The expanded tap selection is nice. The service is always great. The menu a bit limited, especially during Covid-19.

When in Alpena, check out this fun pub.Fashioned after an English pub, it has the pub fare to match. Large battered fish portions in the fish and chips as well as home made potato chips and a great selection of brews on tap as well as local brews. Great atmosphere and friendly people.

We camp close to the Black Sheep at least once a year. They have an excellent selection of draft beers and really good food. 6 of us had lunch and everyone was very pleased with their meals. Susan, the bartender, was very attentive and efficient getting our beverages, serving our meals as well as clearing our plates. As usual, all had a satisfying experience.

Mozzarella sticks and the fish and chips. SO good. Fried perfectly. Yummy coleslaw and fries too. Friendly staff...social distancing...the whole package!

Bartender was very friendly and my French Dip was delicious will definitely be back when in town.

This is the second time I have been here with my mom. The food is amazing! The Black sheep burger is my moms favorite. She says its not just a burger its more of A BURGER !!! I have had the Shepherds Pie and the Ribeye both are very very good! The Ribeye was cooked to perfection. Thank you to the wonderful and courtesy staff. They are all very polite and your drink is never empty!

Great atmosphere and music. Bartenders are very nice. I felt safe from covet

Loved this place! It was a slow afternoon when we were there but we had a great time chatting with the folks at the bar and the owner. And the food...delicious!!!

Great English Pub! Stopped in for a pint with my husband and had great service delicious foo... and of course drinks! Will definitely make it a regular stop when we are in town.

Delicious food, excellent service and great for cocktail hours! The atmosphere is fun and the perfect go-to place in town.

Great Food. Awesome Service. Excellent beer selection on tap. Value is perfect

Food was phenomenal!!! A very friendly atmosphere. My kind of place to have a drink or two and enjoy dinner.

This is such a nice place. Nice staff and atmosphere. Its one those places with regulars that are decent guys. I went in twice and the second time they remembered what I had to drink the previous time.Its a downtown pub that diverges from purest British pub menu a bit.I liked the burger with red cabbage; though I believe its a pre-pressed patty. The Scotch eggs are a little dark but not overdone. I think its a lighter breading than Ive had in other place. The sauce they use is not mustard? but its exceptionally good. Its a nice change up, especially if you arent big into mustard. Kind of like a sweet aioli or a sauce from some Japanese restaurants in other parts of the country. The fish and chips could be better from what I was told, but I didnt eat that personally. The roast beef is completely done; I do not know if they cook to order. The onion rings are golden and delicious, and fried pickles are excellent. Fried pickles have just a little kick!The staff is very polite and kind. It wasnt overcrowded either time I went just the right comfort level. We look forward to visiting again.

The best fish and chips Ive ever had, not greasy, not smelling like old oil, just perfect.

Little long wait for our dinner but over all decent place

Beer selection was ok. Friendly staff. Food quality was good, although I would avoid the shepherds pie.

Susan was awesome great food and pairings

This place is everything an English pub should be! Yummy noms, great beers (and cider) and down to earth good people!

The inside of the bar is nice looking but for being the only place in town who serves Guinness on tap, they suck. The food is too greesy and flavorless. The menu is boring. The Guinness is flat and they serve it to you with a ton of foam. They definitely need to make some changes.

Wonderful Service with a Courteous Employees & Staff (Both A.M. & P.M.) that Respect & Focus on paying attention to the comfort of the Patrons

Nice little pub, excellent food. Lots of cool decorations inside.

Great food. Fast, friendly service.

Great laid back atmosphere.. Genuine people.

Got food poisoning from here yesterday. Will never good back

Food was great!!!! And service was awesome

Awesome place. Friendly staff. Had a great time

This place is awesome. Friendly staff, very comfortable, fun & inviting atmosphere for the whole family. The food is great & brings a taste of home for me. They also have a good selection of local beers. I highly recommend a visit here.

Good food but shoulder to shoulder at bar. No masks. All tables used.

Great food and great bartender, will go back when I am in the area for sure!

I love Irish Pubs and this one checked the boxes for me. Great food a good atmosphere and Guiness on tap...I dont know what more you need in life.Enjoy!

Great bar with great food at a very good price. Friendly staff. Ten year business. Right downtown Alpena. Live music on Friday nights. Great old building with quaint outside seating... obviously a store years ago with a recessed entrance and side windows to show wares. Go there. On this warm Saturday night one can hear a musical at a nearby band shell when sitting at out of doors tables. The pic, our bikes out front, unlocked, no worries here, feels very safe.

Taste of England in Alpena, Mi. Fish and chips were excellent and the beer was cold. What more can you ask for?

Great selection. Nice staff.

Great service with great food (great prices, too)

Very happy with the service and the food.

Good service great atmosphere

Food was awesome, Susan our waitress did a great job.

A wonderful bar with delicious drinks. The White Russian and Moscow Mule were amazing!

The beer and food were good. It is a tight space environment with limited parking. The staff and local crowd were very friendly and accepting. We were a large crowd and the amount of space we took up seemed to be in the way of everyone and more than they were ready to handle. Not trying to be negative as the staff gave maximum effort. Seemed more a place for drinks than food.

Good food and drinks.

Good food and variety of beer

Very nice atmosphere , friendly and good food.

Great burger and service. Good atmosphere. Will definitely stop by again when in Alpena.

Great food and fun atmosphere. Our server was Susan and she was fantastic! We will certainly be back!

Great place for food and drink. Nice atmosphere and the servers are awesome.

Nice place, friendly staff, great homemade potato chips, live music on Friday.

Friendly staff, amazing burger, great drink selection

Great pizza, wings, and drinks. Super close to the marina. Owner is amazing. Must stop after a long day on the lake to unwind.

This place owns me. Love it.

Great selection of Michigan beer on tap and in bottle. Good service.o Typical pub food. TVs with sports going, if you like such - a bit intrusive to conversation and the dining/drinking experience.

The food was amazing , the waitress was friendly and on the ball. Great pub atmosphere

Large selection of micro/craft beers. Not limited to local collections. Food was hot and fresh but I didnt have time to taste much of the menu.

Good food and great service. Really good fish and chips!

Great food, great drinks, and great staff! Ate everything off my plate and then some. The Big Ben was to die for.

Good food and a great atmosphere. I was there close to closing time but had a great experience and will definitely go back next time Im in Alpena

Great place try the eggs

Great food and drink!! Our server/ bartender was Susan and she was awesome.

Fantastic selection and cozy atmosphere!

Nice relaxing pub with yummy food

Great atmosphere. Smaller but good service with good food. Worth your time.

Excellent English cuisine!

Our bartender was Susan, and she was amazing. We stopped in for drinks and apps. They have a great selection of Michigan craft beers. We ordered the Scottish eggs and deep fried Mac and cheese bites. Both very good. Definitely returning!

Servers took forever just to get drink orders and rarely checked in. Received the wrong drink and had to ask for the tab 3 times. After, the second request we found out that the server had lost the tab. Then, when we finally received the tab it was added incorrectly and was doubled what it should have been.If we had better service I would rate this much better. Food that we had was actually good.

Went here for are Anniversary. So glad we found this place. Owner was friendly and informative at the area. Decor was pleasing and what u expected of an English style pub. Food was just as good as the service.

Good drinks and nice atmosphere

Great place with great staff. Was good food in a nice quiet environment. Lights dimes about 9 to give a relaxed feel to the place. Staff was attentive and respectful. This is the place I recommend for anyone looking for a relaxed environment to sit and enjoy an evening....except on the occasions they have a band, on those nights it can be a bit loud.Edit: the music is now at a much better level. The last 3 bands have been awesome. If I could upgrade my review to 6 stars I would. Also you must have the fish and chips and Susan makes the best bloody Mary on the planet.

Great atmosphere, awesome selection of cocktails. Menu choices are wonderful!

Super great service. To order food is pretty good.

Great, friendly service staff. Reasonable prices. Good food.

Great food and the bar tender was great

Worst/most painful order taking experience Ive ever had. We had a simple order, and she struggled and decided to write it down on multiple sheets of paper, which caused her to miss things and ask for a repeat about 7 or 8 times. She then showed us the sheets and asked if she had it right, but then still questioned it. She tried to combine like items together, which caused her to forget who ordered what.Slow service. We got served prior to a group that got there much before us. Not enough menus for large groups.The server spilled an entire partys tray of soda/other drinks on someone.The server mixed up who ordered which drink.A pitcher of warm water was left on the table with no ice.The server mixed up orders at checkout after a long wait for the bills. I was charged double for my order and it had to be voided, not sure yet if I got the money back.The server made unwanted contact with shoulders. She smelled of booze.

Great English Pub. Good food and a extensive beer selection.

Always a great place to relax! The staff is so friendly and the food is great!

Great staff, very tasty food, excellent beer selection. Very much worth of visit in downtown Alpena. Looking forward to my next visit.

I liked my visit here. The bartenders were nice and accommodating. The other clientele were decent and not rowdy. Personally, I prefer a quiet place, but they had some people playing live music. They played well, just a little loud for such a small place. I don’t know if they serve meals because I came just before closing and they only had pizza and bar appetizers available. My only complaint would be that people smoke right at the entrance and I could smell the smoke while sitting at the bar.

Fantastic food, fantastic service!!!!

Best place for fish & chips with a legit black and tan! Cheers!

They have the best food. Fish tacos are top notch. One of my all time favorites when going there. I love the beer selection too. Cozy little place with a warm and inviting atmosphere. Not your regular kind of bar. A must see if you havent tried it.

Great pub! Family friendly. Good food. Keto friendly. Good prices. And our server was awesome, too. Definitely recommended!

I came in a little late between 9 and 10 pm on a Friday only had a coke due to limited menu at night, ended up at Applebees.I wish I would have been earlier because I enjoyed my last visit at Black sheep.

Great service and loved the scotch egg!!!

Everything we ordered was way over cooked and had no flavor except for the dirty grease they use to cook it with. Very disappointing actually.

Awesome food and service. Old school bar and grill.

We were just visiting from out of town. We were looking for music and/or a place to dance. We landed at The Black Sheep. The bartender welcomed us as we sat up at the bar. We had great conversation about the owner and the bar itself. Come to find out we were taking with the owner Chris. She was so fantastic that we decided to stay a couple of hours. This place is pretty cool. We met some of the regulars a had such a fun time that we didnt want to go anywhere else. Kudos to Chris and the The Black Sheep! If were ever back in town we will definatey come back to visit!!

Cool, laid back environment. The food was delicious! Server could of been a little bit more attentive but all around a good time.

We walked in with our 2 year Olds... We definitely got looks, I know its a pub and it was a Saturday at 1930,but the menu looked good (I came for the scotch eggs husband wanted the tri-tip and noodles ) plus it was walking distance from the holiday Inn Express and suites. This place was definitely busy, there was not sign indicating to wait or seat myself. We walked back looking for a table, where my husband found a waitress to asked about seating, and if we should seat ourselves or wait to be seated she responded with a wild look saidif you want and promptly walked away.Some nice ladies at the front of the restaurant offered to slide down, so we accepted the offer and sat down. We had looked at the menu before leaving the hotel, and knew what we were going to order. 7 minutes after sitting down, another waitress came to our table, asked if we were just drinking or eating, we said both. This is when we were told that it would be at LEAST a hour before we saw food, because everyone in the restaurant had apparently just walked in at one time,she then told us about restraunt down the street that had kids menus. I appreciate the waitress telling us it would be over a hour for food, but didnt like the implacation my children needed chicken finger and fried. I also realized that us just having dinner would not add up to the money a table would produce with 4 adult drinkers, on a night with live music.This review 1 a one star review because all I had to rate was 2 wait staff.Enjoy, the food on the menu looked good.

It was Friday the special was fish and chips for 8.99 was very good not greasy at all.

Friendly service. Drinks where the bomb. You got to try the Bloody Mary..Food was well portions. Definitely worth the stop.

The Reuben that I had there really was the best damn Reuben Ive ever had! And Susan was our server and the bar tender at the same time and was holding down that pub all by herself.Give that lady a raise! (Also congrats on your daughters upcoming wedding!)

Good atmosphere and nice bev selection. Occassionally a bottle beer selected is a bit flat, perhaps expired, but overall a nice pub. The bartender is a bit of a bark no bite type but not a deal breaker. Definitely here to recommend their house Bloody Marys and Scotch Eggs. To me, these two offerings take their bar menu a bit above average.

Good food, and beer. Fun atmosphere. Went for lunch. Good service. Will return if back in the area.

Great service, waitress was patient waiting for us to make our decisions and burgers even though not asked how we wanted them cooked, were great!! Was a bit reluctant when we walked in, but was very pleased in the end!!

Ausome

Wonderful food, great atmosphere, Top Notch if youre in the area and are looking for a cozy place for a bite to eat or a drink.

Came here for a night out and a chance to unwind. Friendly bar tenders good beer selection and great atmosphere.

The best fish & chips around.Holy Grail ale, top shelf.Decor and atmosphere, just great.

Very welcoming atomsphere.... From the cook to the barkeep, pleasant and cheerful.Very inexpensive for the quality of food and inviting tone

Great pub with great scotch eggs! Great to be able to get beers on their release date!

The service is great, good beer selection and the scotch eggs are the greatest.

This little spot is so unique and a wonder all its own, its tucked into the down town streets but with wonderful surroundings. The staff was great!