White Lion Hotel Restaurant in South Lakeland

Great food, comfortable suroundings and the staf are very friendly, Nick looked after us and made sure we had a wonderful evening, the cleanliness was superb.

Food excellent, Sunday Dinner, and very good value for money. Staff very friendly and welcoming. Will definitely be back. Thank you.

Thank you for great service el and Shane 💕

Cosy lake district pub, lots of seating, and open fires, I had the steak pie with cabbage peas and chips for £17, large portions.

A great experience. Good food, lovely welcoming atmosphere, great service. 2nd visit and will definitely come again. Special thank you to Elle for looking after us 🙏🏼🙏🏼

Great location, staff are really friendly and the food is great. Food is amazing value for money given the location. Thanks to Jess the chef and the rest of the team for making us feel so welcome.

Went in for lunch with family of 7. Exceptional Service from Elle, we felt very welcome. Nothing was too much trouble and we were well taken care of even at a busy time. Great food arrived on time and served swiftly. Thank you Elle!

Thanks for taking such a large group

Super helpful with large group booking and lovely food. Thanks to Nick and staff team for lovely evening.

Nick was amazing and accommodating our needs. He couldn’t have been more helpful .

Nick was very attentive, definitely service with a smile

Food and service were lovely!! Nick was extremely helpful and friendly!! Would definitely recommend.

Nick our server was fantastic and the sundsy roast was brilliant.

Nick is a wonderful waiter, service with a smile in the heart of the Lake District 🙂

Great food , friendly staff. Make sure you book

Nick was very helpful throughout our meal. Food was brilliant.

Great evening. Shout out to Nick looking after us at our table a Mark serving drinks and the lovely gentleman getting us a table location suitable for our needs. And the rest of the team. All did a great job on a wet and very busy evening. Well Done Guys!

Good friendly service. Lovely food

Food was lovely and our server Megan was great! Would highly recommend and we will be back!

Megan and El deserve a pay rise👌🏼

Thanks Megan Jess and Nick for your wonderful hospitality!

Great service, very friendly staff. Megan was particularly kind.

wonderful dinner out the server elle was lovely

wonderful service from elle. great at moving us to different table that better suited our needs. and wonderful food…..

Great lunchtime pub grub and fast service. Dog friendly too. We had kids and adults with us and everyone cleared their plates.

Megan was so lovely, we’ll definitely come back here again!

Shane Megan Sam Nick Were nice and friendly, welcoming people. We had lovely family meal and time here. Would definitely come back again because it is the best pub in Ambleside. Love Otis, aged 5 and 3 quarters 😻

Delicious food, great service and attentive staff. Lovely cosy atmosphere and family friendly vibes, but equally great spot to come as a couple! One of our faves in Ambleside - we have only been here for 4 days and have been twice for our evening meal!

We didn’t eat but the service was fab employee (L) was amazing with the children and ourselves and would be one of the reason for us to return

Elle was super lovely, helpful and friendly.

Lovely atmosphere. Good service, friendly staff. Nice lunchtime meal deal, food really good. Good range of drinks. Exceptional ‘Pink Paloma’ cocktail. Visited twice during our week’s stay. Would definitely recommend.

Megan was amazing, so friendly and attentive, spot on!

Lovey staff and beautifully food definitely back again

Staff very friendly, helpful. (Elle) also Jessica. service efficient lovely ambiance

Lovely staff, good food deal and great atmosphere!!

Such fabulous friendly service. Bar staff very attentive and welcoming and food served but Megan was amazing. Food meal deal offers here great and all food was lovely. So nice to see local people ( Megan) serving us in the pub who gave us great tips about the area . Well done,White Lion Team .

Lovely meal. Super friendly staff -especially Megan who served us and offered great tips on the local area and Sam who served us at the bar. Thanks guys!

Really good atmosphere, Megan was very friendly, polite and had very good customer service, food was great, definitely recommend coming here

Great service from Megan and Anya

Had a lovely meal at this pub. Great atmosphere and very friendly staff especially Megan. We also had two dogs with us and they were great with them

Good atmosphere, nice food. Service really good. Megan was really helpful and gave the dogs treats.

Lovely food and great service by Megan

Great time at this pub. Lovely atmosphere and great customer service. Megan was lovely.

Great service from Megan, Anya, Jess and Sam and the food was also great

Quiet, relaxed and pleasant atmosphere. Food was good and well presented. Elle, the bartender, was a total delight.

Very friendly and excellent service.

Jess is a gem, she’s super friendly and personable. I had the steak which was cooked perfectly!! The pub had a nice chilled atmosphere which is ideal for a quiet drink alone or with friends, will definitely be back :)!

Service very friendly especially Sam and chef Nick. Food brilliant

Very popular place excellent food

Great food, drinks and service. We will be back. Book to ensure your places.

Great Sunday lunch, great price 👍🏻👍🏻

Ahhh, man. This place is EPIC. Came for a Sunday roast and honestly. It was the best roast I've EVER had. I'm easily disappointed and hard to please. The beef short rib was melt in your mouth. The roast potatoes, crispy and fluffy in the middle. Greens with leeks just right and the little chopped parsnips and carrots adding just the right amount of sweetness. Cannot recommend enough. Oh, and of course, the service and atmosphere just topped it off.

The vegetarian option for Sunday lunch was tasteless. The filling of the Spinach and Mushroom Wellington was mush. The potatoes were tasteless as were the cabbage and leek.

Food was delicious! Very good portions. The pub was decorated for Halloween and really added to the atmosphere lovely! A very good selection of beers and larger also. The pub was very busy, we werw quoted an hour wait from order but the food come sooner.

Really welcoming for a group celebrating a friends birthday

Excellent service. Great value for money.

Great experience at the pub Elle and anya were very helpful

What a gem!!! Excellent staff, friendly & helpful. The whole team were jolly and loved making a fuss of our dog 🥰!! Elle, Jess & Nick were people who stood out as efficient and thoughtful staff members. We can recommend the food, good choice, cooked well and very hot to the table! Great chefs!

Lunch on a quiet Thu 10/10/24, served by the very pleasant, friendly Elle. I had the Mixed Grill, upgraded to an 8oz steak. Usually a safe choice, but the gammon and rump steak were a little bit disappointing, this time. I made use of an Ember Inns voucher, which adds up to a great value meal. Dog friendly pub.

Great food, great value and great service. The pub also had a warm and cosy ambience.Nick our waiter was helpful and super friendly. Highly recommend The White Lion Hotel.

Great pub, great food, friendly service

Friendly staff. Great atmosphere. Excellent food & service. Steak cooked to perfection, no fat. Apple crumble gorgeous. 2 pints for under £10. Highly recommended & not to be overlooked

Good location. Nice bar / restaurant area with a decent enough beer garden. Free parking with a breakfast each for £204 a room, between two, which is great value. Rooms were fine - basic but comfortable. Staff were great throughout the stay and the breakfast was lovely. We’ve stayed in all the ‘Inn Collection’ hotels in Ambleside and this one is similar to the others. The odd thing here and there could do with a tune up but nothing that would make a stay unenjoyable.

Love greeting from Nick and fab service. Great food and good value. Definitely worth a visit.

I ordered a chicken and leek pie which came with mash and gravy. The mash came which was microwaved and hard on the edges. The veg was hard but able to to get a fork through. The pie was nice, however the pastry was so hard you couldn’t cut it.

Food was good and service pleasant. Thanks for a lovely night. Jess was very helpful

Elle and Megan were awesome. Top baby Guinnesses from them 👍

Loved the steak sandwich and their beer options! Very nice place.

Elle and Megan were fantastic, brilliant service!

On arrival at The White Lion jess was so welcoming n helpful she made such a fuss of our dog Arthur,we are coming back tomorrow jess is defo am asset to this pub xx

Top service! Very accommodating and cosy pub. Highly recommended. Shout out to Elle and Megan

Elle and Jess were very friendly and professional. They made us feel welcome and told us some cracking jokes :)!

Elle was a great server and the atmosphere was good

Jess and El were lovely staff members. Food was stunning.

Amazing food and service! Landlady goes above and beyond for customers and is very friendly

Visited for dinner on a Monday night but still quite busy. Used the app which is great for ordering food and easy to do sat at your table. As vegans they have quite a few options though I wish they served chips with the vegan burger instead of salad! We need chips with a burger so we ordered two sweet potato falafels starters and two rainbow vegan lasagne. The food was very nice, full of flavour and we were impressed with the lasagne, substantial and satisfying. We were too full for desserts the vegan option being caramel cheesecake, I'll miss the starter next time. Have to mention the staff all were brilliant but special mention for Nick, he is a proper character, friendly and funny and never stopped working. Will definitely come back when next in Ambleside.

Easy going good quality food, great rib of beef for Sunday dinner.

We called for Sunday lunch. I had the beef which just fell off the bone it was beautiful. My husband had the duo of meats chicken and gammon he got a plateful and said it was lovely. Great food great beer and lovely staff well done. We will be back

Really friendly and relaxing. Had a lovely time

Was recommend by a friend and I can say I’m glad we took the recommendation. There was four in our party with two dogs who also was made very welcome. There is a section that dogs are not allowed if you don’t like dogs for you to sit in. The food was outstanding both couples had nachos to share and Bar Be Que chicken wings which was absolutely fantastic. Drinks and food come to £54 which we thought was very reasonable compared to how much food we had. The manager was very helpful as two of our party had allergies. Bar staff and the waitress were very polite and a credit to the manager. Overall after a long walk locally this venue was ideal. Comfortable surroundings great atmosphere and very well priced. Will definitely visit again when we come back to the Lake District.

Excellent service and quick to help. Came in twice and both days were the same. Staff are friendly and came over quickly to serve food and clear table. Food tasted amazing and had a brilliant selection! Will return when visiting the lakes again :)

After checking google maps for somewhere to eat we were Disappointed arrived here at 10:45 doors were open, walked in and no one about. Found a rude staff member who just said closed and walked us back to the door for a busy little town on a Saturday morning id expect them to be open and offering a better welcoming service. When we walked away we could see all staff members laughing and joking sitting around a table.

Great food, great drinks, nice atmosphere. :)

Laura, Rob, Sam and Shane were very welcoming and attentive. They also created a fun and enjoyable atmosphere! Will be back ☺️

Stayed one night and the staff were incredibly friendly and accommodating. Jess in particular went above and beyond

Fantastic stay in a lovely village. The receptionist Jess is very pleasant and helpful. Recommended!

Staff very friendly and happy to chat and help out, will be back later in the week.. Food lovely and good selection.. Well worth a visit..

Lovely food at reasonable prices. Great service and a good pub atmosphere. The staff were friendly and helpful. Thank you to Laura

Staff were very helpful, service was excellent and the food was brilliant. Highly recommend

Good food well priced friendly service

Very efficient staff, nice and relaxing atmosphere

Waitress was very cheerfull, helpfull and good craic. Would come back for her personality alone

Great servive, lovely food. All an all a great experience.

Came in for Saturday lunch, the Haddock and Chips was lovely. The fish was cooked superbly and a good portion. All washed down with a pint of Guiness. Excellent service aswell from the staff at The White Lion, Ambleside. Have been coming here for years and this was probably the best meal I’ve had here. Should have taken a photo of the food but can recommend, very good.

Great food, location and service

Lovely food, lovely service, friendly bar staff. Laura served us and was very friendly and smiley 😊

Good wholesome pub food. Laura was a great server.

ellesia,very helpful,lovely food,atmosphere welcoming,great bar staff,will be back

It's great that the White Lion has again got some great staff and decent food . It's been a while since the staff and Manager engaged with customers , which makes for a great atmosphere , Jess and Alicia are great .

We found this lovely place to eat while we were on holiday. The staff are so friendly snd very helpful when we experienced a slight issue. The choice of food was excellent something for everyone and the quality of food was superb. Would definitely recommend