Black Bull Steakhouse - Gillette

Beautiful decor and relaxing environment. The food was very good per usual. Consistent experience every visit, love the sesame tuna entree!

Great experience! Delicious food, pleasant atmosphere, and great cocktails 🍸 and wine options.

Great food fair prices. Nice atmosphere Highly recommend.

2nd time - both superb! Food was premium on both occasions. Tomahawk for 2 is def one of my fav's, & crab cakes, amazing!! Best slightly dirty martinis...compliments of Megan! Return customer for sure. The owner very personable, and remembered our faces!

We really enjoyed the crab cake as an appetizer and split the Tomahawk for two as our entree. The amount of food served was a perfect portion. Declined dessert but they brought out TiraMisu that read Happy Anniversary in chocolate syrup because we mentioned we were there for our anniversary. Im looking forward to the next meal here.

A fantastic new restaurant. Beautiful, upscale decor. Gorgeous staff! Delicious meal from start to finish. Put this one on repeat!

Food was delicious, service was excellent. Will definitely be back.

Will definately return! Tried it last night - the aged strip steak was cooked to perfection and was one of the best I've had in a long time and was better than other big name steak houses. Incredible crust, served sliced with perfect seasoning. Amazing service, cocktails and desserts.

We can’t believe we’ve never been here. It was the most amazing food, service, and atmosphere. It is totally our new favorite place to come. Everything was excellent! If I say this, it’s true.

I want to thank the staff at Black Bull Steakhouse in Gillette, NJ for the wonderful food and service they provided for a private party I had there last Saturday night for 27 people. They could not have been more professional and accommodating. Everything was wonderful and my guests had a great time. Thanks again!

Excellent restaurant! I’ve eaten here 3 times now - twice in the restaurant and once in the bar - in the past 2 months. Their fish dishes are delicious. I had filet mignon first time I came and it was excellent as well. Cooked to perfection (I asked for rare) Service is exceptional (Danny is one of their first class, friendly waiters). Plenty of parking as well. The bar is also very nice. Highly recommend.

Absolutely loved our experience at The Black Bull in Gillette! We started with the clams and stuffed mushrooms, both of which were incredibly flavorful and a perfect start to our meal. The steaks were the highlight—cooked to perfection and bursting with flavor. We also tried the beet salad and Caesar salad, both topped with perfectly cooked shrimp, which was a fantastic touch. The owner was such a pleasure to meet—super friendly and welcoming. Overall, a wonderful dining experience and we can’t wait to return! Highly recommend!

We have been waiting to try Black Bull for a while. It didn't disappoint. The service, atmosphere, food were all there. It had the whole package for the price. We enjoyed our food, our server was great, and it was not loud as some places can be. It was a great find and we look forward to coming back!

Our server Danny was very attentive from the minute we sat down. He asked us how we were doing, what we wanted to start out with, and also asked about any potential allergies in our party. That made us feel so seen because I couldn’t remember the last time a server asked about that. When the food arrived, I was surprised by how fast it came out. Most other steakhouses would have taken their sweet time for the “experience,” but it felt like no time passed between our drinks, appetizers, and our actual meal. It was unbelievable for our party as large as ours. Would be coming back again. Thank you, Danny!

This restaurant is one of our new favorites. The decor is beautiful, the seats are so comfortable. The staff are amazing, great customer service and friendly environment all around. Our server Leny was amazing! The food was delicious, we highly recommend the porterhouse for 2. We enjoyed all the sides, drinks and desserts. We plan to come back soon.

Dining at Black Bull was an absolute delight from start to finish! The atmosphere was warm and inviting, perfect for a special night out. From the moment we were seated, the service was great, friendly, and knowledgeable. Now, let’s talk about the star of the meal—the steak! Cooked to perfection, it was incredibly tender, bursting with flavor, and had that perfect sear. Each bite was pure bliss! The sides were just as impressive, especially the honey roasted brussel sprouts, which paired beautifully with the main course. Whether you're a steak connoisseur or just looking for an amazing dining experience, this is the place to be.

We've been there twice since they opened and cannot wait to go back. I love steak! And they did not disappoint. The lobster bisque is amazing, and first time we had the tomahawk steak, so delicious, and too much to eat, took half home. Second time there I had the bone-in filet Mignon, and wow! so tasty. Place looks great and service is on par. My husband takes anywhere for my birthday, and this year it will definitely be Black Bull!

Arranged for a dinner for 20 people after Watchung Hills High School event. Joseph and his team were outstanding. from being able to accommodate a group that large on a Friday night & still making easy access for a friend who needed help with a mobility device, to being able to keep food and drinks flowing to the table without a delay. They even managed to bring all 20 meals to the table at the same time, which isn't easy for a group that big. But the star of the show was the food. Steaks, seafood, pasta: regular menu and specials, everything was fantastic. Be back again soon.

We are the pleasure of having Danny and David service. Danny was amazing. The food was top-notch and we are certain to come back. The steaks were New York quality and the price was amazing. Look forward to having lots of cocktails.

We were a table of four and everyone was very happy with appetizers, entrees, drinks and dessert. The calamari had a light fluffy crust, less oily than most. The Porterhouse house steak was memorable, served with a tipped plate for a pool of aus jus to dip slices into. The service was very attentive and professional. My only wishes is for there to be an included choice of side with the steak, even a free baked potato instead charging $10. for every side. Just the porterhouse was $139. so the total bill was high for all we ordered and we shouldn't have to pay for a potato or vegetable.

A very nice steakhouse. Very good service and food. Somewhat expensive though. Overall recommended.

We came here to celebrate my birthday with my family and had a wonderful experience. The food was delicious, and the ambience was sophisticated, quiet, classy, and very relaxing. We’re looking forward to coming back again and highly recommend this place.

Simply said. Amazing!!!! I grew up on Meyersville Road. The building was always a restaurant. But Finally it is a Place to Dine at and have a GREAT MEAL!!!! WE love the atmosphere and the wine list. The location is perfect too. Right in a central location. (Chatham, New Vernon, Harding, Bernardsville, Morristown, Long hill Township, Berkeley Heights, Summit, New Providence.) This is the place for a great meal and a very sophisticated night. FYI: My Oysters were great. And yes, the steak superb!

Was there on Christmas Day. Interior design and décor was excellent compared to Capital Grill stakehouse where it's dark inside with no windows... Service was great friendly accommodating, could have been up one or two notches, but we had no complaints at all.. All the food was perfectly prepared.. Portions were filling..

A nice neighborhood upscale.restaurant. went for Thanksgiving with kids and grand kids. Staff was very accommodating to us. Had a great selection including a traditional Thanksgiving meal. Food quality was excellent. Definitely recommend this restaurant!

Food was great and the restaurant had beautiful decorations. Our waiters were very responsive and friendly! I will definitely be coming back!

We have been wanting to try this restaurant since it opened. The food was delicious, and the pairings of ingredients were fabulous. Our waiter Mickey could not have been more attentive, knowledgeable about the dishes and a sunny personality to boot! This will definitely be on our shortlist of favorites.

Great restaurant. High end establishment. Lots of room and great food and service. Great for social events and business lunches or dinners.

very attentive waiter. he might have been new lol 😭 i filled up on the bread because it was good! lobster mac didn’t stand out to me but the burrata salad was one of the best i’ve had. i loved their consideration of splitting it up before serving it to us and the burrata was delicious!! the t-bone steak was also delicious, nice crust and super tender. however the steak sauce is disappointing and ruins the meat, it just tastes like ketchup and vinegar mixed together. dipping it in the melted butter is a much better move.

It Is truly a beautiful restaurant, Enjoyed a delicious red sangria, My avocado and lump crab appetizer Was the very best. My entree of scallops was delicious.. The service and attention will definitely make me return for another meal.

I really wanted to love this place. Dining room has a beautiful look. Our service was a slow and lacking many times. It's was a Saturday evening & we were a table of 4. We ordered 2 apps ..clams and mushrooms. I was quite taken back by how ridiculously small everything was. They served the clams in a huge tray of ice that looked empty since since the clams were so tiny. Everyone complained about their entrees ..except me. Mine was delicious. I had the spring shrimp over risotto. I did enjoy it. Portions were not very generous. I hope this place improves and that they hire servers with more experience. They really were off in timing, long waits for drinks, missing plates for apps ..and seemed to just be order takers and have no knowledge of the menu. I will wait a while and give this place another try.

New place. They need to get a bit more organized. Steak was excellent. Service was good but amateurish. New York prices and it just isn’t worth it. The manager gave us “atitude”like he was doing us a favor. They have a nice bar but I don’t think they are going to make it. Just too expensive for what you get.

I had been wanting to try this new steakhouse for a while now and we don’t live too far away. We were there for the first time last night and I have mixed feelings. The place was beautiful, the servers were friendly. However the first thing that struck us as odd was that the server told us we had to order everything at once, while we were ordering apps and something for our kids. This is something Ive never experienced before in our many years of dining out. We ordered the mussels and the octopus but we weren’t even sure what to order for entrees yet, but feeling pressured we ordered the surf and turf for two. The appetizers were delicious but we ended up sharing some of our kids food, so by the time we finished all of that we were pretty full. But given the fact that we already placed our food order, it was too late to cancel that. Had we not been forced to order all together, we could have paced ourselves and decided not to order an entree. When the surf and turf came out, the T-Bone was extremely well done to the point where I could barely cut it. We ended up just taking it home. I was a little bit disappointed by this experience because I had been really looking forward to trying this new establishment. We go out to eat often, especially steakhouses and it was just a bit underwhelming. From our perspective, the seafood was much better than the steak we got. I really don’t think the meal and experience we had was worth the $400+ that we paid.

Started dinner off with appetizers: Muscles came out cold, would’ve sent them back if I wasn’t with my family who were starving. Calamari as well, flavorless and chewy. The sauce it came with was alright, but really not good enough to make up for the chewiness and lack of flavor in the dish itself. Main course: Got a sirloin steak and lobster tail. Steak was absolutely amazing, perfectly cooked and had great flavor. Lobster tail was tough and lacked flavor, really was not very good. Dessert: Got a lava cake. Extremely gritty and simply not very good. I think the chocolate broke while baking causing it to have a horrible texture. Service was on point though. Was regularly checked up on and everybody was polite. Atmosphere was good too. Really the restaurant just needs to make good food and it will be great. It was all edible, but for the prices they’re looking to charge, the food did not meet expectations. Biagios and the Stirling Hotel around the corner have better food at a third of the price or less.

Nice looking place but when charging these prices the steak and prep needs to be top notch. Steak quality was ok…not bad but not wonderful. Steak cut should have had more marbling and be less dense. Two of us in the party of 4 had steak with one of us getting it overcook (asked for med rare and got medium well). Steak sauce provided was awful. Calamari came out cold and rubbery…we sent that back. When we left it was raining out and I had to walk in a gravel puddle parking lot…when trying to be upscale that is off putting….pave your entire lot. Will not go back as there are so many better steakhouses with 20 min in every direction. Anyone giving 5 or 4 start reviews either does not eat out frequently or just gives everywhere 5 stars. Final note service was prompt and well managed.

First dining experience here. Maybe due to Valentine’s Day, which shouldn’t be an excuse in the restaurant business, but the service was lacking. Not served bread, which when reading reviews prior to visiting, seemed to be served to all guests. Drinks were very poor. Tried the Sam Adams and dogfish IPA from tap and both beers were flat. The dirty martini came with one olive and had pieces of the tooth pick floating in the glass, not to mention, the waiter spilled half of it while serving it with shaky hands. When it came time to order appetizers, we were told we needed to place our entire order at once due to the kitchen being busy. The short rib spring rolls were delicious as was the porterhouse for two which was cooked perfectly. The sides left much to be desired. The truffle fries seemed like they were prepared early in the day and just served periodically as they were cold and stale. We ordered the “Loaded Baked Potato” which said it came with bacon, chives, cheddar cheese and sour cream… we were served a plain, dry, baked potato. Rather than sending it back to the kitchen, we just requested some butter to put on the potato ourselves, which the waiter never brought to us. Once our dinner was served, the waiter did not come back until it was time for the bill. No check to see how everything was or if we needed drinks or anything. Overall, the steak was great and absolutely delicious, but everything else alongside it really left a lot to be desired as a customer. It is a pretty penny to dine here and the service you are given does not live up to the high end prices you pay.

went here a month ago, oysters were fishy and uneatable. friend had scallops and not served correctly Decided to give it another chance last night. Special steak ( no price on menu) ordered medium and came out well done. 2 others ordered special sea bass- too salty to eat and had to be redone. My black bull dish was good Complained and asked to speak to owner who was present when we arrived and told he had already left. We will not return here again

Sadly this fell short of our expectations. The tomahawk was the smallest I’ve ever had, was way overcooked and the steak sauce tasted like a cocktail sauce, which I am convinced it was. The shrimp was good. The clams oreganata tasteless. The black bull old fashioned was not good at all. Not sure if our server had too many tables, but service was slow, requested things multiple times, and check given to us without asking if we wanted dessert. Focaccia was the best thing we ate, and they took that from the table before we were finished. Was looking forward to a great steakhouse we could frequent and sit at the bar in the future, but we won’t be going back.

The restaurant has been open for three months. The decor is beautiful and the servers are very friendly. The clam chowder was delicious in flavor but extremely runny. The tuna tartare (pictured) was spectacular. The sirloin and the filet mignon (pictured) were severely overcooked. The rude chef simply cut the steaks in half to show the slightest hint of pink stating that they were medium and perfectly cooked. Extremely dry steaks. Extremely disappointed with this being a steakhouse. Now we understand why the restaurant was empty the moment we entered up until we left.

DO NOT EAT HERE IF YOU HAVE FOOD ALLERGIES; I am allergic to nuts and I had an extremely close call earlier today that shouldn’t have happened in the first place. One of the specials on the menu was a halibut dish served with mango puree along with some fruits and veggies. Sounded great! Unfortunately, the dish also had pecans — something I had ZERO knowledge of until they served me the dish. How did this happen, you might ask? Simple! Pecans weren’t even listed on the menu as an ingredient in the dish. Fortunately, for both myself and this establishment, I am okay. I only react if the nut enters my mouth and the halibut itself was safe to eat for me. However, this brazen lack of oversight could have absolutely sent someone else to the hospital — or worse. IMAGINE if someone with an allergy far more severe than mine lost their life to an act of negligence like this. If by some chance the staff or management is reading this, consider yourself INSANELY LUCKY that I caught on to the error and not someone less fortunate than me. This is appalling, offensive and above all else, UNACCEPTABLE. Do not bother apologizing. This is an issue that, for many, is life and death. Use. Your. Heads.