The Albert in South Lakeland

food is amazing especially the Sunday roast

Came here for food second time here absolutely love their food it's so good. Proper quality pub food with a great menu

We had an excellent lunch here. The lamb and Cumberland sausage dishes were well cooked with fresh vegetables and were very flavoursome. There are lots of gluten free options on the menu. There was a great atmosphere and the staff were all very friendly and helpful. We highly recommend eating here.

Zero stars would be better but have to put at least one to do a review. Sunday dinner was virtually inedible. Deep fried stuffing balls. Tiny piece of chicken. Roast potatoes still raw. Cauliflower cheese with the most vile taste. All vegetables were stone cold. £55 for 2 Sunday dinners and 2 drinks. Spend your money elsewhere. Will not be visiting again. Tv blasting out football and music playing on the speakers trying to compete with it. Talk about bedlam!

Decent drinks and a lively atmosphere, but slow service at the bar. The food wasn't nice, the buffalo chicken wings were actually a chilli jam sauce. I'd recommend it for a drink but not for food

Had one of the best sunday Lunches ever here the food was amazing and the portion size beat me for the 1st time ever but got a doggy bag to have later the whole meal was faultless and the service was absolutely fantastic and so friendly, great cocktail offers and brilliant wine choices will definitely be going back soon

So ordered a Sunday roast it was ok except the roast potatoes which were very poor under cooked pale and uneatable looking round other people left there's. I mentioned this to a waitress who said she would contact the manager he promptly came along he apologizing said he would speak to the chief and said we could have a glass of wine it never came his customer service skills were as good as the potatoes he looks like side show bob from the Simpsons with out the singing talent

Always pop in when in Bownes,great food and friendly service.

Great service. Excellent beer garden. Good choice if Cask & Keg ales, lagers & ciders

After a long day walking and several wines, I managed to leave my handbag in the bar when we left the Albert. In my defence, I'd been so used to being without it walking that I sort of forgot about it, with all my money and cards in!!😱 I called the Albert the next morning and they had thankfully found it. They were so nice, and we went to collect it before they opened. It was a really great atmosphere in there during the evening, very buzzy and friendly. I recommend it!

Called in on a busy night but still manage to get a seat. Staff were pleasant and polite, lots of comfortable seating and a enjoyable atmosphere. On Ordered food was told it would be about a 50 minute wait, in fact we only waited 30 minutes. Fish and chips was enjoyable, huge portion of fish, crispy batter hot chips could not fault it. It was expensive at £21 but everywhere in the Lakes is expensive. It was extremely busy but it did quieten down around 8 o’clock after meals finish. Would return yes when we are next in the Lake District

Was very disappointed with the price of wine here. We frequented a few pubs over the three days we were there and here was the most expensive. A medium glass of red not premium was £10 a glass 🍷 two other people were saying the same for their white wine how much it was compared to other places which was around the £7. Will not how going there again not good value for your money,

Great pub grub and a great pint of Guinness and madri

Visited with family and had a lovely meal. The fish and chips is a huge portion and delicious my partner had the cheese board and loved it! Will definitely be back!

We called in for a couple of drinks and we found all the staff to be lovely but one member of the bar team stood out, Matthew, he had outstanding customer service skills, he was professional, helpful and friendly. The bar was busy but he took time to make sure we had an enjoyable evening. The Dizzy Blonde real ale was spot on, will definitely go again.

What a lovely place! Warm welcoming pub with friendly staff. Decided to stay for a meal after couple drinks and it didnt desapoint! My pie was definitely homemade and delicious and my husband enjoyed his burger. Will definitely be back.

Went for lunch and it was ok but nothing special. My wife ordered stew and dumplings and I ordered Cumberland sausage and mash. We were told it was a half hour wait but said that's fine. After about 40-45 minutes we were told that there were no dumplings. We changed the order to lamb rump. After a further 10-15 minutes the food arrived. We asked for mint sauce and the lady went to go get some. She returned after a further 5 minutes to say there wasn't any mint sauce. My meal was supposed to come with red cabbage but I got parsnips. Overall, for the price, we felt let down and wouldn't return.

Our favourite place to eat in Bowness on Windermere!

Great pub, completely modernised

Decent bar quite busy, not the cheapest but central and popular.

Called In for Sunday dinner x4 of us. The food was terrible to say the least. The beef was tough as old boots. Not just us but all around us plates of food were being left. Cost 90 pounds for four of us . I really wished now we had asked for a full refund. Awfully. Please choose somewhere else to eat, there are plenty around the area. Read the reviews on this place, I wish we had. Won't be returning. Jim BLackpool

Went on Sunday for a roast, absolutely gorgeous, fast service, food delicious and hot, staff very polite and welcoming, I would totally recommend and I will definitely be back!

Shame it is too expensive now and the menu change is poor Fish and chips £21 You have lost our trade Used to love it but will go elsewhere 😡😡

Will be back in a couple of weeks. The platter is amazing and the atmosphere is great

Went to the Albert 2 years ago with the wife and had the Albert sharing board. It was amazing. We went again on Sunday the 19th January with family members. We raved on about the sharing board so much that we ordered 2 of them. How disappointed we're we, they were half the size and £5 dearer than previously. So,so disappointing. The son in law had the lamb kofta and his chips were all burnt.

We ordered 2 large Pepsi’s and we’re charged £9.25. I queried this with the barman as I felt this was quite expensive. He replied with ‘welcome to the Lakes’ with a sarcastic attitude. We regularly attend this pub but won’t be going forwards, which is such a shame. Wouldn’t recommend it either to anyone.

New management seem to be in place. The staff were rude and unwelcoming. The price of of a coke has now risen to £4.60 and when we just asked to double check to make sure it was correct, the response was a sarcastic "welcome to the lakes". The staff looked like something from the hills have eyes and the scruffy unifoms with untucked shirts were not a pretty sight. We're regulars and feel like we will not be returning to this establishment unless the ruffians who have now taken over, leave. Very upsetting as it is in a lovely part of the UK.

We enjoyed an hour here with drinks and food. We were celebrating our wedding anniversary and always visit Windermere Bowness for the night at this time of year. Good friendly service and a great selection of drinks and food. Always a good atmosphere being a very popular pub in Windermere Bowness 👍🏼

Great pub and food just the odd yapping dog

Absolutely fantastic wee local pub. Staff all super friendly always willing to help and serve. The food and drinks are always top quality with entertainment on frequently it’s a perfect place to spend the afternoon/evening. Could not recommend this place enough, one of our favourite pubs in the central Lake District. Their Monday night bingo is incredible, fantastic atmosphere and prizes, don’t miss it. Thank you so much to all at The Albert

The food was decent, but the staffs at the bar were rude and impatient. They were probably too busy to be slightly nicer to their customers. Meanwhile, I don’t understand why a classic Sunday roast can be served without Yorkshire puddings and stuffings. Disappointed and will never come again for this kind of service.

Awful Sunday roast cold beef fatty sent back came back not much better disappointing been coming to this pub for twenty years never had a bad meal until today.

Great range of drinks available here and a buzzing atmosphere. Some of the fastest bar staff I've ever seen! We've been here several times and always enjoyed it, located right in the centre of Bowness which means it's easy to fit it into your pub crawl!

a great pub,great food.the only downside was that alot of people go in for food and can't get a table because of people just drinking. i know this can't be helped.

Great cosy pub with beautiful decor. Fabulous live entertainment from Jonny Morton, great singer & entertainer 😀

We ate at The Albert during our annual trip to Bowness. We had the festive dinner and the aptly named Whale and Chips. See the picture attached. It looked and tasted fantastic. Washed down with a good selection of beers, I had the Robinsons best.

Family favourite, we will often travel from Manchester just for a Sunday dinner here. Been doing it for years. We love The Albert 💙

It is a great pub, food and location and we've been coming for nearly 20 years now. BUT beer prices have gone silly. I've started using cash to purchase stuff these days as I like to know what I'm spending insteed of waving a card. So asked for a pint and a half handed over a tenner to the nice lady and guess what pint and half is more than £10 pounds. She saw the horror in my face at the charge but was polite and apologised but that's what it was. I know you've got overheads but is it that bad you have to charge so Soo MUCH. Is it Rachel Reeves budget that you have to charge hard working people on low income so much to cover costs of overheads. I'm guessing yes and guessing it's going to go worst for hard working people.

Really friendly staff lovely bar great location , room was perfect , The entertainment (johnny) was epic , all round fantastic night away

Bustling pub not far from the Centre of Bowness. Good quality beer selection and heated outdoor seating.

I usually don’t leave any review, but I had lunch today in here and the food was fantastic. We had the soup of the day and two different flat breads. Everything was delicious and made with love.

Just had a turkey dinner it was delicious can’t fault it at all

Dog friendly, very pleasant staff, live entertainment certain days, wide selection of beers all kept to a high standard, don't know about the food yet but will be trying soon.

Arrived with friends & thought the Albert would be a great place to eat. When we arrived it wasn’t over busy we ordered food cheese boards & soup. We waited over an hour for food to arrive! Only one cheese board came we asked, waited they knew they had put 2 through & still we waited. Other people who came later got food served before us. I asked the manager if he would offer a free drink or some money bk but no! Really bad customer service don’t recommend!

Great location nice interior 👌 Guinness was perfect

My most favourite pub to visit, lovely decorated, always has a great atmosphere, staff so friendly (especially Estoria), food is exceptional. We visit the Lake District every year and always visits several times to the Albert. Mulled wine is a must. Thank you x

expensive but the views that overlooked windermere where boss! the atmosphere was good too, 👍🏼

Only went in for a few drinks, only stayed for one as a overwhelming smell of fish cookery, shame as we normally love it in here.

Arrived around 5 pm Monday 18 th nov new pub to me so didn’t know what to expect. Around 5:30 a guy set up musical instruments and we were 6 feet away .He started around 6:30 and boy what a treat great live music , great staff ,great food and great beers .

Great food great beer, nice log fire

Only had a drink, warm friendly pub, meals looked good

I ordered the whale and chips last night it was very poor.the fish was small with 65 percent batter which made it look bigger.ilove the pub been going for years but very disappointed

The food was absolutely gorgeous . All the staff were amazing but Astoria was attentive and made our evening so enjoyable. She is a credit to the Albert. The Johnny Morton Show which was on a Monday he is pure class and such a talent. Can’t wait to come back next year.

Great dog friendly lakeland pub, friendly, polite staff, well worth a visit

I want to thank Rhys for helping me speeding up the order delivery. I was on a rush schedule and have to leave in 30 minutes. He went above and beyond extra miles to help me pack up the food and gave me right in time, with smiley face all the time. I appreciate that he made my day. In addition, I would give -10 stars if I could to the old lady with grey hair and glasses though. She talks with no politeness at all. When I ask about how long it might take so I can plan accordingly, she criticized me with a harsh tone that I was absurd to wish for food like this(she did a finger click). I am ok if I cannot get the food in the end, but this is not the attitude I want with in a restaurant.

We visited this pub on a wet November Wednesday evening.The minute you open the door you can feel the warm,friendly atmosphere.We had already been in the afternoon and decided to go back and try the food, as you do. The pub is quite large with nooks and crannies to sit in.Lots of comfy chairs and sofas. The staff are so friendly and welcoming.We had drinks then ordered food.I had the game pie and my wife had the beef stew with dumplings.Proper winter warming pub grub.Everything was really good.I think you can also stay here.This would be an option for us if we returned as we liked everything about the place.We would highly recommend you give The Albert a try.Next time it'll be the whale and chips,that looked fantastic but a bit hearty if you want to leave room for drinks lol. The pub was busy in the afternoon with a mix of people including families and couples and busy in the evening. Really nice end to our 3 day break in Bowness-on-Windermere.

Very good food. Right price for right food.🍱 🥙🥗🌮🥘friendly staff.

Been to the Albert a couple of times before, always love coming back, had the lasagne and steak pie this time, we couldn’t finish it all as the portions are so big but both lovely meals and the staff are always very attentive, will be back again, it’s our favourite pub in Bowness

Booked a table for 8 family guests for my wife's birthday 2 weeks before the event. Advised the manager that my daughters family are vegan. Turned up on the evening of 29th October and found the food very disappointing. There choice of food on the menu was very disappointing - My wife choose the Salmon - Sorry not available. Then she choose the chicken skewers - Sorry not available . Then she choose the Hunters Chicken- Sorry not available. She ended up with a pie. I choose the Baby Ribs - Sorry not available - How about the nachos - Sorry not available - how about the pie! My daughter's family asked - what are the vegan options? We can do a vegan burger but we do not have any vegan buns so it will come in French Bread or a slice of sour dough. We had a very poor meal and left without having a sweet. The staff apologised but said they were changing the menu in the next 2 days and were using up the bits left in the kitchen

Amazing food Great atmosphere Very nice will definitely go again!

Don't bother, rude staff, over £6 for a half of beer think they charged for a pint but you would know wouldn't you, very unfriendly, awful place go to elsewhere. This place needs to look at the staff, if they are rude miserable and ignorant then maybe they are in the wrong job. Plenty of nice pubs around go elsewhere.

Staff were rude, food wasn't brilliant, it was all frozen stuff, childrens chicken nuggets were deep fried while still stuck together and was served like that, the ladies toilet floor was very slippy wasn't worth the money . Wouldn't visit again.

The food was extremely overpriced to say it was all frozen. The chicken burger was burnt, the sandwixh had hardly any filling and the nuggets hadn't even been separated from the freezer, they were still stuck together. When ordering the staff weren't over friendly, they came across as rude actually and they rushed you at the bar. I would not return.

We love it so much. Fantastic food, great location and very nice staff. Definitely recommend 👍🏼🤌🏼

Really good pub in a fantastic location with great staff and live music some nights. Hard to beat for value quality location

Its worth the wait for food on a Sunday and worth a visit any day of the week for the service. Brilliant staff for whom nothing is too much trouble. Thanks guys!

Great pub with live music on Friday night and a good pint of Trooper.

Not impressed with my lunch today. Ordered a coronation chicken baguette and the chicken was dark and grisly. Couldn't eat it,did complain,only offered a replacement but after seeing the chicken in it it put me off. No refund offered 😔

Fantastic and hospitable staff. Great classics for food selection that taste amazing. Great quality. One thing I would like to particularly mention and recommend is the Mac & Cheese. The UK does this dish quite poorly however this place did it perfectly. Such an amazing set of flavours. Also highly recommend the halloumi, fish and chips, and the steak pie. Will definitely be coming back on my next trip to the Lakes!

Lovely pie but shocking lasagne. Genuinely haven't eaten such a bad lasagne since primary school dinners, coleslaw that's accompanied it was lovely though and just as well because that's all I got to eat :) never had a lasagne with just tomato sauce and pasta and no white sauce or cheese? When the waitress came over to take away our plates she had to ask me if I was finished. Before I could say anything she'd whisked away the plates and I was left feeling very sorry paying £17 for some coleslaw. That's said the roasts that were coming out looked incredible, they had just sold out by 4pm. Also beautiful red wine choices!

We called in on a day trip and both had the Broccoli and Stilton Soup and a Prawn baguette - the soup was amazing and the prawn baguette was delicious. The price was very reasonable. Service was polite and quick - nothing to fault

Lovely meal here brilliant staff excellent food and a brilliant atmosphere. Couldn't find a single fault, would recommend to anyone wanting a good mean and drinks in a great atmosphere

Wow. What a pie. So good my diet for the rest of the holiday was pie. Absolutely awesome and a great venue 👍🏻

Rooms are basic, but clean . Basket left outside bedroom door with clean towels, tea, coffee, and shortbread every day. Nice touch. Will definitely be back

Had the haddock and chips, as well as the pie and chips. Beautiful food and great ales

Called into this fantastic place on a recent visit to the lakes. Just had the one pint of Guinness, which was the best pint of Guinness I’ve ever had. Lovely place that we will definitely come back to.

Great menu choices and the best food I had over a week in Bowness-on-Windermere.

Went in for a meal...homemade steak pie..chunky chips and veg..absolutely fantastic. Best meal I've had on this trip.

Had a drink in here one evening then came back for lunch another day. Friendly staff, excellent hand pulled pint and great lunch.

If I was a secret diner whose sole job was to rate establishments, I would give The Albert the top score. This is entirely down to the staff. The food was good enough, prices as one might expect in a high catchment area resort. But the incredible, friendly and accommodating staff, without exception made the evening a very pleasant experience. Perhaps we are conditioned to expect less in this world, but whatever the secret to such staff training or selection could be bottled and sold. Impressive.

If your coming to bowness eat in the Albert food amazing and great value and staff are brilliant. Can't fault the place amazing. Highly recommend

Way to many table and chairs squashed in. Waiters walking into you all the time. Rude.You couldn't have got one more person in there.

The food in the Albert was excellent and the decoration and furniture of the upstairs restaurant is lovely. Service also very good.

Busy pub mid week, didn't stay but did pop in for food. Tastey and filling. Friendly atmosphere, but no one knew who the large gentleman sat with a falcon was in the large painting.

Food 10/10 (we had steak pie & fish and chips). Staff 10/10 - legends, very friendly and wanting to make it a great experience. Good Guinness too

Lovely atmosphere. Great male singer on as well

Great boozer with great beer and food

Top notch Sunday Roast we will be back. The food really delivered. I was expecting average overpriced food in a tourist spot but this was nothing of the sort. Dog friendly too and very welcoming which is fantastic.

Had lunch here on a day trip. Waited 50 minutes and the pie pastry was not cooked. Filling OK but veg equally raw. Not great.

Had a lovely day entertainment was good 👍

We came back twice because the food, service and atmosphere were so great! The fish and chips is out of this world, and the Halloumi Fries with the red chili sauce is to die for. This place is definitely worth visiting when you're in the area.

Lovely food in enchanting surroundings.

Holy Moly, go here! I asked a local where we should eat and he said “Alberts”. Now after our second visit, I can attest you cannot go wrong here. Janet loves the goat cheese salad and I’m a fish and chips guy. They have incredible food! Super busy but it’s huge and no wonder they are busy. Best place in the village!

Restaurant is mainly pub grub but they try to sell the duo of lamb as fine dining. Portion of meat is diabolical more broccoli than the rest of plate.

We had the cheese and onion pie with chips and veg- firstly thank you to the chef for catering for vegetarians but the pie itself was one of the best we ve ever had!!! The service is excellent and really friendly Staff ! Thank you so much .

Really like this pub when we come for a visit to the lake district. Food is lovely and the atmosphere is lovely

Had the fish and chips. What came out looked fantastic! However when I moved the fish and oil dripped off the side of the plate pooling enough that it fell on the floor that was my first clue that it wasn't right. I think they were trying to give the fish one last swim. The fish was so moist it felt like I was eating a broth. Worst part is I told the waiter and he acknowledged what I said but quickly shuffled off dismissing what I said entirely. The oil wasn't hot enough I'm guessing but to just ignore my comment like that, wouldn't recommend this place.

Excellent Sunday lunch, beef cooked perfectly and served by friendly, efficient staff. Great customer service, fine ale.

Service was really good and the pub is dog friendly. Just can't give 5 stars as the cheese pie in my opinion wasn't nice at all, luckily my partner was happy to swap meals as it would've been sent back if not!

I visited thai pub for a lovely sunday roast. I recommend. Staff are friendly and service is great. Prices are reasonable for roasts