The best restaurants serving Default food in Hawkshead South Lakeland North West

Called in on a very wet Saturday afternoon for a spot of lunch and to dry out after a very wet walk with our Springer Nice friendly welcome and some nice beers on offer A small menu but the food we opted for was superb Two pasta dishes, pumpkin and clam were both devoured. Would definitely recommend.

First camping trip pub we ever went into back in 93 aged 18. Sad to see it closed today. Major rebuild in progress and will be I recognisable. So I'll never see how it was again.

An absolutely perfect place to rest and re-energise, with wonderful hospitality from Leon. Our food portions were plentiful and nourishing and drinks were refreshing and a fair price. Accommodation was just what we needed; all the essentials needed to recuperate. Very dog friendly and welcoming.

Absolutely dreadful. From entering the premises it could do with a total revamp. There is paint flaking around the windows and the whole place was a mess. Needs a good bottoming. If I could give it zero I would.

Shambolic Management, I have never been in a place where the staff worked so hard to turn customers away on the pretence that they were short staffed, I was appalled at the way they dealt with an elderly gentleman who visited the pub with his daughter to make a booking for dinner, the staff flatly refused to take a booking and told him that he'd have to turn up and take pot luck that there was availability, disgusting. A shame really because the beer was good and the food was ok, but the bar manager, thought he was doing customers a favour by accommodating them. He and the waitress were leaving to return to London, she was very pleasant by the way. Liked the atmosphere of the place, but the way customers were treated was a disgrace, I've never seen so many people spoken to in such a rude manor, hopefully his replacement will have a desire to be pleasant and accommodating.

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

Booked two rooms as a group of four . The rooms were spotless , clean and tidy . The staff were friendly and attentive. The food , both in the evening and also at breakfast was lovely . We were given a warm welcome and will be returning again .

The atmosphere and food are spot on here in this idyllic village setting. I’ve been here a few times and always love the walks around the valley and the Grizedale Forest.

A lovely gem of a place We loved it! Tea cake coffee and scone alll great! Really friendly service Definitely recommend I would return when I’m back here!

Arrived with my wife for some tea and coffee as the weather was shall we say, rather wet. The Man who served us seemed preoccupied with tapping on his phone and seemed uninterested in serving, perhaps we came at a bad time? I don't know. Anyway the tea was weak and my coffee was lukewarm. The whole place just seemed rather soulless and no atmosphere which is a shame because it could do so much better. The place was clean however but it just needs a bit more life and friendliness.

If I could give Joe a 100* review then I would. My husband fell off his bike not far from Wray Castle and Joe's girlfriend stopped to help, and rang Joe to come and help us. I cannot thank Joe enough, he was with us within minutes and very kindly took us (and our bikes) back to Ambleside. My husband was hurt, but not enough to need an ambulance We didn't have any money and he said he wouldn't have taken any even if we had. This could have been an absolute nightmare but because of Joe's kindness, it just made things easier. What a guy, thank you so so much, I can't tell you how much we appreciated your help.

As we were staying a few doors away and it was a rainy day, we decided to have a takeaway lunch from this lovely little takeaway/cafe. There were seven of us so we had a good selection of the hot food on offer and also chose some of their cakes for afterwards. The order was all freshly made while I waited and the food was delicious. The soup deserves a special mention as does the caramel shortbread. I read the one star review from someone who wasn’t allowed to take a dog in and the cafe owners are absolutely right with this - they are really small with I think only 8 seats and it wouldn’t be nice for other people eating if someone had a dog in there (and I say that as someone on holiday with two dogs). Definitely recommend The Old Cobblers.

Absolutely stunning Cafe and very dog friendly xxx - best (outstanding) coffee we've had so far - Scones exceptional - staff are fabulous - we would highly recommend a visit to Whinlatter forest and food in Cafe Ambio.

Queríamos terminar nuestro fin de semana en los lagos con una taza de té y un pastel de cumpleaños y habíamos oído hablar bien las habitaciones de té. Llegamos a las 3 de la tarde, nos dirigimos por dentro. La chica de la entrada nos sacó una entrega desinteresada vistazo ya que hay mucho que decir " ¿qué estás haciendo aquí? ". Me sonrió y me dijo "nos ha venido para un té" (es un té después de todo! ). Dijo que "se puede sentarse allí" que indiquen lo que parecía una zona de bar. Pedimos unos pasteles y dijo que "no hay - no hay comida". Su actitud resumió la experiencia. No había ninguna información, menú o detalles evidente fuera del edificio o en la entrada. Optamos por irnos. Volvimos al Lakeside Hotel donde la bienvenida fue tan cálido como el salón Flame fire y té, como delicioso como el helado scones disfrutamos con. Le sugerimos Frithy es enviar la chica que ""bienvenida"" a orilla del lago por algunas lecciones en servicio al cliente. No volveremos.

Fabulous meal here despite being slightly worried as had read a few negative reviews. The menu is imaginative and really well presented on the plate. Yes there are no fish dishes and only game or vegetarian but it wasn’t a problem in any way. Fabulous food and will definitely return. We stayed for one night and booked the cheapest room which was very small with no frills at all but the breakfast was great and the bed very comfortable