The best restaurants serving British food in Appleby (Bongate) Eden North West

Traditional country inn offering really good food great atmosphere and very welcoming hosts can highly recommend we will definitely be back

After completing Ben Nevis, one of our fellow friends became unwell and was unable to to continue to the other mountains to complete the ’Three peaks’ under 24hrs. We see this amazing castle on route back and checked in later that evening. The grounds & facilities are stunning. They where very accommodating with their restaurant menu. We were served with outstanding food and the personal touch especially with the Chef ‘Chris’ who actually came out and presented what we were eating which I thought was a really great touch! He then personally gave us his time to even show us around some of the castle which was a great way to fishing off our night. Our first visit even thou a short stay, I would highly recommend to stay and eat here. Thank you.

We dined in Bustro 1871 as part of a short break holiday at the Appleby Manor Hotel. What a lovely break this was. Our first after the Spring and Summer lockdown. The food was really good and the waiters attentive. Appleby Manor itself is a delightful hotel full of old world charm. We are returning there again for my wife's birthday in October. I shall again dine in Bistro 1871 as well as sampling the gourmet restaurant at the hotel on our second night.

My mum and I walked 9km from Hilton to Appleby. We had never been here before so decided to pop in for some food and a cuppa. We were welcomed by one waitress very warmly, although were left disappointed by another who told us they weren't doing food yet (at 11.57am). We had to ask her when they were starting food, which wasn't until 12.15pm. 18 minutes too early it seemed. If it was me, I'd have said, "Let me take your order and we can get it ready for you as soon as we start serving." or even decided to start serving food 15 minutes early (the pub wasn't busy at all, there was one other table in) but the girl seemed very reluctant to do this so we just settled with teas. Lost out on a bit of business there I'm afraid.