The best restaurants in South Lakeland North West

We had a wonderful lunch at the Gilpin the food was delicious and the staff were excellent. Lovely atmosphere and very relaxing. Looking forward to going back again.

Another fab stay at the brown horse. Three course meal was absolutely amazing like always. Breakfast, again amazing standard and included in with our stay. Will return again and again and again.

Beetham is really nice and pretty food really good

I like this place and the staff are lovely. But the menu is dull as dishwater. The food was well done but boring. And the main room needs some soft furnishings to absorb the noise - can’t hear yourself talk when it’s full

Fabulous food in a very busy Wheatsheaf on Saturday 24th May 2025. A super new menu with some value favourites such as fish, chips ‘n mushy peas and some new interesting mains such as cheese soufflé and individual steak pies. A great atmosphere with a lively buzz! Definitely going back again VERY soon! 😋

Great restaurant with a small but perfectly formed menu. Highly recommended.

Excellent food great value for money friendly staff, nice decor would defo recommend.

This was the first place we stayed on our HIS definitive 9-day tour of the UK. It was a lovely hotel on a quiet lakeside with signs saying Private Lakeside all around. The staff were kind and the rooms and furnishings were calming and relaxing. There were guests staying with two large, intelligent, well-behaved dogs, which made me feel the difference from Japan. We slept soundly and comfortably, had a delicious breakfast, and left in high spirits.

Not cheap at £35 for lunch for 2, with coffee, but the quality and taste of the food was great. Vegan and vegetarian food only, with hot wraps, soup, salads and cakes available. Would visit again for sure.

The food was fantastic and the chefs were great to chat with. Will come again.

Beautiful freshly made food. Kids meals are fantastic, although my daughter ate my scone aswell as her meal as it was so good... Absolutely delicious and lovely ladies seving,we will be back. Thsnkyou.

Great little restaurant. Super food and wine, friendly service to us and our dog! Our only challenge was that the portion sizes were very generous for us, but we took the remainder home to enjoy again. Would thoroughly recommend. Lots of GF options too.

Lovely warm welcome. Nancy and John, the proprietors, are great people. You are guaranteed a cracking time, nice drinks, nice atmosphere.

Our favourite cafe in the world - amazing milkshakes, great, hearty food! Can't fault it - thanks Sue and Matt for keeping us so well fed this week. See you again soon.

Sadly this establishment no longer exists, and seems to be a house now. ( February 2025).