Jumble Room in South Lakeland

A visit to The Jumble Room has been a highlight treat of our visits to the Lake District for many years. We love the mix of delicious, exciting food with the relaxed, friendly atmosphere and cosy, arty surroundings. It has been our one dinner out for our last few trips as it is impossible to beat the great balance of fantastic food and an unpretentious welcome. And portion sizes that don’t disappoint. Go!

Wow what an amazing little gem, food was exceptional, great atmosphere, friendly service, what more could you ask for! We will be back!!

Absolutely amazing food and the best service we’ve ever experienced. Thankyou so much, 10/10 would recommend.

Honestly one of the best meals we have ever had. Service was warm and friendly. Emily is incredibly knowledgeable about the food and her passion for it shines through. Every morsel of food was delicious. An absolute must if you are in the area.

Nice place for a meal next to the lake

We ate as a family of 3 with 2 adults and a teen. We all greatly enjoyed our meals. The menu is varied and unique with Middle Eastern and SE Asian influences. We enjoyed courses such as Zhugg halloumi with sweet pepper relish, Dithoise chicken with stuffing of almond, apricot, pumpkin seed and orange blossom honey and slow cooked lamb stew with baked aubergine and parsnip crisps with tahini dressing. We were struggling to make our minds up between these options and the delicious specials. We enjoyed a house cocktail while we were perusing the menu. Service was friendly, welcoming and helpful and the owner/managers have a clear passion for the food and experience they deliver. This place is a “must visit” if you come to Grasmere but its popularity and limited opening may make that a challenge so definitely book ahead if you can!

Very warm reception by the hostess, Emily. Felt right at home. Kitchen employs unique combinations of ingredients. So flavorful. Happiest dining experience I can remember in a long time. We liked it so much that we returned two nights later and were not disappointed. Reservation definitely indicated so be sure to call ahead.

Now open after lockdown and superb

The vibes? Immaculate. The food? Incredible. And the service? Impeccable. It’s like having dinner at a good friend‘s place but they happen to be a Michelin star chef. The prices are a shade higher than the surrounding pubs and hotels BUT their quality puts them in a different league. I ate at the top 3 rated places on Google maps and this place deserves the top spot.

Highly recommend if you're visiting Grasmere - we had a lovely meal here. The food was excellent as was the service, really friendly staff/owners. The menu is small but extremely well done, very high quality food. We were seated upstairs in the restaurant which had a lovely atmosphere, small but cosy and uniquely decorated. I'd love to go back.

Fantastic food, great friendly efficient service. Really loved it.. Definitely recommend it. Very busy so need to book

Simply the best. Attentive, personal service. Delicious food. An unusual and very drinkable Lebanese wine. Superb in every way.

One of the nicest meals we all have ever had across the world. Thank you for a wonderful meal , will be back for the delicious steak again. Fantastic place to eat, sublime service and atmosphere. First time i have ever taken the time to write a review, restaurant needs rewarding foe excellent experience

Been tonight for the first time with my friend who goes often. The good was amazing, staff brilliant a really lovely friendly place to eat

Visited many times over the years, The Jumble Rooms never disappoints. Food service and atmosphere were superb. Will definitely return when we next visit The Lakes.

Number 1 for eating out in Grasmere - without a doubt. Delicious food, friendly and knowledgeable service, lovely vibe and atmosphere. The best dinner we had all holiday. Would definitely recommend - make sure you book ahead to avoid disappointment.

Best foods in town, in a cosy atmosphere with impeccable service. Highly recommended!

Very good service from a lovely family-run restaurant, I’d recommended the biscoff donuts for desert!

Excellent Food in a great environment 🫶🏻 Staff were great and attentive (Dylan was great) and the food was brilliant, big plates so don't over order, ordered nibbles, steak, curry and the donuts (which were out of this world) 3 cocktails £115 Absolutely Brilliant 10/10

Absolutely brilliant experience - the tastes are incredible and great service - can’t wait to come back next time in Grasmere

We were a very lucky walk in of 3 on a Sat night few weeks back as they just had a cancellation of 6. Lamb dish to die for, chicken one delicious and salmon in sauce was yummy too (and I don't normally like prawns!). Great service too - highly recommended and will return when in area next

We will be back! Family owned business. Service with a smile, you were made to feel you were the only couple in the restaurant. Excellent!

We visited whilst on holiday. The food was expensive but excellent with friendly, but not overbearing, service. Additionally, our son has various food allergies and they couldn’t have been more understanding and helpful. Highly recommended.

Family run restaurant with knowledgeable friendly staff. A creative menu! We had the lamb and butternut squash mains, both excellent and the trifle was delicious. Great mocktails too. Plan on returning when next in Grasmere.

Always try to visit Jumble rooms each time we are in The Lakes. Love the food and atmosphere and the portion size is designed for the hungry hiker…. Well done guys

We took our 6 and 3 year old here for a 5 o’clock supper which was absolutely perfect in every way. Food and drinks were delicious - particularly the crab and lamb dishes. They made from scratch tortellini and chicken goujons for the kids, which they loved. There was also a lemon drizzle cake trifle which is now locked in as the pudding on my last ever meal menu. Excellent service and great atmosphere. Would highly recommend to all ages. Thank you!

My husband and I visited the Jumble Room somewhat by chance the day before our anniversary and we were simply blown away. The service was superb and so friendly; the food was some of the best and most creative I've had in the UK, and yet it manages to do all this while still feeling like a hidden little secret you've just discovered. We loved it so much that we cancelled our original anniversary plans and came back for a second night in a row. Special thanks to Andy and the staff for making the anniversary meal feel so special with a glass of prosecco for us! Overall a really superb experience and definitely not one to miss if you are ever anywhere remotely near Grasmere!

What a gem of a place ! Friendly, knowledgeable staff and fantastic food in a funky space. We had Malaysian spiced crab flatbread topped with a mango and chilli salsa, pickled pink onions and crispy rice noodles to start and then baked fillet of salmon with pan fried giant black tiger prawns in a Sinhalese coconut and lemongrass curry and the Dithoise chicken. Everything delicious ! We had Eton mess and a cheeseboard to follow - not that we needed it - the portions were a good size. You absolutely deserve your reputation and we were glad to get a table. Thank you !

We came for an evening meal here this week and it was absolutely fabulous. Lovely quirky restaurant, staff were lovely and the food was Devine. Next time we’re in Grasmere we will definitely be back.

Absolutely delicious food, fresh produce, delicately seasoned to ultimate tastiness! The waiter could give a masterclass in good service. I wholeheartedly recommend this restaurant.

Absolutely amazing food and super friendly and quick service! Be sure to make a reservation in advance, it's so good it's always busy!

A master class in excellent service from the moment we walked through the door, food was utterly delicious, up there with the best meals I have ever had the pleasure to eat. So many beautifully balanced flavours dancing a whirl around the fresh produce. If there were more than 5 stars I would have given them!

Absolutely amazing place. Amazing atmosphere, absolutely lovely staff. So kind and welcoming. The food is impeccable. I’ve been lucky enough to dine in a Michelin star restaurant in the past, but their lamb dish is the best I’ve ever had hands down. 100% worth a visit but remember to book. Amazing.

Great restaurant. Best in Grasmere. The food was very different and very well prepared. Lots to try. Many places like this have tiny portions when the food is so well prepared, but not the jumble room. We were totally stuffed after 3 courses. Excellent cocktails to accompany dinner too. The staff who worked there were lovely and very knowledgeable, they all seemed like they loved their jobs. We will be back

We've eaten at some fantastic restaurants around the world but agreed this is in our top 5 foodie experiences. The menu is epic and each plate is served with care and attention. A restaurant also needs emotion and atmosphere, which this place also has in bucket loads. The staff are a delight and all super keen to make your meal an occasion.

So we had heard great reviews about the place which led us there. Food was really good however service and attitude of the people there was very bad. We had gotten a 9:30 PM table reservation and the last order on the board outside the restaurant said “11:15 ish”. We ordered a 2 main course meals at 9:30 thinking that we could order more later. However, they denied us main course items at 10:15 saying that the kitchen is closed (without any last order intimation). Since we were hungry, we requested if they could accommodate us, to which they said we can order desserts. (?!?!?!?) Would recommend to go here only for the food. Of you expect good service, avoid the place.

5 stars all the way. The service was first class, the food was delicious, and the ambience was warm, welcoming, and delightful. The only negative is when I rang to book a table I wasn’t told we only had it for two hours. Sadly we felt somewhat rushed although we’ve booked again to dine here once more before the end of our holidays. We’re looking forward to returning.

One of our all-time favourite meals. Squeezed us in on the day for a early sitting. So much variety on the menu it was difficult to make any decisions but we loved everything we ordered. Very warm welcome and clearly passionate about their craft which came across in the flavours. Looking forward to coming back on our next visit.

Went here with my partner last night and was so impressed with everything!! The team there are so incredibly inviting, friendly and hospitable. The specials we had to start were insane, the pasta and especially the lamb koftas! So tasty. The salmon curry was also 10/10, lovely big prawns too! If only we didn’t live 5hrs away, we would be regulars!

What an incredible experience. The service is phenomenal and the food is so creative and original. The gingerbread dessert is to die for. Our best restaurant experience on the entire Coast 2 Coast!

Just perfect from start to finish. Small cosy dining with interesting irresistible menu. We had a wonderful evening & looked after perfectly

A must visit in the lake district. We tried the curry salmon with coconut and it was just wow. The cheese cake was soooo amazing too

Finally managed to get a table at the jumble rooms. Although we visit Grasmere at least twice a year or more, the jumble rooms is always booked up, which, of course, is excellent for their business. It is before COVID the last time we went and the food was still just as amazing. The staff were so friendly and helpful, nothing was any trouble. It is a family run business and everything is home made. So pleased we got in as it was the best meal of our break in Grasmere. Just wish we lived nearer! Hope to see you again soon keep up the good work.

Probably the best meal I have had in a long time, service and ambience were top rate, can't recommend this restaurant highly enough

Phenomenal food! Flawless. Three courses of balanced, intelligent, delicious food! Wonderful quirky boutique feel, sumptuous, excellent service. 👌

Nice food and service. Highly recommended !

Amazing food. Friendly and fun service. Wonderful experience.

Late booking due to looking at the reviews and thought that it was a necessary visit. We weren’t disappointed, Megan showed us to the table and Emily looked after us as well as all the other customers. Service was exceptional from all the staff and as for the food WOW!!!! Wasn’t sure what to expect, but it was better than some of the Michelin star restaurants we have visited. This restaurant is gem, that needs to be discovered, if you’re visiting the Lakes, namely Grasmere. Well done to Emily, staff and most importantly mum and dad. They have made this business, what it is. Five star amazing ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ visiting from the Isle of Man 🇮🇲

Mind blowing food, so many really wild flavours, really exciting food and lovely hosts

I had dinner last night and it was exceptional.Steak main followed by Eton Mess

Just go here and experience it! It’s hands down the best restaurant I’ve ever been too. You must go here!

Hosts are lovely and food is wonderful. The menu isn't vast but what's available is cooked perfectly with beautiful balance of flavour. I hope they'll never leave this beautiful part of the country.

5* in all aspects. Food, drink, service, atmosphere & hostess. Cannot recommend highly enough. Will be going back as soon as we can.

Really enjoyed the food it was 10/10, i am from London and I can say this quality is missing in London the salmon was elegant the lamb was so tender The staff was amazing, welcoming and Emily was really friendly she made us feel at home I highly recommend amazing people and amazing food

Omg This restaurant is amazing from staff to the food. It’s been a long time that we both experience an amazing meal like this . Thank you and the staff are soooooo helpful and friendly x we will definitely be back with friends.

This was our 2nd visit and did not disappoint.Fantastic food and the service is so freindly and knowledge.The most delicious food I have tasted for a long time and we eat out quite a lot. Highly recommend but book well in advance ..

We received a wonderfully friendly welcome and felt extremely well cared for from start to finish. Delicious and creative food served with passion. Even though we were dining late (9pm) we were not rushed and would have had time for three courses if we could have managed dessert! Easily the culinary highlight of our short break in Grasmere. Thank you!

Just simply amazing, it's a must go.

Brilliant little restaurant. The staff are all very friendly and couldn't help you enough. The food was very good! The lamb is a great dish! Not one part of our meal had a negative. Would definitely recommend if you are staying in the area!

Best two evening meals I have ever eaten in my life. Michelin quality food and wine, served by the most wonderful team in an amazingly laid back and relaxed building. This is a destination in its own right and will be the main reason I will return to the Lakes in the future. Do not tell anyone, they will all want to go.

Amazing experience, food, and service were top quality

The chef is an unhinged genius. Every dish reads like a fever dream of clashing flavours spanning multiple countries - but it works! Everything I ate was absolutely perfect and like nothing I've eaten anywhere else. I need to mention the service too, the man who served our table was great - friendly, personable and polite. I can't recommend this place highly enough, I had a wonderful evening.

Love this place. Welcoming staff and excellent food. You can't ask for much else. Perfect. Why do other places get it so wrong!?

Our 2nd visit and the only thing I can say is WOW! Fabulous service, fabulous food all served up in a quirky and friendly warm family run establishment.

Delicious and a wonderful experience. The staff make this place feel extra special, they go the extra mile and are very friendly. The food and drinks being incredible is just the cherry on top, I would recommend this place to anyone and everyone! One of the best meals out I've had, thank you!

Seriously this is THE best meal I've ever had in my life.... Next time your in Grasmere then this beautiful place... small, quirky, friendly, amazing food... just love it.... 🥰🥰🥰🥰

Seriously this is THE best meal I've ever had in my life.... Next time your in Grasmere then this beautiful place... small, quirky, friendly, amazing food... just love it.... 🥰🥰🥰🥰

Small but excellent family run restaurant. Great atmosphere and great food. if you are visiting the area, make sure you book in here, you wont be disappointed

Amazing food, lovely staff and a brilliant atmosphere. We were well looked after!

Fabulous restaurant! Visited for my birthday last night. Warm welcome, served by a lovely passionate lady who knew the menu so well! The food was delicious. The special cocktail was excellent too. Nice to see such a wonderful menu...so difficult to choose. Thank you. We will return.

Excellent food with great service. Small restaurant but definitely the best I have been to in Grasmere and it is many years since I have enjoyed a meal as much anywhere in the Lake District. We had the special starters. Crostini were wonderful and the starter portion tortelloni was excellent. My wife had hake which was perfectly cooked and I had the lamb which was great. And both were decent sized portions (unlike so many so called fancy restaurants). No hesitation in recommending.

What a fantastic place! Friendly knowledgeable staff and absolutely wonderful food. If you are recommended a dish try it!

Fantastic food and service. Feels like a welcoming, family-run restaurant. Specials were amazing 👌100% go here if visiting Grasmere but make sure you book in advance - a few walk ins were turned away as we were sat there!

I don’t want to give a fabulous review as I want to keep it as a secret. A gorgeous restaurant, with a superb menu and impeccable customer service. I love it every time I go. Wish I lived nearby

If you're in the area you need to go here!! We went twice during our stay it was so good. Food is amazing as are the staff! Shout out to Dylan (hope I'm spelling that correctly) what a credit to the team! You can tell they all really love what they do. Good selection of drinks and don't skip on the dessert, also amazing!!

The best food I have had!! We had the cod for starters, 10/10. Stew for main so tasty and the bombalinos (mini doughnuts filled with biscoff) for dessert, they are the best things I’ve ever tasted!! & great whisky selection.

Amazing meal to celebrate my husband's 60th! Staff were so friendly and helpful in a genuine way! They even burst into " Happy Birthday!" together. The food was absolutely delicious! So many different flavours that were so well put together. The lamb was to die for! Thank you for a memorable special occassion - we loved your restaurant!

We had the best meal out ever, period. Every course .... and the wine. And we've been to all the posh foody places. It's quietly possibly the best Lake District restaurant, but prefers to keep low key fame and declines to enter the Michelin Star performative food circuit. After faltering during Covid trying to find a formula for those difficult times its back on a roll, so if that left you a little disheartened, you won't be now. Chrissy is back in the kitchen and her fusion style dishes are works of culinary delight, with that uniqueness that makes a meal out "different" and appealing, without the over done plate decoration that I compare to a poor opera singer who has to swoop and doop rather than just holding the high like Chrissy does. Service great, fantastic character atmosphere and the unique gentle background music selection is perfect and becoming legendary in its own right.

Incredible food, incredible service. I will always come back here as long as this restaurant is in business whenever I visit this area again. The food was exceptional! The specials menu changes regularly which makes it even more special to me to know they source local produce. The flavours in every dish we ordered, were prepared with so much understanding and love for food from all around the world. This place deserves a Michelin Bib recommendation. No fault to anything here. Service was incredible. Super friendly staff who I felt super warmth from (could be because they are family owned? - I’m unsure). Please visit here if you want to go out for dinner.

Really good evening at the Jumble room. Great vibe and music. Mine host and staff great. Nothing not to like about the place or the experience. Recommended

Absolutely gorgeous food, great service, good drinks and good value overall. Had a ginger Prosecco cocktail which was fab and the food was just amazing. Really different tastes that work well together. Would highly recommend. Would advise to book.

Cannot fault this place. Food and service was amazing

Just yummy, yummy, yummy is the best way to describe the incredible food served here. We were in the Lakes for my husbands Birthday after a big walk and it was just what we needed. Fantastic food, cocktails and wine. 100% recommend a visit.

From the moment we arrived to the moment we left, we loved every minute of The Jumble Room. Service was brilliant - our server greeted us and, once seated, explained the specials and answered any questions we had. Throughout the evening the staff were pleasant and welcoming. The food was delicious - all cooked to perfection with some exciting flavour combinations and beautifully presented. From starters, mains and through to desserts, everything was amazing. Thank you.

This OUTSTANDING bijou, atmospheric, family restaurant deserves every word of praise its diners lavish on it! My third visit to beautiful Grasmere this year and I was thrilled to secure a booking. I visited with my partner and two cherished friends. I appreciated Ross allocating a table at throbbing ground floor level . Upstairs is extremely pretty but more serene. The food was out of this world!! So imaginative, so utterly delicious- any positive superlative one attaches to exquisite cuisine would apply. The ambience is enchanting! It feels like a blend of Parisienne, Indonesian and quintessentially quirky Brit. The staff were fabulous and it was an evening we shall remember with great affection for a long, long time. At the risk of not getting a future table (please don’t let that happen Ross!) because the whole world will be queuing for a reservation, I’d rate this the best restaurant in The Lake District.

The Jumble room is interesting. An old building with dining rooms in various places. The staff are lively and helpful. Their response to the gluten-free member of our party was exemplary. The food is good an unusual, but for us it was on the verge of too eclectic. I enjoyed the special pasta as a starter and one of our group loved it as a main. I had slow-cooked lamb, which was delicious. The salmon dish was VERY spicy. Overall, a very pleasant experience.

Interesting building, excellent staff and cooking. Eclectic menu. Pricey. Had a great time.

Just fantastic food in a lovely warm friendly setting / a small menu offering but everything offered is a 10/10 I am coming back soon / thanks / Nick

Much loved restaurant of ours. Basically we love it. Please don’t tell anyone or share that this place is A*1 as it’s already hard enough to get a table. 😃 Seriously. Don’t come to the lakes and go without dining here. Epic.

We were on the waiting list for a Friday night table and so pleased we got in. This is a warm, friendly and quirky little restaurant- which turned out to be bigger than expected if you venture upstairs! From the moment we arrived we felt welcomed and looked after - in fact 2 hours wasn't long enough. This is the kind of place you want to linger in over another glass of wine or one of their delicious ginger cocktails. The food....such a choice and full of flavour. We shared carrot tahini and harissa dip, and a Zhugg marinated halloumi between 4 of us, while sipping ginger cocktails. Delicious flavours and a perfect beginning. Just enough to whet our appetite for what was to come. One of the star dishes was the courgette stuffed with tahini, and pomegranate and pine nuts. Beautifully presented and full of middle Eastern flavours. Three of us chose the special of handmade tortellini stuffed with sea bass and olives, in a spinach cream sauce. I love sea bass but combining it with olives was a new flavour for me and it was truly delicious! No room for dessert sadly tho seriously tempted. One of the other really nice things about this restaurant is you have to phone to book. So you immediately get to speak to the super friendly Em, who seemed almost as pleased as me when she was able to give us a table. Thank you - this has to be one of my all time favourite evenings! We will be back next time we're in the Lakes.

Well what can I say..A very friendly welcome on arrival . They were very y enthusiastic about their food and I consider that to be a very positive sign . My wife had the recommended specials for both starter and main . These were a dimsum dish and seafood for the main . These were delicious . I had a spicy cod starter and an African chicken dish . These were superb , full of flavours . They were also very good with our 8 year old daughter, finding a combo that she would like . The deserts were also delicious. The wine selection was good and not overpriced in my opinion. The atmosphere was excellent and I can honestly say that that was the most delicious meal I have had in a long , long time . Absolutely superb . I wished we lived in Grasmere!

Fantastic meal, atmosphere and service. I would highly recommend and would love to go back. The profiteroles were heavenly!

Wow. Super hosting, fabulous food and I seem to have bought a picture too. It only took us 3 years to get a successful booking but worth it. Definitely worth it.

The food is excellent, all 5 of us dining unanimously agreed it was exceptional. The layers of flavour, the ingredients and the delicious, fresh taste was just the best. The future son-in-law was friendly and a great host. We met his wife to be, invited ourselves to the wedding and met his future mother in law, the Chef, who modestly said she was just a Mum that like to cook! That is a massive understatement! The restaurant overall has a great, chilled out feel, is busy and you need to book. Will make sure next time any of us are in The Lakes, that we go again. Thank you.

Visiting The Jumble Room has been on my radar for years but I finally got there last night & it didn’t disappoint. The staff were all friendly, knowledgeable & welcoming. The food was fabulous. My friend said her crayfish & prawn pasta starter was one of the best things she’s ever eaten. My dessert of mini doughnuts filled with biscoff was off the scale excellent. Thank you for a wonderful evening. We will be recommending you to anyone who will listen & we’ll be back.

Wow. Super hosting, fabulous food and I seem to have bought a picture too. It only took us 3 years to get a successful booking but worth it. Definitely worth it.

Looking at previous comments we booked a table to come here for our anniversary meal, while staying in Grasmere and I'm so glad we did. What a perfect family run business, lovely staff, perfect drinks and exceptional food. We shared halloumi and the special dumplings for starters, them for main I had the chicken and my husband had the steak and we made sure we saved room for dessert and shared the deep-fried biscoff doughnuts which are delicious! The good is of high quality ingredients and the love that goes in to the dishes! Thank you for a lovely meal, we will definitely come again if we're in the area. Oh I would also recommend the espresso Martini and the fruit salad mocktail!

Fabulous food, great music and staff. Best meal for ages.

Absolutely Fabulous! Food was out of this world, so many wonderful ingredients added to each dish to make them unique yet outstanding. Didn’t meet Chrissy the chef but my word what a chef she is! From nibbles to starters to main there was a wow...

We visited The Jumble Room whilst staying at the family’s accommodations at Randy Pike, in nearby Ambleside. Family run with unusual international offerings. The crispy fried halloumi was delicious and the miso steak with Asian vegetables was truly sublime. Ross knew his wine and was a very attentive host. The little bar is well stocked with carefully chosen offerings. Even a dessert wine flight. Chrissy is a fabulous chef , both at the restaurant and at Randy Pike. We cannot recommend both the restaurant and the accommodations highly enough. We will be back.