The best restaurants serving British food in Windermere Applethwaite and Troutbeck South Lakeland North West

It was our second visit for afternoon tea at Cedar Manor with our first visit being 2 years ago and it was just as wonderful. Such a beautiful place with the best, most delicious afternoon tea. They are so welcoming and Cedar Manor is just beautiful. Thank you again for a lovely visit. We will definitely come again!

Fantastic! I’m a regular visitor to this shop and I’ve never bought anything that hasn’t been perfect. From the “Cumberland curl”, a variety of marinated chicken breasts, lamb joints, bacon (including treacle and breakfast), a variety of different pies, “chilli growlers”, marinated lamb shanks and so the list goes on. Absolutely first class. I’ve been nudged into writing this review after my husband tried their new spicy lamb pie. He said it was “excellent” with “great spices”. All this with such friendly, professional, informative service. All I can say is if you’re in Windermere don’t miss a visit.

Staying locally and last day treat a fab cooked breakfast. Cooked fresh, lovely service and atmosphere. Would recommend a visit. Thanks.

We had a gorgeous meal in Oaks restaurant. A 3 course feast that started with Coquilles St Jacques (a wonderful mixture of scallops and potato) main was perfectly cooked lamb and, to finish, Creme Brûlée. My fellow dinner guests all had something different but every plate was clear and a lot of contented nodding was going on. Bravo!

We waited outside for a short while for a shared table and received our food promptly. The queue remained out the door whilst we were there, getting longer! They serve hearty breakfasts with delicious flavour that are perfect to start a day of exploring the trip the lakes.

Great location near Windermere town centre with great views across the hills from the restaurant. Lovely food and good and attentive service.

We visited Broadoaks for afternoon tea on Mon 3 March. It was spectacular! Normally there is not enough savoury and too much sweet but this couldn't have been better. Lovely sandwiches, brioche rolls, sausage rolls, mini quiches made up an amazing platter; we have never seen anything quite like this. The scone was the perfect combination of crispy on the outside, soft in the middle and didn't crumble when the jam and clotted cream were added. The desserts were all home made. The chocolate ganache cake was to die for! The chef even prepared two Portuguese tarts as a special extra. My wife had a vegetarian platter which was equally perfect. Patrick who managed the afternoon tea service was friendly, entertaining, super helpful and incredibly smartly dressed! It was worth going to the hotel if only to meet him! Chelsea at reception was a lovely, friendly and bubbly person. Overall this was the most extravagant afternoon tea we have ever had; it was the height of decadence and a wonderful experience!

This was a fabulous find for a couple of days away. We loved room 11, right up in the attic, it was lovely and clean and really relaxing space. We really enjoyed the meals- spring lamb at its finest. The staff were really excellent! We used The Lamplighter as a base to hike Orrest Head which starts a few minutes walk up past the Tourist Information office, it was a splendid walk in the late afternoon. There’s a beautiful walk to a really serene park of the lake near Raygill called Millerground. 25 minutes drive to hike up Helvellyn from The Swirls at Thirlmere Lake and a choice of ParkRuns for Saturday at 09:00 if you’re in the area, we even made it back in time for a shower before checkout at 11. A superb time. Thank you

Great food at sensible prices halfway round the lake on a walk back to Ambleside from Bowness. Smoked haddock chowder was outstanding.

As a regular here for coffee/cake and breakfast, and always impressed, I took my Mum here for dinner. Wonderful service as usual, super pleasant staff, and the food was fabulous. I opted for the homemade chicken pie, which as I told the staff, was literally the best chicken pie I have ever had. 11/10. Definitely be returning for more dinners, as well as everything else. Thank you x

Paramos para desayunar antes de salir de la bahía. Whitecross Buen servicio y desayuno encantador con una estupenda elección. Relación calidad-precio

What a brilliant store and restaurant. Food was top class. The beetroot and goats cheese salad was so tasty and plenty of cheese and beetroot. My husband had rarebit absolutely gorgeous. Staff very friendly and efficient, Christine very helpful. Thank you.

Yes this restaurant is in a beautiful location, the dining room is superbly constructed and we were cordially greeted on arrival for Sunday dinner but this did not compensate for what followed. We ordered drinks on the terrace but were firmly encouraged into the dining room after a very short time - with our drinks. The starters came very quickly. We were given no description of this course or indeed of any of the food at any stage. We were not offered the wine list but had to ask for it. The first glass was poured but after that we were left to our own devices. Most of us had ordered filet steak but were not asked how we would like it cooked. We were told "the chef does it his way". I said I would like medium rare but it arrived not even pink in the centre. The Senior server hardly spoke to us after that but left us with a junior who seemed out of her depth. The food was fine (apart from overcooked steak) but nothing more than that. This is not the service one expects in a Michelin starred restaurant charging these prices. It was rushed and negligent. Yes it was Sunday evening after a busy lunch service. That is no excuse

I only ordered a small portion of chips £3.80.The prices have all changed and it is not a cheap chippy. I didn't expect the portion to be so tiny...half a spud. They were also very greasy, so the quality, the quantity and the price were all bad. I ended up giving most of them away to the birds. They were served with a smile though.

My hubby booked our 3 night stay here as a treat for my birthday. On the second night it was my birthday so we had booked a table. We had a free entree, which was a nice surprise. When we went into the restaurant, we were the first ones in. The table had petals on it, and a birthday card, which was lovely. We ordered the beef skewer and the mushroom starter, which h were both lovely. We then had the pork belly and the duck. Both were great. Service was top notch. Our waiter was Raphael. Would highly recommend to anyone.