The best restaurants serving British food in South Lakeland North West

Oh my word. Came to Grange, anticipating pies and mash, local beers and so on and so forth. I got the above and more. I just ate the best Filipino food since I was in the Philippines. Pork adobo. Out of this world. Pork Bicol express. Blimey. We actually stopped for coffee at 10am and came back for dinner because of the smell. Absolutely world class Filipino cuisine and don’t even have a second thought about it. Seriously wow. Great food (cafe cuisine or otherwise) great coffee and wonderful, wonderful staff. Fantastic. Oh and loads of gluten free and dairy free options!

So this listing is wrong. The resturaunt is the Waterbird and the hotel is now a different listing called the Lakes hotel and Sa. Ate at the waterbird this weekend and it wasnt a great experience. The maitre d was very rude about wanting us to order because "our kitchen cannot cater for a lot of meals and we have a large booking coming" despite us arriving at the time we was aked to come for. Both meals were good but not great Pidgeon was tough and the stake wasnt cooked as asked. For £15 starters and £25+ mains you expect the best not average.

When we arrived at the pub at 6.00 last Thursday evening for a meal we were the only people in the restaurant, we placed our order to a lady in a fleece!!!! Not very professional, we placed our order starters & main course, we waited 45 mins for the meal to arrive, when it arrived it was our main course no starters my husband said to the the young lad where was our starters!!!! He said he didn't know we ordered starters did we still want them we said yes he came back & told us they had not been ordered, he took the main meal back & we asked him not to keep the meal warm & we don't want it to be heated up, another long wait for starters to come prawn cocktail was disgusting it was served on a limp dark lettuce leaf. After another long wait main meal arrived the sirloin steak meal I ordered was not very nice the steak was very light in colour it did not look like a steak & it was tasteless also the chips were frozen thin cut chips, think on we were the only People in the restaurant so they were not rushed of there feet. The ambiance of the pub could be better it is not a very good advert to see the double wall lights bulbs with only one bulb working in all of them!!! I wonder if they are short of money as it looks like they cutting down on funds which is not a very good advert for the customers. This pub was a great pub years ago & it looks like it is struggling, needs something done with the ambiance & better served meal!!!! This pub could lend itself of being a great pub with good meals!!!

A very disappointing experience. Staff friendly and helpful, drinks OK but food below par. On next visit will use another pub

My chips were unsalted and sausage was to salty I would not recommend going to this Chippy and it’s very over priced bill johson

Attractive appearance, menu looked appealing. 6 adults, one 12-year-old and a baby. Very accommodating about providing a table. Ordered food, waited 30+ minutes. 2 burgers overdone and hard, 1 burger raw/ uncooked, fish 90% batter, very little fish and overcooked called server, very offhand. Complained at bar and had 2 meals refunded. No manager available on premises. On the basis of our experience, cannot recommend.

Dropped in for drinks and food. Excellent service at bar, great beer in good condition. Three good cask ales. Super pub food, great service. Barmaid so friendly helpful and obliging. Lovely to sit outside in the sun. All the food good ingredients and very well prepared by the chef - simple but wholesome and good. Will definitely call in again when in the area.

A gorgeous hotel probably needs a little old but as a family meeting at the races in cartmel it was brilliant Many thanks The food in the restaurant was really good and service was spot on Many thanks all

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 😊

Excellent suroundings for a coffee stop while walking the area. Great choice of eats and drinks, and very pleasant service. Highly recommended.

A stunning little cafe set in the grounds of Holker Hall. We called in for a cuppa and sweet treats after spending the afternoon wandering around the grounds. We were lucky enough to have a glorious autumn day, so were able to sit out in the courtyard, which is beautiful. The staff were amazing, so friendly. The prices were good too, I was actually surprised at how reasonable it was, given the location. I had a pot of tea and shortbread, which was to die for! Such a wonderful little spot, it’s a must try when in the area.

Do NOT STAY in the family room room 12!! i checked in late with my 2 grandsons, bedding clean but.....see photos everything else is terrible, only 1 member of staff and she is on the bar. Too late and no spare rooms as its bank holiday. Will not have a shower until im home!

This place was recommended but the service failed to impress. Not best pleased to be overcharged even though I queried the bill twice. As suspected we were overcharged by almost 40%. Had to wait days for the credit to go through even though I was debited straight away. Very slow on producing the simplest of food. Unlikely to return.

Stayed overnight with breakfast. Fifteen minute walk downhill into Kendal where we attended a gig. Location just the job and an £8 taxi on return at night was good value. Room was spacious clean and a king-size bed was great. The room was in a separate building directly at the rear of the premises so absolutely no noise. Great set up. Quality cask ales served when we got back which finished the night off grand. Breakfast was just what the doctor ordered and when we asked for well done bacon, that was exactly what we got. Constant smell of the wood burner in the bar area suits us but someone in the bar was moaning. Overall great value and will come again when the next gig is identified.

We booked a table at Paisley's Restaurant by telephone a couple of weeks in advance of our visit and were told the booking was fine. Imagine our surprise then when we arrived at the Crag Manor Hotel to find their restaurant was closed. We were told it had not opened since the Covid lock-down and would not be opening for the foreseeable future. So why was our telephone booking accepted? Paisley’s Restaurant is part of the Crag Manor Hotel. If that’s how they treat their guests, I’m surprised anyone actually stays there!