The best restaurants serving British food in Ambleside and Grasmere South Lakeland North West

We loved this place! Excellent range of hot and cold lunch choices and an equally good selection of cheeses. Staff were friendly and helpful- and it was easy to choose really healthy local produce if you wanted to.

We came across this hidden little gem by having a quick google as to where to eat when in Grasmere for the evening. Wow! Beautiful food, the drinks/cocktails were outstanding! 100% will be returning

This was our second time at The Old Stamp House. It has been excellent on both occasions. Delicious inventive dishes from excellent local produce. Sublime cooking in a relaxed comfortable setting. We'll be back a third time.

Sat outside. Good service. The best pies ever.

Can't recommend enough. I've stayed in lots of hotels in the Lakes and the staff at The Grasmere Hotel are the best: they couldn't be more helpful. Lovely hotel in beautiful spot.

Peaceful with wonderful views and a nice little spa

First visit tonight and it won't be our last. Scrumptious, plentiful food. Pleasant, attentive staff.

We ate here on a Thursday evening, whilst staying in Grasmere. Very good food and service. The steak and chicken were excellent!

Fabulous food, fabulous service and great views too. Will be back - tomorrow!

Superb home style food, super generous portion sizes. Nice and accomodating staff with quick service. Varied menu with all the classics. Would recommend to anyone travelling or in the area

Staff friendly who informed us of specials, wasn't rushed to order at counter. Apple pie and spiced apple pie very tasty with a decent mug of tea and coffee.

We have been here many times over the years and love it. Dropped in for a drink last week. Wooooah! £9.80 for a Prosecco and a pint of cider shandy is the same price as a pint of cider - about £7. So by that maybe a pint of lemonade is also £7? I’m sure many people stop for a drink while walking in the beautiful lakes but next time we might find another stopping point. Although living in the North East maybe we just have cheaper pubs up here??!!

The place itself is situated in a nice area and staff are nice. However the food was expensive and not of a good quality. I ordered the BBQ chicken panini and also a steak panini. The bread was not traditionally what you would expect of a panini it was more a soft white baguette and wasn’t very toasted. The chicken was clearly pre-cooked chicken, the bbq sauce tasted like something out of a bottle that had been squirted on and the steak was obviously some sort of sandwich steaks (cheapest you can buy) which was chewy and bland. There wasn’t much to the panini’s a few bits of each topping at most. The food also took around 15 - 20 minutes to arrive which was a bit crazy to say the quality of the food and how there were only around 6 other customers when we ordered.

Friendly staff that welcomed us (family of four), without a booking. Food arrived within a reasonable timescale, was tasty/ well presented on plate but was over priced for the ingredients and quality of cooking. My pheasant was very dry, little or no seasoning on smashed potatoes and the kids meal was a bowl of pasta with very little vegetables. As we were visiting and it was an unplanned meal, it did the job. But given the prices and quality of food we would probably not plan to return.

Really good coffee to take out here. Pleasantly surprised. ... Well done That's not to mention the good cakes to go with it.