The best restaurants serving British food in Allerdale North West

We popped in o our way home from Carlisle after seeing other reviews and reading the menu on line. Lovely atmosphere, excellent and knowledgeable service from all the staff, nothing was too much trouble. We had coffee and the Broccoli and Stilton soup, both were excellent and great value! We will be back (with friends) and an appetite for more! Congratulations to all the staff for making such a gem. Wishing you every success!

Visited here today for the first time and really enjoyed it! We sat outside in the sun and had the quiche off the specials board and a panini and soup and it’s dog friendly so even better :) Will recommend to others!

The tea room was shut last time we were in Allonby so we were pleased to see it was open. We were stopped from entering at the door in a slightly uncomfortable manner. We asked if there was a table for 2 which there wasn’t. We asked if there might be one later and were able to put our name down and to come back in half an hour. Our waiter was really polite and friendly but in general, the service wasn’t great and we had to ask for our drinks when we saw 2 tables who arrived and ordered after us and was clear ours had been forgotten about. Our table didn’t get cleared for a while despite several staff walking past and it was only when we grabbed the attention of someone and said we’d like to order cakes that it was finally cleared. The whole atmosphere wasn’t particularly friendly or nice. Unfortunately a disappointing experience and we wouldn’t go back in a hurry.

Simply fabulous. We recently had afternoon tea while on a girlie weekend. The views are stunning. The hosts are so friendly and couldn’t do enough for you, and as for the food …. It was absolutely amazing Highly recommend a visit.

A marvellous eclectic cafe. Wonderful service and welcome.

Thank you so much for making our meal for our 40th wedding anniversary with our friends so memorable. The standard of food was superb and presentation exceptional, this was down to the dedication of the team in the kitchen and their mentors . The service we received from the young man (clover) was outstanding and he should be rightly proud as the rest of the serving team and mentors should be. £21 yes £21 for a three course restaurant meal and expirience. When we are next up this way on holiday we shall most definately be booking a lunch and will recommend to our family and friends. Finally a big thankyou for the marvellous cake which you presented to us. It was delicious and again a reflection of the superb team you have at the college including the your booking collegue. So once again thank you ALL Dave and Lin

A lovely characterful food van and cafe - delicious! Space outside to sit and undercover tables too.

Fantastic little club, with a great course and even better food. A warm welcome at the little gem. Green keepers clearly know what they are doing as the course is in great condition. And to top it off the food quality is a real treat thanks to the fabulous chef 👍

Great place for relaxing family meal, excellent menu choice and great service. The butchers block and steak burger were amazing. Will definitely visit again soon.

Precis: Wow! Excellent! Any other superlative you choose! Full review: What a wonderful gem of a find! From the start the welcome was warm and friendly. Nothing was too much trouble for Gary, Donna and their team; what a diamond they have found in Jack! The quality of the furnishings is very high, the fittings top class and the home made biscuits in the bedroom were delicious! Even a welcome decanter of sherry to start off your stay! The hallway walls are adorned with award plaques from numerous organisations! The grounds were extensive and very well kept. We had read about the wild red squirrels and hoped we may get to spot one - no fears there; we watched them running around the garden and feeder each day! Now for the food! Absolutely excellent! Each evening started at 7pm with canapés and good conversation with fellow guests, most of whom seem to be repeat visitors, with good reason! Gary is very personable and quite the bon viveur, his knowledge of wine is excellent, after all by his own admission he has been in the game for a good number of years! The four course dinner menu is set, no choices, but the menu is on display each morning and I'm sure that alternatives could be organised if enough notice were given. Each course was exquisite, served piping hot (where appropriate!) and presented beautifully, as was the table in general. Service was efficient, friendly and knowledgeable. Breakfast was just as good! Hazel Bank has seven rooms and the restaurant is open only to residents. All this means that each guest gets very personal, and personable, service from start to finish! If you think that this review is a little enthusiastic then I doubt you've visited! Don't get me wrong, it isn't for everybody and nowhere is totally perfect, but Hazel Bank gets VERY close!

Absolutely amazing was working on turbines close by and checked for a local little bakery and wow I wasn’t let down absolutely amazing little shop massive variety of cakes and pies lovely staff and very affordable I would highly recommend and will be making the long journey back.

My husband and I have always fancied trying this place, so I booked it as a surprise for his birthday. We came up (from the Midlands) with our two teenage children (15 and 17) and our two dogs. My husband and I stayed in the garden room, which is perfect for people with dogs, and the kids stayed in a mountain view room. From arrival to departure, we were made to feel so welcome. It was the smallest details like fresh milk for in your room, bath oils for your bath and a jar of dog treats and blankets for the dogs, that made it for me, not to mention the delicious evening meal and breakfast! The 7 course taster menu was absolutely delicious, I enjoyed every mouth watering mouthful. This was our children’s first experience of a taster menu and they loved it! The service was superb, with every single staff member being very knowledgable and helpful. They all worked really well as a team too. The breakfast the next morning was excellent, I’ve never tasted toast like it! Thank you for an excellent stay, we will definitely be back!

The account Mr. Aiken has of our visit is incorrect. He said we arrived on an evening when he was not open...not true! We booked previously and he accepted the booking. Due to slow play on the golf course we were running ten minutes late and we called him to let him know. When we arrived his behaviour was on obnoxious and deeply unpleasant. I can categorically say Mr. Aiken did NOT call the police. After we had been ejected we ordered a takeaway and ate it outside the pub next door. We collected the wrappers and put them in the carrier bag. The next morning we found the carrier bag outside our hotel room! Mr Aiken had, during the night, placed it tbere! His recollection varies from the actuality. From M.J.C.