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

Oh my word! This place needs six stars. Great food Great views Great price Great portion sizes Great friendly and quick service. We sat outside for lunch overlooking the lake and surrounding hills. The staff accommodated to our specific order. A lovely garden and lots of things to do nearby. Will come back! Just incredible.

We had the half crispy duck as a starter and lemon chicken and sweet chilli chicken for mains with salt & pepper chips. All the food tasted fresh and perfectly cooked. Great choice for an anniversary meal.

Fantastic restaurant with plenty of options in a lovely setting.

My wife found this on TravelZoo so I treated us both to afternoon tea for her birthday. There were white and brown bread versions of egg and chive, smoked salmon cream cheese and cucumber, ham and mustard, and cheese and pickle sandwiches. We also had warmed mini cheese and onion tarts, pigs in blanket and sausage roll slices. The second level of the stand contained some pots with strawberry mousse and biscuit crumb base, some small pieces of cheesecake, cherry sponge cake and flapjack. The top layer had two currant and two plain scones and mini Eccles cakes. There was clotted cream and strawberry jam for the scones. For the price this was an absolute bargain. We couldn't eat all the cakes so the waitress put the remainder in two plastic containers for us to take home. We both thoroughly enjoyed our meal. In fact I would have happily paid full price for it!

As a regular here for coffee/cake and breakfast, and always impressed, I took my Mum here for dinner. Wonderful service as usual, super pleasant staff, and the food was fabulous. I opted for the homemade chicken pie, which as I told the staff, was literally the best chicken pie I have ever had. 11/10. Definitely be returning for more dinners, as well as everything else. Thank you x

Great healthy food, lovely atmosphere and design. Beats the supermarket cafe next door! Lentil and veg soup was delicious.

I had the decaf latte, which was barely drinkable. Not so much a coffee shop (at least to American eyes), more like a little diner.

This place sells amazon ice cream. The girl behind the counter was really helpful and took time to look after all her customers. Place was a real find.

Teníamos una salchicha y tocino bap en el hambre de la cabra muy bien, volveremos. No tanto a tostado, té, café, bollos, personal amable.

Paramos para desayunar antes de salir de la bahía. Whitecross Buen servicio y desayuno encantador con una estupenda elección. Relación calidad-precio

Very much disappointed. It’s called spa hotel but it’s almost impossible to get in the spa. We managed to book one day in spa a week in advance, it was not bad, especially staying outside in the outdoor pool. The next day we tried to book a spa again - no chances for three days ahead. We tried to go to spa during so called complementary hours, which is most inconvenient time of the day - during the breakfast and dinner time. It turned out that complimentary spa is only inside, which just a swimming pool, one small jacuzzi and one infrared sauna. To go outside you should book in advance again, which is of course unavailable since they are completely occupied. It’s called a spa hotel, but besides you have to pay for the spa separately, it’s not possible to use it. I paid £450 per night for the room, ready to pay extra for the spa, but can’t use it? Room is the only thing which is ok, but I stayed in the most expensive part, I understood the rooms in other buildings are not so good. Strange thing that TV set had only few channels, no Netflix or other streaming services and all the ways to connect it from own device are blocked. I visited both restaurants - was disappointed by the food. Breakfast is not bad, but they could offer fresh orange juice, which they don’t do. I had face and feet massage (booked in advance of course) - it was slapdash work. The location is ok, had some lake view from the window, but there are a lot of hotels nearby with the same or better location. Service was ok, no complaints, but in general I am very much unsatisfied with my stay.

Just had a superb 4 night stay at this very dog friendly hotel. The staff where really welcoming friendly and accommodating. Our room had great views down the valley and the food in the bar was really good. The hotel was also extremely dog friendly.

Most excellent cafe with very friendly staff. We just had a brew so unable to comment on food.