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

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.

Solíamos disfrutar de sándwiches de aquí bajo la propiedad anterior y nos complació ver que los nuevos propietarios han comenzado a preparar comida para llevar. Tuve una envoltura de falaffel y houmous que estaba absolutamente deliciosa junto con un buen postre.

having read some of the recent reviews I was a little nervous about eating here. We had always food it good in the past but things change. The first thing that I noticed was how friendly helpful and accommodating the staff were. There was a choice of 4 real ales two from bowness and 2 from black sheep, Well kept and very reasonably priced and less than a few others in Ambleside. The food was superb, we had the pie of the week with chips, The pie was a slice from a tray so it was not all pastry with little filling, The pastry was very tasty and there was plenty of minted lamb filling. The chips were well cooked and there was plenty of vegetables. We were not the only ones who enjoyed their meal. A couple sat near to us had the fish and chips which they said was delicious All in all it was a good meal at a reasonable price with lovely staff

Fab first visit to the Wainwright Inn last week. Lovely friendly bar with a large outdoor area for eating and drinking. Great service with very short wait for food The tuna roll with side salad and extra bowl of chips was lovely as was the Bitter. Would definitely recommend a visit and on the 516 bus route from Ambleside too 😁x

Extremely annoyed that you now have to pay £5 parking to have lunch. Will never ho back. Found another pub that was very welcoming with good food

Headed in as a group of 9 as other cafes weren't big enough to accommodate (absolutely fine), and we're seated quickly. Everyone had coffee or tea and a scone. Scones were a good size and delicious. Service from the guy with long hair was fantastic.

Megan was the best server tonight!

Casual eatery with indoor and outdoor seating. One of us had a streak and ale pie with mushy peas and chips which was excellent. Two of us shared the incredible pork knuckle which came with perfect sides that all worked nicely together.

Just wow. The nicest ice cream EVER. The lady serving was lovely and the ice cream was amazing. Will deffo be going back next time we visit this area. Highly recommend.

Incredible pub with an incredible atmosphere, loved every minute of our trip to Ambleside with my children and the grandchildren. Have been visiting the royal oak for years and have never been disappointed.

Helpful in changing our booking to the following evening, but when we arrived on time at 7pm they had almost run out of food so we had to go elsewhere.

Awful just awful food was bland and not what I asked for at all hot French stick is not a panini Prices were extortionate Staff were nice enough but didn’t really seem to take much notice DO NOT whatever you do get a milkshake nearby 6 quid and it was vile worst I’ve tasted and I wasn’t only table complaining There are so many beautiful places to eat just not here absolute waste of a lot of money and left hungry

Great service compliments the menu which always has a Sunday roast dinner on Sundays. You need to book in advance to ensure of a table at your chosen time as there is nothing worse than being turned away and having to wait for a table.

We arrived in lovely sunshine but were disappointed to find that contrary to the impression given in the advertisement by Lakeland Retreats of sitting on your decking enjoying the sun there is no sun as the Lawns is surrounded by high trees making the interior constantly dark. You have to put the lights on for your breakfast and if you eat in later in the day then also. My partner decided to have a bath the first night but unfortunately contrary to the management company's assertion that there's a constant supply of hot water the hot water ran out and the water turned cold. This happened twice as it did to our neighbours in the adjoining Lakeland Retreats property. We normally have a cooked breakfast on a Sunday but we were appalled to find that the two frying pans supplied were pitted with rust and unusable. Finally as the season turned from summer to autumn the evenings got a little nippy. We tried to turn up the storage radiators but found that the controls are blocked by wooden brackets screwed over the radiators so you can't use them. A beautiful area but we won't be using Lakeland Retreats again if this is the standard they aspire to!

Rude staff was very blunt when we were nice. Don’t understand what the attitude was all about but sure