The Black Lion in Stoke-on-Trent

We had a lovely family meal tonight to celebrate or granddaughters 18th birthday. The food was lovely and I would recommend to anyone. The jacket potato & Chilli was delicious compliments to the chef. Great quality and good value.

Card payment policy, why in this day and age do pubs set a £3 limit, only wanted a half and was paying with debit card not credit card

Food always hot good sized meals very tasty. Food always cooked fresh. Staff are Brilliant very polite helpful. Still great food and staff. All still brilliant would recommend

Popped in to our favourite Pub for home cooked food this lunch time. Had small sharing starter and two lasagna's. Lovely homemade lasagna, spot on. Always love their chips but only fault today is they were a tad undercooked. The plate of food is decieving and I didn't actually get to clear mine so more than enough. Can't fault this friendly pub for top notch homemade food.

Years since I've been here. Popped in for coffee after we'd been to a funeral. Friendly and comfortable, nice place.

Great all round pud. Great home cooked food and friendly staff will be going back again. The steak pie is amazing.

Recently visited and had the large sunday dinner for £10.15 You get a generous plateful of food. The meat portion was particularly good and my beef and turkey was lean and tender. You get a double portion of meat with a Large roast dinner and half that on a Regular sized dinner. Yorkie tasted Good. Veg was good One criticism was the waitress plonked the plate on the table quickly and I had to call her back to request extra gravy which tasted very nice. Then I realised i had no roast potatoes and when the extra gravy boat came I mentioned no roast pots to the waitress. She came back with one in a bowl, but it was nice! LOL The waitress should really check with the customer and say - is there anything else i can get you? Rather than speeding away!! Overall the roast dinners here are very nice!

First time Customer. This was the fastest food service I've ever had in 40+ years ! - Delicious food and excellent service. Recommended.

Nice atmosphere. Good food and excellent service Good prices and most important very good pint of beer

Great pint of Abbot, good food at great prices.

We sat outside which was good 👍

Lovely food excellent service brilliant value for money. Food cooked to order and realy tastyl

Went in for food and a drink for dinner the food was really nice and the staff are very friendly, we would recommend giving here a try

Lovely food and lovely atmosphere. Covid friendly x

Recently came here and had the large sunday dinner. You get a generous plateful of food. The meat portion was particularly good and my beef and turkey was lean and tender. You get a double portion of meat with a Large roast dinner and half that on a Regular sized dinner. Yorkie tasted Good. Veg was good but the one thing missing were roasties and they are NOT on the menu. Goodness knows why? Big mistake. Instead there were boiled new potatoes. Gravy tasted nice. My partner who is vegetarian had the chickpea curry. Big mistake as she said it tasted very poor. This meal was probably frozen and microwaved and totally over-priced for what you get!!!! The roast dinners, however, are pretty Good!!

Great local pub in trentvale and food is always piping hot handmade and nice. Has good selection of food and drink, pool table in the bar, slot machines. Darts boards, outdoor seating area (revamped) also have live music on weekends.

Nice people serving never been before will be returning

100% "must see" place in Staffordshire. Great staff, brilliant food and bar. Scenery is like no other 🙏 the Black Lion is an amazing place 10/10

Lovely pub. The bar staff were great and got chatting to some lovely locals. Did not eat there, but will definitely be going back

Local pub, down to earth real characters. You may find rich language in the bar but the main restaurant area is family friendly. Proper Stokie staff, great characters.

Amazing staff really polite , great food , amazing quality , great price will recommend and will be coming again

Have eaten here on quite a few occasions now the food is always home cooked and tastes amazing it's always nice and relaxed in there and the staff are always happy and friendly.

Great for a tasty lunch time snack and very well priced. The service is efficient and friendly. Does very well what it says on the tin.

Welcoming staff, lovely home made food, good value.

Quiet day as Tuesday// just after a Bank Holiday weekend - everything Good otherwise

Wow the food, I like quality and goodness do these quys give you that. But value for money is excellent.. I eat out a lot my top place to go to in Stoke on Trent

Lovely, friendly staff with delicious home cooked food served all day.

Delicious food, friendly staff, great atmosphere. Would definitely recommend.

Mix grill and cheesy garlic bread side must say its great! I'll be back for sure.

Another nice Cosy Pub that always makes you really hungry when you walk through the doors and smell their food.

Beautiful little pub! Fantastic food & service. Always enjoy our visits here! Also a great place for events, function room is an ideal size. 🙂

Great Local Pub. Friendly staff & service. The Food is always spot on, do a lovely Sunday roast too. The pub also has a family room which is great for the little ones but we’ve also used it for a baby shower function which you can hire privately from the pub.

It's a very cozy place with very warm and kind staff.

Nice local pub. Welcoming owners. Great food, highly recommended!

Lovely meal Excellent service very polite and value for money Very recommended Graham

Our first visit and such a lovely surprise. Very nice atmosphere, great menu, very reasonably priced, with veggie and vegan options. The food was excellent quality and the service quick. Extremely pleasant staff with nothing too much trouble. Can't wait to go back !

Absolutely shocking service! Waitress got the order wrong. Human error is fine but she did not apologise. Even if she was adamant she had placed the order correctly she still should have apologised. Terrible customer service through and through. It was, of course, my 5 year old daughter's fault. Apparently she had not been decisive enough. She was simply unclear over the difference between fries and chips. She is 5 after all. Once the difference had been made clear she made her choice but this was not noted correctly. Shifting the blame to the customer is not at all acceptable. Chef made an appearance and complained about changing the item even though i said it was fine once the incorrect order had been delivered to the table and to leave it. On returning with the correct order she engaged directly with my 5 year old (not at all acceptable) and said that if she made a mistake when ordering in future then the meal would not be replaced. The tone was abhorrent. No stranger should tell my child off, in a cold and threatening tone, especially when it is not my child that has made the mistake. Understandably i replied with there won't be a next time. No 'customer is always right' in this establishment. The customer is always wrong, clearly. Absolutely disgusting service, customer relations and manner. Shameful behaviour and not at all professional. Avoid at all costs!

Had food in here tonight food was fantastic staff were amazing very polite and helpfull cant wait to return mixed grill is spot Shame about a customer moaning for no reason

Absolutely shocking service. Waitress got the order wrong. Human error is fine but she did not apologise. Even if she was adamant she had placed the order correctly she still should have apologised. Terrible customer service. Chef complained about changing the item even though i said it was fine and to leave it. On returning she engaged directly with my 5 year old (not at all acceptable) and said that if she made a mistake when ordering in future then the meal would not be replaced. To which i replied there won't be a next time. No 'customer is always right' in this establishment. The chef should stay in the kitchen as she is down right rude. Let the waiting staff do their job as customers should not have to deal with this idiocracy!

Used to do homemade chips, sadly not anymore.

Came for a festive meal with my mum, and it was fantastic! The table had decorations and crackers such a lovely touch. The food was great. I had the chicken wings and was impressed with one of the sauces the monkey gland was home made it was very tasty. I had the chicken skewers for my main because I love taziki, and once again, this was delicious. The mince pie was also very tasty. We will definitely be booking again. Thank you so much for a lovely festive meal me and my mum had a great time, and we both enjoyed our meals, the staff were also great! 😊

Friendly, good food, fair priced drinks x

I am originally from Stoke and moved down to llandudno wales to start a guest house buisness I also moved my parents to conwy I am a stoke city football fan and also my mum we return every home game we can and we always go to the Black loin for a meal before the match the food is excellent and service fantastic and very reasonable priced We cannot fault the place definitely recommend it

Nice little pub staff very friendly foods ok was dead when u was in but it was midweek so to be expected

I would never imagine that I'd actually wish I'd opted to eat at a wetherspoons...

Pop in every now and again. Nice pub Good atmosphere.

Nice food, friendly staff and cheap prices.

Always lovely place to visit and eat

Me and my Wife popped in for some lunch. Friendly Staff as always and very well used but cumfy feeling pub. If you want proper home cooked Pub Grub then this is the place to go! We had the lasagne following the mixed combo. Both so filling and lovely. You must try their curry sauce! Best we have ever tasted and compliments the homemade chips top notch. You can order it seperately to accompany any dish if you ask when ordering. Jackie the Landlady cooks the food herself which always ensures that it is cooked to perfection. Not sure why the last review was so negative as in over 20 years ive never had a bad meal here. Can't speak for the Sunday dinner as never tried it but can honestly say it is always rammed when we have visited. Can not recommend enough 👌

Went for Sunday roast we were disappointed 😞 been before was nice . Dinner came out was looking for my meat & my partner was to it was the smallest bit you could find complained & they bought us another little bit, lumpy potatoes, looked like frozen veg, they didn't seem bothered when we complained, so won't be going back. Shame because other times we have enjoyed.

Great little pub. We came after visiting trentham gardens, food was great and staff were brill. Nice lfamily room with toys to play with to keep kids entertained.

Had a lovely night at the Black Lion 🦁. Food was ok!. Entertainment was great!.

Good food, lovely atmosphere. Beer garden and plenty of parking.

AVOID AVOID AVOID if you have a dog as bar is filthy, food was very chip shop and plaice over cooked, STAFF RUDE, IGNORANT, AND NOT FRIENDLY AT ALL, the two friendly local customers appeared to be embarrassed for us. WILL NOT RETURN.

We had my step sons birthday at the blacky we eat here every week the food and staff did a fantastic job todsy and 20 people went not one meal was wrong thank you for the loverly food and rory picked the black lion as he loves the food here just like his step dad

Had a 2 course meal . Starter was basic . Short staffed so waited ages for our Main . When it eventually came my Steak was bland and the Oil the food was cooked in has still a bad taste in my Mouth . Not worth the Money .

Good food Great prices Great choices Good atmosphere

A big pub, a little run down but friendly. The staff were nice though service a little slow. Traditional pub grub with a lovely children's area with toys & games.

Awful! Worst roast dinner I’ve ever had in my life! Everything on the plate looked like it had come from a bag of frozen veg. We got 1 toast potato each, the gravy was thin and tasteless. We didn’t even stay for the kids desserts cos the food was so bad, the chips on the kids meal looked like frozen chips that had been fried, greasy and undercooked. Worst £50 we have ever spent on a family meal ever.

Called in about 3pm.Good service & a lovely clean place.Ordered homemade cottage pie,chips & peas which my husband said was delicious.I ordered homemade plaice,chips& mushy peas.The breadcrumbs on the plaice was too hard.Was quite disappointed by my meal.Would call again & try another meal.

Lovely little place.... shame the kids plY area is no longer there. I loved it as a child and still do now at 31

Great Sunday roast experience. Because we had a larger group, the staff bought over trays of vegetables and sauces instead of having each of us visit the carvery counter individually. Meat was slightly drier than I'd have liked but everything else was spot on.

Excellent choice of food locally sourced and a great price 😋

One of Stokes OG boozers. Can't go wrong

Dinner was nice part from the beef it was absolutely tough couldn't chew it and it was to thick I did mention it to the young girl but nothing got done about it x x

Great food great service would highly recommend

Lovely meals, with lovely staff, highly recommend it. X

The food is lovely saff r very friendly. And lovely and clean

Nice little pub would be 5* but you only have abbots on cask

Very friendly people and helpful.

Great pub. Good home cooked food. Fantastic choice and reasonably priced. Main meals and great choice of wraps, baguettes , toasted sandwiches, oatcakes and more.

Fabulous food family friendly speedy service lovely place

Well pleased, lovely lunch and friendly pub

Never eaten here but good friendly atmosphere and good drink selection. Staff are really pleasant and friendly. Shows the football and good mainstream drink selection (nothing wrong with this).

Awful service. Owners are rude. Service is shocking. Pup goers swear at none regulars. Shocking place

I used to live nearby but have not been in for years until this week. Nice and tidy and a decent pint of Abbot although that was the only real ale on offer.

We have been here for food many times, the food is fantastic all home made! Definitely recommend trying the pie!!

Really really awful I expected to go there to a good experience food was dreadful and I ordered drinks and they said they would bring them to the table they left them at the bar around loads of customers untended and when I asked if they could replace they said NO this is unprofessional I was in here a couple months ago when I was spiked this pub is really really unprofessional if you decide to go here make sure you don’t eat the food and only have lemonade it’s the only pop they’ve got that’s not waterdown WARNING avoid at all costs!!!!!

Sunday roast is top notch, i would recommend the 2 course deal excellent value, lovely staff, cosy pub,a true hidden gem.

Very poor management skills . The lady barred my friend, because he left the door open. It was clearly signed please close the door after you. So I've barred myself too.

I got charged twice on my credit card for the same drinks...not happy won't go agsin. Told transaction had not gone through.

Excellent quality food piping hot and beautiful. Would definitely visit again

Fuimos a cenar los compañeros de trabajo, nos atendieron muy amablemente. Había variedad de comida para escoger. Por mi, repetiría. Buen precio por la cantidad y calidad. Muy amables, se agradece

Stopped off on the way home from Liverpool. Had quick pint and a bite to eat. All good and reasonable prices.

Nice atmosphere good food friendly staff

Good food reasonably priced. Friendly staff, good customer service.

My food was delicious. Thank you x

Quick service, nice beer, tasty meal, lovely place to visit.

friendly staff good Sunday lunch. we'll kept beers

Fab night . Really good artist .

Food is lovely, everything on menu is decent. Good range of cold beers both draught and bottles. Good place 👍

Made to feel very welcome. Andria was lovely

Lovely place, stopped on our way to Vale Park to see Robbie Williams. Lovely friendly staff, great food, served quickly. I could eat that pie again now I've talked about it. 😋

Found this pub online and went on the way to our Robbie concert. The food was amazing and the team were so friendly. We loved it.

Nice place, food was average. Staff were lovely however.

Lovely Sunday lunch roast lamb with all the trimmings follow by apple and rhubarb and custard

Lovely family ran pub with a cosy atmosphere and great food! Free car park. Outdoor seating a and little play area for the kids. The staff are all polite and friendly 🙂

Absolutely wonderful place, fantastic food, extremely welcoming staff and dog friendly A must visit

This pub is great for the family. They have an outdoor and indoor kids play area. The food is of great quality at a reasonable price. The staff are great and very helpful. Definitely a must if you haven't ever been...

Lovely home cooked food. The Sunday Dinner is amazing and you HAVE to book to avoid disappointment 👍👍👍👍