Hooked in South Lakeland

I had high hopes for this restaurant, but sadly, the evening fell far short of expectations. Here’s a breakdown of the issues we encountered: Starters – There was a significant delay in service. I had finished my starter, and my plate was cleared before my friend even received hers. Despite making it clear when ordering that oysters were to be served as a starter alongside my friend’s dish, this wasn’t respected. It completely disrupted the experience. Main Course – The monkfish was undercooked, slimy, and completely flavourless. Despite the restaurant insisting it was temperature-checked, I can confirm it was not properly cooked. For £35, I expected a much higher standard. Dessert – To top it off, I found a piece of plastic in my Eton mess. By this point, after dealing with the starter delay and the inedible main course, I didn’t even bother raising the issue. The service didn’t help matters either. With only two staff members working, one was incredibly rude. When I politely asked for the bill, I was met with an eye roll as they walked away. Overall, this was a deeply disappointing experience. For a restaurant that seemingly prides itself on quality, there was none to be found in the food, service, or handling of customer concerns. I would not recommend this place and certainly won’t be returning.

We enjoyed three delicious dinners at this excellent restaurant. Superb meals and attentive service in a downtown location.

Just had a beautiful meal in Hooked. Food was of the highest quality and very well presented. Probably one of the best fish restaurants I have eaten in anywhere in the world and cannot recommend it highly enough. Waitress was very helpful and ambience was good too.

Fabulous little restaurant - visited for dinner when we were visiting Windermere All the dishes were absolutely delicious and well presented Lovely atmosphere also Will definitely visit again when we are in the area

We had an excellent meal here in our visit to Windermere. Staff were very attentive in the busy restaurant. We thoroughly enjoyed our main courses which was Trout and Lobster Thermidor - both were extremely fresh and nothing we had tasted before. The crab starter was nice but a bit too deep fried for my own taste, my partner really enjoyed it however. We also tried the Oysters for the first time which were very fresh and interesting. Only thing we wouldn’t have again was the bread to start - felt very basic for the price of £5, just standard bread not focaccia or anything. The total meal came to £155 but this did include wine, starters and main course. Would definitely go again if in Windermere.

Really good, the portions have got smaller and pricey, non the less really good night good service also great seafood as well.

Great food in this smart little restaurant which is slightly out of the centre of Windermere Lovely choice of fresh fish and accompaniments Lobster was great I think the dessert menu could be elevated as it was very much the same as their other restaurant Urban Food which was more of an everyday restaurant .

the food is really good and the staff are great the only problem is that to keep their standards high they seem to buy fresh fish so can run out thus reducing what’s available on the menu

The food was excellent, very close to where we stayed, lovely short non-complicated menu, and cooked to a high standard.

I booked a table here for the last night of our mini moon stay. I requested a lobster Thermidor to make sure they had one available. Upon arriving Ivan greeted us and was very warm and friendly. We ordered cocktails which were very good. Our food arrived and it was hot and delicious. My husband thoroughly enjoyed his lobster and my Hake fillet really was to die for. Cooked to perfection and I enjoyed every mouthful. It was an expensive meal but as this was a treat for us we didn’t mind too much. I would definitely return again and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this place.

Unbelievably quality far better than our last visit - Absolutely brilliant octopus and soft shelled crab followed by Trout and Hake - Fantastic!

Excellent selection of fresh fsh including delicious oysters. Fish beautifully cooked with superb sauces and suitable vegetables. Small but well spaced restaurant so booking essental. Very good friendly service and a suitable wine list

Fantastic evening. We visited Hooked one evening during our stay. Fantastic, knowledgeable service & one of the best seafood restaurants we’ve been to. I had the hake, 10/10 My wife had the Dover Sole, 10/10. If you like fish & you’re in Windermere you must eat here! Highly recommended. It’s just a shame that it’s not in Surrey!!

Thank you for the most wonderful dinner for our last nights stay at the lakes. Amazing fresh seafood, beautifully presented and lovely environment. Leigha our host was so lovely, helpful & knowledgeable. Thank you for the recommendations ! We had a mix of starters (the soft shell crab & octopus carpaccio were incredible!) then we ordered the Native Lobster, Monkfish & Dover Sole. (All wonderful) Exquisite fish & friendly enjoyable atmosphere. Would definitely recommend for anyone visiting. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️

We looked for a local fish restaurant as we were celebrating our wedding anniversary. We were very disappointed with the meal received. We first ordered sea bass and were told that they did not have any left due to the stock being sold out over the weekend and everything being fresh! So we ordered hake! We were then told thst the hake was cod!! And so we ordered the trout..... this arrived as Salmon!!! (Which wasn't on the menu). This was our wedding anniversary! We chose the restaurant because we love fish. The Salmon was VERY VERY DISAPPOINTING. On our way out, other customers seem to be served sea bass!! We can only wonder why we were told it was sold out!!! We are very disappointed customers! I'm sure you wouldn't like being lied to.

We enjoyed a delicious meal. Both the starters and mains we chose were beautifully cooked and presented. The waitress was friendly and very knowledgeable about the menu. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this restaurant to any other fish lovers visiting the lakes.

Amazing fish restaurant. Loved it!!!! We would be here regular if we lived in Windermere. Waitress was lovely can’t recommend the place enough!

Staff were very friendly and welcoming. The drinks menu was quite limited and the food menu was overpriced for what it was. For the prawn starter you only received 3 prawns and the sea bass didn’t have much accompanying it. We had a starter, main and shared some fries on the side (they say chips on the menu but they’re fries) and we left hungry. The fish was tasty but nothing to shout about. The lemon butter sauce on the sea bass was too strong and spoiled the fish slightly. The food was presented well though.

So booked our first nights dinner here. They offered a 8pm sit. We arrived and were told that there was only one bream starter.. ok fine. Then the lady says there is no mussels No Sea Bass No Swordfish for main. Ok we were stuck as it was now 8/30 so alternate restaurants not available. I ordered Monkfish and my partner Trout: Monkfish was good but the crab it came with was Dire…appalling My partner had the trout and after about 5 mins the waitress came out and says that they have now run out of Ratatouille…..it was substituted with broccoli and Rick hard carrots: I had a Pino which was on and with my main fancied a red so asked for a Malbec…. Terrible wine… I told the waitress of all my concerns but she disappeared and I was given the bill… The price was laughable. Tonight we went to Gilpin Spice… Paid the same money and WOW what an experience….

What a gem this restaurant is, clean, friendly, engaging.. lovely varied menu serving very top quality food very well presented with a very good value wine list .. the food was simply top class and the staff completely focused on providing the best service possible .. very highly recommended

visited for a me as k with friends. The food was fantastic that included stater main and dessert one member of staff working and she was really good great testing and food

Lovely little restaurant, atmosphere was really nice, service was great. Mussels were really tasty, however we left disappointed with the quality of the oysters we had. Chef seemed to have forgotten to clean them out thoroughly as the oysters we received were full of chipped bits of shell.. not ideal at all, had to send them back, as we didn’t want to continuously swallow shell.. We were definitely not expecting this from a seafood restaurant.

Our second time at this little gem in Windermere. As expected, food was very well presented and nicely timed. Oysters were creamy and surprisingly big. Wine menu offered a food choice of very good and well priced wines.

Nicest food we have ever eaten, staff are amazing so lovely such a lovely atmosphere! 5 star for every course we had! thank you Hooked! xx

My husband and I had dinner which was really tasty. We were hoping for lobster but not on the menu that evening. Atmosphere was good, friendly staff. We’d return.

We rang ahead to check the restaurant was open (a lot of snow had fallen and the roads weren’t gritted) and it was. We were the only people dining to start with and the restaurant manager was extremely attentive and very welcoming, several people came a little later. We ordered a range of seafood to start (octopus, scollops, chowder - each dish was excellent and beautifully presented). The mains were also very good - mussels, sword fish: exceedingly fresh and beautifully prepared. Lemon tart afterwards was by no means shabby either (pastry slightly thick if I had to search for a minor criticism)! We will definitely be back. Thank you Hooked!

My wife and I dined here while staying at a nearby B&B in Windermere as our host had included Hooked in her restaurant recommendations. I've dined in very nice restaurants in many parts of the world, including Paris, Milan, Rome, San Francisco, London, Lake Tahoe, etc. This was one of my favorite dining experiences of my life due to the quality of the meal, the relaxed but attentive service, and the small restaurant ambience. Our dinner here was during a 3 week trip to England and Scotland and at this point I've forgotten some of the details of the meal and regret to say that I can no longer recall the names of the two servers there. The male was an Italian who'd been living in England for some time, so he spoke perfect English. I enjoyed using my limited Italian dining vocabular while I was there even though it was not necessary. I was just trying to impress the waiter! As I said, the service was relaxed but attentive. By that I mean that the two servers never acted rushed even though the restaurant filled up during our dinner hour. They took time to converse with us and we all learned a little more about one another. This, to me, is an important part of the dining experience. Just two nights earlier, we were dining in a posh restaurant in London (a Rolls Royce dealership right across the street!) and while it was fancy, the entire wait staff seemed overly formal and almost on edge the entire time. The London dining experience was more expensive than our meal at Hooked, but nowhere near as enjoyable. We had a terrific bottle of wine (Saget la Perriere Sancerre). We ordered their scallops as one of the appetizers and ate that while they were preparing our main dishes. As the waitress took away our empty plate after we finished the scallops, I told her they were so good we would like one more. I told her I wasn't kidding. I realized this probably threw a monkey wrench into their plans for cooking our meal, but they handled it perfectly. The second plate of scallops soon arrived and when we were done the main dishes arrived perfectly cooked. Mine was salmon, but again I don't remember the details of how it was prepared other than to say it was moist and cooked perfectly. I don't recall what my wife had but she loved her dish as well. We arrived early in the evening, with no reservations. Fortunately they were able to accommodate us with no fuss and we were seated immediately, but this was before the restaurant filled up. I recommend reservations if you plan to dine here. Typical of European dining customs, there was never any rush to get us out of there so that they could turn the table over to the next patrons. We stayed for perhaps two hours, again chatting with the two servers as the evening wound down. The menu is primarily seafood, so if that's not your thing then you may want to look elsewhere, but there is enough selection that most people will find something they like.

Had a lovely evening at Hooked! The food was amazing from start to finish. I had the smoked salmon to start that was light, tender and the tastiest I’ve ever tasted. Loved the decor and ambience. Our waitress Kay was knowledgable and friendly and recommended a beautiful wine to accompany our food, and with us being too full for desserts she tempted us to cocktails instead. A great evening!

Food was ok. But poor standard of service. On a Thursday night, four main items on a small menu were not available. The only waitress appeared to be inexperienced in the job. Wine glass chipped. We were given a desert spoon for our soup. All super basic error. Won’t recommend it.

We opted for the 2 courses for £30 - fish was delicious. You pay extra for greens - which were over priced - but other than that good value for money. Dessert was extra but fabulous- profiteroles melted in the mouth and sticky toffee was light. Good wine menu. Lovely atmosphere and very friendly staff. Definitely go here if you’re visiting Windermere - you need to book and can do so online.

We’ve been meaning to try here for ages! Oh wow it’s amazing! Staff so lovely and knowledgeable. And the food is delicious and cooked to perfection. Looking forward to our next visit!

The small restaurant is welcoming and warm with one of the nicest, friendliest waitresses we’ve met in a long time. Chatty but not in your face and cheerful! The food was delicious - the tall one was really complimentary about his monkfish, beautiful flavours. He did have food envy over my sardines which I have to admit was so fresh, simple and a delight to eat. For lovers of seafood, this has to be on your go to list restaurants - you won’t be disappointed. For a Monday the restaurant was busy and I can understand why. This is a chef that knows how to cook fish/ seafood and it really is the star of the show

Visited Hooked for my Wife’s Birthday and I’m so glad we did It, the service and staff were both excellent and super friendly which gave a great atmosphere and the food was first class, we’re back in Windermere in December with family so we have re booked, I would highly recommend it 👍🏻

Hooked is a great fish and seafood restaurant. The staff are very friendly, welcoming and knowledgeable about the menu. They were able to provide us with good advice when ordering which we then took on board (and appreciated)! The restaurant does not seat many, but this makes for a nice relaxing atmosphere. The monkfish was very good although I think the soft shell crab somewhat let the dish down overall. I would definitely return and would like to try the lunch menu.

Stunning food! If you love fish and seafood this is a must when visiting Windermere. Be sure to book before you visit as it does get very busy. Everything was delicious from start to finish!

This is really a great sea food restaurant. Make sure you have a reservation, because you don’t want to miss this one. The staff is very nice. The starters were great, I had the clam pho soup. The hake with lobster glaze was baked to perfection. The vanilla icecream with biscoff icecream was delicious. Highly recommended! A nice ending to our Dales Way walk.

Simply the best fish and seafood in Windermere or Bowness. Cannot praise the food and service enough. If you like seafood you must visit.

We had a truly magical date night thanks to the kindness and quality we experienced at Hooked - thank you :) service: + genuinely warm whilst still understated team, they didn’t make us feel uncomfortable even though we stayed past closing time + blonde waitress (assume manager) particularly good vibes + food came out quickly + we were seated as soon as we arrived food: + mussels excellent, as were accompanying sides (we got the main portion to share between two as a starter which worked fabulously!) + creative and beautifully cooked mains + offered my favourite type of olives (nocellara) + cocktails simple, yet still bold - well executed atmosphere: + comfy seating and warm lighting + small and intimate vibe

Hooked is an excellent restaurant - accommodating, great service and food. Thoroughly enjoyed dining here and highly recommend for a pleasant experience.

Absolutely amazing meal out. Muscles were incredibly tasty and so was the salmon. Couldn’t recommend it enough!! Very friendly staff too, lovely ambiance too

Seafood was amazing Service was above and beyond nothing too much trouble Definitely recommend booking

We had dinner here 4 nights ago and what a delight it was .!The food was faultless and the staff were outstanding.As the name suggests it's a fish restaurant and everything they serve is absolutely too quality from starters through to the desserts.Unfortunately I didn't get the waitresses names but they went above and beyond by booking a taxi for us and letting us stay inside because it was raining even though it was past their closing time..On a personal note they gave me a birthday card and sang happy birthday to me when they found out it was my 70th birthday.All in all of you like fish this is a must visit

Hooked is a lovely 20 seater restaurant in Windermere. Both starters and mains were superb. Service and staff were spot on. Worth a visit.

Very good food, friendly and polite staff in a well decorated and comfortable dining room. Some quite expensive items on menu, cocktails good.

Great food, The monkfish was excellent as were the cod cheeks. The wine list was good and customer service was excellent. We really enjoyed our visit and we'll be back.

We have visited Hooked before starting in 2012 and each time we have left with a smile looking forward to our next return to Windermere. Cooking seafood is a skill measured in seconds too much or too little and the best of food is spoilt....

Amazing food. I brought my seafood loving partner here for his birthday and he has never been happier with a meal. The lobster Thermidor was the nicest he has ever had. I had the cod cheek scampi… wow!! Just wow. Meaty, delicious, flavours galore and...

Managed to get a last minute booking for dinner, great service , lovely food and some imaginative dishes on the menu. Good value for money.

A wonderful find! We were at the last minute, looking for a place that serves mussels. We were not disappointed and, in fact, ended up having 3 courses.

Lovely little seafood restaurant in a nice quiet part of Windermere. We booked an early evening table for 2 after exploring the area for the day and was seated straight away. Decor inside the restaurant is very nice and tidy. We order a bread selection...

We are native Floridians and appreciate seafood that is creative, FRESH , and well prepared...Hooked meets and exceeds these criteria. Nice small menu with food well prepared. Wait staff is friendly and efficient. Ambiance is casual and comfortable. Hard to believe such a quality seafood...

We enjoyed this restaurant so much on Friday evening we went again on Saturday evening!! Some of the best seafood we’ve ever had. Oysters and scallops are a must. Also the lobster and catch of the day Dover sole superb. Staff very knowledgeable and pleasant....

Sadly did not meet expectations, I do not understand how this restaurant has scored so high!! The mussels were very poor, gritty incredibly small and when it was pointed out to the staff was told that’s the way they are or could be a bad...

A super small, well managed, fish restaurant in Windermere... Excellent all fish menu complimented with an appropriate wine selection. Moderately pricy @£50/head for 3 courses but we'll worth it... It's good value... Phone ahead and book as there are only about 8 tables...

I visited this restaurant with my two younger children over Easter, the food was amazing. we all adore seafood and was not disappointed. We are local to the area and have to say the service, ambience and food was all exceptional. Taking my husband next...

As the owners of Wheatlands Lodge in Windermere we visit our local restaurants. On this occasion we were trying out the new summer menu and were delighted with the dishes on offer. All cooked fresh by their wonderful chef Wayne. The Manager Leigha and her...

Lovely little restaurant with beautiful design and lovely staff! Food was truly amazing and made us feel very special and looked after! Thank you for all your kindness and care!

A really lovely place. Definitely one to visit for those who like seafood. Great food and great service too

We found this restaurant by accident after a day trip to the lakes. It was absolutely wonderful. We were quite early in the evening so the staff managed to fit us in as it was fully booked later in the night. The two ladies serving...

Out family of 5 wanted to round off our week in Windermere with a special meal on our last night, and we L ooked at various reviews before deciding on Hooked. We weren’t disappointed. Booking was a must as it was half term and a...

What a wonderful restaurant, from the moment we entered the ambience and service was wonderful. The smells from the kitchen were amazing and I found my mouth watering. I was happy to see sparkling English wine on the menu by the glass, it was delicious....

We went here on our first day in Windermere and we really enjoyed it! I really like seafood but haven’t been to many seafood restaurants and I was pleasantly surprised. Food was beautiful, so tasty. Staff was really friendly and helpful and overall atmosphere great....

Perfect quick and attentive service. All seafood was excellent and the price was reasonable for what we were getting. .

Neither of our dishes were described as with cream. Both had lots. Apparently the mussels were cooked marinere but not described as that on the menu. The lobster was cooked thermidor but again no mention on the menu. Apparently my wife's cream allergy was our...

SMALL VENUE BUT VERY CLEAN AND VERY ATTENTIVE STAFF WITH FINE FOOD AT A GOOD PRICE. LOCALITY GAVE VERY EASY PARKING.

The fish was high quality, but the recipes felt like completely out of touch with the fish. Being on the pricer side, I would have expected a spot-on experience, but that was not the case. For half the price it would have been ok

A wonderful experience. Staff food all excellent. Was on holidays from Australia and love our seafood but this was a little but better

Me and my friend came to Hooked for an early dinner and we were amazed! Fresh ingredients, beautifully placed on our plates. The most amazing staff, special thanks to Leigha, who served us. I had the special of the day, my friend has mules. High...

On arrival we were told that there was no T-bone Turbot available and no catch of the day. At a fish restaurant?? The stage was set. I had tiger prawns as a starter £14 for 3 prawns. They were all raw inside and so had...

Second time visiting. Busy Saturday evening, service was good but not as attentive as had been previously. Food is brilliant - great quality and flavours and worth the price, which isn’t cheap. Drinks selection good overall, but did not have the first wine we asked...

Had a fantastic dinner at Hooked. The oysters to start were amazing and the white Rioja was delicious. Service was warm and friendly even though they were really busy. Buzzy ambiance and tasty food

We ate here on a Sunday night. Surprisingly, for a Sunday, it was very busy and certainly booking was essential. Obviously it’s a fish restaurant so if seafood isn’t your thing then avoid. The food was faultless as was the service. Reasonable value at a...

We come here everytime we’re in the lakes and book well in advance. Food is always fresh, well made and tasty. Service excellent. Recommend the grilled lobster. Great cozy ambiance.

This is a fish restaurant in Windermere. The menu is good but limited. The food is nicely cooked with some unusual accompaniments.. it is quite expensive for some of the dishes. Service is good

Parking is available on the street outside the restaurant. We have been to Hooked over several years. It has changed hands recently and has been updated but still has a cosy atmosphere.Booking is advisable.There is an impressive weekend lunch menu.For our recent evening meal there...

I recommend coming here, really good fish!! Very Good job ! We definitly coming back here !! Thank you

once again excellent food and service, even on a cool sunday night it was warm and inviting. A complimentary glass of Proseco too. limited menu but quality fish everytime.

Fantastic service Fantastic food. Great menu Lovely atmosphere inside the restaurant. Nice and easygoing evening Happily recommend Wanted to go for years and wasn't disappointed

My self and partner visited here on our honeymoon and we were not disappointed. It was one of the few meals we had booked in advance and we didn’t want to be let down as we had booked it ok the back of many good...

First Time visiting here with my mum and it was lovely! Staff were very friendly and attentive, and the food was amazing! Definitely would recommend eating here & I will definitely eat here again next time

Had an amazing time here tonight, staff very friendly and the food was excellent.. I cannot recommend this place enough!

We enjoyed a great meal this evening, lovely fish dishes made all the more enjoyable because of the great service provided by Leigha. A real professional who knows the food and the wine, and managed the whole operational seamlessly. Tried a smoked mackerel scotch egg...

Fabulous meal, great fish selection. Friendly staff the lady front of house excellent. All round good experience.

My wife and I just had the most amazing meal in Hooked. This is the first visit to Windermere but certainly not the last. The service was excellent from the moment we entered the restaurant. The Hungarian waiter greeted us by name and looked after...

Valentines dinner whislt in the Lakes for some hiking. First visit to this small restaurant, and a a very nice one at that. Was 40 minutes early but table was free so it was not a problem to sit early. Cosy and informal atmosphere, very...

Lovely seafood restaurant. Great food and really friendly and efficient service. Our 3rd visit, and will return next time we are in Windermere.

Me and my partner attended Hooked whilst we were on a break in the Lakes. We originally booked the table for 19:00pm; however, time went to fast so we needed to make our booking a little later. My partner rang to change the booking and...

Amazing sea food and service. Lovely quaint restaurant. Food is superb ! We had scollops , oysters . Halibut and sord fish. Can’t recommend enough.

Had a wonderful meal at this gem of a fish restaurant on Valentines Night. Excellent food, service , wine and ambiance. Highly recommend if you love sea food and are in the area. Excellent specials.

Hubby loves fish and we were staying in town for one night only. This was surprise booking and we loved it. The greeting was very personalise, greeting with my name. The tempo of the service and the food arrival was ideal for a meal for...

Excellent food and friendly professional service The wine went down well also I would recommend hooked fish restaurant

We have been to Hooked and it’s sister restaurants in Bowness, Kendal and Grange on many occasions. We have introduced friends who are also repeat customers. I have always rated Hooked 5/5 and our latest meal was no exception. The food and service were excellent...

Loved it! So nice to have a choice of fresh fish cooked so well. We’ve wanted to visit this restaurant for a long time and it didn’t disappoint. The food was fresh, the portion sizes were hearty and overall it was just very cosy and...

We visited Hooked between Christmas and New Year. It is a small and friendly restaurant which was busy on the night we visited (Thursday) so I recommend that you book in advance. The menu was limited but the dishes were cooked to perfection. We shared...

Popped in on the chance of booking a table for dinner. We were NOT disappointed! Firstly Anna explained she would be looking after the restaurant dinning room alone, her service and customer service was 100%. Regardless of being on her own.It was a very busy...

We managed to get booked in at short notice… just! Welcomed by only 1 person serving a full restaurant, I really don’t know how she kept up the attentive service, to not only ourselves but the entire restaurant. You truly have a star in Anna...

We visited Hooked on a bank holiday Monday, and the restaurant was full. Alina was working by herself serving all of the tables, but you would never have thought it because the service was excellent at all times. The food was amazing. We arrived early...

Great little fish restaurant with very friendly staff. A good menu and all dishes seemend fresh and were tasty. Can only reccomend!

We so looked forward to our visit and so very much wanted it to be great but in all honesty it was probably the worst seafood restaurant I've ever visited. From the moment we walked through the door and they tried to convince us we...

Our 2nd visit to Hooked. Previously visited a year ago whilst on holiday and thoroughly enjoyed our meal. So we knew we wanted to visit again whilst staying in Windermere for Christmas. We weren't disappointed the 3 of us had a thoroughly delicious meal, my...