Garden View Restaurant in South Lakeland

Very limited menu very expensive,no decent priced children’s meals,no variety on menu apart from change of pie ,very little vegetarian options,not a particularly well executed menu, unfortunately it’s impossible to get any food delivered to hotel as it’s in the middle of nowhere,I would never book this restaurant

Nos alojamos en el hotel y desayunamos y cenamos una vez en el restaurante con vistas al jardín. En ambas ocasiones, el personal fue muy amable y trabajó muy duro. La comida era buena. Sin quejas. Tuvimos una buena comida.

Solo visité el hotel solo para comer. Somos vegetarianos y no nos inspiran los platos vegetarianos típicos que se ofrecen, así que optamos por una selección de entrantes para compartir con acompañamientos. Te traduciré el menú: Pan de ajo y queso = pan de ajo Tesco Value con un solo queso medio derretido encima Champiñones salteados con aceite de trufa sobre ciabatta tostada = Champiñones enlatados calentados sobre un trozo empapado de pan de ajo congelado con valor tesco Nethys Bruschetta = salsa de tomate encima de un poco empapado de pan de ajo Tesco Value Como puede ver, obtuvimos pan de ajo Tesco Value mal presentado en 3 formas diferentes y esto nos costó 30. 00 El ambiente es diario. El personal es bastante agradable y las bebidas son agradables pero caras. Con todo, ¡ve a otro lugar! Si esta es la comida, me da miedo pensar en cómo son las habitaciones.

Reservamos el restaurante para el Sunday Carvery. Llegamos para encontrar una zona de pub con algunas personas. Esperamos ser vistos por el personal del bar, que parecía tomar una eternidad. Finalmente fue nuestro turno, le expliqué que había reservado una mesa y le pregunté si elegíamos una mesa. . . básicamente sí. Pedimos unas bebidas, un agua con gas y una coca cola. . . llegó una tónica y coca cola. Nos dimos cuenta del restaurante con vistas al jardín y preguntamos si podíamos sentarnos allí, y nos dijeron que podíamos. Habitación mucho más bonita, bonita y luminosa. . . Estuvimos allí con otras dos parejas. Cuando le expliqué que había reservado en línea, nos dijeron que no deberíamos haber podido, ya que eso se había detenido. El asador tampoco estaba en oferta, podríamos comer carne de res o pollo. Estábamos decepcionados, pero apreciados con Covid, las cosas eran diferentes y los restaurantes tenían que adaptarse, dicho eso. . . ¡deberían actualizar su sitio web! Nos quejamos de nuestras bebidas, que, para su crédito, se resolvieron rápidamente. Ambos optamos por pollo asado, al que nos dijeron que esperaban que estuviera disponible ahora que lo habían ofrecido. La camarera fue a comprobarlo y confirmó que sí, pero tomaría algo de tiempo mientras lo cocinaban fresco. ¡Medio esperaba que llegara una pechuga de pollo pálida! El chef gritaba servicio con regularidad, era bastante divertido. También escuchamos al chef y la camarera discutiendo, ¡no muy profesional! En el aspecto positivo, la comida fue agradable. Sabores bien presentados, frescos y encantadores. La administración tiene mucho trabajo que hacer aquí. El personal se esfuerza, son educados y amables, pero están muy mal organizados. También tuvimos que pagar en el bar. . . otra larga espera! A pesar de la comida mejor de lo esperado, ¿volveríamos? Tristemente no.

Reservamos una mesa para 6 de nosotros, 2 adultos, 4 niños. Al llegar, nadie parecía saber que íbamos a venir y la camarera nos mostró el comedor y nos dijeron que nos sentáramos donde quisiéramos. Las campanas de alarma deberían haber sonado ya que había más atmósfera en un depósito de cadáveres. Se tomaron los pedidos de bebidas, una vez que llegaron, faltaba una bebida (la camarera nos leyó la orden antes de recibirlos), que finalmente llegó. Al sentarnos en el comedor casi vacío, todo lo que podíamos escuchar era al chef gritando "servicio" cada 2 minutos, muy fuerte. Después de lo que pareció una eternidad, llegaron los entrantes, uno era pan de ajo, que no bromeo, ¡era un trozo de pan integral cubierto de mantequilla con ajo picado esparcido encima! el mío era el pecho de paloma. Creo que el "chef" abandonó la universidad de catering el día que aprendieron a cocinar paloma. Dos miserables y lastimosos bocas llenas de paloma, tan cocidas que no eran comestibles. Nota para el "chef", la paloma debe ser rosada o al menos medianamente rara, no esta excusa lamentable para un entrante. Todo el tiempo que el chef sigue gritando "servicio" en todo el comedor, ¡casi se volvió cómico! Después de otros 30 minutos, llegó el plato principal, por suerte pedí algo simple porque no tenía muchas esperanzas, tenía el gammon. Una vez más, se perdieron la comida de mi hija a pesar de que nos leyeron el pedido. Realmente no podíamos empezar hasta que ella tuviera el suyo, luego vino una hamburguesa preparada apresuradamente (no era una hamburguesa, era un trozo de carne quemada entre dos trozos de pan secos). Pedí que me lo devolvieran y lo hicieran una hamburguesa, le esparcieron queso y le pusieron hojas de ensalada blandas a un lado. Mi jamón estaba bien cocinado, pero el huevo estaba quemado y la piña solo estaba asada por un lado. Me di por vencido en este punto, comí lo que pudimos y me fui a ir. Tuve que ir al bar a pagar, me preguntaron si disfruté mi comida, básicamente le dije lo que escribí aquí. Su excusa. . . . . . . se llena a la hora de comer! Sin disculpas, nada. No me gusta quejarme para obtener un descuento, pero ni siquiera esto se ofreció. Nunca vayas aquí, es terrible. Gaste su dinero en el Swan over the road.

I’m not sure if the other reviewers were at the same restaurant we went to as it was an amazing night that we all thoroughly enjoyed! The staff were incredibly pleasant and helpful, our waiter Zoltan was one of the happiest people I’ve ever met! He tried his best to make sure we enjoyed our meal and laughed after every sentence (which was refreshing) and offered to take a photo of us for my grans Birthday meal. The food was delicious and the buffet was very good quality however the roasties were a bit dry but I assume that’s because they had been under a harsh light and out for an hour before we arrived. The brownie was gooey and chocolatey but the sauce was a bit rich... The decor was a bit dated in the bar however the Garden Room was relatively modern! We received our desserts in the same price as our carvery, which was an added bonus to a wonderful night!

We stayed at the Newby Bridge Hotel and the highlight of the stay was definitely the food. We would definitely dine here again but probably would not stay.

We were staying at the Swan Hotel but decided to go to the Newby Bridge for dinner because (according to the website) it was a bit cheaper. However, once we sat down we were told that the set menu no longer existed and that the menu on the Newby Bridge website was substantially out of date. When we arrived and asked for a table, the restaurant was mostly empty. But the waiter asked "are you residents?" and pulled a face when we said no. We tried to crack jokes and smile but the service was cold, apathetic and passive aggressive at best. The service was frosty and cold throughout and by the end of the meal we were sat waiting for the bill for over half an hour after all the other dinners had gone home. We were desperately trying to make eye contact with the waiter but he was determined to ignore us while setting other tables for breakfast the next day. It was like we were in a very weird and tired episode of Faulty Towers, except that it was real life, it wasn't funny, and we had to pay quite a lot for the privaledge.

Dinner or actually Not Dinner at The Newby Bridge Hotel.... Booked a table for 7-15pm in the restaurant. The restaurant was taken over fully by a coach party and we were demoted to the bar area !!! No prior warning !!! Very poor customer service - zero / 10. Hence the fact we walked over the road for a fabulous meal at the Swann Hotel !!! Suggestion to "ALL" thinking of booking a meal or a room at the Newby Bridge Hotel. Check out the Swann, great deals on rooms and food mid week. Also the Swann makes the Newby Bridge look even more tired than it actual is.

Visited the eve before my mother’s birthday. Arrived half an hour early after we were told the wrong time to arrive. We were then seated reluctantly by the very rude staf in the restaurant that seemed annoyed that they had told us the wrong time to get there in the first place. We were seated at half past seven and waited almost 20 minutes just to ask what we wanted to drink! We were then told we couldn’t even order yet because there weren’t enough menus to go around, even though he restaurant wasn’t even half full. When we ordered starters the waiter began to get frustrated once more simply because we asked for peas on one of the meals instead of beans. We then waited until 20 past 8 to actually receive our meal. The restaurant was also dirty with the floor clearly not being cleaned since it’s been there and litter that hadn’t even been bothered to be picked up or had been simply pushed to the side all along the skirtingboards. We also weren’t the only ones upset by the place as two other couples got up and left before they even received their meals. The only positive was that the food was to a good standard and with all else said the meal was enjoyed.

I took my wife and grand daughter to this lovely looking hotel hoping for a lovely Sunday roast only to be bitterly disappointed with the meal I started with a bowl of soup which was luke warm and tasteless my wife had a prawn cocktail which was okay our next course which was a carvery it was awful we had a choice of beef turkey or gammon I had scraps of turkey which was as dry as a bone and a thin slice of gammon roast potatoes which were luke warm mixed veg and Yorkshire pudding which was inedible the wife and grand daughter were off the same opinion I never leave food on my plate but this meal was inedible even the gravy was luke warm we sat down at one thirty and was out by ten past two we did not stay for a third course and the meal cost fifty pounds waste off money the worst carvery we have ever been to I told the person who I paid reluctantly I did not enjoy the meal only to fall on deaf ears we will not be going back again very disappointed all front and no show.

Had a family meal here while staying with a large family party, included in the accommodation booking. One of our party had particular needs and the staff were very helpful indeed. The starter was not quite right for them but the main course provided was just what they were looking for. The rest of us had a really enjoyable meal too with a nice selection of dishes and a reasonable choice of wines. Would recommend this option is staying at the restaurant.

Since 2008 when we stayed at the Newby Bridge for our honeymoon, we have returned at least once a year just to have a beautiful á la carte dinner in the garden restaurant. Why did we return every year, simple, the food was outstanding. If you wanted pie, scampi, steak etc you ate in the bar. If you wanted lamb cooked to perfection for instance you ate in the restaurant. The restaurant menu now is basically the same as the bar menu only a couple of quid more expensive. Tonight we thought we would try the burger and chips thinking it would be hand made, not a slab of brown whatever that could be bought in any cash and carry accompanied with frozen chips. The receptionist said they had changed the menu to keep up with the times. Sorry Newby Bridge, you’ve just taken a giant step backwards.

A group of nine friends booked for the Sunday Cavery lunch. The self service buffet offered a really interesting choice of starters and was enjoyed by all. We approached the cavery coumter when there was no queue and the chef was standing waiting, He cut meat for the first member of our party who then found the vegetable and roast potato dishes were empty. There was than a long pause as the chef carving meat disappeared for some minutes to rectify this deficiency. There was then a further wait as the gravy jug was empty. The carvery was good, but what poor organisation. After all the party had finished their main course we waited a long time for a waiter to offer desserts. Eventually we asked a waitress, who was wiping tables, for dessert menus. She went in to the servery and dropped the mop cloth into a bowl on the side counter of the servery, perhaps not the best location. She did not continue to bring menus and when challenged said 'in a minute'. A male waiter did appear two minutes later with menus. Obviously there is no team work it is preferable for guests to wait. A good range of desserts was offered and they were well presented. Food good, service and organisation very poor! Can we hope that hotel management read Tripadvisor?

Lovely friendly hotel, restaurant gorgeous & food delicious. Staff always friendly & helpful. Beautiful place to visit, & the hotel is at the bottom of Lake Windermere with only minutes away from boat trips & train station. Lovely walks & easy reach by boat or road to Bowness. Fully recommend a visit to the Lakes area & Newby Bridge Hotel is a lovely place to stay.

Visited this amazing hotel as a party of 15 for a family lunch for my father-in-laws 80th birthday. This was a 3 course Sunday carvery. The staff couldn't do enough for us and the food was amazing. We will definitely be back and would recommend the hotel to all my friends

The view is awesome 😍 Stuff so nice and friendly. Tip - come at 11.30 and you'll enjoy a totally...

excellent choice quality and service wheelchair friendly light and airy décor staff smart informative service with a smile

I enjoyed both dinner and breakfast here. The food was very good, and the service was friendly and prompt. Tables near the windows have a good view of the gardens in the back.

We stayed at the Newby Bridge hotel and enjoyed breakfast and evening meals during our stay

Lunch here was good . We just had sandwiches but they were fresh and the staff were friendly. We were the only customers . The view is stunning over the river.

Nice food and service ok and staff friendly. Quiet when we visited, thought was more geared to older couples.

Disfrutamos de una cena maravillosa aquí durante su estancia en el hotel.

Fuimos como una familia para celebrar el cumpleaños de una de las 60 en el almuerzo y pedimos el buffet self-service.

Como ya han dicho otros, no hay mucho variedad de platos en el menú, pero hay carne, pescado y platos vegetarianos. La calidad de la comida era excelente, y los vinos por copa eran de excelente calidad y a un precio razonable. La decoración es moderna y bien y el personal era amable y servicial. Cenamos allí mientras se aloja un par de noches en Windermere. La única razón por la que no puedo comer allí era porque habíamos tenido suficiente de escuchar a Duffy - su album jugados a través de dos veces durante la noche que estuvimos allí.

Excellent food, amazing presentation, attentive staff. New menu each evening. Contemporary twists on many traditional meals- outstanding quality.

generous enough portions, however a different chef makes a big difference to the diners experience, poor choice of mains

The food was excellent with a good, varied choice of menu, the service was also excellent. No complaints at all.

Lovely meal limited menu but all fresh local produce cooked to perfection Would definitely recommend brilliant service as well!

Was staying in Hotel so this meal/restaurant was part of the deal. Food was nice but portions quite small. If I had paid the full £30 I would have been disappointed. Staff very attentive.

We've been meaning to try the roast here for a long time and finally made it this Sunday. We just happened to be passing at 12.00pm and so took advantage of the restaurant. The starters on their own looked very good but we stuck to the main only. Ample portions, tasty and fresh, served with good humour. We were not disappointed. I would happily return, probably for a special occasion as it is not cheap.

We visited this hotel for a family Easter meal. The place is quite run down and could do with an upgrade, however my review is mainly on the food and the car parking facilities. It was a Sunday when we visited and the hotel have a carvery on a Sunday, we were told we could also order from the bar menu, but this is extremely limited so the carvery it was to be. As we entered the restaurant I noticed an area with different' salads, it was very open and I was quite amazed that as there were fresh prawns and smoked salmon there didn't seem to be a cooling facility!!!! My husband and had a little of the salad on offer and then went to get our carvery. there were three options of meat Yorkshire puddings, some very over cooked stuffing and two vegetable options, one very over cooked carrots and the second garlic cabbage!!!!! Given that not everyone likes the taste of garlic I found it a strange one. I sat down with my carvery, I have to say the beef was very nice which was the meals only saving grace!!!!!! The restaurant is run a bit like a school canteen, as soon as you put down your knife and fork your plate removed and you were asked if you wanted a dessert, if not staff hovered waiting for you to leave the table!!!! I would suggest that if you want a carvery lunch on a Sunday in the South Lakes drive a little further to Romneys in Kendal, even if you have to wait a while for a table at least you are guarenteed freshly cooked meat and lots of choice of veg. My other big complaint about this hotel is the front car park, if this were a public car park. When it is almost impossible to move cars even small ones, in and out of car parking spaces. The staff when we were there were young and clearly did not know what they were doing and had no managers to guide them. No I will not be visiting again.

I would not recommend this hotel for a Sunday lunch first of all got into the bar and I said we would like to dine the bar man said pick a seat we where not told there was a restaurant in the rear we waited for about 30 mins before a waiter told us.when we got into it we waited again before being told what to do self service soup had no lid and was cold carvery below average,when we went to pay we where directed to the main reception very poor service.

My husband said it was the best meal he has had dining out! The starter, main and desert were all delicious and cooked to perfection.

Well presented table de horte menu , home made bread which was lovely, all courses were lovely, this came as part of our stay with the hotel however had we have paid £30 for the 3 course i would have been slightly disappointing with the portion sizes of the starter, overall a nice meal however.

We had the table d'hote menu.l had the goats cheese starter,sea bass for my main and glorious sticky toffee pud and ice cream to finish.Each course was beautifully cooked and presented and the service was efficient and friendly.

al-carte menu good variety of choice on both the nights we ate. Soup very good on both nights - home made bread a good touch as is water on the table already. Recently refurbished personally I'd like an option of dimming wall lights in the evening , candles on tables and soft lighting in the garden to bring more romance to the dining experience. Sticky Toffee pudding the best I've ever had.

I am a local resident and I visit the Newby Bridge Hotel at least twice per week with my husband for our nights out, the locals are lovely and are always up for a chat, the staff are always friendly and welcoming, however, they always seem to be overworked and doing a lot of different roles, there appears to be no night porters and there are female members of staff closing up the bar on a night on their own, which seems a little risky. I have also noticed over the past 3 /4 months people coming into the bar wanting drinks and food to be left waiting for more than ten minutes for staff to appear behind the bar to take their order, getting a little disgruntled and leaving without purchasing anything. I feel this is unfair as it is a very friendly hotel and a really nice place to drink, the rooms are beautiful and it seems a shame that the downstairs of the hotel (front) and bar area are letting the hotel down with leaking ceilings, poor décor and uncomfortable seating, locals are sticking with the hotel and it seems a shame they are not repaid with a little more thought put into where they spend their time and money. Wishful local

Ate at the hotel on the first night of our stay. It had clearly been recently redecorated and the decor was lovely. Fairly short menu though food was delicious. Only criticism was the side order of roast vegetables could have been bigger. The amount provided for 2 made the meals look quite small. However, we were hungry after a day's travel it was a nice place to relax.

Our evening meal and breakfast where first class, service and staff excellent! The restaurant itself is pretty and quaint and very clean!

Our meals were nice but very expensive and you don't get a lot. The staff were miserable and it appeared to be too much like hard work for them to serve us or speak to us.

The good bit is that the food is excellent. The service some nights was very slow and some of the staff need training. The floor had not been cleaned properly with food at least 2 days old (from the menu which changed daily). I also had unclean cutlery on one occasion.The restaurant has a good feel to it and the quality and presentation of the very tasty, beautifully cooked food is excellent and more than makes up for the shortcomings.The breakfasts are also very good and the coffee is freshly brewed and we liked the blend. If you drink tea then you will be in heaven with their extensive selection.

I can't believe how nice this meal was. I had brie with cranberry sauce and a lovely dressed salad to start and it was really tasty. My boyfriend had the cumberland sausage hotpot-esque dish and really enjoyed it. I wasn't surprised to find that there was only one veggie option for main courses and was disappointed when I saw veggie lasagne as I don't think i've ever eaten a homemade one in a non-specialist vegetarian restaurant- I always get stuck with a ready meal- but I was over the moon when my lasagne arrived. It was perfectly cooked with an array of vegetables in it. The only criticism was that I could have eaten more than was on my plate! Vegetarian options are often overlooked so I thought it was really great that the chef took the time to make something so tasty, seeing as I was probably the only person to order it all night!

Stayed at Lakeside but went for a walk and drink. Enjoyed sitting by the river. Bar service looks a shambles at first but works when you work it out. Two stations for food and drinks only in middle.

The Garden View Restaurant is in the Newby Bridge hotel. Read my full review on there. Basically meat dishes are very good, vegetarian/pescitarian have a very limited choice and they taste awful. By all means don't believe me, try it yourself, maybe the chef was off sick the day we ate there.

Spent new years Eve here. Great food, bag pipes and a very good Elvis impersonator brought 2013 to an end.

brilliant ,they had set menu for £30 it was a great food ,kids menu was also great,breakfast also served in garden view restaurant was very good.

Stayed at their hotel Newby Bridge. Could not fault anything. Exceptional food, perfectly presented and plentiful. Wine very reasonable

food was very good with good choices , good service pleasant staff, very helpful. decided that we had enjoyed previous night so ate again on the Sunday.

We had the house set menu on a sat evening, which was lovely. The standard of food has always been excellent there and the ham hock followed by lamb did not disappoint. Baileys dessert was a bit naff - go for the cheeseboard :)

We ate twice in the Garden View and the food was superb. Good choice and all well presented and excellent service

Good service, nice setting and good choice of food. For people preferring to eat in the bar, there is a good bar menu - prices cheaper (maybe not as fancy but still good quality) than the nearby Swan Hotel for pub grub.

I have given it one star for the pudding - we were a party of 11, £24.95 for a three course meal, I went home hungry, that was a first for me. One of the starters was Caesar salad, it was on an oblong plate at one end there were three little gem lettuce leaves at the other was three very thin tiny strips of chicken, in the middle there were three tiny croutons, don't get me started on the goats cheese mousse, which I can only describe as minuscule. The main course wasn't any better, everything tasted fine, but I have never experienced such small portions. The service left a lot to be desired, we weren't offered any condiments, we did ask for mustard and mint sauce which turned up when everyone had finished, wine was missing and then we were charged for a more expensive bottle, I have stopped at the hotel on a few occasions and found this visit a real let down. I am grateful we were a party of females, because I know if any of our partners had been with us, it would have been an even more negative experience.

This restaurant is for the more discerning diner with a quite atmosphere and really attentive staff. This is where you also have your breakfast, a good place to start the day.

Having not stayed in this area of the Lake District before we were unsure as to where was a good place to eat out.We tried to book here but was told that it would be fine to just turn up.We didn't get to sample the food in the pub, let alone review it.We were totally ignored as we stood at the bar...despite trying to catch the staff's eyes (they were too busy chatting).So we walked out. Luckily we travelled down the road and found an excellent alternative.