The Black Bull Hotel

3.3

75 Reviews

£25 and under

Pub

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2 people

Dec 30, 2024

11:30 PM

Booked 1 time today

Experiences are available.

Dog-friendly
Charming
Great for craft beers

Nestled in the village of Kirkby Stephen, the Black Bull is a traditional family friendly inn at the heart of the local community. We welcome locals and fleeting visitors alike who all take advantage of having both the Lake District and North Pennines right on our doorstep. Providing a great range of drinks to inspire the taste buds and excellent pubs classics to indulge any craving. As well as 9 comfortable rooms for a place to rest your head, we are the perfect respite no matter if it's a few days, or just a few hours, the Black Bull is the place to be.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Pub
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 11:30 am–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:30 am–12:00 am Sun 11:30 am–9:00 pm
Phone number
017683 47170
Website
https://www.blackbullkirkbystephen.co.uk/
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual

Location
38 Market Street, Kirkby Stephen, ENG CA17 4QW
Neighborhood
Penrith
Parking details
Hotel Parking
Public transit
Bus Stop:: HSBC (502,572,572, S4)
Additional
Bar Dining, Beer, Beer Garden, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan, Wine

Experiences

Festive Menu from £25.95pp (£5pp deposit)
£5.00 per person
Prepaid
Nov 20, 2024 - Dec 31, 2024
Join us for our traditional 3 course (£25.95) or 2 course (£21.95) festive menu. Christmas is so much more than just the big day itself and we'll keep the festivities going all the way through December into the bright lights of 2025! Our 2 or 3 course festive menu is available from 20th November to 31st December and we've got a table waiting for you! Secure your booking now with a £5pp deposit.

What 75 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

3.3

3.3 based on recent ratings

3Food
3.7Service
3.8Ambience
3Value

Noise • Moderate

75 Reviews

M
Martin
Cumbria
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 5 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Had a great Christmas Day lunch there..staff were friendly and happy made are Christmas happy and fun
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Angela
Central Texas
13 reviews
2.0
13 reviews
Dined on December 22, 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Service was very poor as only 1 lady working and had to serve the food and serve behind the bar. Food wasn’t very good either.
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Laura
Yorkshire
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 28, 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
booked a table, other customers had advised they had been waiting over an hour for their food. no wait mentioned when ordering. online menu completely different to what was offered. We ordered two roasts- was told we could only have one meat after ordering. also ordered additional pigs in blankets again told AFTER paying and ordering that these were unavailable. Staff did not apologise once. we asked for a refund and left the food.
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BridgetG
Bath
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on May 14, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 2
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I chose the chicken satay skewers. Sadly the chicken was burnt on the outside and very dry . The coconut and peanut dip tasted only of mayonnaise. The fries were okay. My partner had the suet pudding and mashed potatoes. He ate it all. We had a chocolate pud with vanilla ice cream. The chocolate cake was dry and the vanilla ice cream was grey and didn't taste of vanilla at all. Very disappointed. We have eaten out every night on the CtC and it's been really good but last night even though I was very hungry I left my food. So it wasn't good .
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OpenTable Diner
Cumbria
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on May 13, 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 2
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 1
The food was mediocre and little vegetarian choices
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MartinB
Italy
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on April 21, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
We booked for lunch but when we arrived expecting options of the advertised menu we were only offered bar snacks or a selection of burgers. That said they were very nice, the ambience of bar was lovely and the service was great especially from the gorgeous blonde land lady!
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JohnR
Cumbria
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on February 14, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
It was Valentines Date Night. We were very well looked after all night. The selection of food was very good, Starter-Main-Dessert. All of the food was well prepared, hot and delicious. My wifes steak was cooked exactly as she asked for. Overall a great foody night and looked after by perfect staff.
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Pork
Newcastle
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on February 10, 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
I ordered the king prawns, nachos and chicken wings. We were a larger party. The food arrived at the same time. The prawns were prepacked frozen variety. Nachos were served cold. Cheese sauce again cold. Wings arrived cold. The rest of my friends food didn’t fare much better. When asked if everything was ok we said no and explained what was the issue. This was shrugged off and didn’t address the issues but rather argue about our opinion. Food was unimaginative and prepared by someone clearly not trained. All in all we paid the bill and left as we would not spend another penny in such a disappointing establishment.
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Bex1980
Cumbria
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 22, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Food was lovely and well priced but we were sat next to a radiator that was way too hot - if a child touched it it would burn them so I turned it down but otherwise was good, clean and cheap.
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DeeC
Cumbria
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on December 17, 2023
1. Overall 2
2. Food 1
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
Had a meal there in April of this year and we found the meal good. Served hot, plentiful and was good value. We returned in December and we were really disappointed. The service was good and the girl at the bar pleasant. However, we found the meal somewhat lacking. We were a party of 6 and we all had the Roast Dinner. The portion was more suited to a child, the two small pieces of roast the size of a beer mat and thinly sliced was quite tough. The veg although fresh was lacking and not appetising. We all agreed it was nowhere near the value for money of the April meal. What has changed? Sadly we cannot recommend and will not be returning.
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FAQs

The Black Bull Hotel is rated 3.3 stars by 75 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Dec 30, 2024

11:30 PM

Booked 1 time today

Experiences are available.

38 Market Street, Kirkby Stephen, ENG CA17 4QW

Additional information

Neighborhood
Penrith
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 11:30 am–10:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:30 am–12:00 am Sun 11:30 am–9:00 pm
Price
£25 and under
Cuisines
Pub
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Hotel Parking
Public transit
Bus Stop:: HSBC (502,572,572, S4)
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Bar Dining, Beer, Beer Garden, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Vegan, Wine

Website
https://www.blackbullkirkbystephen.co.uk/
Phone number
017683 47170

The Black Bull Hotel

Make a reservation

Additional information

Experiences

Festive Menu from £25.95pp (£5pp deposit)

Menu

What 75 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

FAQs

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Is The Black Bull Hotel currently accepting reservations?

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