The best restaurants serving British food in South Lakeland North West

Very limited menu very expensive,no decent priced children’s meals,no variety on menu apart from change of pie ,very little vegetarian options,not a particularly well executed menu, unfortunately it’s impossible to get any food delivered to hotel as it’s in the middle of nowhere,I would never book this restaurant

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!

terrible will never use again went fir fish and chips no fish only been open 20 mins fishcake you can buy from Asda 3.25 it was aswell. Chip butty got more chips in a macdonalds happy meal and rubbery too

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

Luke warm food, takes ages and husband had a bad stomach after having the Chowder. Such a shame. They've spent a fortune doing this place up and it looks great. Great looking menu, unfortunately what's happening in the kitchen? We ordered a soup & chowder, which took 30 minutes and came out warm. The chips were also warm, not hot. This is not a complicated order and wasn't busy. On the way home my husband was complaining about a bad stomach, which he rarely gets. The bar staff and waiting staff are really lovely, but the food is a massive let down.

Not good food at all better off going to macdonalds up the road. Very quiet dirty floors, car park is filthy with rubbish everywhere, staff pleasant enough though.

Superb location, great food at reasonable prices, lovely welcoming staff, and good beer. What more could you ask for!!

Poor choice of food and very expensive. £8:50 for a cheeseburger chips £3:95. Also not the best quality. If travelling on the steam railway probably better to plan ahead and bring a picnic.

First and last time I will be using this place. The chips were pale and flacid and the fish! Were do I start! I asked for an extra large lightly battered fish. It was about 1cm thick. I took it back and asked for my money back and was told it was because it was lightly battered. Did I get my £10.20 back? Yes I did! I wasn't going to leave without it. Time to turn the building back to a public toilets. Sorry but I can't leave 0 so I will have to leave it 1. But it really is a 0.

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.

Un pequeño bar principalmente para bebidas antes de la cena. No había ópticos y, aparentemente, sólo una medida en el espíritu.

Went for breakfast for a sausage and bacon butty. Was very good. Lady at checkout was nice and friendly.

Awful service, attitude of the staff was vile, amenities basic at best. McDonalds kids fish bites… where was the fish!! Child couldn’t even eat them! It was hard batter. Would avoid at all costs

Terrible food. ! Dark , hard overcooked batter on the fish which was inedible. Chips were dark in colour and soggy. Gravy was so lumpy and thick, it was impossible to pour. A very disappointing meal and an annoying waste of money! It has really gone downhill now

Really poor service with the food very poor value for money. It’s curious that a sizeable restaurant in the middle of a national tourist hotspot has only a few trip advisor reviews. Venison fritters very plain with only a lettuce leaf garnish. Avoid.