although the fish was long in length it was a bit on the thin side, plus the batter was also a bit thin or light. However, the chips were lovely, thick wedges with their skins on. My friends had Rag pudding £13.95 and both said that they were nice but they've had better. They also had a cheese board £7.50 with was great, 3 different types of cheese which they chose and plenty of biscuits, grapes, celery and chutney.

we have always tried to support the local pubs etc . Having eaten at the other pub where the Chef used to work. so we went as a group of 6 on a thursday evening! first mistake it was quiz night ! very full restaurant but mostly drinkers . Ordered food from the smaller menu . Starters arrived .Halloumi fries very well done ! chicken wings looked like they had been boiled no colour . Chicken terrine no bread . Soup ok . the two chicken wings left and half the halloumi left . main course arrived . Rag pudding pastry not cooked , chips over cooked mushy peas stuck to plate! Chicken parmegani over cooked and chips that shattered when u stuck a fork in ! when the waitress collected the plates still full she never asked if all ok and no we never said anything. On paying the bill we commented that the food wasn’t the best and we were told he has been very busy today. We tried . This was our second time . The first being a monday Chefs day off ! Over cooked gammon egg and chips. And a barman that seemed to spend more time looking at himself in the mirror and on the phone! we were the only diners . shown to a dirty table! Shame

Great food, lovely location,very friendly staff

What a, shame. Hype on Facebook got me here and frankly it was less than average- smelled of dogs, some chairs stained covers, dead flowers on tables and poor food. Presentation zero. If that's what you call a makeover, then there was no evidence of it.

Absolutely amazing staff, food is brilliant and very well priced, over looking the reservoir - perfect to pop in after a lovely walk

Had a very enjoyable meal last night (butcher’s platter). Extremely tasty and lots of choice. Enjoyed it with some Cruz Campo lager and Landlord beer (husband’s favourite). Great setting with beautiful views and very friendly staff. Can highly recommend.

Delicious cauliflower cheese soup 10/10 highly recommend. Found in one of our Wednesday walks. Friendly service. Lovely pub clean nice toilets

Excellent food and great service. Highly recommend. We’ve eaten here many times and haven’t ever been disappointed. Menu has lots of great choices at great prices.

I was so happy when I found this pub as the food is amazing the staff are so friendly I never been and been disappointed and the kids & dog love it too.

We will be moving into area soon, so we thought we'd try a breakfast after walk round Wayoh. Was very enjoyable, no doubt we will be coming again soon ! 🙂

Meals are amazing Staff are friendly and the views are beautiful. Situated in a lovely spot with carparking available ar the back too! Definitely recommend !

Very beautiful pub with a nice view. Love the style of pub

Food was really nice, portions were reasonable and the view was fantastic. However, there was just one person serving everyone and running back and forth through the pub, which was also not very clean. Very informal service.

Great pub and excellent beer...

Lovely place, friendly staff and beautiful views, we took our 1 year old boy, they had all the facilities and as it's a dog friendly pub he loved watching all the dogs, the Sunday roast was lovely and we ordered a kids Sunday roast but the waiter suggested a mini potion for him as they're pretty big potions and when we got the bill they didn't charge us for it which was so nice of them. Would definitely be visiting again

Have a walk around Wayoh res and stop for a pint/lunch afterwards. Good food, nice people. Dog friendly.

Loved it good food great service

Simple pub with great food and a view

Lovely, pub restaurant. Great Sunday lunch. Jade is very responsive on email contact. Lovely views from the restaurant window over Wayoh reservoir Great cask beers. Highly recommended.

Very disappointed in the Sunday lunch, the beef was inedible I couldn’t cut it never mind chew it and the meal was cold, I mentioned it to two waitresses but neither of them were concerned one just replied oh dear

Great pub . Very nice staff . Friendly lady behind bar . Food great pub food at reasonable prices . Great view and plenty of parking. Good food choices on menu

Awesome food and love their service !

Food is great. Can get very busy with walkers. Dogs 👍

Only stopped for a drink but seemed very pleasant in a beautiful setting.

It's got all the ingredients & layout to be an amazing, quaint, village pub AND THE DINING AREA HAS AMAZING VIEWS! BUT!! the place is dirty & certain areas are worse than filthy. Toilets are shocking. The small room that is like an old fashioned 'snug or vault' desperately needs a deep clean & to be spruced up!

Great location for a meal. Lively atmosphere, gorgeous setting overlooking the reservoir. Staff are very attentive, professional and friendly. Variety of tasty food at reasonable prices.

Food is top draw recommended piri piri wrap

Stunning breakfast on a rainy day dog walk around Entwistle reservoir. I took a break from the torrential rain with Pep, my trusty Beagle and called in at the Black Bull, a dog friendly pub that serves breakfast from 10am to 11:30am at weekends.

Sadly been disappointed with the Black Bull on our last couple of trips ..Today was no better . Two adult Sunday dinners , one kids Sunday dinner and one kids fish goujons ., The service for our order was very good , waited a while for food but we were fine with that as it was busy ..I did forget however not to order beef which I now remember as being very tough .,Luckily you get EXACTLY the same as a child’s portion except one potato and one tiny piece of cauliflower ! ( at an extra £8.50 on top ) ..Left hungry and although i mentioned it to waitress the reply back was that she would mention it to the chef . This didn’t sort the problem.which was a shame .

Great breakfast, good selection of beers but tends to be a shortage of staff at the bar. Great atmosphere, but the tap room is a bit of a locals dominated room.

As soggy walkers, a warm welcome was very much appreciated 😀

If you want an Iceland style roast dinner then this is the right place. The food seemed like it was out of the freezer was tasteless

Excellent food was delicious, my husband and I really enjoyed our lunch.great atmosphere.

A real hidden gem . Classic pub style, friendly staff and really well kept cask. A really fantastic pub.

Had a lovely lunch for my daughter's birthday. Everything was top notch 👌

Nice, traditional pub in Edgworth

Didnt eat so not put anything for food. Had a brilliant time over halloween here with a DJ present. Great atmosphere, lovely staff. Would recommend this pub.

Good selection of ales, fantastic view and great staff. Visiting during day so can't speak for an evening but seems like a decent pub.

Did not eat, but food looked amazing. Staff are really friendly and has a good atmosphere.

Chose this pub to eat after seeing mainly positive reviews on G maps. All the comments were 'great food' and 'friendly, family run', which sounded great. The first thing that hits you as you open the door is the overwhelming smell of damp dog hair. We walked past a bar full of dogs and owners into an empty restaurant area which looked nice but the smell lingered. The menu looked good, seemed above average pub fayre from the descriptions. What we got was at best 'okay'. Chips were nice and had that homemade feel. Kids enjoyed their meals but eldest recognised that the sauce their meal came in was out of a jar. The Cumberland sausage and mash for £14 was the worst - 3 sausages identical to the 2 that came in the kids meal for £6 and some dry, bland, heated-up mash. It didn't deserve the price we paid. The toilets were disgusting. We found a dog hair on the table. At this point I checked the FSA hygiene rating - an appalling 2, "important necessary", and had been marked down on "cleanliness and condition of facilities and building". I realise now that they must have enough dog owning regulars to keep the good reviews flooding in. There's no way any person that cares about hygiene would write a good review of this place.

Lovely food and fantastic views .

Lovely cosy pub, perfect blend of traditional with modern touches. Stopped for lunch after a walk on a chilly day and sat by the open fire with the dog. Great food (best fries I’ve ever had in a pub) and absolutely lovely staff!

Fantastic Sunday Roast in the most beautiful country setting overlooking the reservoir. Will be back thank you for the warm welcome

This place used to be a little gem. It's alway been a bit grubby but you felt this was to do with it being a walkers pub. However, we have been today and I don't know if they have a new chef? But the food was really poor quality. The beef on the Sunday lunch was tough and awful. The cut chips were nowhere near what they used to be. Such a shame as this is in such a great location with a great view. Also the toilets are getting dirtier on every visit. It doesn't cry out hygiene.

Good food at decent prices. The chairs on the outside stage are bloody heavy 😁

My food was perfect. Two others would have preferred theirs to have been warmer. The waitresses were very pleasant and smiley, despite appearing to be very busy.

The tables and chairs were extremely dirty. The service was good, I had a fly in my drink so second one was lucky. There's a nice view from the balcony.

Love coming here after I have been out for a walk around the reservoir for some food and drink. Lovely atmosphere and the girl with the blonde hair behind the bar is always very friendly and helpful.

The service wasn't very good said they would take our order then didn't so we ordered at the bar. The food when it arrived was very disappointing the fish was awful overcooked and smelt like it was on the turn. Children's meal average. The rag pudding was underwhelming. The hand cut chips were overdone but soggy left most of them. I have been here before and the foods been fine and also well presented and good value . It was a shame to see that the previous high standards and had slipped. Won't be back feel robbed.

Great food and service. Very enjoyable lunch and lovely walk afterwards.

My favourite local pub for great food with well kept ale. Very attentive service from the staff is the proverbial icing on the cake. However, along with many a pub these days, allowing pets inside is not good and becoming an epidemic. Barking dogs indoors is not my idea of enjoyment. hence star loss for atmosphere.

Waited an hour for food ! Very good as always and the 3 of us were very happy with it . However , as we left , we were followed and stopped by the door by jade to ask about our payment ( which was on the table in cash with a tip ) . So embarrassed ! 🤨

Really positive experience here. Friendly professional staff in this popular village pub. We all had a delicious meal and the GF fish and chips was one of the most satisfying GF meal’s I’ve eaten out in a while. The others had madras and the roast beef finished with dessert of sticky toffee pudding and cheesecake. Everything was tasty, plentiful and hot. This was an extremely busy Sunday with walkers, dogs, families and regulars. The atmosphere was relaxed and comfortable and we would recommend this pub based on our experience today, 100 per cent. Thank you to the chef for the delicious food.

My best friend took me to this place for my birthday back in June. Amazing place in and out and the scenery 😍 loved it all food and the walk. If you're in Bolton would highly recommend

Great place and a nice lake to walk around after 😁

Hada great mid week meal at a reasonable price and it's dog friendly too !!!

Always great food and real ale.

Dropped in as just finished a walk around the reservoir. Really friendly pub, staff were great and the food excellent. What more could you ask for. Will definitely be back

We rang the day before & asked if it was alright to park car then walk around the reservoir, to later pop in have lunch no problems & very polite over the phone. After a lovely walk sunny with lovely breeze we ordered our food with a tab just the right portions delicious food & reasonable menu . All the staff very attentive smiling & checking fantastic. Reasonable parking with 2 disabled bays I had cheifs starter also 4 mains 5 pints , 2 still waters with lemon 2 cranberry juice between us,for just over £60:00 very reasonable. The reservoir walk is well worth the effort, there are some muddy patches & steep stretches ,uneven stones great for dogs also pub is dog friendly. 🐕

Underage staff, not really bothered, food undercooked and not fresh, tired and dirty interior

Best mixed sharing platter around / Butchers looked just as good, spoilt for choice menu.

Great old world pub, with lovely staff, great ales, Lagers and very brilliant food at very decent prices.

Having walked for 3 hours round the countryside and reservoirs I arrived at the Black bull in need of sustenance only to discover that although the establishment was open it was only open for drink.

Cracking pud drop in after having a ramble round the lodge!! Service some great draft beer 🍺 an some good quialty grub!!. Deffently recommended an been more than several times now!! Would recommend making booking ahead. On good day! Place is rather popular an can get busy 🌞..

What a way to start your day. Fantastic breakfast with amazing views over the Wayoh. Don’t forget the award winning ales. Could of stayed all day. I would highly recommend the black bull to everyone.

Breakfast just about ok, but staff had a really unpleasant attitude. Won’t be rushing back! Shame really.

Called for lunch after a walk, wish we hadn't, ordered drinks and tried to order Gluten free food for my wife, seems they don't even have bread so a sandwich was no no, she had a Salad and I had the Cheese pie, It came with gravy without much taste as it was instant out of a granules, then went to the Gents bathroom, Its was filthy and my alarm bells started ringing, as we had ordered it was to late to walk away. What a mistake we made, First and last visit for us. they need to up their game if they want to survive in this competitive market.

Tried the butchers sharing platter today rather than our usual order . Everything on it was great especially the amazing crispy chilli beef. Well worth the money. The usual pleasant friendly staff and good service. Will definitely order that again.

Great customer service. Quality food and great choice.

Good Ale served by lovely staff

The best cury in years ,lovley staff nice pint full marks⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Good to see it as I remember it from the 80s. Glad to see they still sell Monster Munch behind the bar. Enjoyed a game of darts in a quiet, side room.

Good beer and delightful friendly bar staff with great balcony views across the reservoir.

Lovely pub, lovely landlady, gorgeous barmaid, great views, nice beers Nd food.

Called in for quick after work pint. One of the best pints of Lees bitter I've ever had.

Best local pub around. Great service, atmosphere and food is good. They have the best waitress ever. She takes your orders, remembering everything. She's completely on the ball. Nothing is too much trouble for her. Longlive The Black Bull .

What a lovely place. Both had steak and blue cheese was amazing. Staff were lovely too. Sorry I didn’t know I had to press on stars 😂……Sun/19th a little disappointed last couple Sundays turned up at 11.20 and told kitchen wouldn’t do breakfast as it would be too backed up and Sunday previous no table at 12 yet tables reserved empty till 2 pm. When told staff we would be gone soon as we had eaten they said the kitchen couldn’t cope putting another order in. Bit too far for us to have a ride out to again to be turned away sorry .

We had a really good lunch. Our table had a good view of a reservoir. The beer was fine. Probably best to book.

Good food and excellent service.

Great pub, dogs welcome, family orientated. Good place for a pit stop when walking the area. Lovely food & service

Ate at the Black Bull earlier today (Saturday) at around 3.30 pm. My dad ordered a steak and onion baguette and I ordered the plate cheese pie. 40 minutes later I was told that they had dropped the pie on the floor and it was the last one. Fair enough, accidents happen, so I then chose the tuna melt wrap. 25 more minutes later (now over an hour’s wait) our food was finally served. The tuna melt was disgusting… large chunks of cold cheese merged with tepid tuna sloppy with mayonnaise. Made me feel sick. Dad’s baguette ok but we were told gravy would be served in a separate bowl but they had poured it over the baguette making it all soggy. When I told the waitress pointing at the mound of cold solid cheese on my plate she just smiled and took it away! Will never go back.

Great food and plenty of it coupled with friendly staff. This is a must visit restaurant

Great service, food was lovely.

Friendly atmosphere with lovely staff and great food. Nice and cosy with open fire and brilliant views over reservoir.

lovely place, would definitely go again, the staff are polite and lovely the food was great and so was the atmosphere. i really recommend going the view is lovely aswell. all of this for such a good price. family friendly i would go again 100 percent

Good service but not all meals available due to delivery problems of ingredients. Would go again.

A lovely lunch with nice people and absolutely no problems on a very busy day. The food is great pub food as befits this country pub in the North Pennine Moors.

Called in for a quick brew whilst out walking. Staff were friendly with a welcoming atmosphere. Shame we couldn't have stayed longer