Golden Lion Bar and Restaurant in Allerdale

Amazing food- all home made. Lovely staff and great room. Will happily come back in future. Thank you

The golden lion restaurant was cheap tasteless food the vegetables didn’t even have flavour and the home made steak pie was awful , Chips and gravy it was then for my birthday tea !!! Even the coffee was awful !!

Great food ate a really great price. Comfortable surroundings that were warm and very clean. Service was excellent considering the number of diners. We had a lovely lunch and will be back soon.

We booked for a Sunday lunch. Great meal and very pleasant surroundings. It is a proper hotel and you are well looked after. We would certainly recommend it.

Cheerful service, tasty food. I had the seafood pasta - really delicious. Some of the other meals looked huge !

The margaritas had no salt on the rim, at £8 each, I think you could spare some saltThe nachos were disgusting, I couldn’t eat it, I told the waitress, nothing...... we used to be regulars before lockdown and it was our first night out in a year, we won’t be back . It looked like it was sloped on the plate and zapped in the microwave for 5 minutes

Customer service lacked by one member of staff, food great but this one person let the place down. Been a regular for a while but will need to think.

Relaxed atmosphere and place. Spotless. Good amazingly presented food looked and tasted beautiful. Completely recommend everything was delicious.

For some reason the manager decided not to take part in the eat out to help out scheme which was some what annoying. 6 of us met for dinner 2 of us stayed in the hotel for one night. Hotel very nice and clean nothing negative to say. The food was quite mediocre nothing very special but the staff were very pleasant. Breafast was good with plenty to keep us going.

Excellent service. Very friendly and accommodating to young children. Mike the manager was very helpful and arranged for a table for our group. Overall excellent service.

We ate here twice once in the main restaurant and then in Antonio’s. On both occasions the food was delicious, the service really good and the menu lots to choose from. They really tried hard to make all feel extra safe with the current situation. Thank you

Our first Sunday Lunch out this year!An unplanned visit, we were staying in the area and after passing by and checked out the menu decided to eat out.We arrived at that ‘in between’ time c1645 to a very quiet restaurant (perfect in these Covid times) The restaurant was well organised from a Covid perspective. Good menu selection but we decided to opt for the special Sunday Lunch menu, which in itself had a great selection.It was excellent. Absolutely delicious, beautifully presented, generous portions. We were looked after by Mike who made us very comfortable and welcome.Will definitely visit again

Called with my wife and family for an 80th birthday lunch. The staff were very good showing us to our seats and getting drinks ordered. My wife had the ravioli , mum in law tagliatelle and myself the lamb Henry.My wifes ravioli was just a white flavourless mush, full of water, we sent that back,my lamb Henry was only a lamb shank and not shoulder, tasted ok but not what it should have been. Mum laws tagliatelle was really tasteless, similar to my wifes ravioli. I did complain to the waitress and hopefully this was taken forward with the chef. Sad really as we have dined here of many occasions and always found the food of a good standard. Maybe this just a post covid blip, I hope so.

We visited recently for Sunday lunch and we were very happy so much so we came again the other evening to enjoy a bar meal however the food quality was poor in comparison to Sunday Lunch.The starters were honestly delicious as expected but when the mains arrived this is when the evening meal became very disappointing.I pretty much left the majority of my meal as did the wife and clearly the staff knew we were not happy as not once did they ask if everything was alright......Simply asking this is basic customer service and can make a huge difference in making the paying customer feel valued.Sadly we won't be back or be able to recommend to others, Such a shame.There's a lot of choice when eating out in Maryport and your lack of customer service is one reason which has simply pushed us to try the other local establishments instead.

No disabled access of facilities, went to a funeral tea was told by owner there was no disabled access but we could lift them in up the steps . Then we’re told if there’s a fire it’s your responsibility to get them out , once inside no toilet for disabled person . Funeral tea soup vegetable broth was Luke warm and a excess of cornflour used , then sandwich to follow which were ok . Still shocked that a new modern building had no disabled access! Shocking !

I had been wanting to give the new 'Antonios' restaurant section of the Golden Lion Hotel a taste since it opened and finally got in to use a Christmas voucher with my wife.Hospitality on arrival was good. The place has a modern look.We were shown to our seats at a table for two in the window, which was nice.We were asked if we would like a drink, my wife ordered a cocktail which was fine, but when I asked for a pint of real ale, the response was 'you can get that in the other bar in the main hotel, feel free to walk in and buy one then come back in with it', to which I responded 'it's ok, I'll just do without a drink, thanks', the staff didn't seem concerned that a customer wasn't happy.We ordered the food, it's a bit on the expensive side, but I already new this, so not a real complaint.I ordered the 'surf and turf' and asked them if I could choose how the steak part was cooked, the response was 'no', as the steak comes as strips, but I did think that at least mentioning that I like my normal steak 'blue'or 'rare' would mean they would take it into consideration. I also ordered the 'street noodles'.My wife ordered the buttermilk chicken and street fried rice.The food came very quickly, almost too quick to have been cooked from fresh, and we tucked in, it was instantly obvious that they hadn't listened to me saying that I like rare steak, it wouldn't of been too bad if the steak had been cooked medium or medium to well done, but it was well done to burned, so I left the steak.The prawns part of the surf and turf was beautiful as was the noodles. My wife enjoyed the chicken and rice as well as the cocktail.When we came to pay, we waited a while and then realised that we had to go to the bar, we had to wait 10 minutes or so as they were serving drinks to others. They gave us the bill, which we paid, but there was no question from them to ask if everything was alright with the meal, so I didn't mention it as I didn't feel comfortable enough with all the people at the bar to do so.If they had came to the table and saw that I'd left the steak and then asked if everything was ok I would of them felt like I could of mentioned the burned steak.My verdict is:Nice, fancy looking place, either understaffed or overworked staff, expensive, small portions.

I had been wanting to give the new 'Antonios' restaurant section of the Golden Lion Hotel a taste since it opened and finally got in to use a Christmas voucher with my wife.

We arrived early hoping for cocktails and food. The cocktails were very slow to arrive with items substituted because ‘we’ve run out of passion fruit’. Having to chase up another round was disappointing and the service didn’t get any better. The menu is extensive - perhaps this is the issue - we ordered two ‘small plates’ and. ‘Side’ each and then we waited, and we waited and we waited. No more drinks were forthcoming and the water that we ordered for the table failed to arrive. When the food did begin in arrive it was clear that several of the dishes had been sitting for some time because they were completely cold. These were sent back and returned - clearly microwaved. The food, generally, was tasty but disappointing. The Spanish potatoes had so much chilli on them that they were inedible. The teriyaki beef was tasty and probably the best item that we ordered. Such a shame that it was lukewarm. Having managed to order a bottle of prosecco when the waitress brought the re-heated food, we were again disappointed that no other drinks orders were taken or even offered. The room was noisy as there were groups of people who were just there for the drinks - that would be fine but it’s not great if you are there for a meal. Overall a very disappointing experience. I know that Antonio’s hasn’t been open very long and they have a lot of young staff. Perhaps the kitchen is understaffed on a Sunday at 6.00pm. The decor is strangely 1980s velour and the big windows mean you have the drunken locals staring at you while you wait for your food. Our bill came to £220 for six of us. We won’t be rushing back

The food sounds delicious on the menus, is arranged beautifully on the plate, but it is basically cheap and overpriced poor quality food "tarted" up to look better than it actually is.

Just popped in to see the new cocktail bar in maryport ..part of golden lion it looks amazing and hope it gets the support it needs .we had one drink but shall be back .a group of young ladies seemed to be having a great time .the food menu was very tempting .

We'd cycled from Maryport to Allenby this morning, and called into a bar there (I won't mention their name) who were advertising outside "two courses for £7.50", but when we got inside the menu was very basic and the interior a little grotty. So pleased that we chose not to eat there and returning to Maryport came across the Golden Lion. Such a difference. It was clean and comfortable, with an excellent Lunchtime menu offering a good choice of two courses for £7.50.I had a breaded Brie starter, then main of lambs liver, mashed potatoes, carrots and peas. My wife had Macaroni cheese bake and an enormous chocolate brownie with ice cream for desert. The service was really attentive and we felt the food was really well presented and good quality.I had a pint of Lowewater's Gold Beer which I also felt was a nice drink.I'd certainly be happy at recommending the Golden Lion to other travellers.The restaurant also has some history with Robert Stephenson attending a meeting here about the railway back in 1836.

Recently spent one night with friends whilst cycling coast to coast . Was made to feel most welcome here. Bikes locked up safely . Great evening meal that night and breakfast next morning. Staff were friendly and helpful and nothing was too much trouble. Would highly recommend to others

Great place to eat. Been twice in same week as we were so impressed the first time. Lovely atmosphere. Great, friendly staff who were great with the kids. Especially Mike head waiter.

Great choice of food well presented with staff focused on customer service. Good atmosphere for families.

The restaurant is to the left of the entrance and some tables overlook the harbour. The service was quick and the meal was tasty and good value.

Good home cooked food, lots of it , good menu but large or very large home cut chips were under cooked and soggy because all chips of whatever size were in he chip pan for the same time

Food was quite good the lamb and garlic mushrooms. Very quite atmosphere but rather overpriced for what we had

Nice relaxing hotel with all but 1 member of staff friendly. We were staying in the area and called in every evening for a drink. We found the barmaids friendly and got to know them but on the 3rd night which was Thursday 30th May the manager who was on served me at the bar.Taking into account we had the same drinks every night we knew the cost per round, but this manager over charged me by £3.00. When I questioned him he did not like it, and was adamant that he had charged me correctly and said that on the previous nights I had underpaid for the drinks. He was

Visited with my parents and my 4 year old for lunch. We were made to feel very welcome and offered a choice of seating. We settled to sit in the restaurant which was beautifully decorated. Shocked at the extensive menu.... so many tempting choices!!! Staff were patient and didnt hurry us into a decision. Food took a little while to arrive but was definitely worth the wait to have proper home cooked food. Im just sorry we live over 200 miles away otherwise we would be frequent visitors. Fantastic friendly staff, amazing food. Highly recommend!!

The weekend was a bit of a trip down memory lane and I had been here for years. A happy return, was impressed by the range of food and drink on offer, the view from the restaurant over the Marina and harbour, the welcome from the staff and the quality of the drinks. Have never stayed in Maryport before but on the basis of this trip and the cleanliness of the Hotel would be tempted - it was great

Four of us turned up and all had the breakfast as it was served all day. It was very good. Choice of how eggs cooked.

Well presented funeral tea, plenty to eat, but £7.40 for a small wine and a pint of real ale, and more than £9 for a J2O and a gin and fevertree tonic. Can you guess why we only had one drink?

The Golden Lion says it shows BT Sport and confirmed this when I rang to check before a key match. However, the house rule is that they don’t have the commentary! Christmas songs were playing instead!! We were only conned into the first drink and quickly departed to a pub that not only showed the football but had the commentary too.

Good bar food, friendly staff and good service. We visited for Sunday lunch 1 vegetarian and 1 with allergies were amongst us. The staff accommodated all our needs. There is limited parking but there is plenty on the street.

Arrived just before restaurant closed at 9pm, served quickly and Fish & Chips were good. Good service. Think pub grub and you won’t go wrong.

Visiting Maryport a few days ago I discovered the Golden Lion has a new manager from Spain by way of Cockermouth. He has introduced a new menu that includes excellent mussels and an outstanding Paella which I recommend to everyone.

My husband and I went for Sunday lunch. He chose a roast but I’m vegetarian, gluten free and with several food intolerances. The restaurant manager was very helpful and suggested several options, some of which were not on the menu. The food was made especially for me and was a delicious mushroom stroganoff! My husband’s meal was very substantial and equally good. Thank you, so many places can’t cater for my diet. I would recommend eating here.

Travelled to Cumbria on business, decided to look for a hotel in Marypor t as I had not been there before. What a beautiful little harbour area, with The Golden Lion' about a minute away. Friendly staff, excellent restaurant, decent beers.. Room was fine for me on my own, perhaps a little small for a couple but still manageable. Bed was again fine for me but not huge for two. View from my window, across and down to the harbour , was breathtaking! This is a town full of history and one you shouldn't miss!

We arrived quite late in Maryport because of the bad weather and didn't know where we still could eat something. Two helpfull young police officers showed us the way to this restaurant. Must say they have a good taste, we were not dissappointed, far from.

It was derby football weekend after watching the match went to look for a place to eat. We spotted this place earlier in the day with its advertising board outside offering a festive menu. On entering the restaurant was empty except for a family just finishing off. Ashton showed us to a table and said she would be back to take our drinks order (she was also serving in the bar). Eventually she reappeared by this time our expectations were not high as to what to expect for the food. The menu was really extensive but we decided to opt for the festive menu. I had the mango avocado smoked chicken to start it was awesome light refreshing and so tasty the wife had pea and ham soup again she said one of the tastiest. We then had the turkey roast it was served with all the trimmings and it looked delicious arranged in a fine dining sort of way and it came with a side dish of perfectly cooked vegetables.

I often eat out on Sundays and recently decided to try this place, the food was delicious, a good portion, proper roast beef, (not a steak cut into small pieces) creamy mashed potato with nice veg and roasties, nothing is too much trouble for the staff who are polite and friendly, i would highly recommend this place. Peter Anderson Port Carlisle

Went for tea yesterday. The bar seating area is a bit weird with no windows, a low ceiling and colour-changing overhead lighting. OK, we can live with that. Ordered our food, 2 fish and chips....when it arrived the fish was barely cooked and raw/cold in the middle. Obviously we sent it back and as it actually looked very good we opted to try the fish again...this time it was well cooked although still a bit wet inside. Tasty enough though and the chips were good. Overall the place didn't feel welcoming so I don't think we'll return.

We visited Maryport after the hectic blues weekend when the town settles back to its normal routine. Service was good. The food was good in terms of qulitty, quantity and value. A pleasant place to eat.

Booked a table for a lovely family meal, really nice friendly welcome with excellent food and service, highly recommended

Aunque estábamos en el restaurante usamos el menú del bar. El menú era bastante amplio con una buena variedad de platos. Una buena selección de vinos y una gran variedad de cervezas locales ofrecieron. Las comidas eran "porciones" y tamaño hombre maravillosamente preparados y experimentados y bien presentado. Esta comida está clasificado como uno de los mejores que he probado.

One of my fav places to eat in maryport . Bar nice place for quick lunch and restaurant excellent for diner

Como el personal y 'ingenioso' propietario decir ellos mismos no dan saben que unos comentarios sin embargo como Maryport decente es deficiente en lugares aquí va. bebidas . .

Good food but you must be hungry large portions, very clean and cheerful. Views over Maryport harbour thank you

Mi marido estaba bien, la comida pedí pechuga de pato y dieron media un pato que era difícil y recocido. Me dijeron que el personal no era lo que yo pedí, fueron desinteresados. El helado ordenados tiene cristales de hielo como si hubiese sido un poco dificultarse luego re congelados.

Stayed at this great hotel for a long time all the staff are great from cleaners to management food perfect great choice and there is always a good laugh and chat from both staff and the locals will miss it a lot this hotel is well worth a visit either a short stay or long stay

Poor, faulty shower with handwritten instruction left by other guest which management denied knowledge of, creaky bed and no chair, all for £59!!

Amazing views of the marina, great staff very friendly and helpful. Hotel and rooms done up nicely, no lift but good for fitness. Great beach front prominade for walking 2 mins away, yacht and boat harbour same. Great town to walk and relax, Roman Museum, Maritime Museum. Nice sized town. Incredible tides, plenty to keep the whole family happy.

Great place to stay and eat and drink. Always a warm welcome from the friendly staff. Plenty of choices and great service.

Friend and I ate there...Food was £10.95 for a braised steak and potato pie ...Was disappointed ..Just heated up by microwave ...Wouldnt eat there again

Good food, good atmosphere, nice area, you can dine in the bar side or in the restaurant for that added luxury.

Really enjoyed our stay here the room was fresh and clean and the staff were very friendly and accommodating.

The food was generally ok but for those having a roast dinner the meat was sparse, they could not provide vegetarian gravy for the roast without the meat. Custard was cold on one of the puddings.

Went there last Sunday for lunch with my mum, and only find it fitting to tell of the dreadful food we were served, it was cold and with very little flavour. The meat was tough and the roast potatoes tasted like fish!

Enjoyed my gourmet burger and chips on Sunday, rather expensive at £9.95 but nice all the same, great staff

Stopped in here for a Sunday lunch and was not disappointed the meal was very good with all the trimmings you expect on a Sunday lunch although we waited a bit (35 mins) it was well worth it.The meal was hot and well presented.The bar area was quite full but not roudy and bar staff were all friendly and quick to serve.

A good range of good quality restaurant food is accompanied by a varied wine list, at reasonable prices.The staff are friendly and service is efficient.

Tried the golden lion on Saturday 21/11 this visit......great food...even though it was clearly very busy.....

We had heard good reviews of the restaurant here so we were looking forward to trying it out during a Sunday lunchtime.The restaurant area is nice enough and the menu seems quite extensive but we just opted for the two course Sunday lunch starting with the roast beef.The service was very slow and we were beginning to think that the food would never arrive, when it did it was very tasty and plentiful and we were more than happy,Dessert was profiteroles for everyone and this is where the disappointment set in , although they looked massive and very impressive they were actually hard and tasteless and a big disappointment and we all thought the same , such a shame.Although we had a good day and mostly enjoyed the visit it was not as good as we had hoped for, mainly due to the dessert, but I am sure that I will probably return at some point in the future.

The food is excellent, so is the service and lovely surroundings too. Always a warm welcome. Super menu for everyone including vegetarians who are often forgotten about.

Full cumbrian breakfast plenty of toast and pot of tea, excellent. Nicely cooked and piping hot. Clean and tidy restaurant with friendly helpful staff.

Had a meal and a great Saturday night out with a really good guitarist/singer. Food was excellent and friendly service. Would definitely visit again if in the area.

We were staying in the hotel and ate here for convenience two nights. All the seafood was wonderful, fresh and beautifully cooked. We also tried steak (my husband) and chicken (me) and both of us found those dishes rather ordinary. The atmosphere is friendly and fun. Order seafood (we tried the fish and chips and the sea bass, both excellent!)

The hotel is very close to Mariport marina, with lovely view on the sea. The dinner was impressively good. The family room generously sized, two-zoned - comfortable for all of us. Would recommend to see Mariport, have a meal, stay in this hotel. And hope to come back one day.

Large group of us recently ate here, food was lovely back to high standard it was when first opened, All 3 courses lovely and good value. Service excellent as always.Would recommend

My husband and I went into the restaurant tonight 19/05/15 and enjoyed a lovely evening. The restaurant was a very pleasant place to be. The food was delicious and thoroughly enjoyed our meals. Compliments to the Chef. I had Brie and mushroom filo parcels and then beef stroganoff which was the best I have tasted. I like strawberries but the cheesecake was raspberry and they were happy to change it to strawberry cheesecake for me which was delicious. My husband had scallops with black pudding and then a wonderful mixed grill and then local ice cream. He was very impressed with his meal especially the mixed grill cooked exactly as he had asked for-medium. Good food,good value, generous portions lovely and clean environment. The staff looking after us were lovely and friendly and helpful. A very good evening all round and we will definitely back to sample more off the fantastic menu.

Great staff. Great food. Came for Sunday lunch and couldn't of asked for better service. Waitress was perfectly friendly and helpful.

Visited for a meal on a Saturday evening. Extensive choice of mains for £10 to £15, starters and deserts around £5. Quick service for a party of 8, good quality, home made chips. Nice modern decor. Would definitely go back.

After writing an honest review of my Sunday dinner experience and emailing the owner I was invited back to see and taste the changes the owner had made. I was sceptical that improvement could be made so soon but ....... I can honestly say that the Sunday dinner was lovely. The roast beef was tender and melted in your mouth. The vegetables were cooked and seasoned well and there was copious amounts of meaty gravy. Special treat was sticky toffee Sundays !!! Thank you to the owner and all staff for taking on board customers comments and acting on the. The service was excellent and welcoming. Will definitely be eating here again. Well done.

Went here for Sunday dinner never again! Yorkshire pudding still frozen in middle and took over a hour for are meal to arrive! Cutlery dirty! I aired my views and got told ok!!! Over priced frozen pub grub!

One of the reviews I read said, "good, standard, pub fare". Rubbish!! this is High Class Cuisine! (Note the capitals). Lovely, moist black pudding served with cooked-to-perfection scallops are NOT standard pub fare. My husbands fillet steak and my chicken kiev were again, high quality, well presented, beautifully prepared dishes. The staff were young, attentive and enthusiastic and very friendly. a brilliant night. Thankyou.

Loved everything, nothing to dislike. They were very accommodating of my needs and accepted my dog who is being trained to be a support dog for me. The room was spotless and very comfortable. Food fantastic and very plentiful! The service was second to none.

Ate lunch here on the Sunday, lovely location, nice little restaurant, good service but the food wasn't great. Probably the wrong choice, steak and kidney pie, it was dire... Not sure what the meat was, some beef, some kidney and some bizarre veal or pork type cubed meat.. very bizarre and not very tsdty, in fact it tasted sour which I convinced myself was due to an ale gravy, did it have ale in it..? Nice cauliflower in cheese sauce. Can't really recommend it for the food.

I really can't explain how good the food is here. It's literally the best, tastiest, gorgeous food I have ever tasted in my whole life! Whoever is reading this, you gotta come here.

Six of us dined here on a Tuesday evening, it was nearly full which is a good sign. All the meals were cooked to perfection, the staff were pleasant, helpful and efficient. All I all a great experience. We will definitely go back.

Came here on a busy Saturday night with no reservation. Even though they had a party of 70 in upstairs they still managed to fit us in.Food was wonderful as it always has been when we have visited. Service fantastic and good prices for what you get. The fillet steak is amazing. I definitely recommend a visit and will be back in future.

Reliably consistent standards of food and service. Pleasant and airy dining room with lovely views of the harbour and Scottish hills. Usually 2 cask beers available for lovers of 'real ale'.

Only been here once and cant be tempted back.Poor service,high prices small portions but somehow nice food.

Have been to the Golden Lion several times and can honestly say have never been disappointed with either the service or the food. Pleasant and well mannered staff, nothing is out of the way for them. Will be going again very shortly.

have been to the lion several times for meals , always a lovely meal with excellent staff and service.

Eaten here a few times now and really enjoyed our family get together in the Golden Lion 8th March. Great staff, good food and faultless surroundings... I'm struggling to understand the previous (negative) review as it surely describes a different venue?Well done & thanks!

ok place....we went for a meal.....wouldnt go again.....makes out itsa boutique hotel?????errrrr no!....freindly staff,but owner overpowering....Quite dear and rushed ,plus food all came seperate,wouldnt like to se them busy....we were a party of 12 only....plates were smeared and dirty......hope they can sort as venue for maryport was ok....

Romantic décor. Outstanding food in a good price - nicely presented on the plate. Friendly staff. The menu is very extensive so everyone can find something for themselves. Plenty to choose from for vegetarians as well. We had King Prawns and Breaded Mushrooms for starter (both cooked to perfection). For the main course we ordered Mushroom Stroganoff and Chicken Cordon Bleu. We enjoyed our food very much. Geoff (the head chef) definitely knows his stuff. If you are in Maryport and you are hungry this is the best choice. Recommend to everybody.

Had great works meal there. All came away impressed. Service was was superb with approachable friendly staff. Food was standard stuff - not particularly adventurous but well made with good presentation.

It never ceases to amaze me when people are helping themselves to spurious revues about food. Trip Advisor is by far the best web site for information about where to stay and eat in the world therefore it also lends itself to vindictive comments about a sandwich, Margerette,s comments are purely dumfounded. I ate at the Golden Lion last night with my wife the staff were young and very professional, i had the roast duck and my wife had a lamb henry, we ate everything on the plate and loved it, we did leave a rather substantial tip to thank everyone involved with our experience. We are back for the Blues festival at the end of the month and will be eating here again

A work colleague recommended the Golden Lion bistro so I visited with a friend last week for lunch. The menu is quite extensive so it was quite difficult to choose at first. I had the mushrooms in a filo basket, which was lovely and light, really tasty. My friend had the scallops, which he said were perfectly cooked. My main was the suet pudding: steak and mushrooms, which could have been really heavy, but wasn’t. The pastry was just right, obviously home made, and just the right amount of gravy. My friend had the pork loin which he said was excellent, and he was particularly impressed with the veg! As a previous reviewer mentioned, the carrot mash is very good. This is a hidden gem of a restaurant, which has obviously undergone a recent refurbishment. The service was spot on, without being intrusive. As I live near Maryport, I will definitely go again, especially for the suet pudding!

Came here for a nice meal with my friend (it's my 12th visit so far this year) I've got to say yet again I wasn't left disappointed. The food was lovely (scallops and trio of sausage) followed by fish and duck afterwards. Again all very beautiful and will definitely come back again.

I came to Maryport for the Harbour Festival earlier this year and tried this hotel for a Sunday lunch. I was eating on my own but it didn't feel too uncomfortable so the hotel scores points for this. Service was very timely considering it was busy. The roast beef was excellent, with lovely tasty gravy, obviously home made Yorkshire puddings and a great carrot mash. There was a family on the next table who kept saying how good it was, apart from there being "too much" salad! They seemed to be regulars, and the restaurant was full. I couldn't manage a pudding but did have a cappuccino. Will be back.

We attended a function here and were served stale dry sandwiches and about half a dozen chips each and a hot drink. I couldn't believe what they were charging for this awful food.It is a shame that the food was so bad because it is a great venue with friendly staff. We were going to book a large family birthday party here but because of the food we are now going elsewhere.Pull your socks up Golden Lion, I know there isn't much competition in Maryport but you could do so much better!

Im from Maryport and come from a family who've always had trawlers, so I know my seafood. And these scallops were terrible.We waited a ridiculously long time to be served considering we were the only table in there and when it arrived I was very disappointed. £7 for 3 very tatty looking small scallops & 3 small pieces of black pudding. As I've never eaten anything else there I can comment, but I'd strongly suggest that they take this off the menu as its appalling value for money & not worthy to be served to my cat!

only eaten here once because of the prices but I have to say the food was lovely.had a mixed grill and was loads on my plate and the wife enjoyed her meal as well.id love to go more often but due to the prices itll only be special occasions when I go.

I have visited the Golden Lion a few times now since it was reopened. I have yet to be wowed.The surroundings are beautiful in the lovely town of Maryport, and the views are fantastic.The decour is to a high quality and by the looks of it no expense was spared. However I have yet to recieve the quality of service that matches. The first time my family and I visited we sat in the bar area and ordered bar food. My partener ordered a mixed grill and his meal came on 3 different plates because items were missing or werent cooked correctly. Another time I went with his parents and our food took hours (literally) to arrive. There was only one other table occupied. Our party was only 4 adults and 2 children. When we eventually got our food it was cold and the steaks were tasteless. When my father in law was asked how his meal was he mentioned he wasnt happy but the waitress ignored his comment and walked off. This same visit we ordered some deserts... at a risk of waiting yet again... and my young son had previously enjoyed a chocolate pot with a shortbread biscuit, so he ordered it again. My son was 8 at the time. When he finally got it he tried eating it and kept playing with it. When I asked what was up he said it tasted funny. I tried it myself and it was swimming in rum. I was extremely annoyed that the waiter had taken this order from my son and not mentioned it contained alcohol. We were not impressed. The last time I went I went with my family so there were a good number of us, one of the waiters was fantastic and kept making sure we were happy. The food was better but we still had to wait a while for it, so we decided against having deserts. I would go back because I am hoping that it will get better, but like I said I am still waiting. This is a beautiful hotel that has a room for wedding functions etc.... just a shame that the waiting on staff let it down slightly. On a plus note they are all polite... just maybe need a bit more motivation.

The menu states that all dishes are freshly prepared on the premises, that is definately not the case!!! We were the only 2 customers in the beautifully appointed restaurant and were about to find out why the place was empty. We placed our orders and while waiting the nice waiter served us "homemade bread" i could not cut my roll open and when trying to eat was like rubber, due to being pinged in the micro for far too long.I asked the waiter to ask the chef to taste what he had just served and his response was as we had already discovered.our combo starter arrived, frozen breaded mushrooms, battered prawns, breaded chicken goujons ect. The chef admited to the chicken being frozen but would not confirm the freshness of the rest!!!!Main courses of Homemade chicken cordon bleu, was a reformed processed dish, accompanied with sour almost brown broccoli, most unapetising.Mine was roast rump of lamb, pan roasted vegetables, the veg was boiled and never went near a pan to be roasted.We asked the waiter to remove the horrible food we were served. The chef came to speak to us and assured us all the food he had prepared that day!! but did of course admit that the chicken was frozen. He seems to be confused between the diffrence of fresh and freshly frozen.Such a lovely restaurant that deserves food to match.

Warm welcome by all staff, modern clean room, good food. Good location over looking harbour & with easy reach of Wave Centre. We stayed dor 3 nights for the Maryport Annual Blues Festival.

We're a team of women morris dancers, and with our husbands/partners, we have a "Winter Feast" each year in January, choosing a different local restaurant each time.I live near Maryport, and had watched with interest as the Golden Lion, which had reached a sad state of delapidation over the years, was completely refurbished from top to bottom by a local businessman. As soon as it reopened for business my other half and I went for a meal there, and thoroughly enjoyed it. We've been back a couple of times since.The big event was last night - a part of 27, with a variety of dietary needs. I, for example, need both gluten- and dairy-free food, and 2 others in our party are also gluten-free. I chatted to the staff in the weeks before the meal, and they assured me that their experienced chefs could make practically anything on the menu gluten-free so long as they had prior warning.They make things like bread and Yorkshire puddings from scratch for people like me on special diets, and actually, looking at the food the others had, I think even the ordinary bread was made on the premises. Nothing's out of a packet - all the food seems to be made from scratch in the kitchen.The evening was a triumph, and several of our group said that it was the best Winter Feast they'd ever attended. (The downside is that they want me to organise next year's one too...) Everyone enjoyed their meals. The staff couldn't be nicer. Not only are they friendly and helpful, they simply do their jobs well. There's always a small delay between the first and the last person being served when you're a large group eating together, but nobody had to wait too long for their food. (I've been in places where some people were still waiting while others had finished. Nothing like that here!)They didn't make a big deal of my awkward dietary requirements - just brought me my own specially made bread while everyone else got the standard - also really nice - stuff; brought my Lamb Henry with gluten-free gravy (so tasty!) and my "lucky dip" dessert (all I'd said was I'd eat anything so long as it didn't contain gluten, dairy or chocolate) was wonderful - pears stewed in wine or something with lemon sorbet on the side.The presentation of the food is good too, on big square or rectangular plates. All the meals looked as nice as they tasted. The actual premises are very tasteful, and the location just above the harbour is great. Even the fixtures and fittings in the toilets are good quality. I think everyone in our party will be recommending the Golden Lion to their friends. Well done everyone! I'm delighted to give this place 5 stars and hope they go from strength to strength.

We visited this restaurant last year and were blown away by the food.One year later, we did a revisit to see if it was still as good. It was noticably quieter but we stayed for lunch, and had snacks this year rather than mains.Two Jacket Potatoes were ordered, piping hot and enormous. I ordered the Prawn Marie Rose and my companion Cheese and Beans. To be honest would have loved more filling, the prawns were separate to the sauce if that makes sense, and wasn't as good as last year.Great atmosphere, friendly staff, and a good selection of beers competitively make me recommend it still, I just hope standards aren't slipping at a venue that was great this time last year.The view is amazing by the way