Been here many times since the review below and it's always a great experience. A fantastic village countryside pub. Nice and super friendly staff who serve delicious food and drinks. The pub is comfortable and decorated to a high standard and it also has a nice beer garden with swings and a slide for the kiddies which is perfect for those warmer days and it's pretty quiet there with only the occasional car, cyclist or horse and rider passing by. The pub is kept nice and clean and we witnessed the staff sanitizing the bar and tables whilst we were there, so we felt Covid safe. There is also some nice picturesque countryside surrounding the village which makes it an ideal stop whilst out walking or cycling. There is quite a few footpaths within easy reach of The Black Lion to enjoy a stroll and well behaved dogs and their owners are always welcome.

Just had our wedding reception here and it was absolutely perfect. Venue is beautiful, staff were great and exactly what we wanted. Couldn't have been better!

The Black Lion is one of my favourite pubs to visit and we as a family visit often. The food is phenomenal and reasonably priced. Would highly recommend going on a Sunday for a roast or on a Friday for their steak night. The pub has a modern, yet country, homely feel to it with fires going whilst you enjoy a bite to eat with a drink. It also has a TV so the boys can watch those important games! The service is friendly, polite and professional and if you visit often enough the ladies behind the bar know your order by heart! Which gives the pub that more personal touch in comparison to other local pubs. I couldn’t recommend enough!

Sunday roast was really lovely. I had lamb, hubbie had beef, good selection of inclusive veg and everything was cooked to perfection. The apple crumble and custard was yummy. Friendly attentive staff, nothing was any bother, made us feel very welcome. We look forward to returning, well done.

Lovely Christmas lunch 😋 and wonderful Staff looking after us all. Thank you Holly and your Team 😘

After a long walk, stopped off for lunch and a few drinks. Friendly staff, good range of drinks, including Heineken! Not seen that in many places around the area. Food was good portions and good quality. Good size garden area, so looking forward to going back when it's a bit warmer. Highly recommended for drinks, food and relaxing.

We stopped in for a late lunch. At the time we stopped in there were not many other patrons which made for quick service, and everyone was very friendly. The food came up quickly and was delicious. We tried the fried brie, tomato soup, gammon roast, and a portion of chips. All the different parts of the roast dinner were excellent, perfect gammon slices, tasty gravy, roast potatoes - crunchy outer, tender fluffy inner, carrots - firm with a little crunch, cheesy cauliflower - firm stalk with soft florets with a slightly strong cheese sauce... basically as good a roast dinner as I've had. The honeycomb cheesecake we had to finish was excellent too.

This pub is a case study in how to turn around a mediocre village pub into a brilliant pub. If you have ever had a reason to drive past The Black Lion, change your mind. We were a large party and very satisfied with every aspect.