The Black Dog in Cheshire West and Chester

Visiting from Edinburgh and found this place by seeing an article on a google feed about their domes. I booked a table via the website 10 days in advance of our planned visit, and in the comments noted we'd like their afternoon tea. After six days with no response I phoned up to check and they had no details. I explained I requested afternoon tea to be told that as they aren't doing them due to Covid restrictions this wouldn't be possible. Could they not have informed me of this? I asked if there were any spaces for dinner but even with four days notice only 1630 or 1730 times were available. We booked the 1730 slot for Wednesday afternoon and provided card details for a £20 holding deposit. Job done...or so we thought. The day before, we were enjoying some cocktails in Chester to get a phone call from the Black Dog at 1745 asking if we had a booking with them as it was passed the time. I explained it was the following day so she checked but guess what? No booking. Only the 1630 slot was free so as we'd planned some things to do it wasn't going to be an option. We'd rather go somewhere that has some degree of organisation and honour/value a customer booking. But hey, I wasn't going to have the £20 taken. Thank you very much, so gracious of you.

Went over the weekend Lovely fresh food batter on the fish was light and fresh, the spiced carrot soup was delicious well worth a visit will be back again

we were fit in as a table of 12 with very late notice on a busy weekend evening. We half expected to be told we couldn't eat but what i assume was the owner/manager advised the barman we certainly could be seated. The food was outstanding, especially my King prawn and pea risotto and the service matched the food.

Great Carvery. The roast beef and chicken were both succulent and the roasties were superb. A meal for two, plus two drinks and a sweet each at around £38 is also great value these days.

I enjoyed the carvery but if you like mash this is not the place for you. Plates were brought out cold and my partner found a hair in the carrots. You will have to make your own decision on this one x

Good pub with nice service and great food! Pigs in blankets to start I mean hell yes! Great way to start any meal. The pie and cod risotto were great as well. Would recommend to anyone.

A pleasant pub, good menu with a tasty range of food. The staff are friendly and the ambiance puts you at ease.

I came to the Black Dog with my Grandma and Grandad and the staff were very friendly and chatted to us which was very nice. They helped out my sister who is gluten free taking her through what she can and can’t have which was helpful. The food was really nice all fresh and everyone enjoyed it. We will defiantly come again for lunch or dinner.

Called for a quick lunch which was fine. Very quiet , and I do wonder if this place advertises enough.

We were driving by and decided at the last second to eat here and we're glad that we did. We saw that they were serving a carvery and decided to try that out since it looked quite tasty. There was a good selection and the meats were lovely, all the meal together was pretty good, I would say 'above average'. I've tasted better and I've tasted much worse but the herbs added gave it a nice earthy taste. When serving ourselves the lids on the pots were a little awkward, I would think a different warming tray layout would work better more like a buffet style setup.

Been here a few times for sunday dinner and both times were lovely, visited again today and me and my mum were very disappointed with the food. The roast potatoes were warm at best, the Yorkshire puddings were full of grease, and the gravy was very watery, greasy and tasteless, staff watched us struggle to get to the veg as they did not take the lids off any of the food and the lids were very hot.. left without finishing or paying for the food which we have never done anywhere before.. such a shame as it was lovely the first few times we visited, very disappointed and unfortunately wont be returning.

First time we've been to The Black Dog for a meal. good food well priced, pleasant, helpful, friendly staff, good atmosphere in pleasant surroundings.

Have been earlier on this year for a meal but this time popped in for lunch. Such personal service compared to others which are part of a chain. A lovely menu which is more individual than other restaurants. The staff were lovely, so helpful and friendly. Have a friend at the moment in hospital long-term and when she is out we are going for lunch, if just for the avocado on sourdough!

Stopped here on Wednesday 24th July for a bite to eat. Like to give a big shout out to Lisa from Marty and Jackie who was our waitress. All I will say is THANK YOU Lisa. Grub is great, service was superb. Lisa recommended the halloumi fries. Oh my God, they were superb. No hesitation in recommending here.

Sunday lunch at the Black Dog, Barry and his staff A1 service. Food was 10/10, fresh and I couldn't fault it.

We visited to treat my Aunt to lunch, we had not booked but had a lovely table by the window. The service was friendly and efficient. We all plumped for Ham, Egg and Chips which arrived very promptly and was delicious. They were happy to provide a box for the surplus ham to be taken home.

It's safe to return to the Black Dog. We had tried the place a couple of years ago after it had been renovated. The place itself was beautifully done but the food was more or less rubbish so we didn't go back. Now we have tried again with the new management and we were very happy.with our visit. Very decent pub food, pleasant staff and management, and dog friendly. We are happy to recommend it.

Had a trip to the ice cream farm today, and on our way home we spotted this lovely little pub so decided we should have some dinner.

We visited the Black Dog last Sunday for Sunday lunch . The carvery was excellent and so was the service. Can highly recommend a visit

Have not frequented the Black Dog for many years. Decided to pop in on the 13th of June 2019. Fabulous atmosphere, ambiance. Was greeted by a most hospitable member of a fabulous and welcoming team, his name was Barry. We decided, my friend and l, to try the carvery. Well l have to say, one of the tastiest, l have ever had, in the area, of Chester, north, south Cheshire. Fully and truly recommend The Black Dog. Enjoy.

Wow what a find, following a trip out with the family we stopped off for a bite to eat and from the moment we entered I was blown away by the welcome, food and service.Barry the Gentleman who looked after us was amazing throughout giving up time for a chat with the kids, my wife and I . The food was fresh and quickly delivered, I will be definitely returning again soon Thank you Barry and team, 5 star

A friend and I stopped off here half way during a very wet cycle ride. The owners were extremely friendly and even offered to put some of our clothes in the dryer. We had an absolute feast and all 3 courses were amazing.

Friendly atmosphere , lovely food and the staff always attentive Would recommend this pub to anybody I know. Under new management and it clearly shows

Stopped here on the way back from bolesworth horse show and we were very impressed with the service and food. The staff were very friendly and the food was very good and served quickly. The chips were the best I have had in a long time!

Had a superb carvery today, the meal (beef, ham and turkey) apparently is from a local farm just a few fields away and not only was it fantastic, it was well cooked. The portion size is very generous and there is a good selection of veg, stuffing balls and pigs in blankets! Staff were very friendly and went out their way to talk to you and make sure you were happy with the food.

Stopped for first time after reading great food reviews. Ordered starters then mains , but by then could not comfortably finish. The pie was the best had for a very long time, beautiful tasting pastry , succulent meat and gravy you could die for, could not manage dessert but will be back to try if leaving out starters

Dined here today, food was absolutely amazing. Highly recommend the steak and ale pie!! Our server was Sophie who was extremely friendly and went above and beyond to make our dining experience a fabulous one. Will definitely be returning. Thank you :-)

Lovely food well presented prices are good the service was great will be going back clean and tidy pub

Called to arrange our table with a lady called Alice who was super helpful and friendly on the phone! Arrived to a smiley and pleasant greeting! Food was delicious and very well priced for the quality! Couldn’t fault our trip here, will visit next time we’re in the area!

Nice place, friendly staff but menu is a bit expensive for basic pub grub, only tried the burger an chips an kids meals but not too impressed not for double the price than a normal pub, ice cream for kids which was extra on top of kids meal aswell only came with 1 scoop when menu stated 2. Food quality didn’t match the price but still a nice place and nice staff.

This was our third visit to the Black Dog since the new owners took over and as on every occasion we were greeted by a smiling face before being shown to our table.

What a beautiful place clean and bright with friendly staff and amazing food , as I am coeliac I was amazed at the gluten free options on the menu but opted for the mushroom risotto and was not disappointed it was delicious I will definitely be returning again and again

I needed somewhere to book our annual reps meeting and the black dog was a convenient location and open all day.

Been going here for years so thought we would pop in for a quick pint orderd a carling and vodka and lemanade ...my wife said lemonade tasted flat ...my pint was dead as a dodo asked to change it another flat pint .at which point a lady came from out the back to tell me she just changed the barrel .what that has to do with it god knows i and another chap sugested gas might have gone she said it was fine.so changed it again for guest ale .....terible wont be going back sorry .

My lunch with friends was spoilt because of a dog at a nearby table leaving its deposit on the floor of the restaurant. The owner of the dog was unaware until asked to clean it up! I also think the staff should not fondle the dogs and then serve food. More consideration should be given to diners and as long as this is a "dog friendly pub" I shall not go back there.

Live locally thought Id go somewhere else for a change. After seeing new menus advertised on Facebook and drive past big sign on A41 thought I'd try Black Dog. On arrival place dead, get told as soon as I walk in there is a 30 min delay on food say that's fine. Order drinks (took a while nearly got a wrong drink) Whole place is freezing cold due to doors wide open. After 20 mins I get my own menus. Ask for a child menu - 15 min wait still no child menu. Move tables as so cold. Old lady complains she's cold can they shut doors barman shrugs shoulders. Then barman tries to give us someone else's food. Explain still waiting for a child's menu. Then chef and staff member sit opp discussing what food they haven't got. After being ignored stand again for another wait to pay for my drinks. Barman ignored me after he saw me then goes on his mobile with his back to me! Paid for drinks and left. Such a shame as place looks lovely inside and the one bit of food I did see looked nice. But was made to feel so unwelcome. Maybe a one off but drove to my local and got served in a warm pub with a smile and not ignored .

Being local we tried this place on bank holiday Monday.

Food was excellent though the service left a it to be desired, would definitely return if back in area though!

We came in at 6pm and were imedietly told it was BUSY! we looked round and there were 5 tables, so definately something a miss with this information given to us by an abrupt lady on the bar! We swiftly ordered and wow the ffod was definately worth the wait and to add a young server was very lovely and helped us with some information regarding the area as we were passing by. Shaky start but food was outstanding we had Chicken supreme and a whopping steak and ale pie. We will be back again

Before reading this review it is worth noting that I have been writing trip adviser reviews for over a decade and its very rare I leave a bad review as I understand that all businesses can have an off day. However the service and attitude of the staff here has moved me to make people aware of what to expect - and also to hopefully persuade the management to take action rather than leaving offensive replies as they have done for other negative reviews. Despite the negative reviews we decided to book a family meal here and go with an open mind and support a local business. The booking itself was not easy as the person who answered the phone had to "check" to see if we could book at table. We thought this meant it would be busy - It wasn't. There were only 2 other tables in use when we arrived but despite this the first thing we were told is that there was a half hour delay on food orders. We did not have a table ready for us and were told to just sit anywhere - after which we were carefully ignored by all of the staff. After a while I decided I would have to find myself a menu as none were offered when we sat down. At this point I noticed another couple who had ordered olives to go with their wine but were still waiting for them some half hour later. I finally got the attention of a staff member and asked for a kids menu which he said he would bring then totally forgot about. I then visited the toilets and as mentioned in previous reviews they absolutely stank. Coming back to our table the chef and the KP were stood at the end of the bar going through the menu listing all the stuff they did not have! It was at this point we decided not to bother with the food and find somewhere else to eat. My wife then stood at the bar and was ignored by the lad serving. The second lad then came back - looked at my wife and then stared sending a text on his mobile instead of serving! When he finally acknowledged her existence he said he cant help as the other barman was using the till. There did not appear to be any management present and the whole set up was a shambles which is a shame as the refurb looks great and there is great potential here, but as its stands at the moment I fear there will be another "under new management" sign coming to this venue soon.

Went today for family Sunday lunch carvery was nice but cold very cold but we didn't say anything but we should of and the pint was awful flat as a pancake disappointed

I visited last week with my mother, her friend and my daughter. We had a lovely carvery which was the best one we have ever tried! This is now our new favourite pub for Sunday lunch and we will be returning this week. All of your staff are super friendly and even the Carver came over to us to ask how our food was which you dont normally get, its usually just bar/waiting on staff who ask! Did not get any photos unfortunately as we were all dying to eat the food as it looked amazing! Can not believe some of the bad reviews I have read as this place is honestly amazing!!

Just returned from visiting the newly managed BLack Dog Pub, we have been visiting this pub for over 15 years, and never had such a poor meal and service as we had tonight. Menu hugely reduced choice, with increased prices, now very disappointing. Firstly one of our drinks was not as ordered, this followed by men not receiving their starters, the main courses came out, with the starters following them!!!!! My friends meal was missing potatoes and mine was missing jug of gravy. They apologised and knocked 20% off the bill, we did not enjoy the food, quality and service has deteriorated, we didn’t bother with desserts. unfortunately we will not be visiting in the future, such a shame as we used to love this pub.

Visited yesterday and utterly disappointed with our meal. The menu description was hand raised steak and ale pie when it arrived it was only warm not hot and it resemble a Frey bentos pie in a tin. We were waiting for ages even thought it was very quiet. Would not recommend to anyone. We were so disappointed as we had eaten there many times last year before it closed. Don’t know who has taken it over but they really need to up their game on both the food and the cleanliness the toilets smelled awful and the cleaning rota had not been touched for that day and we were in at 6pm

We called @ the newly run black dog, small menu but with all newly run pubs start small & get things right

Only on reading other reviews / Q&A; did I realise this was recently reopened. We loved it ! We brought our friends over from the US. Service was great - we all thought it was v friendly. I had the jerk chicken with beautiful jasmine rice. V tasty meal washed down with an excellent pint of Timothy Taylor. One daughter had gammon which she loved. Son and wife had fish and chips. All good. Really enjoyed our visit thanks.

Myself and my partner went here on Sunday to see the newly reopened black dog. As vegetarians we still like a roast dinner and so ordered 2 veggie roasts. What can I say, it was absalutely gorgeous. Our veggie nut roasts were cooked to order with separate gravy and then we tucked into the rest on the carvery table. Lovely veg, roast potatoes were perfectly done, the Yorkshire puddings were obviously home cooked and lovely and light. I love my stuffing and I was dissapointed.

This pub does not know the difference between a cappuccino and a latte; obviously got the trainee....and it was expensive to buy;

Came for carvery on opening weekend. It was okay. Reasonable amount of choice but could do with another potato option other than roast. Beef was a bit tough & not much taste.

We have been here twice now, since the new managers taken over. We came when they had there opening night on Thursday for food and it was delicious and we came back again today to try the carvery which was lovely too. Great price aswel. Great atmosphere. Will definitely be coming back.

We called in for drinks today and to look at the refurb, please to see a nice clean pub and eating area, the staff were doing a good job keep the area clean for the next diners.

I took my friend for lunch today, to the Black Dog, a day after it re-opened under new management. Before we had even taken our coats off and sat down, we were being asked what we wanted to drink! Upon looking at the new menu, we noticed how limited it was (only 8 mains) and how over priced it appeared to be. We both ordered the small fish and chips (£9 each) and it was very nice. However, for a pudding, we both ordered the lemon curd tart with Italian meringue, which when it was served, was very disappointing. We complained and sent them back, as on the plate was two spoonfuls of lemon curd, a row of pistachio nuts and a scoop of sorbet and no meringue - nothing like the lemon tart that we were expecting. In addition, we heard the waiter telling some other customers that they had run out of the steak and ale pie and also the fish and chips. The pub had only been open for just over an hour and had already run out of two of the eight mains dishes on the menu! Also, on the table next to us, a lady had to send her meal back, as it was cold! It was very disappointing, as my friend and I were regular customers at the old Black Dog, where the food, food choice and service, was always excellent.

Went for a meal could not fault the food lovely. The only thing was salad and vegetables missing from the main courses.

We came here after a busy day at the ice cream farm.. The decor is nice, modern and welcoming... We all had the roast beef with the exception of one roast lamb and a few kids meals. The food was nice with a good size portion of meat. The was gravey a little thin and you share pots if vedge again nice but not roasted enough that's a personal preference . You also get boiled and roast potatoes on the plate. Service was efficient and arrived quickly my only complaint has to be that no condiments were offered at all and some of us need them and staff weren't around to ask.. I would come here again if I was in the area. But Maby bring my own sauces

Great food wonderful service the black dog is a great place to have a Sunday lunch not to busy great service

This is the place to go for that special meal, birthdays, anniversaries etc as well as every day eating. It is fine dining at it's best with wonderful home cooked food and a fabulous menu and lovely staff. This is the place for me if anyone is offering a treat

Very warm welcome. Lovely food. Colouring with felt tips for children! Car park at rear. Definitely recommend.

Family outing for our Christmas meal

Just had 3 course Xmas meal here. Beautiful food , cooked perfectly , lovely presentation. Staff friendly and helpful Really the best turkey meal ever !!

We returned to have a meal here to see if the service was back to how it used to be . The food and sevice we received was excellent. We now look forward to our next visit .

We returned on Friday evening to see if the service had improved. We are really pleased it had done so. Very courteous service and the food was excellent and hot. We look forward to our next visit .

A great improvement since last visit. Manager very accomodating, staff pleasant too. Better Sunday Lunch menu - lamb on as well. Good choice of sweets - back on our Sunday Lunch Rota.

A fabulous pub, that offers a variety of delicious home cooked food. They have a good choice of drinks. Landlord very chatty & friendly, as are his staff. Lovely relaxed atmosphere. Well worth a visit.

Booked a table for 8 to celebrate my dads birthday. When we walked in there were more staff than customers. That should of been a clue.

Lovely pub. Clean light and airy. Good atmosphere. Very friendly and helpful staff. Starter came. My fathers pate was a great sized portion and he said very tasty but my portion of bruschetta was tiny. Three mouthfuls which was a shame as it was delicious. Rump steak was nice and was cooked as asked for. I had a light bite of baguette with bacon Brie and cranberry with handcut chips. Again this was delicious but only a slither Of Brie on one half of the baguette. Shame. I would recommend and will no doubt try it again as the staff made you feel very welcome.

Well where do I start!! We were greeted by the brilliant Simon and Sam (who were dressed superbly) and promptly given a lovely table and offered drinks. We had the lite bite fish and chips and the roast beef baguette with some lovely homemade onion rings. We were not disappointed in the fish or the baguette. We will back again when we come up from Shrewsbury, till the next time!

We have been here many times before and never had a poor meal or bad service but unfortunately this meal proved horrendous. We checked if we could have the hickory chicken meal gluten free with the sauce . We were assured it was possible. After starting to eat the meal we were then advised it was not the gluten free version. We then checked again could we have the gluten free meal with the sauce and assured this was possible. I ate alone as i was eating my meal already. Not ideal as you go out to eat as a couple. The manager offered us two drinks free as compensation . The meal came 20 minutes later with no sauce . My wife ate the meal as she had waited so long to eat but was disappointed as it was tasteless. We mentioned this to the manager who promtly said , well the sauce has gluten in it . We explained we had asked twice if we could have the meal with the sauce and been assured we could . I suggested they remove this meal from the bill as i would have expected the manager to offer this but it took me to suggest this . We then waited 40 minutes to even be asked if we wanted a dessert.We feel we were blanked as we had politely complained. We gave up waiting as no one came near and i went to the bar and ordered the desserts with the manager . No apology was offered or explanation given why we were not asked if we wanted a dessert , yet people around us were asked . What is concerning is my wife has had the meal with the sauce on other occasions and was supposedly gluten free ! Luckily my wife did not suffer a reaction but in another person it might have been a different story with a very different ending . We suggested to the manager he advises on the menu or to the customer this meal is served plain . I hope , if we go back again we have better service and correct information given regards gluten free meals.

We visited the Black Dog after a long hot day at the Crocky Trail at the end of a hot August. We wanted somewhere within a few minutes drive that wasn't too hectic to prepare us for our drive back dwon South. The manager, Simon, was fun, friendly and welcoming. He made sure our kids were comfortable and cracked a few jokes with them. The food! What can I say! Awesome. We spent £90 on a family of 4 but that included sharing platters - 1 would have been enough! It also included a couple of drinks each. The menu was so varied. The kids opted for a tasty curry whereas I went for a scrummy cajun burger ad hubby had a trio of sausages. Everything was well presented and cooked superbly. This never happens but we left lots of food as the portions were just great. NExt visit up to the north west, we will be back :)

Absolutely superb food and top customer service.

1st class customer service from start to finish of my visit

I went here with family for a Sunday roast. when it came it looked very nice, but the meat did taste and looked as if it came out of a pack from the supermarket, even the ham, which is a strange choice for a guest meat! It took a while for it to arrive although there weren't many people there. my niece had the fish and thought it was amazing

After driving over 200 miles we were ready for a meal especially as we had tried, unsuccessfully, to find a restaurant en route from Norwich to Chester. As it was a bank holiday every eatery was heaving with customers. Finally we reach d the Black Dog, just 10 miles from home and found it pleasant quiet. I ordered a gammon' pineapple and mushroom with chips. Excellent. My wife had scampi with usual accompaniments. Will definitely visit again- Without a 200 mile drive beforehand, if possible

We were recommended to try this lovely pub. Food was excellent both in presentation and quality. Service was friendly with a relaxed atmosphere. Good choice of menu! We would definitely return. Visited in 23rd August 2018.

What a place. We ended up here by chance as our vehicle had broken down waiting for a recovery truck. The place was beautiful inside. Very relaxing. Staff were lovely. Very friendly and helpful very interactive. Now the food well what can I say. I could not breath by the time we left we were so full. Great portions. Amazing food. Great presentation. A brilliant selection of food and drinks.

Last two times food was good. This time very poor. Prices gone up and food was bland. Shame really as it’s on my doorstep.

Fantastic food, lovely staff small wait on order being taken with it being very busy, cheese cake to die for

Absolutely aweful food. The gentleman behind the bar was however very courteous. We should have guessed about the food as the place was deserted

Visited this pub for the first time today. They charge restaurant prices but don’t deliver in terms of service or food. Had bland chicken with salty potatoes for £16. We asked for mushy peas on the side and to swap skin on fries for chips with the battered fish - they did neither. We weren’t asked whether we wanted deserts. All in all a poor experience which we won’t repeat.

A friend recommend we try here as she always told us about how nice the roast dinners are. Well, we weren’t disappointed! The Yorkshire puddings were delicious (and huge!) and the meat just melted. My only criticism would be there wasn’t enough veg brought out for the 4 of us. Other than that, it was lovely.

Have visited the Black Dog several times over the past couple of weeks, for meals and as a venue for a group function. Each time the food has been of the highest quality, well presented, good portions, and cooked to perfection.

Last visit about 3 months ago wss awful.

My partner and I have been regular visitors of this pub. In previous visits it has always been busy and there were offers available. Not now as there is a new landlord. To our surprise the pub was virtually empty. We ordered food from the main menu. My partner ordered the cod and chips and I chose lasagne. Unfortunately when my partners meal arrived he noticed the fish portion was significantly smaller. The fish overcooked and the batter was dark brown. This was disappointing as prior to this the fish and chips were of excellent quality and a large portion of fish . Sadly the same cannot be said now . I enjoyed my lasagne. Although it was smothered in a. crust of cheddar cheese which spoilt it. We won't be returning anytime soon.

We did Chester Tri on sunday and then wanted some lunch before heading back to the east mids. Rang to see if we could get a table for 9 at an hours notice and they were really great and got us in no problem! Great food, reasonable prices and lovely team. Highly recommend.

We had a glorious meal here. Chicken liver pate to start was a good amount & served with generous (non packaged) butter, thick hot granary toast & chunky tasty chutney. My main of beef & red wine short crust pie was one of the best - it was well filled & probably the most enjoyed ever - it came without gravy though (sacrilege), but a jug of tasty thick gravy promptly arrived when I asked for it. Veg was good, sweet tiny chantenay carrots, broccoli & steamed suede. Reports heard that the burger was delish & the gammon egg & chips was eye poppingly generous. We’ll be back & would wholeheartedly recommend....

Called up to book a table of 9 for Sunday lunch and they managed to fit us in without a problem. The pub is decorated really nicely, the service was great, and the food was delicious. Couldn't fault a thing!

Popped in for a Sunday roast on the way into Chester. Lovely pate followed by a wholesome portion of roast beef with all the trimmings. Nice family friendly pub

was in Chester for 2 days and found this gem on the first day. the welcome and ambience is perfect. the food was to die for. I dined here 2 days running, including a sunday roast. I can not fault anything, in fact the starter of chicken liver pate is simply the best I have ever tasted. highly recommend. clean, tidy and delicious food. if only this was closer to me, as I live in kent, and driving 5 hours for a table is bordering on madness!! wonderful wonderful food and helpful polite staff. well done to the black dog

Called In on Saturday somewhere different again really nice food and friendly staff can't ask for more.

We booked a table for 5 for Sunday lunch and could not fault it, the food was beautifully cooked and served, also the gluten free options were fantastic. the staff were very polite and helpful. we will defiantly be calling again.

We had a lovely meal here Easter Sunday. We reserved a table for our large party of 13 with 5 kids and a baby. When we arrived the table was ready for us. The pub was well presented and we were greeted warmly. Our food orders were taken promptly and our food was served all together and all hot. Everyone enjoyed the meal , the kids were entertained with colouring in and the staff couldn’t do enough for us. The kids were all given an Easter egg which was a lovely touch and made their day. I was particularly impressed that when I told the staff my daughter couldn’t have ice cream because of a dairy intolerance she sorted out a sorbet dessert. So thoughtful and meant she didn’t miss out.

Do not be fooled by the pub's name. Despite being called "The Black Dog", it seems our four legged friends are not welcome anywhere in the premises. My family and I promptly left and took our business elsewhere.

But this time stopped in for a Saturday lunch. Staff were friendly. Food was excellent, everything was delivered hot and portions were good. Place was clean and tidy.

We booked a table for 5 of us and were taken to it straight away. The room was warm on a bitterly cold day and we ordered drinks straight away. We then ordered from the menu and enjoyed the roasts, two of us had the lamb and three had the pork. It was beautifully cooked and presented with vegetables on the side. The desserts were lovely too and we all had different ones. I hadn’t been here before but it was the ideal place for a family lunch. Other families nearby seemed to be enjoying their meals too.

Called in on an off chance. Met a staff member who welcomed us and showed us to a table. We were promptly provided with menus and ordered drinks. We decided on the two course meal option and were not disappointed. The food was served hot and tastey with very good waiting staff. The restaurant was well appointed clean and well cared for.

We were in the area and came accross The Black Dog on our way, we stopped for lunch and received a warm welcome from staff. Very nice home comfort setting and lovely lunch. Would definitely visit again

Had a very nice meal. Food freshly prepared and very tasty. All served by polite friendly staff. Nice clean pleasant environment.

Visited here yesterday after driving past daily. The pub itself is very well presented and extremely clean.

Stopped here after a drive out for a drink and something to eat.

We booked a table at The Black Dog on Friday 5th January to celebrate our anniversary. On entering we were shown to a rather depressingly small table for 2 in a corner which had a reserved sign on it. As the pub was only about half full (if that) we asked the young man whether there was a possibility of moving to one of the many, larger tables around us. He went to ask another lady (manager maybe?) and returned and informed us that this was not possible as the other tables had been reserved for other customers. We didn’t see any reserved signs on them though...

First rate Sunday roast served by friendly helpful staff. We live in Chester and have driven past this pub hundreds of times. That will not be the case in the future. The Black Dog serves truly excellent food.