The Black Bull at Midgley

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  Samantha Robinson

  ·1 month ago

  “Horrible experience. Waited 40 mins for 2 meals. Toad in the hole that tasted better than it looked. Also ordered halloumi and red onion chutney pizza. It came without the chutney, they waitress went to fetch some, put it on my pizza only to realise it was Branston pickle!! Made the pizza totally inedible. Offered to replace it but didn't fancy waiting another 40 mins. They did refund the cost of my meal but our night was totally ruined. Will not be returning.”

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  Chris S

  ·1 month ago

  “Food took nearly an hour to arrive, and that was after we chased it, despite the pub being fairly quiet. When the food eventually came, it was really disappointing. The chips and onion rings were undercooked and overall the three meals were poor. What made the experience much worse was how the complaint was handled. When we spoke to Sharon, the supervisor, about how long we’d waited, rather than apologising she looked at the receipt and simply said she could see we’d waited a long time. She then blamed other members of staff for not apologising instead of actually apologising herself. She disappeared to collect more undercooked chips, despite us saying we didn’t want replacement chips in the first place. I then had to chase her to explain that we didn’t want any more chips and wanted the actual complaint dealt with. Eventually she offered 10% off the bill for three really poor meals. She also commented to my partner that she’d eaten most of her meal, despite her having not touched the chips and onion rings. It came across as rude and dismissive rather than an attempt to resolve a genuine complaint. Really disappointing. Bad food can happen, but the way a complaint is dealt with makes all the difference. Unfortunately, the way this was handled made an already poor meal considerably worse. Eventually two meals were knocked off the bill but there still no apology and the experience was already ruined. We won’t be returning and couldn’t recommend this place.”

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  Michelle Taylor

  ·3 months ago

  “My husband,son and I came this evening for a meal in the restaurant. It was quiet at 7pm but I think the weather temperature had a lot to do with it. The starters and main courses were lovely we all enjoyed the food and were served quickly. Couldn't manage deserts, perhaps next time. we've been a few times before and found it all great every time. Feeling sorry for those who work in restaurants in this heat but at the Black Bull the service was first class.”

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  Nicholas Orsmond

  ·4 months ago

  “Had two exceptional meals here over the weekend, in large part down to Vicky’s outstanding service. Sandwich deals are top notch and incredible value - and the same can be said for the 2 x burger board (with massive onion rings and a hearty portion of chips.) Cannot overstate how much our expectations were exceeded by this place!”

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  Vicki Townsend

  ·5 months ago

  “Great meal tonight, we had pizza and mixed grill. Amazing service, waitresses are very assertive and friendly. Lovely food, great portions. Would definitely return”

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  Ian Fox

  ·6 months ago

  “Great menu, offering of smaller plates is a bonus. Specials board added to the temptations. Coffee & cake for £5 sounded good and the cake looked good, but appetite let us down.”

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  Julia Allan

  ·6 months ago

  “Great choice of food. Attentive staff. Tasty food. Had a great night here. Would definitely go again.”

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  Katie Wilkinson

  ·8 months ago

  “Warning- look away if you dont like mushrooms! (Or long winded reviews!) My partner and I booked a table for 6:30pm (sunday)despite having had a poor experience during a valentines meal when they first reopened. The restaurant was warm and cosy upon arrival and busy in the restaurant area however, they left shortly after our drinks arrived/food ordered. We had to ask for cutlery once our starters arrived and were not given any napkins. My partner had the garlic mushrooms with 2 lovely wedges of garlic ciabatta and I had the 5 halloumi fries. The mushroom starter was more like a mushroom soup with a very thin sauce although tasted nice but it was too big of a portion for a starter that we ended up (struggling to) share it between us. SO MANY MUSHROOMS. The mains came out as soon as our farm of mushrooms.. sorry…starters had been cleared away and again, were big portions which would have been great if we hadnt just stuffed ourselves full of said farm of mushrooms 🤣 My partner had the steak which amongst lots of other accompaniments, had an obligatory mushroom on it (is there a sale on at the mushroom farm perhaps?). The steak itself was a sizzle steak, not rump and not 10oz. Very thin. Actually the mushroom was thicker….. I had the gammon, swapped chips for a mountain of mash (a regretful mistake. Chips were proper homemade ones and nice) with an overdone egg and a garlic butter sauce. The peas were missing, there was noone to complain to but I couldnt have eaten them anyway due to mushroom gate. The service we received on the other hand (although very polite) was absolutely none existent. There were no other tables eating in the restaurant, apart from us.We weren't offered any additional sauces/vinegar, not offered any more drinks (we had 1 coke each on arrival), not checked on our entire meal incase we might have actually turned in to mushrooms ourselves and once we had finished, we were sat waiting 30 minutes without seeing a single server. I wanted to take a pudding home (the crumble & custard) when my partner eventually went to find a server but we were told the kitchen was closed at the time of 19:38pm. We had finished our food at 7:05pm latest. Had we of been warned about this at the beginning of our experience at 6:30pm or even after starters/during our mains, I would have ordered this to go before the kitchen would have closed. I wasnt even offered an alternative such as a lovely slice of cake from the fridge as you walk in. Not even a punnet of mushrooms for our troubles. Quite disappointed. Really fancied the crumble. Im not sure why they would close the kitchen to the diners already in/midway through though as I feel that had we of been a larger table, the kitchen wouldnt have closed before ensuring the current diners didnt want anything else? Overall, the food was pretty standard with the onion rings/chips standing out the most. Nothing special, nothing to rave about, just good, generic pub grub food & if you like that and have a big stomach, get yourself there Unfortunately for us though based on the service alone in an empty restaurant where mushroom sales look to be held frequently, this is one we wont return to and we are now looking for ‘mushroom free’ menus going forward…🤣 please enjoy some ‘forgot to take a pic before tucking in’ pictures of the mushroom sale.. sorry… food 😊 EDIT- Thankyou for your response. I see a lack of a sense of humour 🤣 Unfortunately though, both my partner and I were poorly through the night so another reason we won’t return. Perhaps reach out to kfc yourselves for customer service advice & training?”

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  J R

  ·8 months ago

  “What an absolute shambles our family visit was. Visited just before Christmas. The staff dont have a clue what they are doing and don't use their eyes. We waited above an hour for breakfast! Staff kept walking past but no one bothered to check on us. It wasn't busy either and there were loads of staff. When we asked how long our food would be they said it was coming. Another 20 minutes passed with no further checks from staff. They were just milling around. When our food eventually came the poached eggs were solid!! No chef/cook worth their salt would send out eggs like that. They were also cold. The bacon was hard & sausages burnt. Some plates had 'extra' sausage & hash browns, some plates were missing items!! When we conplained they looked at us like we were in the wrong and a nuisance. They really didnt have a clue between the numerous staff of how to deal with the problem or complaint. They did knock us some money off but then charged us for items we didn't get that were included! We didnt have time to stand and argue this as we had to be elsewhere. I definitely wouldn't recommend a visit until they sort themselves out!”

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  Simon Knight

  ·1 year ago

  “First time we have ever been ! Was driving past and saw the car Park was full so decided to pop in for a drink . Ordered the drinks at the bar and sat down by the open fire near the TV. Picked up a menu on the way to the seats to see what was available and could not belive how reasonable the prices were ! We both Ordered the pie of the day which was steak and its was really nice . Homemade chips proper pie with big pieces of meat .. only gripe I had was that the portions were a little small but I'm a big lad so it may well be enough for most people my girlfriend thought the portions were spot on ! Two meals two large glasses of wine two pints of Guinness for 48 quid, is a bargain . Called in today new years eve for Sunday lunch .. I had the roast beef and my partners son had the turkey and it was OK.. portions decent if a little light on the meat plates cold so food goes cold quick ! Was a little disappointed especially with the 17 pounds per meal but definitely had a lot worse.”

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