The Sunny Hill in Copeland

The ultimate burger is worth a go; flavourful and a meat lovers dream. Portions are those of a feeder. From a business point of view, you could take 20% of the volume from each plate and they would still be generous. Can't judge the staff as there was a few lairy Christmas parties in that would suck your soul. They were harassed on the night but remained professional if not warm and welcoming. Will go back based on my first experience, just not at Christmas.

We went for a Sunday Carvery. We called up about an hour beforehand and they managed to squeeze us in. We were greeted and seated quite quickly. We both went for the beef and Cumberland Sausage option. The food was largely tasty and seemed to be of good quality; but all of the meat, stuffing and Yorkshire Pudding were handled by the server in gloves. He was touching various surfaces and this did not seem to be appropriate. For a cheap Sunday Carvery: okay.

Lovely food , good atmosphere with welcoming staff. Always have at least 1 visit any time I go to White Haven

Wonderful local people and staff very friendly. We ran into car problems and owner was very generous in helping us, including offering to spend the nigh. Wrecker service came in late night and we were able to get to our planned destination so we did not have to take Mackey’s (owner) offer but he did keep the establishment open including some of his staff well past closing time. We are very greatfull for his hospitality.

Hospitable people! Wish I could stay longer!

Brilliant. We went there as a family for Sunday dinners. Was even menu choices for my autistic son who is a fussy eater. Meat , veg everything was fantastic quality. Even though it was busy service was still good as well. Puddings we're just as good as the main course as well. Both my kids enjoyed the soft play. Fantastic place and will be coming again.

Absolutely amazing experience at the Sunny Hill pub. We arrived at 7:10 and there was no space available. The waitress was wonderful, explained the situation and the wait, then when we asked about the possibility of a table she noticed a table was winding down so we waited at the bar. The service was perfectly timed, we didn't feel rushed nor ignored. The dog was offered a bowl of water without any fuss or us even having to ask. Food took a while but we could see it was busy so it was expected. When the food came it was well worth the wait, everything was amazing! We even got a 50p fried egg for the dog. Honestly the best experience we've had in a while, the only thing better than the food was the service. Family friendly, dog friendly, great food, great service

Great service with excellent food carvery was excellent

Food is amazing all freshly cooked, comes out piping hot. Portions are huge and reasonably priced, anything you can’t manage can be take home. Really good quality ingredients. Staff are so friendly and welcoming. Great place to go for food or even just a drink. They show all football games aswell.

Food hot and tasty and a good plateful Staff friendly and helpful. When we arrived it was fully booked but they found space for us nothing was to much trouble. If I'm ever in the area again I will definitely go back

Always good, well cooked food with very generous portion sizes. Staff are lovely, service is fast. The only criticism I have is the noise, it's a sports pub, always football on the TV and despite sitting well away from the screens there's always fans shouting and cheering their team on so it is noisy hence 4* atmosphere but that aside there's nothing to complain about .... I would recommend this pub for food and service.

Too busy for my liking. The food was ok and the staff were good. Dog friendly always a bonus

We visited as a couple & my word we hit upon a little gem 💎 The food was superb. I had the Whitby Scampi which came beautifully presented & was a huge portion. The chips were 'proper chips' served with coleslaw & sald. Hubby had the mixed grill which looked & tasted magnificent according to him 😋 A nention to the staff too who were so friendly & polite despite it being busy. You will not be disappointed at the Sunny Hill. Well done guys

Visited as I received a voucher for my birthday and so pleased we did.Seated quickly we grabbed our food from the carvery. Choice of 3 meats or Cumberland sausage with a very big Yorkshire pudding. Copious amounts of veg with nice gravy and choice of sauces. We will return.

How does this place get such high reviews? Went for Sunday lunch which is a Carvery, never been before. Was greeted by a server who wasn't that pleasant and also never asked if we had been and do we know what to do. We then had to go and get our own bottle of wine. Finally came over and gave us a ticket to go to the Carvery. 3 items finished including cauliflower cheese. Everything was freezing. I got a Cumberland with the turkey that was also cold. Roastie's tasted as if they had been sitting all day didn't look as if food is being swopped out after a period of time. Vegetables were the same. Did complain and got some compensation back. Whole experience wasted our Sunday.

We visited this gem of a pub after a recommendation. I have to say, from the moment we walked in, to the time we left, the staff were so friendly and welcoming. The food was just fabulous 👌 we were 3 couples meeting up, and we had different meals, and some of us ordered the offerings of steak (rump, sirloin or rib eye) each was cooked to perfection. Large portion sizes and excellent value for money.. we enjoyed it so much, we visited again the following evening, where, again, we had different choices from the menu and all were beautifully presented and cooked to perfection. We would highly recommend a visit to this lovely friendly and welcoming pub! Picture attached of the hubby's fabulous mixed grill...

Always a cracking meal here with friendly and helpful staff and a lovely meal!

Great place for decent pub grub! Really nice setting and super reasonable prices (from a southerner!) fish n chips £15.99 and £4 a pint.

Gorgeous food. Plenty of GF options. Large portions. Friendly kind staff

Good menu selection. Friendly staff

Local boozer, sells beer, shows football, sexy bar staff. What more could you ask for?

I wouldn't describe it as a pub, more of a "Harvester type" restaurant that has a bar. Not much of an atmosphere and food average.

Probably the best mixed grill I've had from a pub 😍 They were super dog friendly aswell which was amazing

The food is excellent and you get plenty of it

We went here 2 nights on the run while we were staying in the area with our little dog for a few days the food was gorgeous and large portion sizes. The staff were all friendly and helpful. We would definitely recommend.

I went here for the first time in probably 15 years and had heared good reports. All I can say is that if the food is normally like I had then people must be very easily pleased. I had ham, eggs and chips and my grandson had chicken nuggets and chips. The chips were shockingly bad,.... dried up, not fulyl hot and really hard. The ham and eggs were just about OK. If they want to know how ham, egg and chips should be then I suggest someone from Sunny Hill goes and orders it at Dixon' s either in Whitehaven or at Dunmail Park Workington. We were put in a table in a dingy sort of corridor area with an unused Bain Marie unit next to us. OK, I hadn't booked and they were busy but that area needs tidied up. The only positive comment I woukd make is that the young staff were very pleasant. You may ask " why didn't he complaint at the time". I would have done but we had waited quite a long time to get our food and we were in a hurry. Would I go back again? NEVER

Steak in ale pie is a pie not a puff pastry top you put over gravy. Golf club went this route too. Won't bother with their steak in ale pie again either as it's by no definition, a PIE!!! Sooooo disappointed after looking forward to steak in ale pie.

Food is amazing been a good few times and not been disappointed. Great size portions to and good play area for the kids

Brilliant food and the best service (thanks to Katie and Kate, you were fab!). The lemon cheesecake was to die for. Deffo recommend!!

Went to The Sunny Hill Pub for a birthday meal. I had the steak, which was OK, but sad to say, I could have made better at home- to which I wish I had. There is no seasoning on the steak, and overall, it's just bland. The atmosphere is busy and loud. If you want OK food but plenty then this is the pub for you but sadly I won't be returning.

The food was lovely I had lasagna it was a establishmentmt only complaint would have to be the coke was watered down

Went for a meal with the girls from work, everything was lovely. Meal was very nice, big portion, really tasty.

Excellent party meal place. Food excellent and gluten free. Pay cash for discount

Great lunch & Great place to meet up

Exceptional food, extremely generous portions and wonderful staff.

Excellent service & meals. They don't skimp on the food. Thoroughly recommend. .

If I could rate it 0 I would Hygiene levels are disgusting touching everything and then your food. Not just that the whole place was dirty. Staff friendly but that’s only nice comment I will have

I ordered the mixed grill, medium, and for £18.99 I am happy and very, very full.

The food here is of excellent value, however when it was my wifes birthday and I requested them to assist me with bringing the cake through. This was not done and then the service staff were not polite and on one occassion the food was literally slammed on the table and simply walked off

Proper pub food great menu and get plenty. Definitely recommend for a bite to eat. Nice decor inside as well and a play area for kids.

Area where we were seated was a bit scruffy, server informed us that it was being painted and decorated soon. Ft

Brilliant food at a good price the cheesecakes are amazing highly recommended

Went for a Christmas Eve meal with the family. Good pub food and plenty of it. Service was good but unfortunately one meal was forgotten and was eventually brought after some of us finished. They took the cost of it off the bill .

Food was beautiful and plenty of it straight in then home

Nice venue, waited half hour after rest of my party for my food that was pre ordered . Was compensated but spoil the occasion , hope it was a one of.

Great food and great service and a lovely place 10 out of 10

Great service, lovely food, highly recommend and value for money

Food was fresh and very tasty. Would recommend booking in advance.

I went here on the night of Sunday, the 19th of November 2023, as I was visiting some family members in the local area, after a business trip. For legal reasons I must state that I don’t normally leave review for places, unless I feel it’s necessary for improvement This is my immediate relatives favourite place to eat, and since there was nowhere suitable, I deducted that this was my only option. Unfortunately, as soon as I turned up, I noticed there was some sort of christening party going on which meant I was standing at the entrance, waiting for a table up to 5 minutes, but that’s not the end of the story. Eventually I was shown to my table and the service was initially pretty fast, however, once I asked for the drinks menu, I had to do so three times before they were willing to pay me any attention. Now I admit, I have been here several times before with my inner circle and although expensive, the food was nice with a very friendly staff experience. On this occasion nonetheless, I have to say my experience was frustratingly disappointing as I was just about to decide what to have when the owner turned up and asked to have a private word with me. He accused me of hassling one of his bar staff, to which, I said in response, in one form another, that it must’ve been a case of mistaken identity, and was only there for some food. Not that it made any difference because the owner wasn’t willing to let me stay regardless and escorted me off the premises, which I thought was a bit rude. I was later, made aware by anonymous source that I wasn’t the first person that happened to that evening, so I wasn’t surprised when a group of people walked up and left in the immediate aftermath It’s a brilliant place to go, if you want to be accused of a crime that didn’t happen not to mention if you like being ignored, which is a shame because usually this is a great place to go. In summary, while I can’t legally advise people to stay away from this place, without good reason, I would attend here with caution and be prepared to be turned away at a moments notice.

Came on a Wednesday evening to an extremely busy pub, we didn't pre book and did have a struggle finding some parking nearby luckily found some on the road as the car park was rammed. Thankfully they found a table for the two of us, we just had to wait at the bar for around 10 minutes. Drinks prices were very reasonable and the football was playing so that passed the time. Food was really good, huge portions along with being really flavourful and most importantly piping hot. The soup of the day although it probably won't be available again was spicy pumpkin soup and it was without a doubt the best soup I have ever had, so many places do soup so poorly but wow if the rest of their soups are this good you'd always be pleased. Would definitely return even if it was just for a pint and to watch some sports on their huge TVs. Definitely recommend.

A good selection of food, friendly staff and a sizeable dining area but be prepared for it to be busy! We visited on a Wednesday night and luckily we had booked ahead of time, the place was packed and I couldn’t see any spare tables - very surprising but great to see for a midweek evening! The menu here is massive, plenty of choices amongst the many categories - there’s definitely something for everyone! Unfortunately we had to wait around 30 minutes for our drinks & food order to be taken, we were tucked away in the corner and given how busy it was, a bit of a wait is understandable. Our server was apologetic for the delay and she was very friendly, she also made sure our drinks came straight away to avoid further delay. Food came after around an hour, again - a bit of a wait but the conversation and the atmosphere was good so we weren’t overly bothered about the time, like I said it was really busy so it’s understandable! The food came and the portion sizes were great, I went for the peri peri butterfly chicken breast, the chicken was cooked well but it did lack a little in the peri peri seasoning - maybe a peri peri dip with this dish would be a nice complement. The chips were lovely and the coleslaw was really good too. I was very full after the meal and didn’t have room for pudding, the cakes in the stand definitely did look good though so I’ll have to make sure I get one next time! Overall, a lovely pub meal in a nice pub/restaurant and I would definitely recommend if you’re in the area! I will just add that the parking isn’t the best, the car park fills up very quickly and you may have to park on the street so keep this in mind if you are visiting during peak hours!

Decent pub food, excellent for the area

Excellent choice for a Sunday carvery lunch. Great value Delicious food Friendly efficient staff Just a bit packed in 😁😁

Perfect place because you can drop in almost anytime during the day and get food 😋

What a great place stayed in Whitehaven for 1 night, and I'm so glad we chòse to eat here . Friendly staff that managed to fit us in as a walk-in (didn't book) on a busy steak night. Food was excellent, massive portions, amazing steak, great chips, just a shame I couldn't eat it all.. 10/10 for venue, staff and food Angie & Carl. Birmingham x

Lovely place, nice food. They do a lovely children's menu we had sausage and chips with pudding and a drink £7.99. There was a soft play for an extra £1.95.

Beautiful food very friendly staff pleasant surroundings and not over priced highly recommend

Great pub, service was good. Lay out was a little strange and the decoration and let things was a bit dark.

Food was beautiful. Staff are attentive, and nothing was too much trouble. Only let down, is struggling for a parking place

Nice pub, good food and service reasonably priced.

no one would leave here hungry, excellent food found it by chance been back 3 times in our week holiday here. definitely recommend, great landlord brilliant staff. wish we had pubs like this in Lincolnshire.

Just had lunch with my two teenage grandchildren. The food was amazing staff really nice.was even allowed to take home what we didn't eat.definately go again and recommend 👌

Came today small car park which was full while we was there. Got took to a seat very nice modern interior. Theres a very small indoor kids play area which was free while we was there. Have to keep eye on your little ones tho as the kids that was in there wouldnt let my lad in the door. I enjoyed my steak burger but my Mrs didn't enjoy the fish so mixed review! There was poor selection on ciders aswel! More expensive than average pub but you do get good portion size. Kids meal is £8 for drink meal and pudding. Couldn't find menu online so took some pictures. Staff seemed friendly. Overall was OK but wouldn't return.

Excellent pub. Steaks lovely and friendly service

Defo one for the kids with the fantastic soft play keep them going while waiting for food

Spot on. Kiddos are free and they still like cash. Food was amazing and great portion sizes. Lovely staff

Lovely food and really lovely staff

Great value for money,mixed grill superb,ate here on Saturday night and so impressed booked for the Sunday carvery

Come here for my first time expecting a lovely meal, to receive a half raw burger. Service was poor. Not welcoming or friendly at all.

Ordered the T-bone steak which was more bone than steak. They forgot to bring the sauce I ordered, when reminded they eventually brought out something that looked more like white soup. Won't be back.

They were prepared to seat 11 of us with no notice at all and bring our dogs along (it was very difficult to find a restaurant that will accept dogs, something that can be a problem if you are from out of town). The service was great with friendly and helpful staff. Plenty of delicious meals to choose from and the portion sizes was huge! Everyone struggled to finish their food. Absolutely delicious! Very pleasantly surprised! They also have their own private parking which was not on the road.

I quit like it here, food and facilities are really good (softplay available), it's got a proper pub pub vibe to it rather than modernised décor . Food is pretty good, hearty and the Sunday carvery bang on however I've noticed the quality of gravy change, not a deal breaker ever but sometimes it's nicer than others, or sometimes its made with real beef stock, other times perhaps not. Service is lovely, direct to the table and if you're in a rush you can pay at the till rather than wait for service. The only real meh, and this is dependent on the mood you're in is it also doubles up as a pub albeit around a corner and down some steps. Not a problem to me as such, but the later the meal the more potential drunken cheers you may hear from said bar... So yeah, in short, a very good all round package dressed up in a traditional pub environment 👍

Due to us being a large group, we had a wait on food however it was well worth the wait , absolutely beautiful the chef has always served brilliant food , we had our orders taken and drinks were served and offered through our time there, staff were brilliant, the soft play assistant was amazing with the children I'm sad to hear that's shel be leaving to go to uni in September the kids will miss her as we tend to go there on family occasions.

Food was nice. Piping hot and very well presented. I only have 2 negative comments - the display glasses on the shelves were very dusty (i only say this as it makes me wonder about attention to detail on cleanliness) and you had to try and catch someone serving food to order more drinks as no1 was on the till and no1 asked if we were ok - you dont want to run around when eating to order drinks. Would definitely return, though.

large portions.. great pub food.......

Lovely little pub lovely food great customer service excellent people to work for

First visit. 1. It has parking. 2. Very pleasant staff, 3. Cask beer with a selection of lagers 4. Great food.

Great food, nice vegan options. Very accommodating!

A great foodie pub. Incredible staff. Good value. Kid and dog friendly. I go as often as I can.

Excellent food. Very good service. Bigger groups no problem and no delays. Drinks brought to the table. And all at a fair price.

Great food, great hospitality, Wendy goes, out of her way to accommodate. She is a credit to the pub. Environment is clean and modern, staff are friendly and polite. Well done all.

Well pleased with the meal. The staff were friendly and attentive. I had the steak pie which was delicious with veg and home made chips. Fully deserves 5 stars.

Absolutely one of the best pub lunches I've ever had.

Excellent service and outstanding food

Lovely food. Nice little soft play. Service ABIT disjointed. Clean toilets ideal family pub experience

Loved the food great experience

Have never been in for a carvery before but i was hungry omg was lovely hot fresh and the loveliest roast tatties I've had ... Will definitely be returning

Great choice great food and most important reasonable price . Get nice

Great portions and service. Even a choice of real ales.Steak pie full of top quality meat.this is a pub so expect some noise from the bar when the football is on.

Staff were very friendly. The meal was lovely and there was plenty of food. Good service and the staff were both accomodating and lovely.

Absolutely lovely food and great customer service.

Great food, friendly service, large menu, and even larger portions.

Sharing platter came for 2 on a slate with no other plates but was really good and a big portion I got farmhouse Cumberland sausage which was the biggest I’ve ever seen and again came with a huge bowl of chips And mrs got mixed grill which again was huge, food was good service could of been a little better only because it felt like they’d forgotten about waiting to order food and took 30 min for main to turn up But good overall

Beautiful food but the only thing that let's it down is the kids running to and from the soft play, definitely an accident waiting to happen

Great food at a reasonable price didn't even wait 20 mins for it to come Great soft play for the kids

Friendly staff, great food, good prices

Terrific food , good atmosphere, dog friendly, really rate it

Great pub, amazing food. I had the steak and ale pie, proper tasty. This place has parking, but be aware last orders for food is early (ish) on a Monday

i came in for a meal last night and the portion sizes where huge, the staff were friendly and checked back on our table. the only complaint i had was that the food was bland. i had the battered chicken strips and it tasted of nothing. the chips where nice apart from in the bottom of my bowl there was just scraps. apart from that it was a lovely and very well priced.

Great place to eat priced reasonably, staff very friendly and food is great with homemade chips can not fault anything I have had or others who have been with me.