Farmers Arms in South Lakeland

Excellent place. Great food. Great staff. Breakfast wow. All items top quality. Quite a few steps. Toilets up 2 sets of steps.

Great food, wonderful service and a good atmosphere! We would definitely return if we were in the area! My Husband had the mussels which were so good and I had a pizza, again well cooked and good portion sizes.

Good stuff! Nice meals, including Sunday Roast and people are nice a friendly! Great location in the centre of town. Feels like the hub of Ulverston!!

Friendly staff and nice food in a great location.

Great food and drinks ,staff are great, probably best to book if you require food as it always seems to be busy.

Really nice deco. Food was well presented and very tasty. Pleasant service. Right in the middle of Ulverston town centre so perfect location for our trip.

An excellent experience in Ulverston!!!

Me and my partner have been staying in Ulverston and liked The Farmers so much we visited twice! Really lovely place, nice relaxed atmosphere and the food was amazing. Good vegan and vegetarian options and the portions were very generous and reasonably priced. Staff were all friendly and very good. Food came out really quickly on both occasions. Would absolutely recommend this place if you're staying in Ulverston or the surrounding area.

Met friends for drinks on a busy Friday evening. The place was packed but tables soon became free. All the staff were magnificently attired in a kind of uniform, amazing for a pub. Drinks (beer and wine) good value.

The overall experience was good as usual but my roast beef dinner was let down by the beef being very gristley and fatty. Nice atmosphere and pleasant service.

Staff is very helpful. Great atmosphere. Food fabulous

Popped in for lunch after a meeting in Ulverston. Very pleasant. Good food. Well kept ale.

Had a very lovely meal here. Visited Ulverston for Laurel & Hardy museum. Very happy to have found this pub too

Friendly people and nice selection of Ales.

Great location, lovely selection of beers & lagers. Very attentive staff. Food looked lovely but didn't eat, wish we had !

Nice atmosphere, lovely food friendly staff

Great pub and atmosphere. Lovely outside area, sharp service. All good.

Nice place but service slow and beer was warm. OK though and would go again. Dog friendly.

Great food,service with a smile.

Beautiful building and nice atmosphere inside. We really enjoyed our visit. Even though we arrived just before they stopped serving lunch (2.45) the staff were great and did everything they could for us. Portions are very generous and everything was delicious, we enjoyed our visit very much

What has happened to the Farmers ? This is my second recent visit where the food has been very poor quality. This was my favourite place to eat but they have obviously moved to a profit before quality model. Won’t be coming again, very disappointed

When for a meal with a friend had a fab meal as always the food was great and the service was very good friendly staff. My only negative was when we went to pay the bill was presented with the card machine and the young lad said "Do you want to leave a tip" which he repeated a couple of times !! I said no I leave a cash tip.I think this member of staff needs to to rephase how he says it because it came across rude.

Delicious food the nachos were very good and we had a very nice picnic board plenty of food and very tasty. Friendly and attentive staff and a lovely relaxed atmosphere brilliant afternoon

Been before and normally good, but the true test is how they handle it when things don't go well. I ordered the Brisket, which needs to be cooked properly, but unfortunately it wasn't. It has to be cooked with the fat on, but not too much or it goes slimy. It was the worst meat I have ever tasted and I ledt it all. I notified the young waitress who was really nice. She apologised, and said she would tell the chef (not sure if she was confident enough to do that) . I expected someone to come and speak to us, as 2 of our party had the Brisket and we both left it. Nobody came, no offer of swapping it for something else, not even a free Baileys :-( The team in there are always good, and we will go again, but not recommending it any more. Shame.

Lovely place, very modern, very friendly attentive staff, lovely food, highly recommended

lovely food, server Mason was really nice and made our meal more welcoming

Absolutely amazing food and service. Everyone was really friendly and helpful. We all enjoyed our food with absolutely no complaints whatsoever!

Great food. Portions and quality were exceptional.

Well all I can say is shocking, had to find out own table through a bunch of staff chatting. Waited over 15 mins for someone to ask if we wanted a drink or menu. Absolutely shi...... Would definitely not recommend to anyone. Ps clean your toilets stink of piss which leads out to your restaurant

Ordered a falafel burger. It was absolutely the worst falafel I've had. Surely it was a pre-made, commercially manufactured burger taken out of the freezer. Perhaps other things are good here - not sure - but stay away from the falafel. Service was good.

Went for a group meal, was really nice. Burger was good, drinks were really good and the service was fantastic

Service was slow due to it being busy. However this was clearly due to only having one floor staff on a busy Sunday. Had to go up to the bar 20minutes after ordering a drink to actually receive the drink after server didn’t put the drink through. After requesting to speak to the general manager, they were rude and dismissive, attempting to blame someone else on the team and they then walked away instead of resolving the problem with us. The attitude given whilst talking to paying customers was appalling. Took almost 15 minutes to actually get the bill before even paying

I had a fantastic experience at Farmers, excellent service,I was greeted with a warm smile and made to feel right at home. The service was attentive without being intrusive, I will definitely be returning and would recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a warm hospitality, and a perfect place to unwind.

We visited twice for food in a week and it is definitely best to book a table. The Sunday roast was beautiful according to my in laws, I had two starters as a main and that was plenty. The staff were very attentive, polite, chatty and well presented. Would 100% recommend

Went here for a meal, meal was good. Roof was leaking in the torrential rain, so we were moved. Beer selection was average. Servers were friendly and courteous. I would be happy to return to eat there.

Full english breakfast £26.90 for two !! Honeysuckle Cafe across from it was half that and they gave you a choice of fresh bread too when we went in the next morning!!

Had breakfast, very enjoyable, more than enough, service very pleasant and good.

Loved it. Thank you for making us feel welcome despite us finding you almost by mistake! Best fining experience we have had in Ulverston.

Rude waiter when he heard I was a yank, he promptly started talking down to me. He screwed up the drinks order (I had asked for Hendricks and he said that I didn’t tell him) We asked about food he told me they weren’t serving food and none was available. The family next to us got a food order after I was told no food was being served. AMERICANS (YANKS) WON’T BE SERVED BY THIS SURLY LOT!!

Nice choice of breakfast, dinner and lunch! The outdoor seating is great with heaters. Great for all year round. Nice outlook into Ulverston town

Beautiful food and modern stylish interior. Great food that was cooked to perfection. It's very hard to find great food like this in the area.

Went as a party of 4 on Saturday Waited quite a while for our food order to be taken After another 3/4 of an hour realised they had lost/not processed our order and were offered complementary drinks to compensate Food was very good when we got it When we came to pay our food bill we were presented with the drinks bill of nearly £30(supposedly comlimentary) After a lengthy discussion with a member of bar staff we ended up paying nearly £10 of the bar bill as well as the food bill Alledgedly the female member of staff who offered the complementary drinks had finished her shift and no-one knew anything else about it!! Not happy and won't be returning!!

Very good pub to sit out and in..Good atmosphere.. Best pub in ulverston for me.

Food very good, service slow because the bar was very full, polite and clean

Had a roast dinner here. The beef was very fatty and I couldn't eat it. The rest of the meal was lovely especially the gravy which was so delicious. Lovely restaurant area. Staff were all lovely and very efficient. Definitely would go again.

Farmers were friendly and accommodating,seating was nice had a outdoor seating with heaters and excellent menu for meals but can be busy so book in advance

Ate here on my own while away on business. Lovely atmosphere. Great food and friendly staff. Right in the heart of Ulverston so plenty of other pubs around to visit.

Wasn’t expecting gourmet food, just soup and a sandwich. Ordered a veggie and a vegan soup, a med veg baguette and a cheese and chutney baguette. Med veg baguette came smothered in by far the worst vegan cheese I’ve ever tasted. It was an option and I hadn’t been asked if I wanted it. I’d have declined, not because, as the server said , ‘all vegan cheese is horrible’ but because the kind served in pubs often is. The 2 soups were the same brown colour and unidentifiable taste. No one had tried their best to make this soup delicious, that’s for sure. Server tried to claim that one of them was cauliflower cheese soup. Not plausible. And the cheese and chutney baguette had no chutney in it. Feedback given politely, received defensively. How hard can it be to provide nice soup and a sandwich for £10?

Ate here twice over my short stay in Ulverston and both meals were very good along with pleasant and courteous staff.

Didn't accept walk in for rooms, has to be done on line.

First trip to Ulverston for a one night stay and had been in one pub that looked nice on the outside but not great inside so thought we would try the Farmers next for a drink. Looks small from the front but once inside we were not only surprised by how big it was but the fact that it was packed. We bought a drink each and found the last table / chairs available - the decor is modern and bright. We were sat near the main dining area and having seen / smelled the food coming. out we decided to eat here instead of where we had planned. We made a gear choice ! Starting with an unbelievably priced bottle of prosecco which is £11 on Thursdays. We had the pitta, hummus & nibbles to share then i chose the kilo of mussels that came with chips, French stick and prawn. skewers whilst my partner had the prawn skewers with sweet & sour sauce, rice and salad. All extremely tasty, large portions and a great price.

Had to wait a while for a hot beef sandwich, but when it came it was spot on, came with salad and slaw but the so called hand cut chips tasted more like frozen?

Here for a Sunday lunch - friendly staff, great location in town with parking nearby, clean airy restaurant area and big portions! All the extra gravy you want ;)

Fantastic place great food great people Amazing

Got lucky with a walk-in booking and both ordered the Fisherman's Salad; fresh, tasty, full of salmon and prawns at a very competitive price

Nice looking gastro pub, the pub food was nice, pretty average though, I suppose the menu in the restaurant area is different. Good atmosphere but slow service and the loos were a little smelly unfortunately. Perhaps it was a bad day, wouldn't put me off going again, all round a nice visit.

Absolutely delicious breakfast and lovely waiters

Only had a drink quite expensive

Fabulous pub with a brilliant atmosphere. Food is delicious. All prices for drinks and food are very reasonable too

We visited the restaurant earlier in the week and noticed tables were fairly full but the bar & restaurant seemed to have a calm/romantic atmosphere so decided to book for Friday for an evening meal... Big mistake!! 😂 Atmosphere was great for a group of rugby lads or a hen do but you couldn't hear yourself think for rowdy tables never mind place an order. The waitress actually brought out more drinks than we'd ordered because she misheard us, we were just too awkward to say anything so drank them and paid extra 😳 my partners food was great she had the brisket. I had the burger and would have personally given it a 3/5. I think this restaurant specializes in pizza though so id go for something like that next time... The interior and decor was lovely though I got the vibe the whole place is riding some massive tiktok popularity waive like a load of boomers have just discovered the place and decided to throw on their leopard print and feather hats. 10/10 for rowdy vibes and good customer service. 7/10 food. 1/10 romantic on a weekend but looked like a solid 8/10 if we'd gone two days before 😂

Lovely food, great service, clean all through. A nice atmosphere with a mix of local and tourists. Would definitely recommend.

Veg on the Sunday dinner was a very small portion not good for the price paid , I agree with previous review about penny pinching Also there is a horrendous smell coming from the downstairs toilet it is disgusting and very off putting

We have been coming for years and today was the worst meal ever! I only had a salad but I hate Penny pinching! Why not put a pound on the price. The fisherman’s salad always had loads of prawns and a Marie sauce now I counted 5 prawns and a 50p bag of lettuce , so we will not be coming again for a long while. Other establishments are trying to keep their customers not drive them away . Especially long serving ones

Been going to the farmers for the past 20 years, love it. Food great and service good.

We booked this restaurant for one of our dinners before visiting Ulverston. From outside it doesn’t look very big but once you go inside the back of the restaurant looks beautiful like a posh restaurant with a lot of space and lovely comfortable table and chairs. Easy access into the restaurant. Excellent service from our waitress. The menu is great with a lot of choices. We were all happy with our starters and mains and desserts. Lovely clean toilet facilities with music playing. Highly recommend this restaurant for food or the beautiful bar just for drinks. Would definitely return if we visit Ulverston again.

Constantly good! great portions, great selection on the menu, been for breakfast, lunch , and tea time numerous times. Always delicious and always great service My go to place for food in Ulverston.

Came in too late to eat but the team member who we spoke to was exceptional in his service to us. I didn’t get his name but if I can remember correctly he was Irish or maybe Scottish! Great fella, we’ll revisit at the right time for food because of his service.

Lovely meals and a cozy outdoor fireplace to enjoy a drink overlooking a central part of the town

Came here on two occasions , whilst staying g locally, on for evening meal and the next day for breakfast. Excellent value, well cooked and good sized portions. All served by friendly staff

We had a nice evening meal here, just mains and a desert. I had mussels for my main course and a chocolate brownie for dessert. The mussels were tasty, in a nice white wine ginger and chilli sauce, however there were white a few closed inedible mussels and a lot of broken shells. When trying to get the sauce with my bread, oftentimes these small shell shards would end up in my bite which was honestly awful and of putting. On the bread topic, they pile it up on top which makes it hard to butter. I could have done with a separate plate for the bread and chips to prevent them getting soggy in the sauce and also to butter the bread on. That's the only reason I'm not giving it five stars. The venue is beautiful, the service is good and fast, the price is expected for the area and upmarket style restaurant. Overall good, just a few issues with the broken shells everywhere and closed mussels, but there were plenty of open ones too so it didn't affect the overall meal.

Excellent Lunch with great food and friendly/attentive service. Restaurant area at back was absolutely packed so we were lucky to get a table. 1kg Mussels is what I opted for and it was amazing.

Lovely food, good service and fair prices

Went for a quick light lunch,asked for toastie the barman said yes,went to order ( after we bought a drink ) then he said we dont do toasties so ordered 2 soups had to ask when it was coming ( after 35 mins) eventually got served with 2 plates of cold soup. Wont be back 😡

Pre-booked a table online as I wanted the table for a family retirement meal for my Mum, added into the comments a request to have a couple of bottles of fizz and sharing dessert for our party (which nobody acknowledged), I called a couple of days before to arrange this and pay upfront, I was told we would have two bottles of fizz and 6 glasses ready for us on the table on arrival - we didn't - why? Awkward as then the waitress is coming over asking what we want to order to drink - I was planning on surprising my Mum with the fizz. Sharing dessert I'm not sure if there was a miscommunication between us as when it arrived after the meal I'd question how many people were sharing the dessert. I've been to the Farmers plenty over the years for food and it's always been pretty decent, it's always a good atmosphere etc. Unfortunately on this occasion the food was pretty poor. Two of us ordered the 'tandoori' chicken kebabs - so bland, I'd question whether the chicken had ever seen any sort of marinade/spice mix. Rice was tasteless and there was a pitiful number of chips for a 'half & half' portion. Mussels - again commented on the portion of chips served on the side - tight. Fish dish was small but aren't they always and the Cajun chicken and brisket meals were fine. A shame overall as like I said it's always a good atmosphere and it is a nice place interior wise. I wouldn't rush back unfortunately.

The perfect spot in Ulverston for a Sunday afternoon lunch and drink. Great vibe and helpful friendly staff. Would highly recommend.

There is a short, ginger waiter who is usually quite rude and off. He won’t let customers finish talking before trying to walk away. Waiters usually ask ‘anything else?’ But this guy had to be called back a few times so we could all order our drinks. He was quite rude when he brushed past me, elbowing me and didn't apologise. Not sure what his problem is but he shouldn't be working there if he is so angry.

Sad to say but I have eaten in this pub many times but today unfortunately was not a good experience, food and service wise. We ordered a garlic bread with cheese to start priced at £10.50! so was expecting a lovely starter, we had to send it back as it was tasteless, the dough was chewy as if not cooked properly and came with a sprinkling of cheese, not mozzarella in our opinion either, staff were very helpful and replaced it, the second attempt wasn't much better to be honest, but we didn't want to complain again. Onto the mains, my cajun chicken was good, although again the flatbread that came with it wasn't and at over £20, not value for money. My wife ordered the goats cheese, honey and walnut pizza with salad at I think £18.95? Again the pizza dough was, I think, the same as the one used with the garlic bread and also very poor quality, very tough and chewy. Salad didn't have tomato or any dressing either. With a couple of drinks our bill was just over £70 and I feel doesn't represent good value for money. As I said earlier I have eaten here lots of times and the service and quality of food is usually very good, maybe this was a bad day, at no point did any of the staff ask us how our meal was,which I find quite unusual. Disappointed to say the least.

Lovely pub and restaurant. Never had a bad meal here. Beautifully decorated. Staff always attentive and friendly

Great pub/bar, very trendy and THE place to be in Ulverston. It is a lovely place but it is not a place to have a quiet drink, open fire and muddy boots but it doesn't pretend to be. It has great food and beers, the staff are great and very helpful.

Farmers Arms is always my go to for dinner in Ulverston. Lovely atmosphere and great food.

Travelling through the lake district and made a detour to have lunch. We weren’t disappointed. The food was beautiful again! Our favourite place to eat in the area

I visited this really good pub on saturday, the 2nd of April, besides selling 4 quality locally brewed hand pumpedcales. It was all well kept this friendly pub is also a well-known eating place with a very good local following Pleasent staff also over the road is additional hotel rooms that this place rents out and it is usually well used by tourists,,,visitors to this lovely area of England Saturday 24th February 2024 This pub we again revisited. Today, the pub had 4 real ale beers on brewed in the lake district. This pub well run clean and has good staff and clientele I would use this pub always when in Ulverston

Just had top quality breakfast, the food was fresh well presented I had a full English all quality ingredients and no fat or oil,the staff were all brilliant. Plus the ambience for a lazy Sunday morning breakfast was perfect

Amazing food and great service for a busy Friday evening.

Can't fault this great bar, great food and also a fantastic choice of beers, fantastic menu and food as stated is first class, we have eaten in the restaurant on numerous occasions and it is consistently very good, the staff are very friendly and very attentive and helpful and more than happy to go that extra mile no matter how busy the bar gets. Well done guys.

We came for lunch on a Sunday . The decor is beautiful inside and our service was fab. I can honestly say my caesar salad was the best I've ever had and the salt and pepper chips are a must ! We will be back !!!!!

I would not recommend this pub to anyone. The service was very poor, especially from the manager who was condescending, rude and inconsiderate. We ordered coffee and brunch to sit outside, but we waited for over 20 minutes for our toasted sourdough to arrive. In the meantime, others who sat after us got their drinks and food. We spoke to three staff members who were serving outside, but none of them helped us. Eventually they served our coffees 15-20 minutes later by when our food was completely cold. We waited another 15 minutes to speak to the manager, but he never came out. When I went in to complain, he said "sorry but if you want coffee and brunch served at the same time, then this is not a place for you". This was the most disrespectful and unprofessional response I have ever received from a manager. I will never go back to this pub and I advise others to avoid it as well.

I would not recommend this pub to anyone. The service was very poor, especially from the manager who was condescending, rude and inconsiderate. We ordered coffee and brunch to sit outside, but we waited for over 20 minutes for our toasted sourdough to arrive. In the meantime, others who sat after us got their drinks and food. We spoke to three staff members who were serving outside, but none of them helped us. Eventually they served our coffees 15-20 minutes later by when our food was completely cold. We waited another 15 minutes to speak to the manager, but he never came out. When I went in to complain, he said "sorry but if you want coffee and brunch served at the same time, then this is not a place for you". This was the most disrespectful and unprofessional response I have ever received from a manager. I will never go back to this pub and I advise others to avoid it as well.

More like a restaurant than a pub, superb food, friendly staff, didn't stay there just had a meal.

Enjoyed a lovely evening at the Farmers Arms. Great atmosphere from the minute we walked in. Friendly, helpful staff who provided excellent service. Staff were knowledgeable about gluten free dietary requirements and I felt in safe hands. All the food was delicious and reasonably priced. Would recommend but book to avoid disappointment!

Fancy spot. Busy with bustling staff keeping the drinks flowing. We had dinner after a lot of walking around Ulverston, we were very hungry! The menu isn't fancy, I'd describe it as good old fashioned pub grub, but the portions are terrific. Enough for two hungry walkers. Decent beer, a bit loud on the music. But overall a good pub.

Looking for somewhere for breakfast and we stumbled on this place. So happy we did as the food was absolutely delicious. The staff were lovely and the decor was amazing as well. Will be defo coming here when we come back up this way again....

Great food, lovely bar and staff

Exceptional service! I came to enjoy a delightful Sunday Roast and I got just that! Minus the over cooked roast potatoes that were completely overruled by the mouth watering beef! I had a sticky toffee pudding as a dessert which was prevented beautifully and did not disappoint. I will be back again that’s for sure!

The food and service was amazing, the staff was extremely welcoming. The beef brisket was delicious and so tender + tasty, their fish and chips was one of the best I’ve ever had. Their portions are HUGE make sure you are hungry :) very highly recommended

Went for Sunday lunch. In fact been here a few times. The food is always excellent and great value. The customer service is also excellent. Definitely recommend this place if your looking for somewhere to have a nice meal.

Food was amazing and lots of it! We were given a lovely table and the interior was beautifully designed. The owners and the waiters were all very friendly. Definitely the best bar/ restaurant in Ulverston!

We sat outside next to the real fire, there are also electric heaters overhead so we were very cosily warm. We sampled a mixture of food we could all share and pick at, Margareta pizza, garlic bread, onion rings, chilli chips and normal chips. We all enjoyed it. Inside the pub was packed but our food still arrived in a timely manner. Drinks were all good. I particularly enjoyed the flap jack cube that came with my pot of tea.

We had a great lunch here. The staf were very friendly and the food was fresh and tasty. Highly recommended.

Great food, lovely staff and best of all Loweswater Gold