The Board & Elbow in Eden

Friendly pub. Good holesome food Friendly staff

I wish to exspress our gratefull thanks to the board & elbow for a fantastic meal myself & partner had on evening ov the 17th october 2024 Our meal was beautifull service great Would definatley recomend you to everbody Home made food delisious Menue alot ov home made dishes great Thenkyou julie & paul

Good atmosphere, decent pint, good for big screen sports

Penrith is a town where we transfer to another train to travel to other cities, but we wanted to stop for a beer here. We walked from the train station, which wasn't too far. The place has a nice atmosphere, comfortable to sit in, and offers a good variety of beer. Penrith is a city where we took the train to travel to other cities. But I'd like to stop and drink some beer in this city. We walked from the train station. Not considered very far The shop has a nice atmosphere, nice place to sit and has a good variety of beers to choose from. #TravellingAsACouple

The food at lunchtime was beyond belief. Hot, with more than ample portions and the quality of the food was as good as I would expect from any 5* restaurant. The team in side were extremely polite and attentive and would highly recommend anyone visiting Penrith to eat here

The food was delish. The service was good. The atmosphere was conducive to eating a great meal.

Went in for food and what a lovely place. Landlord what a lovely bloke. Spent ten mins fussing our dog. And the food was outstanding. Cannot fault this place. Hope to call again before we leave for home.

Definitely recommend this place in penrith North lakes could of fallen to sleep in here and Service was so good I wanted to leave a tip but husband said next time we come. I had a salmon steak done in a lemon herby butter with salad and chips and husband had a chilli burger with chips with a pint each.

Hint of nostalgia when we walked in as the floor was sticky....it didn't improve much from there on in. I ordered the 'cheese and tomato' quiche with chips.....it appears that the cheese was so disgusted with the raw pastry that it left th3 building as there was no taste whatsoever. The thin sliver of tomato was clearly embarrassed and lonely and the only thing that would have made the half a lettuce posing as a salad interesting, would have been a rabbit sitting on the plate to share it with me. The 'chips' seemed to be rejected roast potatoes? Very very dry and tasteless. My husband had the steak and ale pie and was delighted. Dont bother to visit if you don't eat meat

Friendly welcome from bar staff , easy , variable menus . Great value for money , fast service and the best cheesy garlic bread . Fish n chips were lovely and the steak pie was also a big hit . Would definitely return to this pub , nice to eat out and not be ripped off .

Good food friendly staff reasonable prices

The food is okay. It's very warm in here.

Great value for food and friendly atmosphere

The manager was very rude to me and I've got mental health problems and he used it against me which I thought was illegal

1st time visiting this pub and overall it seemed a good place for a few beers,staff all nice and friendly as I not from the area I found it Strange that the pub shouts last orders about 10pm on a Saturday.

A bit loud place, but if you watch football you will like it.

Fabulous little pub. It's opens early for a quiet pint. Very helpful woman behind the bar.

Wow, great service in a lovely pub. The food was amazing and for the prices incredible. We would highly recommend this place. My husband also loved his Windermere ipa.

Sunday roast was very disappointing. Lamb and beef version both not very tasty, vegetables drowned rather than cooked of steamed. Enough food, but quality quite poor.

Can't believe the lite bites! In some pubs they would be a meal. Some nice beers.

Fabulous food and a great pint. Having stayed up here for work this week, we have tried several eateries. This is a lovely pub with fair priced food. Definitely recommend

Staff very friendly and helpful. Rather cosy when it gets busy.

Seven of us went in today. Five adults and two children. We all ordered food, came piping hot and fresh within 20mins ish, we all ordered different meals and two of us where vegetarian. We was very impressed with the food, the customer service was great too! Went above and beyond which was lovely. Fantastic gin selection and my partner was impressed by the ale. Very welcoming and great place to go. Will definitely be visiting again!

Super friendly team and good value for money.

No phones and no swearing are the rules

After not expecting much from a light lunch we were still very disappointed in what we received. We ordered a cheese and pickle sandwich and bacon, brie and cranberry baguette and two portions of chips. The sandwich looked like a child had made it and was very underwhelming with a limp salad thrown on the side with no dressing. After asking for the bacon on the baguette to be extra crispy it was almost as if this was offensive to them as it came basically raw. Again with a limp old salad on the side. The Chef “never saw the chips on the check” and arrived half way through the meal after reminding the waitress after she asked if we needed anything else. They turned up half cooked and covered in oil. We picked around the few actually cooked and left the rest. We felt sick walking out and all in paying almost £30 for this and two cokes we were extremely disappointed. There are lots of eateries around the town and there are much more to choose from so I would completely avoid this place. Just to add, there seemed to be a lot hilarity coming from the bar and kitchen area from staff and we gave up trying to get the attention of the waitress to complain so finished our cokes and left feeing to sick to even bother complaining in the end. Also, happy to see a casual uniform but hoodies and trainers just aren’t a good look when serving food and drinks.

Great Saturday afternoon freshly staff

Food mostly goog and value for money but I have been twice and both times the chips are awful So not sure I'll be going anytime soon.

Fantastic English pub with very yummy food.

If we are ever passing by we make a point to come here as I would say it’s the best steak pie I have ever tasted! Would very highly recommend this little pub for its warmth and friendliness and after a week of exploring the Lake District this remains the best food we experienced! Parking nearby was made so easy by the disc system you can pick up from the local shops. Thank you we will always return!

We ate here on 09/06/24, we had Sunday lunch and the food was excellent with good portions of everything and very good value for money.

Had lunch here,big portion, fresh food!

We're newcomers to Penrith. Our last town had no pub with food, and dogs weren't welcome there.Thank goodness for a place like the Board and Elbow! We turned up early on a Friday evening and took almost the last table. Had a lovely special Sausage Casserole and a Quiche. All came quickly and piping hot. All the staff looked like they knew what they were doing. No loafers or grumpies, either. Then we made friends with two local characters, so we'll have to go back!m

No idea as only passed in the street.

I had the beef madras which was very good, probably the best pub curry I have ever had. The chips were good too. A couple of good real ales on too.

Great pub, split the Tvs for the formula 1 whilst the footy was on, great environment, great atmosphere, great bar staff, will definitely be back

Great beers.. (no pie's today 🤨

Found a little gem. Beautiful surroundings, great friendly atmosphere, dog friendly. Fantastic service and food. Just passing thru, if this pub was nearby it would be my local. Staff very attentive and professional. Very knowledgeable about the area and food and drinks served. Very tasty and plentiful food. Swift service. Wifi available.

Fabulous starter. Mushroom soup, followed by chicken and veg pie, and lasagne, ordered both small portions, more than enough.

Plastic food. Unfriendly No atmosphere

Popped into this lovely pub for a drink and had a bowl of chips, have to say they were so good just like my mum used to make. Great friendly staff, definitely be going back soon

Friendly service and amazingly the Sunday roast is only £8!

Lovely pub lunch . Staff very good . Great atmosphere

Lovely little pub/restaurant with great freshly -made food and great sensible prices.

Ate twice in here whilst staying nearby, it's a proper no frills normal pub with sport on multiple TVs. The food is superb, some of the best pub food I've ever had, especially the curry which was a Chicken Balti. It was a proper thick dry sauce , 100% homemade, probably best curry I've had in a pub or restaurant, loads of big chunks of chicken ....mega!

It is a really nice pub. Good food and drink.

The main meals are lovely, was a Guinea pig for the starter but it wasnt for us. The cask ale was a lovely pint.

A proper pub with proper pub grub, great curry.

We decided to give the pub a go and so glad we did the food was amazing proper chips perfectly cooked and our lass had the best plough mans ever the only down side was the bread cut into triangles come on how can you make chip butties with triangular bread

Ist class steak and beer good lovely pub if your working away in Penrith

Stopped while passing through, nice atmosphere and decent homemade food.

We arrived here, having walked out of a nearby cafe in disgust . We were warmly welcomed, shown to a table and our drinks order was taken straight away. The place was warm and comfortable on a chilly day outside. The food, which was served piping hot arrived quickly. The portion sizes were enormous and the price very reasonable. As visitors to Penrith, I am glad we found the Board and Elbow, otherwise we would have left with a very bad impression of the town after our initial experience.

Was in town on work. This place was nearby and we stopped in for a game of darts. Very nice yesterday olde type pub with very friendly patrons. Just needs a pool table for 5 stars 😂, although we enjoyed the darts. Didn't sample any food so can't comment.

First time in Penrith and I couldn't make a better choice for a pub dinner. Friendly atmosphere, price/size ratio is superb, good selection of international beers. The bartender and waiting team are friendly and very quick with the service. As you'll see from the photos, the portions are big and plenty, a bountiful amount of food. Taste and quality seem to be at home for this chef. I like the interior particularly, some interesting mix of modern and old flooring and lighting. By far, if you come to Penrith this is a must.

I thought this was a good pub. We stopped off for lunch and I had the burger and chips with a pint of wainwright, the food was a bit portion and tasted pretty good. A nice place if you want food in penrith.

Great food, friendly people. The burgers are. 👍

Great pub food,never disappointed will return,good service

Best fish and chips I have had great beer check this pub out if you are in Penrith

Little gem of place amazing food and hot, lots of choice and very hot when served beautifully cooked and jack rabbit wine what else can I say we loved it, too many places like this have closed near to where we live in Yorkshire , defo recommend ribs, hunters chicken, steak pie and steak yum yum x

Brilliant food and lovely friendly service. Very good prices and huge portions. Will be back😋

Food good staff very friendly atmosphere cosy.

This place has always been one of the best pubs in Penrith, glad to see its still is today. I had a ploughman's lunch to die for, never let anyone tell you it's just a salad !! Incidentally it's around 30 years ago I fell in the fire on a Christmas Eve !! 🤣

Great food, great price great staff

A lovely pub meal with quick service, the food was piping hot, and the portions were generous. The steak in the steak and ale pie actually melted in my mouth and the pastry was perfect. Will definitely be returning when I'm in the area.

Nice pub with friendly staff and the best chicken curry ever. Nice selection of draft beers too.

A very friendly local highly recommended

Good food for a Pub, cozy atmosphere

Good food with big portions and great pricing. The staff are really accommodating and provided treats + water for the dog.

We had the steak & ale pie with chips. The chips are homemade as was the pie. The steak in the pie was cooked to perfection and melted in your mouth lovely pastry as well Food was piping hot . We couldn’t eat it all there was so much . Next time it will be a light bite ! Great value for money and will definitely return .

We make a point come here every time we visit Penrith. We love it. Good menu, huge portions of great grub, sensible pricing, dog friendly, chatty locals, comfortable furnishings and they have a few TVs on if you follow sport. A really easy place to come eat, any time of day.

Came here on a busy Saturday when it was the Winter Droving. Lively atmosphere and the staff were coping admirably with the crowds. Also returned the following evening. Very chilled. Nice place for a pint.

Lovely food, I'm not exaggerating when I say I think this was the best pub meal I've ever had. The steak in the steak and ale pie actually melted in my mouth. The service was quick and our food was piping hot.

What a special place for some pub grub. The staff were lovely too and they gave our dog a lovely range of treats and some water.

Amazing food, massive portions, lovely and warm atmosphere

Popped in for a meal yesterday with my husband the food was delicious I would highly recommend this to everyone

Loved the visit, will call in again when back in the area. It makes such a refreshing change to get real chips with a meal.

Very poor food . Nothing fresh.Chips were re heated fish was very oily. Could tell the oil was dirty. Service!!There was staff but weren’t interested.Been before was very good that’s why we came back.From this experience I wouldn’t recommend and certainly won’t be back .

Ate here every night while working in Penrith for a week. Foods really good and the portions are nice and big with plenty of choice. Didn’t bother looking for anywhere else to eat after going in here the on the first night of our stay, highly recommended 👍🏼

Excellent Sunday Roast... You could have half a roast which was plenty..food hot and very delicious

Polite and friendly staff. Good quality food a big portion size. Good value for money too. Would recommend. 4 adults and 3 children was £100 including drinks and shared starter.

Great town pub with better than average food and pleasant, efficient staff. We had the 'hunter' chicken which looked and tasted home cooked and not out of a pre-prepared bag, delicious 😋.

Lovely chips . That's all though , the salmon was dry as cardboard the kids beefburger was hard as a rock and inedible, rack of ribs was dry too 😐

Pick a Match Day to see how popular this place, & well up to coping with thirsty punters.. 👋

Quite busy good atmosphere and attentive bar staff

Nice friendly pub, good ale and good location.

Penrith has a lot to offer in terms of cuisine, but we ate here twice. We thought it was delicious, the staff were helpful and friendly...as were all people in Cumbria. I didn't find the atmosphere that inviting, which really suits a pup. But hey, if you want to send food, look for something else.

I’ve been in before a few years back and had nice food. So i decided to go back for a meal when I was in Penrith. My partner had the lasagne with new potatoes and was lovely. My daughter had pasta bake with garlic bread and salad, was nice. I decided to have new potatoes with peas and steak and ale pie. It was massive, the meat was so delicious and pastry on the pie amazing. I would say the best pie I’ve ever had. The staff where nice and friendly and welcoming. I would definitely return.

Our meals were superb We ate there two consecutive nights Our last night in the area we thought we would have a change... Big mistake. We'll be back x

Came in ordered food food came not what we order.went to the bar spoke to a young lady and ask her to check my order couple of minutes later a lady approached are table and said you didn't ask for that very in my face. I run a pub and if I had spoke to my customer like that it would be rude. We come here alot but won't be back

Good ale food staff what more do you want

A lovely tea room and garden, reasonably priced and carefully managed. We loved it!

Busy pub, but great food and value

The staff were lovely and the food was great . Large portions, really tasty and a very good price.

Nice place with friendly staff and hearty food. They kindly opened up a space for us to store our bicycles as we didn’t have a lock with us.

We checked out Google maps for a dog friendly pub to get something to eat at Penrith, and out on top was The Board and Elbow. From the moment we walked in, we were welcomed by the most cheerful staff, the atmosphere was very friendly and we found a great spot to sit with our 2 large dogs. The food was excellent and brought out quickly by obviously a dog lover who brought a few free dog treats. Summary is an excellent place to eat and drink very relaxing and dog friendly. I would definitely recommend it. Thanks for a lovely experience 👍

We had a couple of nights in Penrith & came here on both days. The first day was pouring down with rain & with no sign of stopping we headed into here for food & drink. We had our two dogs with us & they were welcomed in and allowed to sit anywhere in the pub. It’s a proper local pub with a nice friendly vibe & the staff are really friendly & engaging. We decided to eat but there was a 1 hour wait for food due to it been busy even though it was a Monday so they paused orders for food to let the kitchen catch up which seemed like a very sensible idea rather than continually taking orders & then having to wait ages. We were only waiting about 25 mins before we were then able to order food which then came very quickly. We had two of the platters to share & were really full after. We came back the following day after enjoying it so much & ate again, we both had the steak pie which was immense it was packed with steak & served with home made chips & peas extremely filling. The menu has a good selection of choices & is all home made & cooked fresh. Definitely worth popping in if you are in Penrith.

Brilliant meal nice staff a really good pub

Not bad food beer was not great

Unfortunately, the food here wasn't good at all, so we even left it. Both the fish and the chips were tasteless and the worst thing we ate on our tour of Scotland.

Amazing food, chips are incredible, steak pie is beautiful. First time customer but will be returning every time we come to Penrith. Can not recommend highly enough.