Black Ladd in Oldham

Came here this evening. Probably about 10 ish tables in so not mega busy, told on arrival they were out of approximately 40% of the main menu as the chef who ordered the food in had left and not put an order in( for a pub that’s just reopened its doors after previous mismanagement this is not what you want to hear). Was seated quickly , waited about 5 minutes before food and drink orders taken. We only had main meals , ordered a burger with an extra patty. Waited about 15 minutes for drinks to arrive to find the coke was flat. Asked waitress and she changed. Still flat. Didn’t say anything as it clearly wasn’t changing anything. After another 20 minutes I could see other tables who ordered their mains after us got theirs before us. Then a waitress came out and said that there was only 1 patty left and did I want halloumi instead. I begrudgingly agreed. Waited a further 20 minutes for our food to be presumably cooked from then and the burgers came out with patties that looked like they were frozen. The meat was almost rubbery like you’d get from a dodgy takeaway. Usually I wouldn’t mind this after a few pints but with the extras the burger cost 16 quid. Chips, were Luke warm at best and there was about 6. No coleslaw as pictured on Facebook. 2 other party members ordered the steak and ale pie and their meat was tough and chewy. Asked for sauces as not to make a scene and make the best out of a bad situation. 10 minutes later they arrived. All in all poor. Will not be returning even if the ownership changes. After the previous management I didn’t think it could get worse. Boy was I wrong. Also. The pictures I have provided 1 is taken from their Facebook and the other I took of my poor effort of a meal . Poles apart

Decided to visit as we were aware it had recently re-opened under new management. Really pleased that we did. Lovely friendly welcome. Great staff, good service. We were pleased that the place hadn't had a modern makeover. We only went in for drinks but tables near to us, in the bar area, had food. It all looked very appealing and their plates were empty when collected by the girls. Menu is a good but relatively simple pub menu. There didn't appear to be much choice for vegetarians and it would be nice if there was a gluten free option for the bread/buns. The usual car park entrance at the front of the hotel is blocked with a large boulder, the car park entrance is actually next right ( or left turn before the pub, if coming from Shaw) but there is no signage to indicate this. All things considered, we would most definitely return.

Visited on Saturday (10th) and the food was lovely. All meals were fresh and served hot. Lovely home-cooked meals served promptly. Will definitely visit again soon.

Booked a table but got put in the back room in our own as there had been a lot of walk ins. On ordering was advised it would be 20 mins wait for food as there have been a lot of walk ins. When food eventually arrived it was cold and had to be sent back. No discount or offer of coffee or dessert on the house. Not impressed and won't be going back.

Local to us decided to go for Sunday tea after recent reopening, and didnt disappoint , great staff, great food and great prices set in an idyllic setting overlooking Shaw/Oldham will deffo be coming here on a regular basis.

Great place to eat and relax. Pity its closing down. I would definitely recommend

Used to go years ago never understood the loyal following or glowing reviews. However after not visiting a few years and after ownership change visited again. No more jack rabbit wines a big mistake replaced with very cheap awful wine. Food very much the same . pea and ham soup which used to be amazing was lukewarm and obviously made with chip shop peas watered down with rare bits of ham .. very disappointing. Mains death by microwave and the often reported friendly staff non existent. I cannot understand the often full car park when much better nearby they need to up their game as the nearby places have gone bust ! I don’t give bad reviews unless they deserve it and on this occasion they fell well below the mark and it’s now off my list and often drive past on the way to other far better places . 1 star because of the open fire and the fact they have finally changed the carpet . But the food very disappointing. Overuse of the microwave here with below average service and food but a lovely open fire and great building . Such a shame needs totally new owners , chefs and service staff . One of the only places I’ve never tipped at ! Won’t be back unless refit and change if owners I’ll monitor the reviews who seem to be from folk with no tastebuds or as with many with a couple of reviews are created by staff or people who own the place UPDATE MARCH 2024 finally closed ! New owners hopefully soon to make use of this wonderful listed historical building . Plus empty proper chefs and then maybe build up a regular clientele

It is a shame this little pub is set to close due to greedy landlords The food is amazing and the staff are excellent hundreds of years of history and hospitality lost I hope the owner of the building sleeps well at night

Nice country style pub, log fire nice pint of San Miguel. Didn't eat there but would in the future.

Thoroughly enjoyed our meal at the Black Ladd this evening. The food and the service was excellent. Staff were attentive and got the balance just right. Portions were very generous and I had to leave a little of my main course to make sure I could squeeze in a delicious desert. The only negative (and really it wasn't a negative but something that's could be though about) was the choice of music. There was a lot of 90s dance music coming through the PA, but as it was valentine's night, the music could have been a little better selected. I really am splitting hairs there though, on what was a very enjoyable meal. Thank you!

Came today very disappointing service was absolutely rubbish the restaurant was cold and the food was standard Wasn’t a good experience and we won’t be coming back. I’ve eaten better in local cafes

Been long time since I was in here just like to say love the food was spot on very nice plenty of it not to much but anough had mixed grill everything was cooked to perfection my son

Great views of Manchester from here, staff friendly and helpful, big portions , plenty to choose from the menu, very old (300 years old) coaching house still going .

Just been for my birthday, food was amazing, staff so friendly and the service was fantastic. I really love coming here with my family. They really made us feel extra special.

Beautiful relaxing atmosphere- food excellent.

The staff were absolutely lovely, firendly and attentive

Gone down hill since I last visited

Had our Christmas Dinner here, it was delicious... with all the family we was made to feel so welcome by Gemma and her team... fabulous... thank you so much Diane x

Bit different to the last time we were here. I don't think that the heating was sufficient because it was cold in the place, even though when I mentioned it I was told the heating was on. Otherwise everything else was OK.

Lovely roaring open fire makes the place nice any cozy. The team are very friendly and the service is great. The food came in good time, was piping and and delicious. The prices are great too will definitely go again.

Came for Christmas eve meal. This used to be a great place to come, not sure what's happened but the service tonight was awful and the food was average at best. Had a pint replaced because the glass smelled (waiter agreed), Took ages just to get the bill to leave the place and when we received the bill took more time waiting to then be told pay at the bar in a queue again. Unpleasant experience, better off at the kings arms or roebuck now by the looks of it.

Such a nice place, friendly staff, good food and not expensive. So very quiet mid week but busy at the weekend. Hopefully business will pick up for them during the holidays. Definitely recommend.

Late Sunday lunch. Great menu and great food. Recommended. Another visit, this time mid week. Great service and food. Fantastic views across Manchester and Cheshire! Update November 2023, a weekday evening. Excellent food great service. Recommended. Didn't have to book either.

Food was like warm, half an hour wait to be served.onion rings burnt and requested child burger plain but served it up with cheese in

Family and friends went for a Birthday meal for my husband who was 60. The whole of the staff were pleasant and helpful and didn't fuss too much between courses as some restaurants do. Overall a wonderful experience and somewhere we will be returning to

Pleasant staff. Laid back atmosphere. Top notch food. I highly recommend this place. I'll be back again. That's for sure.

The service was poor, the food was tasteless and lacked any seasoning. We had 7 meals and the diners were of varying ages from age 10 to age 86, all the meals were tasteless the steak was poor quality and overpriced. We had to ask for cutlery and drinks and waited 25 minutes for two drinks to have with our meal and finished the meal before they arrived. The place looks tired and dishevelled and we booked on line and was sat in the bar area with two round tables put together right in front of the door. I wouldn’t return, and wouldn’t recommend it to friends, expensive for what it was, Very disappointed from what was a country good food pub to a food place similar to a large franchise of frozen bought in produce. It is a dog friendly pub and food would probably suit them more.

Did a job interview here a while back. The staff were rude and inconsiderate of the disability I had communicated with them that I had. I was met with laughter behind my back and a lack of explanation for certain things I had to do while also being expected to just know these things. Considering these were grown people and I was about 16, it was rude and I stopped applying for jobs for months.

Lovely food and Brilliant staff. Also dog friendly.

Fantastic views over Greater Manchester. Spoilt for choice with menu choices from Burgers to Mediterranean Tart, and the standard pub food like the 3 Cheese and Onion pie very tasty. 😋

Absolutely fantastic the food was lovely and the staff are really good and friendly I highly recommend the black ladd to everyone it's really wonderful kind regards tony

Lovely food, friendly staff, good views of Manchester and surroundings - kids and small dogs permitted in the vault - thanks.

Great food, great & friendly service! We went for the three course dinner at £16:95 & it was amazing. The staff couldn’t have done more for us from start to finish.

Received a voucher for a wedding present so we booked for a meal. We also have a dog so we was delighted that the dog was welcomed. Lovely service. Gorgeous meal. Thoroughly enjoyed. Thank you for a enjoyable afternoon. Lovely meals. Will come again definitely with the dog.

Fantastic food and Initial service. The lady who looked after us at first was amazing, as was the barman. As the restaurant got busier, the service was let down somewhat. A young girl and more mature lady were looking after the bar area but forgot orders where we had to wait and ask a couple of times. The carbonara & Cheese pie were amazing. The soups were great and all the food was fresh. Prices were very reasonable too. We will definitely return

Excellent food and service with a personal touch None of your frozen rubbish or bought in ready meals here, all food prepared and cooked on site Good range of food, specials daily Plenty of beer choice too Dog friendly (bar & beer garden) Great value Recommended

Great atmosphere fantastic food.

Great food. Only surpassed by our excellent waitress Lilly, very attentive and pleasant made our visit special well done Lilly

Brilliant place lovely food and service highly recommended

Having never tried rag pudding before I thought I would give it a go. It was delicious! And the peach crumble for pudding was just what was needed on a wet and windy September day. I was slightly scared by the idea of mint custard (which my husband had) but it was really lovely, especially paired with the chocolate fudge cake. We will definitely be coming back.

We only stopped for a drink but bar lady/possibly manager was lovely and friendly and had a chat with us. All staff are friendly and as soon as our glass was empty we were offered another drink. This never happens anymore in large commercial bars. We will be back for food: thank you

Really lovely food & service at The Black Ladd in Shaw. After a rainy walk, 4 of us were looking for somewhere to eat. It was a busy Saturday evening & the restaurant was fully booked. The very helpful head waitress accommodated us in the bar area & kindly put extra heating on as we were cold & wet from the walk. I’m presuming it is a dog friendly pub as the restaurant is separate from the bar area. 3 of us had the homemade cheese & onion pie & the 4th person had the steak & ale pie, all came with gorgeous thick hand cut chips. Our cheese & onion pie is up there with the best I’ve tasted, lovely strong cheese flavour & no evidence of being packed out with mash potato that you sometimes get in that type of pie. The pastry underneath was cooked right through, (I really dislike some pies that still have transparent pastry on the bottom). Apparently the steak pie was also lovely, no grissle or fat to be found. All our food was piping hot when it arrived. The staff service was brilliant throughout our visit. Well done to all staff, especially the chef. We will defo return. Top tip, if you go during the week they have some really good 2 course & 3 course deals on offer. Monday - Thursday.

Very accommodating for dietary needs ! 😁

Great food, and value for money. The lady that served us was great and fab with my baby granddaughter and even treated her to ice cream. Would definitely recommend and revisit.

Stunning surroundings and a lovely atmosphere. Staff were so welcoming, helpful and personable. Food was excellent. Will definitely be back.

Wow, Now as we turned in to this pub with awe inspiring views, me and my husband had to spend a good five minutes looking out over Manchester City. It was amazing! Then we were welcomed by the lovely manager and the waitress. First, the service was impeccable 👌 friendly, warm and couldn't do enough for us. Then the starter oh yummy! The prawn salad, which was served a gem lettuce. My husband the pate which he too loved. Then I had the cabanarra with chicken. Oh wow, so so tasty and filling. My husband had the chicken dinner with saute mushrooms. He said it was a taste explosion. If we had room in our tummy to have the many deserts they offered then we would have ordered some. But we will have some next time. Thank you for a wonderful evening to you all!!!!

Great food, good value for money, excellent service from Lily. Fabulous views over Manchester, Cheshire and beyond

Nice views and friendly staff. Decent usual pub food, nothing to complain about but nothing overly amazing. Id go back for the view at sunset

Food was nicely cooked and reasonably priced a few things missing from menu and also a few beers missing from bar but all told was an enjoyable experience

Lovely place, excellent meals and staff very attentive and polite, couldn't do enough for us.

Been today with friends, sorry to say food wasn't that good, we won't be going again .

Visited with my daughter on a Sunday. Really friendly staff and a lovely setting where the pub is. The food was really nice home cooked food, the pea and ham soup was as good as my mothers and the cottage pie delicious. My daughter had a Cajun chicken burger which she enjoyed. I would definitely visit again when in the area.

Had a fabulous bar lunch today with great service from Kelise. We chose from the midweek, small plates menu which was excellent value. 2 courses for £13 or 3 course for just £16. Helpings weren't huge but were more than sufficient. My cottage pie was delicious! Fabulous pub in a fabulous setting. My partner was delighted with the choice if real ales. Already looking forward to our next visit!

Lovely friendly atmosphere. We went for my Mums Birthday which I mentioned at the time of booking. On arrival the table was trimmed with a banner, balloons and a card which we completely didn't expect. The food is lovely as always, home cooked. Highly recommended

Been going here for years.last time we went was not so good ,gave it another try today do not think we will be going back any time soon

Just a very homely place with lovely staff, and very good food! Honestly can not complain about a single thing

Went for a meal last night by default really. Pub is very shabby now, food was good though. Staff were amazing, attentive and kind, superb. Background music off putting when you are eating should be more soothing.

Absolutely appalling is all I can say. Menu is over priced.. we eat out a lot and children’s meals priced at £10 is ridiculous. When the meals arrived they were inedible. Poor quality over cooked rubbish. The adults meals were sadly the same. My eldest...

Excellent food, service and atmosphere.... My Son and i visited here today.... we will definitely recommend it and return here 🌟

Partner and I had a great experience here. Our waitress Carol, was friendly, helpful and attentive. We ordered from the smaller portions menu - cottage pie and fish and chips. Both went down very well as did the starters of creamy garlic mushrooms, and chicken...

It was disappointing for us as a table of 4. We came in and we were left standing around waiting to be served. The waitresses kept missing off our orders, and the drinks didn’t seem to taste right. The food was okay, but there was loads of misspellings on the menu, and the burger I had was quite greasy. However the sticky toffee pudding was nice. The atmosphere was okay but it seemed quite dreary, and there was a lot of noise. It just seemed quite tired. We spent a fair bit of money and I don’t believe it was worth it considering everything in the round.

Decided to try here as heard lots of good reviews over the years. From the minute we arrived we regretted the decision. There was a musty smell in the bar, the radio was blaring with dance music in the restaurant (I don’t mind a bit...

Came here on Sunday and could not be more welcomed. The staff were so friendly and accommodating. I brought my children and despite their fussy behaviour the chief and waitress were patient and very helpful to accommodate them. The atmosphere was lovely and although very dated it has a very warm family vibe. Looking forward to our next visit. Thank you

Absolutely brilliant service we had tonight. The the lady with the long blonde hair from Bury was above and beyond. The food we had was amazing. I had a mixed grill. It was a mixed grill plus. You don't get stacks of meat that way from anywhere else. We'll be back. Thank you again the kids and Mrs had a great time to 💓

Would highly suggest. Staff very welcoming, very good value for money amazing location food came very quick would highly recommend

Best food about everything was perfect I’d highly recommend from here great service an beautiful food with a nice view.

Food is absolutely spot on, came to the table quickly and service was spot on, couldn’t ask for anything more, 10/10.

Beautiful burgers and amazing staff 10/10

Please see my Google review over a year ago which was fantastic, the Black Ladd has always been a favourite place for us to go and I will never go again, under new management, the lady when sorting the bill was very argumentative and just...

The place has gone downhill since new ownership, we used to be regulars but after our last visit won't go back. Food quality has massivly decreased. We used to order their chicken new yorker even when not on as a special and now under new...

You can definitely tell that The Black Ladd has changed hands. We visited on a Friday night and it was absolutely empty. Which probably says it all. You would have never seen that previously. The food unfortunately was below average pub food and it used...

Was made to feel very welcome and the food was delicious. Cheese ans onion pie was spot on. Can’t wait to come back again soon.

we had the 3course menu excellent value for money. excellent staff excellent food we will be returning

I visited the black Ladd for a family meal for my birthday and to celebrate my engagement and from the minute we walked through the door to the moment we left we had the best time, the lady who served us could not do enough...

We've enjoyed coming to the Black Ladd for special family occasions for over 35 years now but the last couple of visits have been extremely lacklustre compared to years gone by. The food was very basic on our last visit and rather sparse portions too...

Lovely meal from the very reasonable lunch time menu. Excellent creamy garlic mushrooms to start and delicious battered haddock with lovely chunky chips for main. Haven't been for a while but will definitely be going back soon.

First and last time i will go to this establishment !!! Decided to try this place after numerous recommendations, lovely old world pub great scenary. Went on a sunday specifically for the sunday roast. Had to ask for the sunday roast menu, was verbally tols the menu and sold as soup to start followed by roast. Recieved half a bowl of broccoli and stilton soup with two wedges of frozen bake in the oven baguette, never the less the soup was nice. Then came the roast, large square plate small portion of food spaced out, pathetic portion of watery swede mash and potato mash, portion of frozen carrots and peas with overcooked watery cabbage, frozen watery roast potatoes, frozen small yorkshire pudding, generous amount of meat,it was a shame the beef was cooked to leather. Watery tasteless gravy already poured over my full meal by the staff. Whats more disappointing and shocking was the price !!!! Just shy of £20 each for half a bowl of soup and a frozen tv dinner. Needless to say an overall massive disappointment !!!! Come away still hungry and £50 down !!!! Shocking

Lovely but the music from the builders spoilt our conversation a little .. great girl very friendly left full and will be back..

Lovely food, homely vibe and friendly atmosphere recommended highly

Went here this afternoon for a family meal and the service was horrendous, they were obviously short staffed but restaurant didn’t appear to be full. We ordered burgers which were £14.95, waited around an hour and only got a very small portion of chips with...

Rhe food is all home made and you gets lots, can take home what you have left as well. The cheese and onion pie is one of my faves

Great place to go for good food.

Restaurant was a little quiet but service and food were excellent will go again probably take friends with us

We enjoyed our meals and the lady who served us was very polite and chatty be even better when the scaffold outside as been removed and the work finished.. Over all very nice.. Cheers Col n Deb

First time visiting the Black Lad, from first impression currently covered in scaffolding, the car park needs lots of attention as it just looks like a spare bit of land no one owns or looks after. The pub looks tiered. Yes I know it's an old building and thT should be pry of its charm. Upon entering 'wait to be seated' sign, so you stand there, and no staff are about. The bar area is deserted. Anyway, get seated and asked if we want drinks. Order them whilst looking at what I can only describe as a very limited menu. Some 15 mi s pass before staff came to take food order. What's that? Oh drinks. I'll get them, sorry. So we have food which Tbf was OK, nothing special. Wife wanted another glass of wine with her meal. OK no problem. 20 mins pass still no wine, so the same girl, who it would appear to be trying to everything due to the lack of staff or maybe due to their incompetence brings it, again apologies and gives it for free. I have no idea what the current situation is regarding the ownership/management of the pub is, but they need more staff, and a better menu. Get the renovations completed. 3 stars at best. Can't say I'll be be back any time soon.

Perfect little pub, lovely atmosphere and great choice of food and beers, service fab and prices really reasonable !

Really great location food was amazing staff were really friendly would definitely go back again and recommend their rag pudding

So disappointed with my visit last evening !!!! In comparison to what it used to be there was no comparison. I decided on the "cheap" option as I prefer smaller portions. The portion I received of cheese and onion was a joke. It was the...

Came for dinner with the family for a belated Father’s Day meal. Gorgeous food and friendly polite staff could not complain. Thank you

We have always like the Black Ladd for family gatherings but yesterday was appalling. We booked for 615pm and were asked to move the time to 630pm & if we could preorder. We still had to wait 45 minutes for our table and then again...

Table booked for 4pm on Fathers Day. Arrived at 1540 & we were happy to wait in the bar and order some drinks. Wish we had done as we were seated at 1545 and waited 15 mins for someone to take our drinks order. Starters,...

We have been coming here for years but I’m sad to say this pub is nothing like it used to be. For starters we chose the Creamy Garlic Mushrooms which were described as ‘served on toasted ciabatta and topped with a balsamic glaze’ but the mushrooms were swimming in a watery/oily sauce with some bread on the side. The other starter we chose was Prawn and Crayfish Cocktail described as ‘freshwater prawns and crayfish served with baby gem lettuce, cucumber, cherry tomatoes topped with Marie Rose sauce & brown bread’ but there was NO crayfish, NO cucumber & NO tomatoes and the lettuce had soil on it. When we told the waitress about the missing crayfish, she checked with the chef and his reply was “the crayfish is IN the prawns” which makes no sense at all! She did agree to remove the prawns from the bill, which was fair enough. However it just went from bad to worse. The main meals arrived and they were clearly over cooked. The cheese & onion pie wasn’t shortcrust pastry, it didn’t contain 3 different cheeses and instead it looked similar to a quiche consistency & utterly tasteless. The beer battered fish was mainly hard batter with a thin layer of fish inside. Both dishes came with chips which were dark brown & soggy with scraps on the plate, and peas. The waitress came over & asked if everything was ok with our meals, to which we replied & told her we couldn’t eat them, so she went to get the Manager. She was really unprofessional & didn’t seem very experienced in customer service & said the chef was on his holidays & they had 2 young trainee chefs! The waitress did offer us complimentary drinks but we declined as we just wanted to leave. When they finally brought us the bill, they had charged us for both starters!! We questioned why they had revoked their promise to waive the cost of the prawn starter & she said it was because they now hadn’t charged us for the main meals?! In the end we only paid for 1 starter and the drinks and couldn’t wait to get out of there. It is clear from our awful experience last night & numerous other bad reviews since the new management team have taken over, that the standard of customer service & the quality and presentation of the food (which the restaurant was well known for) have suffered greatly. What we were served was just awful & not what was described. Unfortunately we will not be returning and will no longer be recommending The Black Ladd to family & friends.

We have been coming here for years but I’m sad to say this pub is nothing like it used to be. For starters we chose the Creamy Garlic Mushrooms which were described as ‘served on toasted ciabatta and topped with a balsamic glaze’ but the...

Simple fayre of fair quality, served by helpful and courteous staff 👌

Very disappointed. Staff were friendly but not very well organised. Service incredibly slow . We were first to arrive in there and still took over half an hour for starter to arrive. Soup watery and far too much pepper. Fish and chips was nice but...

Thanks for the little table in the window 🪟 😀 Had a lovely meal with so.e hazy views over good ole Manchester. Always the guinea pigs for another new desert if you want!

1700s style , flagged bar area with good beer and wine selection. Small and large plate meals available. Prawn and crayfish cocktail delicious also the steak and ale pie. Pub set in the hills of Shaw, with fantastic views all over Oldlam and Manchester.

Food was lovely and the staff were really friendly had a.lovely chat with the owner highly recommend

Had a great meal and a nice catch up......steak was beautiful and got take out for family at home. Would recommend this as beautiful location and lovely views.

Lovely visit. Tasty food. Saw to us last minute. Good all round!