Flavours Carlisle in Carlisle

If you're looking for a cozy spot in Carlisle with fantastic food and a welcoming atmosphere, The Old Bank is the place to be! From the moment I walked in, I was greeted by a warm, festive vibe—perfect for the Christmas season. The decorations and xmas music set the tone, making it feel like a true winter wonderland. Just perfect for our family meal. The staff were incredibly attentive and friendly, always checking in to ensure everything was to my liking. Service was quick, and our food arrived piping hot which tasty delicious. Considerate of dietary requirement in our group who was dairy intolerant, Thank you for making it such a lovely experience.

I’m not normally a one to complain but as I rarely get out and it was my birthday I felt I had to say something. My husband and I arranged to go to Fantails to celebrate with great food and atmosphere as we have been previously and have never been disappointed. However on this occasion we felt rushed through. I’ve never in my life been so rushed to have a 3 course meal. We initially thought the service was quick as we were offered drinks immediately and the menu. We were given a few minutes to decide. We ordered both a starter and our main meals and started to enjoy the evening. My husband’s starter arrived very quickly, within a few minutes in fact. Once he had finished his last mouth full. The staff came over taking his plates away, even though he still had bread left to eat! Which he had to eat without his bread plate! We thought maybe the waitress didn’t realise. The main meal came literally a few minutes later. No break at all. The main was lovely and took us a while to get through. It was then like a 100m sprint race …. The waitress was over within seconds to clear our plates as my husband put his cutlery down. It was as though they were watching us on camera! We were asked the question straight away ‘would you like to see the dessert menu?’ We looked at each other thinking goodness we would like our mains to go down 10 minutes at least before we even looked at a dessert menu! Any ways as we felt uncomfortable with the atmosphere at this point. We ordered our desserts and they arrived around 2 minutes after ordering so this was about 5 minutes after our last mouthful of our main meal. At this point we were annoyed. But to top it off. My husband hadn’t even finished his dessert (put his last mouthful in and chewing) the waitress came over and said are you finished? My husband with his mouth still full said ‘well just about’ while the bowls were whisked away. The whole meal was squished into an hour if that. My rare evening out was ruined. If we’d known going at 5:30pm on a Sunday was going to be a rush we’d have gone somewhere else, and quite frankly enjoyed our meal at our own pace. I have had many good meals here in the past. But I doubt very much I’d be back because of this evening.

First visit and was impressed with the service. Ordered a vegan meal and all was good. Very tasty, friendly and thoughtful service. Will definitely be back

Excellent food , cracking atmosphere and friendly staff. Definitely worth a visit.

We came to the greyhound for Sunday roast as a family of 5. Firstly the food was delicious! We had roast beef, roast ham and macaroni cheese followed by syrup sponge with custard mixed fruit pavlova and ice cream...the staff went above and beyond to accommodate us...they made us starters even though they weren't on the menu for Sunday and even made up a small bowl of food for the baby at our request. Nothing was too much trouble...we all left full and satisfied. We will most definitely be back. Thank you so much for an amazing meal experience. Richard