The Black Bull Hotel, Coniston - pub details
Address: 1 Yewdale Road, Coniston, Cumbria, LA21 8DU [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 20630) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
Pub suggested by phantomdrinker on 19 Feb 2005
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> Current user rating: 6.9/10 (rated by 45 users)
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other pubs nearby:
Harry's Bar, Coniston (0.0 miles), Yewdale Hotel, Coniston (0.0 miles), Crown, Coniston (0.1 miles), Sun Hotel, Coniston (0.1 miles), Ship Inn, Coniston (0.6 miles)
user reviews of the Black Bull Hotel, Coniston
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| My favourite of the Coniston pubs. The beer range is superb. I had three of the Coniston Brewery beers - The Oatmeal Stout and Infinity IPA were excellent but I found the Winter Warmer rather bland. I thought the food was very good and reasonably priced. And it's a nice place to hang out of an evening. Psi - 31 Oct 2011 10:10 |
| This Pub seems to produce a range of opinions, and mine will no doubt raise a few more eyebrows. I have just returned from a short break where I stayed at the Black Bull. Very much a Pub for visitors than locals I found the service friendly and the food very good. It was expensive, but no more so than, say the Sun or the Churchouse Inn down the road in Torver. The beer is without doubt expensive compared to other Pubs but was superbly kept. I would even say that the Bluebird is one of the three best beers I've ever had and all their beers were beautifully kept. Others worth trying were Old Man and the tasty Oatmeal Stout. The accomodation was clean tidy and comfortable. In conclusion I feel that Coniston has an excellent Pub with award winning beers and i, for one would have no hesitation in returning and look forward to doing so. ahscum - 6 Sep 2011 21:58 |
| We have just been back to Coniston after a short break and how things have changed at the Blackbull !!!! We used to eat regularly there but never again ! My wife and I ordered half roast chicken one with chips, peas and gravy and the other with chips and salad, fairly straight forward I would have thought...what we got was chicken and chips with three lots of salad chips peas and gravy...not a great combo ! When we complained that the order was obviously wrong the waitress blamed us for ordering wrongly...they did give us our money back but it was the smallest piece of chicken on a very small oval plate more like a Childs portion but with a £10 price tag each !!!!! RUBBISH !!! Have had better in our local Morrisons for less than half that price ! Beer was very good though but again way over priced at above £3.00 a pint !!! We have a local real ale pub near us at home in Sheffield The Nags Head at Bradfield where all ales are £1.80 a pint and just as good if not better !!! THINK ON BLACKBULL !!!! richnsue - 1 Jul 2011 20:40 |
| It would be a very good idea for punters not to vsit this pub until the prices are more normal. It is the Brewery Tap for Coniston Bluebird which is an excellent session beer. Sadly they grossly overcharge for their own product which is better kept and better priced at (say) The Manor Arms Broughton or The White Hart Bouth. Tragic and silly. pheon - 5 Mar 2011 21:27 |
| Was looking forward to visiting this pub, as have admired the beers. But have to agree with previous comments. Pub doesn't seem supported by locals. It lacks atmosphere. The service is nothing special. The beers are in excellent condition and the full range of Coniston beers is a fine selection. The food was really poor. Had a lamb hotpot that was burnt and swimming in oil. Swiftly moved on to the Sun Hotel, much friendlier. atty - 28 Dec 2010 18:51 |
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