The best restaurants in Windermere Applethwaite and Troutbeck South Lakeland North West

Really good, the portions have got smaller and pricey, non the less really good night good service also great seafood as well.

Lovely little bistro in the heart of Windermere. I called a week before our visit and made a reservation. I had the lamb, so good.Delicious food and friendly staff . Would recommend .

As soon as we walked through the door the staff were welcoming and very attentive. The food was lovely and good value for money. We sat outside which is a great little sun trap for those rare sunny days in the Lake District. We would high recommend and we will definitely be back .

Fun place to visit. We had some lovely food here. There was so much to look at. It had a crazy, eclectic theme with some fun tunes playing. Highly recommend people to come and have an ale here and a look around.

We visited yesterday evening after a day hiking up Helvellyn and we was in need of a pub food fix and after all the amazing reviews we thought we would give this place a try.The quality of the food was amazing we had the pigs in blankets and calamari to start and gammon steak for mains and it was cooked to perfection.The staff and Owner were lovely and we even ended up staying for alot more drinks than we should have due to how friendly the staff were and how amazing the atmosphere in the pub. (Sore heads this morning!!)Highly recommend visiting this place we would rate higher than 5* if we could!

Quick, friendly service; fantastic coffee & delicious food! A great little place with a fantastic reputation which met all expectations this summer. Recommend: Chorizo Benedict & Homeground Sarnie

Lovely lunch here for 2 coeliacs again today and I'd love to give 5 stars but one downside. We ordered a sandwich each and a side each, my partner had a lovely decent sized portion of sweet potato fries and I ordered the side of Hash Browns, £4.50 each. I don't begrudge paying £4.50 for a decent size portion of fries, but I do begrudge paying £4.50 for a single hash brown!!

A fairly small, simple and quaint restaurant, but excellent value and delicious Chinese food. The chicken and sweetcorn soup is some of the best I have ever tasted. Well seasoned and the texture is perfect, as often some places make it way too gloopy. The prawn toast had more prawn in it than virtually every other place i have been, furthermore you can tell its homemade rather than the oh so common freezer to fryer ones made with a prawn and chicken mix. The hot garlic beef steak was absolutely divine, so tender and spicy, a standout dish. Only downside, the sweet and sour wasn’t great, I have much better elsewhere, but the rest of the food is so good it doesn’t bother me, I just don’t order it anymore! If you have somewhere to eat at home, there isn’t much advantage to eating out at the restaurant compared to as a takeaway as its a simple setting, but regardless the staff have always been very friendly and catered to our needs well. The best Chinese in Bowness/Windermere and it’s not even close! (And trust me, at the time of writing we have been to them all!)

Fantastic building, rooms and location but sloppy service and food needs to be better

Beautiful food! We enjoyed Arancini, fillet steak, sea bass & lasagne. Staff are very pleasant. Also dog friendly. Will definitely visit again. Thank you!

Fantastic service and great food, the white wine Sangria was a real surprise and very moorish. A must eat restaurant. All the dishes were tasty and authentic.

Visited here with my Dad today. Asked for a tea cake and then a scone both not on the menu anymore. I had a bagel with salmon and cream cheese paid over £8 and that was it no sides, no even a bit of salad - didn’t taste great. Dad ordered pancakes in the end 2 tiny pancakes on a dish - still hungry when we left. Not great service either. Disappointed!

A beautiful hotel with views over Lake Windermere, which has been the honeymoon or birthday destination for A list celebrities over the years… …where one will also find a fantastic restaurant. Located in a very tasteful modern extension to the much older hotel, the food is superb. The tasting menu features much local produce in a series of delicious dishes. The wine list is extensive and eclectic. The staff are friendly, professional, knowledgeable and unfussy. Sometimes the little things…the tomato butter and the quality of the freshly baked olive bread…just add to the whole experience. I couldn’t fault any of the dishes. Excellent wine pairings on the wine flight. I didn’t like the sound of the chocolate with cardamom/coffee (I’m told that it was delicious!), so I was given chocolate with raspberry/coconut. That attention to detail - the comfort of the diner - make this a ‘must visit again’ destination.

Good food, excellent awareness and care with an allergy order. Great service with accurate timings when placing order for when order would be ready. Pricing and portions good.

My husband and I were lucky winners of the Lake District Competition which included an evening meal. The dining room has beautiful views and we watched the sunset over the mountains as we ate our staters. A fabulous start to the evening. My husband's main course, the lamb, was so tender he said it was the best he's ever had! The desert selection was so good I found it tricky to choose just one! A wonderful meal in great surroundings with excellent service.