The Auctioneer in Carlisle

Pretty disappointed tonight. Birthday meal ruined by being sat on the table closest to bar. A large no. of people turned up without reservations and stood close to the table and were loud. Made the whole experience feel like dining in a holding pen not a restaurant. Better manage guests so that those without reservations are either turned away or made to wait somewhere separate to diners. A real shame as always had lovely experiences there in past.

Enjoyed a meal here for my 60th birthday with my family, food was amazing and so was the service, will definitely return again thankyou

Beef was exceptional as always. Very disappointed in the fact the roasties are frozen and not hand made. The mash tasted pre-made aswell. For 17 pound a head I would expect better. Service was fast and friendly.

Had my family join me at the auctioneer for my 60th birthday yesterday, service was good and the food amazing, thankyou x

Whenever we visit Carlisle we always go here as the carvery is second to none, quality food and great staff, they always make you feel welcome and nothing seems to be too much trouble.

Another good meal with good service, which is a hallmark of thus establishment.

Had lunch here at a meeting . Portions were large and tasty . Fish and chips were really good.

Service was ok, food was rubbish! This is definitely not the place it used to be. I had a £16 salad which consisted of iceberg lettuce, peppers and cucumber, a tonne of sloppy coleslaw, some pasta in tomato sauce and tasteless dry meat that I could only swallow by taking a drink, I left most of it. No one asked if it was ok so I paid and left. Kids meal was £8.25 and they tried to charge us extra for ice cream we didn’t have. Child meal doesn’t include the pudding or a drink. The place was freezing too. I’ve got a Christmas meal booked with friends here soon and I’m not looking forward to it.

The Sunday lunch roasted meat was thick and tasty. The other vegetables and potatoes were nice but there was lumps in the mashed potato. The serving staff though were clearing away plates and accompaniments whilst members of the party were still eating which was disappointing. The meringue dessert was also disappointed. I would have preferred more fruit and cream and the top meringue looked like a shop bought one.

We went for a family meal, really great food and huge portions, I had the Lamb with pineapples and mint sauce, it was absolutely delicious. Must admit I was a bit dubious. The rest of the family all enjoyed their meal and the deserts are enormous. Will return at some point. Unfortunately only one hand pulled beer on tap and not one I could drink, however one of the ones on gas was fine for me!

Once again great food and quick service. We really like this place. Brought some relatives from Canada here for 1st time and they loved it. Highly recommend a visit here!

If you're looking for a dining experience that embodies the warmth of traditional British cuisine, The Auctioneer in Carlisle is a must-visit. From the moment you step inside, you're greeted by a welcoming atmosphere that feels like a home away from home. The food here is nothing short of exceptional, offering generous portions that are as satisfying as they are delicious. One of the highlights has to be their Friday night carvery—an absolute treat for anyone who appreciates perfectly cooked meats and all the trimmings. The quality of the food is consistently outstanding, with every dish prepared to perfection. It's clear that the chefs at The Auctioneer take pride in delivering a true taste of comfort. But don’t just take my word for it—this place is popular for a reason. Booking is highly recommended as they often fill up fast, especially on weekends. And while the mains are spectacular, do yourself a favor and save room for dessert. Their puddings are simply divine, the kind that leaves you thinking about them long after your meal is over. If you can't finish it all, don’t worry—they're more than happy to box it up for you to enjoy later. In short, The Auctioneer is a gem of a restaurant, perfect for a cozy meal with friends or family. The combination of amazing food, friendly service, and great value makes it one of my absolute favorite places to eat in Carlisle. Highly recommended!

What let the place down was there was no disabled access into the function room. Carrying someone in their wheelchair up steps is not safe and it is humiliating. No ramp was available.

No complaints from food taste, all delicious and enjoyed. Not great service. Table of 8. 4 ordered starters, 2 random mains came before any starters. Bread rolls came 15 mins before the soup. Another 15 mins for the remaining 3 starters. No kids choices on the menu, 3 kids had to order full price roast dinners. 30 mins later, while at the bar, we noticed the kids' menus that weren't brought over...

Very nice venue and a great barman

Food was Mmmmm YUMMY 😋, Staff were very Kind and Polite...Definitely call again..xx

Great stop off while travelling on the M6. Great service, very attentive and good food. Order at the bar once you have been given a table.

Love this place, come twice a year when visiting family graves in Carlisle, love the pie 👌👌 although last month I noticed they’d changed the pastry from crust to puff, but still nice nevertheless, noticed a lot a new staff also but again great service

My wife and I went here 'on spec' as we were in Carlisle hospital visiting. A patient recommended it! The roast beef dinner was piping hot and excellent, the roast beef in particular probably the best I have tasted. Service was really good and ample car parking. We will be making this a regular stop whilst we are visiting Carlisle. 1/9/24 We visited this restaurant again whilst we were staying in Penrith. The beef is still the best I have tasted. Succulent, tender and beautifully cooked. Service is good too!

I loved their drinks, desserts, the shrimp salad. It was out of bounds. That is what Guy fieri would say. That means very awesome. I might comeback sometime. Gordon ramsay and Guy Fieri should come Here sometime.

It was a lovely meal,staff were great and it was spotless as always.I had the tikka masala and my partner had the beef and they were lovely and hot. Really is a local gem x. Thankyou x.

We are all gutted with the auctioneer. We are regulars in the auctioneer, 4 of us went for my son's birthday. I ordered mixed meat with chips, my wife, daughter and son all got the roast beef. One with chips and the other without, my mixed meat came with potatoes and I thought they must of been bringing the chips, waitress never even said do you want sauces, I asked her for sauce and she went to fill the pots up, she comes back and I said I ordered chips with my dinner expecting he to say sorry I'll get you some, but oh no she grabs my plate and takes my dinner away, my son has now finished his meal, I was walking over to the bar to complain and another waitress was just bringing it over. No apologies or anything. They just pulled the potatoes off and brought me chips, the chips were hot but my dinner was cold unfortunately.

We had a family gathering as we were visiting my mum's family in Carlisle. My mum became unwell as it was very hot. The staff could not have done more for my mum. They got her water, moved us to a cooler spot, got her a chair to sit in the loo, didn't rush us (even though they were super busy) and generally kept checking in on her for the whole evening. They could not have been kinder or more lovely. Completely above and beyond, so thank you so much to them. As an aside, the food was lovely as always.

Friendly staff and high quality food, I had the roast my friend had the steak the peppercorn sauce and homemade puddings made my pickle twitch!

This used to be our " go too" restaurant. No longer. The haddock we had was miniature , loaded with soggy battered, burnt roast potatoes and sad salad. The price of the meal was outrageous for the quality of food.

Beef dinner every time. It's always excellent. They do get busy and you may have to que but that's coz it's good food.

Great food and service as always 👌

Excellent Food, & friendly staff, would definitely recommend.

Very generous portions, especially the deserts. Good gluten-free options.

I recently had the pleasure of dining at the Auctioneer Restaurant in Carlisle, and the experience was truly exceptional. The establishment offered a warm and inviting ambiance, complemented by attentive and courteous service. The menu boasted a diverse array of culinary offerings, and the quality of the cuisine surpassed all expectations. The professionalism and amiable demeanor of the staff greatly contributed to the overall enjoyment of the dining occasion. Without hesitation, I would wholeheartedly recommend the Auctioneer Restaurant to those seeking an outstanding gastronomic experience in Carlisle.

Best ever Sunday roast beef dinner.

What a fabulous place. Great value for excellent food - and first class service too. The staff were all so nice - especially Janice, who went that extra mile for everybody. She definitely deserves employee of the month!

Great place for a pitstop when on M6. Motorway. Good food and big portions

Was made to look stupid over a cup of coffee took 5 members of staff to tell me I was wrong and manager well shocking then the food came potatoes were solid and big hard lumps in mash I being going there for years but after my last time on 29may I won't be back

The menu was brilliant and all the staff were really friendly and the food arrived in 10 minutes which was crazy considering how busy it was!

Great venue food was excellent staff were very helpful and accommodating

As usual 5 stars. Beautiful meal and amazing service x

Never disappointed when we eat here. Food is always delicious. Fast, pleasant staff, always excellent service. Well done, again.

My son and I visited on our trip up to Scotland on Monday 25th March and also on our way home on Good Friday. We had roast beef on first visit and roast turkey on on second. Food was amazing and large portion sizes. Meat carved thickly and 3 different veg, plus both roast and mash potatoes. Would defo recommend for a roast lunch.

Huge portions The turkey is a must.Very quiet at around 2 pm lunch finishes at 2.30.

A very big Thank you to Gavin & Johnny & all the staff for the service we received for my Mum's 90th birthday celebrations on Tuesday. The upstairs venue room was set out perfectly and all our needs and requests were catered for. Nothing was too much trouble for Gavin & Johnny. It was perfect! On behalf of my Mum ,Family and all who attended. A very appreciative. Thank you

Great meeting or conferencing venue. Modern facilities and great service

Cracking scran, be prepared for a queue when you arrive. Bit weird that you can't order your scran and your drink at the same time but it was a really tasty Sunday Dinner

This was a really nice friendly family pub/reastraunt. Only had a pint but atmosphere was genuinely lovely. Staff wher friendly and was serves the second I reached the bar awesome.didnt eat any food but saw what folk wher eating and the people who had finished had empty plates so. In my book ther dood must be good.

Went in for a dinner and the food was truly magnificent. No problems with staff. Understandable that some meals were sold out because of the popularity and amount of people in depending on the days. Truly excellent Gavin and team members.

Great food at a good price can't go wrong

Lovely staff, very helpful, the food was excellent, staff courteous even when extremely busy, they open at 11.30am on a Sunday and the queue for a table was out of the door at 1pm, so go early to get a table, roast dinner was lovely, and the puddings are fantastic and very big!.

Great Sunday Dinner. We took the grandkid. I had Roast Beef my partner had Lamb and the Grandkids had Chicken. The beef was superb it melted in your mouth and the veg was cooked to perfection too. The Grandkids ate everything that was on their plates, the only downside was it could have done with more Gravy, alyhough they did bring more out eventually. Would defo recommend for a good Sunday Dinner.

Attended a function in one or your upstairs function rooms 2nd Feb , beautiful room staffed by 2 lovely barstaff . Very welcoming atmosphere and would highly recommend for any function .

I went to the Auctioneer for the first time with a party of friends for lunch on Tuesday. The place was packed! I would recommend booking. The food was good, with a reasonable choice including vegetarian. The service was excellent especially considering how busy it was.

The food was fresh and plenty of it. It was a busy Saturday night and they managed to squeeze 7 of us in for 1.5hrs. I personally had scampi chips and salad and it was delicious and loads of scampi. My husband had chicken tikka and he enjoyed his also and he also managed to squeeze a chocolate cheesecake in and he said it was lovely. Great friendly service and would definitely return when back in the area. Highly recommended 😊

Great staff and good food - as always

Delicious, great quality food at a great price and lovely staff. Always have a great meal when we visit here and it didn’t disappoint today. I had scampi and my mum and roast turkey. Nothing too much trouble, food top notch, staff amazing!

Very nice meal, drinks where lovely, service was spot on and I was a great atmosphere. The only problem was the smack head outside, clearly high on cociane and claimed he could "take me in a fight " I believe this rather odd individual lives there and should be removed from the premises immediately.

Visited on a Thursday afternoon for lunch with family I had booked in advance. It's proper old school the way I like it no guessing how to order how or when to pay it's all clear. On arrival asked if we wanted drinks which we ordered asked if we wanted to pad you go 9r run a tab I opted to pay. We were shown to our table lass explained as printed on the menu order food at the counter we all made our selections I went to the counter and ordered and paid ,food all arrived together after around 15 minutes or so . All good fresh everyday grub all homemade not out a bidfood lorry. We all loved the food and left clean plates. Bill with drinks and tip just under £100.00 for five ,can't argue with that.

We arrived and got a table at the end of a busy spell, really friendly staff behind the bar, server seemed a bit off but that didn't ruin our experience. We ordered the auctioneer sharer to start as pictured - great quality! The scampi, turkey dinner and turkey roll were amazing - great value for money and will definitely visit again!

Very poor, no steak. Staff tried to serve both diet coke and ginger beer In the same glass😂. Food was very very slow to arrive at the table. Staff where not very friendly.

Great Christmas party. The food was excellent. Great atmosphere. Danced and laughed the night away.

Had a party of 6 for the festive lunch menu and it was lovely, staff were pleasant, food was tasty and big portion sizes. 5⭐️

Efficient and wholesome food just like my mother used to make🤩

It’s a great place The Auctioneer yeah I’ve been to a few weddings good place for a night out, I enjoyed myself. I have some real fun things going on Staff and management are very good and helpful. I don’t know what I can say about this please it’s damn good, that’s why I gave it. Five stars inside is Magnificent and fabulous, nice and clean love the place still get to it. I have no pictures and I get some more put them up

We had the best roast beef yesterday, it was delicious , The staff in there are lovely, it was very busy, which is always a good sign, will definitely be back,

Excellent service, food and hygiene. Never had a bad meal here. They really know what they're doing.

First time here - walked in, were greeted, seated and had our food in front of us in under 15mins. Beautifully presented, colourful veg, perfectly cooked, melt-in-the-mouth meat - piping hot - 11/10 - well done team Auctioneer

My daughters wedding was held here . Gavin and his team pulled out all the stops before and during the big day . Nothing was too much trouble. 3 course meal delivered hot and delicious. Atmosphere brilliant.

I went here for a social night. Couldn't have faulted anything. The service was brilliant and food was lovely. Decor is always so warming. Would highly recommend.

I’ve been to the auctioneer the same damn good meal drink what more can I say staff Very helpful and management to Auctioneer is busy with other things to you must go to see it for yourself you get a good time out

First time there, had Roast Beef and Yorkshire pudding very nice

We had my cousins reception there, very clean place and very pleasant staff

The Auctioneer never fails, it always produces fantastic food, the desserts are massive, I cannot decide smaller portions or bigger bowls? The atmosphere is great and you usually see people you know as it is so popular.

Roast beef is second to none and the puddings are to

The Auctioneer was recommended to us by friends & what a good recommendation it was. We both had a beef dinner which was so nice, the meat was tasty & tender. The staff were friendly & welcoming. I had a trifle for dessert, the portion was massive. Will definitely be back

Had a beautiful meal here, all freshly cooked. Had to wait approx 45 minutes for our meals, but didn't mind as it was so worth the wait, plus they did warn us at the point of ordering. One small mistake made, which was serving a beef dinner instead of lamb. However, this didn't bother us as it was lovely anyway, so got eaten. Staff were lovely, prices ok. Would highly recommend & definitely visit again. Thank you for a good quality, beautiful meal!

Family dinner, absolutely loved everything about it, food was perfect, staff are lovely, friendly and helpful. Will definitely visit again and recommend

I think anyone who is visiting Harrison and Hetherington's auction mart and the car showrooms on the Rosehill Industrial Estate should visit The Auctioneer and have a roast dinner. I ordered a roast beef dinner and while the Yorkshire Pudding wasn't anything great, the silverside of beef was beautiful and the portions very generous, and the beef gravy tasted delicious. Also the portion of peas, carrots and cabbage was nice and the roast potatoes were cooked well. Service was good and the woman on the till was friendly and helpful. For my £14, I could say I was a satisfied customer and will return.

Celebrated a 60th wedding anniversary in the small room off the restaurant. Perfect

Lovely meals, and generous portions of dessert. Excellent value and the staff can’t do enough to ensure satisfaction.

Visited numerous times and the food is alway lovely and the same when we have had takeaway, however I have rang four times recently to order a take away to be told they weren’t doing them. On the third occasion was told they needed to check with the chef who said they weren’t doing them then on the fourth occasion I asked if they had stop and was today it just depended on what sort of day they gave had as to whether they could do takeaway. I would suggest they need to stop advertising on there website that they do takeaway if that is the case.

Lovely meal and attentive staff.

I visit this place on a regular basis and excellent food and service keep me coming back. Easy access from the motorway and parking are a big plus.

Absolutely fantastic Sunday lunch, service ace, bit of a que but don't take long in going down.... Well worth the wait 😋😋

Give it a try as it is GREAT VALUE for money and the food is fantastic and the staff were friendly and helpful.

Always good service from.the staff.

Very unorganized place . Told to go to part of bar to order food ! I asked for a roast dinner told someone would come to our table to ask what we wanted then turned up with roast beef which we never asked for ! They were pretty awkward ! Food was average when it arrived I was told we would get Yorkshire puddings with pork but didn’t ! So someone did bring us them and were pretty disappointing . Would not eat here again .

We have used the Auctioneer occasionally for many years, generally a pleasant experience with traditional food and good service. When visiting recently it didn't quite measure up. The restaurant wasn't very busy as it was quite early and there were plenty of staff visible. The silverside beef with Yorkshire pudding and veg were good although the potatoes could of been a bit better but it was the Barron of beef in brandy and peppercorn sauce was very disappointing. The beef was dry, tasteless grey and probably cooked the week before. The deserts were the usual good standard. When asked by the staff while paying, we did mention this to them and she apologised and gave us a desert token for a return visit.

Lovely clean and beautiful meals. I would highly recommend eating at the Auctioneer.

Meal was very nice the service was nice and friendly we will be back thanks

It’s lovely in here, the food is lovely and the ambiance is great. A bit pricey but what isn’t at the moment. Staff are excellent and very friendly 1 minor thing, I keep saying no peas but they put them on all the time. Jenkins poor at running the football club but this is an excellent place/food/staff

50th Party in upstairs function room, good venue, reasonable drink prices.

Very helpful staff very pleased thanks 👍

Attended for a family wedding recently . The food was outstanding and staff were so polite and attentive

The food is delicious and plenty a great menu catering for all the staff are friendly cheerful and nothing too much trouble no matter how busy they are they work so hard and are a credit a great team

Quite busy as expected by the quality of the food. Reasonably priced and the food is amazing!!! Quick turnout on food, a nice selection of choices; personally can recommend the lasagne or steak options; the cheese and the beef is absolutely brilliant! Top quality little diner, comfortable seats and unique yet beautiful decor. 10/10!!

Beautiful and plentiful funeral lunch/tea, with a good mix of sweet and savoury items. Great service and friendly staff-with tea and coffee flowing freely.

Went for lunch and was not disappointed,I had lasagne which came with Fry's,salad and garlic bread it was delicious

Not as much choice of menu and obviously more expensive food portions are well down as normal

Getting expensive to eat there now..food is nice but portions are smaller

Very nice 👌 we were a party of 6 speedy service and tasty meals. Good variety in the lunchtime menu. Would def recommend

Food was excellent. Wide choice of menu. It was very clean. Easy to park too.

La nourriture avait l'air très bonne. Malheureusement je n'ai pas pu la goûter pour raisons personnelles. Les serveurs faisaient bien leur travail. Par contre la décoration est un peu vieillot