The Black Lion, Consall

The Black Lion, was recommended to us as a great pub to visit while we were visiting the Caldon Canal on our boat and as we had visitors on we thought we would visit.

However our hopes were badly dashed. We arrived about 6.30pm on Tuesday 20th September and to say that we were extremely disappointed is mild. The welcome we received was pretty sour and when we started to look at the menu the barman said that he wasn�t cooking though he was cooking for some people who had booked. I said to him that it didn�t say on the website that you didn�t cook on a Tuesday and his answer was that we should have booked. The website says �Our Restaurant serving hours are from opening time until late� however it does also say �please be aware that due to a high volume of customers you are advised to book in advance�. As it was a wet Tuesday night in mid September we didn�t think that it would be necessary to book and as the pub was practically empty when we arrived I can�t see how that would apply. I explained that we were on a boat and didn�t have food on board and it was suggested that we move on to the next pub � not exactly practical at that time of night.

We left the pub and walked back to our boat, unhappy and very hungry. As we had nothing to eat on board I had to serve my guests beans on toast.

I emailed the Black Lion twice but they have not had the decency to reply.

8 Oct 2011 15:47

The Maybush, Newbridge

Visited this pub today, November 29th 2009. There are new tenants who have only been there seven weeks. We had a very good Sunday roast - the beef was excellent. The ambience leaves a lot to be desired but we will go back again in the spring and see if the new tenants have made it work. Its in a great position and if they can keep the food standard up they should do well.

29 Nov 2009 16:43