In The Meantime in Carlisle

I arrived in Carlisle on a Sunday afternoon and really wanted a roast. None of the pubs were dog-friendly. It was a bit drizzly but this place had some covered seating out the front. I ordered the roast chicken and it was lovely! Moist and tender, with plenty of veg and a huge Yorkshire pudding. The waitress who served me was also great.

Lovely food, music was a little loud, but they had issues with the sound system. All in all a great place.

Really good quality food. Hot, fresh, plentiful and very tasty.

Great menu and all our meals were lovely. Very warm and welcoming place with attentive service. Cocktails were delicious! Music was great and we will be back. Definitely recommend.

Food really nice, but very late and cold. Rang up told food was cooked and ready but no drivers!?

Best takeaway in town by a country mile!

Walked in on a sleepy Sunday evening but there was a lovely bistro buzz here. Food was top quality and good value, dinner for two with drinks was £45. Props to our server, she was the only front of house handling drinks and waitressing the busy restaurant but was wonderfully relaxed and welcoming.

Excellent food and a wonderful host/waitress (Emily) who single-handedly managed a full service, super cheery & competent. Give her a pay rise 🥳

Walked in on spec and had a great meal. Extensive menu with all kinds of options.

Fabulous food super large portions!!

My first time visiting,they had moved venue,and the road was being worked on so took us a few more minutes to walk round and find the place, However the food was delishious and cocktails great ,decent portions and reasonable priced ,I enjoyed it would go back ,staff were friendly and polite.

I had an awful experience here. The manager and staff were extremely unhelpful and rude. Waited 30mins for my food only for them to keep delaying it being made. I had told them I had a train to catch and they assured me it will be ready in 15mins. Unfortunately after 35mins of waiting they still told me it’ll be 5-10mins more. I had to leave without my food to catch my train. They kept my money though. The owners should look into hiring better staff. It’s no way to run a business.

Salt and pepper fries were soggy when delivered. Chilli con carne sharer for 2 was a tiny portion for the price and barely fed one. The ramen came either no broth and no boiled egg. Very disappointed for the price

I've eaten in and had takeaways from here, as I'm a coeliac it's hard to find good gluten free food. This is one of my favourite places as it has all my comfort foods. Got this munchies box delivered last night, containing Korean glazed Chicken, Nachos, potatoe lattices, Wraps and shredded beef and it was delicious. Even ordered the gyros thinking they may be gluten free but recieved a phone call to say they weren't and that if I didn't want another option they could just add more of everything which was perfect. Only thing I'd say for the restaurant is to put the wraps under the foil or in separate foil so they don't get covered in oil or sauce. As well as the last time I ordered a burger and found that they don't come with chips. These are an extra, at £15 a burger, I was a little disappointed.

Looked amazing loved the variety to choose from however, everything was super salty

The waitress waffled something about not serving food until later, then decided to lie about being fully booked so she wouldn't have to serve us with our toddler boy. She was rude, giving us 'a look'. They clearly think of themselves as a fancy place when it's far from it, and being snobby (in Carlisle 😅). At least be honest and say that you're not a family place, lying is too obvious and very unnecessary.

I think we have received Korean chicken not the grilled chicken we ordered and no sign of boiled eggs in the ramen absolutely despicable. I don't like soggy breaded chicken hence ordering the grilled made it inedible. The packaging had good heat too it, but the actual food was luke warm.

Amazing food and cocktails! Very accommodating for allergies too! Photo is dairy and gluten free :)

Good gluten free and vegan options, had a lively Thai green curry with tofu.

delivery driver didn't deliver it. use foodhub instead

They didn’t have any of the pizzas or the beef featherblade so had to get the green Thai curry with grilled chicken. It was unlike any Thai curry I’ve ever had (in a bad way) with too many grilled edamame beans that made the dish over salty. Didn’t have any other veggies either. Felt like an attempt at remaking a classic dish that failed miserably. Did not enjoy the food and the already steep prices stung even more. Would recommend sticking to something basic like a burger if you decide to go

Food was OK, but too much background noise for comfortable conversation.

Was not overly impressed this time at the time. The food was so so, the duck starter was a bit flabourless and overpowered by the chillies or whatever was creating the spice. The burger also seemed a bit too burnt falavour with an acrid aftertast. So the food was not realy that great. Worse though is the acoustics, and piped music. Venues realy should pay much more attention to this as the evening was hamperd by NOISE. the music could have been much lower ( or use more speakers at lower output to provide a wider distributuon rather than FILLING the room) but the large expanse of bare walls leads to acoustic reflection which just makes the room a noisy mess. Put in some drapes or acoustic pannels . People are there to have fuin and chat , so let them chat without having to scream. Went out for another meal then next day over the road and it was much more pleasant. In the past at the old place I haev had to sugest they turn the background music down so we could talk. I think you just need to take some time to look at your acoustics as it's not a night club.

First time in Carlisle and stumbled across this place. Hands down one of the nicest meals I have had in a long time. Staff were really great, first thing they asked was around dietary needs or allergies which was really great and the menu is fantastic too We went for the Fajitas and they were absolutely amazing. Full of taste and flavour, steak was excellent quality and cut and had a portion of salt and pepper chips which were some of the best salt and pepper chips I’ve ever had! Will definitely return when I am next in Carlisle

Driver did not pick up the order at all and then drove to my house to say the order had been delivered. Then In the meantime had to kindly hand deliver the order themselves. Food and in the meantime service - 5 stars, just eat service - 0 stars

DO NOT ORDER FROM HERE! Terrible service. Food arrived stone cold. We had over half of our order missing. When we rang the business to complain and try and help us fix this problem, I was told by Emily the manager that there was nothing she could do as soon as just eat have the order it is in their hands. She was not willing to help us as customers to be satisfied. Now we are left with missing items and a stone cold munchie box that is now inedible! First and last time we order from here!

I stopped here on a long drive. I saw online it had some fantastic gluten free and vegan options. Unfortunately the menu was much more limited and sections are missing the allergen information. We did manage to order some suitable food though which was delicious. I would go back but I'd take the online menu with a pinch of salt.

Absolutely awesome beef (bottom right on the menu ). Biggest Yorkshire pudding I've seen (and tasted delicious). Profiteroles were also awesome.

Myself and some friends dined with here last week and I feel that I needed to share about how unwelcome we were made to feel. On sitting down, we were chatting and catching up and yes, time had passed and we still hadn't looked at the menu, as can happen with friends who don't see each other very often. The server tersely said " the kitchen closes in 10minutes". Our booking was at 8pm, this was approx 8.20pm. Not exactly late. We had to make a quick decision about what to order and the impatience of the server was clear to see. Our cocktails were fabulous but I have to say my noodle ramen bowl was cold and for £17.50, I would expect more than a handful of noodles. Once we finished our meal, it was made very clear that the staff wanted to leave, even standing there with their coats on. Our server even stood by the door with a puffa jacket on. This was before 10pm. We had been there approx an hour and a half. I understand in the current climate that it may not be profitable to stay open later than this, but surely it is even less profitable to make your paying customers feel unwelcome and a nuisance? We would have quite happily stayed to order dessert and more drinks but with the frosty atmosphere and audible sighs of the staff, we knew it was time to move on. If there is a closing time for both the kitchen and the venue then it is not specified, merely stating it is open "til late". Won't be returning as emailed manager 3 days ago to advise of concerns and not received any sort of reply.

Booked a table of 3 for bottomless pizza night and it was well worth the money, pizza slices were huge 😋 staff were very quick to see if we wanted anymore slices and our plates were never empty, deffo be back!

Came here for a breakfast date treat, and what a treat it was, everything was cooked to perfection. Emily who served us was so lovely, will definitely be back.

Food was amazing and plentiful. The tastes of all our dishes was spot on. What a find 👏

Thank you so much you beautiful ladies … remembering our Prosecco. Service & food just amazing- we will be back soon - your managers must be so very proud of you all ❤️❤️❤️😋xxxx

A large party booked fairly last minute for work was not a problem, everything was set up for us, food was amazing the atmosphere brilliant and staff superb,

I was here today 18/02/24 for a friend's baby shower. She organised us to have a hot buffet. It was so tasty. First time coming here and I will be back. Staff was so friendly ❤️

Fabulous breakfast! Excellent Gluten Free options and vegetarian meals. Lovely friendly service and amazing decor!

Very limited menu, but scrummy hotdogs. Hope to go back to go to a live music event.

30+ of us went for a 21st birthday lunch and the poor birthday girl couldn’t get served a drink due to forgetting her ID, all her family were there including her Dad. 21st birthday balloons and personalised posters up and they still wouldn’t serve her a drink. We asked if we could get someone at home to send a picture of her ID as we live 20+miles away and non of it was good enough. So disappointed as I’ve heard good things about this place. The birthday girl is a tattooist and also covered in tattoos so not like she wasn’t old enough to drink. But I definitely won’t be back here now. She has been there several times before that and loved it which is why she wanted to book there for her 21st. We know the rules of serving alcohol as several family members have drinks licenses but staff would not budge. After the birthday girl got denied an alcoholic drink the two staff members made her feel very uncomfortable and kept watching everything she did, shameful making someone feel like that at her own birthday lunch.

Lovely place to go if you want a quiet, warm atmosphere and fantastic food! I had korean Butter Milk Chicken for my starter, Ramen Noodle Bowl for my main and Sticky Toffee Pudding for desert, i enjoyed every mouth full! 😋 service was excellent, there were no long waits for each course and when we needed anything staff were happy to help. I also recommend breakfast see photo's attached 😋

Works Xmas do . Very lovely food !

Shocking service. Booked family meal for new years eve back in November. They phoned 1 hour and half before the booking to say its a set menu for £45 each!!! No empathy at all, not even an apology

What a fantastic place this is. Lovely staff great decor and amazing food! We were on a xmas shopping day in carlisle and decided to try this restaurant as the menu looked lovely. We went at lunchtime and had booked a table for 1 o’clock but as we were finished with our shopping early we headed there in the hope that they could fit us in a bit earlier. This was no problem! We were greeted by friendly staff who couldn’t do enough for us. We got our menus and they took our drinks order straight away. We had a look through the menu and on no time we were ready to order. We ordered starters of halloumi fries, Yorkshire pudding wrap and the Korean chicken. The food arrived after around 10 minutes of waiting, it was presented in a lovely way nice and hot and very tasty. We were all very happy with our choices. Plates were cleared promptly and our mains arrived an arrived a short time later. We ordered the Wagyu burger, the steak fajita and the special of salt and pepper beef brisket which came in a pitta bread with chilli jam. All the dishes were absolutely gorgeous no complaints from any of us at all. All very tasty, cooked to perfection and presented very well. The chunky chips that came with the burger were amazing, really loved them. We really enjoyed our experience in this restaurant and the staff were really nice. We will be back hopefully very soon

Party of 17 went for Christmas meal, there was another large party in too -but you wouldn’t have known. Service was amazing, staff really helpful, food hot and really tasty - huge portions! We all said we would return!

Hi we attended the restaurant this afternoon starters was not to bad but the main course of the Sundays dinner was not edible vegetables where not cooked had the disrespect to ask £5 for extra gravy when we complained about main course to be removed from final bill as we refused to eat it the manager had a real attitude about the situation she agreed to give us a discount but only provided us with a £15 discount which I was terribly insulted by will recommend any eat the pure filth

Great birthday celebration excellent food from the Christmas Menu including turkey beef and duck shepherds pie , presented beautifully and tasted as good as it looked

Another fabulous meal with friends at In The Meantime. We were looked after by such friendly staff. The food was delicious as usual. The menu caters for everyone . We will be back soon .

What a terrible name for a restaurant to go for a meal with your grandparents. No matter how many explanations that it is just what the restaurant is called they were still unable to understand the concept that "we will meet In The Meantime". Lovely food though.

Quite time meal. Nice beer and wine

Beautiful food was absolutely delicious and worth the price tag.

Seating by bar with hovering staff awaiting jobs or other customers Very rude obnoxious member of staff (lady with dark hair with bun) Few mistakes with food Manageress very polite and professional won us over by being very nice and left with an ok opinion on the restaurant.

This is my favourite eating experience in carlisle by far. Amazing flavours and supper friendly staff 😋.

Lovely meal highly recommended service was very good shame it was very quiet though it was a wednesday evening. Young lady serving very friendly even gave us an umberella on leaving as it was pouring with rain.

Wow, the big boy breakfast is certainly a lovely breakfast Tomatoes on the vine, a Cumberland ring, two fried eggs and more (especially the tattie scones mmmm) A worthwhile visit to a lovely little spot in Carlisle

Went in to this with no expectations but the food was tasty, service was quick and friendly. Couldn't ask for more and I look forward to visiting again

Lovely and relaxed atmosphere, friendly professional staff and service. But the piece de resistance is the menu. My wife had the regular menu and I had the vegan menu. We went on Saturday and Sunday evening. The vegan roast was simply outrageously delicious!

Met friends for a meal. We all had something different and enjoyed it very much. Would definitely go back.

Googled for a place in Carlisle that had vegan options so popped in for lunch. Pleased we did as the food was delicious and the service was speedy and friendly. Wish we hadn't ordered a starter as the portions were big and couldn't finish the vegan burgers. Good coffee, chips and salads too. A bit more than we normally pay for lunch when shopping but it was worth it.

Great food, plenty of gf options

Excellent place to eat. Vegan choices were fantastic and delicious. We also had the loaded dog which was amazing. Staff very helpful and polite. If your passing, pop in its well worth it.

Great gf selection and very tasty. Large portion sizes, couldve done with just having the starter 😂

Absolutely top notch. We visited for our belated staff Xmas do and 100% best place in carlsile

Food is fantastic, portions too big, came out stuffed but happy. Highly recommended.

We visited for Sunday lunch. We loved the starters we ordered, Korean Chicken was awesome. The Sunday lunch was great, asked for extra gravy, which was happily brought. Service was great.

Excellent dishes, friendly staff. It's always a favourite for Sunday Lunch especially.

Really tasty food, well worth a visit. Good for groups too.

Fantastic food VERY TASTY . The Korean chicken is to die for- what is the sauce!

Well what can I say, apart from its lost its way. Prices you pay are not reflective of standard or service. Starters to be fair buttermilk chicken, belly pork etc good flavourful and different Main courses nothing special and for the price would love to rave about them but I can’t, what made it worse was the service, the team seemed disinterested, fed up like they was tired and just doing the job as run of the mill effort. Just not as it was a few years ago, we have been a couple of times of late to keep giving them a chance cause we did use to enjoy it but now don’t think will be going back. Shame really but definitely lost its way in my opinion

Fantastic. The staff, especially the manager Emily, were attentive and provided excellent service. Food was amazing and drinks too.

Excellent service, modern comfortable interior and a menu for all you gluten freers and veggies. Busy with locals, great atmos.

We had a lovely meal here at the weekend just passed. The food was very good indeed, as was the service. Give it a go and don’t be afraid to try the “charcoal” buns.

Stopped for a few drinks then asked on the off chance if they had a table for dinner thankfully they did. Service was friendly and dinner was up there with one of the best things I've eaten. I had steak stack with salt and pepper fries and mushrooms, hubby had the wagu burger and it was amazing. The Carlisle raspberry and passionfruit gin was delicious. Highly recommend this place.

Gluten-free menu was perfect and the gluten-free burger also! I recommend. Only the chips were humid, no crispy.

Special thank you to Emily, Eliot and Alisha

Nipped in for lunch without a reservation. My fiancé ordered the fried chicken, which he enjoyed but commented it would have been better if the sauce was on the side, so the chicken stayed crisper. I had two small plates, which were the halloumi and pork belly, which were both gorgeous. The staff were so lovely, I could not fault the service. Definitely will return!

I can absolutely recommend this place for Sunday lunch. My god the food is amazing, a little to much on the plate, but it was wonderful, the only downside is we had to climb 2 flights of stairs to our table. Not an issue when your youn(ger). But besides that, the staff were lovely and gave us the reason for the name etc. would recommend this place a thousand percent. Worth every penny

Second visit to Meantime for Sunday Lunch and it did not disappoint. A very warm welcome from a friendly waitress. Drinks orders taken immediately. The Sunday Roast was absolutely outstanding - best I’ve ever had in a restaurant. Crispy pork belly with an amazing array of vegetables plus perfectly cooked roasties & Yorkshire Pud. No room for desert, though they sounded divine & our leftover lunch packaged up for us to take away. Our waitress’Ali’ (my namesake 😊) was just so lovely - she really made our visit so special - her bosses must be so proud to have her! Thank you all for a wonderful lunch … In the Meantime… we will be back 😋

Très beau restaurant, le personnel est très accueillant et les burgers sans gluten sont délicieux !

I was recommended to visit here on the basis that they were brilliant in specialising in dietary requirements. On our first visit I thought it was an absolute revelation and I absolutely loved the food and the staff serving us seemed very switched on to catering for special dietary requirements. On our second visit the food was nice albeit my soup was on the very cold side but I let this slide. This week I visited again in a small party. The music was absolutely blaring and overbearing and because the tables are so deep it was a real struggle to hold and hear a conversation. We explained about my dietary requirements initially when we were first given menus and I was told to be sure to mention it to our server, which I did and whether she didn’t listen, didn’t understand or take it onboard, hadn’t been trained properly (as she said she was new) or couldn’t hear because of the blaring music I don’t know but after this visit I won’t be rushing back. The food is very over priced for what it is but if the staff aren’t trained properly, can’t hear what is said because of overly loud music and staff and management/owners aren’t paying proper attention to dietary requirements what is the point of this being one or their unique selling points. So I won’t be rushing back anytime soon which is a real shame.

Amazing cocktails ! Friendly efficient staff.. Nice decor and a small outdoor seating area..

Nice food, messy to eat, definitely need lots of napkins!

Found this wee gem of a place, with lots of gf options and the best chicken burger I have ever tasted! My son and I had the Mexican chicken burger which was served with cajun chips, fries, salad or hand cut chips. Having just returned from holiday where at the airport my gluten free options were restricted, it was refreshing to see such a huge offering of gluten free options on the menu. My husband opted for the crispy chicken noodle bowl and he loved the dish; food was really tasty and fresh.

Bit loud for me. Chips arrived cold in the middle but staff willing to sort out problem. Unfortunately I had finished my steak before they were replaced . Not really my thing eating off bits of wood much prefer good old white crockery. The steak was lovely though. Staff were nice

The food was absolutely amazing. The service was second to none. Would highly recommend.

Food. Service. Atmosphere all excellent. Girls on duty very good and attentative. Nothing negative to say.

Having looked up various options for vegan food in Carlisle, my wife and I decided on this restaurant. This place does both vegan and non vegan. My wife had the mushroom bruschetta and the vegan hot dog. I had the Korean pork and the Sinatra burger. Both of us described the food as excellent. Service excellent Staff very friendly and the cleanliness of the place was spotless. Definitely will be going back. Thanks

Nice food but a bit overpriced. Staff seemed decent. Music in the background was good!

Food was pretty cold when it arrived. We had a Sunday dinner, sirloin steak with sides, and a child's meal. Service was ok. Atmosphere lacking (although Sunday afternoon). Current menu could be loads better (it used to be), dessert menu especially limited. Wouldn't rush back unfortunately.

Formidable ! Un des meilleurs steak de ma vie ! Very good 👌

Fantastic food and lovely friendly staff.

Great city centre location with friendly and attentive staff, We visited for lunch and drinks on a Saturday afternoon, the place had a great vibe making us want to stay for the whole afternoon. Food was fantastic, definitely worth a visit.

Been here on numerous occasions and everytime the food has been amazing! Lovely atmosphere and very friendly staff! Looking forward to our next visit!

Very tasty meal, service outstanding we will be back soon to enjoy more of your delicious cocktails.

I recently visited with my wife and can safely say it was one of the best meals I've had in recent times. The service was great the staff were very attentive and knowledgeable and in the the relaxed atmosphere we had a great night. We...

Food was clearly not good thank you for the insight of how you work the food is taken out of the freezer the night before and cooked to the temperature so there can’t be anything wrong with it. Basically told I lied about it even...

Went here as a family and the food was not good at all. Some of our group had been there before and they usually love it so thought we would all go and we all agreed the food was not good. The soft shell crab...

Visited with daughter and young grandson. Service was fantastic the staff are so friendly and helpful perfect balance between letting you enjoy the meal and making sure everything was ok. My grandson was made to feel really comfortable. Meals really tasty , ample quantity. Happy...

It was ok but not great. Maybe it was my personal taste but the charcoal roll wasn't very nice, the Asian slaw was far too spicy and the onion rings were really hard and overcooked. The truffle fries were lovely though. The waitresses were friendly and attentive.

First time in here, and lovely staff: welcoming , and checked in to make sure that we were happy! I’m confident that we’ll be back for lunch in the not too distant future!

Great food and great service. The staff are really accommodating. They coped very well with our rather odd mix of networking business bods rolling in at staggered intervals 👍

We visited on Thursday night, what should have been a really enjoyable work catch-up, making some fond memories. There were five in our party. It is a lovely bistro, quaint, quirky, and has a lively atmosphere, with some good conversations with my pals, the staff...