The Crafty Baa Keswick in Allerdale - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Brilliant selection of ales and ciders, good grub also, the sharing board is a monster!

The 5 star bit - the decor, the space, the layout, the cleanliness, the quirkiness The 4 star bit - the staff's friendliness, the prices and selection of what is on tap ONLY. The 3 star bit - The knowledge of the staff, friendly but no/little knowledge of the vast selection. The 2 star bit - The prices on cans and bottles. Some of the highest I've seen, probably the highest. Pretty much across the board. (I own a beer shop so have a very good idea of all, at cost/retail/service). Stick to what's on draught and save an absolute boat load. Seriously, so expensive!! I didn't eat there, but the food looked good. Overall, the layout and style is what boosts this place up.

Great beers, lovely staff, dreadful music

Great beer. Great food. Great service. If I lived here, I'd be coming a lot.

Visited in August 2024. The pub has a very wide range of bottled beers and ciders and a smaller range on tap. Price for 2 bottles of J20, pint of Keswick Bitter, and a cider on tap came to £14.40. Food wise, we had 3 chilli dogs and a sharing portion of veggie chilli nachos. Thumbs up all round for taste and value. The pub isn't the biggest, but the owners have made a good job of fitting in as much seating as they can (downstairs and upstairs) without it feeling too cramped. Note that the toilets are upstairs. The music being played is loud enough to hear but not so loud to be intrusive, and it's clear the owners have good taste (good selection of rhythm and blues and soul). The only negative experience we encountered was that there was around a 10 minute delay between being served the first 2 meals and then the remaining 2 meals. However, what I can confirm is that if I lived in Keswick, then I'd likely make The Crafty Baa my local. Overall, it was a lovely pub.

Good choice of beers 🍻 great prices highly recommend when visiting Keswick

Great little bar with seating upstairs and down. It can get busy especially on a weekend or if they have a musician on but you can book a table. 8-10 beers and ciders available on tap at the bar but fridges full of cans and bottles from all over. The cans and bottles I found to be a little pricey. Always worth popping it, funky interior design.

Amazing place wouldn't want to clean it. Beer is always good.

Great bar in Keswick. We went twice in one day. Perfect for an afternoon pint or night for Live music and good atmosphere. Loads of beer choices if you're a beer bore and all priced so no surprises. They even give you free snacks of popcorn or crisps. Handsome Hound was a very nice pint 👌 They also have food but I didn't eat

Fantastic venue great staff and very well layed out

We shared a cheese and meat board as a starter between 6 and it was really well portioned. I can see it definitely being enough for a couple to share as a main meal. Generally enjoyed it although found it odd that we got one tiny bit of brie but a lot of the smoked cheese so perhaps try to be a bit more balanced with the cheese selection? A few of our group got chilli nachos or a chilli dog. I personally didn't rate the chilli, it didn't seem particularly fresh, gave me defrosted vibes. Chorizo nachos were really good though. Good prices and portions and I'd most likely return if I was in the area. Table wasn't properly clean and I never like when you can see the years of food and grime between the wooden slats. Gives me nausea. Please do better there!

We visited several times whilst on our holidays in Keswick, amazing selection of different beers, ciders and other alcohol. We would definitely recommend the Nachos! Also accommodated for my partner who is Gluten Free!

Great range of beer on draught and in can. Great atmosphere

One of 2 crazy upside down mad as you like baa's in the lakes the other being Windermere. So much to look at while you drink some of the most unusual beers anywhere..stuff everywhere on walls ceilings etc..from upside down lamps,to dolls and everything in-between.. highly recommended if you are in the area.. every time you look up you see something else !!

Lovely venue, great collection of beers and quirky venue! … but a one hour wait for food. Seems to be no matter what you order, it is delivered on a first served basis. For example, we ordered OLIVES and waited 45 minutes for them to arrive.

Lovely unique bar. Really quirky with their decor! Such a chill and cool vibe to the entire place. Plenty of seating and table space. Large selection of alcoholic drinks and amazing food options.

Great place to have a beer, over 40 kinds of beer from Europe and beyond. Nice atmosphere. Descent prices.

Cracking little micro pub with a good selection of cask ales

Great range of alternative beers and fairly priced. Band was loud but good.

I visited the crafty bar on Saturday with a party of friends...door staff very friendly...atmosphere very good until what we thought was a member of public started pushing some of our party....who where dancing near the singer....then we found out it was the glass collector...before the situation got out of hand the door supervisor stepped in and calmed the situation..what was a enjoyable evening was spoiled by a glass collector forgetting what his duties entail. Once again I would like to thank the expertise of the door supervisor for defusing the. Situation

Extensive choice plus free bar snacks , whats not to like?

Great atmosphere and great beer!

Great place for craft beers and ciders. Good menu for food and snacks. Good background music played. The service was a bit slow but would recommend and will definitely visit again.

"The most womb-like beer experience I've ever had"

Cracking pub with a huge range - can get rather crowded due to how popular it is!

Very nice lots of choice cheers

Really cool bar in Keswick. Great selection of craft ales and beers. Good atmosphere and the live music on Saturday night was top notch.

What a great baa! Friendly staff and good service! Massive selection of beers and free dog treats! All round winner! We’ve frequented the windamere Baa and just as good !

Love this place, always come here when we visit Keswick. Very friendly staff and great ales with lots of choice, by far better than the other craft place.

A must visit. Exceptionally tasty snack plate th8s afternoon. Excellent beers with very knowledgeable staff. Dog friendly. Will visit again this holiday

Love Lake distric could never find fault with anything, my happy place ❤️

We stopped off here for lunch on a recent trip to the area and it was excellent. The drinks menu was huge and the staff were so friendly and helpful when we couldn’t decide what to order. The food was outstanding and I would strongly recommend it :)

Couple of beers, great staff and atmosphere

Amazing range of beer, friendly staff and a cozy atmosphere.

Loved this place quirky fun great music and outstanding beer

Cracking selection of beers and ciders, lovely food and good atmosphere.

I absolutely love this bar but it's changed in the last six months... they used to do free snacks however don't any more. Fair enough they are not obliged to. How ever I recently found out that if you are not local then everything is 15% more expensive. Lots of people come there who are on holiday and a tourist tax is not fair. It's a real shame because I feel like I don't want to go there anymore. Sorry 😔 Never tried food hence the one star always looks good

15% discount if your local...shame as this place is good but like a lot of places in Keswick is in danger of losing out of town customers who help fund the town... Pretty soon Costa, wether spoons, Greggs will rule it's mostly pizza and burgers now in the town anyway you can get that anywhere... The bar is great but is insulting to mark the prices up so much when a lot of people still come as they genuinely love the town but if you don't feel welcome don't spend your money which you likely earned the same as anyone else there is no discrimination at wetherspoons... To summarise the place is good, the beer is good but value your customers (all). If you did I'd give you 4 stars.

Great little craft beer bar with interesting decor. Large selection of beers and cider in cans/ bottles and on draught. Friendly staff and great atmosphere

A wonderfully relaxed and friendly pub with a lovely selection of beers and ales. A family type atmosphere prevails, and one that you can dip into, and out, or not without pressure, however you feel.

Nice venue, great selection of craft beers

Put the heating on for a 5😁 Massive choice of beers.

Stopped off at this amazing little craft bar, and what a little stunner it was! the atmosphere was amazing, everywhere you looked there was something new and interesting to see. The beer was absolutely top quality, and so was the cheeseboard. Believe it or not, this wasn't even the large platter. Amazing quality food and amazing quality beer. Highly recommended!

Bit of a grungy place but lots to look at and selection of beers to choose from.

Nice warm welcome, really entertaining live music and more beers than you could ever imagine! Nice mulled wine too, we always come here when we're local and always will!

The most funky place I have been. We went.to the Crafty Baa on a Friday evening. It was busy and alive. The staff was welcoming. We ordered a charcuterie board for two, it was excellent.

Definitely worth a visit, not the usual pub with a vast choice of craft beers and really good food

Lovely place inside a little pricey beers were ok but very IPA bias the imperial stouts were not great and the service advising on beer was lacking a little

Think it may have been an off day but the blue haired bar person was quite miserable. I asked for a half ,said they only do 2/3 when I asked why she said "because it is". Milk stout was ice cold not the way I like my dark beer and the cider tasted watered down. Overall a poor experience.

Love the Crafty Baa, always pop in when we are in Keswick. A quirky pub with a fab selection of draft and canned drinks. Staff always friendly and helpful, music great and vibe even more so . A gem of a place to wind away some chilled out time in x

We have eaten here for the 2nd time this week and are completely overwhelmed with how amazing the food & service is. The chef, Anita, is such a hard worker and clearly amazing at what she does. We loved the Charcuterie Board and Camembert so much that we're copying it for our Boxing Day meal for family...just wish Anita could come and make it for us...nothing compares to an expert. Credit also goes to Alex serving at the Bar, she was very friendly and knowledgeable about drinks. Overall, we love this Crafty Baa in particular and will be back next time we're in Keswick.

Great little bar. Felt very "Alpine"!

really lovely place with excellent beer choice (almost too many!) & a friendly, cosy atmosphere. they have a special board with all the gluten free beer options + the loaded veggie nachos were delicious & very good value (you get a lot!). our keswick-born friend strongly recommended to us & he was right!!

Never had a bad drink here. Great atmosphere and friendly, knowledgeable staff.

Very small and busy - good bar selection. Not a cheap beer place, for that go over the road to spoons. Tried to get a seat upstairs at 6:05pm. All said reserved at 6:30 and the waiter was a bit stubborn telling everyone they couldn’t sit there because of the reservation, seemed like there could have been a bit more flexibility especially as it was a small place with not a lot of area to sit or stand at a weekend.

A small craft bar with lots of selection of bottles and canned beer, not much on draught and not much space to sit when it's busy. Nice staff, unique decorations!

Huge sharing platters and a vast selection of wines, beers and craft ales

Halloween weekend '23 live music was a great night! Not crazy money either and snug. For that night they could of moved the big table out of the way and it would have been 5 🌟

Nice quirky bar with great beer.

Fun Bar with excellent choice of drinks and free baa snacks great atmosphere can’t wait to go back, check out the seats under the stairs 😀

Quirky eclectic bar. Huge beer selection Staff were friendly enough but had no knowledge of the beer they were serving to the level that all bottles had a number sticker on that corresponded with the beer list on the wall. Very poor & a bit of staff beer training wouldn't be too much trouble. The nail in the coffin was the prices unbelievable - probably more expensive than any airport bar or city pub I've visited. Foe example, Belgian Gulden Draak was £11.50 a bottle - Lidl is selling the same for £12 for a box of 6 bottles. I'd recommend walking directly across the road to the Wetherspoon's where many of the same beers are sold much much cheaper.

The honey and pear camembert was delicious. Chilli hotdog was very nice too. Great atmosphere and knowledgeable staff. Great whisky menu too.

Amazing bar. Knowledgeable and helpful staff. Great selection too

Friendly place , quirky ,great atmosphere and bif selection of craft ales .

Lovely little bar! Seating upstairs and downstairs, dog friendly, good selection of drinks and great game area!

Good selection of Craft beer in cans. few on draft (many draft ciders) Very expensive beer prices. seems average £7-8 per can, local draft £8.90 😳 Was there earlyish afternoon so fairly quiet.

Wonderfully quirky bar that overwhelmed the senses. Excellent variety of craft beers and ciders on tap and in can. The eclectic choice of decor makes for an interesting interior but we found it to be dusty, with sticky tables and fruit flies. Staff were friendly but definitely not friendlier than they needed to be. Craft beers were also quite expensive.

Great live music and craft beers

Yes yes yes yes. What a strange, different, smashing, incredible interior. Great service and a huge range of beers and fantastic atmosphere. A must when visiting Keswick

Amazing ...Amazing choice of beers Need to go back and try more

A choice of beer to make your head hurt🥺. A great atmosphere and great staff.

Great local bar with live music, they have a wide selection of beers and ciders so something for everyone.

Nice little quirky real ale pub. Lots to choose from. Staff were great, really friendly. Quite expensive ales. Very few people in there, in fact on both occasions we visited we were the only ones. I feel they just need to find the right price range, especially when there is a witherspoons opposite. Nice place to visit though.

Canny quick visit to the Crafty Baa this week - beer and service was good and music was great. Quirky little spot to visit - had just opened so quiet when we visited so expect buzzing later x

Absolutely top notch beer and good. Highly recommended.

Today Went To Crafty Baa In Keswick, And After Ordering Our Somewhat Overpriced Drinks, As A Somewhat Seasoned Vodka And Coke Drinker, I Was Even More Astonished That My DOUBLE Vodka Was SO OBVIOUSLY From A Watered Down Bottle Behind The Bar, And Definitely Not The Quality I Would Have Expected. Then Rang To Inform Them, And Got Some Old Rubbish Response, But Sorry To Say Mrs Manager, I Know What I Know! And You REALLY DO Need To Improve This So Obvious Issue!

Nicely decorated and dog friendly. We didn't eat but the food looked and smelled really good. The crafty lager is good, as well as the fruit ciders but I felt the refrigerated bottles/cans were a bit overpriced from what you can buy in the supermarkets.

I need to book a few days in Keswick to leave this place, full of the joys of alcohol and food 😊

Went for the Open Mic on Thursday. Great atmosphere, lovely place, fantastic staff, excellent host.

Great beer served in a great atmosphere!

Love this place, without fail every visit to Keswick must have this bar on the agenda. Great choice of Ales both local and across the UK.

Great little bar In centre of keswick good act's on during week and weekend prices are expensive for drinks tho but seems to keep the rift raft out

Brilliant little craft ale bar. Very freindly staff. Lots to choose from. The pub was very coolly decorated. Good atmosphere. Highy recomended.

Decided to go here for food, but on arrival no member of staff greeted us. Wasn't sure if we was to help ourselves to a table or wait to be seated. After hanging about like a couple of spare parts we decided to sit. There was no menu at our table either. Couple members of staff were at the bar chatting. Waited a bit more to get some service but no. We ended up leaving and looked for somewhere else to eat. Sorry but if staff don't even acknowledge customers you're certainly not getting a penny from me. Shame, as the decor inside looks amazing.

Fantastic bar in the centre of Keswick and dog-friendly.

Loved this place! Really quirky, great atmosphere and the choice of drinks was just crazy- definitely something for everyone!

Normally love the crafty bar and visit regularly in Windermere especially for food and drinks. However today in Keswick we had a 5% ipa and a double house gin and tonic for £18.. so not cheap! The gin was served with pump tonic that was watery and not pleasant. This was raised at the bar and nothing was done to remedy it. Sad as love the place and have had many great visits but Will be reluctant to go back. 3 star given as average... today 1 star on most other occasions 4 stars.

Love this pub, loads to look at all over walls and ceilings, great chalk/games board for kids and adults ! Anita and Jean are great assets to the place, great for a chat and a laugh. My favourite frozen glass lager, the best. Amazing selection of unusual beers. We always pop in and recommend to friends. Wish they would restock the T-shirts , wanted one for ages. Be back soon.

Amazing beer selection, fantastic service, very friendly and knowledgeable staff, good atmosphere, free snacks with every beer.

A superb find! A unique experience great atmosphere, friendly people and the music was good to

Nice place to have a distinctive beer, many to offer. Prices vary depending on the 100 or so on offer, if you can't find one you like your too fussy 😜

Great service from very amenable

Warm, knowledgeable and welcoming staff, spoilt for choice re drinks. Very quirky pub! Do not miss! Just watch the price £8.00 for there own beer.

Really enjoyed it in here the flat ciders are very good and the place is very interesting

Visited for a talent night. 5 teenagers performing very well. Beer was ok. But a card only policy was very disappointing and annoying. Didn't eat.

Nice and quirky, dogs welcome great pint.

Great place... Glad we found it... 😝

Visited here with our dog. Staff were very friendly and loved our dog, Spyder. He was offered many biscuits. Great selection of beers and loads of quirky seating areas. We will be back next time we visit Keswick.

Fantastic beer and cider selection, with music and food. What's not to love!

Jean was the best barwoman I've ever met. Excellent service and amazing beer selection!