The Strands Inn in Copeland

A really great local pub and restaurant. We stopped here three times during our walking in The Lakes, once for food and twice for drinks after walking the fells. We always received a warm welcome and enjoyed the wide selection of brews. Food was great, high quality pub food that catered well for vegetarian and vegan options with everything accurately labelled. Lovely open fire place and great atmosphere with lots of people enjoying the food and ambience. Recommended.

Stayed for two nights and had two evening meals. Great atmosphere, locals included, book a table for a time and if you just turn up expect that table to have a name and time on it. Great pub food, good veggie options, my wife enjoyed a good one and she’s not veggie. The pork ribs were great and I took great delight watching a southern eat them with a knife and fork 🤣 I didn’t ! The breakfast was brilliant nothing fancy but good quality sausage and the waitress and kitchen staff were engaging and happy and that’s what makes a place. Will recommend to others. Especially the location for Wasdale area

fantastic sunday lunch. The best i have ever tasted, so much flavour. Stayed the night, lovely big room, huge bed, well done up bathroom. Very quiet. Bar staff were great. Nice to meet some locals

Family meal, after a recommendation. Unfortunately we weren't impressed by the meals. My burger sounded awesome on the menu however it was nothing more than a sausage and egg sandwich in ciabatta bread. Aiting times were long too, even yhough we had booked. Wouldn't go back for food. It was a lovely pub though and staff were lovely.

We waited ages to be seated, staff just ignored us. I saw my name on a reservation on a table do we seated ourselves. My friend went to the bar for drinks, after a very long time was served and asked for a pint and was told that beer was off and he proceeded to disappear for a while. In return he went to serve someone else! My friend pulled him up and he then carried on serving her-no apology! We then got menus, with 1 vegan option on it. Apparently this is in the top 10 vegan restaurants, not sure where as the claim doesn’t go any further than that! To be honest, I had been there before and the good was good and I was looking forward to returning. By the time we had the drinks and where told it would be over an hour for food we settled the bill and left to go elsewhere.

This is a very old, traditional pub with accommodation upstairs. We visited on a beautiful Sunday evening. The pub has plenty of parking and is very old and traditional. On entering it took quite a while for staff to acknowledge that we were waiting but eventually we were shown to a table. It was quite busy inside with people sat at tables for food and others near the bar for a drink. It was clear there was a mix of tourists and regulars inside. Service was a bit slow so we ended up ordering at the bar. We ordered a Beef roast and a vegetarian roast. All I can say is the food was amazing. Everything was cooked to perfection and the Beef just fell apart and was so soft and flavoursome. The rest of the plate was full of potatos, veg and a Yorkshire pudding. For dessert we shared a sticky toffee pudding which was also very good. Overall the food was delicious but the service and atmosphere let the pub down. If you can put up with the querks it is well worth a visit for the food

2nd visit in 6 months. A good mix of locals and tourists. Good choice of beers. Plenty of pub grub to choose from but don’t expect gastro or fine dining quality. Really weird thing is food orders are taken at the table but you have to go to the bar to buy drinks that then get out on your table tab. An ok place to eat after a long walk in the beautiful surrounding countryside

An amazing whisky tasting experience for my husbands birthday. Mark and Lesley gave an exceptional service of amazing whiskys cheeses, Tapas, dark chocolate and the best home cooked chips we've had in years and the staff in the kitchen and front of house were fantastic. The best time ever agreed by all our friends family and husband. Thank you so much. We will recommend The Strands to others

Great home made food. Fish and steak pies contained loads of meat - far more than normal and great friendly service as well. Beware the portions are very generous! Selection of on site brewed beers was great with six on offer and all good.

I stayed here for two nights, to do some fell walking. The pub is relaxed and friendly, family run and orientated. The food, breakfast and dinner, is excellent. It is totally unpretentious, and the cask beers are all from the attached micro brewery. My room was comfortable, but basic, with an excellent bathroom. The landlady, Linda, can’t do enough for you. Look forward to returning.

An amazing place to eat - fabulous food and great service! We were a walking group of 15 who had pre-ordered, and after a day on the hills the food was just what we needed. Despite being such a large group, the food all arrived together, larger than average portions (gammon the size of the plate, fish pit brimming over the dish!), and was incredibly tasty. Some of us had deserts and these were fantastic too. Many of us ate there the following day as the food was so good - and we did the quiz! I would thoroughly recommended the Strands Inn as a great place to eat - friendly staff, old fashioned pub, amazing food, in the heart of Wasdale

We ate here twice. Lovely food. Dog friendly as can take dogs inside. Arty the lurcher became a super model with the locals taking photos of him. Felt very welcome amongst the locals, Arthur and his lovely wife. We will be back on our next visit. Lemon posset was so good, as was the cod, and the blackpudding and chorizo stack. We appreciate your hard work at a time that all the hospitality industry is struggling for staff, even more so in a remote area. Thank you. The Davidsons and Arty dog

Don’t even attempt to go, phone is unmanned with a message saying they don’t answer it and don’t leave a message as they don’t listen to them. Contact via e mail on web site. That done, still no response we drove over to see if we had a booking. Sign on bar saying no more food available, when I queried our e mail, apparently they don’t respond to those either if they can’t fit you in! Appalled, at such lack of professional courtesy and didn’t even stay for a drink. Clearly can’t communicate appropriately with customers.

Booked 2 nights at The Strands, also had dinner both nights and thoroughly enjoyed staying. The dinner was generous as was breakfast both mornings, the room (across in The Screes) was large and very comfortable. The only issue we had was when showering, the water tended to go from very warm to rather too hot. That said, we would definitely stay again and recommend this olde worlde pub/hotel to others.

Great selection of own brewed ales and good food. We had excellent Sunday roast and huge plate of ribs. Book ahead as no food left on Thursday night in April.

This is a very welcoming honest, local community pub, not a sanitised tourist venue nor a gourmet restaurant. The owners and staff are very welcoming, down to earth and incredibly hard working. The ambience is most definitely that of a friendly local pub. The location is perfect for walking. Of the six beers on tap, all brewed here, I tried four.. all fabulous. The home distilled gin is also marvellous. We had a good sized room, good meal, superb breakfast.. if you like a traditional full English. ( Also caters for vegans ). I most heartily recommend this pub for anyone who doesn’t appreciate pretence!

It was a Monday lunch time when we visited in late March. There was nobody else eating in the pub and now we know why. The service was friendly and helpful but the food was really not up to scratch. I’ll put it down to slow trade on a Monday lunch time but won’t be returning to find out.

Went late evening didn’t book. Arrived and asked about food the reply was yes but can you order soon we are about to stop serving. Ordered the brisket burger and my partner had the chilli good sized portions great tasting food full of flavour friendly staff good choice of drinks good value overall. Will go again

Great home brewed beer ✅️, Great ribs and Baa burger ✅️, Great atmosphere ✅️, what more do you need after a great day walking the fells. Thank you

We stayed there during their Beer festival in May. First of all. Lake District is for sure one of the most beautiful places in the UK. This Pub fits in the scenery perfectly. Very remote in between a fantastic landscape. We arrived and had lunch. Burger and Lasagne. Both great. Especially the burger was very good. During our stay we had Dinner there as well. Everything we ate was really good. Breakfast was Full English and of course you could chose the items you wanted. The beer selection is phenomenal. They brew their own beer. Proper Ales and other stuff. If you don't like Ales don't worry. They have Lager, Guinness etc. on tap as well. Very friendly staff. Rooms had everything you need. If you want some kind of an escape I can recommend this Pub. You can start your tours here, pop in for Lunch, Dinner or Drinks or stay overnight. Last but not least. For those who can't switch off their phones. They have good and stable Wi-Fi.

The food itself was very tasty. Portion sizes were extremely generous and I could only eat half my main dish. Really refreshing to see such a wide variety of vegan dishes on the menu, I wish I could have tried them all. Only niggle was the slow service, it was great to see them busy however this meant the service suffered. We arrived at 7pm for a 7.10pm booking and it took a good 25 mins for menus to be brought over to us. They finally came to take our order 40 minutes after sitting down, and we were then asked if our starters and mains could be brought together as the kitchen was closing.

I cannot be blunter than that. We had the misfortune to be taken in by what looked like excellent food. But our experience was awful. Avoid this pub if you like good pub food. First the service was abysmal. There were three of us but only one person was served food. So we waited for the other two dishes to be served... And waited... and waited. We took to picking at the one dish like hungry birds. It looked so tasty. By the time the other dishes arrived one of the side dishes that has arrived first was cold and greasy. Then we had to remind the server that we actually needed knives and forks. But it was the food that was the big disappointment. It looked fantastic but looks in this case are deceiving. I had the pork ribs and they were utterly unpalatable, as they were so exceedingly fatty. Every mouthful was thick with tasteless fat. I could not eat it. My wife gave me her steak and ale pie. That was quite good; except it was smothered in a quite awful gravy that was sour and overwhelming. We left with both dishes unfinished. And the third dish? Scampi and chips... Like you get at the chippy for less than a tenner. But this one cost far more than that. Edible but poor value. There's another pub down the road in Santon Bridge. We ate there. The same prices and not exactly brilliant food; but satisfactory and served professionally. We had a great evening there. Go there As for the Stands...no amount of old world charm can compensate for the vile food we had to face.

Very busy and short staffed. Food a little boring and more in line with cafe than pub grub. Landlady stressed and commented that she could smell our wet dogs and that she had to clean the place. Sorry if your stressed but don't take it out on your paying customers. Or if you don't like wet dogs then why say dog friendly. Bar staff and young lass that served us where fab and coped well on a rather wet and busy day.

me and my six fellow fell walkers have previously stayed at the Strands on three occasions and had been extremely happy with the pub and its micro brewery,the bar,bar food and breakfasts . But it seems on our last visit the value for money has...

Whilst stopping in Nether Wasdale I used this pub on several occasions and enjoyed every one. Very friendly staff, good real ales (they have their own brewery on site) and good hearty food.

Really nice food. The lasagne is one of the best I have ever tasted. Lovely staff and very friendly. I would recommend booking as it does get quiet busy. Will definitely be returning to eat here if we visit the area again.

Great local country pub, brilliant food (recommend the steak pie or bah burger!). Really relaxed atmosphere and great staff - special mention to Jeff he was an absolute superstar.

An outstanding place with very hard working and welcoming owners. Great food, drink, service and accommodation.

Stayed here with a small group of friends for a weekend away while we climbed Scafell Pike. Very close by to the mountain and perfect for what we needed. The food here is great and we could not get over the portion sizes (unless you...

Been coming to Nether Wasdale for a number of years and always enjoyed a pint and perhaps a couple of meals at The Strand/Screes during our visit. Not this time. We were advised on our first day here that they are only doing food for...

Great pub with great atmosphere! Especially with all of the COVID restrictions they have found the perfect balance. Great covered area with uncovered as well. Staff extremely attentive. Great mix of very reasonably price food and beers. We stayed a few nights right up to...

Lovely location,very friendly helpful staff and a great choice of food and drink. Brew their own and it was nice,chicken madras and fish and chips(not together!( were both excellent

The food, The micro brewery beer and staying over all excellent! Went on the Ravenglass and Eskdale light railway which was excellent too! We will be back!!

So this guy walks into a pub... after very long hiking trip in the mountains. NO FOOD, NO WIFI exclaims aggressively the red head behind the bar. Only residents get to eat here. Yes I get it, we’re in weird times, You look around, empty...

Called in here for lunch ,very safe screens between tables ,friendly landlord ,good food and portion sixes,price very good .highly recommend .

Would highly recommend. Friendly and helpful. Wonderful food. Vegan options were delicious and the pizza was fantastic. Micro brews were some of the best we’ve had in England.

My husband stayed here recently on the recommendation of a work colleague and he certainly wasn’t disappointed. The Screes and the Strands are 2 pubs opposite each other. Both are owned by the same people. He slept and ate breakfast in the Strands and had...

We first popped in on Tuesday 28th but unfortunately the owner's wife was unwell so the kitchen was closed. We were disappointed as, this aside, the start to our holiday had been a disaster. However, the owner was really apologetic and half way through our...

We sat outside in the beer garden at the front of the pub. The view is amazing you can see the cloud on top of the mountain and everything is very green. Prices are good a great place for drink

Nuestra primera visita al Distrito de los Lagos desde que el encierro fue relajado, teníamos este pub / hotel reservado por un año, así que estábamos encantados de poder llegar aquí. Las hebras tienen una manera muy acogedora tan pronto como llegas te saludan como un amigo, no como un invitado,El hotel es cálido, acogedor y relajante, ideal para pasar unos días.Tienes 2 lugares para comer y beber, el Strands Inn y al otro lado de la carretera, ambos están administrados por Mark y Lesley, quienes no pudieron hacer más por ti.La comida era excelente, muy abundante después de un duro día en las colinas, el menú tiene algo para todos, por lo que tiene muchas opciones para elegir, ¿recomendaría el curry?Hay mucho para elegir en el bar, algunas buenas cervezas / vinos, etc. El desayuno es excelente y te prepara para el día.Estamos deseando volver

Amazing warm friendly place. Food was great and room very cosy clean and comfortable . No signal on phone but hey that's why you come to these places. Great location

Visité los hilos / faldas dos veces en los últimos años. La primera vez que nos quedamos, las reglas no estaban abiertas. Sin embargo, la comida, el servicio y la habitación del hotel en los hilos eran excepcionales. Tienen una gran selección de bebidas alcohólicas y el personal es muy amable y acogedor. Esta vez nos sorprendió gratamente cuando las reglas también estaban abiertas. Asumimos que nos quedaríamos en los mechones, pero nos dijeron que nuestra habitación estaba reservada en el patio. The Screes es un hermoso y pequeño pub con muchas luces centelleantes, un ambiente acogedor y un gran servicio. Tienen el menú "prácticamente vegano" activado. Absolutamente genial para una persona vegetariana / vegana / sin gluten, pero también es una buena selección para los amantes de la carne. Almorzamos allí y cenamos también. Pizzas brillantes y algunos deliciosos entrantes / postres disponibles. Mi compañero disfrutó especialmente el pudín de caramelo pegajoso. Nuevamente una gran selección de bebidas. . Sin embargo, había un hombre de aspecto gruñón que servía detrás de la barra hacia el final de la noche y que parecía querer que la noche terminara. . fue una especie de bofetada cuando pedí un gin-tonic. . no me preguntó si quería alguna fruta y también me sirvió la ginebra equivocada (no es que me quejara, ya que parecía que estaba de buen humor para las aves ... así que no quería ponerlo en una peor) simplemente no lo hizo No proporciona el mismo nivel de servicio que el resto del personal. La habitación del hotel estaba bien. Cama súper cómoda y cumple su propósito para las personas que pasan todo el día caminando y necesitan un buen descanso nocturno. Nos dijeron que el desayuno se servía de 8 a 9 pm en los mechones. Nos pareció bastante extraño que el desayuno solo se sirviera durante 1 hora para 2 pubs de huéspedes. La señora que sirve el desayuno era encantadora y el tiempo de espera era casi nada. La selección para el desayuno en los hilos era muy limitada. El desayuno vegetariano consiste en huevo, hash brown, tomate, frijoles, champiñones y tostadas. Esto fue bastante sorprendente para mí ya que las reglas tienen opciones vegetarianas y veganas tan amplias. . No puedo ver por qué sería tan difícil poner una salchicha vegetariana cuando la sirven en el camino como una de sus cenas. No me malinterpretes. . . El desayuno era encantador y todos los productos son tan frescos y bien cocinados. Ambos pubs son retiros acogedores súper encantadores para caminantes / turistas. . . y aunque ni yo ni mi pareja tomamos cerveza de verdad. . He escuchado que es brillante. Definitivamente vale la pena una visita si estás en la zona. . o estás planeando un fin de semana fuera. ¿Esperemos que el gruñón hombre del Bar pueda poner su ceño al revés?

Very good pub that was a welcome stop whilst on a walk to Wasdale head , friendly staff and good beer , was a wrench to leave as we enjoyed our brief visit.

Visitamos el pub ya que estaba en el pueblo con amigos (9 de nosotros en total). Hicimos una reserva previa para comer el sábado por la noche, nos pusieron en una habitación del sótano que no tenía atmósfera, había un incendio, pero cuando preguntamos si podía encenderse, nos dijeron que no porque no estaría apagado para entonces. Se cierran. Sin embargo, teniendo en cuenta que el área principal del bar tenía el fuego encendido y que habíamos reservado previamente, creo que ya deberían haberlo encendido para nuestra llegada (fría noche de noviembre). Una vez que se sentaron, vinieron y tomaron nuestro pedido y luego nos dejaron en nuestros propios dispositivos, nadie vino a verificar si necesitábamos algo más o para preguntar si todo estaba bien. De hecho, uno de los miembros de la fiesta tuvo que ir y pararse en la puerta de la cocina esperando que alguien apareciera para pedir salsas. Quitaron los platos y luego nos dejaron solos, nadie preguntó si queríamos postres y tuvimos que pedir la factura. Muy mal servicio y poco acogedor también. Uno positivo, la comida estaba realmente bien. Al muchacho joven que servía básicamente no le importaba y tenía una actitud realmente mala. No es lo que quieres cuando te vas para un fin de semana especial con amigos y estás ansioso por comer en el local.

Nos alojamos aquí en una habitación familiar durante una semana. La bienvenida fue muy cálida, y el personal se mantuvo amable y atento durante toda la estancia. La habitación era adecuada y limpia. ¡Los tamaños de las porciones son enormes! Probablemente podría salirse con la comida de un niño si no come porciones grandes normalmente. The Strands también es una cervecería y la cerveza es fantástica. También ofrecen un delicioso almuerzo para llevar, por una tarifa adicional, pero es muy razonable y le ahorrará dinero durante el día. En definitiva, una estancia encantadora en una ubicación idílica con un personal amable y una excelente relación calidad-precio.

Great atmosphere. Cosy, traditional Lake District pub. Excellent food - good choice & generous portions. They brew several different beers and we enjoyed being shown round the brewery in the morning.

Booked a week beforehand. Very busy as it was bank holiday. Nice quiet location. Friendly staff. Nice cider. Madras was nice so was the steak pie. Worth a visit

We went to both the strand and scree and found both exceptional, the food was fantastic and the staff are very attentive. We did not book but they managed to fit us in and said it could be a while but took our order anyway. To our surprise after 10 minutes or so the food was with us and it was lovely. If that’s a long wait then I wish it was the same in Derbyshire were a long wait is a long wait lol. It has a lovely micro brewery and some really nice ciders too. I had the steak and ale pie and my wife had the hunters chicken. You got ample food and a lovely atmosphere where we played cards and enjoyed a relaxed and unhurried meal and down town after a long day out. I would highly recommend either pub and I believe they are owned by the same people.thank you for your hospitality and for being so dog friendly because many places that you go to who say they are are not but you break that cycle so thank you.

My husband and i decided to have a meal here and boy we were glad we did we both had the gammon. Well homemade chips eggs and a wedge of fresh pineapple grilled AMAZING Also the staff was very friendly

Excellent food, service, atmosphere and selection of local ales You'll be disappointed if you go anywhere else!

The food is perfectly acceptable.Scallops were particularly good- big, plump and well cooked

Visited with family for Sunday lunch. Really beautiful place and scenery however the food was not great. Luke warm, and flavourless. Inn itself is a bit grim very tired and dated felt a bit like it needed a deep clean. Very nice attentive staff though and nice beer garden to rear prices not bad either but we would not return Any time soon.

Had evening meal here. Had to book in advance of arriving in Lake District as told it is very popular. Despite being a very busy evening the service was very good, food was tasty. Very popular with walkers. Had Hunters Chicken which was very tasty although could have done with a bit of dressing on the salad but still delicious

We've stayed at this quaint inn several times and enjoyed it. The food is very good, rooms are comfortable and there are nice grounds for children to play in or in which you can enjoy the sun.

Highly recommend lovely food staff very helpful and happy beer good beer garden in back plus seating in front of pub

Dogs allowed anywhere in pub. Has large selection of single malts, gins, local real ales. Didn't eat, but food looked nice... reasonable menu and reasonable prices. Tip...book your table on a Sunday night as gets busy with quiz night.

Very welcoming staff, quickly shown a table and drinks served. Limited menu but the sausage and mash was huge and tasty, also had the lamb and mash was brilliant - massive portions. Beer garden at the back lots of parking on both sides of the road

Had a lovely few hours here on Saturday. We’d booked for 8 people @ 5pm. When we got there we were shown to our tables, with a sign on it saying reserved at 5pm (us) and 8pm. Three hours seemed a reasonable amount of time for us to have the table, as we had 4 young kids to put to bed. There is a kid’s menu, but to be honest it wasn’t very good and none of the kids were interested in it so the 6 year olds each ordered an adult lasagne which they pretty much polished off (rated 100/100 by the kids), and the 8 year olds ordered pizza also from the adult menu - their leftovers were put in a takeaway box for us to take back to our campsite (it was good cold and was apparently amazing hot). My ribs were not amazing, but were good. The chilli was reportedly very good, but the meat to rice ratio was on the low side. The wine was decent and the beer from the microbrewery proved popular. The waitress was fantastic - very friendly, great with the kids. Great atmosphere, would definitely return (just watch out for the darts board if you use the bathroom!)

Lovely little village pub on the doorstep of the campsite we stayed at. Lovely staff at the pub and a cracking Sunday dinner. Has WiFi but doesn’t work very well .

Stopped here a few times during a week's walking holiday. Nice range of beers and lagers and a very nice bacon and cheese ciabatta.

Booked a table two days in advance, so I expected a table it was the smallest table in the pub right in the middle of the walkway with two very tiny stools no where to even hang your coat I had to suffer listening to two pissed up women talking crap and the food was mediocre to say the least, did not enjoy the experience so cannot recommend

Stop off whenever in the area. Really nice pub and welcoming staff. Food good and reasonably priced. Perfect to rest aching legs

Reviewed this in the hotel bit. In short, beer great, food okay but pricey. Puddings pathetic for the money so avoid of your’ll be upset. Probably look for somewhere else next time or self cater to avoid further feelings of exploitation.

Nos alojamos y comimos aquí la noche que llegamos.

Segunda visita / estancia en el hotel The Strands. Esta vez trajimos amigos y disfrutamos de dos noches en este pub súper agradable, ubicado en el valle perfecto de Wasdale. La comida era tan sabrosa como la última vez, igualmente deliciosos desayunos y almuerzos para llevar, todo servido por un personal sonriente y eficiente. Entretenimiento las dos noches, prueba el domingo y luego Morris bailando el lunes, recogiendo para el rescate de la montaña. Y no se olvide de la cerveza maravillosa, elaborada en el local, que dio lugar a unas cuantas cabezas de lana el lunes. Volveremos

Food was brilliant, tasty and lots of it. Make sure you reserve a table, even if you are staying at the Inn. Tables can get full up very quickly.

Our stay was most enjoyable, very good food, probably the best range of beers on offer to suit all tastes, very good entertainment most evenings, stayed here last year and going back this year, that should say something.

Arrived a little early, warm welcome, table requested reserved, we brought an extra guest no problem and a dog again no problem. Excellent service, home brewed beer enjoyed by the men in our party good smooth red wine by the glass. We all had the Traditional local Roast Beef with a plentiful selection of seasonal vegetables, and lovely Yorkshire Puddings. Desserts, Carrot cake served with ice cream and cream yummy light and moist, lemon meringue pie crunchy meringue again served with ice cream and cream. Good coffee. Would highly recommend.

We had a fabulous Sunday afternoon in The Strands. We both enjoyed our tea my husband had beef and bacon burger and I had the hunters chicken. Delicious!! We spent a lovely few hours sampling the local beer and Gin. Worth a visit on your trip to Nether Wasdale.

We visited The Strands to celebrate a family 90th birthday. The staff were excellent and really looked after us, making a fuss of Dad (in law) who doesn’t get the chance to get out often. He loved it.

We went to The Strands following a strenuous walk nearby. Unfortunately, the quality of the food seemed dependent on which menu was used. My wife and I weren't particularly hungry so opted for a 'gourmet' fish finger sandwich (about £6) and a cheese and bacon toastie (also around £6). What constituted gourmet for the fish finger sandwich was anyone's guess - though the white bread was cut at a jaunty angle so maybe that's it. Both sandwiches very poor. However, my mother, sister and brother-in-law chose from the main menu and their food looked really nice! I think that all the food should be good quality, and if they use words such as 'gourmet' you ought to get so something other than a few cheap-looking fish fingers in white bread!

Good choice with ample portions and very tasty, cooked to order using local ingredients. Lovely views from the garden cant wait for summer to visit and sit out.

Lovely Christmas meal here although maybe a few roast items missing from what we'd expect (parsnips not roasted, no pigs in blankets!). Roasties could've been better. But always very warm and friendly, games available for kids, and great beer. One of our favourite pubs.

Lovely evening with friends enjoying good food and real ale. The pub has its own micro brewery which has been around for some years now. Local musicians provided great entertainment and we all joined in. Great, friendly atmosphere. Food good for vegetarians.

Lovely staff and great menu choice. We had a great meal, food came out super quick which was good for hungry walkers.

We called in after walking around the wastwater area. Nice friendly welcome, lovely cosy feel to the place, and good selection of ales, some made in the village. A few in eating meals, and they seemed to be enjoying them.

The Strands ofrece un gran ambiente, cerveza y servicio, sin embargo, el menú vegetariano carecía de tristeza. Como no come carne, reservé una comida recientemente basada en los platos vegetarianos / de pescado anunciados en su sitio web. Desafortunadamente, cuando llegué, el menú para los que no comen carne no tenía nada de eso en el sitio web. No había platos principales de pescado o vegetarianos en el menú y 3 platos veganos, 2 de los cuales eran a base de chile y arroz. Los platos de carne parecían increíbles y estaba anhelando algunas papas fritas después de un largo día en la caída, pero no estaban en oferta con ninguno de los platos veganos. Cuando mi comida llegó con una olla de verduras, fue de tan mala calidad que no podía comerlo El desayuno vegetariano cocinado también podría haber sido con un poco de salchicha vegetariana que seguramente no sería difícil tener una pequeña cantidad de. Creo que la gente que elige una comida sin carne es tan común hoy en día que es muy importante que un establecimiento como The Strands los atienda bien.

Visitamos aquí para cenar después de un gran viaje en coche por los lagos. He estado aquí un par de veces antes y siempre he tenido una excelente comida, entretenimiento y servicio. Sin embargo, eso definitivamente ha cambiado dentro de un año. Reservamos nuestra mesa con un mes de antelación. Queríamos estar en una mesa contigua a nuestros amigos que ya habían reservado. Aparecieron para que nos dijeran que nos sentábamos en la sala de desayunos. Completamente alejado de nuestros amigos y del entretenimiento. Después de que llegáramos las comidas, preguntamos si podíamos pedir más bebidas para nuestra comida, dijimos que no y que íbamos al bar nosotros mismos. Esperamos 20 minutos antes de que preguntáramos si podemos ver el menú del desierto. Dos menús traídos para una mesa de seis y abruptamente colocados sobre la mesa. La camarera mayor, el pelo rubio y las gafas era grosera y brusca toda la noche. Preguntado por el código wifi. . . . . Sólo para ser dicho a los residentes solamente. A pesar de que estuvimos comiendo y bebiendo durante 6 horas. Preguntó si podríamos llamar aquí para el desayuno por la mañana. Nuevamente, le dije que no, solo residentes. Obviamente, pueden rechazar 60 por valor de orden de desayuno. Hablando a varios clientes habituales y es evidente que el lugar va cuesta abajo, rápido. Una muy buena apuesta de que no voy a usar este lugar de nuevo. Vamos a ver si recibo una respuesta.

Good beer, good food. Exactly what you want after hiking all day. Get the steak and ale pie, you won't regret it.

STAND OUT- WELCOMING AND TRUSTING LIKE OLD FRIENDS. The lady who ran The Strand was so welcoming and friendly and I believe her mum ran the pub right across the road. They were all very accommodating and put me+partner and my friend up in the last 2 remaining rooms. We had decided last minute to ditch the camping plan after a heavy day and night of rain. We ate their food and drank in the bar until bedtime- exactly what we wanted after a hard days hike!!! The room I stayed in was plush and comfortable. Would highly recommend!

This is a great place. Good atmosphere full of frendly travelers and locals. It was recommend by people on the camp ground and staff. We are both glad we went. Stunning food. Amazing ales and beers, friendly and helpful staff. Highly recommend! Hope to visit again when I'm home next. Can't wait. Thank you.

I have just phoned up today to book a Sunday Monday deal and was bringing all my family up in October for the quiz which was run by mark the manager not the owner. Only to be told by some male member of staff, that the managers mark and Chris have been sacked for stealing and attitude. We can’t believe this as they was both doing such amazing job and was a breath of fresh air. Mark run a amazing pub quiz which was funny and he always had banter with the locals. Well all I can say is I’m sorry they have gone and wish them both all the best and if mark or Chris ever read this let us know when you get a new place as we would be made up to come and say hi and stay in your new b&b.; I just can’t believe what the member of staff said about mark and his partner. As they both had nothing but really nice things to say about the owners and staff. Such a shame.

I've bee reading some of the latest reviews on this pub and can't believe waht i am seeing with the lower ratings. I booked a table at the pub a week before I went to climb Scafell Pike, climbed Scafell Pike and turned up at the pub 20 minutes later than booked, with the expectation we would be turned away. The pub is small and was incredibly busy, however we were welcomed in and made comfortable at our table by staff. The staff were helpful despite being rushed and more than happy to explain the menu. The food wasnt expensive and was of good quality, couldnt fault it or the staff,

On arrival our group of 8, after a tiring days walking were ready for Dinner, only to be told that they had no booking despite diligant booking by one of our party a week previously. After some fuss, we were seated in a side breakfast room. We ordered drinks, poor service at bar, then as we were 3 families we ordered separately, so far so good. A young girl was in her first night, and an older lady very apologetic grafted hard to cover the issues. But Dinner arrived in stages, so slow that 2 orders were missing, by the time these arrived half the group had finished. Food was ok, average pub grub with fresh veg. There then ensued a long delay with only half the plates cleared, no sign of finishing and no desert menu, after a complaint to the bar, the lady battled to get sorted and took desert orders, these arrived again in stages, the last 2 being sticky toffee pudding that were burnt ( overdone in microwave ?) Complained again these were swapped. When we then went to pay the bills were a mess and a good job we were honest. It seems a shame to mark them down as short-staffing on a busy Friday in August holidays and a distinct lack of organisation and leadership was the cause, and the 2 ladies we felt sorry for. But when leaving 2 other chaps had appeared & were behind the bar, an older chap who I'd thought was a customer and a younger chap who I'd thought was a handyman, who didn't much in earlier when the chips we're down, and also a frequent wanderer from the kitchen of a chap in whites, who had no sense of urgency. But please decide what you are, are you a drinking den for locals or an eatery of some sort. This has so much potential, get your act together rapidly or the winter will kill this sort of business's ineptitude, with no leadership and whole team effort, and give the 2 ladies some support before you scare these 2 grafters away. 2 stars only given due to these 2 ladies.

We had a meal for 4 adults and 3 kids. The menu choice is quite limited with little choice for vegetarians. The food was nice but nothing special. The kids portion of sausage was enormous!!! And the chicken korma was delish except they ran out of mango chutney.

Its been a while since I've been this disgusted over a 'dining experience'.

This is a grand place. They have their own brewery, always serving 5 or 6 of their own interesting, well kept beers. Good food menu, well cooked and presented at a reasonable price. Very busy at weekends considering is a bit out of the way so worth booking in advance. Set in the lovely village of Nether Wasdale, with a very good campsite (Church Stile Farm) just a hundred yards away, and some of the most beautiful countryside anyone could hope for.

Really busy place with friendly staff. We had steak and ale pie and it was great. The pub brews its own ales and the one I tried, double rota was lovely, hoppy and bitter. The kids fishfingers were described as gourmet but the were some dodgy ‘own brand’ frozen fish sticks, but the price was not over the top.

We recently stayed at a nearby campsite and booked a table at the Strands inn. After a long day walking we sat down to their steak and ale pie...it was huge and delicious! I would definitely recommend a visit here and to have their pie.

I called in at 5pm on Friday and the bar had a great buzz. We ordered food and it came very quickly. I had 2 thick gammon steaks which were fantastic and the home made chips were to die for.

Went for dinner on a friday night. Staff seemed frantic and were rude/abrupt at times. Food arrived we had scallops to start which tasted unfresh at best the rest of the meal was ok. Inside needs some TLC. There is better in the locale

Service was fine, but food average. Hubby choose the pea and ham soup. Pretty disappointing. My trio of lamb cutlets was ok, but nothing to get excited about. Nice atmosphere, and to be fair they turned off the radio which was blaring out.

After reading the reviews on here and eating in the Screes the previous night we were expecting a good standard of food and service. There were only a few tables seated when we arrived but it felt rushed even then. Our food came too quickly to have been freshly cooked. We had to sent the steak pies back because the pastry was raw. I had to wave the server over to point this out. She apologised and brought fresh dishes which were just cooked on the top but the base was raw and slimy. No one came back to check if our food was ok. The steak was cooked just as asked but rather fatty even for sirloin. The real chips were excellent though. We waited ages for our plates to be cleared and then there was no one around when we went to pay. I appreciate it’s a busy time of year for country pubs but expect a bit better service and standard of food than we got here. We definitely wouldn’t eat here again.

Been here many times with no complaints. However on this occasion the front of house staff was efficient but not user friendly. The food was good.

A really nice pub, super food and quite reasonable. There’s a small pie option for a reason, the stand serving is HUGE!

Arrived at this pub Saturday evening to be told they only take bookings and couldn’t serve us despite empty tables, felt very unwelcome by staff!

arrived at 8:15 after a day of walking since 3am and famished, we called ahead at 1pm to check that we could get food and were advised walk in till 9pm so very dissapointed to be turned away even though 2 tables were clearly not in use and were previously reserved for 7pm and 7:15 respecitvely, sadly we were not allowed to use these free tables, we were happy with just some bread and cheese or a bowl of chips but were advised tuff fully booked, poor cusotmer service, we even offerred to pay double (this place is the middle of nowhere with no phone signal) fine example of a pub reliant on passing trade so they dont care about how they treat you, luckily the local B&B; that was closed! - offerred us food!

This is our second visit to the strands micro brewery/screes inn. It’s important to note when booking that these are 2...yes 2 separate locations!! They are directly opposite one another, owned by the same people apparently but they are 2 very VERY different experience’s in my experience...let me explain....we visited THE STRANDS last year, we stayed there, ate there...it was BRILLIANT..probably my favourite retreat I’d been too, great people, awesome food etc, so imagine my excitement on my 40th birthday when my brand spanking new wife told me she had booked us a minimoon break at THE STRANDS! I was chuffed!

Ate here in Wednesday after trying to book a table for Monday but they were busy. Wish I hadn't bothered. Lasagne was very dry and looked like it had been heated up in a microwave and steak didn't have much taste plus a side salad that big it took over half the plate and looked like it had been prepared days ago. Very disappointed with the whole meal.

If you love ale. This is a must visit place. They brew their own and according to my husband it’s good