Luigis in South Lakeland

Absolutely beautiful restaurant. We have been coming to Ambleside for years and somehow always missed this place. Very central, the food was better than most places we have eaten in Italy itself. Beautiful food, absolutely amazing service. 100% recommend, it will be the first place we visit every time we come back!

Some of the best service we have received. All staff are so lovely & food was 10/10.

Lovely place with nice food. The early deal is good value. Enjoyed my meal.

Excellent food, lovely staff, food came quickly and nice that it was so fresh. The early bird deal is good value. We will go again

Really nice food, good prices and the staff couldn’t have been any politer. Will definitely return next time we visit the area

Found this Italian by chance and so pleased we did. Food was great. Atmosphere and venue lovely. Would definitely go back

Where to start chose here because they are dog friendly staff met us as soon as we got through the door took us to our table bowl ofwater for the dog even blankets for him to lay on. Not the biggest menu but excellent quality and service couldn't fault anything we ate will certainly call back again in the future

Went for my wife birthday with friends great night food lovely food staff excellent fantastic time

Food was amazing, great service with friendly staff

Classic italian menu served up with care and attention. Nice staff.i

The most friendly staff with an area specially for dogs. Warm, cosy, and lovely food! Highly recommend and will definitely return.

We managed to get a last minute table at Luigi’s last night. The 2 lasses that was serving in were amazing, service was quick, drinks very reasonable prices and wow the food!!! Just stunning so fresh and tasty. We certainly will be coming back and recommending to anyone who is visiting the area. Thank you for making our weekend one to remember.

Food all to a high standard, very reasonably priced but what stood out most was the service, absolutely top drawer. Will definitely be back

We love dining at Luigi's, high quality homemade food at reasonable prices. I just wish they served vegetables! Even just brocoli & carrots would be good but they only serve salad. The veal in marsala sauce with potatoes is delicious, creamed garlic mushrooms to start, superb. Silky carbonara, with garlic bread, perfect! We all thoroughly enjoyed our meals, service was excellent too. I had asked, when booking a few weeks earlier, to be seated upstairs, unfortunately we were placed downstairs with dogs & children, which was disappointing. Always a good meal though

Homemade authentic Italian food. Risotto is perfect. A hidden gem and the service is very welcome.

The first time we've eaten here and it won't be the last. Super friendly staff and there was a good menu choice.

Booked a table no problem some time ago as Luigi’s had a great reputation. Entered premises and greeted with very friendly staff and we explained we had a booking. Brought to our table and asked if we would like a drink which we ordered whilst going over menu. Drinks arrived and we placed order. Wasn’t long for the starter to arrive (Pate with side salad) plates collected and within 10mins the main had arrived, which was fantastic. Had to finish the night off with a pudding. Couldn’t fault the whole evening and highly recommend a visit to all👍forgot to mention bill was around £85 which was two 3 course meals and one 2 course meal with drinks🍺.

Each time we have a holiday in the Lakes we always book a table at Luigi's usually for two evenings. Perhaps it will give you a clue as to how much we rate the experience? The food is wholesome, tasty and the service tip top. I can't speak highly enough of the establishment and we would recommend you give it a try.

Once again great Italian dishes. Well cooked and presented. A pleasure to have eaten there Well done 👏

Friendly, informative, efficient staff. Food, fantastic through the whole meal (starter, main and dessert) happy and encouraged to customise the dishes to suit your taste. Unrushed service, but not left waiting for your food either. We opted for an earlier time to eat and took advantage of their happy hour deal, 3 courses for under £20, you do have to order a drink from the menu, but plenty of options available including soft drinks as well as tea or coffee, I can recommend this if your planning a visit here

Brilliant place for a relaxed meal with great food. We visit every year and will continue to do so.

Lovely food and good service. All around nice place.

Lovely three nights in Ambleside including a night at Luigi's. Lovely food and a very attentive member of staff looking after us all evening.

The young lady with the glasses who served us today was excellent!

Lovely cozy Italian. We were treated very kindly and all the staff were lovely and attending to us and our dog

Loved it great food and atmosphere took my girlfriend for our anniversary and didn't disappoint at all was served by a lady called cerys really nice and we had a great evening would dine here again any day

Absolutely brilliant evening! Due to traffic we were over an hour late, we did let the team know , and they kept the table for us. The food was classic traditional italian, you can taste the fresh produce. The service was 10/10 everyone was so welcoming and attentive. We can't wait to return...Thank you

Delicious home made food, excellent value on happy hours deal 3 courses for under £20. Perfect service. Highly recommend

Oh my days!!! Excellent food, brilliant service what more can I say!

Great little pub best one in Windermere

My wife and I found ourselves having a night out eating quality Italian cuisine.

We popped in at 6pm to see if they had space as a family of 4 and they were able to accommodate us which was a bonus. The food was simply outstanding Italian pasta. The kids enjoyed thier portions and ate every morsel. We had Carbonana washed down with a glass (bottle) of Pinot and it was lovely. Best Italian food in Ambleside no doubt.

Great to find an Italian that does more than pizza. Lovely pasta dishes well cooked and flavoursome. Nice ambience and great that dogs are only allowed doenstsairs. Staff very friendly and attentive. We will be back.

Decent reasonable priced food going back tomorrow night 👍

We ate here as a party of four and were made very welcome immediately. It was good to see the restaurant busy but despite that we were neither rushed nor neglected - I thought the service was spot on considering they were busy. Atmosphere is great and you can actually hear your party’s conversation as the music is not too loud. Food was excellent, couldn’t fault any of it. Starters, Mains and Desserts were all spot on. Can thoroughly recommend the risotto, the veal escalopes a la Marsala or the amatriciana / pescatore pasta dishes. Staff were both very young and very helpful. First time we have dined here and it won’t be the last time. A very enjoyable evening.

It was OK, had to keep chasing beer, staff I would say were a bit quiet, could do with some personality lessons.l, bit robotic. Food was nice, music went off, bit dull with no music... probably look elsewhere next time...

It was a disappointment food had no taste was really looking forward to go as well

Absolutely delicious food, we had the risotto and the arrabbiata, good size portion, lovely tasting chips. I cannot recommend this restaurant enough especially considering the Indian which we had the day before. In both restaurants we spent £50 and that Indian was the worst food I’ve had from ever and I am south Asian and ate from 100’s of Indian restaurants.

Fantastic food, would definitely return and recommend

Dogs eat in downstairs. Great food

Awesome food best Italian in Ambleside

Fantastic little restaurant. Staff are wonderful and very helpful especially with my husband having a garlic allergy. Food amazing too. Would definitely recommend this little gem.

Bon accueil. Cuisine de bonne qualité et service assez rapide. Je recommande.

Nice little cozy place for a homely Italian meal. Great service and good food. Do support if you are in the area.

Really good food not cheap but overall a goodnight

Great food and good choice of wine. Had a lovely birthday meal.

How refreshing to be able to go to a restaurant and eat a lovely meal and take your dog. We visit here every time we are in Ambleside and always enjoy the food and wonderful service.

Fantastic, the food was excellent, the early happy hour deal was great value and the guy who served made sure the food came quickly as I was in a rush, 10/10 will come back.

Sharing board inadequate for 2 people. Not worth the money. Big disappointment was the Carbonara. The sauce was so watery, worst I've ever had. Very slow service.

A wonderful restaurant very friendly and helpful staff serving great food. It is also dog friendly Ralf and Nala felt very welcome.

Superb meal, service was excellent. Dog friendly - on arrival we were given a blanket for our dog to lie on, which was a nice touch. We both had the steak with peppercorn sauce, which was lovely. The coppa al caffe dessert was divine! The best meal out we've had for ages, and definitely while we were in Ambleside. Highly recommended.

Very busy little restaurant serving delicious food. Well worth a visit.

We managed to get the last table available for a week! Service and food did not disappoint. The staff were lovely, carbonara, risotto and tiramisu (especially) were all delicious. Thanks Luigi’s!

Really lovely little place very friendly staff,, food very very good will call again 😊💕💕

Excellent service, decent portion sizes and food was great for the price. They have a dog friendly atmosphere and the staff were very polite.

Amazing place! Food was so good, staff were so lovely and the atmosphere was really nice wether you wanted a quiet meal or a giggle with friends. 10/10 would highly recommend

Good value and friendly restaurant 😃

Very friendly staff & lovely building. Food was nice but nothing special.

Unassuming little Italian, food is fantastic, nothing fancy, just good quality, honest and tasty dishes at a good price. Staff are very friendly and attentive. Dogs allowed downstairs!

Todo estupendo, de lo más económico en una zona conocida por ser idílica pero cara. Si no recuerdo mal, nos sirvió una chica española o italiana que hablaba español razonablemente bien.

Absolutely fab such a nice atmosphere service was superb and the food great, real authentic Italian family cooking at its best. Had a lovely meal and felt very welcome will definitely visit again. 5*

Great little restaurant! We came here twice in our short visit to the lake district from London. The food was really tasty and well priced, and the staff were super friendly. I would definitely go back, highly recommended.

I love pasta with anchovies. It is great.

Superb food, so fresh and tasty. Service excellent. We are returning tonight on a four day lakes holiday.

Love this place, never had a bad meal or bad service. Have always stuck to pasta dishes.

Lovely food and fantastic service. This was our first visit to Luigis and won't be our last. There was lots of choice on the menu, I started with garlic mushrooms and pescatore pasta for main course. Both dishes were delicious, I finished with tiramisu, which was also very tasty, and a cheeky limoncello. Highly recommended.

Great Food ( Pasta) Tiramisu…. was too good ! Great Service 😄 Liked the place .

Food was very good and reasonably priced.

Beautiful place with great food.

Had a lovely family meal with two young boys, food was great and the service was outstanding. Our waitress Carys was brilliant and really made our evening.

Food and staff were OK, reasonably priced

Very good value Italian restaurant. Comfortable, relaxing atmosphere, efficient service. However, I have one complaint. In common with most Italian restaurants in the UK, they don't offer pasta starters. I'm sure they did when I came here in the 90s.

We both got the special for around £15. Arabiata pasta dish and an anchovy pasta dish sauces were watery. Just ok, won't rush back.

Followed the advice of other reviewers, and was very pleased we did! Very nice food, quick friendly service, good prices. Very happy, would easily visit again

Lovely food and great service from Carys. Dog friendly downstairs.

beautiful Italian restaurant, the pasta was delicious, a little bit disappointed they didn't do pizza but I understand if it's the age of the building we're they couldn't install pizza ovens, the place is dog friendly which was a bonus for us

Fantastic food and service, definately worth reserving a table if you visit Ambelside.

Seven Guests. Great service, great atmosphere, and superb tasty food. Well done "Team Luigis" 👍

Lucky to be fitted in as very busy, well worth it though. Food was hot, very well prepared and tasty. Probably the best risotto I've had. Don't expect your main courses to arrive in 5 minutes as it is obvious they are properly cooked to order and made with care. No frozen reheated stuff here. Order some garlic bread or sides to keep you going. It's well worth the wait though

Came for dinner with my family last night. 2 children both noisy who are 1 and 5. The waiting on staff were very polite and accommodating. The manager even done my son a bottle of milk to help us get him off to sleep. As for the food, I would have liked to have more option on the menu but I have to give it 5 stars because what I ate was delicious. We started with a sharing platter of antipasto which was lovely! For the main I had lasagne and chips with garlic bread which went down nicely with a bottle of red. Great little place and the staff are friendly and accommodating. Would definitely give this place a visit again.... thanks

We really enjoyed a family evening meal here. A deservedly popular place as it combined an excellent pleasant service. Our meals were very well cooked and presented. We were also very pleased with the vegan options. A small wonderful venue

Great food and service. Bruschetta, Lasagne, Carbonara and Tiramissu all ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Will be back.

Small restaurant nice staff and good food.

The food was superb the staff were excellent and the prices were extremely reasonable and we would highly recommend this wee gem

Lovely place, delicious food and friendly staff. Always busy so booking is advisable

Cannot praise this restaurant enough. Lovely staff, delicious proper Italian food and really dog friendly.

Amazing Italian in Ambleside, service fantastic and food is amazing. Real hidden gem.

Great dining experience and lovely genuine food, coupled with great value for money. Definitely worth a visit.

Lovely food and friendly attentive staff, would definitely come again.

Fabulous food, first class staff

We will be going back to Luigis staff are very pleasant and they made space for my wife's wheelchair by joining two tables together, thank you so much. Brenda & George

The sign outside says dog friendly, it just doesn't say you have to mention your dog when booking the table. So we arrived and were not allowed in. It's not like there are many other dog friendly options available in Ambleside, so a nightmare to find something to eat that evening.

If you are closed then update it on google maps

Nice place with a nice atmosphere.

Food great staff loverly and helpful

A table for 4 booked in advance, slightly disappointed to be placed downstairs in the cellar but the restaurant was quite busy. The cellar section appears to be the dog friendly area and is white walled and simple. It is also quite cool so if placed here, you might want a jumper. The menu clearly states that the meals are freshly cooked to order and to expect slight delay. There was a bit of a wait but the food was worth it. The meals were well cooked, tasty and the portion size was just right. The small side bowls of fresh and tasty salad were a lovely addition. Reasonably priced bottle of wine and a reasonable overall price for the meals. Desserts were a lovely end to a very enjoyable dinner. I would go again but would hope to be upstairs.

Dined here during a weeks stay in Ambleside due to previous good reviews..glad we did, what a lovely little independent Italian restaurant, friendly service and excellent food, freshly cooked and nice and hot when it gets to your table, not a huge menu but a good choice nonetheless and it’s certainly quality over quantity…desserts were lovely too, we ended up eating here twice during our stay…make sure you book as there aren’t many tables and given the standard of food it’s a popular place!

We stumbled across this lovely restaurant while visiting The Lakes. Despite us not having a reservation, the waitress seated us and served us in such a friendly and prompt manner. The food was incredibly delicious - we had garlic bread with mushrooms, ragu, shrimp pasta and toffee cake with ice cream. We'll definitely be back!

Lovely place, dog friendly, the food was about 3 out of 5 though, but the service was great.

Fabulous meal. Very reasonable and delicious