The Factory Tap in South Lakeland

Great atmosphere, staff were friendly and great selection of drinks. We went on a night when Marra were serving pizzas and they were amazing.

Cracking pub with an excellent selection of well kept local ales and two excellent beer gardens. You can tell it’s run by people who really care. Always make sure I make a beeline for this place when I’m in Kendal!

Big outside space. Lovely beer just right for a summer evening

Fantastic pub. Well looked after cask ales, great selection, staff know their ales and their customers. Really lovely place!!!

Always love it here,great beer,friendly staff and decent crowd,outdoor area extended so loads of room for an outdoor beer in the sun

Great place, good beer, loads of atmosphere and visiting food trucks

All fantastic especially as the company was the best ever. The service was amazing bar one man who made a cocky and rather loud noise regarding smoking area~ fair enough absolutely if it was done well and with grace and not a jobsworth power trip. Fantastic bar staff particularly a young man who couldn’t do enough to help. Lovely atmosphere and we have decided to make it a monthly occurrence for our girls ~ look out 🫶🏼🌅💥✨🎵🎉🩷🎶

A fantastic tap house, looks great and benefits from being in Kendal over the road from the river. On arrival there is outdoor seating at the front entrance set back from the main road so not disturbed by traffic, inside the bar looks great and the ale is top class and priced at £4 per pint, the rear has an enclosed beer garden which is quite a good size. In summary the best watering hole in Kendal.

A great place to visit on a sunny afternoon.

Great atmosphere and great beer at a very reasonable price 👍

Great place for ale drinkers and staff very knowledgeable about the beers

Great choice of drinks, always something new and delicious to try. Great atmosphere, one of the best bars in town.

Relaxing late afternoon drinks in the sunshine

Great place excellent beer and wine selection

Great pizzas from a van outside the pub on Friday and Tuesday from 5pm. Lots of first class beers to choose from, my favourite is Jarl from Scotland. 9pm closing may be a problem for some. Staff are brilliant and dogs are most welcome especially if Ronnie is there

Great place to have a drink and enjoy sitting outside

Came across this little place after a walk. Good coffee

Had a beer. Can be a bit pricey for some specialist beers, £7 but mine was £4..50 a pint so no complaints .

Great setting and friendly staff. Always full of nice people happy to have a chat. We have the best nights here as a couple or with friends.

Fantastic drinks, amazing pizza and super staff!! Only down side was the early closing time.

Great place to appreciate good real ale .

Such a convivial atmosphere in here with both the bar staff and the regulars I didn’t find time to take any other photos. The beer was superb, the brisk walk back to the 🚂 station was 10 minutes.

Have been here several times. Last time I went a quiz night was on. Good atmosphere and friendly staff. Dog friendly too

Great ales selection and brilliant service 👌🏼

Excellent pub whether for well-kept craft ales or great street food. The Korean salty fried chicken from the van out front is simply sensational for taste and value. A really innovative approach.

Great choice of beers, friendly and attentive staff, love the feel and atmosphere of this place. Plenty of outdoor seating when the weather's good; warm and cosy inside when it's not. Always head here first when we're down in Kendal. Love it!

Great real ale and lovely to visit

Great place to sample bowness Bay ales,

A friendly pub, with fantastic real ales.

Nice place but craft beer do me a favour.

Great bar with fantastic choice of ales

Nipped in for a coffee on my way past but they don’t do hot drinks

Best Pizzas ever. Great inexpensive food and good organic wine and beers. I would highly recommend

Felt very at ease here could have stayed all night it's just one of those places😀

Love The Tap. Great place to meet friends, lovely atmosphere and wide selection of beverages available (would like to see more non alcoholic beer and wine choices though).

A delightful place. The decor is simple, but fun. It is imbued with the murmur of conversation, the clunk of beer mugs, the gentle swish of the taps being pulled to fill the glasses. I don't live near here - but I shall be back!

Very busy , great place to drink and the pizza was good

Good selection of real ales and extremely friendly welcome

If not for problems getting served and over ficus covid rubbish this pub would have got 5 stars This pub brews good real ale This pub has excelent drinking facilities both indoors and out side beer gardens Friendly staff and polite clientele When in kendal a must to visit if like good real ales Monday 28th August 2023 I visited again this Essential visit gor real ale drinkers when in the quaint town of Kendal It's not changed at all in 3 years since last here fantastic staff and owners great drinking areas in and outside this pub Friendly and peacefull local following Food looked good and did not eat, though reason ale today priority👍 The ales on in here were so different from the norm Well done all involved😁😁😁

Bière excellente , personnel très sympathique , cool , on y est bien .

Had a pizza from the visiting pizza van. Very nice selection of beer.

We had smokey pikes food that was set up outside,excellent food,excellent atmosphere

Comfy quirky pub, pleasant atmosphere, can get busy but has outside seating/standing at the front and a beer garden behind. Decent beers for me.

Not given any stars for food because i haven't tried it, however the quality and choice of beers are second to none.

Good atmosphere with a good selection of ales,. Table service still in operation inside although there is loads of tables and space outdoors if the weathers ok. They have guest outdoor caterers mainly at weekends which you can eat inside if you want. Highly recommend a visit if you have not already tried it. Update, table service is no longer being operated. Everything else remains the same, including the interesting quirky variations of seating and tables. Update, November 22, still a great atmosphere & I understand the owner Ronnie has put a planning application in for a second premises nearer the Town centre. However there is still a problem with the amount of toilets, only 3 single spaces 1 each labeled ladies, gents & disabled. This clearly is not enough when you consider the amount of patrons during busy periods, can be well in excess of 100, which of course causes long waits to relieve onesself.

Love this place, so welcoming and ideal for a catch up after work. Fab pizzas too from the van x 😀

Called in for a few pints last friday and saturday good ale nice sun trap at the back beer garden plus another at the front not sure if food is served i didnt see any and didnt get any so cant comment.

Well organised bar with good outside seating. Pleasant staff and a good choice of drinks

Great ale house with good changing beer selection. Fabulous atmosphere

Great spot, lovely building and a real suntrap of a beer garden. Fabulous selection of cask and craft beers with great service 👌 😀

Great pub, great service and great beer

Relaxed and yotally peacefull atmosphere.

Fantastic selection of beers & ciders all from local breweries. Nice atmosphere & friendly staff.

Called in at Kendal for some eats. Google was showing the tap with good reviews and it wasn't wrong. Loads of parking, dog friendly, helpful staff and 6 plus ales on the bar. Had a stonking ipa brewed next door. And the pizzas made from a trailer outside were some of the most flavoursome I've has since Vesuvio of Clitheroe. All in, a lovely pub that's got us wondering what else does Kendal have to offer!

Nice place to sample some nice beers. Sat in courtyard at the back.

Nice atmosphere but not as many beers as I would have expected for a tap.

Friendly amd great selection of beers.

Just popped in for a quick pint, but got tempted by the pizzas being made in the van outside (Tuesdays and Fridays I think). They bring them into the bar for you. Utterly delicious, one of the best pizzas I've ever had! HIGHLY recommended.

Great atmosphere although can get a bit too noisy. Sometimes this adds to the atmosphere. Easy parking, great ales, and food available to order. Nice decor with a mix of curious and industrial. Some well-recycled items are in use. The beer was chilled to perfection!

Beer was good, especially at £7.50 a pint!

Wonderful place. Very inviting, brilliant atmosphere, the selection of beers can change, but on the whole, very good. Supported well by outside food stalls and Castle Mills Kitchen.

Great place for an ale. Food available. Very tasty. Well worth a visit.

Fantastic. Great selection and absolutely lovely inside (and out!), Definitely worth a pint if you're in Kendal.

A great pub, with an ever changing line up of both cask & craft ales. Usually you will find something here to suite your taste & mostly of local origin. I visited on a Thurs evening, which was fairly quiet early on, but it can get very busy later (7pm ish) Friendly staff & clean toilets, not much more you to ask for really.

Cracking little quirky real ale pub. Pizza on a Friday is always spot on.

Brilliant busy bar a good choice of beers. Will definitely go back on our return to Kendal

Pleasant experience, nice atmosphere but on the pricey side

Very busy Good selection of reals ales Comfy seats

Brilliant venue, great staff, atmosphere and beers!!

Friendly with good selection of Beers

Les and the gang always welcoming with an excellent selection of ales.

Awesome little pub with a unique and cool style. Great staff and amazing food too. I believe they sell hot dogs in a van outside but the weather during my visit forced them to serve the food inside the pub. My visit here was great 👍🏻

Nice little local bar... Had pizzas on Tuesday from a pop-up kiosk...

Great pub, excellent selection of drinks and a good atmosphere. Have a pizza van on twice a week too and it's delicious!!

Friendly staff and wonderful location, especially the garden in the back!

Good selection of beers, friendly and knowledgeable staff

Love this bar and the staff are awesome deffo worth a visit if you're in Kendal.

Friendly staff. Nice beer garden. Quaint decor.

Little gem. Great ale and cocktails, staff is very friendly and most importantly it's dog friendly. Free parking is available for the designated drivers :)

One of our favourite places to visit in kendal for a chilled out drink. Only a couple of minutes walk out of town its in a fantastic location. Really friendly staff, warm welcoming atmosphere with plenty of food events on a Tuesday or Saturday to make it a evening or afternoon out.

Great little gem set back slightly out of the way great ales, staff are amazingly friendly. Welcoming atmosphere. Also really tasty crisps 😂

Excellent. Friendly bar staff. Nice garden. Really good selection of beers. Impressive.

Friendly pub. Was lovely to sit in the garden and soak up the sun

Really lovely place. Staff were super friendly and the beer well kept. The back garden was a fab sun trap to sit and while the hours away. Highly recommend.

Good beer good food good service excellent company 🙂

Great beer gardens front and back. Friendly staff.

A very pleasant friendly place with some very decent beers at reasonable prices.

A gem of a bar serving great beers in a re-purposed industrial building.

Lovely hidden gem of a pub, just off the riverbank

Decent ales at reasonable prices and the beer garden is lovely, I'll be back again and again

Great selection of beers. Frequent pop-up food stalls. Supporting local breweries and businesses. Excellent vibe.

Have to get there early on a sunny day as all seats outside fill up quickly. Great addition of selling food on a Saturday evening

Great atmosphere and an excellent range of local and regional beers and spirits. Particularly liked Wolftown Gin. Their signature gin is pretty unique and their new citrus gin went down very well and is a great summer choice for a G&T.

Everything I want for a pub. The beer selection, atmosphere and the whole feel of the pub was great . Didn't get to try the food from the food truck , but it looked delicious

Great place with a good selection of ales. Forgot how expensive the Lakes is though for beer. This was not as bad as some. Staff were pleasant and chatty. Lovely beer garden too. Recommended other pubs to visit which makes a welcome change.

Excellent selection of quality real ales in a friendly relaxed setting.

Great spot, friendly staff, good food van!

Had a lovely flavoursome IPA £6.50 worth every penny fabulous place great staff .

Delicious and well kept beer, furnished with character, and very attentive and polite staff. Plenty of outdoor space, and extremely dog friendly. Regular guest street food vendors are a fantastic addition also.

Really liked it, I assume it's quite new as haven't seen before but a nice, modern pub/bar. Fog friendly and pizzas were amazing.