The best restaurants serving Other cuisines food in Ambleside and Grasmere South Lakeland North West

We saw this place that we were thinking about going to for lunch. The food looked good but when we went to view the menu by the door to go in, we just about to go in and the staff member shut the door in our face. So we turned around and walked away. So rude.

Ate here for dinner the last Saturday in September - very busy so need to book. Enjoyable meal and friendly service. Reasonably pricey, as is everywhere in Grasmere. I had the French onion soup and rack of lamb, both of which were very good indeed.

We visited on a Sunday night when the town was dead. We were 2 of the 8 clientele, the music was great, that’s where it ended for us. The smell of cooking oil wasn’t great, I have a limited sense of smell so for me to smell anything is quite something. Not one for us I’m afraid.

Nice warm cosy place to stop by with decent pub grub and nice beers on. Parking is a bit limited (like everywhere round this neck of the woods) all in all, a very nice family meal had.

Four great aspects of the ODG The beers The fire The location The World famous sausage rolls. Not on menu this w/e but they are superb

Very disappointed, expensive food and drink and you have to serve yourself, even down to getting your own cutlery. Bar staff don’t seem busy enough to justify the lack of table service. Food was bland and very expensive, Thai red curry was tasteless and the sportsman platter tasted like it was reheated food, came out very fast. We used to love this pub but something has changed recently and we won’t be back. *updated* I am not too “grand and important” to not get my own cutlery , and have been to many lovely casual pubs in the Lakes, but if I’m paying £60+ I want a decent meal and won’t be spending it on the rubbish food and drink that was served in your pub thanks. Not a chance that food was fresh being brought out 5 mins after ordering and the empty tables spoke volumes. Maybe spend more time improving your food and service and less time insulting honest reviewers and you may have a chance of not going under. I for one will make sure I tell everyone not to bother wasting their money here.

Not great, lady serving said she was too busy to take an order without a table number - despite only 6 tables to choose from and my saying we would look out for it. Walked back downstairs out of building to garden to check table number then soup was salty and scone was damp (microwaved?)

We decided to try the food at this establishment due to the good reviews. We are at several places over the last few days and decided on a pub lunch/dinner for our final day. We ordered the lamb kebab and the chicken kebab skewers and they were just awful. The lamb kebab looked undercooked and lacked seasoning. The presentation was awful too with drips of raita(dip) all over the container for the chips and the couscous/taboulleh underneath the meat on top of the flatbread was just sloppy and bland, just awful. I wouldn’t be returning as for £53 for 2 drinks and 2 tasteless dishes we were left with a bitter taste in our mouths. The worst food we have eaten in a long time.

So good we went two nights in a row.

Faantastic service and a generous and beatifully cooked all day breakfast. Small but very busy cafe with delicious food to take away or eat in.

Meant to give 4 stars sorry. We enjoyed 2 lovely pre dinner drinks in a traditional lake land inn served by friendly staff. We loved puppy and other dogs and atmosphere and drinks were good. Hope to see you next yearxx

Used to be a little bit different, a little bit higher quality in ingredients and in beer offerings. Now it’s just the same downgrade Peroni to Nastro etc. Save a few pence but turns the product into the same as everywhere else instead of that small cut above. Such a shame.

The staff here are amazing. They are friendly and helpful. I have been coming here for a while and have to say they work very hard at this branch as there is usually only 1 member of staff working on their own doing everything which even when super busy they still keep smiling.

A stupendously friendly local watering spot to frequent after showering off in the Ghyl on the descent of a spontaneous weekly hike/Scramble. The eloquent handsome young Christopher is going to be sadly missed, as he starts his tour of the relatively so called New Found Land. But this is life, the best education can only begot by travelling 🧳, and that’s not just an opinion. But based on empirical research from living firstly in Berlin for five years and followed by nearly two decades of life in tropical far north Australia 🌴. Have a great trip Chris 🌏