Beehive inn in Eden

Best pub in Penrith , very family friendly , kid friendly , people were friendly , food was 100% , could not fault it at all , all staff couldn’t do more too help , play park for the little ones , couldn’t ask for more and this is is my first review ever it was that good

Lovely food and very nice friendly staff ! Lots to keep the kiddies entertained while you dine ! Fab secure outdoor play area / beer garden. Lots of indoor games/toys also if the weather isn’t too good . Bar manager and staff always go above and beyond to help . Definitely recommend this lovely pub for a visit if you’re in the area !

Called in for a drink with friends on a walk to Penrith. Just had drinks, good selection and good prices. £10.60 for a double gin and mixer and a pint of real ale. During our visit, the staff could’ve smiled a bit more and been a bit more welcoming. Wouldn’t stop me going back.

Excellent food. Really good service but felt sorry for the young lad serving the bar and the food on his own. He did a great job.

Unfriendly. It's supposed to be dog friendly but someone was rather put out that she had to bring her husky inside because we wanted to sit in the beer garden with our dogs. Left without ordering anything. Went to another pub in Penrith and it was brilliant!

The food is reasonably priced and was so nice. The staff were lovely and it is dog friendly here too. I would recommend visiting.

Traditional menu I chose Cumberland sausage and chips my wife had the haddock. Both lovely meals . Service was excellent . Had some Reservations after reading some reviews but can honestly say I wasn’t disappointed . Also this is a very dog friendly pub which was a bonus. I can thoroughly recommend stopping here for meals .Thankyou for the dog snacks too.

Stopped in for a late lunch/early tea before a long drive home after our holiday. We chose this place because it was dog friendly. The food was amazing all home style meals and huge portions, was disappointed they no longer did dog meals until our food came out and we realised we had more than enough to share with the dog. And very reasonable prices for the size and quality of the meal. Lovely big play area for children with lots of ride on toys as well. Staff where friendly I did read a couple of reviews that said there was a long wait for food, this was not the case and the wait times a very in line with what you'd expect for freshly prepared meals, if you want fast food and small potatoes go to spoons. If you want freshly cooked home style food then the Beehive Inn definitely ticks your boxes.

What a fantastic pub, super friendly staff who couldn’t be more helpful, locals happy to chat and just a lovely friendly atmosphere, food was great and well priced, I highly recommend you visit the Beehive

My buddy and I rolled up to grab a drink and check out the round table at 11:45 am. Since the pub was closed, we figured we'd visit the table first and come back for some grub. Just as we were about to set off on our quest, one of the staff practically flew out of the door like a caffeinated bat and told us, "You can't park here!"—without even asking what we were up to. Apparently, the entire car park was reserved, so we left to find a new spot. Fast forward to 2:00 pm, and we cruised by again, only to see the car park still emptier than my fridge after a long weekend. We were just minding our own business, but we got hit with more attitude and judgment than a high school prom queen.

Honestly couldn't tell you what is worse, the food, the service or the atmosphere. They were fixing furniture while we sat down for our (booked) meal. The burgers were pretty much Mcdonalds standards, the lasagne was the worst lasagne we've ever experienced.

When we arrived we were quickly seated and had menus on the table. Drink order was taken and food ordered soon after. There was a little bit of a wait but there were a few tables in so expected. Food was tasty - we had Sunday lunch and two kids meals. Food reasonably priced.some of the waiting staff were new so had to check a couple of things but were friendly and polite throughout. We sat in the beer garden for a drink which the kids loved.

My daughter and I called in for lunch we both had the Sunday roast 😋 it was absolutely gorgeous meat was super tender proper roasties and yorkshire puds plenty of gravy (proper tasty gravy )creamy mash and vegetables. Reasonably priced decent portion .The Beehive is a lovely friendly pub brilliant staff excellent choice of drinks good food nice atmosphere.

For a drink in the beer garden is lovely, kids love the park. However the food is absolutely diabolical, my “home made” lasagne was microwaved as was the pie. The kids burger was stale and honestly disgusting. They refused to eat it! We also got nachos and pulled pork. The cheese was absolutely vile and looked like it was from a can! The pulled pork was cold and undercooked. The food was honestly absolutely disgusting! However like I said, the beer garden is fine to have a drink in with kids.

5/5 Beautiful food, and gorgeous outside area. Judith and the team are so happy to help and the food its quality. Home made chips ( don’t normally like) but these are lovely. Clean and plenty of options for drinks, food ☺️

We were staying at a campsite down the road so were looking for a lovely home cooked meal. The staff were so friendly and welcoming. The food was amazing, portion sizes were great, including kids meals. They had loads to keep kids entertained, toys, play area, colouring. Highly recommend this pub, great atmosphere, great staff and great food

First time visiting the beehive, nipped in for some food & a short break,a proper lil family like unit the staff were,nothing was to much trouble,all food was homemade no frozen products on our plate it was absolutely delicious,a family & dog friendly place,lots of outdoor space for children,beer garden was a delight,well done I’m so pleased I found this pub definitely won’t be my last.well done to you all😊

Absolutely spot on. So glad we chose this pub/restaurant as a half way meeting point between blackpool and Newcastle for a family meet up. Our granddaughter is lactose intolerant and the menu was adapted to her needs, it was lovely to see her enjoying her food, even a vegan cheesecake for dessert (Darcy os so conscious of her allergy and often feels excluded - not this time ) - the landlady and her daughter (who runs the kitchen) and all staff are so helpful and friendly. The toilets are stocked with deodorant, sanitary products and even nappies I'm the baby change station with wipes for customers to use - how amazing is that. The food was delicious and we all enjoyed it. Father in law had the pensioners special which was just right for him. Overall a really enjoyable visit thankyou

Lovely food, great service and friendly staff. Dogs welcome too. Steak pie was fantastic. Portions generous and the toilets were spotless.

We attended a family meal here on the Saturday evening. The menu appeared to be reasonable priced and have plenty of options, but when we ordered a large majority of what we wanted was out of stock. The food when it arrived, was okay. The staff were friendly and tried to be helpful, although it appeared that they were very new and required some additional guidance.

Very good food very reasonably priced. Landlady, staff and regulars very welcoming. Highly recommend going here good pool table too.

We haven't been in the Beehive for many a year. Penrith seems to be a place where its hard to find a decent pub to eat out in. This is a little gem though. Nice atmosphere and the food was lovely. Just good honest pub grub. We will be back.

We came upon this pub whilst doing a walk on what was a really horrible wet day. When we arrived we were soaking and couldn’t have had a warmer welcome. Four of us shared various food off the menu. The service was great, the menu choice and food itself were excellent and very good value for money. The fire was on, so lovely and warm inside. We would definitely visit again if we are in the area.

Working away from home and found this little gem of a pub. The food was delicious the beer was crisp and the Landlady Judith and staff are awesome and after only five minutes of walking in I felt like I’d been drinking here for years xxThanks for a great meal and great company next time my truck is this way I’ll be in for sure 💪💪💪

I don,t usually write a poor review as I believe most places can have an "Off day"However the meal my husband and I had was terrible. The scampi was extremely poor quality and the chips tasted and looked like they had been left on a hot plate all afternoon. We went as it was a suggested venue but I would never reccomend this place as I would not want another couple to feel so ripped off.

Lovely home cooked food. We had three days in Penrith and visited this place three times, once to try, two to definitely go back. Very friendly staff.

2 couples and we had 3 toasted tuna and mayo sandwiches, and one prawn salad. The sandwiches came with a very tasty side salad. Everything about the visit was absolutely amazing. The staff were attentive and very friendly and polite. Well worth a visit.

18-9-23 I booked a table 5 days ago for our family of 15 plus dogs I had read the reviews, I thought it cant be that bad give it a try!!! Well never again it took nearly a hour for food to arrive it was cold, poorly presentated, and small portion sizes I could have fed the family better out of my own freezer as everything seemed to not be fresh!!! how can any chef make poor fried egg, stone cold!!! the whole family were disappointed plus it was well over priced! McDonald's food isn't great but I wish we had gone there!!! Shame as its not a bad looking place but I recommend if your on the A6 just keep driving give this place a wideberth!!!! So disappointing!!!!!

If you are looking for somwhere for good service and good food at a sensible price do not go anywhere near this place. Two cups of tea was ordered and after a very long wait two odd mugs full of hot water with a tea bag dumped in were delivered. After another very long wait the two small portions of steak pie for main course arrived and appeared to have been reheated several times before before being dumped on a plate with a spoonful of peas and a small portion of dry chips all for the princely sum in excess of £33 for the two of us. The only thing worse than the sevice was the food. No wonder the place was almost empty.

The food was cold which was a pity because when they heated it up for us it was very tasty. There was a really good singer to entertain us so Alyson and I enjoyed ourselves. In my opinion the young staff lacked an older person to guide them in the kitchen. Do not get me wrong the young were charming and did a good job but as i said before they were a but adrift. Not their fault. Would I go back? Yes but i would tell them I like to eat a Sunday Lunch hot.

Not what it used to be. It has had several different managers over the last few years and each time we have tried it under these new managers it has got worse and worse. At one time, this was our go to pub and highly recommended to anyone visiting. Sadly we will not be visiting again or recommend to anyone. We went on Saturday evening, booked a table as expected it to be busy. We expected it to be busy for meals, not drinkers that had taken over the entire pub. (Ok the football was on, but we’ve been to pubs before when football is on and it rarely affects the experience). I am glad it was a nice evening and we opted to sit outside, much to the delight of the person sat at the table next to our reserved one as they had taken over the area. It was loud and not a pleasant environment for eating inside. We ordered drinks at the bar, then ordered our food from the limited menu. (What pub doesn’t even offer fish and chips?!) Basically, if they couldn’t buy it in frozen and cook it, it wasn’t on the menu. When we went to order food, we were told 45mins wait, said ok, then the reply was “or longer…” giving the impression they couldn’t be bothered with serving food. There was a lot of people in but very few eating to warrant such a delay on such basic food. The food only took 20-30 mins to arrive in the end anyway. I had Mac n cheese which was a tiny portion of pasta with grated cheese on the top, served with chips that looked like they were from a chippy and a solitary slice of garlic bread. A tiny bit of salad on the side that could have been a few days old. My partner had scampi which to be fair got about 9 pieces, though definitely seemed to have come from a bag as well. We got the impression they were a drinking pub who do a bit of food on the side. We finished our meal and left about 7:30pm. A family had just arrived, tried to get in for food only to be told they are not serving food anymore, yet banners outside advertise food served 12-9pm Mon-Sat. There’s much better and more welcoming places to eat around. Dogs welcome but wouldn’t say it’s particularly dog friendly.

We visited here a few months ago and weren’t overly impressed but decided to give it another try seen as we were passing. I wish we hadn’t, one of the worst meals i’ve had. The fact that there was nobody else in eating should have told us something however we ordered anyways. I ordered the lasagne which when arrived was a dish of slop, basically mince with a cheap tomato pasta sauce poured over and a sheet of lasagne on top, no white sauce and no cheese on top. I’ve never tasted anything so disgusting in all my life and couldn’t eat it. The chips were nice, however the coleslaw wasn’t fresh and the garlic slice was soggy and microwaved. When the waitress came over and asked how it is was i explained i couldn’t eat it and said she would let the chef know, she came back and asked if would like another lasagne, i said no not if it will be the same as this one however less than 2 minutes later another dish of slop appeared. By this point one of our party had finished eating and the waitress started to clear their plates despite others still eating. The girl working appeared to be young and lacking experience and it would have been nice for the chef or manager to come and speak to us rather than leaving it to a young member of staff who clearly didn’t know how to deal with a complaint. We were charged full price and no apology was given for the awful food. Very overpriced for poor quality food and will not return.

Waited for our food, over an hour after we had placed our order. Small lasagne was burnt around the edge and served with chips (which the staff member had been told were not wanted) and a very small salad covered in an oil, which had not been requested and which made it inedible to one of the party. One member of the party ordered scampi but was served with a burger, so had wait even longer for his meal.

The pub is great for families, lovely little play area at the back however the food was expensive and nothing more than something I could have reheated from a local supermarket. Worryingly, a member of our party asked for a gluten free dessert option and was first asked to confirm she was gluten free because “the chef didn’t want to sell her it, if she wasn’t” she was then served with a completely different dessert and luckily after a few mouthfuls, realised it wasn’t what she asked for (or gluten free) The staff apologised but in this day and age, this is not acceptable and you shouldn’t have to justify requesting a gluten free option and go through the embarrassment of having to explain allergies. There are lots of other options in the area, I wont return I’m afraid

This place is absolutely brilliant if you've got small kids. They have changing facilities in both male and female toilets, and even carry spare nappies and toiletries. The outside play area is perfect for younger children, as such the atmosphere is also caring and compassionate...

Came over to the lakes for a few days to meet up with family. We only had a few hours before people travelled back home. We called in for lunch. Sat in the lovely beer garden. Food was nice but a little expensive for what...

Went for a Sunday Lunch, the menu price and description looked like it would be a good Sunday lunch. How wrong we were, 2 tiny roast po, spoonful of mash, frozen vegetables not even warm and the Lamb, well I've never seen such thinly sliced...

Dreadful place, avoid and go to the far better pubs locally. We came for Sunday lunch when visiting the local area. Wish we hadn’t bothered. The roast consisted of bits of lamb (literally bits, not slices), three miniature roast potatoes, a lump of mash and...

The staff were really friendly and accommodating. The outside play area was a real bonus for the kids, with lots to do and a nice seating area. The inside needs a facelift, although it was clean and tidy. The low rating relates to the food,...

Not impressed. Expensive food , cheap quality. We had the steak burger and double chicken burger with a side of jalapeño bites. The chicken was basically cheap frozen chicken , the only thing home made was probably the chips which you got about 8 of...

Had a get together here over the weekend, Judith, Tash and the rest of the staff were blooming brilliant, they were fantastic, going over and above to make us happy, they even organised a gazebo just incase in rained while we were outside. They even...

Visited last night knowing of a recent change in ownership so keen to try. Absolutely fantastic! Homemade steak pie with chips, peas and gravy..... delicious! Staff were really welcoming. Dogs welcome. Fast service. We'll definitely be returning. Keep up the good work guys.

Amazing food, had two kids in tow, amazing staff sophie and sianead, were amazing helped make us feel comfortable and a friendly family environment, kids were busy playing on the park, Judith and tash were really welcoming and couldn't do enough for us, well be...

Well run family pub which allows dogs in they even have biscuits on the side for them and offers out water bowls. Visited twice over the weekend both times we received good service by the lovely young staff members and great pub food. We had...

Terrible service, appalling attitude from all members of staff including the owner/manager. Drinks deposited on the table by handling the rim of the glass with dirty hands and fingernails we had to wipe the glass before drinking from it. Food bland, unappealing and barely warm....

We went to have our evening meal, and was disappointed, why it was not freshly cooked as advertised but reheated

We found this lovely pub on our last night in lakes and I wish we had found it earlier.......from second we came in me my hubby and our dog we were made welcome the fire was lovely We ordered food wow home made pie was...

Phoned up this place at short notice and they were able to fit us in despite being only 25 mins from finishing service. The food was very nice, home cut chips and pies. The mother and daughter landladies are really friendly and make sure the...

We stopped here for a meal on the august bank holiday, went into pub, and were told they weren’t taking walk ins, only bookings, because their supplier had failed to deliver. Went back out to car with kids, and drove off to find somewhere else....

We travelled to Penrith to meet family at Rheghed services, unfortunately they didn’t let dogs in the cafe so we had to find somewhere for five plus a dog. A local pal recommended The Bee Hive inn. We travelled 1.7 miles from the services arriving...

Never used to be the best place but it was a hell of a lot better than it is now! We thought we recognised the new owners and we were right! They used to cause so much chaos in the place, I'm sure they were...

In my 26 years of being in the hospality industry, I have never come across such an example of disgraceful service. So much so, that I will be using the visit in all my future training sessions, to highlight how you can get something so...

We met here for a family meal with all parties driving roughly 2 hours each. Food was nice and service while there fine. However my 78 year old Dad made a mistake with the parking app and despite 5 phone calls and messages left for...

Disgraceful, arrived here after driving 6 hours from London, went in to ask very unattentful staff if they were still serving food. It was 7:50pm and it said online it was still serving until 8:30pm, they immediately said no. After I walked outside I saw...

We went to the Beehive Pub in a hope of getting a meal on Friday 2nd September. We arrived at approximately 19.50hr after reading food was served until 8.30pm. We parked in the carpark… and went in to see if a table was available. Food...

Not knowing the area we found a pub for a bite to eat. They had a very very small menu so all of us had to choose children’s meals as the only available meal for an adult was a Sunday roast. The food wasn’t great...

AVOID, we came here in may for lunch after my sons football match, on entry we wasn't told about any parking charges that may occur, I went to the bar several times and still no advise on putting my REG plate into there parking system....

Lovely little gem of a pub, lovely food and great service by the girls (Chloe, Sinead, Sophie & Abbie) very bubbly staff and they work well as a team. Order for food was taken swiftly and all arrived together which can be hard in some...

Service is slow and haphazard - missing out meals we'd ordered and elements of the meals that did arrive. Like a lot of diners, we moved outside to escape having to continuously waft away flies. Not sure how this restaurant has a reported 5 stars...

Dusting dirty place full of foul mouth idiots, won’t be returning, food has a lot to be desired hardly any choice wither

Sorry to say tonite we walked in and within minutes walked back out. Seemed noisy and not very clean won't be returning........

The Beehive Inn, Eamont Bridge. Large car park and Beer garden, inside the pub was loverly and cool in the 30 degree heat, good service, friendly staff. We had Sunday lunch, Roast dinners, beef. A starter for one and a pudding for the other, two...

Had looked forward to coming here. Firstly was told we needed to order within next 10 minutes as there was a large party coming in. Only one choice of lager as barrel hadn't been changed. Ordered from the very limited menu (4 choices) only to...

Arrived at opening time for lunch with5yr old. Beer Requested not avail as barrel not changed. Ordered food one of which was soup and garlic bread. After 40mins of waiting was told chef had not prepared soup so alternative was chosen. 10mins later service arrived....

Worst meal ever had & service was appalling won’t be back nor will our friends. Had to go out to get cheese from local supermarket for sandwich for family on next table. Won’t be back certainly wouldn’t recommend it to anyone

Excellent experience all round - great food, service and hospitality. Sam, Josh and the rest of the team looked after us very well, and hospitality could not be faulted. Highly recommended.

This was our first time at the beehive and I give it 10 out of 10 Fantastic food, staff were friendly and nothing was to much to help you with things not on the menu. Excellent value for money,

Family meal When we got there we was left a table with nothing prepared on it. When we got all of our drinks we ordered our food off the Menu (which only had 3 main meals And 4 children meals ) The food was below...

Booked for lunch .we all had roast beef which came with gristle through it . As an ex butcher I don't mind fat but I would not have sold that let alone served it . The carrots and broccoli were ok . Then it went...

Lovely friendly staff pet friendly with treats as soon as we walked in for our dog and our water bowl filled up. The food was lovely and really good portions. We will be back next time we're up this way.

Me and the lads stopped here for a quick bit of food on our way through. What can I say good portion sizes lovely food, and welcoming staff. Exactly what you want in a pub lunch

Great food, good for vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike; very nice dining space; lovely fire and ambience; it was cosy. Fast friendly service. Free wi fi; extremely pet friendly.

Came here for Sunday lunch with friends (hence why I didn't complain at the time) I arrived first and was given a menu, when my friends arrived we had to pass around my menu as we weren't given any more. There was also a lady...

The menu on the website is not what's on offer, very long wait with only a couple of tables in pub, food came out cold after a long wait. Pasta bake was pasta with melted cheese. What a shame as we were all really looking...

Lovely warm friendly pub..staff made us welcome.. Dog friendly.. The food was totally amazing.. Will always eat there when working away from home.. Thank you 10/10

During a short break to Eamont Bridge, we decided to visit the Beehive for a meal as it was very close to our cottage. We were made to feel very welcome by the new ownerJason and as it was curry night, ordered the curry and...

Wasn’t too sure what to expect as late on Wednesday and no one else in eating but have to say Fish and Chips was brilliantly cooked and very tasty and Scampi also lovely. Picture tells its own story

We were staying at North Bank Cottage and popped in for a drink on Saturday evening. We were made to feel very welcome by the staff and booked for a meal later on in the week. The food was freshly prepared and none of the...

Under new management. And it needed it. A very warm welcome and a real fire to enjoy, choice of menus and choice of beers. We popped in on our walk back from town a pleasant surprise, good atmosphere, we will call in again .thankyou to...

After a previous bad experience, we decided to try our local pub again after hearing it was under new management. Sky sports is back as is the curry nights etc and there was live music on. Food was reasonably priced, hot and tasty. Lovely staff and service. We will be returning.

What a find! We were breaking our journey home from Scotland and had a lovely meal here at the Beehive Inn. Good choice on the menu. Well cooked food. Great desserts and a lovely welcome from the friendly staff.

Whilst journeying north to Scotland my wife and I called in around teatime to seek out a dining experience, not only was the food most acceptable whilst sitting in glorious sunshine we noticed the amount of effort being put into making the outdoor areas more acceptable to future incarnations. Great team and a place we would stop at again on our way home.

Four of us + 2 dogs arrived at 7pm last night, and shown to our table. Drinks orders taken immediately, and served promptly. Classic pub food on menu with good selection to suit all tastes. The food we ordered was taken and starters arrived within 10 mins. The starters themselves were a good size, well presented and tasted delicious. Didn't have to wait long for mains, which were plentiful and equally tasty - excellent food! The steak & ale pie was better than homemade, packed with high quality butcher meat, as was the Beehive Burger - best we have ever had! The scampi was plentiful, delicious, and fresh, along with the hand-cut chips. Too full for desert but had the option of taking two Sticky Toffee Pudding's away - we were not disappointed. The young lad that was serving and taking our orders had just started training in the pub, and was very helpful, enthusiastic and friendly. The manager was really efficient, very pleasant to chat with, and nothing was too much trouble.Our two dogs were made very welcome, as were the other dogs in the pub, by all members of staff. A bowl of water and treats were provided upon arrival for them.Overall, it was an excellent dining experience. Lovely, relaxing atmosphere - we wouldn't hesitate to come back! Cannot recommend highly enough, and will definitely be back if in the area again.

Booked for 4 people for wife's 60th Birthday ( got nice balloon) Attentive young waiter who struggled with technology and did not know what some of the dishes came with and appeared confused when questioned about the Gluten Free choices,He carried the drinks glasses by hand using the lip of each glass which we then had to sanitise. Meals arrived promptly but meat was bland and the presentation was poor, the Gammon was barely edible and my guests left most of their meals.Little atmosphere and several couples came and went without eating or drinking. Manager enquired about the meal but I was too polite in front of my guests to tell him what I thought.£ 76.00 spent there and another £ 24.00 in a fish and chip shop in Penrith on our way home.A memorable evening but for all the wrong reasons!

After reading some of the reviews we thought we would give this pub a try. We were not disappointed.The staff were very friendly and attentive. Food was delicious and decent size portions.Had a really lovely chat with the manager who took over in July.There were in the middle of building a stage outside for local bands to perform in the evenings. Dog friendly too.

We arrived just after five on Saturday evening place was busy but very polite staff found us a table the place was looking fresh with flowers know every table and bar we ordered one of the specials chicken and leak pie and a scampi and chips it arrived within 15ins very hot and tasty for desert we had Choc fudge cake and sticky toffee pudding all excellent would recommend and will be back . Thanks to everybody

We arrived at 2 and was told a table would be available for food at half two. We ordered at half two on the dot and the meal came at quarter to four despite not being told there was any wait. 4 out of five 5 meals were wrong. Sunday dinners. No gravy after meals out for right ones and got given half a boat for all to share! Asked for drinks. Waited 20 mins and only got them when we went to the bar to complain. Manager rude and said meals don’t come with gravy unless asked for.. tables around us came with gravy and they said they never asked, lady rude, no apologies. Food came out dry and horrible. One member of staff apologetic but due to wait we had upset kids. Nobody could eat the food it was so bad and dry. And manager didn’t give a dam. Had no drink during the meal as had had two rounds by the time the meal came and that is because we chased it. Never been to an establishment so rude and bad ever! I have never given a place a bad review ever before but this place certainly needs one!!! Manager came over at the end and told me that I was a bad mum as I complained in front t do my kids.. how dare she!! How was I meant to complain when everything was wrong!! STAY AWAY!!! First ever negative review. Wish I could give it a minus

Should have seen the warning signs with previous recent reviews and attitude of manager on phone when booking well in advance for the first meal out of family holiday, but gave benefit of doubt. Sadly the bad experience continued on arrival with unwelcoming male staff member (manager?) seating us in an area with more flies than customers. We'd normally order drinks first then consider menu but delay meant ready to order together. Most looking forward to Cumberland sausage but told this was off...as was lasagne...as we're French fries. By this time and despite being tired and hungry, but luckily not ordered drinks, we decided to leave and head into Penrith for a more pleasant experience and give custom to a business that deserves it.Appreciate that times have been hard and there are staff and supply issues everywhere but maybe the new owners need to think about different employment outside hospitality as seen to be trading only on what is left of previous owner/club's good reputation.

We have come here regularly on our way home from Pooley Bridge and it was always so welcoming with such good food. This weekend was a completely different experience. The manager was greeting everyone with “have you booked?” Instead of “hello” - even when people just wanted a drink. There’s a collection of young adults who seem to be training for the job stood around the bar - they were lovely and polite and trying their best but the man behind the bar was speaking to them like dirt it was really uncomfortable to watch. Our food took almost an hour and though it tasted ok, for £12.95 didn’t even have a full roast potato on the plate. No explanation or apologies for delay and other customers leaving before their food even arrived. My friend and I both had stomach ache all night after the food and upset stomach the next day. Such a shame it used to be a great place to go. Obviously we will not be going back.

We always visit The Bee Hive when we come to our caravan, so consider ourselves regulars. The food was excellent; we like the menu, good for vegetarians, menu improved since last time. Fresh flowers on the table were a smashing touch. Dog friendly. The Bee Hive is still one of our favourites.

Travelling with two vegetarians and staying above a posh-ish gastropub, we were in need of a relaxing local change for our last night in Cumbria.Driving through Eamont bridge, my mate stopped the car so I could run out and check the menu options here. There's facade renovation happening upfront, so I had to go around the rear to enter. The staff were young but tried to be helpful on vege options. The proprietor, a lovely lady, also stepped in to suggest they'd do whatever they could off-menu if we rang ahead.Cumbria is full of great meat produce, but there were more vegetable options available than expected. so, after two days of red meat and posh cheese or pasta [for my fellow travellers], we finished the trip with a relaxed pub dinner.

Have visited the beehive a handful of times in the past few years whilst travelling back to Scotland with the family. On this visit August 2021 on the whole we were very satisfied. The food that we had was good , local butcher steak/ chicken & leak pies , pretty much what you would expect in many a country inn. Fair to say it’s not a new wave gastro pub or destination restaurant ( this is not a criticism) but it’s decent honest food on plate . Service was acceptable and will undoubtedly improve with training and experience, the young waiting staff that we encountered were very nice and attentive. In particular, Bailey , who served us for the most part , was a delightful young man . Here’s hoping the management/ owners appreciate the importance of good crew members as this lad is an asset. Worth a visit and I will return when in the area.

Lovely food. Good service. Very friendly staff. Very dog welcoming both by staff and other people Would definitely go again

We have used the Beehive every 2/3 weeks over the last 5 years whilst travelling to our caravan in Caldbeck. We have always had a lovely welcome and excellent and friendly service. However on 1st July a new manager took over what a disaster in one day from a lovely pub to a most unwelcome one we couldn't believe. The new manager was very rude and abrupt with us to save embarrassment we walked out. After reading the reviews off other customers the brewery ought to rethink the future of this once very popular and friendly establishment.

Terrible customer service, stood at the bar for 10 minutes on arrival and were completely ignored, another family walked in after us and were asked if they wanted a table first, were we invisible?Ordered 2 kids cheeseburgers and an adult cheeseburger and all three arrived with no cheese. Asked a member of staff for the missing cheese and none was forthcoming. No offer of sauces with the meals, no check to see if the meals were OK, and massively overpriced for the standard of food. And no offer of a refund for the absent cheese which we paid extra for. And don't get me started on the wasp rampage in the beer garden. Appalling, Avoid.

On arrival there seemed to be more staff stood around than customers. Ask for a table for 4 & was told we would have to be outside, hears a menu come and order at bar. When it came to placing the order I was then told it would be a 10 / 15 minute wait. 45 minutes later ask a young lady how long our food was going to be as she had just served a table that came in after us. 10 minutes after that another girl came out to say our order had been lost!! Yet it was her that took the order.

I had been looking forward to a Sunday roast all weekend! Me and my friends have camped at Pooley Bridge for the last couple of years and always gone to the behive for a roast on the Sunday as we love it. We went today and notice it had been took over, the new manger seamed to be really friendly and talked about how much better it is doing! I ordered my roast and it came wrong. I Sent it back for it to be changed, then I found a hair inside my mash and was not impressed with the food at all, lumpy mash, hard roast potatoes, burnt Yorkshire pudding and fatty beef. I sent my food back AGAIN due to the hair. They took that long I told them to forget it as all my friends and children had now finished eating. The manger did not come over to apologies or ask if there was anything she could do. My friend also called the manger over due to her roast not being up to the usual standard and being un-eatable. Again the manger did not ask any reason why, did not apologies and came across very rude and told her she would take it off the bill. Our table of 12 all come out feeling disappointed after years of really enjoying the food here. We will not be returning.

After walking into a very busy night and short staff I believe it was Jason behind the bar who went out of his way to find us a table. After getting a table we waited 45 minutes for food to come but have to say injoyed the wait as I watched Jason with out him knowing and the way Jason runs that bar I was blow away. Drinks where flying out. And he seems to have a great relationship with the staff. The real manager did nothing but shout across the pub at her staff when there was no need to. After the food came no one but jason who again from behide the bar made sure everything was ok and had one of our meals redone as it was cold. He went off to talk to the manager as got it took off the bill just wow. And want to thank Sam I believe his name was for being a great waiter. All in all just want to thank Jason and Sam for want could have been a crap night. There made a great one instead deffo come again to see want has to be one of the best bartenders in the lakes.

We booked a table at The Beehive to celebrate our wedding anniversary with the family. We have been visiting this pub for the past five years and have always had a pleasant visit with lovely food and friendly staff. Awful customer service!However today’s experience was not positive at all. We made the booking for 7.30 Sunday evening. We were looking forward to a nice evening meal after a lovely day out. We decided to check the pub website to look at the menu before our visit. On the website it said food on a Sunday was served until 6pm. Our table was booked for later than that. We rang to check and staff confirmed they stopped serving food at 6. We had to cancel our table. When we questioned why they had let us book a table after they had finished serving the staff member just said he was sorry. He also said if we wanted to eat before 6 we’d have to make a booking!!!No real apology. We understand the Beehive has new management. Well let’s hope they improve the way they run the place because we won’t be rushing to rebook there anytime soon. Very disappointing!!

Decided to give the place a visit, and were not disappointed. Food and staff were brilliant, one member of staff stood out for us, Natasha, she went above and beyond with her customer service, she really made our visit memorable, thank you.