The Black Bull in North Lincolnshire

Called in for a couple of Sunday drinks. Prices were good and as cheap as weatherspoons. Warm pub (which isn’t that common nowadays) and fairly busy with locals. Has different areas but all was friendly. Fairly clean. Would return

Whilst visiting my sister we visited her local. This is a lovely little pub. Drinks only. The staff are real good at their job. The pub can get quite busy but they know their locals and look after them as well as multi task a busy bar. The 3 staff that were working are really nice and look after everyone. The drinks are cheap too. Cost me £10.95 for 3 pints and 3 bags of crisps.

Good priced drinks however the land lord is unreasonable, miserable and snappy to customers. The other staff are unprofessional and shows no loyalty to regular customers, I am not interested in visiting the pub again.

came to the pub and was spoken to like a piece of dirt from staff members, they were rude service was slow and app was not working - owner then continued to insult me ‘slag’ which is not appropriate for a business owner who relies on customers money at all, will not be returning back and we should let in dexters back in with nice friendly staff!!!!

I use the Black House most times I go out in Brigg - It has a great atmosphere and the prices are very competitive. This place will be very busy with the up and coming European Football Championships this Summer - There are three TVs inside and a big one in the Beer Garden which is great to sit in during warm weather. The TVs have sport on most of the time, also live music.

nice pub friendly staff good all round place, service is good prices reasonable. makes a change they have clean toilets well done.

We visited last month and were very pleasantly surprised that the pub had changed hands and as well as friendly staff the prices were very competitive. A definite return is on the cards for us.

The website boasts an extensive menu but they no longer serve any!! We had picked it in order to meet a friend and Brigg was mid way. There is a TV in the bar covering the cricket (which had finished) and another blaring in the beer garden. The landlord ignored us, the place seemed to be for a few locals only. Plenty of other places, so avoid this one.

Went to the bar to get a drink, what I believed to be the landlady was busy pouring herself a pint of beer when there was a que of customers. Unbelievable! Would not recommend any time soon

Having heard from friends about the Black Bull, my companion and I stopped there on our way back to Spalding. Conveniently situated on the right hand side of the road as we headed out of Kirton, the pub/restaurant is very welcoming and friendly. Poor selection of low calorie soft drinks, otherwise the menu was very good and we enjoyed our lunch very much. The portion sizes were just right and they were happy to provide a more bespoke request for my lunch! Large TV screens in the bar for watching Sport and more comfy seating in the lounge. Worth a visit.

Poor service , went to have a good drink with friends , and the barmaid was more drunk than me on a Friday night , poor attitude ! Would not recover on a weekend.

I do not normally write bad reviews. I only comment if it is good and stay silent if it isnt! But i cannot believe the terrible customer service we received from the bar staff. Really spoiled a family birthday celebration.

22 FEB 2019 early evening £9.85 for a pint of John Smiths and a double gin and tonic. A rip off. You get a tiny bottle of oh so up market rubbish Fever Tree tonic. Wetherspoons = £5.74. Where should I go I wonder? The Guinness is off so off she goes- no bar staff. The Smiths goes - off she goes - no bar staff. Can't have ice with the gin as its in the cellar. The bar drunk is doing his Noel Gallagher act and is glaring at people. The sooner pubs like this close for good then the better. A disgrace to the industry . What one might call a rough and unruly hostelry. Might as well stop at home and have a drink rather than put up with this .

I know it’s been about 6 months, but I truly hoped they would reconsider and start serving food again. This place was our, and many other locals, favourite place to eat in Brigg for a while. Walkable, and great ‘gastropub’ food. We visited countless times, even spent New Years Eve there. We were amazed, but very happy, that the Black Bull had become our ‘local’. But no more, trying to be a ‘Sports Bar’ and alienating a vast proportion of the locals doesn’t sound like sensible business advice to us.

We called to Brigg for a few pre match drink before going onto Scunthorpe utd for the game. We called at the Black Bull for a couple of drinks and to watch the sport on TV. We were made very welcome and the drinks were reasonably priced, a local place with a friendly atmosphere.

Went to the Black Bull yesterday in expectation of having a portion of their lovely steak pie. When we got there we were told that they no longer serve food. What a disappointment, particularly when food is still being advertised on their website.

We visited the area at the weekend, called in for late lunch. We went into the beer garden which was lovely and had three she'd like buildings which were fitted out lovely in a booth style, however the first one was locked, the second was full of dirty dishes, glasses and table , on to the second which was the same. Took them ages to clean the booth then we had to go back in to ask for the table to be cleaned.

We popped in today for a coffee and glass of wine but ended up having a bit of lunch too! We had 3 of the sharing plates which came to around £9.

Decided on lunch while we were in Brigg. Opted for Black Bull as not visited since Dexters closed.

We were staying in Brigg to see relatives for the week end, on Saturday night we visited The Black Bull Pub in the main street Brigg for supper

My dad & I thought we would try the Black Bull for lunch. It's certainly changed since I was last there, some 25+ years. Looked really tidy. Loved the outdoor area but a bit chilly for us today. Inside it was clean and comfortable. Thought the menu was a bit limited, expected more 'proper' pub food. Dad had fish & chips. He is a bit of an expert within dish. He did enjoy it, large fish, decent batter but said the fish was slightly over cooked. I had the vegetarian pie. I am not a vegetarian but just fancied it. Came with mash & mushy peas. It was a bit too dry for me, tasty but a drop of gravy would have helped.

Just very average pub grub Sunday lunch. Nothing particularly wrong with anything, just lacked any wow factor and expected better for the price.

I’ve eaten here twice in the last month and have been happy with the meals. I had steak on the first occasion and it was lovely and perfectly cooked. On our second visit I had peri peri chicken, this was very tasty and quite spicy. My partner enjoyed her meals too. Staff were friendly and helpful, though as the pub got busier there was quite a wait at the bar.

Just had a lovely afternoon. We had reserved a beach hut in the beer garden. When we arrived we were told they had a problem in the kitchen with the gas but it was been sorted, and when resolved would let us know. Very quickly everything back to normal ,orders taken food arrived which was amazing staff were so accommodating. Lovely place great food need to back to try the gins. Thank you.

Myself and my partner decided to go and have a pub lunch there today, bit pricey but we'd heard the food is really good. Found a table and ordered our food (one burger and one chicken wrap) waited and waited and waited, half hour later a couple who came in after us received their food, so we asked where ours was and were told 3 to 4 minutes...we waited...20 mins later another 2 tables (who came in AFTER us) got their food...so we asked for our money back, weren't given an explanation as to what had gone wrong just that the waitress didn't know what was happening in the kitchen today!! Ended up in Greggs!!!!!

Reserved a table for an evening meal for 5 on a Saturday night at 6pm. Eating area just above bar area so extremely noisy. No air conditioning so room was extremely hot and stuffy. Food average and service fair. Would not go there again.

Having visited Dexter's before it closed we decided to see what the Pub now has to offer - Oh dear what a mistake. We had to wait nearly 2 hours for our food - one chef not arrived for work and I think the one who did was not a chef! The staff blamed equipment failure for the delay. The menu has emphasis on burgers and the choice of 'proper meals' limited. In despair I ordered a steak - very expensive, I asked for medium and when it came it was well done and just put on a smallish plate with chips (I asked for thin chips with skin on) on the top - I asked for a salad it came with onion rings and very large tomato - I sent it back and it came with salad added to the top. There were 7 of us and the fish and chips looked OK, it was large but with beer batter was very heavy and so only the fish was eaten. The others resorted to cold ham well cooked eggs and chips or Scampi and Chips. The bill including drinks was in excess of £100. We will not be returning. What a shame as it is a nice traditional pub with Huts for up to 6/7 in the outside which we enjoyed as Dexter's when there is a group .

The cleanliness and smart appearance off the street drew us in. As it was a beautiful sunny day we went straight through to the beer garden at the rear. Nice relaxed atmosphere and a barbecue cooking although we didn't eat the food looked good. Friendly staff.

Con tres colegas de trabajo visitó para una cena. Comida muy limitada con el énfasis en hamburguesas. Tres de nosotros optamos por el miércoles y una pinta de pastel por £10 oferta. Cuando pagamos nos informaron de que la cerveza no estaba incluido. . ! ! Fui a mirar el póster de publicidad y justo en la parte inferior de pequeño que no imprimir que bebidas (dos de los aproximadamente 10 tipos diferentes de cervezas junto con vino de la casa). Que legalmente no había hecho nada malo pero no era obvio, quizás deliberadamente, ¿quién sabe? La comida era mediocre y dejaba algo que desear.

Have recently moved back to Brigg and were really looking forward to trying the Black Bull in its present form for the first time. Started well. Met at the door and shown straight to our seats, drinks orders taken and quickly served. Menu is very limited but order taken promptly by friendly waitress. One of our group was veggie and a bit fussy but she was helped appropriately and with patience. But then it all went downhill. Food took quite a while to arrive but place was very busy so maybe to be expected. When it did arrive we were all a bit underwhelmed. Food all a bit bland. Pretty tasteless really. The bill seemed a bit expensive given the quality of the food. Gents toilets not the cleanest and urinals seemed to be partially blocked as they were backing up a bit. Came away feeling a bit disappointed and as it says in the heading this was oh so average!

Having eaten at Dexter's shortly before it closed and was reincarnated as the Black Bull, four of us were looking forward to a good meal. Unfortunately we didn't get one. The menu was quite limited and the tomato and basil soup chosen by two of us bore a very strong resemblance to a famous tinned variety with the addition of a few halved cherry tomatoes. The basil was absent. One of our party ordered a pie and when it arrived we suggested he tuck in to avoid it getting cold. He had finished his meal and put his plate to one side before the waitress noticed no one else had been served. The pie was just ok. We think there must have been some confusion with orders and suspect it was meant for another table. The waitress was apologetic and offered him some camembaert when our food arrived. The batter on my fish was very overcooked and the fish rather tasteless. Food for the rest of our party was very mediocre.When the bill arrived we had been charged for 5 beers instead of 3. On the plus side my small bottle of mineral water was lovely, but at £3.70 it should have been!We shan't be returning which is a shame as it's a lovely place with nice decor. Just a pity about the food.

Such a shame this nice pub in centre off Brigg is let down by poor staff and average food, Young lady who served me was pleasant and seemed embarrassed that lady who appeared to be charge insisted I leave my credit card details if I wanted a tab ,must be my dodgy looks , food was brought and put on table with no offer of any sauces ,my daughters food was very poor ham was fatty and egg under cooked ,how difficult is this to get right ?? was going to have a sweet but staff seemed more interested to have a chat at end off the bar then sweet my daughter requested was not available ,I paid my bill at this point and left ,unlike me but no tip ,sorry to young lady who served me

First visit to The Black Bull the food was excellent the staff made us so welcome could not do enough for my husband and myself highly recommend this hotel we will be back again.

went here for family meal after ordering was told no fish,so decided to have the large steak pie and after paying £6.95 waitress fetched my lunchmy brother and sister had the steak pie from special board and to be honest my steak pie was same size,all i got was more sloppy mash and carrots for extra £2.95we will not be going back again because the staff just do not care anymore

My teenage son ordered the mixed grill, he took a bite out of the lamb chop, spat it out saying it tasted awful. My husband tried it to see what was wrong and he too confirmed it had a really bad taste. The taste was so bad , it lingered with my son, he started to feel sick and he couldn't eat his meal. We think the Lamb was off. My husband brought this to the attention of the Chef and the price of the meal was refunded. It spoilt the night as we had gone for a family meal, which when feeding two teenagers due to the price doesn't happen often. My husband had a steak , the size wasn't very big considering what we paid. Myself and my other son had steak pie, it came with veg, apart from the dried out tasteless carrots and salty gravy it was edible. Won't be going back again

Went here for lunch with a group today. I ordered " traditional roast beef lunch". All I can say is thank God that wasn't traditional! It was processed sliced beef which smelt sweet, clearly off! Piled with overlooked smelly vegetables, yuk! Retuned it, didn't pay, wouldn't go there again. Having said that the others who ordered scampi and chips enjoyed it.

Very good traditional pub food with generous portions to satisfy the biggest appetite. Service quick and friendly, helpful staff.Very popular and can be hard to find a table on market days. Relaxing atmosphere as no infernal machines! Have made many visits.

Popped in on the off chance they did food, best food decision iv made in a long time bar staff very friendly gave me time to order and decide even thou the pub was busy, didn't have to wait long before a hugh roast lamb dinner was set in front of me, oooh the gravy is to die for, iv been made to feel very welcome even the locals are friendly, definitely coming again.

Just called in for lunch on Friday as we were walking down brigg high street. Ordered food my partner sausage egg chips and beans and myself steak pie chips and veg. Waited and our food arrived wasn't asked if we'd like anything else just food plonked down and walked away. Looked down to find I had chicken Kiev I wasn't feeling well that day and had ordered steak pie as a comfort food not a garlic greasy Kiev. My partner went to tell the bar as we waited we heard from the kitchen an arguement of who's fault it was. Five minutes later the waitress appeared to than rudely ask me why I didn't want Kiev. Answered I had ordered steak pie. No apology my partner had to eat his food while i was waiting I had no apology no one appeared to check on our food or again if we'd like anything.

We are new to the area and trying different places. This pub had a friendly welcome from the barmaid who explained everything to us newbies and opened a tab. They had a couple of real ales on so that was a good start - I was given a couple of tasters and chose some 'Sticky Wicket'. We went upstairs to sit away from the bar area and order our food. The decor was very dated with signs of Christmas decorations still in place in August. Several light bulbs were not working.I had a starter of mushrooms stuffed with stilton and we had mains of mixed grill and 'surf and turf'. I wasn't asked how I wanted my steak done when I ordered, but the waiter came and checked later. The starter was very tasty. The mains plates were huge. The food itself was cooked well and the steak was how I wanted it.We reordered drinks and the bill came to £43 in total for the two of us. This wasn't bad value for money and it was good grilled pub food. What it said on the tin, but not really our usual choice.

Very friendly staff, efficient, attentive, great value for money, huge portions, cooked to perfection, and big dicks gravy is to die for!! brilliant theme nights from all over Europe! Lovely beer garden, locals very friendly too, awesome banter, makes this pub so inviting and a pleasure to drink and eat in! Will definitely go again!

We have dined numerous times at this traditional olde worlde english pub. Good value menu wide selection. The fixed price menu two for £8 virtually every day is extremely good value. A lovely tender beef steak short pastry pie served with potatoes or chips and plenty of veg. A party guest ordered and fully enjoyed the gammon egg and chips. Months later still recalls they thoroughly enjoyed it , speaks volumes. A slight criticism would be that the Mexican wrap can be very hot and not for everyone's taste buds. It may be a good idea to enquire if mild or hot is preferred with this dish. One guess loved the heat and another not so. Nice cozy atmosphere frequented by friendly locals. Lovely warm fireplace in the winter, beer garden for the warmer days. Drinks are reasonable normal prices. Recommended.

Visited yesterday and have to say it was very disappointing. Used to eat here a couple of years ago so recommended it to my family. The table mats were dirty and very shabby I wouldn't have put my dogs dinner on them. I asked for some more and they replaced with equally dirty ones which we asked them to clean for us. He did this with a dirty cold dish cloth. When the food arrived it which was the Sunday roast it was thin tasteless meat with overcooked vegetables and dried up roast potatoes and a yorkshire pudding that needed a saw to cut it.Will never visit again, I had to keep apologizing to my for taking them there.

We have visited this pub on many occasions - regulars you might put, however on this occasion we walked in, and all already present just looked at us as if we shouldn't be there - no music, complete silence - and yes it was a Friday night at 10pm. It turned out it was a 40th birthday party, however the clientele of the 40th Birthday Party forgot that it was also open to the public - hence being a 'public bar' - Doh!!! hence we walked in just to get a drink from the bar. We sat down at a empty table, we were looked at, then a woman decided to point at us, stating we should not be sat where were at - hence I put her on the spot and said "sorry Love, are were imposing, have you booked the room and the pub" - to which her reply was "no' - thus I said, is it ok to sit here then - silence again in the room - very uncomfortable - hence we walked out after one drink. So 'Black Bull' - although your obviously organise party's, you must also not forget your other regular customers - if you dont, you will lose your regular customers. Divide sections for parties and regular customers.

This is a good local pub that offers freshly cooked food, the staff are friendly and the place is relatively clean. The last visit was with the family and the only negative is the table we had was up in the back room which is dark and dingy so prefer to be in the main bar area.

A quiet night (possibly every weeknight in Brigg is quiet) and ate at the Bull as most of the other pubs stopped taking orders for food at 7. A very presentable mixed grill with a good choice of beers and friendly host.

I visited here last Thursday with my daughter & Grandaughter after shopping in the market. My daughter who is a vegetarian picked the broccoli bake whilst I had the chicken lunch. Both dishes were on the light menu, when they arrived daughters had about 10 chips & sliced carrots which she described as tasteless. My lunch came with mashed potatoes, sliced carrots & green beans with a watery greasy gravy. Both meals were warm not hot. Would we try again, no we would not.

Good service, hospitable type of place. I had the Stilton stuffed mushrooms as a starter which were very good, chicken piri piri for main - not bad, but could have done with a bit more sauce for my liking.Certainly worth a visit.

Christmas dinner very poor - turkey very thin and shiny - roast potatoes cooked for so long had no potato inside; sprouts cooked to mush and all covered with a lots of beef gravy

We visited with friends. 3 wanted the meat pie. I plumped for the beef and Stilton panini. After ordering at the bar we were told that there were only 2 portions of pie left. A friend said she'd choose something else but after returning from the kitchen, the barmaid gave us a very dodgy story that all of a sudden there were 3 portions - the last 3. We didn't believe her and expected the 2 portions to have been cut into 3 to go round. We don't think we were wrong. The pie was lovely but the portions were absolutely tiny. I don't think it would have filled up a 5 year old! What's more, the vegetables were tepid at best, except for the broccoli which was cold. The food was swimming in water where the vegetables hadn't been drained properly. My panini arrived and looked far from appetising. A limp and damp panini and the thinnest strips of beef contained inside which looked like leather. The toughness was only lessened due to the meat being sliced so thinly. My friend made a complaint to the barmaid when she came to collect the plates. It was met with a very insincere and uncaring "Oh Sorry" and the plates just whisked away. She looked liked she couldn't get away fast enough. Needless to say we weren't even re-visited at the table to enquire if we wanted a sweet. Not that we would have had one bearing in mind the quality of the mains. Probably the worst pub meal I've had in a long while. Suffice to say we shan't be returning again.

My friend and I eat here for lunch while visiting Brigg. We both had meat pie off the special boardand as it was so cheap was only expecting a small portion. When it arrived the pie was home made and a huge portion and with so much meat and the lightest pastry I have ever tasted. Service was great and the staff very friendly. Value for money and great food will always eat here when in Brigg.

meet up with friends here once a week, good service and good food too. there is plenty of choice on the menu. friendly staff as well.

We was very welcome when we came to the black bull for food and drinks, we both had steaks that was cook to perfection, would definantely come here again

Brigg is a lovely old Market town and this pub keeps on with traditional feel. Warm welcome from staff. Lovely food and good value.

Tried the black bull yesterday and was very disapointed . Tough steak manky veg and very dull 70s decor. Wont be trying again

Sadly not what I had expected when a group of female friends arranged to have our celebratory meal at this pub on one of their steak nights. The steak was tasteless, tough and served with six, yes six, small tomatoes on the vine not, even grilled. The dessert a couple of us wanted was not fit to be served so we had to choose something else, the next choice there was none left which left ice cream which did not taste very good. All in all a disappointing evening and I will definitely not be going back there.

Myself and my partner often go to our local the black bull,we cannot recommend this traditional pub enough,The guest beer is regularly changing,the staff and landlord, landlady are lovely and cannot do enough for any of the customers.We are both veggies and the choice of food i would say is one of the best in the area, and very reasonable on price.A proper PUB with a good atmosphere.

We regularly go to this pub for a drink and quite often to eat. The food there is proper 'pub grub' which I could not recommend highly enough, the chicken curry is a favourite of mine and the ham, eggs and chips a favourite of my husbands. There are always guest beers available to try and the usual selection of beers, lagers, ciders, wines and soft drinks. We have attended this evening an 'American night'. This was priced at £15 per person which was extremely good value for money, choice of ribs, chicken wings or homemade pumpkin soup for starters, Jambalaya, Steak & Eggs or Stacked Philly burger for mains and Key Lime Pie, New York cheesecake or Pecan Pie for dessert. A glass of wine or bottle of beer was included as was tea/coffee all finished with a Bourbon to wash it down. The service and staff were very attentive even down to the Landladys impression of a crazy American diner owner. I would thoroughly recommend the Black Bull as a place to eat or drink and will be back there very soon.

With friends staying Brigg, found this to be a very good place to eat. Friendly service, good food all reasonably priced.

Brigg is still waiting for a non Indian/Chinese restaurante that offers a quality and relaible dining experience after 7.00pm, and can stay in business long-term.Currently the choice seems limited to a good value but bargain basement fayre in Hardy's in a very much (tired) pub based environment, and the ever-trying but patchy at best, White Horse.So the Grill@the Bull (upstairs in the Black Bull pub), has little competition.The food is good and wholesome, though presented in a way that keeps it in synch with the very dated 80's deco and ambience. It's ok for a meal with close friends or family, but not 'special' enough to risk taking anyone your need to impress (unless they're Americans looking for an authentic 1980 British Pub Grub dining experience!) It's a shame because much of the food is really good.