The best restaurants serving British food in South Lakeland North West

I really wanted to be more impressed... but I just wasn't. Perfect location for walkers and a potentially cool vibe but don't be fooled by instagram! It was cold and lacked atmosphere- not ideal as 90% of customers were walkers. I was disappointed to know the Langdale gin was currently made in Essex, and food was average. We had two plates of loaded fries and while the toppings had a nice flavour and were warm, the chips underneath were stone cold. We'd had quite a wait which I didn't mind, but by this point we were too hungry to send it back. I might have mentioned it to a friendly waited if there was one to be seen, however no one checked in and it really felt the staff were happy to do the bare minimum. One guy lit a few candles and sat and had a pint on this side of the bar with some mates. I'd love to return in the hope it's better as it really feels it has so much potential.

Having criticised this place (Stickle Barn is it's name) last year for its extortionate drinks prices, we chose to give it another go (having already popped in to the ever dependable ODG where we enjoyed great cask beers in the sun). It proved a much cheaper visit this time, however, as they had no cask beer on at all. Foreign lager and Guinness were available, in a place that purports to celebrate Cumbrian produce. Another 'Lakes' place bites the dust - but the Old Dungeon Ghyll is more than adequate compensation. Visit there instead.

Extremely mean apply syrup with pancakes and LONG wait for food. Generally good quality food but mean with accompaniments and service average.

Fantastic location. Friendly, welcoming and great to take your dogs, there were 4 ilat the time we were there and the staff were more than happy to accommodate this. The food was excellent t and large portion meant it was extremely good value for money . Would recommend it to anyone

6 of us visited and ate off the new autumn menu! Delicious! Staff were very friendly. All our meals were well cooked and presented. We will return and will recommend to others! Thank you!

We were staying in Grasmere and headed here on our first night. It was very expensive, the starters were tiny for the money and our mains were tasteless. To top it off they charged us 95p for a tiny slice of sourdough! Making the small starter £9! The pub did feel cosy but definitely wouldn’t recommend for food.

Family dinner yesterday evening. Limited but good selection of food choices on the menu, a couple of which had sold out but what they did have was served promptly and satisfied five hungry people. I tried the Black Bass from the specials board. If it is indeed the Ship's chef that came up with that dish, they are genius! Really really enjoyed it. Good range of beers cellared excellently and served well. It's the first time we've been in the Ship since new management have been in place and the welcome and service are as good as we've come to appreciate at the Ship. Price point: there or thereabouts. Not too expensive for good food and drink provided well in a lovely, friendly environment. My dog was made most welcome too which is just as important.

Another lovely stay at the crown inn. The rooms are well decorated & have everything you need. The bed is huge & super comfy. Very dog friendly. Can't wait to return. We ate in the restaurant, we had a slight issue with both our mains but that was rectified very quickly. Lovely staff.

Love this pub they were extremely busy today but food and service was great. Young lady serving on was very polite and kept checking people were OK waiting because they were so busy. She did s fabulous job even though she was on her own. Would definitely recommend

We just arrive for a holiday and this is the first place we went to and we weren’t disappointed Beautiful golden tasty chips and fresh fish! Was so good we are going to try and squeeze another visit before we head home in a few days

Sarah welcomed us at the door warmly and guided us to the bar for a pre dinner drink of Lakes Gin & Tonic - delicious. Sarah was very helpful when talking us through the menu making excellent suggestions for the side dishes to accompany our main course. She lead us to an intimate table with a stunning view of Windermere and the hills beyond. As the sunset, Sarah's team served starters of sumptuous squid with chorizo risotto and moreish goats cheese with pear and artichoke. Next, with understated polish, Sarah presented us with our Chateaubriand. Out of this world!!!!! Despite the fact we were pleasantly sated, Sarah tempted us with puddings - Sticky toffee - life changing, Passionfruit cheesecake - divine. All in all, we had a wonderful dinner in a very special restaurant. Thank you very much to Sarah and the team. We will return!

We went here twice during our stay and it was great both times. Nice relaxed atmosphere, good views, lovely service and great food!

Very friendly staff Very tasty traditional pasty and cheese and onion pasty with nice pastry sensibly priced First class pot of tea Well worth a visit

Nice day in Ambleside, we were looking for a nice pub for lunch. Saw this pub with board saying ‘beer garden at the rear’. So we walked through the quiet pub, down some fire escape steps, past some bins then found the ‘beer garden’…… No kind of beer garden I’ve ever been in, couple of tables, fake grass, rubbish bins, beer barrels, ash trays (overflowing). My wife had gone the bar on way in, the wonderfully helpful barms said “I’m not doing food outside”. Grumpy as Mr Grumpy. Frankly I wouldn’t have had food sat in the ‘beer garden’. Shambles!

We sat outside, it was a lovely day, cool and fresh. The service was brilliant, we had coffee and cakes. Served by Alden Willis who has served us a number of times, always smiling, friendly and extremely helpful! Love going here