White Lion Hotel Restaurant in South Lakeland

Lovely pub , live football, great drinks and lovely staff

Popped in at 11:30 on the off chance that a Sunday lunch may be kicking about and to our surprise it was. We ordered one turkey and one beef dinner. They came out super quick and tasted absolutely delicious. Props to the chef Antony on a top Sunday roast. All in all, a really good Sunday lunch at a really good price. Will definitely be visiting again in the future.

food was brilliant lovely pub/restaurant. Absolutely Lovely staff making sure we had a good time and also our dogs by giving them plenty treats 🐾thanks so much

Megan was lovely and treated our dog Kevin lovely!! Such a nice atmosphere.

Very busy as the England v Scotland match was on! Service was quick!

I’m real atmosphere brilliant champagne Megan was a star !

We booked for a one night stay, the rooms were lovely. Very clean & spacious. We had a drink at the end of the night and the staff was helpful, polite and very friendly. The lady who checked us out was courteous. Would recommend this hotel to family and friends 😃

Stayed in room 5 - very good first impression, but, the heating system (in the adjacent room) needs attention, it made an intermittent wining noise all night, very poor sleep score for me I am afraid. On the plus side the breakfast was good.

Stayed here on a quick pit stop to visit family. Excellent location, big family room. Staff were very friendly and efficient, even though it was super busy because of school holidays. Would definitely book again. Food was reasonably priced, classic pub fayre.

Great dinner after and afternoon walking. Service and attentiveness were excellent from Jess who was super friendly. Lovely fresh food & wont hesitate to recommend.

Really good service and food was very hot and delicious. Really good evening out.

A meal whilst on Holiday in Ambleside Staff friendly and welcoming. Booked a table online. Pleased to see they’ve extended dog friendly area too. Food good and hot!! A great meal and evening.

Amazing service and food quality

Proper old school pub, great food and quality pints! Excellent service from Jess.

Nice pub with a friendly atmosphere

Lovely food and great atmosphere. Staff were excellent too

Came in for a few drinks and was served by Megan - super friendly, welcoming, and went the extra mile! Fab customer service!

Megan was great. Super welcoming and friendly.

Great pub, great service, lovely food

How lovely to be greeted by the friendly Megan! Lovely meal quickly cooked and delivered. Will call again

We came because it was a steak and wuiz night but due to circumstances out of pubs control, steak was no longer an option. However we ordered off the menu and the food was to a high standard and the service second to none and we would definitely return the next time we are in the area.

Warm and welcoming staff, great value for money in terms of food, decent range of beverages and good family atmosphere

Booked online whilst at another attraction. Good online booking M&B chain so we chose as local is Inn Keepers so we trust the brand. Seated promptly on arrival struggled with booking to table but probably an age thing! Just went to the bar great helpful staff dealt with our order. Meals seemed to arrive bit sporadic with other tables served in-between. First two meals we had to tell them to start before going cold. Others arrived and were worth the wait. We also ordered a side and mentioned to staff this arrived more in time to be a pudding but was delicious cauliflower cheese! Hiccups and staff were great and apologised.

The barman Shane is absolutely brilliant at his job.

Lovely and very welcoming atmosphere. Just pop in for a meal and chat with a friend. Could not wish for better service. Also there was a pup quiz going on we still have enough space for conversation.

Reasonable priced pub food, Staff are amazing and very welcoming. Would recommend

An absolutely brilliant place, well run, friendly staff and the most amazing shepherds pie I have ever had!! Thanks guys

Great food / drinks at reasonable prices friendly staff

Really enjoyed our meal on sat evening 8th Feb we both had chicken wings for starters then shepherd's pie with veg it was delicious lovely warm & welcoming place made a great coffee too we enjoyed so much we went back this morning for a breakfast.

Megan and Sam were amazing. Would definitely come again!!!

Megan and sam were very friendly 10/10

Megan was fantastic! Great food & place

Great place great food great atmosphere

Best grub I've had! Harry, Ant outstanding job!

Excellent hotel, great location, staff c friendly

The food was decent pub grub at a reasonable price. Service was excellent and friendly. Thanks

All the staff are absolutely amazing, so so lovely and welcoming. We came for food and it was probably the best pub food i’ve ever had. The fish and chips was out of this world and the battered mushrooms starter was unbelievably good, I also tried the panko prawns and salt and pepper chicken, both were just as amazing. Highly highly recommend this pub, the staff and managers all truly care about your experience in there. Will definitely back ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I felt very welcomed by the staff. I highly recommend the beef rib Mac and cheese AMAZING. Leisha Georgi and Jess amazing along with the rest of the team. I will be back

Very nice, warm welcome from the staff

Visited in January and it was lovely and quiet. The food came quickly and was good quality. They were understaffed but the staff who were there were quick and chatty. Top job.

service has been absolutely amazing shane and sam have been a delight to speak to this evening and the food from georgie in the kitchen was absolutely amazing, big thanks to the team x

Love the pub part of this hotel. Can't comment on the hotel as never stayed here. Can wait a little while to be served when it's busy but the staff are really friendly and create a good atmosphere.

Lovely food and bar staff where very helpful and kind I would recommend to a friend 10 out of 10

Megan was brilliant, great service from here and she was also great with our little Dog which means the most!!

Many thanks to Anthony, Aidan & Megan, great food, service, relaxing atmosphere will be coming back

fantastic pub. A bit out of the way for me however happy to brave the 6hr journey for a guinness of this quality.

Great accommodation in a popular town centre position in the heart of shops , eateries and amenities. With parking for residents which was a huge bonus. The room was clean, spacious and very well fitted with a very comfortable bed and great en suite shower room. TV - kettle & coffee tray and iron & ironing board provided including a hair dryer in the room. The service and food provided was excellent- the staff friendly & helpful and keen to ensure all our needs were met. Couldn’t have done more. We ate in the restaurant and it was delicious. Breakfast was a feast- a selection of drinks, cereals , yogurts and pastries followed by a fabulous cooked breakfast with quality ingredients- couldn’t have been bettered ! We would certainly stay again and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to others!

Brilliant service behind the bar by Megan such a lovely girl and the food is absolutely lovely - the ultimate burger was unbelievable and the prices was very reasonable for the amount of food you get. Thank you for a brilliant experience x

Excellent service! At an astoundingly reasonable price. Meghan served us the perfect Guinness, and I even split the g!

The special - ham eggs and chips were lovely The gravy was pretty special as well with the chargrilled chicken and chips All served by Nick who was very attentive x

Lovely pub. Had the fire on due to the cold weather. Had the lunch set menu which was such a bargain. Nick was so courteous and friendly when serving us. Will be back.

Chill atmosphere, friendly staff, lovely decor, couldn't fault the food and really helpful with allergies

Our favourite pub in the lakes. Food is fabulous. We had lunch today of salad ( chef amended it for me!) and fish finger sandwiches. Very tasty!! Excellent quality and presentation. Great atmosphere here, whatever time of day we've come. Staff are brilliant, they made such a fuss of our boston terrier puppy. Particular mention to Nick. 5 stars⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Nick, our server, was very polite with the service and the food was very well prepared. The atmosphere of the restaurant was very friendly and pleasant. Would recommend the halloumi fries!!

Fantastic vegan Sunday Lunch, the food was awesome, substantial and tasty after a 7.5 mile walk..Jess at front of house did an amazing job, she was on her own as someone else had not turned in...She did a stellar job doing everything serving drinks, food and collecting dirty pots, making up the fire. What a gem hope The White Lion appreciate her. We've been here several times and this was probably the best visit ever food and service.

Amazing food and staff will be back. Massive improvement on last time we visited

Was a really welcoming place amazing staff and Meg who was on the bar at the time was really great with the offers and a good chat really warm welcoming and good place to drink and have a laugh

Jess was great! Really knew her stuff! She deserves a raise 😍 Food from chef Anthony was spot on! Couldn’t fault anything 🤩

Such a lovely experience at The White Lion, all staff were amazing and welcoming. The food was lovely!

Came here for a couple of drinks over 2 nights in January. Quiet but great music. Didn’t have any food so can’t comment on that. Bar staff very friendly. Plum Porter was tasty.

Thankyou Jessie and Nick for such a warm welcome

Lovely rooms in a oldy worldy Traditional Hotel in an beautiful town perfect... With free parking👍

Overpriced cold food. Roast potatoes taste like tinned potatoe fried. Disgusting. We will not be returning to this place.

We visited on the 23rd to make a booking. The single bar staff was completely overworked. I only needed to ask about a table booking and had to wait 15 minutes (delays due to teenagers ordering 12 shots and assorted chasers). Eventually it was suggested that we booked on line. Booked for the 24th of December, meal was good hearty pub-grub. Very much like the White Lion of old.... We then booked again for the 29th of December but were phoned 2 hours before to say the 'chef had gone home' and they had to close the kitchen.... The White Lion was a great pub/restaurant but in the last 5-6 years has really gone downhill. It seems to suffer from getting good reliable staff so the service can be hit and miss.

Turned up to a very busy pub with 5 people and a dog. A lovely couple swapped so we could have their big table to eat. Unfortunately the offers of 2 courses weren’t on due to it being bank holiday but a member of staff informed us of that straight away. Food was great and quoted an hour wait but arrived easily before that. Jess who was running the pub was great and so helpful. We ordered desserts, again quoted an hour but they were out in 10 mins. A truly personal experience in a really busy town, well done, we’ll be back

Absolutely brilliant night. The service was, is excellent. Food piping hot Prices value for money. Staff, lovely and attentive. 5 star plus

Gabby and Anthony were fantastic with the food, service was excellent. Nothing too much trouble.

Went for xmas dinner. Lovely turkey, but only 2 slices, roasst potatoes very hard, sprouts too undercooked. Parsnips would of been a nice addition instead of 2 types of cabbage and peas. Creme brulee tasted like cold custard. Bit of a disappointment. Dinner wasent very hot, tasted like it was prepared and left to sit about 2 long. But staff were lovely.

We booked for Christmas dinner on Christmas day and had a wonderful time. The staff were all very welcoming and attentive. Every course was tasty, well cooked and well presented and we will definitely be back when we visit the lakes again.

Food hit or miss but good service

Always great service..child and dog friendly. Lovely atmosphere. Always return every time we come to Ambleside.

We enjoyed our four night stay. Clean and comfortable. Made even better by friendly staff, especially Bee who is a credit to the hotel.

Great friendly traditional pub 👍

Meagan Anthony Jess and Sam looked after us so well - food was sensational thank you so much

Megan had great service at the bar :)

I really enjoy my meal. The Staff where very friendly. Got 3 course meal on set menu for £18 very good value.

Great service from Nick and chef Ant

Fantastic welcome from Nick who looked after us on two visits. Ate here twice & the food was amazing. Compliments to the chef Ant. Would definitely recommend

Nick was lovely, saw that I was cold & got us a table near the fire. The food was amazing, well done gabby Would definitely recommend & be coming again

We had a fantastic experience, good food and professional service.

Welcomed by Gentleman behind the bar instantly as came through the door. Customer service level excellent served and mixed amongst customers effortlessly making everyone feel welcome. Pub nicely dressed for Christmas with warm atmosphere. Only popped in for coffee but food coming out looked and smelled nice.

Lovely food, service and ambience

First time me and my partner kevin had visited the white lion hotel, our server was nick and he was amazing, friendly, me and my partner kevin had a meal and the chef gabby made it perfect

Good pub food with friendly and efficient service plus a nice atmosphere with real log fire. Just what we needed on a cold December day

Excellent food and service from Sam on the bar Nick for his service & a shout out to Gabby the chef

Nick was so attentive, was so lovely and helpful and made our staffy Bruce very welcome as he did us. We was here for 5 nights and ate here twice as the food was delicious and hot the wine was lovely too!

Nick was amazing polite and service was brilliant. Gabby's food was gorgeous the starter and mains was delicious and the pudding out of this world could eat it every day.

The food was very good and desert was even better. Friendly staff. Would highly recommend to family and friends. We’ll be coming back when we’re next in Ambleside.

Stayed the night and the hotel room was absolutely lovely

Great food & service, lovely pub food with such a friendly welcoming environment… highly recommend. Compliments to the Chef (Anthony) 👍

Good service and a friendly atmosphere. Decent vegan options. Dog friendly.

My husband and I had a wonderful meal here making the most of the evening menu, two courses £15.99. Amazing value for delicious food and wonderful atmosphere with a roaring fire and Christmas decorations. Thank you!

Spot on food and drink at spot on prices. Real fire roaring lovely atmosphere. Highly recommended

Fab good fab atmosphere and Nick our waiter was excellent building us a warm log fire. We had the roast dinner sides which were really good quality - proper homemade Yorkshire puddings and lightly cooked greens. Great gravy and the cauliflower cheese was excellent. All for a reasonable price. You won’t be disappointed. :)

Elle Megan were amazing, amazing atmosphere!

Lovely welcome by all staff especially Nick! Nothing was too much trouble and both my little girls loved the colouring he provided. Food was beautiful well worth it. Will now be the place we eat when we come for the day 🥰

Friendly staff. Lovely warm pub with a great atmosphere

Shame its become less Dog friendly but otherwise good honest pub grub in nice surroundings for a good price.

Came with a group of 4 friends and really enjoyed steak night. Stayed for the quiz where we excelled. The staff were really helpful amd very friendly. Will definately come back. Special mention to Elle and Jess (Babs).

Amazing pints staff are extremely friendly me and my friends came after a fell walk atmosphere was very welcoming deffo coming again