Ye Olde Black Cross

A must stop, history buff or for a beer and a chow, stop by recommended. Friendly staff & owners. The force is strong with this pub. Thank you for the warmth & welcoming experience guys.

Absolutely amazing night at my local. Such a breath of fresh air being able to come into this pub again and be served with a team that can actually smile. The atmosphere was electric. The pub is very clean, warm and inviting. The drinks are served nicely. Was served very quickly by Stacey who was very friendly. Stacey was joined by Jay so staff availability wasn't a concern at all. I cant believe in such a short time how the black has transformed. Can't wait for the kitchen to open in the near future. The new landlords obviously have alot of experience in turning failing businesses around very quickly. Marstons have got it right at last. Putting someone in charge that runs another pub in the area who evidently knows what they are doing. I'm still shocked at the range of stock as the last owner didn't know her a*rse from her ti* and was unfriendly and useless. Well done team! See you Sunday!!

Paul & New team superb - great live music could unearth one of the oldest pubs again

Had a good night New Year's Eve, staff were very pleasant, not a full crowd but for what were there they made it a really good night, the DJ was brilliant. Sorry we had to leave early we had plans, will visit again as they have a DJ every Friday night and karaoke the last of the month. Sorry for the late review just came back off a weeks holiday.

Came here on a Sunday afternoon to an absolutely empty pub. No atmosphere, no music, just a singular member of staff shacked up in a corner on his phone, not even behind the bar. It seemed like myself and my friend were almost disturbing him by being there. When looking to inject a bit of life into our visit we headed for the dart board, where we were told that there were no darts to play with. Making it a redundant decoration. Needless to say, we didn't stay for long, downing our drinks and getting out of there sharpish.

What a brilliant find! The perfect old country pub - but in the town. Great beer and good friendly welcome. Pool table in a separate area and easy wheelchair access through the sun trap beer garden and ramp access to a comfortable and welcoming lounge. My favourite part of the dog walk through Sanders Park and on to Ye Olde Black Cross for a lunchtime pint. Yes these lovely folk welcome well behaved dogs with well behaved people!

The service at the bar was slow, I believe this was due to the barrell being changed and a new member of staff being trained or micro managed when something went wrong.

Otherwise it was a nice place to have a few drinks.

The decor is very dated and the gents toilets have holes in the roof. I think if they invest in giving it a refresh and repair it'll be great. But the team are doing great with what they have to work with.

Locals were all friendly and welcoming. Will definitely go back! Free parking was a huge bonus!!!