The Lowther Arms Country Inn in Carlisle

Was spending the w/e in Cumwhinton at a dog agility competition and needed to refill on vittles. Saw this fantastic pub from the main road so wandered down. Opens (Sat) at 5pm, check website for other opening times. Great menu and specials board, all reasonably priced. My partner chose the fish pie, with root mash, veg and sml crusty baguette and I plumped for the steak and ale pie. Both were beyond delicious. 2 drinks and 2 mains, £35 Would definitely visit again and would not hesitate in recommending. Has a small car park, and beer garden.

What a beautiful little pub. Warm, welcoming and a perfect representation of a country village pub. Situated in the quaint village of Cumwhinton, the Lowther Arms provides, food, drink and accommodation.. from locally brewed ales to hand selected wines there is no shortage of choice, coupled with the most beautiful home cooked food at exceptional value. The Lowther Arms gets full marks from me. The pub itself showcases beautiful bare sandstone walls, decorated with pictures and ornaments of old, highlighting its history and its place within the village. Dark woods, soft lighting and mellow music sets the atmosphere for a warm and relaxing experience. The staff are polite and very attentive, making sure your needs are catered for. The pub is subtly arranged into two halves; a more romantic side for dining and quiet conversation and a social side that's filled with laughter. A box to tick for any occasion. For me, the Lowther Arms main attraction is its beautiful home cooked food. With a varying specials board, week by week to highlight the chefs passion for cooking and experience in the kitchen. I strayed from the popular Sunday dinner this evening and chose the Tuna steak with mango salsa which was simply Exceptional! The salsa was so perfectly balanced with sweet and sour flavours I could have eaten it on its own and been content. Truly. The Tuna was incredible, so fresh and flavoursome and cooked just to my liking. Flawless. Thank you for the perfect evening and the perfect meal for me and my family. We'll definitely be back for more. Well done!

Been multiple times, best Sunday dinner ever!👍🏿 Service, food all 100%, cannot praise the place any higher. Landlord and staff exemplary and backed up with a beautiful meal. Would recommend to anyone

Our local, the best pub around for a lovely quiet meal. Every meal we have had has been delicious. Well worth a visit if you are in the area.

A fantastic place to go for Sunday dinner, the beef was cooked to perfection and lots of options for Gluten Free requirements. Really friendly helpful staff and warm welcoming atmosphere. We will definitely be returning

Amazing home made food! Plenty of gluten free choices and an accommodating chef! Warm and welcoming and all round delicious food and place to sit and chill.

Stayed overnight for a meet up with friends, comfortable clean room with complimentary bottles of water, tea, coffee & biscuits, great breakfast & nice meal in the pub the night before, plenty of parking spaces, a lovely little pub!

Excellent food and service in a beautifully decorated pub , really enjoyable, calm atmosphere and we all had a lovely meal. Can’t wait to go back. Decent portions too unlike a lot of places these days that leave you hungry going home!

Food was home - cooked and fresh. Traditional country pub and good service. Varied menu. Having moved to the area recently we visited today and really enjoyed it. We will be back again.

Went for a date with my partner and it was lovely. Food tasted good and fast service. Burgers are 10/10

I was fortunate enough to stay at the his gorgeous pub for 2 nights . The room was amazing, the breakfast was awesome . I had a full English the first morning and the second morning I had toast served with a variety of jams . Cereal with yoghurt and a pot of coffee . I had dinner both nights and couldn't fault the meals . Seafood crumble was soooo good as was the scampi . The garden was so beautiful with all the flowers in bloom . Pots and pots of them . The atmosphere in the pub was sooo English . The pub also caters for travellers in motorhomes . Park for free as long as they buy a meal . Thanks Eric .

I love that the food is delicious but also there is choice for me ( vegan) and my partner who isn’t . It’s lovely to be able to go out for a pub meal and not have the usual lack of choice . The environment is lovely too . I’d recommend for anyone .

Appalling meal served by reluctant, miserable staff. Disappointed as last year we had decent burgers. This year we tried other items from the menu (not the specials). Food appeared at 6.30 (they open at 6) so was obviously microwaved. The chicken was stringy and dry, despite a sauce, so I suspect was a warmed lunch. Time to try somewhere else, I think.

Four of us visited recently as we used to be locals a long time ago. The food was excellent. The medallions of beef was soooo tasty and I had a bite of the fish pie, which that was lovely too. Great little pub with a nice atmosphere. The young lady that served us was friendly too. We liked the "old" music in the back ground. Would highly recommend if you are in the area

Had a lovely family meal . There was 9 of us and all meals came at the same time all hot. The food was delicious proper home cooked food. The service was quick and it was a relaxing environment. The chicken tortilla soup was really nice .all 9 of us had no complaints

Went here for a meal with family and kids, can’t praise them highly enough for how they treated us. We’re initially sat at a table then we were asked if we would like to move to the benches as it would be better for the kids. Staff were brilliant throughout the evening. And food was very good too.

Lovely looking pub inside and out, good selection of draught could be better with some premium brands but pints are good. The issue with this pub is the over priced food for the quality that is served and there is no atmosphere with old music being served (Tom Jones Deliliah etc) and the staff show no interest in you unless you live in the village and have been going there for years. Very unwelcoming. Lovely beer garden and potential to be great if the staff can be friendly and improve the quality of food in offer.

Regular Sunday meal here. Absolutely first class food, good value . Great menu for everyone’s tastes . Includes a good selection of vegetarian and vegan food. Lovely pub , nice environment and very friendly staff.

Had a delicious lunch. Good range of GF options too. The kids loved their meals and I had the best rice pudding I have ever tasted. Worth a visit for sure!

Two of us were starting an ultra-marathon from Carlisle Castle at 07.15 on a Saturday in June. We were late in organising ourselves and accom was tight in the area. We eventually found vacancies at the Lowther Arms, just over 3-miles from our start point. We booked 2 x rooms and travelled up on the Friday. We were slightly on edge due to there being a virtually non-existent /antiquated website and through a couple of brusque 'phone conversations with the landlord. However, as soon as we arrived after travelling all day, the landlord could not have been more helpful. In short, he cooked us a delightful evening meal, even though we had missed their food serving times, and offered to get up and cook us a full English (which was top notch !) at 06.00 the next morning so that we could get away in plenty of time for our race start. As we were not due to make our way back from our finish line at Newcastle until the Monday, he even offered for us to park our car around at his own home for extra safety. Our rooms were exceptionally clean and cozy and the landlord also sorted our taxi for first thing Saturday morning. A true hidden gem of a country inn that I will certainly look out for on any future road trips up North. It was only a shame that we couldn't stay for a couple of pints of decent ale and a craic !

Dined here Sunday evening, mid October. Plenty of choice on the specials board, Portobello Steak was magical, and the service from the lady was great. A lovely pub would recommend. It’s sad to see that some diners do not know the new mask regulations for restaurants that have been in place for 3 weeks now.

I have been to the lowther arms many times and the food has always been good, a nice cozy little pub with plenty of choice. We were out celebrating my grandmas birthday and my aunty had just been given the all clear from cancer..We opened the door and instead of being greeted with a friendly hello, the woman snapped have you got your masks!! We didn't have masks as we were under the impression you didnt need them when dining out ..? This has maybe changed she then proceeded to give us some blue toilet roll if we needed to walk about the pub! We asked about the specials and again she snapped there round that corner! We asked if we could sit round by the fire as my grandma was cold and we were told no its just a light on the fire its nicer round here (opposite the toilets) her attitude was that she did NOT want to be working!! I wanted to leave and go somewhere else I was so annoyed with her but we didnt want to cause a scene as we were out to celebrate. At this point I'd had enough of being spoken to like kids and decided we were going to move tables and sit were we wanted to sit. We were handed a pen and asked to complete our details name phone number etc.. my partner tried to make a joke with her about the pen being sterile as she had made such a scene the whole night, this didnt go down well. Safe to say the night was awful, no atmosphere, no music. Felt like 5 naughty children being told off constantly... and the food was totally average. There was a puddle of water on our plates off the cabbage and carrots. The staff in the lowther arms were always helpful and warm this unfortunately wasnt the case last night. I understand these are worrying times for everyone and businesses are struggling but we are all in the same boat. It's safe to say I wont be back Joe would I recommend this once lovley little pub to anyone else.

Early September...I’m giving 5 stars because the food is fabulous and the pub is beautiful. We always visit when in Carlisle for the weekend,the chef’s specials board always has an array of great home cooked dishes. The staff are very pleasant (this does NOT include the miserable, obnoxious manager). On this visit the food was delicious again but the COVID precautions were NON EXISTENT. Manager seating people too close together. No hand sanitizer in the lavatories only at the entrance to the pub. We’ll definitely be back but not until it’s safe to do so.

Service was quick and good at start but while eating not one member of staff came over to ask if everything ok ,,was not the best steaks anyone of us had very dry ,,and frozen chips and veg ,,one of our party of 6 couldn’t eat the steak as tasted off ,,when came to collect plates not one mention of was everything ok with a steak left !! as went to pay things should have been handle different.................. manager came outside saying steak wasn’t off as he tasted it he did not want to hear what we said also he said you won’t listen to what I have to say so what is the point very rude ,we were the ones not making any fuss over the steak and willing to pay!! During paying last minute they remember COVID track n trace asked for phone number jotted down on piece of paper all other restaurant asked when entered building !!!!

A friend and I "popped" in for lunch recently.Great choice on menu and some delicious dishes on "specials board".This pub has a great atmosphere, staff always greet you with a warm welcome.Food is very well cooked and presented, one of my favourite places to eat.

Went for father-in-law’s 98th birthday. Staff were incredibly helpful in accommodating his needs. Good variety of food both on menu and specials board. We brought a birthday cake for him and the staff were more than happy to provide plates and cutler, despite it meaning we didn’t buy deserts.We will be back for the 99th!

Beautiful pub and gorgeous garden. The food was delicious. The staffs were friendly and welcoming. We enjoyed our dinner here.

This was an overnight stop on our way to Scotland and we felt that it had been a good choice. The rooms were tastefully decorated, spotlessly clean and well appointed. .We ate in the busy bar and chose one of the daily specials which was delicious. A mix of salmon, prawns and trout in a light source with a crunchy topping, served with crisp, light chips and fresh vegetables. Breakfast was freshly cooked to order and with a reasonable choice.I would recommend this country pub.

I visited here with my mum and her husband for lunch on a Sunday. I've never been before. My mum told me how popular this place was so I was looking forward to trying it. There is dedicated parking. It's not a massive car park but a decent size and the village isn't permit parking so I'm sure you could easily find somewhere else to park if necessary. There is a cute little beer garden with picnic tables out the front. Inside, the pub is a typical country pub. We had reserved a table but if we hadn't, I don't think we'd have gotten a table as it was full for most of the time we were in there. The young girl behind the bar was very friendly when we got our drinks.I ordered a prawn salad. My family ordered roasts. My prawn salad was a good size. The salad itself wasn't anything special (lots of lettuce with a few other bits) but there was a decent amount of prawns. I am SO glad I didn't get a roast. Aside from the meat, you got vegetables, mash and new potatoes that were scrubbed completely clean. Honestly, the plate looked like a Wiltshire Foods meal (old people's meals on wheels service). Now, the entire pub's diners were all pensioner age so maybe that's why it's so popular. But for anyone who enjoys eating out regularly and likes food with flavour, this isn't the place to go. As well as catering for pensioners, the whole experience felt like a day trip to a care home. Elderly people were coming in and loudly complaining that 'non-locals' were sat on 'their' tables. People bringing in their own glasses to use. People huffing they weren't sat next to their usual friends. All very odd. It was a warm day when we visited. Disappointingly, a group of male youths came in without tops on and weren't told to get dressed. When we left, they were also sat on the picnic tables with their feet on the benches, smoking and being very loud. Still topless. If the food was priced to reflect the flavourless, pensioners favourite type food, I'd have given it an extra star. But it was priced like a gastro pub without the taste nor presentation. I really don't know why this place is so popular.

Stayed here one night bed and breakfast and ate in the bar for dinner.Bed and Breakfast at £69 was very good value room was quite acceptable and breakfast cooked fresh to order was excellent.Evening meal was similarly good value and tasty. Not sure how the barmaid kept the bar going and served all the food on her own but she did without any apparent problem.

We’ve visited this old Worldly pub a few times and haven’t been disappointed always a friendly greeting and with great choice of meals and a good choice of beers and wines by glass or bottle booking in advance is a must as can get very busy especially at weekends it’s very easy to get to from the M6 south or northbound just come of at Jc 42and follow the signs for Cumwhinton which is only 3/4 of a mile from motorway we will certainly be paying another visit spot on

Beautiful Sunday lunch, and the beef is cooked to perfection, my friends also really enjoyed it, it was really busy and the service was so good we were in and out within the hour which was perfect for us, will definitely be back, great little pub 5 stars

We have been here many times never eva had a bad meal will have many more visits friendly staff great food alway hot and fresh 5*

Bad cloudy Jennings ale. Poor selection of drinks. Terrible chips that’d been refied too many times All the food going to adjacent tables was served too quickly. Microwave possibly ?

Lovely pub and nice food served promptly and well cooked. Unfortunately the young lad and lass who were working barely cracked a smile between them and made a few mistakes too. They were also far too slow. I understand it's difficult to get good staff but surely some customer service training wouldn't be difficult? They let the place down.

Been here a few times whilst shopping in Carlisle we always call in the Lowther arms on the way home, it's a beautiful place to eat out, the food is as good as it gets as far as bar meals go and the ale is great too, the service is really efficient and it's very affordable too especially with the large plate full you always get, it's a little gem this place we love it and we most definitely will be visiting again in the non too distant future, great pub and great food we would highly recommend...

i used to work here. most meals are bought in. or cooked and frozen. even the lunch time chicken baguettes are cooked in water and frozen to be reheated. roast beef isnt roast, its cooked in water and reheated in a steamer the next 2 days. tips are used to pay many of the staff wages, this is the reason the staff dont care on all the latest reviews, because they never see the rewards for good service.

We visited for a meal, as we do regularly. Food as always was superb, never disappoints. Staff not so good, not very welcoming which is such a shame as it’s a lovely pub with great food.

Just stopped by on the off chance, quiet Friday evening so got a table. Food excellent but staff very 'dour'. Also the cutlery was sorted right behind my chair which made an awful noise, and staff kept coming back to do it, wouldn't sit there again ! Would definitely recommend it for the food, but not atmosphere.

Came accross this lovely little pub by chance as we had driven down from Edinburgh. We both had a roast beef sunday dinner. Meat was melt in your mouth. Was like a home cooked meal. Loved it. We will be back 😁😁😁.

Come hungry because the food is good and the portions are large. We had a family lunch and we really enjoyed this cute country pub meal it was perfect for our last meal in the area.

Really good food, pretty pub inside and out but I found the staff a little bit dry. Not rude, just not overly friendly. Will go again if I’m in the area though :)

Visited here on Saturday afternoon for lunch.

Lovely looking pub and very well kept​, great beer garden and a decent pint. Food is decent but not great. There's enough selection for if you visit little but not often although there is a good specials board which changes daily. The real issue here is the staff as they are very unfriendly unless you live local which is a massive shame as the atmosphere is massively impacted. If they showed an interest in all customers this would make a massive impact as the service although not rude is certainly not friendly and definitely unwelcoming. Also, the same music here is also always on so it's easy to get sick of the same Tom Jones song on okay everytime we visit. The only reason we do visit is because it's our local and convenient. Massive shame as if the staff were friendly and the pub had a bit of atmosphere it would be one of the best around.

Went here last night, Best Steak I have had in years, cooked to perfection! Two very clean plates and room only for one pudding ( also excellent) will most definitely be back! Lovely traditional country pub. Fantastic!

All the meals were very disappointing especially the mixed grill, the only meal without complaint was the scampi. Would not eat here again

Lovely pub, lovely food, drink selection average for example you couldn't get a pint of Guinness, John Smiths or a premium lager (they serve Fosters). The drinks you can get past, the food is consistently tasty, the downside is the staff are consistently unfriendly as in they never great you (it's very robotic) and certainly don't show an interest in you. As a previous review says a smile goes a long way and whilst the food is good, surroundings good (bar the same music on everytime which could change for better) the place has so much potential but the unfriendly service unfortunately let's it down as the staff aren't welcoming.

We have visited at lunchtime on a few occasions recently. The pub is accessible for those with mobility difficulties - especially if you park at the front of the building.

Had 3 excellent courses. Good choices on the specials board and excellent choices on menu. All 3 courses were excellent and served in good time. Service was excellent. Great value for money in an old tradional pub surroundings. Would certainly come again.

Went for lunch over the New Year period and enjoyed the food which had plenty of choice on menu and also on specials board. Our party chose many different main courses including roast beef and sirloin steak which were both greeted with approval. The scampi and beef special were ok but a bit dry and overcooked. The table was a bit cramped for 5 people but the table service was prompt an d efficient. A few smiles from bar staff and a bit more of a welcome would help and move rating up from average

What a lovely surprise! Purely by chance we stopped here for lunch one frosty lunch time in d December.

The food here I found to be nice and reasonably priced, standard country pub food. The pub is decorated in a traditional fashion and the toilets are immaculate.

Cenamos aquí mientras se aloja en la Premier Inn. Me alegro tanto de haberlo hecho. La ubicación es genial, el pub es un típico país inglés con masas de plantas en macetas en el exterior. El aparcamiento es un poco estrecho, pero bien. Dentro de la acogida es cálida. Una buena selección de cervezas de barril y un excelente menú. El servicio es rápido y la comida es perfectamente preparado. El bistec era perfecto y el pescado bateó estaba preparado a la punta con un buen pescado empanada crujiente y esponjosa por dentro. Estábamos demasiado lleno para pasteles!

Called here yesterday with my boyfriend.. lovely outside area, traditional interior, the bar/waitress was not massively friendly really, however we ordered food and sat outside, the food was fairly quick as we ordered Greek lamb and a mixed grill which obviously has lots of components.. the lamb was tasty but a little well done for me, a kleftiko style lamb should be melt in the mouth as it would be cooked low and slow and mostly all of the mixed grill was tasty apart from the steak which my boyfriend described as tasting old!! We were asked once through the meal if all was ok and we left before our plates were cleared even though we had drinks to finish ...very average and wouldn't be drawn back there!!

Hace un año de comida familiar para cumpleaños y tenía una lasaña que encontré en una hoja de plástico. Decidí darles una segunda oportunidad, ya que había sido un año o más. Torta de carne y patatas, cortar la orden en mi pastel a que...

Pasé un par de noches en este precioso país. Estaba muy bien decorada y nada era demasiado problema para nuestro anfitrión, Eric. Cenamos 3 veces y la comida era excelente - Felicitaciones al chef. Los desayunos eran muy importantes y, de nuevo, muy bueno, de...

Este es otro de reunión familiar como nos gusta encontrarnos con nuestra familia hacia el norte cuando visite! Buscamos lugares diferentes y este era sugerido por nuestra sobrina como marcando la mayoría de las cajas! Era fácil de encontrar tiene un pequeño estacionamiento. La zona...

Tenía el almuerzo de los domingos, que era como un viaje atrás en el tiempo. La cena llegó todo en el plato - no hay un plato de verduras. Las patatas asadas fueron terribles, el puré de patatas estaban bien, las zanahorias y el repollo estaba muy preparado. La salsa de manzana era directamente de la botella. El cerdo estaba bien, y los pequeños pedazos de cracklin eran buenas. La carne asada era duro y más preparado. Todo era entonces una salsa abundante ahogados en que más ofrecido casi todo en el plato. En una nota positiva, fue una gran porción. Los postres eran de horror - la compota tarta salió de una caja de cartón en la placa a través de la microonda - la fruta estaba marrón y la pastelería estaba pasada. El flan era de lata. Si no sirven postres mejor que esto, que no debe servir en absoluto. En resumen fue la cantidad más definible más calidad. La cadena de culto son mejores para este tipo de comida de domingo

Fui con mi familia para una comida. Era cálido y acogedor y muy acogedor. El ambiente era perfecto para un Country Inn. Perfecto para los niños. La comida también era delicioso. Muy agradable y volveremos pronto. También una gran relación calidad-precio.

A lovely warm friendly greeting as soon as we stepped over the threshold,made me feel wellcome right from the start,the menu had a nice selection of old favourites and some things we hadn't tried before,the staff were all friendly throughout and made sure we all had what we needed,top class food will certainly be going back

I thought it was a bit quiet for new years however it was doing a brisk trade meal wiseThe menu was a cut above standard pub food with one or two things on the menu that caught the eyeI had the Sirloin steak with some of the best chips I have ever had in an Restaurant - I am very fussy about chips as I cannot fathom why so many places cannot cook a good chip.The Sauce I ordered was Stilton based I would have liked it a bit stronger in taste but that's just memy wife ordered the Pheasant which I don't think grabbed her to much, but to my mind Pheasant is over rated.My son had the biggest Gammon steak I have seen on a plate (probably to big) he seemed to enjoy it with an egg and Pineapple.Decent 3 courses but not spectacular-will go again as I liked the atmosphere and the village pub feel

Party of 3 Excellent service good food Value for money wide range of starters and mains will be back

This is our 'local', and its getting better all the time; Incredible Denver Steak is a 'special' currently; 3 times the physical size of filet, all good meat.. great value. The 'Oyster' stout is excellent alternative to Guinness too; really smooth and tasty. Desserts (Cherry Cheesecake esp) and whole wide-ranging menu, VERY good indeed.

I should visit far more often, quietish early evening, Gammon again, it did not disappoint served by really pleasant waitress , came with egg, mushrooms, onion rings and strangely mashed turnip and then the usual chips, I would maybe prefer peas and more onion and mushrooms rather than turnip, but the meat first class, very enjoyable , nice place to have a meal

Went for a meal with my family. We turned up with more people than we booked for the staff quickly rearranged tables. Excellent food, service and hospitality. Thanks.

Bar/restaurant in a traditional inn (with rooms) just off the M6 near Carlisle so very convenient to break a north/south journey. Good range of dishes on offer, freshly prepared and served by friendly staff. Nice selection of real ales to go with them.

Family birthday. We found the staff pleasant and polite. One was very amusing and witty. They tried to accommodate every request made (even the daft ones). The food was perfect. Tasty, well presented and quick to arrive. Decent size portions at a reasonable price. Couldn't fault.

We live a stones throw from cumwhinton &often eat on family occasions here.the food is first class cooked fresh and using good produce.no mass produced frozen dishes here no gateaux from wholesalers (a trick alot of chains around here use.) Conversation is minimal but food makes up for less than enthusiastic welcome.always busy booking advisable so it proves the point.sunday lunches lovely but hard to choose when special board so inviting.twice recently we took friends elsewhere &wished we had paid the extra &booked here &had food we enjoy instead.

Really enjoyed our meals here while staying in the area for a few days. They offered to tweak the dishes to our personal tastes e.g. Making an alternative sauce for a particular dish, which made eating there really special. The deserts are to die for, my favourite being the sticky toffee pudding. Very friendly and quite busy most nights so there was a good atmosphere.

Menu varied Chef accommodating thoroughly enjoyable Booking advisable on certain nights as very very popular with residents from Carlisle and surrounding area.

This our second visit to this delightful, quaint, busy, country pub and we were not disappointed. We dropped by early evening and were lucky to get the last available table. For our mains, we had Chicken Korma from the specials board, haddock and chips and chicken nuggets from the children's menu. Sweets were delicious too, sticky toffee pudding, rice pudding and chocolate fudge cake! Staff were friendly and polite and we would definitely recommend a visit.

We visited the lowther arms with a group of friends and our children,and the service of the staff was terrible we were looked down on by each member of staff, we ordered our food and they brought the wrong order and this wasnt corrected when we informed them,the kids spilt a drink and we wer given a cloth to clean it up ourselves,we wer never asked once during our meal if everything was ok,this is just a bog standered pub which thinks its better than everywere else and infact its more of a backstreet pub...they look down in people just because everyone doesnt dress in a suit on a hot summers day doesnt mean they are not nice humans we are all human at the end of the day u dont judge a book by its cover...there was no kids facilities and no drinks for kids such as fruit shoot,capri sun etc only cordial and water which when your buyin for children aged 2-5 and you expect to at least have a straw and they couldnt even provide us with this....we eat out at alot of places and we have never once been treated in this manner...we have all good manners as this is the way we were brought up giv respect get respect but in this case they were all for themselves!!!!

Went for Sunday lunch and was so good had to go back for a dinner later in our week's holiday. The Sunday roast beef was great and the pork my wife had was perfect. Our dinner surpassed Sunday and is probably the best steak I've ever had.

We ate here this evening as a family of 4, the food was fantastic with a varied menu and service was excellent, we called in and were lucky to get a table as very busy I think we'll book next time, highly recommended.

This is our local, although we travel a lot and dont dine here very often. The menu is amazing; a very wide range including beef medallions, fillet steak, etc... all at affordable prices. Service excellent.Minor improvements could be: 'large' wine was served in medium glass (although correct volume); much nicer to use large glass half-filled to 250ml. The 'sherry trifle' didnt taste of any sherry, and I couldnt see any sponge either! The dessert spoon provided didnt reach anywhere near the bottom of the narrow 'cocktail-type' glass, and the volume was quite relatively small. Otherwise excellent!

went today for a meal there was 13 of us the meals were quick in coming and were lovley. staff were really helpfull let us go in and put things on table before hand and even let us take a cake so we could all sing happy birthday. would go again and just have a meal. well worth a visit.

This was a "needs must" visit - we needed to be fed and The Lowther did it. They did it rather well as it happens. We chose from the specials board. The food was tasty and well presented and there was enough of it. It was very reasonably priced and enhanced by the old world charm of the pub. So if you are in the area (and particularly if you are staying in the very good B&B nearby), it would make sense to give it a try, especially as the two efficient young women who served us did a brilliant job of making us welcome. Thanks to all.

Went here after being recommended it by another local pub who were fully booked! Was very hungry after having driven 6 hours from Scotland on the way home to Yorkshire! The food came out too quickly to start with . I ordered chicken supreme with veg potatoes and peppercorn sauce! It was clearly all pre cooked and just reheated to order! Chicken dry, sauce average, carots overdone and tasteless, potatoes plain and boring and the other vegetable looked like someone had been sick in my plate. I think it was mashed up cauliflower? Why? But what stopped me in my tracks was the piece of wire mixed in with it! My son cut up his sausage which was dried out in the middle and rock hard! Inedible! Sent the food back and the chefs explanation was it was a bit of the wire wool used to clean the ovens! How it was in my mashed up cauliflower is anyone's guess! And apparently my sons sausages were Richmond ones fried - said as if this was premium sausages cooked to perfection! They were cheap and disgusting and most decent eating places these days serve proper butchers sausages cooked properly not quickly over Fried! It's not hard to do! The apology was half hearted and not sincere! My daughter had not really started on her food so we decided to leave. I had to tell the waitress that I was not paying for the food, just the drinks! Again a pathetic half hearted apology! No wonder the place was empty on a Saturday night! The worst food experience I've ever had!

Visited the Lowther Arms Inn for a meal while staying at a B&B near by..the food was delicious and cook by a very good chef on the premises. Reasonably priced and very well presented .The Inn had a friendly atmosphere ,very cosy and the staff were very pleasant and accommodating.nice to see smiling faces ,it seams very rare these days.Well done Lowther Arms

Nice clean country pub in a small village. It has a pleasant little outside eating and drinking area. Staff were very pleasant and helpful. Very wide ranging menu which made for a pleasant but difficult choice. My wife ordered pork stuffed with sausage and I ordered steak stroganoff . To be honest mine was just OK but my wife said that hers was lacking taste. When she looked at the two slices of pork she believed they weren't made from scratch at the pub but were bought in catering packs as both pieces were too regular in shape. The chips and veg were good although the chips were frozen.However to be fair we discovered that the chef was on holiday a few the manager was standing in for him/her. It could be much better if the chef had been on site.

We had dinner with family! The food was very nice . I had one of the specials , chicken stuffed with creamy cheese rapped in bacon ! Staff were very friendly and helpful .The lamb shank was very popular!

Me and a friend visited here and were pleasantly surprised by the amount of food we got considering the prices are very reasonable for pub grub. It wasn't the highest standard of food but still a good feed and plenty of it!! It's got a good atmosphere and friendly staff.. It became quite busy as we were there so obviously a popular place. Recommended for a cheap pub grub night out

Its been over a year since I was previously here; its far better now than it was. Look at the menu (see pic); there's even a Fillet Steak at £15.50. Perfect service, even though quite busy, and with very varied orders. Children get massive burgers (twice as big as the little ones really need); Brie starter one of the best versions of that, anywhere. Beef medallions brilliant. Parking a bit tight if busy. If they dont answer your phonecall first time, its because they concentrating on service!

Excellent country pub serving excellent food.Only a mile off the motorway, so why not avoid the faceless service station and support local business ?!

My husband and I have been trying to find somewhere within Carlisle that offers proper home made cooked food. The Lowther Arms was recommended to us by a friend and I have got to say it was just what I have been looking for. We both had the steak and ale pie that just melted in your mouth, when my husband ordered the food and began to pay the manager said not to pay until we have eaten and was satisfied with our choice of food, well this is a first and I thought that was very nice of him. We will most definitely be back, so peaceful and just what we want. Thank you

Was a wednesday night, laid back barman/owner/cook had a great personality, it was really quiet but did have a small birthday party in, had the chicken wrapped round black pudding and sausage, it was very nice, followed by ice cream, I only live couple of miles away I will have to visit more often , tasty food £38ish my pal had the fish and said it was really good., nice decor in the pub, very welcoming

Fantastic food steak delicious very tender. Beef fell to pieces when eating. Lovely pub good atmosphere. Staff very helpful and polite. Desserts were lush.

This place should be entered for Britain in Bloom so good are the flower displays. They start serving dinner at 6 pm and, if you are a party or are going at busy times, I would certainly book. We were the second people in so had no trouble getting a table at 6 pm.I had the fish pie with new potatoes, which were full of flavour and cauliflower. Now I don't like cauliflower but the chef must have known, as it was mashed up and was so tasty I'm going to do it this way at home from now on. My husband had the Cumbrian sausage once again (he says you have to try them all while you are in the county then choose the best!). Lots of locals were eating here so we figured it had to be good and it was. Would certainly go again if in the area.

Great choice of food, very friendly and welcoming - staff and other diners! Highly recommend it, as it is also very reasonable and the service is excellent.

the menu is excellent with great variety ,the specials board has a great choice , great selection of drinks and a good wine selection, the staff are friendly and a really good chef.

Our 2nd visit didn't disappoint, (we'd previously been for lunch). Had a lovely evening meal, all food was served freshly cooked and piping hot, good size portions for the price. Rice pudding highly recommended!

The lowther arms is a lovely country pub and food is delicious and resonantly priced. However it's clear that staff have had no training in service. We were told to only sit on 1 of 2 tables for 3 when the pub was practically empty which was slightly annoying that we were squashed around a tiny table. Evening menus were on tables instead of lunch menus and it was only 1pm. I'm not going to go into detail but the waitress was just quite annoying so I doubt we will be returning.

excellent menu for food and drink , great service and good prices , staff and owner very helpful ,this is a excellent eating house that is well worth a visit.

A quiet pub for lunch Food is 'pubby' OK and portions generous and the service is good.A better extractor fan would have stopped my jumper smelling of chips for the next couple of days!

We had a works Christmas night out here and was very impressed by the superb staff/service we received. The fantastic food and very reasonable drinks. Well worth a visit folks.

Our first visit to this pub, the food was simply delicious, the service was impeccable and it was a very good price. Lots to choose from both on the specials board and the standard menu. A good choice of wines, again all fairly priced. Good beer from the pumps too!

Reliably good; especially the Lamb Shank is always excellent, plus all the usual Cumberland Sausage etc;Good relaxed pub atmosphere; easy parking.

The Lowther Arms is one of the most attractive pubs in the area and looked very welcoming on a fine Saturday evening when we (my wife, our two kids under 10, and I) ate dinner there recently. We had not pre-booked but did not have trouble getting an inside table. Other parties around us had booked their tables in advance.The pub meals were decent but not anything too special: steak and ale pie, steak and stilton pie (a special on that day) and the seafood pie were among our orders. The barman poured me a glass of white wine when I asked for a cabernet, he must have simply misheard me (or not understood a funny Canadian accent). The pint of real ale he poured me was very nice.The atmosphere was marred by the bad 80s music which the barman adjusted in volume several times during our meal, as if everyone's enjoyment was going to be determined by their ability to hear it properly. I grew up with that music, but 30 years on I don't need to hear it throughout my meal.

The service from the young lady behind the bar was excellent, but I'm afraid the food only gets an OK rating from me on this occasion. Looking at other reviews perhaps I was just unlucky this time so would probably try again if I was in the same area.

We had a family meal here last Thursday, the portion sizes were very generous and it was very reasonably priced, I had the hot steak and gravy baguette lovely lovely lovely. I would highly recommend eating here and next time we're in the lakes we will be returning.