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The Black Lion - High Roding ๐Ÿฆ A proper village pub at the heart of High Roding ๐Ÿป
๐Ÿ“– New chapter | Familiar welcome ๐Ÿก
๐Ÿฐ Est. c.1400 | Part of village life for centuries ๐Ÿ•ฐ๏ธ

๐€ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ค ๐‹๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ŸฆThereโ€™s lots happening at The Black Lion, and weโ€™re so excited for whatโ€™s coming next!...
26/10/2026

๐€ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ค ๐‹๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿฆ

Thereโ€™s lots happening at The Black Lion, and weโ€™re so excited for whatโ€™s coming next!

This is our last week of light lunches as we move into a new stage of the pub. Weโ€™re building something really special, with plenty of great food, new experiences and lots more reasons to make us your local.

This week weโ€™ve got our usual lunch menu and wood-fired pizzas, a little Spanish flavour on Friday with Top Knot Chef joining us for tapas night still a few seats left - book via the link in our bios, and something weโ€™re particularly excited aboutโ€ฆ
Our very first Sunday Roast! ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ

Join us this Sunday from 12pm until 6pm. Last seating at 6pm. Please message us to reserve your table ๐Ÿ’Œ

Itโ€™s all part of the next chapter, and we canโ€™t wait to share it with you.

Thank you for continuing to support us, it really does mean the world.

โ™ฅ๏ธ The Black Lion, High Roding

โ€œ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ?โ€๐Ÿช‰๐Ÿปโ€œWe havenโ€™t got time.โ€โ€œBut weโ€™ve only just got here?โ€โ€œWE HAVENโ€™T GOT TIME FOR STUPID QUESTIONSโ€ฆ OF COURSE I...
22/10/2026

โ€œ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ?โ€๐Ÿช‰๐Ÿป

โ€œWe havenโ€™t got time.โ€

โ€œBut weโ€™ve only just got here?โ€

โ€œWE HAVENโ€™T GOT TIME FOR STUPID QUESTIONSโ€ฆ OF COURSE I WANT A GUINNESS.โ€ ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ˜‚

You know where to find us. โ™ฅ๏ธ

๐‘๐„๐ƒ ๐–๐ˆ๐๐„ ๐’๐„๐€๐’๐Ž๐ ๐ŸทThe nights are drawing in, the fireโ€™s calling, and frankly, we think itโ€™s time to make ourselves comfor...
20/10/2026

๐‘๐„๐ƒ ๐–๐ˆ๐๐„ ๐’๐„๐€๐’๐Ž๐ ๐Ÿท

The nights are drawing in, the fireโ€™s calling, and frankly, we think itโ€™s time to make ourselves comfortable. โ™ฅ๏ธ

Whoโ€™s joining us for a glass?

๐Ÿ“ The Black Lion, High Roding

๐€ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ค ๐‹๐ข๐จ๐ง โ™ฅ๏ธThereโ€™s a lot happening behind the scenes, and weโ€™re so excited to start sharing what ...
20/10/2026

๐€ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ค ๐‹๐ข๐จ๐ง โ™ฅ๏ธ

Thereโ€™s a lot happening behind the scenes, and weโ€™re so excited to start sharing what weโ€™ve been cooking up.

Weโ€™ve got some wonderful evenings lined up, from a special tapas night with Top Knot Chef ๐“๐Ž๐ ๐Š๐๐Ž๐“ ๐‚๐‡๐„๐… ร— ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐๐‹๐€๐‚๐Š ๐‹๐ˆ๐Ž๐ | ๐“๐€๐๐€๐’ ๐„๐•๐„๐๐ˆ๐๐† ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ on 30th October to Malaysian flavours with Bruno Cooks on 20th November. See our bio for the links to book ๐Ÿ“…

And on 1st November, our new chefs will be serving our very first Sunday roast!

From then on, you can join us for food Wednesday to Sunday, lunch and dinner, with our Sunday roasts becoming a weekly tradition. Send us a message to book ๐Ÿ“†

Whether itโ€™s a midweek meal, a long Sunday lunch, a special evening with friends or simply a pint and something delicious, we canโ€™t wait to welcome you in.

Thank you for all the support youโ€™ve shown us already. Weโ€™re only just getting started.

The Black Lion, High Roding ๐Ÿฆ

๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ ๐จ ๐›๐ž๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐ŸฆWhat a weekend! โ™ฅ๏ธWe just wanted to take a moment to say a huge thank you to everyone who has ...
19/10/2026

๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ ๐จ ๐›๐ž๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿฆ

What a weekend! โ™ฅ๏ธ

We just wanted to take a moment to say a huge thank you to everyone who has visited us, supported us, spread the word and helped make our first few weeks such a busy one. Weโ€™re so grateful for the warm welcome weโ€™ve received from the village and beyond.

Behind the scenes, thereโ€™s plenty going on as we continue to find our feet, get things in place and bring some exciting plans to life. Thereโ€™s a lot of hard work happening behind those bar doors, and we canโ€™t wait to share more with you.

And now, for some exciting newsโ€ฆ ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ

Weโ€™ve had the go-ahead from our chefs to start taking bookings for our first Sunday roast of 2026, Sunday 1st November! ๐Ÿฅ”๐Ÿ—

Weโ€™re really looking forward to bringing a proper Sunday roast to The Black Lion, and we know some of you have been waiting for this one!

๐Ÿ“… Sunday 1st November
๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Bookings are now open!

Drop us a message to reserve your table. We expect spaces to fill quickly, so donโ€™t leave it too late.

Thank you again for being part of this new chapter. Weโ€™re only just getting started, and thereโ€™s so much more to come.

The fireโ€™s lit, the pints are flowing, and thereโ€™s plenty more to look forward to. ๐Ÿฆโ™ฅ๏ธ

17/10/2026

๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ž ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ”ฅ

A roaring fire, a freshly stone baked sourdough pizza and nowhere else you need to be. Sounds like a pretty perfect evening to us. โ™ฅ๏ธ

Join us at The Black Lion for a little fireside comfort, proper pub atmosphere and your favourite pizza, served Monday to Saturday, 5-9pm.

Eat in or take away. ๐Ÿ•

๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ง ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐€๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ค ๐‹๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ŸŒ…Some evenings, the village puts on a show and we couldnโ€™t choose 1 so have all the change...
16/10/2026

๐†๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ง ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐€๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ค ๐‹๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ŸŒ…

Some evenings, the village puts on a show and we couldnโ€™t choose 1 so have all the changes throughout the night ๐Ÿคฉ

Festoons, golden skies and the simple pleasure of watching the sun go down in our little corner of Essex.

Thereโ€™s something rather special about village pub life. โ™ฅ๏ธ

๐๐„๐‡๐ˆ๐๐ƒ ๐„๐•๐„๐‘๐˜ ๐†๐‘๐„๐€๐“ ๐๐”๐ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐€ ๐๐€๐‘ ๐…๐”๐‹๐‹ ๐Ž๐… ๐’๐“๐Ž๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐’โ€ฆ ๐ŸปSome written on the chalkboard, some shared over a pint, and some that...
15/10/2026

๐๐„๐‡๐ˆ๐๐ƒ ๐„๐•๐„๐‘๐˜ ๐†๐‘๐„๐€๐“ ๐๐”๐ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐€ ๐๐€๐‘ ๐…๐”๐‹๐‹ ๐Ž๐… ๐’๐“๐Ž๐‘๐ˆ๐„๐’โ€ฆ ๐Ÿป

Some written on the chalkboard, some shared over a pint, and some that probably shouldnโ€™t leave the pub! ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ˜‚

Hereโ€™s to the old stories, the new memories, and everyone who makes The Black Lion what it is. โ™ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿฆ

โ™ฅ๏ธ STILL BUZZING FROM THIS ONE! ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿปa few more snaps from our first quiz night, because honestly, what a brilliant evening...
13/10/2026

โ™ฅ๏ธ STILL BUZZING FROM THIS ONE! ๐Ÿง ๐Ÿป

a few more snaps from our first quiz night, because honestly, what a brilliant evening it was! ๐Ÿคฉ

a packed pub, plenty of laughs, some questionable answers and the loveliest atmosphere. thank you to everyone who came along and made it such a special night. weโ€™re so lucky to have such a brilliant bunch of people supporting us. โ™ฅ๏ธ

now, whoโ€™s ready for round two? ๐Ÿ‘€

weโ€™re starting a waitlist for our next quiz night, so if you missed out this time or want to make sure you get a table next time, comment QUIZ below and weโ€™ll add you to the list!

our quiz nights will be monthly, and if the first one is anything to go by, youโ€™ll want to get in early! ๐Ÿฆ

12/10/2026

๐–๐‡๐„๐ ๐–๐„ ๐’๐€๐˜ ๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐๐ˆ๐™๐™๐€ ๐†๐”๐˜๐’ ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Š๐„๐ƒ ๐’๐€๐“๐”๐‘๐ƒ๐€๐˜ ๐๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“, ๐“๐‡๐„๐˜ ๐–๐„๐‘๐‘๐‘๐Š๐„๐ƒ ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ”ฅ

One pizza every 4 minsโ€ฆ basically 48 rounds in the boxing ring, back-to-back, with no breaks. Except the only KOs were the pizza guys on Sunday morning ๐Ÿ˜‚๐ŸฅŠ

Jamie & Sid, you were genuinely incredible. The graft, the teamwork and the sheer pace you kept up all night - were something else. We couldnโ€™t be prouder to have you on the team! โ™ฅ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘

Massive thank you to you both, absolute legends! ๐Ÿฆ

Pizzas served Monday to Saturday, 5โ€“9pm, available to eat in or takeaway! ๐Ÿ•โ™ฅ๏ธ

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The Black Lion, 3 The Street, High Roding
Dunmow
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