The best restaurants serving British food in Windermere Bowness South South Lakeland North West

Even though it was Bank Holiday weekend this restaurant made the effort to fit 6 of us in at a moments notice. Food and service was excellent and also reasonably priced. Well done and thanks.!!

In April 2023 on Easter Sunday I went to this chippy and the staff was being rude to me and playing tricks with me and the staff had no manners whatsoever but chips and gravy was fine

Great service. Refreshing to see staff so confident in all dietary requirements and allergens! Hanna was very helpful. Will be back again 🥐👍👍

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 😊

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.

We love a good local pub & when this pub reopened a few years back, the owners seem to have been able to balance local trade with tourists and we love going there to meet friends but also chit chat with people visiting ! It is very dog friendly and you won’t find a friendlier ‘Pub Doggie’. than Parker!! Love a Proper Pub !

Excellent service, raff was sooooo friendly and looked after us very well we had Sunday dinner, I had the nut roast deeeeeelicious

One of our favourites in Bowness made even more fun with the fantastic and chatty bar staff. He's definitely our face of Bowness with his easy manners, nothing was too much trouble. Drinks and food amazing. See you next time we visit

Lovely warm welcome created a high expectation for the food to come. Great cosy pub environment and pleasant atmosphere. However the food was pretty average with a cold processed pork pie and whilst chips were tasty they were not as hot as they could be. Lots of potential here to partner with a great local butcher and make more of the demand for Pork pies. Such a great little pub which could be so much better with a bit of ‘Food’ improvement

We went here as a group of seven. The pub was clean and the service was really good. It offered tables both in and outside. We each ordered food, and each meal was excellent. The food was of a good quality and the menu offered a great selection and was good value for money. Excellent experience and I will definitely be retuning.

What should have been a lovely occasion spoiled by the condescending manager. We visited the Quayside on New Year’s Eve, two couples with our toddlers and assistance dog during a special trip to the Lake District. Upon arrival we were questioned about our dog and explained he is an assistance dog, and the servers were absolutely fine with this. We offered to pop his badges on and the server said there was no need. We sat and enjoyed our meal, our food was nice - we had the lamb Henry and the sirloin steak. We had just finished our meal, and suddenly the manager popped round to say ‘did nobody tell you you can’t have dogs here??’ In a very condescending tone. We explained the situation very calmly and he accepted this, but he never apologised, he said he had just came on shift and didn’t know - seems like he was desperate to come round and give us a row. As any parent will know it’s impossible to keep toddlers still for long so we were walking about the carpeted area with our babies (no other table in the area was occupied). Suddenly the manager reappeared saying ‘listen I know it’s an assistance dog but just stay in your area - other people are complaining’. He acted as if we were swanning around the restaurant, when in reality my toddler had walked out a little further than the carpet, under my supervision holding the dog on the lead. We didn’t argue and said we were leaving anyway - we didn’t want this to ruin our night but it left a real sour taste in our mouth. Our dog wasn’t making any fuss; our babies were far louder. It’s just sad the attitude of the manager distracted from the meal and the occasion. I’m sure the staff will know who I’m referring to - his attitude wasn’t mirrored by the rest of the staff - the young team were perfectly polite, sweet to our children and happy to help us. Having spent over £160 in the place we expected better on such a special night - maybe he was annoyed he was landed with the New Year’s Eve shift.

£17 for a bacon sandwich, sausage sandwich and 2 teas ! Waited 30 mins for the order and watched serving staff clean the bristles of a floor brush behind the bar. When asked where my order was I was told "oops sorry I forgot it"! When the sandwiches arrived they were awful, overcooked, tasteless and tired.

This was an after funeral get together and the food and service was absolutely first class. I met and congratulated the chef.

Decided to book here after seeing the menu advertised on Google. I would suggest not advertising a restaurant if you do not want external guests dining in your establishment! From the second we stepped foot in the building we were looked up and down and made to feel very unwelcome. We wanted to leave but with it already being 7.30pm we’d left it quite late for dinner so decided to see it through. We had filthy looks from the staff throughout the less than 60 minutes we endured. The food was average, lamb still had string on it and was very over cooked. We were given the option for dessert to which we responded ‘no’ for the waiter to signal a thumbs up to the front of house who proceeded to smile knowing we were soon to leave. We asked for the bill, paid and left straight away. Absolutely gutted we spent our last night here and will never EVER return. Disgusting treatment in what looked like a train station waiting room.