The best restaurants serving British food in South Lakeland North West

A very disappointing experience. Staff friendly and helpful, drinks OK but food below par. On next visit will use another pub

Excellent fish and chips, excellent service and excellent venue, staff were excellent. Would highly recommend, excellent

Am I asking too much to have my main hot meal of the day served on a hot plate, I dislike having to rush my eating experience as my food cools overly quickly.

Dropped in for drinks and food. Excellent service at bar, great beer in good condition. Three good cask ales. Super pub food, great service. Barmaid so friendly helpful and obliging. Lovely to sit outside in the sun. All the food good ingredients and very well prepared by the chef - simple but wholesome and good. Will definitely call in again when in the area.

A gorgeous hotel probably needs a little old but as a family meeting at the races in cartmel it was brilliant Many thanks The food in the restaurant was really good and service was spot on Many thanks all

This is the first time that we have stayed here and we were not disappointed. The family room that my friend and I stayed in was clean, warm and comfortable. The beds were amazingly comfortable, and we could not fault anything. All of the staff that we spoke with were friendly, courteous and helpful. Unfortunately there is, at present, no evening meals available but we were allowed to have takeaway meals in the room. Overall an absolutely fantastic stay in an amazing hotel. Thank you so so much 😊

Excellent suroundings for a coffee stop while walking the area. Great choice of eats and drinks, and very pleasant service. Highly recommended.

My wife and I were on a cruise on Lake Windermere and we decided to get off and have lunch in this cafe. We both had tasty Leek & Potato soup, served with bread, along with 2 coffees. So nice just to sit at the table overlooking the lake whilst enjoying our lunch before continuing our cruise.

A stunning little cafe set in the grounds of Holker Hall. We called in for a cuppa and sweet treats after spending the afternoon wandering around the grounds. We were lucky enough to have a glorious autumn day, so were able to sit out in the courtyard, which is beautiful. The staff were amazing, so friendly. The prices were good too, I was actually surprised at how reasonable it was, given the location. I had a pot of tea and shortbread, which was to die for! Such a wonderful little spot, it’s a must try when in the area.

Excellent food, lovely ambience the ham,cheese scone,chutney and toms was amazing!!! Lovely staff a real home from home!

It’s a sad day when you have to ask the staff to turn round to serve you. The four people in front of me gave up but I wasn’t as subtle as them. I asked are you still open? Good job the ice cream was good as the service was rubbish.

We came here, without a booking, on Easter Saturday night. At first we were quite nervous, as the dining room is quite elegant and refined, with beautiful chairs etc, so we were anxious that although we were clean, we felt that we might be underdressed, after a day touring the Lakes. But it was a lovely, friendly experience, with very nice food, and pleasant attentive staff. A very enjoyable night.

Stayed here and ate in the restaurant one evening. The service was very good, the portions very generous and the food of a very good standard.

Mediocre food. £15 for breakfast that was not well cooked or well presented. No acknowledgement from staff member other than looking at me till I gave my order. No smile either or thank you. The cafe itself is very nice and the cakes looked lovely. Good coffee too.

We were a large party of 12 but unfortunately no-one can book a table on a Sunday! This is rare these days as people like to plan their mel times. We knew this is advance as we had been before. We waited for a short while and then the table was ready. This wasn't 1 table but we were spread across 3 separate tables which couldn't be put together and some had to sit elsewhere. This happened last time and this time we thought they would only allocate eating when it was ready for the whole party. Most went for the carvery. The vegetables were very good and the turkey really moist but the beef was so tough that you really needed a steak knife to cut through it. Overall a disappointing experience based upon the service, food quality and price/value for money.