The Blackbird Inn

Fantastic Sunday Roast, rare roast beef was perfect. Lovely wine & fabulous staff. Pub, nice & busy, so wise to book ahead. Will definitely come back.

We dine at the Blackbird quite regularly and have always received great food and excellent service. My elderly mother who recently moved back to the north east to live always takes visiting relatives to the Blackbird to eat, she loves the gallery room.

I like this place, food is good but the service is slow. If they just told you it was going to take so long, but 45 mins?! Nevertheless I like it and recommend it.

Great atmosphere, lovely building and decoration. Fantastic food, very reasonably priced. Staff friendly, helpful and accommodating nothing was too much trouble. Well worth a visit.

The Blackbird in Ponteland is a fantastic venue for a meal or a drink, the staff are outstanding and the atmosphere is brilliant, highly recommended.

excellent good service lovely atmosphere we would recommend anybody to go and try - i met a friend i hadn't seen for 47 years - lovely experience

Lovely setting and excellent service. Food is top end, definitely restaurant quality rather than pub grub. The children's portions are a good size and the bar staff know their stuff and very much involved in your drinks orders.

The food was good but the service very slow and the waitress failed to offer to fetch more drinks from the bar, top up the water jug or even bring the card machine over for payment (all of which we had to request after waiting patiently for longer than we'd typically expect to.)

Great food today at the blackbird. Majority of staff great, but could do with a little cooling in the restaurant area, hot day and temperature was through the roof

Nice atmosphere in the bar area but let down badly by very poor food. Ordered the prawn salad starter and it was literally a gem lettuce cut in half with a handful of prawns scattered around. Won't be back for food!

Served piping hot. Lovely vegetables and plenty meat. Lovely surroundings. Favourite place for a Sunday lunch. The service was very good. Will definitely return. Highly recommended.

We had an absolutely delicious two course Sunday lunch, it would of been three courses but we were to full, the desserts sounded fab next time will definitely try one, especially the almond panna cotta with cherry ice cream. The pink prosecco complemented the meal perfectly. We will definitely be back!

We arrived for our table at 8.00m, the time we had booked. We eventually received our food at 9.15pm, after continually asking where it was. The waitress was very polite and apologetic and we were offered a discount on our food, but the wait was unacceptable

The food was excellent and the service was efficient. There was an atmosphere of warmth and welcome. The menu was wide ranging and I have every intention of returning

Excellent food, friendly staff with goo knowledge of food content. Good location with plenty of parking space. Definitely will come back in the near future.

The visit was disappointing, we waited for 10 mins at a table we had booked to order but no staff came. So we had to go to the bar and order ourselves. This happened with drinks, main course and dessert. The inn and room was almost empty. Staff just seemed to be chatting amongst themselves behind the bar. The food was nice though

We had a great lunch at the Blackbird Inn. It was a busy Sunday lunch service. Staff were cheerful and food was lovely and reasonably priced.

Great pre-Christmas get together with colleagues. Good food, good service, good drinks. All together a great venue (upstairs restaurant). The overall experience was one we all enjoyed.

Went for family lunch (3 generations) good range of high quality meals and lighter bites so something for all. Would advise booking a table as popular place.

Everything was fabulous! The food, the service, the staff were all top notch and we'll certainly be back! In fact the plan is to bring the whole family next time!

Lovely pub, excellent staff and yummy food - not to mention an amazing selection of gin! Would definitely visit again with our family and friends.

We all enjoyed our meals, a Dunday lunch. The Yorkshire puddings were a little well done, but the meal still tasted lovely. Would go back.

Good atmosphere upstairs in the restaurant with large tables and comfortable chairs. Nice food and great beer. Very friendly and helpful staff, good efficient service.

Very good overall. Very good food and very friendly service. If I had to find any criticism , it would be that the starters are perhaps a bit overpriced ; and the skinny fries, while very tasty, came with a bit too much salt on them for our personal taste. But overall a very good meal and we shall be happy to return.

Buzzing atmosphere in historic looking pub. Because it was busy, service was slightly slow but the food was worth the wait, not massive portions, more about quality and taste. The staff were very attentive and friendly, will be back!

Great food, beautiful decor and friendly staff. Have been to this restaurant before and every dish I have tasted has been delicious. Lots of free parking.

Excellent- superb food and attentive service made for a very enjoyable evening, also a good selection of Gins and a good wine list we had the old vine Zinfandel

We are frequent visitors but today we were met with extremely poor service. Having a 4 year old becoming tired whilst waiting for over an hour for our main course to arrive is unacceptable. There appeared to be heated discussions amongst the staff with regard to our table, lame apologies but the manager did not appear overly concerned . We are now on the lookout for an alternative Sunday lunch restaurant.

As usual the restaurant gives us more than expected. So glad to see the blackbird back up there as one of ponetelands best pubs and restaurants.

Disappointing, the fish was not up to the usual standard - thin and dry. One fish replaced by gougons that were acceptable. Customer service not what would be expected - should have discounted one meal.

We booked for a family Sunday lunch. Having been to the restaraunt for a la cartel before and it was fantastic. However we waited for about an hour for our main courses to arrive and when they did the beef was very very tough. So much so that one of the group was unable to eat it. The vegetarian option of nut cutlet was dry and tasted terrible again a big disappointment. We were so upset as we had brought the family as a treat and were let down by the food

The service and food were excellent. Our table was reserved with our name and we were quickly served with some drinks. We had no starters but the main course was delicious. Dessert was of the highest quality.

Very pleasant relaxed atmosphere. Attentive service. Decent food as well. The menu has a good choice, and is not overly expensive. Would return and dine again.

We almost always have the haddock with chunky chips, both of which are excellent. The staff are always friendly and the waiting time is acceptable.

The usual great food every time we visit. The staff are always courteous and helpful. The only problem is the proximity to the bar, which is usually quite noisy.

Food very good but service very slow - nearly an hour to get mains & a further 30 mins for desserts. Service good waitresses very attentive

You can't really go wrong with the food, it's all tasty and well presented. The menu should satisfy everyone and the staff are always attentive.

Delicious Fab time Burnt fish cake :( but acknowledged by kitchen and free desert given Shame as rest 5/5 really lovely place and great service - good choice of drinks and nice food

Had a really lovely night. The staff were friendly and helpful. The food was lovely and the function room was amazing!.Thank you Blackbird for making my birthday night special.

Good service and food. First time we had been and would definitely return. Waitress was very helpful, service efficient and most importantly Sunday lunch was delicious.