The best restaurants serving British food in Boltons Allerdale North West

Storm Eowyn late January knocked out the power to our house for around 60 hours (still off at the time of writing this). 😔 But Maes tea rooms stood up to the community spirit and helped those without power. They very kindly allowed me to shower and gave me a cup of tea and some food to warm up from the horrible weather. It’s been cold ind sleeting rain since Saturday night. Now is Monday afternoon. Maes really impressed me, the staff were very helpful, very friendly and extremely kind and caring. I moved to the area in June 2021 and have been to maes a few times, it’s always warm, clean and tidy. I do t know that many people in the area so was gobsmacked at the kindness maes staff showed me during this difficult time. I will always be grateful for their help and kindness. 👍🏻

This place is the shy little gem of a group of hotels ,from the moment you arrive your are treated as a returning friend nothing is to much for them to do for you .Rooms are amazing comfortable and excellent views .The food needs a whole revue just bye itself it's amazing

We had a lovely family meal here on New Year's Day. The food was incredible and the staff were so welcoming and friendly, particularly making an effort to make our kids feel welcome. The lounge area for pre-dinner drinks was warm and comfortable and the dining room had a lovely atmosphere. The Christmas tree in the hallway was the largest we'd seen indoors. Both the children's menu and adult menu had a good range of different foods; the service was quick and the meals were beautifully presented and delicious. It was a lovely way to start the new year with a special meal.

Lovely pub. Called with a group of friends for a drink and a bite to eat. The staff were brilliant, so friendly and very attentive. Lovely food and reasonably priced. Would recommend to anyone in the area

My husband, myself and our 13 year old son visited The Brasserie two days ago on a Saturday evening. We were able to walk from our cottage accomadation to the Brasserie. On arrival to the venue we were very impressed by the beautiful driveway leading down to the Brasserie. The whole establishment is obviously very well kept with beautiful spring flowers and plants and lovely lighting down the drive. On entering the Brasserie however, we were suprised that the decor didnt appear to match the rest of the hotel. We were approached by a friendly waiter on arrival who took our drinks and food order promptly. He checked we were all ok during the first half of our meal and we felt his interactions with us were appropriate, not too overpowering or disinterested. My husband ordered the mushroom stroganoff. He felt it was quite ordinary and bland. I ordered the brushetta and a side portion of fries. I felt the brushetta was overpriced but the fries were beautiful. My son ordered the pizza which he said was really tasty! During the meal.another member of staff( female) arrived and we have to say it was quite an experience! We had ordered a second round of drinks. I had ordere a lakes gin and a small bottle of fever tree ginger ale to mix it with. I was allowing my son to taste the ginger ale from the bottle. The waitress appeared out of nowhere and snatched the bottle from his hand with a resounding"no!" It shocked us all! We reassured her that this was not an alcoholuc drink. She then commented in quite a rude manner when my husband wiped his nose gently on a napkin and also told us later on during the meal that she was used to working in the " posh restaurant". During our meal she stood over us on several.occasions which we felt was inappropriate and a bit unnerving! We felt she would benefit from some more training from more experienced members of staff. We did realise she was young and and was probably trying to.please (.a little too much). We were very patient with her but felt there may be future guests who may not be quite so tolerant! A little later during the evening my husband and our son went to use the toilet closest to the Brasserie. They came back and both told me there was smashed glass on the floor and a dirty nappy. My husband reported this to a member of staff from the spa team. On leaving the Brasserie we walked through to the hotel reception as we were all so concerned about the state of the toilet and wanted to ensure it had been sorted and the message had got trough. The lady on hotel reception didnt appear to know anything about this but we did see her promptly speaking to another hotel member of staff after our conversation. The only other disappointing part to.our meal was the cheeseboard. It sounded fantastic on the Brasserie menu but when it arrived we were informed that some of the cheeses were not available. The waiter did however add a few extra for us but we felt this could have been mentioned before we went ahead with the order. Sadly it was a disappointing experience as it could be a fabulous setting within the grounds of an obviously gorgeous hotel.