Dockray Hall in Eden

Our favourite pub/restaurant to visit whenever we're in the Lakes and Penrith is a true gem. It has a warm, cosy atmosphere with a crackling fire, candles softly glowing, and the perfect blend of delicious food, wines, and ales. The music sets a great vibe, and the staff go above and beyond, always friendly and attentive, even providing treats and water for our dog. You absolutely must experience this charming, historic spot—it's the perfect place to unwind and enjoy a memorable meal. Nicola & Scott

Lovely relaxing atmosphere. If you're looking for an old-fashioned cosy pub without loid music, this is the place to go and with friends .

Great pub in historic building with links to King Richard III. Lovely staff, great service and atmosphere. Live music at the weekend. Edit: Recently started serving food - delicious.

Just visiting for folk night - last Tuesday in the month. So, a drink and some music and singing.

Great food, highly recommend. Staff work like troopers and are very pleasant and professional. Thank you!

The best beer in town and a lovely meal with open fires, the manager was very pleasant as where the staff

Didn't have food but it was a lovely day

We had dinner at Dockray Hall last Thursday night when visiting Penrith. The food, service and atmosphere were amazing. The Fish and Chips were out of this world. Huge portion and very, very good. The service was outstanding. Very nice people. This is a historic place as it is where Richard III used to live at one point in his life. It is a very warm and cozy place. We loved our visit and highly recommend to anyone visiting Penrith.

Lovely old pub in the centre of town . Good beer. 👍

Lovely friendly staff, and great to see they've started to serve food again. Excellent steak! Great Beer.

Just had Sunday lunch in Dockray Hall, after a few years absence, really good food 10/10 compliments to the chef and back to the good old days when it was, and is again, our favourite pub in Penrith for a drink and/or food. Mark from London and all the staff are great too, being so welcoming and chatty, dog friendly in the front half of the pub or meals without dogs in the back half. Can't wait to return.

Excellent food with a great atmosphere. Good range of beers and great Manager. Would definitely recommend

Brilliant pub food, beer and welcome outstanding highly recommended

So good to have Dockray Hall open again. Really enjoyed going for a meal, a few beers and some live music. The pub accommodates all of it with ease. The food was great and we will definitely be going back soon.

A great selection of beers and then the food. Lamb stew and a burger for us. Really tasty, perfectly cooked. Soo pleased Dockray is doing good again 👌🏻

Could not fault the food one bit. I had a starter of scallops followed by ribeye steak for main both were absolutely delicious. Also very reasonably priced for the quality of the food. Will definitely be returning in the near future.

Best homemade chicken pie I’ve had in a local pub, after a 9 hour drive from London - cannot beat it!

Great food - steak cooked to perfection! Mark was friendly and welcoming! We will be back for Sunday lunch!

Great place - always love popping in for a beer. Music always on the money. Staff always charming.

Great place, friendly staff and a fab selection of beers and local drinks

The ladies behind the bar were absolutely fantastic and it's well worth going to have a sundowner if it's warm

Good drinks. The bad that we're on were excellent. I have posted a video. Looks like a photo of chairs - but listen to the sound.

This is a proper, pub as it should be. It has a great atmosphere. With the real fire roaring away everywhere smelled of wood smoke but in a good way. When I was there there was no food available and to be honest it was great to go to a pub just for a drink and not feel obliged to be buying food. Next time I'm back in Penrith I'll definitely be going back.

Nice staff. Outdoor seating area. Old, historic beams and higgledy piggledy interior. Newly opened at present. Our children were welcomed.

Sadly I won't be back as a mini bottle of Prosecco was £7.50. £2.00 more than any other pub in town. 🤔 That adds up if you are having 2-3 drinks

Just opened, not serving food yet. But when they do, i will certainly give it a go.

Great historic pub, no food at the moment in April 2024 but the bar staff mentioned it was going to happen soon. Hand pumped ales available.

Great afternoon of music in a traditional pub atmosphere

Only just reopened- no food yet. Had a nice pint IPA, it was fairly quiet but ok

It's only just reopened after being closed for a while, so they're just offering drinks. The Bock Easter Ale is amazing, a perfect pint for anyone who likes a ruby beer that's malty. Though the fire was lit, it was pretty cold and I found the music irritating as it was too loud. A definite place to visit if in Penrith.

Lovely space unfortunately ruined by dreadful music

Came in on Thursday night and had a great time, staff were lovely & knew how to have a laugh, always nice to see different beer on that ain't seen anywhere else in town. Will be back again for more banter 😁

Gorgeous place , my first time visiting. Food was lovely definitely go there again. Didn't know how I felt eating around dogs. As its a dog friendly pub but overall welcoming atmosphere.

Friendly staff, nice selection of beer and a great Cumberland sausage Sunday roast

Good place for food and a real ale or two 👍

Very characterful old building. Just went in for a drink but the food looked and smelled amazing.

Brilliant fish n chips with mushy peas. The Thai veggie curry was just perfect mount of spice. Really generous helpings, we split 3 dishes among 4 people. Our server was super kind. Such a thrill to eat in the place also know as King Richard III’s house in the 1400s. Richard III is known as the last of the Plantagenets and his death at Bosworth in 1485 marked the end of the Wars of the Roses Def recommend making a booking.

Great fish and chips, lovely pub with friendly staff. Recommended.

Just left, not as before, , food ok grub

Great location and quirky decor. Good food and selection of drinks and local beers

Stopped here on the way to the lakes and had a fantastic dinner. They have a great menu with plenty of gluten free options. The staff were all so kind and the food was delicious. Really pleased, thank you!

Welcoming, attentive and fabulous food. Service was spot on. All food was homemade. Couldn’t fault any of it! Thankyou for a lovely evening!

Friendly staff, good service, good selection of ales & good food, definitely worth a visit.

Beer range is rather limited now. Used to be better

Absolutely delicious food. Best steak and ale pie I have had in a long time! Lovely staff, so friendly and accommodating. 10/10 recommend!

Fantastic place lovely food and great staff

Fantastic Sunday lunch, great food, good value, friendly staff, dog friendly, relaxing tunes, all round perfect choice! Highly recommended :)

Very good pub with excellent food and service plus loweswater gold on tap

We had a meal here last night. Steak was very chewy. Personally I think it’s well over priced. I did complain and the staff were very helpful. Knocked 10% off the bill. It is a very nice pub though

Lovely Sunday lunch. Good sized portions, reasonably priced and friendly staff.

Lovely old pub with nice staff and good grub!

Delicious meal, great service. Recommend.

staff friendly and smile,foods and drinks delicious

Friendly staff and good pub food.

Lovely place for having a drink and a meal. The only thins I would advise is make the burgers thinner for the children and provide steak knives when gammon is ordered.

Good relaxed olde pub. The pie was big and packed with steak :) and good veg with it. Decent proper chips. Friendly staff. Dog friendly.

Great ambiance,friendly service and fantastic food

A superb pub. History oozing from the walls. Lovely staff. Loads of room with lots of little areas to sit quietly. Didn't eat there but the drinks were good and the prices fair. Definitely recommend.

Arrived in Penrith with no real idea where to eat. Dockray Hall looked nice from the outside and had good recommendations. What a delight with warm welcoming staff in a lovely setting. Food was excellent pink beef and a veggie nutroast. Nice range of beer and wine. Well worth a visit.

Giving five stars as the sticky toffee pudding is some of the best I’ve ever had. The sponge was lovely and sweet ; and the toffee wasn’t overly sweet or stodgy which was perfect for me!

Great meal and good price.. staff are very helpful etc..

Nice traditional pub, usually busy and does great food, and a decent choice of quality beers

Fantastic Sunday roast. Large portions. Need a nap afterwards 😃

Excellant food, Sunday Roast was amazing, staff very friendly, would recommend

Visited as part of a pub crawl round Penrith. Really lovely historic building with at least 3 impressive fireplaces.Had a lovely pint of Loweswater Gold. One of my favourite beers. They were doing a roaring trade in food. Apparently been some staff shortages due to Covid so some reviews blame them for this.

Lovely ambience in what is a very old building, so the decor reflects this. Plenty of comfortable seating in several rooms. Very busy on the night we visited, which often reflects popularity, especially these days when pubs can be empty. Young, very pleasant and accommodating staff. We had a meal that was very generous in proportion and served piping hot.

Honest delicious food severed by lovely staff in a relaxed atmosphere.

Better than expected, big portions, great value

Great lunch, warm and cosy atmosphere. Good service. Glad this beautiful place is open again, off to a good start, the people, the food and the beer were all great.

Went for Sunday lunch at 6.00pm great food & service. Meal deals for number of courses apply, good value. Will definitely be returning.

Excellent meal could not fault anything. Extremely polite & very busy staff, would highly recommend a visit to this Pub for food.

Met up with family for Sunday lunch, mushroom and prawn starter was okay, roast was great, scampi not so much - came without tartare sauce 😱 even though its stated on the menu. Trying to get waitresses attention was a nightmare. Took ages for them to clear our table. We had to ask for dessert menu, girl forgot... It took from getting our menu to ordering desserts 1 whole hour. Chased up the order and it wasn't even ready to come out. Left without dessert. Seems like it could be great if they had staff. Also a lot was missing from the menu. No potatoes on a Sunday roast. Sacrilege. Wouldn't return.

Drove from Manchester to meet our family from Glasgow here for a Sunday lunch after seeing great reviews online. The service was sooooooo slow! It put a damper on our meet up. We ordered desert and after 55 minutes of waiting we went to the bar to pay and cancelled the deserts...

Can I suggest you update your online opening hours both on Google and your own website… your clearly not open as advertised!

Beautiful food lovely staff, and a great atmosphere, we have eaten there a few times and always beautiful food, will be going back soon

It's the best place we have come across in penrith for a variety of gluten free meals, Good quality food, and pleasant atmosphere we will definitely visit again

Nice old fashioned pub with a good selection of quality ales and drinks.

Very friendly staff and decent food.

Great food, friendly staff and really nice atmosphere inside. Will definetely be back for more.

Perfect nearly. My pie was delicious. But no creme brulee. Very enjoyable evening. Thanks.

After a hike up Helvellyn this was a great find- lovely pub with great service and food

Lovely warm cosy atmosphere,food all home cooked.staff really friendly.

Lovely historic location, friendly staff, simple good quality pub food.

Dog friendly was the main reason we tried it here but omg we weren't disappointed. The room we ate in because of the dog was beautiful ... lots of greenery fairy lights and a Christmas tree. The food was amazing and very plentiful and the staff were lovely. We will definitely be back....probably tomorrow lol

Excellent food, good craft beers, good service. 👍

Nice quiet site , with everything weell spaced out. lodge was very nice with good sized hot tub on the deck. Bedding and towels lovely. Nice touches such as tea coffee and sugar along with kitchen "cleaning "products and in the bathroom shower gel, shampoos supplied which you Dont always get. Would recommend.

We had the best meal in a long time, good atmosphere, friendly staff, we will definitely be back.

I've thought long and hard about what to say in this review; should it be the whole 'I said, 'she said, 'manager said', 'husband said'....that kind of thing 🤔 Or should I just cut to the chase? I have attempted to keep it short. In all my years on both this side of the bar and the other I have never encountered such appalling customer service as I did on Thursday 28/10. When a customer returns a drink for whatever the reason it kind of makes sense just to replace it because the alternative is to cause a scene in front of customers and create an unnecessary atmosphere. My husband ordered a glass of sauvignon blanc for me. The barmaid then proceeded to 'warn' my husband (her words not mine) that pinot grigio was drier. My husband knowing my preference for a glass of dry bought himself a pint and a glass of sauvignon blanc. It was yellow in colour and it had little bubbles. It didn't taste right and for a dry wine it was decidedly sweet. So my husband returned it. Up came the barmaid with a glass of pinot grigio. And a card payment machine. 'That'll be £6' she said. No please. No thank you. My husband, somewhat puzzled, explained that he'd already paid for it. 'Oh, that was for the other one. The £6 is for this one'. I tried to explain about the other wine but she wasn't interested. She had tried to 'warn' my husband she said. The inference being that as her warning hadn't been heeded it was somehow our fault we'd ended up with a bad glass of wine. Needless to say we weren't going to pay for it. We were happy to take our business elsewhere Unbelievably she said 'well I can't serve you that glass of wine because that would be technically theft'. That's right lass call a couple of pensioners thieves. The landlord was called but by that time I'd had enough and we put on our coats to leave. We'd called in for a quiet drink to be confronted with that attitude and be embarrassed in front of other customers. When I said I would be posting a review the barmaid said 'yeah well right back atcha...I'll say what happened'. Fair enough. The landlord arrived. My husband explained. Eventually he said 'well I was going to let you have it but I can see you've made your mind up'. Absolutely right. How on earth he thought we would be happy to stay after that encounter I've no idea. I'm not a tourist. I'm local. I have family and friends in the town. It's up to them where they eat and drink of course but Penrith isn't short on pubs or places to get good food, or receive better service than we experienced. I suspect they may have lost a bit more than the price of a glass of wine that night. Which is a shame because it used be a cracking pub.

Had drinks there,& the burger & chips !!

Really good portion sizes and some good beers

Exquisite steak and ale pie, needs more desserts for the kids menus.

Excellent environment, staff truly amazing going above and beyond and food a joy to behold. Thank you to you all and God bless

Really nice pub/ restaurant! Great staff, great food - good selection of beers! Defo go back there again.

Fabulous service and amazing food

Had a meal two days in a row passing through Penrith. Dogs welcome. Food great. Staff friendly and helpful.

Meal and held our local cricket meeting, staff were excellent with their service lovely meal washed down with a beer or 2!

Great for a quiet drink with friends

Nice place.friendly staff.home made food chips not hot.

Historic build, good atmosphere, lovely staff

Beautiful meal, great friendly service