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Based on 1.090 opinions finded in 1 websites
Nº 423 in 851 in South Lakeland
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Food and service were great and at £7.50 it was a bargain..the Pasta dishes were lovely
Jane Morris . 2024-11-01
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Great, Thankyou for hosting Nick Cope.
Joe Morris . 2024-10-31
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I used to love the Brewery for gigs but since the bar inside the Malt room has gone it's become impossible to get a drink. The bar situation is dire. We ended up walking out the gig and going to a pub down the road to get a drink after queuing for 45 mins. It's a shame as the venue is great. Won't be back until something changes
Michael . 2024-10-27
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Went to a gig at Brewery a couple of weeks back. I have been a regular at this place over the years and always enjoyed it. What has completely spoiled the experience of going here for me is the fact that they have removed the bar in the main room, meaning gig goers have to queue outside or upstairs for aaages to get a drink and miss the show. I noticed that there was hardly any staff on either bar, (something like 3 upstairs and 2 downstairs) they were rushed off their feet and looked stressed, but there seemed to be loads of front of house and security staff milling about looking chilled. They also had 2 events on plus the bar/restaurant. I don’t think the venue can really cope with this, it was heaving, and I even had to queue for the toilet at one point. The price of drinks was excessive for the service received, costing me £25 for 2 double spirits,mixer and a lemonade. Especially when it’s chucked in a plastic cup (I get the safety aspect) no ice or lemon/lime (basically warm) or flair for what you pay and the mixer is hardly topped up. I got 2 drinks/rounds, and was going to get more but when I saw the queue I didn’t bother, plus I’d already spent £40 on 2 rounds! Some of my favourite acts often play here and the atmosphere is always great but I’m going to reconsider next time as the bar experience ruins it really. Especially since the cost of living increase tickets that used to cost £10-15 are now £20-25.
Zofora Higglemin . 2024-10-21
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Great arts centre with bar/restaurant, theatre, concert space and two screen cinema. Food is excellent and family-friendly. The bar includes outside seating, and in the summer, there are free concerts on Summer Sundays.
Jill Stevens . 2024-10-20
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Food was very good, busy good atmosphere.
Susan Jefferson . 2024-10-20
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Nice venue, good range of entertainment offered.
T Stark . 2024-10-12
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A really lovely local venue. It has a small but perfectly formed theatre that attracts some decent acts, especially for comedy, and cinema screens. There are also art and craft workshops and a bar and restaurant. You couldn't ask for more from a local arts venue.
Craig Hopton . 2024-09-21
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The Brewery Arts Centre in Kendal is a wonderful venue. The staff were friendly and welcoming which created a relaxed atmosphere. The food was incredible aswell all before an amazing performance by Bernard Butler. The intimate setting and great acoustics made the show even more special. Overall, a fantastic place for food, music, and good vibes!
matty rowntree . 2024-09-20
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Great night out at a great venue. Won’t hesitate to go again.
Gerald Bell . 2024-09-16
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Great concert in the Brewery Theatre
Simon Cane . 2024-09-06
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Wonderful venue for cinema, theatre.and food / drinks - friendly staff and very comfortable seats and great variety of shows and events also a decent car park. Good choice of of beers and wines
Tristan Fowler . 2024-09-04
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Service and food were amazing my beef stroganoff was one of the best I have eaten in a long time ... Great value for money as well ...
Terry Knipe . 2024-06-26
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We had dinner here, and it was excellent. Great choice of food, brilliant to see dairy free options (not just vegan) and at great prices. Service and atmosphere was ideal, highly recommended.
Robert McElroy . 2024-06-16
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Nice and friendly staff - always great hosts for events such as the comic art festival. Cinema prices are a it pricy regarding both tickets and concessions.
Morgan W . 2024-05-23
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Great venue,went to see KATHERINE PRIDDY, great night 🎶🎶
S H . 2024-05-15
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Troy Hawk....very clever comedian. Lovely venue.
Graeme Fyfe . 2024-04-19
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Our first visit, certainly won't be our last. A great venue with friendly and helpful staff.
Andy Dawson . 2024-04-13
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Great live music, lovely cinema and always a top selection of real ales on offer - brilliant place run by brilliant people!
Simon Webbon . 2024-03-08
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Great venue. Also do £5 meals on a Thursday at the right time. A real asset to kendal.
Aidan . 2024-02-22
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Attended a pottery throwing lesson great,
Eric Earnshaw . 2024-02-03
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Nice area to chill and have a pint with friends and family also great to take the kids to watch a movie in the cinema. They always have something going on as well like live events etc.
James T-B . 2024-01-23
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This used to be my favourite music venue, but things have taken a turn for the worse. The bar has gone from the Malt Room, which wouldn't be an issue if the foyer bar was manned better. Cumbria has a number of excellent breweries, but the Brewery were only offering Blonde or Light beers in the foyer, with no bitter or stout. Tried the bar upstairs later (is it still the Vats Bar?), where there was a single bitter available on hand-pump. But I was shocked to see that this bar has been refurbished and the soul ripped out of it. Decor and atmosphere were sterile, which might account for it being the emptiest I've ever seen it. As for the concert, Laurence Jones, we ended up walking out as the sound mix was atrocious. Not sure if the mixing is by the artist or the venue, but the night was spoilt.
Petalancaster . 2023-12-17
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What a great place. There is a pub with large selection of ales selling food. Handy to wait in before a film in 1 of 3 cinema screens
Simon Burns . 2023-12-15
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We are locals and years ago we used to go to the brewery Vats bar regularly. It was such a wonderful place, cosy and full of character with all the Vats, sofas and banquet seating. After several years away we went back for a pint today and were shocked by the empty soulless transformation in the bar, its cold and empty with no Vats anymore, cold uncomfortable chairs and far too many high tables. And the beer prices - oh my god! Extortionate! £10 for a pint of real ale and half a cider, which is ridiculous. A pub down the road was £6 for a pint and a half. We will not be going back to the bar venue.
Lisa Jones . 2023-12-09
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Great arts venue, nice bar, friendly staff
Jen Taylor . 2023-11-25
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Really enjoyed listening to Scott Marthews.
Christina Simpson . 2023-10-22
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Very good but small cinema. Seats comfortable but not the recliner type. Book online prior to visit to ensure seats
Chris Clarke . 2023-10-20
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I love live theatre, music and concerts. I wish that we all visited small theatres in our towns, firstly to keep them open for all to enjoy, and secondly because there are some fantastic shows with very very talented musicians. Highly recommend the brewery arts in Cumbria despite it being one hour drive for us, it’s worth every mile.
Maria Dos Santos martins . 2023-10-01
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The theatre and restaurant are fabulous. The only minor, star-reducing point is the lack of lighting and clarity in the car park.
Brendan Hassett . 2023-09-23
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Unfortunately unable to comment on the venue as they NEVER answer the phone so have never been able to book and visit. A bit pathetic in this day and age
Matt Clarke . 2023-07-21
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We were at the Brewery cinema which is always a great place to watch a movie. The staff are polite and friendly this cinema is always clean
Lynne Smith . 2023-06-08
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Only went to the cinema very nice and clean
jim fox . 2023-05-23
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Great place with some big name acts passing through
Andrew syverson . 2023-05-12
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Really helpful and friendly. Lovely clean venue. Been for theatre, live music and cinema!
Philippa Grace . 2023-05-10
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Nice music venue. Difficult to see the stage as it isnt really elevated, but it gets really hot and sticky. Super little location
paul drummyb . 2023-04-29
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Brilliant venue will definitely return
Philip Gent . 2023-04-29
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Great little ( ~300 seater ? ) venue. Good sound, and the food in the bar / restaurant is good and decent value as well. It's an hours drive for us to get there, which we just wouldn't do unless it was worth the effort 👍
Woolly Blue . 2023-04-29
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Interesting bar ,restaurant, Cinema, plays, live music. Lots going on.reasonable prices. Very friendly and helpful staff.
Andrea Seed . 2023-04-08
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Brewery restaurant and Life of Pi Good food, nice wine, staff pleasant and most helpful. AMAZING PERFORMANCE FROM NT. Very enjoyable evening.
Liz Goodwin . 2023-04-07
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Great bar with good selection. Particularly like the the 0% larger on draft. Good food deals Wednesday- Friday Also regularly go to the cinema and gigs / shows here too. Absolutely my favourite place in Kendal. Check the website for events and what’s on.
Sophie Bonney . 2023-03-20
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Went to the bar. Good range of beer and relaxed atmosphere.
Sian . 2023-03-18
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Great place for a concert, the Malt Room is a perfect venue for an up close and intimate gig. The pizzas in the Vats bar is great and there's a great choice of beers 👍🍻🍺
Andrew Wadeson . 2023-03-04
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A great venue for gigs, comedy and cinema. The bar service is disappointing, drinks expensive and wine a rip off (£32 for an average bottle of sauvignon blanc)
Mark Johnson . 2023-03-03
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Really good atmosphere really enjoyed it. Nice rose😀
Neil Walker . 2023-01-29
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Great independent venue, deserves supporting 🧡
Ian Murray . 2023-01-15
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Lovely. Excellent Covid 19 restrictions. Rather different from 12 months ago when we were watching Lancashire Hot Pots
Gregory Callaghan . 2022-12-18
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Really great place to go a little Different , could take drinks into Theatre ,we watched "Seagull " A national theatre production excellent
Philip Bell . 2022-11-04
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I went to see Eddie Reader here. I booked into a hotel for the night and then took the a walk to the Brewery Arts . I thought I'll have a nice meal. So I started with a great salad then had a Mushroom Pizza. I drank red wine with the meal . The staff were very attentive and friendly. It was still early so I sat outside and had a Pint and a few cigarettes. It started to get busy but I knew were my sat was . So the concert started and Eddie Reader and the band were finally ready to blow the roof off. I needed to go to the toilet and walking back. There was a Poster of Eddie Reader and the tour guide I spoke to a member of the staff and was given the poster. I was very happy . The concert ended and I stood waiting for Eddie to come out we spoke about were she was brought up and I asked if she would sign the poster, which she did for me. Then I asked if we could have a photo together my hand was shaking but took 2 photos. She is very tall, but as I walked back to the hotel I was 10 feet tall. Great Evening.
Rikki Carnegie . 2022-10-07
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Great venue for cinema cources or a coffee
Caroline Hall . 2022-09-18
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My husband and I visited this gem of a place for the first time today. It was an eventful visit as an elderly lady on the table next to us fell awkwardly. The staff were incredibly responsive and the young man who took control of the situation was incredible. Cool and calm, he dealt with the incident showing empathy and respect, using humour to help the lady overcome her embarrasment. A real credit to the owner if this place.
Sam Morgan . 2022-08-25
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The food is overpriced and mediocre at best. I would not recommend eating there.
Nicholas Jones . 2022-08-07
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I love going to the cinema at Brewery Arts. Great facilities...clean, friendly staff, cheap snacks and beautiful buildings. Feels like a real treat!!
Lara Joyce . 2022-07-20
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Food is great but we arrived on £5 pizza and pasta night around 5:10pm well before 5:30 when it ends, waited 10-15 minutes for our drinks order to be taken (we were asked quickly but then requested a couple more minutes as we hadn't decided, think she forgot and another waitress who had seated us came to us when she noticed we still had nothing in front of us), weren't given any separate menu for the offer so ordered pizzas off the normal menu not knowing any different, then after eating and our plates being cleared we sat waiting for about 25 minutes waiting for any member of staff to come our way so we could ask for the bill. Were surprised to see the pizzas were full price but figured they were good and not expensive anyway so if the service had been good I'd be more happy but in particular that really long wait looking around for anyone to come anywhere near us or look our way for nearly 30 minutes spoiled the experience a bit, it wasn't busy and weren't sat completely out of the way. Think our waitress just kept forgetting about us as it was a different member of staff we got the bill from as well
Daina Smith . 2022-07-04
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Good food, music and beer... What more can you ask for... apart from bringing the paella back to the menu
david beaumont . 2022-06-29
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I've never visited before so didn't know what to expect but we accidentally arrived on pizza and pasta night. I chose the pepperoni pizza with vegan cheese for £5. It was amazing. The staff were friendly and remembered our favourite drinks when we returned to the bar. It was busy outside but very relaxing sat on the terrace in the sun. I'll definitely be visiting again.
Melissa King . 2022-06-22
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What a fabulous venue, we went to see a concert, but they have a cinema and a restaurant! The seated concert is really good, excellent views from all seats and fabulous quality sound. The staff are lovely as well.
Graham Walker . 2022-05-26
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Saw Nearly Dan here in the Malt Room. A great band with a great atmosphere.
Jeremy Cowan . 2022-04-24
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Super staff, Great coffee, a little limited on the sweet treats. Stylish environment, super clean toilets. Live music venue plus a Cinema.
Martin Davidson . 2022-04-23
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What a great evening here with a meal before a music gig. Outstandingly delicious food with great service. Well done, super eve had!
John Clegg . 2022-04-23
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Excellent place to eat drinking and visiting cinema highly recommended
John Hodgson . 2022-03-20
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The cinema has been refurbished and is now a very nice, high quality experience. Great.
Caleb Carter . 2022-03-01
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Our second visit in the last month or so. Friendly, helpful staff, good food and drink and a lovely sized live music venue. Will be back.
Shaun Mason . 2021-12-17
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Great place went to see the wildhearts here small concert venue but great atmosphere better than the big soulless venues we all seemed to be having an excellent time including the wildhearts great bar upstairs for the liquid refreshments
Andrew Minkowski . 2021-12-11
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Wonderful experience. Safe; clean, and friendly atmosphere. Thank you!
Judith Ann Chamberlain . 2021-12-02
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Stylish venue with great bars, meeting rooms and cinema. Perfect for the Mountain Festival main event centre.
Stephen Rothery . 2021-11-20
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The refurbishment is a real shame. The place is cold and bland. The menu is limited but the food is good enough. Plenty of better places in Kendal. Terrible sub bass coming from somewhere as you're trying to eat your meal. Can't believe they got rid of the vats. Pizzas are ok. Can't go wrong ordering them. Just not what it use to be.
Matthew Butler . 2021-10-23
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Over priced and average food I ordered the smoked salmon with new potatoes and salad and sun dried tomatoes What I recieved was over cooked salmon on top of some greenery with 4 small slices of potato which squashed together would not have made 1 new potato. I have eaten here before and it was average so I should have learnt my lesson. Won't be going again. Service was not much better. Waited a lifetime for the coffees and asked for extra water and milk as coffee was to strong. Never arrived so I gave up waiting.
lorna gleaves . 2021-10-21
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Visited for Hayden Thorpe's gig. Bars very good and reasonably priced, comfortable venue with good sound quality. Staff all very friendly and helpful.
Andrew Edwards . 2021-10-10
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Absolutely appalling customer service, slow service and rude manager and ticket office staff, will never return
Dave Poynton . 2021-10-02
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Friendly staff members..... Fun and entertainment at one place.. Must visit..
Dhilip J . 2021-09-25
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Lovely building, just starting to get its act together after the pandemic.
Colin Paul . 2021-09-19
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Lovely atmosphere, nice outside seating area. Good for a coffee and a cake : )
Monique Millington . 2021-09-16
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Food at the restaurant is out of this world. The new-look bar and restaurant is a wonderful relaxing place to eat and drink. Had an excellent family meal last weekend. Food was perfectly cooked and the presentation was amazing. All the staff were so friendly, it's a truly joyous place for a meal. Hats off to all the staff, especially the team of chefs, for making the Brewery such a great place to eat. Definitely one of the top dining places in Kendal.
G K . 2021-08-23
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Absolutely fantastic food and great service. Lovely range of food on the menu and all of it excellent
Joe Gilson-Park . 2021-08-14
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Great food and service. I've not had a pizza here I didn't like.
Commissar Cry . 2021-08-14
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watched another round and it was super good! took my friend and i a few minutes to find the entrance but i think that was down to us not looking properly 🤣 snacks were well priced and the cinema was clean and spacious, really lovely!
roosoo . 2021-07-29
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Small terrace bar area in middle of town centre, ideal for quick drink or social catch up.
James 47298 . 2021-06-21
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Good food, beers and very spacious after redecoration
Jacob Snochowski . 2021-06-17
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Enjoyed the film. Just a shame people are not attending the pictures,as they are following government guide lines, felt safe, and will definitely be attending again .
Amanda Riley . 2021-06-14
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Poor service - ordered two soft drinks and they took nearly as long to come as the food. Could see them being poured but they took a while to come after this, and it wasn't particularly busy. The staff were great individually, but maybe better communication needed? Pizzas were average, and way overpriced for the quality. Generously topped which meant the base was soft and doughy in places - not necessarily a bad thing, but was reminiscent of a takeaway pizza rather than a restaurant pizza costing £10. Chips looked great but were absolutely covered in salt; I had to wipe each individually to make them edible. Sorbet was delicious! No complaints here. Two stars because the ambience is nice and the venue is interesting, and despite the haphazard service I believe the staff are working hard and trying their best.
Ruth Halle . 2021-06-12
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Nice food and a place for a pint in the sun, can get busy
Ian Tilney . 2021-06-11
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Find it through the painted alleyway just off the high street. Really good value pizzas, tapas and other small bites, plus very generous main portions. Looks like this place has had a recent facelift, staff were all very friendly and helpful. When most of the other restaurants in the high street were fully booked, this was a really good place to stumble upon.
Peter Hannah . 2021-06-07
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The Brewery is always a safe bet. Good food, friendly service and a great ambience. There's a cool Cinema which has just been revamped and they have some seriously good bands on downstairs if you want to let rip. Top spot!
Jeremy Malcolm . 2021-06-07
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First trip to the cinema since its refurbishment. The seats are so much more comfortable now.
Carol Hall . 2021-06-05
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Great little cinema. Recently refurbished
dan weston . 2021-06-03
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Great to be able to visit again. Lovely meal served by cheerful and efficient team. Very comfortable cinema experience.
Bob Thornton . 2021-05-29
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New cinema is fab! Plenty of leg room, and comfy new seats. Sound in screen 2 is much improved. Will be back again soon!
James Turner . 2021-05-20
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Good external seating area, with adequate spacing between tables.Table service is very good and staff very friendly.Tables can be booked by telephone and staff are accomodating if you turn up on spec and they have spare tables they will fit you in.Great location for families.
Kevin Draper . 2021-04-28
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There was room for us even though we didn't book a table
Jac Osman . 2021-04-25
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I've been here lots of times. This time I was at the Highgate hotel to help get the place ready to be a treatment centre for drug and alcohol addiction.
Duncan Rose . 2021-04-24
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Great service, great atmosphere, fabulous wine what more do you need!
Susi Poole . 2021-04-23
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The Kendal Poetry Festival is brilliant. Can't thank the organisers enough. The 'Writing Hour' has been outstanding, with each session led by a poet who is encouraging, knowledgeable, generous with that knowledge and engaging. It is extremely unusual to find a writing event as accessible (in all senses of the word) as these have been, and rare to find literary events that really are open to all. Thank you.
EVKR . 2021-02-23
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Had a fantastic meal ,staff all cheerful ,very covid secure so really relaxing ...very enjoyable night . Thanks 👍
Heather Kettleborough . 2020-12-13
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First visit to restaurant and bar since refurbishment and new chef. Loved it, despite Covid restrictions.
Bob Thornton . 2020-10-31
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Despite all of the changes due to the current situation it's still a lovely place for a drink with loved ones. With attentive staff ensuring you are looked after and your needs are met, it's one local business that is worthy of your support. With staff obviously taking shorter breaks to ensure customers have that same 'great service' experience; and the secure feeling that their Covid-19 safety measures give, a visit to The Brewery Arts Centre is highly recommended.
John Coulson . 2020-09-27
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Spectacular as it is on the outside , the inside is a joy to behold ! Really lovely building , superbly maintained and modernized. Class act !
jenny carter . 2020-09-24
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Great food experience, distanced cinema - but first time out in a while. Well managed Covid security.
Martin Lawson . 2020-09-19
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An excellent arts centre. Good cinema for viewing the latest films 🎥. Worth a visit.
Aidan Birchall . 2020-09-14
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The new look Brewery really works. Gone is the dark and dingy, in is a new fresh, bright and welcoming place to meet and eat. The staff are 5 star making the Brewery a great place with amazing food, cannot rate highly enough.
katy stock . 2020-09-11
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Review of middle September visit. So in the words of “forest Gump” the hotel is like a box of chocolates quite not sure what you’re gonna get… let me elaborate On arrival we was really happy with the look, and location of the place considering some say it’s stuck on a roundabout, when in fact it’s opposite one that’s still a country roundabout “busy” but does not effect the hotel On arrival check in was easy and was met by the front of House manager. We also had a dog which was welcomed. The hotel looked well decorated and very fancy for being a boutique country style Hotel On arrival to the top floor room we was so happy to see the style continued Now we had some issues in this particular room, over the stay of 3 days in different matters. And it took some time for the manager to see we was not being fussy but genuine to the issues this went on over the course of are 3 days. But felt she should have been more shocked, and as annoyed by the findings as we was the we felt they was not, listened but no action really taken but listing to comments. Now by leaving the hotel sorted a compensation for room issues so out of fairness I will not list or slander. What I will say is that I feel they have better grips of the pub management and food offerings then rooms, I feel they need to go back to basics with what a guest expects from a room and be doing more checks on their team. I also note that a Friday morning keg and drinks ordered from the brewery was at 5:50 am ans was extremely loud to the point we heard the order being shouted to the team taking the delivery and not expected when your in the lakes for relaxing less early mornings, The hotel is owed by a couple and advertised in the welcome pack, my comment would be if they care they need to get in and see what is and is not being done in the rooms. Guests : First looks beautiful .. dive slightly deeper and your find the cracks For the trip it was well located to all local tourist towns and had a great field for dogs to use for the trip , could image that will be turned in to glamping pods one day. It’s worth noting a wedding was on the second day and again felt attention was given to where money was being spent on the day.
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Was recommended by camp site staff, pretty on the outside . We called Tuesday night for a bar meal ,the tables were sticky with cleaning fluid spray which makes pine table lacquer sticky . The place was tired and in desperate need of refurb . My plate was cold thus making my food go cold , I asked for more drinks as we started to eat and was told I had to go to bar by barman who wasn’t doing anything, thus making meal even colder.