The Black Bull in Preston

I attended this fine establishment on a Wednesday evening and it was very busy, quiz night was on, great drinks and entertainment listening to the quiz. However I did fine that I made the mistake of not inputting my registration into the machine - I popped back in and spoke to the staff and they were so accommodating and realised it was my mistake for not paying attention and adding my registration. The staff agreed to cancel the parking fine and honestly all I can say is thank you, so much. I’m going to make this place my regular stop off from work for a quiet pint after a long hard shift in the nhs. Thank you again Blackbull team

I can only comment on the complete lack of service whilst waiting to be served at the bar. No one else waiting but I could see the barman pouring drinks. He had 3 opportunities to acknowledge my presence. Just acted like no one was there. Voted with my feet and spent my £ elsewhere.

Went today for our 48th wedding anniversary a treat in these economic climate days.The food I could not fault and the service ,however 3 men sat near us and near the bar were constantly coming out with disgusting language which I’m sure the bar staff could quite clearly hear them but never said anything.My husband wanted to go over but I said no at 70 years of age it’s not for him to have to tell them to stop their bad language.Just put a downer on our meal and was disappointed the staff did not say anything

Definitely a place that's thriving, good atmosphere, food was very good, and it's a dog friendly pub which is good around would go again.

Had a fantastic time there, Jordan served me and was amazing. Great customer service. Will definitely come back

Excellent all around. Unusual, and welcome, choice of cut for the Beef roast. Good parking.

The whole experience was perfect xx

Dayle arranged my mums wake yesterday, and we couldn’t fault it. Coffee and tea on arrival and throughout the afternoon, amazing buffet with loads of choice and continuously topped up, we booked the gold buffet and Dayle did the rest. great service, staff warm and friendly, great value, highly recommend for any event

It's okay, average pub and average menu.

Great service on valentines day, thank you.

Food is always good, fresh and flavourful, even greater with food and drinks coupons. Always a great atmosphere and diverse age groups

I have been ordering food from this place at least 2 or 3 times a week and never had any problem. There's been times when staff called and informed me of certain items being out of stock or certain items had been discontinued and I truly appreciated it. Food is always amazing. However tonight, received these steaks burnt and I order mine medium rare. I'm extremely disappointed. Why would you send these out? Why?? Dear Louise I'd like to thank you for taking the time to read and reply to my review. I appreciate you passing the feedback to the kitchen and I'm super happy my favourite place in Preston is back. Simply wonderful.

Two visits, two contrasting experiences. 1st visit, super slow service, over 1 hour wait for food. It was packed, loud and the staff looked overworked. Food was mildly warm at best. My colleagues assured me that must of been a one off and it's normally great. 2nd visit. Friendly staff, food was served quickly and was warm. Much better experience second time around. Chicken skewer was great. Will update after another visit.

Great night, Great food, Great atmosphere. It was nice to seat near love roaring fire, Thanks to Dale and Bar staff, will visit again near future,

Ah, the Black Bull in Fulwood, Preston! A tavern of no small renown, whose very threshold bears the weight of time, and whose hearth is warmed by the embers of the many souls who have sought its refuge from the biting winds and weary cares of the world beyond. The scene is one most curious—an establishment where the weary traveller might find, not only sustenance for the body, but perhaps for the spirit as well, should he be so fortunate. Upon entering, the eye is immediately caught by the fine array of ales, dark and golden, with foaming heads that promise solace to the parched throat and merry discourse to those of a convivial nature. Here, one might imagine the clinking of tankards to sound like the music of another age, a chorus of simple joys to which the world—oft too busy with its machinations—has turned a deaf ear. Yet, it is within the thick walls, where the fire crackles, that one might believe the real warmth lies. The sturdy beams above, darkened by the soot of countless years, seem to bear witness to a history rich in both revelry and misfortune. The service, though not of the brisk variety one might encounter in establishments run with a mind toward the modern, is nonetheless steadfast. The host or hostess—a figure of great politeness and diligence—dispenses their favours with an eye toward ensuring that no guest is neglected, though perhaps not with the speed one might desire were they in haste. In this regard, patience is a virtue much to be exercised. The food, though simple, is hearty, and nothing in its preparations suggests an attempt to elevate itself beyond the reach of that which one might call “comforting.” A hearty pie or a portion of roasted meat satisfies both hunger and taste in a manner that feels both unpretentious and fulfilling. The humble plates stand testament to the idea that, in these parts, one ought not to be seeking delicacies, but sustenance fit for the body’s needs. As for the company that frequents the Black Bull, it is of the sort that speaks plainly, often of the toils and tribulations of daily life, with an occasional laugh breaking the monotony of routine. There is a sense of camaraderie, of shared existence, that fills the room, as though the very walls have been complicit in the joys and sorrows of generations past. And though the atmosphere may not be what one might call “refined,” there exists in it an authenticity—a charm born of the earth itself. In sum, dear reader, the Black Bull is not the sort of establishment that will dazzle you with finery, but it will offer you a refuge, a place where the common joys of drink, food, and companionship weave together in a tapestry as comforting as any of the humble homes found in the streets of Fulwood. It is, in its own way, a reminder of the beauty in simplicity, and the worth of a good pint shared with a neighbour.

We always have a good experience here, a local pub for drinks and food with good atmosphere. We even hired the back room for a private function not long ago and everyone loved the buffet spread they put out for us.

Excellent food good prices recommend

One of the best places I've ever ate.

Spent New Year’s Eve there. The pub wasn’t busy , everyone looked miserable and there was no atmosphere. There was a bit of a fight inside and mostly men .the lady’s toilets are disgusting, no loo roll and needed cleaning

Beautiful surroundings, good service.

Received an email today with 50% off please check your emails the food was amazing the staff where very helpful was a little wait but truly can say it was worth it, I had the full mixed grill it has to be the best I have had thank you all very much for making us welcome and feel like it is a home comfort

Went for a few drinks with my friend, staff where friendly and the atmosphere was great. I parked at the Black Bull, left my car over night and the following day I had called up as I stayed there past 12 and Dale, the manager kindly helped in extending my parking to avoid a fine and gave me some really helpful information about how to resolve if I do get a ticket. Definitely will be coming back, thank you Dale.

Only 1 more stamp on the loyalty card to go, but will we return? Normally good service and good food. Tonight, however, was a massive disappointment with both. Waited a good hour for the food to arrive, and when it did , only 3 of the 4 meals came together. We must have got the last of a batch of chips as they were barely warm as was the fish. Our daughters meal came 6/7 minutes later and was served hot with fresh chips. Shame the rest couldn't have come at the same time with fresh HOT chips. The waitress offered our daughter an ice cream for waiting, but we never saw her again. Usually customers get asked if everything is OK but on this occasion no staff spoke to any of us or customers on the tables around us. Only 5/10 today.

Quiet day but staff still attentive and food good

Customer care was excellent! We pre-ordered our meals and the quality was excellent.

Great staff. Plenty of good ale on tap. Cosy atmosphere and dog friendly.

Came this morning between 10.30 and 11am and they were closed despite advertising a 10am opening on a Friday

Great pub, lovely food and excellent service. We were in a large group and nothing was too much trouble. Thank you for looking after us so well.

Nice atmosphere, shame the bar staff are unable to recognise who is waiting to be served. The bar has only 3 people waiting and still ignored. It wasn’t like this a few years ago, the good bar staff have long gone..

Great service with a smile, very helpful and friendly staff. Food was good and hot.

Food absolutely Amazing, 100% recommend the shepherds pie, it was gorgeous, staff so friendly and very helpful, we will definitely be returning

We had a wonderful time at Brunch with Santa. The whole experience was fantastic. We have a family member who is autistic and the environment was was so calm and relaxing. The staff were very understanding and had empathy. We will definitely return and pass on our experience to family and friends. Children with special educational needs have limited places to visit so it means alot to us all as a family that we can socialise in a way that other people take for granted. Thank you very much to the landlady and staff for providing an exceptional festive event.

was there for a meal, it was good value for money, well presented and tasted good. Nice bottle of wine at a reasonable price. Large place with plenty of space, friendly staff, warm and comfortable. Would go back again without hesitation. Having been several times I note the portion size has reduced recently. good luck 🤞 to you guys. I hope all the best. Please keep up the hard work, thank you .

This pub is very accommodating, happy to accept my group for a morning followed by lunch. Food is typical pub grub, freshly cooked and value for money.

We often visit the Black Bull Fulwood for breakfast or lunch and are always given a friendly and warm welcome by all the staff from managers, bar staff, chefs and even cleaning staff. We have always enjoyed the food and ambience. A special mention to manager Rob who went above and beyond to make sure I had a hearty breakfast when there was a flood that put the kitchen out of action for a short while. Kudos to Rob and all the staff. Brian, Pauline and of course our dog SUZIE

Excellent food service. Well cooked and flavoursome food.

The food is to Die for. The Rib of beef on a Sunday is worth every trip. Mid week meal deals are amazing with great choice.

Staff were so good food was delicious And nothing was to much trouble food was hot

We go for the quiz. It’s brilliant being able to book a table in that end of the pub so you can hear it and people aren’t shouting over it. We also asked if it was possible to have a specific table, and the amazing staff arranged this.

Great pub etc but over priced on the beers 🍻

Great place for food and drinks

My daughters wedding on Sunday at the Black bull pub was absolutely 💯 fantastic service catering for 80 guest's 3 course meal food came out on time cooked fantastic service was excellent managed by the manager DAYLE I WOULD 💯 RECOMMEND THIS VENUE FOR ANY OCCASION 💯 AM MASSIVE BIG THANK YOU .FOR ALL YOU AND. YOUR STAFF FROM ALL THE RIGBY FAMILY THE STAFF ATBTHE BLACK BULL IN FULWOOD

Well run pub, great food and drink

Always a pleasure to go to the Blackbull. Always helpful, and accommodating. Lovely food as always. Hope to see you again soon.

Really great! As a team of staff, we keep returning to the Black Bull Inn Fulwood as we always have a great time. The buffets are great for a large group of people, lots of choice and generous too. It was great to see the same cheerful staff who really looked after us - thank you to all the team.

Another good night at the Bull.

I was traveling back from Fleetwood near blackpool. It was a lovely drive home with family. 100%

Great staff, good environment, completely let down by the dismal chain pub standard of the food, such a shame

Great Customer Service from Gemma and Dayle, see you again soon

Great local pub and really enjoy the weekly Wednesday night pub quiz. Good good and friendly staff.

Food is very good, with very good staff

Watch out for the parking charges. I went for one pint and got a £100 fine.

Had a double chicken burger, it was lovely

Just had a meal with a drink with my family, great pub, excellent food and service we will definitely be back the ultimate burger was very nice.

Took 20 minutes to get service and got a £100 parking ticket 3 days later 🙃

What a lovely place! Uber eats delivered wrong order, so rang and explained what happened very fast to sort it out and fix the issue, manager delivering for me, absolute legends! Definitely recommend this place ❤️

We were made to feel so comfortable today I have a son with profound special needs who pushed over some chips a member of staff possibly the manager was amazing not used to that level of service thank you

My 4 yr old enjoyed his all day breakfast and the real fire, saying he had never been in before but want to go back again this sunday, the three adults all enjoyed the food and experience, well worth visiting

Food arrived promptly, was reasonably priced, tasty and my steak was cooked as ordered, not a ton of interaction with staff as we ordered online but they were polite when they dropped off cutlery and our drinks. Bathrooms were clean and tidy and the atmosphere was pleasant and not overly loud.

Went for a celebration 14 of us excellent food good service. We will be going back soon no doubt.

Myself and my partner only moved to the area in April this pub is only round the corner from us and we absolutely love it! Everyone is so friendly and we will happily talk to anyone. We love how busy it is! Proper British pub, which exceptional food.

Poor communication, food was 45 late but not explained this at time of ordering or until I complained about the time I was waiting to receive my paid for meal.

Great service and staff Dayle always happy to help, always friendly and the place is always clean and tidy. Staff all friendly. Great atmosphere at all times. Toliets always clean and tidy. The best ember in pub in Preston 🥰

Visited the Black Bull with colleagues after work and it was a gorgeous day so sat outside in the beer garden enjoying the sun. Unfortunately I hadn’t seen the signs to enter your car registration in the pub to avoid a parking fine and received a fine in the post. However I rang the pub and spoke to a member of staff and they cancelled it for me. They couldn’t have been more helpful. Top notch customer service.

Friendly professional staff, food was lovely.

Had the fish and chips, the fries were too soft for my taste. Digital self-service is not my thing.

Well what can I say, it is one thing to win a free meal, but another to actually get a great meal, atmosphere and service. Myself and my partner would usually go to places like Lane Ends with it being closer to where we live, but after visiting the Black bull, we will certainly be back. Service was great by both the bar staff and the manager, the quality of the food was much better than most other pubs I have been to previously in the area and reasonably priced as well. We won this meal as it was a donated prize by the pub to our company then placed in a raffle with all proceeds going to Derian House Children's Hospice. So thank you to Dayle who looked after us, for both the service and for donating the prize that we were lucky enough to win and claim last night!!!

Been coming here for years, always a good visit

Brilliant food . I had the lasagne and it was awesome. Really good choice of food with value for money deals on in the day , really friendly service and go above and beyond to make you have a good meal . Honestly this place is a little gem ! Salad was really fresh too . Ample parking too

Very nice pub with, lovely attentive staff and a nice atmosphere. The food was top notch and very reasonable in price. First time visit but won't be the last.

Very friendly staff serving delicious food at reasonable price. Highly recommended.

Ordered a takeaway on the app. Sharing hot wings 2 x fish & chips 1 x chicken pie & chips. Upon collecting we were a little early so we enjoyed a nice cold drink in their beer garden after being greeted by the friendly attentive host / bar person. Food was ready at the requested time. We only live around the corner so it was still piping hot when we arrived home. Perfect for when you're fancying pub grub in the comfort of your own home 👌🏼 5⭐️'s from us!

Just spent an afternoon at the Black Bull Preston ....while waiting for our sister to be discharged from hospital... The food was excellent...the pudding s Yummy and service friendly ...highly recommend ... Just remember to put your car reg into the machine so that you don't pay car parking charges

2nd time with over an hour wait for some mediocre food. It wasn't especially busy, everyone working just seemed to be going through the motions. Shame really

Really good pint of wainwright's.

Food is average at best. Kids menu ( kids eat for £1) is misleading, when purchasing a meal deal (starter and a main) the main is £1 yet they charge full price for the starter. Almost £9 for 6 chicken wings, is steep especially when they look like pigeon wings rather than chicken wings. Sausages were anaemic looking at best, representing fingers, rather than sausages. Staff are lovely but food needs reviewing.

Very friendly and chatty bar staff and good well priced beer. Quiz night is highly recommended

We had a very nice meal here this evening. It was Friday Curry night. Delicious. Our very charming waitress Phoebe and chef Antony Mike Homs made our experience even more special. Thanks to you both and also the team at The Black Bull. We definitely will return again.

Really nice meals at a reasonable price. Will definitely return.

So welcoming staff are friendly and attentive nothing to much trouble . Food is good and the manager dayle is on hand straight away should any issues arise

Whenever we have visited the black bull before we have loved it but this time we were thoroughly disappointed. All of the food bar the wings and burger were overcooked/burnt. The naan bread was rock hard, The soup was like tomato flavoured water and bland I couldn't taste the pepper like I normally can. The thick-cut gammon was thin and bland. The beans were dried out with no sauce at all. It also took at least 45mins -1 hour for the food to arrive at our table from ordering which we wouldn't have minded if it was of the normal quality. We will give them the benefit of the doubt as they are normally great and try again at some point but it wont be in a hurry.

Thank you to the chefs for an excellent Open Steak Ciabatta for lunch. Fast service. Lovely food and atmosphere. Others in the party were eating and all enjoyed.

Had lunch on 1st July with my son following an appointment at Royal Preston Hospital. Lunch was excellent. However 10 days later received a parking fine for £100 even though a disabled badge was displayed. It would have been more helpful if a staff member could have warned us about car parking charges. As strangers to the area and having to negotiate a very busy junction it is not acceptable to expect a driver to stop on the pavement to read what I presume to be parking information on an entry gatepost.. As 77year old who is already very stressed about having to do a 130 mile round trip and facing surgery in the near future I can honestly say you did not make my day. I find it disgusting that hospitality venues, such as pubs, now allow Parking companies to profit from unsuspecting clients.

Popped in for lunch and didn't regret. Had the fish and chips with a bread and butter extra. Fish was delicious and the bread was lovely and fresh. My wife had the Chicken and Avocado salad and was extremely happy with her meal. Had to top it with an Eton Mess, all I can say is wow. Looking forward to my next visit when I'm in the area. Great food and great service,.what more can you ask for

Came for the quiz, a very enjoyable night. But I must say you should bring back the two large round tables as they are very much missed by us quizers.

Noisy on a Friday night and food got and nurse. Husband had fish and chips which he enjoyed, I had the roasted veg side which was dried and tasteless. The sticky chicken starter was OK.

First time I'd been here after many years. Special mention to a lady called Dayle. She was so attentive to us and make our ladies gathering ultra special. What an amazing service and world class delivery. We will be back again. Hope to have Dayle serving us again.

Only stopped for drink in the Sunshine, lovely setup outside.

We are not from the area and needed a place to meet up with old friends. Found the Black Bull on the internet. It looked OK and the reviews were good so it seemed a good option. We were there yesterday. It soon became clear that we made the right decision. From the moment you step inside, everything feels just right. It's a big place but it feels like a real pub. They have a great selection of beer, ales, etc. The service was friendly and efficient. It was a weekday afternoon and there were many guests. Quite rare nowadays. At the end of our visit we understood even better why. We found a table somewhere in a quiet corner where the four of us could catch up. We looked at the menu to choose something to eat. They offer something to suit everyone. The prices for the food (and drinks) are more than reasonable. Good value for money. We liked our food. Actually, all of us liked the Black Bull. We spent quite a few hours in there and enjoyed every minute of it. That's why they have so many guests on a weekday afternoon - and they deserve that.

We are not from the area and needed a place to meet up with old friends. Found the Black Bull on the internet. It looked OK and the reviews were good so it seemed a good option. We were there yesterday. It soon became clear that we made the right decision. From the moment you step inside, everything feels just right. It's a big place but it feels like a real pub. They have a great selection of beer, ales, etc. The service was friendly and efficient. It was a weekday afternoon and there were many guests. Quite rare nowadays. At the end of our visit we understood even better why. We found a table somewhere in a quiet corner where the four of us could catch up. We looked at the menu to choose something to eat. They offer something to suit everyone. The prices for the food (and drinks) are more than reasonable. Good value for money. We liked our food. Actually, all of us liked the Black Bull. We spent quite a few hours in there and enjoyed every minute of it. That's why they have so many guests on a weekday afternoon - and they deserve that.

Fantastic afternoon on the 9/06/24 for our mum and dads 80th birthday celebration, thanks to Dayle and the team, especially Mike the chef for preparing the buffet, great food! Can’t recommend it enough!!!

Had to attend a special do at the black bull, lots of people, I must say the food was amazing and the entire venue spotless and in order.

Excellent atmosphere and great staff. The drinks are excellent with a great choice. Ideal for people watching with a welcoming feeling

Absolutely love this pub, always a fantastic atmosphere, great food, friendly bar staff what more do you want, it’s become our Friday night treat 🙌 keep up the good work team Black Bull 👌

Always great food and service from Dayle and the team !!

Thanks for my sticky toffee tonight it was delicious and for our raffle prize for Springfield’s football club Dayle !! see you soon from Charlie mum and dad !!

Such a great buzzy pub, with excellent customer service, in particular the manager Dayle, who’s Customer service, I have found to be exceptional!

Good food at affordable price 👌

Fab food, great toilets! So sick of tiny toilets, Black Bull's are fab and spacious 👌

Lovely food. Staff were very friendly and helpful