The best restaurants serving British food in South Lakeland North West

Clean preparation area, friendly service, excellent food cooked to order. Portions as expected. Yummy!

Excellent breakfast, freshly cooked, great cakes and pastries, they make their own pasties and sausage rolls. Warm and friendly service

V good. Good value . Nice food. Generally v good service. Great location. Clean. Quite good spa facilities. Comfortable beds.

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.

A pre birthday meal we planned for tonight. We weren't staying here but down the road at a spa hotel. We'd looked at the menu and reviews prior to coming. We ordered the burrata and Scotch Egg for starters. We had the fish pie and orzo for mains followed by pannacotta & mousse for pudding. Service was great, really quickly to take orders, drinks served and food. Food quality was excellent. Pricing on the mid range to expensive but well worth it. Presentation spot on. We left having had a beautiful meal. Highly recommend

Photographs of the two rooms with open fires look delightful, especially the room with the old fashioned range and hearth, but it seems there is every chance, even if you book weeks in advance, you won't be seated in either but placed in a small room at the rear warmed only with electric heaters. This room should be reserved for walk-ins, or have it made clear when booking - you must book by phone - that you will not be sitting in one of the rooms featured prominently on the website, or, indeed, online reviews. You have an unspoilt interior but this unsatisfactory arrangement is like a throwback to a time when pubs did not have to try too hard. This wasn't putting off punters on the night we visited however. The small bar area was packed. And although there was nobody at all sitting in one of the dining areas with open fire we were informed all of these tables were reserved and directed to the back room. Food may be a notch above average for a regular pub but is short of gastro standard. There appears to be some work going on at the rear currently. Difficult to find a space and several inconsiderately parked vehicles.

Staff were friendly Food was super tasty ! Great location in the middle of Ambleside The Cornish pasty was fantastic, well seasoned

Came here after reading the reviews. Really enjoyed what we had (full breakfast and bacon barm), excellent coffee and friendly service - would visit again.

Beautiful food people and service. They even put th fire on especially for us. Beautiful place. Definitely recommend and be going again very soon. I had the gammon egg and pineapple which was honestly the best I've had.

Booked in for the winter set menu and it was lovely. The range of food was perfect and the presents was beautiful. Each dish was introduced by a member of staff with a bit of explanation. Our waiter Harry was very helpful with wine choices and menu knowledge. Overall I would recommend the restaurant and definitely the set menu as it was excellent value at £49 per head. We will go again

We came here while staying in cartmel for 2 nights. Staff were great & food was beautiful. It was really busy after the races on the Friday & great atmosphere.

Popped in for a quick bite to eat but we did not expect what was delivered to our table soon after ordering. The food was absolutely delicious,I enjoyed a spinach, cheese and mushroom quiche that had been freshly made that morning and potato salad dressed with a grain mustard dressing with tossed lettuce leaves along with beautiful crispy chips . My husband enjoyed a pastrami ciabatta, it was succulent and accompanied with Swiss cheese, salad and a Russian dressing. Served with crispy chips it was a good plateful! All was enjoyed in a lovely warm atmosphere. Thank you so much Joshua Tree.

Called in by chance after a 7 mile walk. Coffee and cake was called for. The Lavazza coffee is lovely, and the banana bread with cocoa nibs was plentiful and delicious. Will be back. They also had Queens of the Stone Age on quietly in the background, win win.

It's been 8 years since we've been here for a meal, and again, it did not disappoint. From the warm, friendly welcome to the absolutely delicious food. The same chef and owner for 30 years proved that this place is hard to beat. Travelled 5 hours from the other side of the country for this restaurant and their special steak. We will always come back as long as this place exists.

Really enjoyed the food it was absolutely beautiful