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Now compleatly demolished not even a Pile of bricks left just flat ground.
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Due to close at the end of March I believe.
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A nice pub, but avoid the Wednesday night pub quiz like the plague. It's a Family Fortunes-style quiz, except all the answres are from the mid-90s, which makes playing pretty much impossible and a total waste of time and money. The pub is decent enough and does good food. I'll not go back for the pub quiz though, which was, frankly, an embarrassment.
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I forgot to add that Cobra is rarely seen on DRAUGHT outside of Curry houses, let's face it the bottles are everywhere.
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One of the best pubs on Whetstone High Road but in fairness that says as much about the area's pubs in general that The Black Bull in particular.
Nice spacious pub with one of those modern decors that initially seems pleasant enough but grates a bit once settled in as the place lacks any type of character or soul.
Not cheap by any means but there was a reasonable range of beers available on my most recent visit (including the rarely spotted outside Curry Houses Cobra beer) and they were trying to make an effort with some sort of beer festival which is to be applauded. Quality of drinks was good and service was friendly and fairly quick for a Saturday evening.
Background music was very monotonous and bland and was set at a slightly too loud volume for you to be able to ignore it completely whilst trying to talk.
This is an Ember Inns esatblishment and as such will come into its own in the next few months when the fires are put on and a cosy atmosphere will hopefully be generated.
All in all, not the best place to spend the night but given the dearth of any competition worthy of the name nearby, you can do a lot worse especially on a cold winter's night.
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The Black bull is a beautiful atmosphere and although far from being cheap it clearly makes it up with leather couches, open fires and a very contempory style. The bar staff are attractive and there are staged quizes on Wednesdays and Sundays to win up to £300 on the night. This particular venue has a large garden although it is often difficult to park nearby as it does get very popular at the weekends.
Overall the Black Bull gets a 7/10.
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Good choice of ales. Spacious, with outside seating front and back. Friendly and efficient barstaff.
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Nicely done out these days but the manager is a bit of a twat.
Expensive beer and hard to get served. Nice furniture though.
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Nice pub, I think the service is good and the quiz night is a great night out a really good laugh.
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Great pub, improved vastly on service over past few months (based on previous comments). Will definitely go back.
Quiz night is quite a laugh too!
Steve W - 7 Sep 2004 18:13 |
Expensive pub, boring atmosphere, consistently poor service and no sign of an improvement
Louise Ryan - 11 May 2004 15:36 |
Not too bad really. Good seating, and it does Carlsberg Export, but the service really is awful. Very hard to get served when it's at all busy.
Paul - 5 Feb 2004 17:48 |
Not very nice at all. hard to get served, expensive mediocre beer. Very quiet on a Friday evening with no atmosphere.
Percy - 15 Oct 2003 20:05 |
Nice pub if you want to go some where with a friendly atmosphere. All strangers welcome.
Paul C - 9 Jul 2003 20:33 |
