Emily's Black Lion in Allerdale

Main courses were delicious, the only big let down were the deserts, Nutella sundae with whipped cream, it isn't a sundae without ice-cream and sticky toffee pudding with whipped cream, when stated on menu vanilla ice-cream , with no discount because of alternative, should of came out to say they had run out of ice-cream

Main courses were delicious, the only big let down were the deserts, Nutella sundae with whipped cream, it isn't a sundae without ice-cream and sticky toffee pudding with whipped cream, when stated on menu vanilla ice-cream , with no discount because of alternative, should of came out to say they had run out of ice-cream

Haven't eaten there, but certainly a lovely local pub.

Haven't eaten there, but certainly a lovely local pub.

Wonderful local pub with friendly staff. Home made food and great beer with a lovely view. Shame its closed on Mondays

Had a curry looked like watery sick tasted OK very annoying tv with soft Rock on loop sweat ok

Excellent local pub run by lovely people. Highly recommended.

Love this little country pub on the edge of the Lake District. Stayed in our regular holiday cottage and ate here most nights. The owners made perfect hosts and the locals were as welcoming as could be.

Went with friends not been for years lager tasted as if the lines hadn’t been cleaned.Food was very basic and not very good.Needs to improve quite a bit far better pubs in the area.

Lovely traditional village pub set just on the edge of the lake district. After hearing good reports from friends who had attended curry night we thought we'd give it a go. Hubby opted for the Cumberland sausage which he enjoyed very much. After the good reports I had the curry of the day which was a tikka masala. Absolutely lovely and presented beautifully. Both staff members were very welcoming and asked us several times if the food was OK and if we needed anything. We also enjoyed dessert and it was a lovely evening out.

We ate here 3 nights running and tried most of the menu and specials between us. Could not fault. 1 single aspect of this lovely little village pub the owners could not do enough for us and by the end of the week we left as good friends.

A last minute decision to go up Emily’s Black Lion for curry night and what a good decision it was. All the food was laid out in a buffet where you can help yourselves to taste, all for £15 per person (Drinks charged separately). The starter consisted of a choice of around eight different foods including samosa’s, onion bhaji’s, popadoms and nan bread . The main course, you had a choice of about five curries of which I chose the Chicken Tikka. Great choice, great food, perfectly prepared and cooked. For £15, ll happily go again and recommend others to try it.

We visited this village pub while on holiday and chose 'quiz night' to enjoy a meal and entertainment. We also chose this pub because we had our little dog on holiday with us and they are 'dog friendly'. There isn't a carpark and parking is on the road in the village. The pub wasn't busy when we arrived so we were served by very friendly staff straight away. The menu was limited to traditional pub fayre, don't expect anything fancy/modern or fine dining. I had a veggie chilli, which was served with a slice of garlic bread, it was ok. The portion sizes were not generous, I would have liked to see more on my plate for the price of the dish. The quiz was very enjoyable, the quiz master was excellent, and the locals very friendly. Overall we had a good time, however, if I was to go again I would have dinner at home first!

9 of us ate here on our holiday in the Lakes it was lovely, fast and kind service, brilliant food, fabulous price really reasonable! Thank you so much for having us we really enjoyed it! Recommend to anyone in the local area or visiting the Lakes!

Warm and friendly, some good ales, some not so much.

Lovely little pub. Great location if you are staying in the area. Lovely food but limited options.

Stayed in the village went pub few times had food and drinks very warm and welcoming will definitely visit again ♥️

Lovely little village pub , food was great steak pie was fantastic, the emilys burger was the best burger i have ever tasted

The most friendly pub I have visited. Food was great, staff friendly, great communal atmosphere. We will definitely be back!!

Great little pub serving locals and tourists alike at down to earth prices. Like many rural pubs you wonder how they can keep going, especially through the winter, but we're really pleased they do.

Portion size very small like a school dinner.

Great food, cosy traditional pub. Lovely staff

60th birthday, they did great 👍👍

Good simple food done well and a fun quiz night we joined in with. Friendly locals.

Friendly country pub, allowed dogs,serving your average menu of food nothing fancy just basic menu no desserts on the menu.Food arrived quickly and was enjoyable. Reasonable priced. No car park had to park side of the road which did not seem a problem.

One of the friendliest and welcoming pubs we've ever visited. Staff opened up the kitchen for us even though they'd stopped for the day. Warm and cosy atmosphere.

Brilliant host, lovely barmaid, food great and quiz every other Wed. Locals are very warm and friendly, great little pub.

Don't know as its blooming closed 1410hrs Saturday 27th March.

Very friendly welcome. Offered a taste of the guest beers and food was delicious

Food staff and entertainment were spot on, had an awesome night sober :D

Very rude bar manager spoilt our night

Fantastic home cooking in a very small friendly little pub. We were made very welcomed

A nice pint in a proper country pub

Very nice pub and the food was very good. I would definitely go back.

Very good food and drink , a very good pub.

Best ale, best food and most importantly best people

Awesome meaty steak pie and a pint. Super lovely staff too.

Decent pub does good Gammon, Egg and Chips

Ate here last night on the last night of our holiday. Best steak pie and chips we've had in a long time!! Definitely recommend. Very friendly host too- accommodating and super attentive. Thank you!

Excellent food at a good price. Cosy, friendly pub and dog friendly. Perfect for our little holiday Iredale. Would definitely recommend.

Consistently good food, beer and hospitality. Mark and the team know how to do it......

Lovely little country pub, log burner in the bar so nice and cosy. Food was lovely and served on hot plates. Good selection of beers. Great prices. Nice little selection of toys, books, colouring books to entertain the kids. Staff very friendly. Massive thumbs up from us. Will definitely be back again.

Two great meals tonight - fabulous fish and chips ....and a great burger, chips and salad. The home cooked chips were the best!

Our second stay in the accomodation upstairs. Food great every time. Excellent value. Choice and range of food really good.

This is a lovely little pub, very friendly, excellent atmosphere and the food is delicious.

After 17 miles on the fells, I refused to cook and as we were coming through Ireby we decided to stop off at the pub! Great food - particularly enjoyed the salad with my lasagne and chips ....and the other half loved his fish, chips and mushy peas!

We were staying nearby in Bassenthwaite and decided on dinner at this quiet and cosy pub. We arrived at 8 on a Tuesday, so pretty quiet but very friendly staff and the steak pies we had were very tasty! The homemade chips were also great! There’s some games and cards available to play which we appreciated too. We would definitely pop in again.

We stayed above the pub for a week.Looked after very well by Mark. Most helpful.We had food in the pub four evenings. Pies are excellent and the fish & chips on fish night was probably the best I have had. Curry night was very average.Overall I would highly recommend.

Lovely local pub and perfectly good pheasant Thai green curry at a good price. Pub needs updating though and probably could not handle a crowd. It looked as if two students were running the show, very competently I may add.

El personal era muy amable y servicial. Lamentablemente, las comidas principales no estaban a la altura que esperábamos. Mi esposa pidió salmón y pidió verduras en lugar de papas fritas. Le presentaron un trozo muy pequeño de salmón, estoy seguro de que estaba previamente congelado, algunos hervidos en la bolsa de verduras y algunas papas fritas ("a pesar de no pedir ninguna"). El pescado, las patatas fritas y los guisantes eran generalmente sabrosos, el pescado muy fresco y la masa fina y bien presentada, pero los guisantes blandos en conserva y muchos huesos de pescado estropearon un poco la comida. El pollo Tikka masala sabía que era de Morrisons y no casero. Grandes postres, delicioso pastel de queso con chocolate y excelente cerveza y sidra. Un gesto muy agradable y muy apreciado de la señora que sirve, trayendo pan y mantequilla para nuestra pequeña hija.

We walked in and were able to place an order immediately, despite it being an obviously busy night ...excellent food and service!

Nos quedamos localmente y tuvimos dos comidas. La primera fue en la noche de curry (lunes) y las comidas fueron excelentes. El personal era bueno, muy amable y eran cortos, con personal esa noche pero nos mantuvieron informados. Fuimos de nuevo y comimos gambas y patatas fritas en Fish and Chip noche y otra vez, muy buena comida, a un precio razonable.

Nos detuvimos en este pub después de un largo día caminando y nos sentíamos muy hambrientos. Eran las 5. 30 el domingo y probablemente fuera del horario del servicio de comidas. Les preguntamos si estaban sirviendo comida. El amable propietario respondió: "¿Puedo preparar algo, un asado o un pastel de carne? ’Optamos por el pastel. El mejor pastel de carne, papas fritas, guisantes y salsa que hemos comido en mucho tiempo. Recomiendo encarecidamente este pequeño pub encantador por su comida y excelente servicio al cliente. Ellos también son amables con los perros.

Great place, great service and great food

Friendly village pub. Good food. Good company with the staff. Great selection of beers too. Definitely worth a visit. Thank you guys for a lovely welcome.

Friendly pub, good value meals.

A proper British pub, with friendly locals and hospitable staff. Good value meals on weekends and a few real ales, a selection of gins and softer drinks. Surrounded by wood panneled wallsand a cozy wood fire in winter. Check Facebook page for photos and opening times.

Called in on quiznight. Everyone having a good time.

Brilliant place and great staff

As we were staying in Ireby this was our local and very friendly it is too. Lovely staff who made us and our dogs very welcome. We thoroughly enjoyed the local beer. We ate twice in the bar. The first time my daughter and girlfriend had burgers, which they thoroughly enjoyed, I had a curry which was tasty and my husband had a beautiful sirloin steak cooked to perfection (rare). The second time it was just me and my husband and we both had scampi and chips. Haven't had this for ages and it was a lovely big plateful, piping hot and thoroughly enjoyed. Lovely to have a proper pub, dog friendly and good value for money within walking distance of our house.

Lovely cosy pub. Good food and really friendly people.

As a regular visitor to the Black Lion, I would well recommend this place. Always a warm welcome and good food to greet you.

I reserved a table for three as the pub had a booking for 30 in the main bar.

This week we have been staying at the cottage Emily's Nook at the pub. This cottage is very comfortable, well equipped with plenty of room for two. It was lovely and warm after walking in cold autumn conditions. We walked around Keswick and locally from the doorstep, great scenic quiet location. We may well be back within the next few years.

We stopped off, having just been up Scafell Pike and a few other tops, on our way home. It was late afternoon and the fryer went on for some more than welcome chips, with a couple of pints. Thank you!

Friendly locals, landlord and barstaff very friendly, good food and ale

We visited the pub whilst staying in Emily’s View accommodation above. Tuesday night is pie night, so we obliged. It was good basic pub food. The pie was full of steak and tasty. However..... the desserts were not good. The cheesecake was awful. It had the consistency of lard. Not pleasant at all. The rice pudding was acceptable but I guess it was from a tin.

Visited here whilst staying at AirBNB down the road and walking past it every day! Great little pub with a homely feel to it, quite busy despite it being 6-7 pm when we popped in. Service was excellent and friendly and the locals keen to chat as well which I always like. I had gammon and my partner the burger , both were delicious and we finished with a nice cheesecake as the apple pie was finished sadly! Small range of tap beers but good enough for me (pub is small as Ireby is tiny so cannot expect 10+ taps) and good price for the food so all in all a great experience.

After reading a great review of the Sunday Roast dinner we decided to visit. The meat portion was very very generous. We chose beef which was well cooked but still tender. The Yorkshire puddings were quite a showstopper too in their enormous size. Both accompanied by roast potatoes and vegetables.

Visited this local pub on a Monday for their Curry night. I had the lamb Tikka Masala and husband had Chicken Madras.

We spent a few days staying upstairs in the nook! What a wonderful place to stay clean and modern with all the mod cons that you need for your holiday.

This pub has the feel of a local pub which serves its village community. Nevertheless, our family of four were welcomed and felt totally at home. The menu has a limited range with a specials board. It is traditional pub food which is tasty and served in an informal manner. We all felt our meal was tasty. There is also a good selection of beers.on sale.

Arrived near by on the Saturday for a stay looked up the black lion great reviews so we tried it on the Sunday. The roast was delicious, staff were welcoming and the service excellent. We would definitely eat here again when in this area.

Friendly staff. Decent beer selection. Good Home Cooked Food

Traditional pub with some quaint features.

Really enjoyed the meal and dessert today. Definitely come back again when holidaying here.

Took Mum here for dinner. It’s a basic pub nothing fancy inside. However, the food and service are it’s best attributes. We were served by a local lady who was on her first shift. The lady was very friendly and helpful. I had the cheese pie my mum had the steak pie. My cheese pie didn’t have a lot taste tbh, bit as it was served with onion gravy this made up for it.. my mums steak pie was full of superb tender beef. The locals were very friendly as was the landlord. Can thoroughly recommend. Thanks to the Black Lion team, keep doing what you’re doing as you do it well.

War direkt unter unserer Ferienwohnung. Gutes Pub Essen, ordentliche Bierauswahl

Good old fashoined village pub serving local ales and good menu.

Great place lovely village good food drink and staff

Really enjoyed our visit, good beer, good simple bar food

It's pub food at its best, having said that it is very tasty and well prepared. The chef takes time and trouble to prepare good food for the customers. No quick fix here, the meals are cooked for you.

Only us in eating on a quiet evening but the food was nice. Owner very friendly and helpful for our young daughter food wise.

What a superb pub with oddles of character. Gluten free options including Fish and chips (baby Whale) and brilliant steaks. An honour to refer this local quant pub to all that enjoy excellent food and a slower pace of life. If you prefer big Macs suggest you stay away more room for people who prefer this type of establishment. Would suggest booking to avoid disappointment.

We returned, tired, from a long journey home and wanted a good meal. ....and it was superb, a good variety to choose from, good portions and very nice!

The best lunch and the friendliest owner you will ever meet, thanks Mark.

Recommended for a "Start the Week" night out and order the curry. Great curry, very friendly staff and well worth the visit.

Great inexpensive lunch in Keswick, Home made curry was lovely and earthy. Dog friendly too. Loads of tables on two floors and big outside terrace at the rear

Visited here with a group of 8 on a walking weekend in the lakes. Small village pub offering excellent home cooked fare at value for money prices. Staff very welcoming and friendly, good range of real ales, great atmosphere. Thoroughly recommended.

We popped in here for food while staying near Ireby and following a windswept walk on the local hills. The Black Lion is a typical small country pub with a few tables and no frills interior but the staff were warm and friendly and we enjoyed the local brew. The real surprise was the delicious food we were served up. The pie was great and the portions generous but the gammon was the scene stealer as it tasted absolutely fantastic - almost like pulled pork! Highly recommend this place if you’re in the area.

We ate (and drank!) here twice recently. The food was absolutely delicious on both occasions. Both the vegetarian and meat options were well presented, beautifully cooked and tasty. There was a decent selection of real ales on draught and the pub had a real cosy feel to it. We, being the only 'tourists', were made to feel very welcome. Thank you for 2 great nights.

Had a lovely group meal (6 of us)

rocked up on a motorbike in full leathers, the odd stare out the window, but once inside made to feel most welcome by all the staff, definitely worth a visit

A couple of people I know had travelled to Ireby to do some work for me, so after a long days travel and work I took them to the pub for gourmet burgers and a pint of Wainwright. They loved it, onion rings, chunky chips. They said it was better than a gourmet burger restaurant they had both eaten in, in Cambridge.

Nice little pub with a good range of pub grub off the menu and a specials board. It has just a small area for dining but service is quite quick considering the extent of what is available. Just one little quirk is that the opening times and food availability must be checked before just turning up.

Great food, friendly staff & tasty beer! We where here for the Ireby Music Festival, the pub was very busy but yet the bar maids where still smiling! The cheesy nachos where so tasty!

Apart from being a traditional village pub, visitors ( like ys ) are made very welcome. We enjoyed our curry and the local ale that is served.

We spent two nights in one of the two holiday flats above the pub, Emily's View - which, as the picture of Skiddaw from the window shows, more than lives up to its name. Comfortable, clean, well-appointed, quiet and good value, this is an excellent base for exploring the Lakes. I heartily recommend a stay here. The great pub downstairs is an added bonus - we had two first class family evening meals and enjoyed a friendly welcome, great real ale and good, honest pub cooking - with off-menu choices for our two young children offered without hesitation. They are not the easiest to satisfy but they enjoyed their first night's dinner so much that they both ordered exactly the same thing the following evening. It is great to see a traditional village pub brought back to life and thriving in this way.

Our new favourite pub ..... can't recommend this place highly enough ... delicious home cooked food great drinks and oh so cosy ... feels more at home here than actually at home!

If you can, go here during the Folk Festival - wonderful event. Lovely pub, staff and owner - Mark also runs the wonderful Mae's tea rooms and gallery in the nearby village of Uldale. Lovely village with an excellent church and nearby ruined chapel.