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The Blackbird Inn
The Blackbird Inn Reviews

The Blackbird Inn

British, European

Dishes priced around£14

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Reviews of The Blackbird Inn (1,421)

Read what people think about The Blackbird Inn! All reviews are written by verified Quandoo diners.

5.3/6

1,421 reviews

5.3/6

1,421 reviews

Food:Outstanding
Atmosphere:Excellent
Service:Excellent
Value for money:Great value
Waiting time:Exceptionally Good
Noise levels:Pleasant
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"Excellent"
6/6
Simon M.5 years ago · 1 review

Great food, great venue and location, great staff, great value. What else could you ask for?

"Excellent"
6/6
Veronica B.5 years ago · 3 reviews

This was our first visit to the black bird we had the Sunday lunch which was amazing I would definitely return again.

"Very good"
5/6
Barry H.5 years ago · 49 reviews

Family dinner and drinks. Extremely enjoyable evening, with good food and welcoming service.

"Very good"
5/6
Barry H.5 years ago · 49 reviews

Family dinner and drinks. Extremely enjoyable evening, with good food and welcoming service.

"Very good"
5/6
Catherine D.5 years ago · 1 review

Regularly visit here always good. Very pleasant staff good service.

"Very good"
5/6
Heather P.5 years ago · 1 review

Slightly pricey but good food, there were too many high tables

"Very good"
5/6
Susan K.5 years ago · 1 review

Brilliant service and tables well spaced out, food was lovely aswell.

"Excellent"
6/6
Neil W.5 years ago · 1 review

Sat outside and enjoyed a lovely afternoon lunch with drinks. Lovey surroundings and vibe

"Very good"
5/6
Barry H.5 years ago · 49 reviews

Good food, great service. all felt very well run and safe. very enjoyable evening.

"Very good"
5/6
Barry H.5 years ago · 49 reviews

Good food, great service. all felt very well run and safe. very enjoyable evening.

"Very good"
5/6
Quandoo Diner5 years ago · 1 review

Comfortable and pleasant staff, food good, will be booking again

"Excellent"
6/6
David D.5 years ago · 1 review

Friendly helpful staff. Not over fussy. Asian Beef salad starter was a taste sensation!

"Excellent"
6/6
Elizabeth T.5 years ago · 1 review

Wonderful lunch to celebrate my daughter’s birthday with her sisters. Staff were extremely friendly and professional. The food was incredible! First visit but certainly not the last Thank you!😊

"Very good"
5/6
Jacqui B.5 years ago · 6 reviews

Great food in a nice pub definitely will return soon

"Excellent"
6/6
Dorothy R.5 years ago · 3 reviews

Lamb rump was delicious great service friendly young girl was our server

"Excellent"
6/6
Barry H.5 years ago · 49 reviews

Been a long time, but everything as good as remembered.

"Excellent"
6/6
Barry H.5 years ago · 49 reviews

Been a long time, but everything as good as remembered.

"Excellent"
6/6
Ash J.5 years ago · 1 review

Unbelievable food. Excellent service. Amazing venue. Would recommend highly. Friendly atmosphere

"Good"
4/6
Linda M.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Pleasant night with friends. I would say worth a visit

"Excellent"
6/6
Quandoo Diner5 years ago · 1 review

Great service with very attentive staff. Food and drinks were perfect.

"Excellent"
6/6
Jill B.5 years ago · 1 review

Had a lovely Sunday lunch. Staff are always friendly, helpful we are always well looked after.

"Very good"
5/6
Hugh T.5 years ago · 1 review

First night out for ages. Great to be there and lived up to our expectations. Thank you Blackbird.

"Very good"
5/6
Beverley W.5 years ago · 1 review

Great food and great service. Very helpful and friendly staff.

"Very good"
5/6
Angela P.5 years ago · 1 review

Lovely food and great customer service, Sunday dinner is excellant.

"Good"
4/6
Neil M.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Food/drinks/staff very good..... a bit slow on service of food

"Very good"
5/6
Deborah B.5 years ago · 1 review

Great Sunday lunch as usual, very good service and nice atmosphere

"Very good"
5/6
Samantha H.5 years ago · 1 review

Great service and lovely atmosphere. Very warm inside the teepee.

"Excellent"
6/6
Julie J.5 years ago · 3 reviews

Great food staff and atmosphere. Feels very safe during this time

"Excellent"
6/6
Julie J.5 years ago · 3 reviews

Great food along with a great atmosphere and very attentive staff

"Very good"
5/6
Mick M.5 years ago · 1 review

Great as usual and great beer, Blackbird bitter. Mick Miller

"Excellent"
6/6
David S.5 years ago · 1 review

great service would highly recommend sunday lunch and we will be going back to try the other menu

"Very good"
5/6
Christine E.5 years ago · 1 review

Great food, safe environment, friendly attentive staff. Let’s hope we can come back soon. 👏👏

"Excellent"
6/6
Michael W.5 years ago · 1 review

Amazing food. Fantastic atmosphere. Wonderful service. Will definitely be back!

"Very good"
5/6
Colin P.5 years ago · 8 reviews

I went with my elderly parents, and they thought the food was fabulous.

"Excellent"
6/6
Gillian S.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Amazing sunday lunch once again whole experience was great definitely be booking again

"Very good"
5/6
Elaine R.5 years ago · 1 review

Lunch time visit. Covid restrictions strictly enforced. Felt safe. Food very good. Staff attentive and friendly. All contributed to a positive experience.

"Very good"
5/6
Paul D.5 years ago · 2 reviews

The experience was nice but we were in the the restaurant in the bottom right hand corner table the diner on the table to our left was less than a metre from our table and it made us feel uncomfortable and did not conform to Covid 19 guidelines.

"Very good"
5/6
Christine G.5 years ago · 1 review

Friendly, professional. Prompt service. The restaurant was busy but the service was still good

"Excellent"
6/6
Agnes M.5 years ago · 2 reviews

So good we are to book again for next month

"Excellent"
6/6
Trevor S.5 years ago · 1 review

Excellent food and service can’t wait to go back again

"Excellent"
6/6
David W.5 years ago · 1 review

Excellent food, excellent Covid awareness, excellent communication , excellent family celebration ! 😍

"Excellent"
6/6
Tracey M.5 years ago · 1 review

Located in the wee village of ponteland the blackbird has the rustic charm of a countryside pub .upon entering a warm greeting was recieved and we were shown to our table in the restaurant with the low curved ceilings again with fabulous rustic charm,the menu was quite difficult to read as the additional info was in yellow ink which disappeared however the food was fabulous I had vegan burger with chunky chips absolutely delicious all in all well worth a visit

"Very good"
5/6
Julie D.5 years ago · 1 review

Lovely friendly atmosphere... well COVID-19 organised too. Good choice of food

"Very good"
5/6
Nicole T.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Tables were well spaced, food was nice and the staff were efficient.

"Not good "
2/6
Mary N.5 years ago · 1 review

Seated and served drinks and order taken timely. However 4 starters on menu and at time of ordering there was no soup of the day left. 2 people ordered the terrine to be told some 20 minutes later there was only 1 terrine and the other person was advised to take another starter. Starters came after another 15 minutes. It was not until after 7.45 that the mains came which I can say were okay though my husbands burger and bun did look burnt. During our wait we ordered more drinks which were 4 diet cokes and unbelievably they came to the table in 4 different glasses of which one was clearly smaller. When queried this I was told they couldn't find any glasses and I had to ask for the measure to be made up. We were not offered any desert because our time slot was up. Poor do overall and it wrong to use covid as a reason. It is actually taking too many bookings than they can reasonable cope with.

"Good"
4/6
Lynn L.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Always a welcome at the blackbird!! Lovely staff, tasty food and great beers! Can’t ask for more! Thanks guys!

"Excellent"
6/6
Mike L.5 years ago · 1 review

Very impressed with the level of cleanliness and attentiveness of staff. Tepee outside was a brilliant idea.

"Excellent"
6/6
Steven I.5 years ago · 1 review

Food was amazing and service was very good as usual

"Excellent"
6/6
Gilly G.5 years ago · 1 review

Great atmosphere, fab food and very pleasant smiley staff. We all felt very relaxed, which is commendable to the Blackbird staff for all their efforts during this pandemic. Very well run and first class service and food. Thank you for helping make our experience feel more normal during these difficult times. Happy customers who will most definitely return 😁

"Good"
4/6
Ann F.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Great place, staff and food. Would definitely go back to eat there.

"Very good"
5/6
Phil S.5 years ago · 1 review

Decent pub food, good atmosphere and the staff were really nice.

"Excellent"
6/6
Gillian B.5 years ago · 1 review

Delicious meal last night. Really great service from our waitress. You couldn’t fault it! Re booked for next week. Thanks guys.

"Excellent"
6/6
Gillian B.5 years ago · 1 review

Delicious meal last night. Really great service from our waitress. You couldn’t fault it! Re booked for next week. Thanks guys.

"Excellent"
6/6
Mandy R.5 years ago · 1 review

Brilliant covid procedures staff all have visors. Both service & food was fantastic! A lovely day out with my mum at last in these crazy times 😀

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