Dog & Gun in Allerdale

Always busy, best to sit outside and enjoy the hussle and bussle of Keswick high street

When I visit Lake District, this pub is mandatory stop. The atmosphere is nice, you won’t be in a hurry to leave and the Goulash is always the best option!

Great pub in town center Keswick, extremely dog friendly just a little expensive for drinks. Nevertheless always nice to sample a couple.

Friendly service however no baby changing table Cool story around the fireplace and mountain rescue

...I ordered goulash without meat. Very tasty! My husband with meat was also very pleased!... The dark beer is very tasty ;-) The atmosphere is soulful!.. The staff is very polite and responsive!.. Thank you!

Pub in Keswick Friendly staff and went to try the famous goulash. Dog Friendly Ordered drinks at bar Goulash was really really nice and plentiful. Came served with a slice of garlic bread. Ordered small asan at bar suggested. Thank God when I saw the standard size I knew I could not have eaten that. All 3 of my party loved the meal and we went back again a second time during our stay and had it again. Nice atmosphere. Busy but nice. Best pub we visited in Keswick

Highly reccomend the goulash very tasty. Will definatley be back when we are next in Keswick. It was that good I forgot to take a picture of it!

Good veggie options.... as it's so popular it gets very busy and there's usually a wait for the food... worth it though

Really good vibe, great ales. Great if you like dogs (we do)

Nice cosy pub and if you like dogs and beer you won't be disappointed. Food took around 20 minutes which I thought was really good considering how busy it was. You can't book a table but you don't need to wait long to get one. Food was good pub food for a reasonable price for this part of the world. Just a note for people with kids, we had a little one, there no high chairs from what we could see and it was not offered. For a price guide I was £85 for 4 mains, one starter and 4 drinks.

Claim they cater for gluten free, asked the women bartender if I just remove the onion rings off my meal will that be gluten free - yes. Food came and guy said how severe is my allergy as chips weren't gluten free, firstly it was said it was gluten free. Even on website allergen menu. Also chips had then touched rest of my food so couldn't eat. Also it shouldn't matter how serve my allergy is, it still harms someone so shouldn't say they care about allergys. Chicken was cold, not a good place to visit. Partners meal was just OK. Wouldn't recommend to anyone. Update. Partner has got food poisoning, is very sick after his food.

It's nice to be able to bring your dog in a pub but when there's people with 4 or five dogs at once I'm taking up room for paying customers who can't find a seat because of all the dogs under hygiene aspect put you off eating and that's only cause of the number of dogs more of them than there was people

The food was not good. Probably worst pub meal in a few weeks of visiting UK. The pie was really bad and the goulash was below mediocre leaving an unnatural after taste. The place was packed but I would avoid it and find a better place if you want tasty food that feels good.

Great pub great staff lovely food👍

Great atmosphere. Reasonably priced too

Lovely staff, good vibezzz & cozy atmosphere ✨

My wife and I Called in for lunch friendly welcome from the staff, a great selection of beers, food was excellent would definitely recommend also dog friendly 👍

What a cracking pub , good banter, not badly priced (expensive cause it's touristy) awesome decor, loved the toilets (quirky) will be back for some of that goulash!

Had a lovely meal here with friends, food was great and at a reasonable price considering it was in Keswick.

Dog friendly establishment, with a lovely atmosphere..

Disappointed. Came for goulash and lacked ingredients (this was a 12 noon visit)

We've been here a few times. Food always nice. Good service. Friendly and helpful staff. Good location in town centre. Dog friendly.

Excellent pub and relaxing atmosphere definitely go again on my visit to Keswick staff really friendly 5 stars

Had a few drinks here, good selection and service 👍

Booze only on this visit, sadly Goulash look very very good, couldn't tempt my family to dine here with me. Dog friendly. Great location...sure to visit wearing my eating trousers next time.(elasticated waist)

Proper pub with a good range of real ales. Lots of talking with groups and couples enjoying the atmosphere of a genuine public house that welcomes everyone. Did not have anything to eat but it is well known for the goulash bowls. Enjoyed our late evening there. The barman was a star as he reminded me that I could use the CAMRA discount here.

Great place to stop off. Very pleasant surroundings. Food was great & not pricey.

Nice pub in the middle of the town. Buy a pint, sit outside and watch the world go by. Loaded fries were great too!

Excellent service, excellent food and do try the chicken burger if you get a chance! Only issue is it's only a small place so you might struggle to find a table

Gulash avoid as it is not Hungarian Gulash, terrible taste like each ingredients were cooked separately. Only our dog was happy as ate 4 portions. I would recommend chips with onions, as you can't ruined it. Variations of local Ale.

The food was delicious, so credits to the chef. However the bar staff were rude, when asking questions they were trying to disregard me and my family. The pub only had one gluten friendly dish which they were sold out off.

Excellent food and well kept ales, friendly helpful staff would definitely recommend 👌

We had good food (mac & cheese and lasagna) for a relatively cheap price.

Nice pub, food was good and good value.

Goulash awesome, old peculiar awesome, staff awesome, banter awesome 👌

Quick service, friendly and helpful staff

Fantastic food, fabulous staff and well priced. Shame I was driving as I would have sampled the great selection of beers on tap.

Great atmosphere,very clean pub.just had drinks reasonably priced

I had the meat pie. Very tasty. Sat outside on a nice day and watched the visitors after hiking Walla Crag. Great location. Good food.

Shop assistant in Penrith told us of the goulash here. Beef goulash was spot on with just enough paprika. However the vegetarian was a different recipe (yes, Meat less but different veggies too and little paprika) and twice as much black pepper as was needed. My wife can eat a korma and we said as much to barman however I ended up with my beef in the veggie and wife eating the beefless original. Bit too much pepper for me too and taste of veggies overwhelmed. Beer, staff and atmosphere were all good and seating was bench or stool rather than chairs (info for those needing some support behind them as we do).

Excellent Ale attentive staff...unusual for a TOURIST TYPE PUB enjoyed my few pints...thank you

Food is absolutely gorgeous. Staff are really lovely and it's dog friendly too! We can rely on The Dog and Gun to be comfortable and feed us well while in Keswick. Our favourite pub 💖

Great range of Real Ales & dog friendly. Good food.

Beautiful place, good food and top atmosphere

Tasty and good quality food. Average price for a pub restaurant, dog friendly nice atmosphere inside/ outside and friendly staff. Weirdly no beef burgers on the menu though which took me by surprise, but luckily the butter chicken burger was great.

A very busy pub in the heart of Keswick. The goulash is famous for a reason, it was superb! Plenty of real ale on tap too.. my favourite pub I Keswick

My wife and I ate here 2 times (over 5 nights in Keswick)! This place is great. There are no reservations. The first night, we were able to walk in about 5pm and found an open table for us fine. The second time at noon, we had to wait about 5 minutes for a table. The wait is worth it nonetheless! We had the Old Peculiar beer and Old Moot Cider (berries and cherries), nachos and chicken wings. All excellent! For lunch, we had the same drinks, mac and cheese and then the gulash. The lunches were very hot so it took some time to eat them, but both were also excellent meals!

Great goulash and good beer. Very dog friendly.

We both had the goulash which was more than excellent. I'm trying not to put weight on, so we had the smaller portions, which was plenty, and the chef substituted broccoli for the garlic bread!

Lovely friendly atmosphere, lots of dogs too 😊 Hungarian Goulash OMG best pub meal we have had in years! Highly recommend a visit!

One of the best pubs in Keswick. Despite it being a greene king it always has some good beers/ales on tap.

Just been in and had the goulash and a cup of tea. Damn good cup of tea and the goulash is the best thing I’ve tasted in the Lake District.

I became aware of Dog & Gun after I saw the Rick Steven's travel documentary on Lake District. He gave a good recommendation and that piqued my interest in this pub. Of course when we planned to visit Keswick we decided to try this pub for lunch, just like Rick did. Of course we went for their famous goulash plus along with their crispy chicken burger. I always wanted to try goulash so based on my first time experience I can say it was really tender and flavourful. Do note it comes piping hot especially the dumpling that retains heat for way too long. A minor negative is that the burger was good but not great and wasn't really worth the price. Anyways the vibe is pretty good and the staff is really friendly. The pub isn't too big so you will end up waiting for a table to become free. Nonetheless I will definitely recommend trying this spot if you are in town and want to grab some grub from the local pub.

We went to place our order and the bar staff gave us a 3 minute deadline. Apparently, the kitchen was closing at 8pm. Really felt very rushed and even unwelcome. I had the Goulash which was very salty.

fab cosy traditonal pub, dog friendly and fantastic food, in keswick Town

Goulash is a must whenever I visit Keswick

Nice beer & great to sit outside. Always busy here. Food average but available all day which is a plus.

We popped into here quickly and without much thought, fully expecting a tourist trap type restaurant with prices to match and we were completely wrong! The prices were fair and the food was very nice. The biggest plus though was the staff who went above and beyond when an accident in the kitchen caused the last child’s pizza to become unsalvageable. My son was upset at this and when the staff noticed they proceeded to make a new pizza from scratch from a flatbread and as well as that, offered free desserts for the kids. We felt very looked after and appreciated.

Great pub very dog friendly food was excellent

Great pub, great food, great atmosphere and dog friendly. Tends to be less busy than other pubs in Keswick.

It is worthy to dining here. The signature dish is really delicious. The staff is so nice. We enjoy our dinner so much. Thank you.

Friday afternoon before the beer festival. It was busy but we got a table and as it was Friday, ordered fish chips and mushy peas. Not the biggest portion but big enough to satisfy. Fish was lovely and fresh, creamy with excellent batter. Chips were cooked well and the peas very tasty. Will eat here again.

Excellent,gd selection of ale &old peculiar!

A small but great pub. Food was very reasonably priced especially for the portion sizes and was absolutely delicious. Lots of variety and it was really good quick service. It can be very busy and hard to get into but definitely worth it if you can. Drinks are a bit pricier than some other places but worth it!

Great food and cheap too but not reflected in the price and dogs are allowed too

Surprised by all the positive reviews for the goulash... Ours were cold and the dumplings were a soggy disaster...

Well to start, I ordered the mac n cheese, couldn’t have that, so I ordered the buttermilk chicken burger, along with my mam. Both of our chicken were dry and chewy. Only a dribble of bbq sauce was offered, so I found the whole meal very dry and very bland, onion rings were nothing special, I could cook my own frozen onion rings for the same outcome. Overall nothing special, but bland and I’m a bit disappointed. Another thing is that I am unable to drink coke and Pepsi, no other diet drinks are available apart from water…. Wow, more bland!

Great food goulash is it's most famous dish yum

Cozy pub with a lovely atmosphere! A lot of the other pubs weren't serving food at the time between lunch and dinner but luckily the Dog and Gun was. I had a really nice vegan burger, and my husband had a nice looking crispy chicken burger. The next table had the goulash which looked really good.

Great service. Loved the vegan Hungarian goulash

It's seems to be always busy, so it must be a popular place to go. The atmosphere is great x

Really nice food just might struggle to get a table on a busy evening.

Good atmosphere it was very busy. The pies are award winning and looked lovely. Sadly the same couldn't be said about the lasagne that night.

A lively popular pub where goulash seems to be the star of the show, and for good reason, both the veggie and beef ones were fab! Portions are HUGE though - we had the ‘small’ and still struggled to finish, the ‘standard’ would be wayyy too much for one!

Nice and quiet during week. Good food and really nice local beers on draft. Staff friendly .

It is always a place on our to go to list when we stay in Keswick, as the food, drink and atmosphere are always great. When we were there 20th April, we met some of the cast of Little Shop of Horrors there after their last show at the Theatre By The Lake. If you stay in Keswick, you must go here for food (the famous Goulasch) , drink and to relax😊

We had a couple of the prize winning pies and a 🍺 beer sat at the front, watching the world go by, great staff and very helpful

Got drink in broken glass, cider without ice and berries ( other customers got them ) Goulash was more mushroom soup than goulash, over-spiced with paprika salty and really not nice dish. I love goulash and i know there is many types and every chef cooks it a bit personalised, but this was just bad …

A Keswick and Lake District institution. Popular and generally busy. A good range of beers.

Beautiful pub with a warm and welcoming atmosphere, very charming! Staff were friendly and open to chatting, we didn't have any food on our visit as the menu was a bit limited for us but seemed very popular with the other patrons!

Never had food but from what I noticed everyone was tucking in and enjoying it busy bar but you don't wait to be served tables cleared quickly thoroughly enjoyed this pub and will definitely go back when back in Keswick keep up the good work

Dog friendly pub in center of Keswick

A bit rich charging over 7 quid for this hilariously small bowl of “8 chicken strips”. Pretty tasteless to boot - pro tip: avoid the food

Nice dog friendly pub in the centre of Keswick

A nice little place to chill and have a drink after a good walk. Dog friendly.

A great place for real ale and has retained all its character after the refurb earlier in the year. But why oh why have they put all those scatter cushions in. Probably look lovely when the place is empty (its never empty) but if you can ever find a seat, you can pretty much guarantee that most of the scatter cushions have gravitated to that area or they're in the window blocking that. No room for coats and backpacks with all those cushions. Come on D&G this is a pub we'll used by walkers and we don't need cushions!

Great place for a pint and the Hungarian goulash! Dog friendly pub and great atmosphere

It is a very popular pub. Good beers and the goulash was brilliant!

Very nice stylish pub. Good meal. But going for each beer and pay and serve it ourselves is not my choice. 🤷

Today, April 25, after a day of trekking, we went to have a delicious lasagna for lunch 😋 in a very pleasant and cozy atmosphere I recommend it 100%

Bloody lovely goulash highly recommended the food in here.

Lovely old pub, friendly helpful staff, great food AND dog friendly

Dog friendly pub. Great food and drink.

Great pub lots of choices food and drink and very dog friendly. Staff always friendly and helpful with beer choices!

It is a very popular and nice place with an unfriendly person at the counter. My espresso was served in a cold cup, which made me unhappy. But you will for sure enjoy a much better experience, it's a good place.

A typical atmospheric English pub. Dogs are allowed.

Very busy but still got good service. Food was very nice.

Busy, great selection of drinks

Unfortunately after the refurbishment the main pub smells of stale grease / fat and is not a pleasant environment. Real shame as the pub used to be lovely and very atmospheric.

Lovely place to eat goulash fabulous