Dockray Hall in Eden

Fabulous Sunday roast and great service, went here as a stopover on way to center parcs. Very reasonably priced, lovely atmosphere and very welcoming with the open fire

Greeted by the manager , very attentive, even offered my little girl, pens and paper, once seated, attended by a young waitress, was very nice, but did not know the menue, which was less than basic, I wanted scampi, but not on the menu, I opted for the battered haddock, when this food arrived, my fish was very soggy and had a funny taste, I called the waitress over, and explained , that the fish was not right, a male manager possibly the owner, came over and offered a new fish, I declined his offer, I ate my chips and requested the bill, the waitress presented the bill in full, I informed her I would not be paying for the fish, the manger then came to discuss, and informed me she would need o talk to the kitchen, this is really bad form, the price of the fish should have been removed at the first instance, she did come back with a revised bill, but made me feel bad, although it was all down to them, no appologies at all, would avoid at all costs! Not good.

Our last stop over on the way home after a month touring Aire & Northern Ireland. Dockray Hall is fabulous. The best food we’ve eaten all month, a good selection of wines & beers & a cosy, welcoming space with real fires. It’s dog friendly too. A great night to round off our trip. Thank you. Hang on to that chef!

Recently reopened, now privately owned. Welcoming staff, no food being served yet, but worth coming in for drinks as the interior is amazing!

Went down for some later supper one evening. Found the food and service to be good. It's currently closed, I hope for not to long!

My husband and I stopped in here tonight without a booking and the staff found us a table despite it being a busy Saturday evening. The service was really good and the food was the best pub meal we had both had for a long time. Lovely homemade food, highly recommend. We had the steak pie and the lasagne

Warm and welcoming atmosphere. We came here today (20/07/2022) for our wedding anniversary... with two huskies tagging along. The team was amazing and so friendly. The food was spectacular and you can tell its all cooked fresh... properly home cooked. For mains: My husband have the steak and Ale pie, while I had the Thai green curry with chicken. I've never had Thai green curry before and found it was lovely. Had a creamy taste with a nice kick to it. Would highly recommended it to all. For dessert: my husband had the Warm chocolate brownie with Raspberry ripple ice cream and I had the Sticky toffee sponge with vanilla ice cream. They where lush and id happily have seconds.. but was full which is good. Would highly recommended this pub to all visitors from far and wide

Booked for 4 people with no prior knowledge of the place and had an excellent Sunday lunch for 4 of us. Reasonably priced, excellent service, lovely ambient setting. As good a Sunday lunch as anywhere we have been. Went with my wife, daughter and her partner. He is French and they live in Belgium. Both are 'foodies' and love nice restaurants. They also were impressed with the meal and setting.

Omg Iv lived in Penrith for years and never been to dockray hall but omfg it’s beautiful. So relaxing and the staff are amazing. What a wonderful place. Food is to die for and omg the decor…… wow. And as an added extra the toilets smell like WATERMELON!!!!

Wow called here for a Sunday lunch lovely place lovely people stunning food my wife is gluten free which always restricts the menu as for the roast dinner everything was fine apart from the Yorkshire puddings no problem food was plentiful and cooked to perfection we also finished with gluten free lemon meringue pie lovely and very good value for money staff no there bit on gluten free all enjoyed and we will be back

Called in on way back from Lakes. Warm welcome, had roast dinner as it was Sunday lunch. Good value, nice food, lovely staff

We were a group of 14 for lunch and the staff could not do enough for us. They were so friendly and met all our various requests with a smile. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed their food which was delicious and very reasonably priced. Add to that the incredible history of Dockray Hall and it was just about perfect. 14 very happy customers.

We live in Penrith but haven’t tried Dockray till now.And now we can’t help going back it feels so relaxing in there, great food both traditional like the pies that are one of the best our father in law have had but also some others the veggie burger is great.Lovely home cooked you’ll really enjoy. And what lovely staff they have so friendly that make you want to keep going back !.If the updated menu is anything as good as this one looking forward to it.

Good food, good conversation about a past resident (Richard III). We were pleased with the service and the meal. Thank you

We visited Penrith today (day out from center parcs) and we asked in a local shop for somewhere nice to have a meal and the lady recommend this lovely little place. We hadn't booked but it was early (5pm) so we easily got a table. Staff were so friendly and food was gorgeous. My hubby went as far to give it an exceptional rating! There was something for everyone on the menu and a nice selection on the children's menu too (so that's a bonus!) We had steak and ale pie, gammon and our daughter had Cumberland sausage. They were all very tasty and we all had clean plates. It was not expensive either which was great! We were talking to the landlord after and he said he had only taken over the pub a few weeks ago, which surprised us as it was running like a very well oiled machine. Gotta be a must visit if you want some good old fashioned country pub food in a lovely old pub If we are ever up here again, we will definitely be returning.

We have just returned from a day out to Penrith and after a trip round the lovely shops we found this hidden gem. We were greeted by a friendly young lady and were made to feel welcome. The reason I chose to go in was because they did gluten free fish and chips! I was not disappointed it was lovely and my husband had the homemade pie mash and vegetables with gravy. It was good wholesome homemade food and service was quick. The two meals and three drinks came to under £50 really good value for an excellent lunch.

Visited during late afternoon for some bites and dinner. You can find great classics like burgers, pies, gammon and steaks. Good quality and friendly service. Great atmosphere inside the main hall

Warm greeting on arrival and the girls couldn't do enough to accommodate with little extras we asked for. Ordered mushrooms to start, roast beef Sunday dinner and lemon meringue pie for dessert..all for £19! Pub atmosphere, great service and good food. I would definitely recommend for good pub grub 😀

This place was amazing. The food was outstanding a party of 8 not one comlaint the chef even cooked for us before opening time. The lady that served us, well what can I say her customer service was 10 out of 10.Nothing was too much trouble. The whole party enjoyed the little talk about the history of the place. We were staying at Centre parcs and are back in November so will definitely be visiting again. Give it a try you won't be disappointed.

Wandering around Penrith on a Sunday, looking for somewhere to eat and found Dockray….. Excellent find!!! Extremely well done Pub, with great staff and excellent food. Pork Roast with crackling was very good…. Fresh cooked veggies and very generous portions!! A ‘must try’ in Penrith...

Amazing meal had here on 5/02/22 prices very good food was great staff very friendly cozy atmosphere highly recommend it if visiting the area

My wife and I came here for a meal on our 5th wedding anniversary. We both had the Christmas Dinner. One word......AWESOME! Seriously, we can't recommend the food highly enough and the waiting staff are brilliant!!

After checking what the vegan options were, one of our group ordered what was listed on the menu as a 'Vegan Bean Burger'. Bizarrely, it then turned up with coleslaw (containing egg) and non-vegan salad dressing. When we asked them to check if it was...

Yesterday was our umteenth visit as a family over the last few years. The service was as brilliant as ever, the welcome every bit as warm, and the food as fantastic as ever. The Chief Chef , Foxy is absolutely first class. Our Labrador loves...

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The food here was fantastic. The soup to start was so good (tomato and basil) with delicious flavours. The Sunday roast was one of the best I've had in any restaurant. I had the chicken served with perfect Yorkshire pudding, buttery mash and roasted potatoes...

BrilliantSunday Roast. Beef was sold out but pork and chicken excellent. Generous portions and loads of fresh vegetables. Very reasonable price and great service by very pleasant staff.

Wonderful service and amazing food! Booked for Sunday lunch and pleased I did as tables filled up quickly. Main course was delicious, with ample meat and plenty of tasty vegetables. Of I couldn't resist a pud.... So pleased I did. The sticky toffee pudding was...

Stopped in for supper on a Friday night. Service fast and efficient. Alicia was quick to return with our drinks and food was excellent. Steak pie and chips and butternut squash risotto . Sometimes vegetarian options are an afterthought but it was lovely and so...

Went without a booking and we were given a nice table in the old bar area. The staff were very attentive getting our drinks order straight away and then taking the food order when they brought the drinks. Our starter arrived quickly and was very...