The Farmer's Arms in Allerdale

We found the Farmers Arms to be the very essence of the small village pub - it's not trying to be a Bistro or a Wine Bar and nor should it. We received a cheery welcome, good beer and honest, value for money pub food (we enjoyed the fish and chips). If you are staying in the village or nearby give it a try and help save an endangered species - the village pub!

This is easily one of the best pubs I've been to in the Lakes. Cosy pub, great staff & nice food. If you're staying in Portinscale and can't be bothered with the walk into Keswick then you don't need to as this pub has everything you need. We'll definitely be back!

Decided to bring my overseas family here whilst holidaying in Portinscale and what a great little find it was..lovely cosy traditional pub with great service,friendly staff and a good selection of drinks..We booked a table for 5 people and had various dishes including the fish and chips..Lasagne and pies which were all lovely and great value too..We would highly recommend this fab place!!

We ate here on our first night in Keswick. The drinks are good (although they don’t have pineapple juice!!)! There was a good selection of food on the menu and we both chose Steak and Ale Pie- tasted good although the pastry was a little soggy. The veg was al dente. Pleasant atmosphere.

An absolutely great local village pub. Parking to the side - beer garden at rear, though removed from pub & up some steps, table (with umbrella) & a couple of benches at front. We were staying in High Portinscale for a week & naturally tried out the local pub immediately, which was within easy walking distance (even for me with COPD !). Initially we just went in on the first evening, after off loading our stuff at the cottage, for a couple of drinks, but found it very friendly, with good real ales & lagers, so decided to keep on visiting. The staff were very friendly & helpful at all times, especially the young guy who served us on most occassions (sorry mate - didn't get your name) in the afternoon. The menu is standard pub fare - but with a BIG difference - it's homemade (not shipped in frozen by a chain supplier & reheated) - maybe a bit more meat in the steak & ale pie (add a quid to the price - most people wouldn't mind) - otherwise excellent !! Veg perfect (al dente), everything else better than you'd hope for in a villag pub ! Try everything if you're staying in the village - you won't be disappointed ! Only one complaint - there is a step down from the toilets which can be easily missed as the carpet is patterned & blends in with the step -- maybe not a problem usually, but my lady, who's had neurosurgery & has vertigo as a result, nearly fell - I nearly missed it after a few beers lol Maybe putting a very visual (diagonally striped yellow / black) strip across the edge would aid safety. All told, a local pub I'd happily recommend !

Traditional country pub. The menu is much as you might expect but the food was freshly cooked, and I'd happily eat there again. Good portion size. Mid price range - I paid £27+ for a pint, a large glass of wine and the main course - fish and chips at £16.

On holiday in Portinscale so booked the Farmers Arms as it looked good on website. Also helps that person on the phone was friendly and helpful. Very pleased with our meal there; food was lovely and big portions. Service efficient. Good atmosphere in this traditional pub.

A nice traditional pub. Nice staff, nice food. Would certainly return. Very good! My only “gripe” concerns the coldness of the bottled beer. I don’t understand. Brewers make an effort to produce flavoursome beer. Then publicans and bar staff freeze the flavour out by storing bottles in those cold cabinets. Oh well…….

Great food, good beer and a lovely at. All at a very reasonable price. Welcomes dogs and children. Would highly recommend

Pub food was spot on. Great portions and great tasting. We had the Cumberland sausage and gammon which was as good as you will get anywhere. Staff really friendly. What more could you ask for ?

Just got returned from my week's stay in Keswick. I went into this pub on New Year's day, hoping for a drink and some food. Upon entering the pub, I was shocked to the core - the young, bearded barman was grumpy, swearing and just simply unwelcoming. He had called some of the customers (large party?) ar******s for not bringing their glasses to the bar! I understand it was a busy night - however that is not what you expect to hear from a staff member. I would not return here, and would advise people to think twice before visiting, unless you want to be greeted in this way. Such a shame as I have been here before and never experienced anything like this and it was a lovely pub!

This place is a proper old pub, the young chap behind the bar is friendly and helpful, a good pint at reasonable prices , the food is no frills pub grub , lower priced than others in the area and adequate for a feed.

Family run pub which has got it just right👍 Overall excellent food, excellent service and excellent drinks. Six of us ate here on 2 separate occasions all having different meals and every meal spot on. Large portions and excellent value for money. Well done The Farmers Keep up the good work we will definitely be back. Locals also very friendly.

This is a GREAT little pub, friendly staff, patrons and really good food. Highly recommended, specially if you're staying close by in the lakes district.

We walked up for evening meal from the Derwentwater Hotel, glad we did , table was reserved , staff friendly, went to bar after meal and again good service

food lovely, and great bar staff - very friendly - will definitely be back even food for the dog - he loves sausages

A bit rowdy and when my husband went to buy us drinks our glass was picked up by some yokel who put his grubby paws on the rim of my glass and pretended to take a sip. When my husband protested, the bar staff said not any harm done and then charged us twice when Hubby demanded another drink as replacement... We had to go back to get our money refunded. The cheek!! Decided not to eat at the menu looked average.

Friendly country pub on a rainy Sunday eve, great service from the barman/waiter, looking after everyone

What a lovely, traditional pub. Best hunter’s chicken ever! Great staff, great food, generous portions, we’ll probably go back tomorrow.

Stayed in portinscale for two nights and called into the Farmers Arms after a night in Keswick for a nightcap. Friendly barman and good atmosphere so we decided to book a meal in the restaurant for the next night. We had no problem booking a table even though it was busy. We certainly weren't disappointed the food was good, the restaurant was cosy, the barman was pleasant and we enjoyed our night. Special mention has to go to the delicious rhubarb and apple crumble which was amazing. We certainly will return again. Thank you very much.

Brilliant wee pub/ restaurant, walking distance from our hotel , great food , even as a veggie, I had Bean burger which usually fills me with dread 😰 This one was really tasty ( moist tho I hate that word) the chips are fantastic and the onion rings are crisp but soft ( amazing) The guy behind the bar serviced 24 covers whilst also taking orders at the bar , remained calm and friendly. Really enjoyed it here and would recommend ❤️

Great service, Kyle & Max were very accommodating and courteous. Good range of drinks on offer and although a limited menu, food was great :-)

We ate here both nights of our recent Lakes stay, as it was v local to where we were staying. Managed to get a table outside on both nights. With the good weather, pub was busy but made welcome, good service and nice pub food....

Visited 3 times for food and drinks while on holiday. Everything was amazing...huge portions, good choices, tasty food, friendly staff.

Walked to this pub on a lovely evening, for a meal at 6 pm, bought our drinks. We went outside on the top seating area, and it wasn't over busy. Our 2 Hunters Chicken tea's arrived, after about 15 minutes , they were delicious and...

Great pub grub very reasonably priced ! I’d recommend the lasagne! Lovely views from beer garden . Extremely friendly and helpful staff. Well worth a visit . We will def be back !

Great food, good beers, beer garden has lovely views, well worth a visit if in Portinscale, we will be certainly be coming back when in the lakes again.

What a lovely pub in the village of Portinscale. We stayed here for a few days in a lovely B and B and the local pub was a 5 min walk. We ate here 3 evenings as we did on our last visit in April....

We have spent a few days in Portinscale and every night bar one we ate at this lovely pub. Great food. Reasonably priced. Friendly staff. Our second visit to this lovely village this year and the five minute walk to The Farmers Arms was ideal....

Excellent friendly fast service of a delicious meal, from a menu that had plenty to choose from. Worth booking at busy times of the year.

Great charismatic pub both the building and staff who work there. Highly recommend the choice of real ales, the steak and ale pie, the gammon and the music play list! My family and I spent an enjoyable evening here, our dog loved how friendly everyone...

We have been to the Lakes many times and walked past this pub.....its always been closed! To our suprise it was open and we popped in for a drink. The staff were lovely, special shout out to Max and Trinity they couldn't have been more...

Lovely meal, bar staff were excellent. Nice atmosphere, would definitely come here again. Cannot believe the bad reviews people have left. Proper british pub!

Friendly atmosphere with attentive bar staff. Food was pretty decent, I would rate good to very good for the price which was reasonable by todays standards I would certainly come back

Relaxed pub for drinks or food. Lovely beer garden and great service. Whitebait was amazing. Dog and child friendly.

We were staying locally, and went to this pub for a drink and an evening meal. There was a quiz night due to take place that evening, and that was an added bonus. Unfortunately, the kitchen was unexpectedly closed, but we thought we'd stay for...

we looked forward to going to this pub for a meal but sadly they had stopped serving meals they only had one beer on draught and heavy metal music not our cup of tea sadly we just wanted a quite drink so only had the...

Very underwhelming food poorly cooked and very little taste. Batman was very helpful but this didn’t make up for the poor food, it was a shame could be a great local

We were staying just across from The Farmers Arms and had 2 wonderful evening meals here. The staff were so friendly and the food was great pub grub….. the steak pie in particular was amazing. Go hungry as the portions are big! Brilliant value too. Fantastic place!

A proper pub with a good selection of drinking serving traditional pub grub. We all thoroughly enjoyed our meals, amazing value for money.

Very busy Fri tea time when we arrived, seems to be a very popular village pub, allowing dogs in too. Food was good & staff friendly. Think Fri was live music night but we were only in for food as we were passing through.

The pub is nice, the beers are good if not special and the people are very friendly but the meals we ordered gave the impression they were frozen meals cooked in the microwave and reminded us mostly of our school dinners. The kitchen seriously needs to move along with the times.

What a great traditional pub this is serving great beers and good quality pub grub. Staff are really friendly and dogs are welcome as well. Nice area outside to enjoy a drink on a sunny afternoon.

Visited the farmers again today with the family to find it has been taken over by new tennants...and about time! We have previously met the couple who used to work behind the bar and have now taken it over from the car crash tennants of previous..whome had taken it over from the car crash tennants previous to that. Finally a good experience at the Farmers for a change!! Lovely friendly couple. Great food and professional conduct with customer focus to boot. We were also lucky enough to visit during their very enjoyable open mic night. Highly recommended! We shall definitely be returning more oftern from now on.

Great news at the Farmers Arms. New Landlords who we know care about our community and pub. That has been a long time coming. Congratulations Charlie & Tom.

They were busy, but didn’t have to wait too long for the meal to be served, my gammon was very salty and thin!! Chips not the best I have had, others had better food as they had different to me, didn’t bother with the dessert course, apparently there reviews are varying from time to time

The Pub was closed at 9pm, doors locked! Six customers outside but the landlord gestured with a throat slash, saying "Closed"

Disappointed to find that at the time of our visit they weren't serving food. check before you visit,

We were staying right next to The Farmers Arms and so we were keen to pop and give it a try. Recently taken over, the new owners have had some real curve balls come there way with staffing problems and flooding of the area whilst we were there. Despite this they're really trying to create a great atmosphere for both locals and tourists. We had some good food and a few drinks and there's music you can choose from via a great record collection, played on a turntable. We would definitely visit again and we wish the new owners lots of success. Pop in and give them your support.

Booked table for four, evening meal, told them we had two dogs. All fine. Arrived to loud music which distressed the dogs and other dogs in the eating area. Food was lukewarm or cold - frozen chips, peas, undercooked carrots and broccoli, steak pie good but cold. Limited wine list. No fish on menu except for scampi. But worst of all was the music which was turned up again to loud at a customer's request. In the end we told the barman we couldn't hear ourselves speaking and he complied with request to keep the music down. Couldn't wait to leave. Not to be recommended unless you like loud music while you eat. Very disappointed.