Joiners Arms Inn in Allerdale

What can I say. The place is a beautiful little country pub. The atmosphere is fantastic and it is a beautiful place to enjoy a homemade meal at a very reasonable price. The food is fantastic. Would highly recommend

Our first visit after recently moving into the area and we were not disappointed. Will definitely be returning. A lovely friendly welcome and nice atmosphere. Clean and tidy with traditional countryside pub decor, comfortable and cosy. For our meals we had starters, mains and just left enough room for some deserts. All four of us enjoyed everything we had chosen, as the food was well presented, extremely tasty, well cooked and good sized portions. Some dishes are also available as small portions if you prefer. The menu has a good selection of all courses and the bar is also stocked with a very good variety of drinks. I would personally recommend booking in advance, as even on our visit (out of the main tourist season) the restaurant area filled up quickly during the evening. Prices are reasonable and represented excellent value for money.

We were looking for a meal in a nice country pub while staying at near by caravan park. We found this place and it didn't disappoint. Lovely home cooked food with real home cooked chips. Lovely real ale. Highly recommend.

Fantastic pub, fantastic food. You want to shout about it to all, but also selfishly keep it quiet and to yourself. Any of the food at any time of the day is lovely. Friendly staff.

Lovely afternoon at the joiners in Newton Arlosh . Sunday lunch was excellent really tasty Had to wait a while to fit a sweet in but well worth the wait .

Food and service very good Owners very friendly and food home cooked and delicious We were here on a Thursday evening and every table was full and pre booked so booking is recommended It’s fairly remote and usually full of locals but is an interesting option if staying in the area I’ve never seen Cranachan on any menu before even in Scotland and that was a really nice touch

Impeccable Sunday roast !!! Rib of beef cooked to perfection, heavily seasoned with a good amount of fat. Crisp potatoes, al dente root veg all tied up with a rich proper beef gravy. Fair play to whoever is manning the pans in the kitchen. Worth a venture out for sure, and was super cheap regardless of the quality being served. 🙏

This place is fantastic, a real hidden gem. All the food was fresh tasty and made from scratch, chef obviously takes pride I'm there work. Unbelievable value as well. Family friendly, great customer service and a good pint. We'll be back next time we're in the area.

Once again Chris and Ali provided a warm welcome and excellent home cooked food. I always look at the menu and think, how do I make a choice knowing everything is delicious!

If you’re in the area and love good food, this is the place to go. Here for a week, our first visit was for Sunday lunch. It was amazing. We had rib of beef, loads of meat, tasted amazing, lots of fresh vegetables. Service was excellent, very friendly. It was so good that we booked to come back on Thirsday night. Food was as great and service again warm and friendly. Highly recommend the scallops as a starter, cranachan as a dessert is just amazing. Our main courses of steak and ale pie, sirloin steak and sloppy joe burger were great, all beautifully cooked. Really worth a visit.

Popped in for a quick bite and couple of pints. The pasta and chicken were cooked perfectly. Chris and Ali, the proprietors were warm and welcoming. Highly recommended! Just up the road from the gorgeous old church in Newton Arlosh.

We visited this pub for food after reading other reviews on trip advisor. It was very quiet but well worth it. I ordered the chicken fillet with a mushroom sauce and my partner ordered the sirloin steak with mushrooms and tomatoes. Both came with chips and veg. I can honestly say this is the best food I have ever eaten in a pub, to the point I am tempted to come back for more tomorrow Thank you trip advisor for the reviews that sent us there

Visited as a family whilst on holiday - 3 adults and a 2 year old based on Trip advisor 5* ratings. Whilst the inside may not be particularly special, the food is! We had a selection of dishes with steak pie, chicken and mushroom pie and garlic chicken breast with chips and vegetables and all were very good. The pie crust towered above the plate and we all could have eaten a plate of the vegetables on their own, they were so good. The burger, chips and beans were enjoyed by grandson. Sticky toffee pudding and rice puddings for desserts were also excellent. Service was with a smile, we felt very welcome. The pub filled up with locals towards the end of the evening and they were friendly too.

Found this little country pub via google, looking for somewhere close to silloth for sunday lunch.Boy was it worth the journey!The food was absolutely delicious! Staff were so friendly & made us feel very welcome & at ease.Lovely little pub, hidden in a beautiful countryside surroundings Would highly recommend!

Had a “last night” meal here whilst on a short break for daughter’s graduation and I have to say, the food surpassed any expectations we had based on other reviews, nothing was too much trouble. Three of us had steak, it covered half the plate and was cooked to perfection - the accompanying vegetables had to stay in their bowls until we’d made space! The other three’s meals were just as good and substantial. Dessert-wise, two had the brownie which apparently was the best they’d ever tasted, two had the strawberry sundae and my father-in-law had the banoffe pie which he said was excellent. All in all, fantastic homemade food and very reasonably priced. I hope more people take the time to try it out.

Picked this place for a meal based on TripAdvisor reviews - it's in a very small village way out in the sticks, but worth the trip. The ambiance of the place lacks a little, but the owners have the place very clean and are very attentive. The menu is limited, but what is delivered is top notch. We ordered Steak and Ale pie and it came packed with really succulent beef chunks in a thick gravy - really tasty. The desserts are good too - we had the Ice cream - Lakeland; which was some of the best I've had. Definitely worth a visit!!

Wish I’d taken some photos of the amazing food we sampled here on Saturday (late afternoon). The asparagus and Camembert starters were the stars of the show, but only by a small margin....the mains were excellent too...and very reasonably priced. Definitely recommend.

Had a really nice meal here. It was very quiet while we were there but that meant the service was amazing! I can imagine that it’s difficult to get a table during the evening. Nice outdoor seating area too. Lovely home cooked food! There was also a pool table and darts board. Will be returning.

Went for our tea after reading reviews on trip advisor and we weren't disappointed. The food was excellent. There is plenty of choice on the menu, smaller meals for children and a few vegetarian options too. The staff are very friendly and there is colouring books and pencils for the kids. Would definitely recommend.

This pub is a little gem hiding away. The homemade chips were delicious. We had an excellent meal and hopefully will return.

Family visit, once again a difficult choice from a changing menu. All looked wonderful, exceptional and fresh home cooked food. Ample plates and for a reasonable price. Staff very helpful.

We had a fabulous family night out here. The meal was first class. There were seven of us and nobody had any complaints. Very cosy and the staff were very friendly and welcoming. Will certainly go back.

Been to this pub loads of times for food. It's ALWAYS a lovely meal - freshly cooked with an excellent choice of menu at a reasonable price. Highly recommend - in fact going back again next week!!

Called in lunch time although there was lunch time special menu on we both opted for the venison Shepherds pie. Very well cooked ample portions and were very pleased with our meal. Typical country pub setting , recommended

We were just staying over for one night a couple of miles away on our way to Scotland and needed to find somewhere to eat which would allow dogs.

After getting lost and finally arriving nearly a hour late but it was worth finding the meal was first class home cooked can’t fault any of the five meals everyone enjoyed there meal and the owner was very friendly we will be back

Glad we booked before hand as it got busy quick. Mains of scampi and stuffed chicken with haggis. Scampi was lovely and lots of it.. Stuffed chicken was very nice too. Puddings warm brownie, and a late addition to the menu was crumble to my husbands delight. Can't wait yo go back. Thank you.

We dropped in at short notice for our evening meal. Excellent service and super food, all cooked to order! I just had a burger, with stilton and mushrooms with salad and homemade chips my partner had a wonderful pork dish with a cider sauce and proper vegetables! Totally yummy!

Nice little pub my regular nice and friendly clean and comfy spend a lot of time here after work and with friends reasonably priced

Our first visit to the Joiner's Arms and we were extremely impressed. Excellent service; friendly staff and a good menu. The ham hock and home made picalilli was probably the best I've ever tasted. Fish main course was superb. Service was swift despite it being very busy and prices are extremely good. The pub was rather noisy but I suppose this is is pub and not a top class restaurant although the food is on that level.

This pub is never as busy as it should be, but the food is great, pleasant service, local real ales and a good but not over facing menu.

The food was utterly devine, I had the trio pudding starter and highly recommended it, my partner is a veggie and was well served and very happy. Service was great, we had travelled 2 hours from Kendal and were in need of good food and that is what we got.

Eight of us had our lunch here on Sunday (Mother's Day) and it was excellent. We had different meals and nobody was disappointed. The food really is fantastic and they change the menu regularly. The service was great and the children were well catered for. All at a reasonable price too!! Will definitely be going back again.

Another very enjoyable long Sunday lunch, great food and great service as always! We’ve kept going back since we rediscovered it in the summer, and will continue to do so (going on Sunday in fact)

First time here with present managers, food was excellent and the atmosphere very welcoming. Friendly staff and well priced meals. Good parking out back and well worth a return visit.

Today my friend and I went to the Joiners Arms after hearing about their Thursday lunch time specials . We were greeted by the owner and we sat by the lovely log burner. We looked at the menu and decided to go for the 3 course lunch for £9.95 . The starter was Mushroom and Stilton soup with a lovely fresh warm roll. The soup was delicious. For our main course we had Scampi, which was served with chips and a fresh salad. There was a good choice of sweets - I had the raspberry pavlova - which I must say was the best I have had - the meringue was cooked to perfection and served with lots of raspberries. My friend had the ice cream - which also went down a treat. To top off the meal we had coffee. The whole meal was absolutely lovely and in my opinion excellent value for money. The owners are very friendly and the pub is lovely and warm and does have a nice homely atmosphere. I would certainly recommend the Joiners Arms and we will be definitely be going back in the near future.

Gave this place a try rather than eating, again, on the caravan park! Glad we did! Lovely place. Nice, fresh food. Fair prices. Very good service. Banoffee pancakes were lovely! Definitely will be going back.

We went to The Joiners arms for the first time today for Sunday lunch. We were made very welcome . The pub had a very friendly atmosphere and was lovely and warm . The menu was excellent - I chose the Thai green curry and my partner and father in law had the hake with mussels. The food was excellent and we thoroughly enjoyed everything (in fact we all ate up). We ordered the sweets - pavlova and sticky toffee pudding -

Visited this pub as we are buying a holiday home in the area. Excellent, friendly service and quality home made food. Lovely country, village pub.

We stayed in the area before starting our walk, driving past pub looked nice so called in for lunch, there were a few diners in, were greeted and seated promptly we both had roast beef which was very tasty and served pink ( was asked if would prefer it more well done but for us pink was great) friendly staff nice country pub

Visited with friends for a meal. Entered through back door and were greeted by an awful smell of urine coming from the male toilets. Not alot of food to choose from on the menu but it was really hot when arrived and presented to a high standard what we ate was lovely. We had a pudding which were also nice

My niece & her husband took my wife & I to the 'Joiners Arms' for a birthday treat, It was quite busy being a Saturday night, & I must say the staff coped very well. I had the haggis wrapped in wild mushroom, really tasty, Surf & turf for main course also very tasty, only disappointment was, as I don't like onion rings, I asked for fried onions with my steak, unfortunately got onion rings ( they didn't have time to cook fried onions). My wife niece & her husband all enjoyed what they had. All in all a lovely meal.

Called here for lunch today , a great varied menu but we went for the traditional roast beef , which was lovely, nice friendly prompt service , everywhere nice and clean and a steady stream of customers , they deserve to do well ,we will return,even if the landlord is my cousin !

My wife & I called here for lunch today, Thursday 25th May. We received a friendly welcome, ordered our drinks & were given a choice of seating, ( Bar or Restaurant), we chose the restaurant which was light & airy. There was a specials menu on Thursdays so we all chose the Steak pie which was very nice & a good portion, it came with fresh veg & chips which were all very nice. Two of us chose the Bread & butter pud, & two chose the Apple & blackberry crumble, all of us commented on how nice they were. There was tea/coffee included in the price, which was two courses for £7.85 & I must say this was excellent value for money. We will be back!!!

Visited on the off-chance, having heard the pub had reopened under new owners. More than pleasantly surprised. Terrific service, good beer and possibly the best peppercorn sauce I've ever tasted. Both of us left very, very satisfied. Will return.

Our group consisted of 4 adults and 1 child. The pub was warm, clean, comfortable and welcoming. The husband and wife team running the pub were very friendly and helpful. The food was home cooked, the menu not too long but varied, my starter was rabbit in black pudding, different but really tasty. All the mains were cooked to perfection, a steak, mixed grill, scampi and chicken stuffed with haggis. The sweets also went down well. All in all an excellent meal.

Lovely warm & Relaxing atmosphere and attentive staff .variable choice of menu Curry's ,Burgers , Chicken , lamb and steak just to name a few also a good vegetarian choice

Excelent meal, food prepared fresh, tasty and delicious family friendly, helpful and generally a very nice place to eat a meal

Have eaten here a number of times, and love it. Like the idea of the menu changing each month. Sunday lunch is a great meal!

Chris and Ally have brought new life to this lovely little country pub. Always clean, warm and welcoming. Menu changed monthly. Excellent and interesting, home-cooked and locally sourced food. Good wines. Caters for all age groups in the village and further afield. Advisable to book a table.

Had a lovely evening meal on Friday even managed to share a pud with my Granddaughter. Everything was hot and tasty and more than enough. Will be back

Tis pub was closed a few months ago and I had the nasty feeling that it was Game Over. However, it has reopened and for my first visit I was remarkably impressed. To Real Ales available but the real treat was the food: reasonably priced but far better than your normal Pub Grub. Definitely worth a visit and pubs like this deserve support, especially when they do such a good job.

All I can say is wow tried rabbit for the first time Yum my girls had scollops and the rest of family had other tasty starters the mains did not disappoint either and the puds where fab a fantastic afternoon staff amazing and mum had a great b/ day so thanks 5***** x

Nice country pub meals were top class, tried scallops for the first time then had trio of game couldn't fault it nice friendly welcome

I may be biased as this is my local. Love the food, good variety and beautifully cooked with a pretty decent wine list to go with it. Thursday is pensioner/light bite day which is very popular with the smaller portions - great value.

Food great , service a bit slow and very odd, no atmosphere, staff arent great at being welcoming , or efficiency .

Lovely friendly owners, scrumptious food with varied menu. It was so good we have booked again for this week.

Had a fabulous meal tonight! Gorgeous steak and Stilton cobbler and red cabbage! All meals were excellent and great service! Worth the trip out to the countryside!

Lovely clean warm atmosphere and welcome when arriving ,good choice of menuand well cooked food and attentive waiting on staff

Had a lovely meal in lovely country pub it's quite a drive for us but will definitely make the journey again . I know Alison and Chris from there last pub and her food is always excellent can't wait to go when log fire is lit , see you both soon .

I have the best of both worlds here! Not only do I work here, I also am fortunate that it's my local. The food is amazing all freshly cooked and everything is made by hand. My favourite at the moment is the pork belly and the deserts well, to die for! The Joiners is a lovely pub, made that way by the welcome you get every time you walk in the door. Family and dog friendly, come and visit us next time your passing

We saw this through trip advisor then linked through to a Facebook web page.2 or 3 courses both under £10 and included filter coffee or tea.Starter was a homemade soup with plenty of flavour and a mini loaf,a few choices for mains fish chips and peas for me,my wife had steak pie and chips with a mix of fresh veg both dishes good value and not a tiny portion.Various puddings we both had cheesecake drizzled with white chocolate and a decent serving of thick double cream(not the squirty variety.The hosts have created a lovely atmosphere(maybe too many comical quotes for some) All in all our favourite country pub near the Solway Coast I hope it remains consistent and look forward to going off the normal menu which didn't look to expensive,wish them good luck for the future.

First visit here for many years after hearing good reports since its re-opening this summer. We were not disappointed.

This is my local pub,recently changed hands,so thought we would give the food a try,we weren't disappointed, there was 5 of us and between us tried quite a few different meals on the menu, all three courses were cooked perfectly and looked fantastic,even better they tasted wonderful, clean plates all round,the staff were friendly and helpful, had a really good night out, recommend it to anyone, call in and try it out, you won't be disappointed, John & lavinina

Visited on a trip from Manchester with my wife.Both had two course meals which were beautiful examples of home cooking.Pleasant pub and attentive staff rounded off a nice couple of hours.Good luck to the team you deserve success.

We were passing and looked nice from the outside and read some of the reviews so came back for a tea time meal. The staff were friendly and welcoming and informed us they had only took over two months ago. There was a good menu choice and the food was delicious, well presented and plenty full as well as excellent value for money...we had the steak and ale pie and the 10oz sirloin. ..we definately will be returning and highly recommend this lovely pub.

Stopped of in here after a day in the lakes. Typical country pub with pleasant bar staff and hosts. Varied selection of drinks and food menu. Settled on Brie sticks and my wife had mushrooms in a cheese sauce that she's still raving about them. She had them in their previous establishment. She says they were even better. Had the steak pie for main and lovely tender meat in a rich sauce -delicious, wife had chicken stuffed with haggis- very good. Only complaint to much on the plate so were not able to have a sweet. Wish we stayed a bit nearer as we would use this place regularly. Don't miss it if you're in the area.

Had a fantastic meal service brilliant very friendly staff all home cooked meals drinks very good price excellent would recommend first class

2nd time been now amazing home made food from starters to pudding lovely atmosphere friendly staff would definitely be going again with out a doubt 😃 definitely recommend and good value for money

Had heard a lot of good reviews about the food since the change of ownership so thought we'd give it a try.Food was lovelly good choice on the menuof what i would call pub food with a twist, highly recommend the trio of lamb. Really impressed with the food and service, nothing was too much hassle even down to some strawberries and ice cream (not on the menu) for our 20 month old son

Visited last Sunday with family had the most amazing Sunday dinner! Lovely relaxed and family feel with great food and beer! Would definitely recommend!