The Black Bull is one of the nicer, and better known, pubs in Yarm. It's located on the High Street, just near Strickland and Holt's.
This is a really nice place for a drink or a meal, it has a lovely cosy atmosphere, old fashioned and traditional, and yet trendy at the same time. It can get very, very busy at weekends, as it's such a popular place to go for a drink.
We went for a meal not too long ago, we went early in the evening to avoid any rush (and because we didn't want to leave the children with my Mum too late into the evening). I'm a vegetarian and was really pleased to see they offered a vegeburger, and it was absolutely delicious. Hubby had some kind of meat pie, which he thought was great, too.
The service was friendly, and the atmosphere was really nice. The toilets were clean and pleasant, too.
The only thing I didn't like about the visit, was that they took my credit card, and kept it behind the bar. I think this was because I ordered a drink each and a main meal, but hadn't decided about a dessert, so they kept the tab open for later - but I don't see why they needed to actually keep hold of my card, and I think it was rather risky, actually. On programmes like The Real Hustle they always say you shouldn't let your card out of your sight, and yet here they expect you to just hand it over and leave it in a glass behind the bar until you've finished your meal.
Aside from that, it was a lovely evening, and I would recommend the Black Bull to anyone. read more