Kysty in South Lakeland

A lovely, relaxed atmosphere. Fabulous food, beautifully presented, that was both creative and tasty. A delightful experience.

Superb lunch. Good choice and great food.

Absolute must visit if you are in Ambleside. Perfection

Excellent meal .Great value for money

The day we had our lunch reservation, it rained heavily in the Lake District. Considering the cancellation fee, we struggled through the rain from Bowness to Amberside, but unexpectedly, it turned out to be a delightful meal. It was even one of the top 3 dining experiences of our whole UK trip. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone visiting the Lake District. The restaurant's service was very friendly and professional. Based on recommendations, we ordered various appetizers, main courses, and desserts. Each dish was very satisfying. The Pigeon Breast was cooked like steak, juicy and sweet. The fish, Mackerel, was not fishy at all but with a good flavor. The dessert was a mousse with gingerbread, which I found to be very distinctive and delicious.

We had a beautiful meal with you yesturday evening, by far the best meal we have had in the lakes to date. Lovely staff, food very well presented, and allergies taken into consideration. Wine recommendations with each meal went really nicely with the meals we chose. Lovely atmosphere.

Beautiful lunch, nice service and all round good place. If you are in the area, you should go.

Booked 3 months in advance for a 40th birthday meal and they cancelled with 3 days notice and no apology. Disgusting behaviour and complete lack of customer service.

The food and the staff were lovely, i would recommend a visit to Kysty, well worth it, excellent food.

Had a wonderful meal here last Friday. Restaurant was excellent. We had a variety of starters, mains and puddings paired with the recommended wines. From the variety of amuse-bouche that were offered to us to the last mouthful of dessert the food was gorgeous and presented perfectly. I had the Pork belly starter followed by Guinea Hen breast. Will be returning next time we visit Ambleside.

Lovely restaurant that met our expectations fully. Superb service from attentive and knowledgeable staff. Muse bouche and exceptional bread enhanced the experience further. Food allergy and intolerance mean that fixed menu options are not easy for us so the benefit of 3 - 4 choices per course gives us the flexibility we need.

Had an excellent meal with my family, quality of food was very high, service very friendly and efficient and value for extremely good. Would highly recommend

Superb experience. The food was exceptional. Service outstanding. Very reasonably priced for a fine dining restaurant too. Highly recommended.

A five star meal with five star service. Well done to all.

We had a superb meal here. Warm and inviting restaurant with great atmosphere and fabulous food. The staff went out of their way to tweak certain dishes to cater for our dietary requirements. Would highly recommend.

If you're looking for high quality food and service this place delivers on both

Relax fine dining. Great wine and well balanced plates of food

A real treat. The three of us had a wonderful lunch at Kysty. We had the cured chalk stream trout, the charred mackerel followed by the guides hen with Madeira sauce, the chocolate device and the rum tart. What a delicious, delicious meal with fabulous service. We loved the wine pairings. Oh that we lived nearer to dine here regularly.

We received vouchers to dine here for our engagement and it was a lovely little treat. It is an A La Carte style menu with matching wine suggestions and there are plenty of options for everyone. All of the courses were beautifully cooked and presented and the staff were lovely! The only thing that didn’t wow me was the dessert and I love a good pud but overall the experience was 5*

Absolutely love this restaurant. Amazing food, and lovely staff.

Left venue hungry... Taster menu portions for 3 courses... Will not recommend.

What a jewel of a place. The food was delicious and beautifully presented. The service was faultless even though they claimed to be short staffed… we didn’t notice at all. Great experience will definitely be back.

Overall amazing staff! Looked out for all our dietary requirements and provided a experience we all enjoyed. They pulled out all the stops for our party of 6 and made our family get together simply superb.

Lovely 3 course lunch, relaxed attentive service and excellent food.

The staff were attentive and friendly and the atmosphere was good. The food looked great, but was a bit bland. I had cod, my partner had cabbage dish and both were quite watery as if ?over steamed. The dishes didn't have much of the sauce with them and so it felt quite repetitive in taste - me and my partner both thought the same. I did tell the staff ahead of time it was my partners birthday, but apart from one waitress saying happy birthday they didn't do anything else -I don't expect much but something would be nice from a restaurant aiming for high end.

A wonderful evening with top class food and excellent service. The staff were so helpful with food and wine choices for both one vegetarian and one meat eater. We would definitely recommend booking well in advance to anyone visiting Ambleside. Can’t wait to try the sister restaurant ‘The Stamp House’. Children on the next table, happy and content. Good atmosphere and chatty between tables. Good friendly ambience. Would recommend to all family and friends. Well deserving of our five stars.

This was a treat to ourselves as we had seen the restaurant shown on Tom Kerrigans catering programme. What a fantastic meal....there was so much taste in every mouthful from the wee bread rolls to the gorgeous mascarpone mousse pudding. Totally delicious. Service was impeccable and the ambience in the restaurant was spot on. Yes...we would go again!

Great restaurant, the food was delicious with interesting flavours, and the service is also very good.

We recently had a really lovely anniversary meal here. The food and service were outstanding and the team were able to make a gluten free vegetarian meal for my wife and that didn't seem to a problem at all. It was such a great evening. Thanks.

One of the beat meals and experiences I’ve had and really good value! Would million percent recommend!

Excellent food, perfect service in relaxed environment. Highly recommend!

Absolutely faultless - a very special dinner, wine and food were perfect and staff extremely attentive.

No particular criticisms of this restaurant, but just not for my wife and I a place we would return to particularly. One of the main courses was not available (the duck) but we were not advised on arrival, or when given the menu, so a bit disappointed as it is a favourite of mine, only to be told when ordering. The service was fine, and the food was perfectly reasonable, although perhaps not as savoury as was to be expected. It is fine dining, so do not expect big portions, but well presented (although my wife did say her trout starter lacked flavour).

Without going really deep into pocket in this town, really good dinner.

Came here with my mother to eat and food was excellent and a birthday treat which tasted delicious, highly recommend

Beautiful food, great veggie food !

Delicious! We had an amazing lunch and the service was great. We ate food we don't normally pick and we couldn't fault it! We will definitely have to go again.

Amazing experience, food was outstanding and we went for the wine pairing options which were also delicious! A must visit

Really nice eclectic treat ! each dish, is unique and tasty. The pics don’t say enough.

Easily the best restaurant in Ambleside! Sensational food, wonderful service, and lovely intimate ambience. Can’t wait to go back!

Excellent and well flavoured food. Delicious amuses-bouche. Needs to step up a level on service (friendly for sure, but missing some attention) to warrant a Michelin recommendation. Desserts were below level of the rest. Needs some sound dampening, as very noisy when full.

Our food was prepared promptly. The quality was unquestionably good. The cost may seem prohibitive but the service and additional touches do bring a sense of value, you are made to feel special.

So pleased we managed to get a table here due to a last minute cancellation. Delicious food, interesting and unusual ingredients put together thoughtfully. Friendly staff looked after us. Quite pricey, but worth it for a treat: which it was!

An exceptional eating experience . Wonderful and unusual combinations of flavours and the high quality of the produce used is obvious. Thoroughly enjoyed the evening.

My partner & I enjoyed a wonderful dinner here last weekend. Everything we ordered was expertly prepared without a lot of fanfare or pomp (the lamb was especially delicious). Table service was friendly and approachable, if anything just a tad slow. I wouldn’t normally complain about them being slow but we were reminded twice before seating that they would need the table back in 2 hours. It’s discomforting to be rushed and then made to wait. Do make reservations and make them far in advance. You will not be disappointed with the food!

We had a fantastic lunch at Kysty - a great start to our long weekend in the lakes!

Stunning absolutely delicious food, complimented by the fabulous service. Just Fantastic from start to finish. Will most definitely return. A credit to the Old Stamp.

This was the best food I've had in a while; staff is very friendly and attentive. I definitely recommend coming here for a culinary highlight to your lake district trip.

Beautiful food. Great service, lovely touches with offering freshly made bread and a taster before the meal. Scallops were delicious and the guinea hen was amazing!

Amazing place. Chef went out of his way to prepare vegan and gluten free options for me which were incredible, he also came out to have a chat and ask me how the food was, which I really appreciate. All the staff here were friendly and welcoming and the whole restaurant has a beautiful vibe. Some of the best food we had in the lakes.

Great atmosphere, very relaxed whilst delivering an incredibly high standard. Staff, food, and wine all 10/10. Highly recommend

Incredible food experience. Absolutely loved it. Can't wait to go back.

Wonderful meal. Thoroughly recommend

Lovely small restaurant. Fabulous food and friendly staff.

This is a lovely place. The food is outstanding and the service is excellent. Had the most delicious food.

From start to finish the food was beautifully presented and tasted great. It was also nice to have multiple courses and feeling satisfied but not overly stuffed for an evening meal. The team were all very friendly and warm. Would highly recommend and also enjoy the very cute town of Ambleside.

My partner and our friends had dinner here for New Year’s Eve. Two of us are vegan and two vegetarian, something that we informed them of when we made the booking. It is very clear that this restaurant doesn’t know how to cater to vegans. There is one vegan main option and that is it in the menu, other things can be modified. But! They removed the mushrooms from the main without letting us know. Apparently The chef considered that there were too many mushrooms in the menu with the starter including it too. So why don’t you curate the menu better considering you know you have vegans coming in and you say you can cater to them? Or why do you not inform us? In this dish, mushrooms were replaced with parsnips. So essentially a major component of the dish that brings the umami element was replaced with a root vegetable. From a flavour perspective, it makes absolutely no sense. We complained and were given after a side of mushrooms but I gotta ask: what was the chef even thinking? The service was nice, but that’s about it. The dishes just weren’t special, were disbalanced in nutrients by not containing any protein, and overall just didn’t match the price tag and what I see are super positive reviews. Would not recommend.

Fantastic experience from start to finish. The staff were wonderful and knowledgeable. The food was exquisite and flavorful, really well presented too. Great wine list and recommendations to go with the meal. The desert was lovely too. Will definitely be back.

A small menu which is always a good sign. Food was excellent. Top quantity but without the stuffiness. We will definitely go back.

Everything was 5 stars. It was our wedding anniversary so decided a treat was required. This exceeded our expectations. We chose to go with the wine pairing for each course and thoroughly enjoyed them all. I would definitely eat at Kysty again. We had a great night and we so well looked after by the staff. The food was truly incredible.

Lovely place. Friendly staff. Gorgeous food! It is a bit pricey,but then we didn't hold back on the drinks. Very happy to go back!

Fantastic meal and experience. A lovely treat for our break whilst in Ambleside. Definitely come back on our next visit to the area.

Absolutely delicious! Had a wonderful evening, great menu, the food was perfect and service impeccable. Would give them 6 stars if I could !

Beautiful meals, amazing service, lovely decor. I have been here twice now about 18months apart. The service is always friendly and knowledgeable. The prices are high but in line with Ambleside as a whole. Food is fantastically presented. The amuse bouche are often some of the highlights and the bread is unbelievably good l. The balance of a casual at ease service and the quality of the food is ideal for a social meal that still feels like a treat. My only criticism is that the menu seems to have stayed largely the same for about 18months now and as it is quite small this is more noticeable. Particularly for any vegetarians as they only have one starter and main that they could have.

Fabulous, the flavours are sensational, the service relaxed....so glad I am just plain fussy!

Amazing food and fabulous service. One of the best meals we have ever had. Huge thanks and credit to the Kysty team.

The Kysty experience is a sensastional taste encounter! The combination of flavours and textures are well planned and executed. There is something new even for the most seasoned foodie, I never thought I would find a raspberry and horseradish combination so delicious! The staff are warm and attentive who explain each dish and its ingredients when brought to your table. A small error was made when bringing one of our dishes to the table, which really wasn't any trouble but the staff insisted we had a free drink on the house which was very kind of them! From the aromatic voluté and shrimp with sweet undertones to the melt in your mouth venison and acidic plum with earthy golden beetroot and fluffy confit potatoes the dishes we're excellent but for me desert was exceptional, bitter coffee ganash, silky smooth chocolate and a fruity cherry sorbet was unforgetable! Don't skip desert! Valpolicella, Chateauneuf du pape, Montagny, Monbazillac.. Wine lovers eat your heart out! Highly reccomended!

Enjoyed a fabulous 3 course lunch with matched wines at Kysty today. The whole experience was something we will not forget. Staff were attentive and knowledgeable. Each course was sublime and the matched wines just took the meal to another level, cant recommended highly enough. Thank you.

Absolutely loved to dine at Kysty. The food was delicious. The service as well. Loved the potted shrimp cauliflower veloute so much that I have ordered it instead of the desert again. :-)

Wonderful Birthday meal. The chef cooks with passion, and the waiting staff are so knowledgeable about the ingredients in each dish. Our guests said the food was better than the Jules Verne Restaurant in the Eiffel Tower. You won't get a better dining experience than here.

Extremely good food and great service. Beautifully presented dishes

Lovely food - would highly recommend

We eat out a lot and the food here well!!! we just loved it, Service 👍 Presentation 👍 Food 👍 Fabulous foodie place tucked away in the heart of Ambelside. The Lunch menu was great and the food for me was absolutely delicious 😋 👍👍 See you again soon.

Phenomenal food with a nice, laid back atmosphere - thoroughly recommended!

Wonderful restaurant in the heart of Ambleside. Sister to The Michelin Old Stamp House and just as good.

Great service and food definitely be back what a great experience

Absolutely brilliant. The food was amazing and service fantastic. Thank you

Fabulous food, great service. Hopefully will be back soon.

Delicious food, superbly presented with perfect service. Will definitely return.

Wonderful, wonderful food. Cannot recommend highly enough. Feels like more than a meal out: it's an experience. Staff are attentive, knowledgeable and warm. We shall be back!

Divine food and service in a relaxed atmosphere. Every dish was a tasting delight! Highly recommended

Amazing quality especially for the price. Service was perfect. Will be returning to Ambleside just to eat here again

Excellent food perfectly presented. Superb service a real treat and culinary experience. Highly reccommend

This is a hidden gem. The ambiance is lovely and the decor, tableware and furniture was modern rustic and charming. The food was out of this world. The amuse-bouche were delightful and a lovely touch. All courses were absolutely delicious, so well presented and all components perfectly complimented each other. It was a lovely relaxed atmosphere, not pretentious, but classy. The staff were friendly, explained each course well and were attentive. I wholeheartedly recommend a visit and can't wait to go back again.

The food here is some of the best we have ever tasted. The combination of ingredients combine in a wonderful taste explosion. The food was excellently prepared and cooked. With the service to the table friendly and efficient. Would definitely return and recommend Kysty to others wanting a great culinary experience.

Tried 3 courses with wine matching, wonderful stuff. The duck was melt in the mouth perfectly cooked and the delice to die for...thought the delice portion was small 'till I started eating it!

4.5🌟 We loved our experience at kysty, food, service, and atmosphere all lovely, the 3 course set lunch was very good value, and very flavoursome, wine to complement starter and main very nice, maybe a touch pricey for some, that being said we would happily pay again. We booked in advance and rec'd e mail and phone call to confirm booking👍

Excellent food, staff polite and friendly, highly recommended.

Fantastic food & service. Great staff, lovely wines too.

Highly recommended. Food amazing.

Delicious food and very friendly service. Highly recommended.

Excellent food. So tasty and beautifully presented. Good service. Relaxed atmosphere. A small restaurant providing a great culinary experience. Well worth a visit. Especially good value at lunchtime.

This was a treat from start to finish. We went here for my husbands 60th. What an absolutely gorgeous lunch. We always said we would go to Favkien in Norway as the chef was a genius. That closed down a few years ago. This place celebrates the flavours of this area most wonderfully and it’s as close to that ethos as is possible to get. Local tastes, aromas and textures made into superb dishes to delight the senses. Utterly mind blowing 💕

I cannot recommend this enough! Top quality food without being pretentious. The staff and chefs are friendly and knowledgeable. I cannot wait to go back again!.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Fantastic three course lunch, amazing service and atmosphere.

Just a perfect anniversary lunch. Unstuffy atmosphere belies perfection on the plate with perfect wine flight for balance. Engaged, relaxed and informed staff, I couldn't recommend it more!

Absolutely delicious!!! We wanted to try the fine dining experience and Kysty is perfect. Not fussy at all, just sit down and enjoy. Drinks are separate and there is a good selection but we chose to enjoy the chosen wine for each course and I'm so glad we did. There was a nice surprise with the petit poi's, amazing tastes! We chose starter, main then went for pudding, I had the gingerbread cheesecake and with the chosen dessert wine was in another world. Thank you. We will recommend to everyone and we will definitely book again.

Great little find this. Great service, good atmosphere, reasonable prices, and truly great food, and well presented and explained, don't need 14 course tasting menus, just simple 3 course meal and competitively priced. Will soon be very hard to get in when word gets around . Go there it's Michelin food at pub prices, can highly recommend Kysty.

Great service, amazing food. Fantastic value.

We found this amazing restaurant by pure chance, we could not believe the quality of the service and food. To say this place does not have a Michelin star, the food is up there with the Michelin starred restaurants we have been to. What a wonderful little place, we’ll definitely be going again when we’re next in the Lakes! 👏🏻☺️🍴❤️