Reviews in Cumbria and Lake District

Hope and Anchor has changed hands since we last visited from Scotland and I wouldn't recommend to anyone anywhere near this place . The owner is extremely unhelpful and this was reiterated by the people we spoke to in the area . Having tried 3 days in a row to get a booking and continually told there was nothing available we decided to book online and to our surprise there was plenty of availability online . Against our better judgement with a family of 5 and 3 kids decided to give it a go as we had promised to take our children out for a meal , wish we never bothered, sat in an area right at the bar and the service was shockingly bad from the manager , the other staff members where fine but the managers service was shocking, we waited an hour yes an hour for our starter then we must have been at least half an hour after the starter to get our main course , food was mediocre at best and very bland , portion size poor but we could've accepted that if it wasn't for the shocking service . Considering we tried continually 3 days in a row to get a table we would have expected better service than this , the manager wasn't interested seemed more about himself than the customers definitely won't be back next time we are in the area

Gem of a place. We came for dinner. Great service. Great atmosphere. Dog friendly. And the best home made pie ever. We'll be back.

Really lovely meal, good service and lovely atmosphere. Really dog friendly too - he had his own menu. Would definitely eat there again.

Nice meal and good atmosphere. However we got there 15 mins early to have a drink at the bar... was told that our tabel was ready.. I said I like to have a drink at the bar first if possible. Was told by the lady it's easier to take drinks straight to the table.. she was a bit off to be honest... then proceeded to ask my 21 year old son for ID. Which is fine.. I get the risk around their drink liscense.. So we were sat at the table with our mood a bit dampened. The staff from there on in were very good.. just a shame about the start.... first impressions count and she was quite abrupt and stressy...

Thought we would give a try after seeing new menu on Facebook and we were not disappointed.The best menu I’ve seen around for ages.Everything we had was lovely and we were well looked after by I presume the manageress. Will definitely recommend and be back.

A lovely atmosphere with amazing food and wine. The lamb and cheesecake were heavenly!!!! The staff were helpful, courteous and friendly. This was definitely a highlight of our holiday and we would recommend everyone to dine with them.

Yet another beautiful meal. Great atmosphere, fantastic staff it’s our favourite place to eat.

5 star!

We visited for Sunday Lunch. Both having the beef. I can throughly recommend this. Enormous Yorkshire, plenty of meat . Roast and mash potatoes.Carrot and turnip mash. Broccoli roast carrot and sweet. Friendly efficient staff. We will be returning .

Excellent food and service and amazing atmosphere

Booked as family had previously eaten here. Both the starters and the mains were lovely. The only issue was one of our group ordered the lamb rump but received the lamb henry. Not a huge issue, we didn't even mention it to them and it was beautifully cooked. Will definitely eat here again when we next visit. The staff were very helpful and polite. The bar area is very small so difficult to get a sit if you arrive too early for your meal. Not too much of an issue for us as we took our drinks outside but not always an option if the weather isn't being kind.

Food was mediocre, we had to pre order as we were a large table yet still waited an hour between starters and mains. Kids portions were tiny one piece of broccoli as a side. chips were horrible crispy, greasy but also undercooked. Staff could have been better no one told us how to order drinks or dessert and we never got asked how the food was. wouldn’t rush back

Have eaten at the Sage and Vine quite a few times now and the food is always delicious. The menu isn’t very big which always means freshly prepared food . Having said the menu isn’t very big and someone that only eats seafood or vegetarian I find the choices on that menu brilliant and the house salad is delicious with the fresh made pizzas .So nice to see it busy and thriving.

We both had 3 courses, absolutely delicious. Special mention for the cheesecake. Excellent service. A fair price given the quality of food and service. We will definitely book again

Had a lovely meal here whilst staying in Grasmere. Excellent food and well presented. Nice atmosphere and very pleasant staff. Bistro was very busy and can see why with the quality of food. Will definitely visit again on our next stay in Grasmere.

The food was excellent. great food cooked and presented very well. The staff were very helpful, attentive and made good suggestions. Would definitely go again and take friends if we were in Penrith together!

Ohhhh my gosh, what can I say about the pheasent, other than wow,wow, wow, we come every visit we do to the lakes,never disappoints, service outstanding, food exceptional, yes you might have to wait a while, we'll worth the wait ,what an absolute hidden gem ,thanks for helping me surprise my now fiance ,what an amazing team ,thank you

Must be honest, great weekend in a very nice atmospheric pub where the staff went out of there way to make you feel welcome and valued. Very good food, excellent guest beers and one felt like this was there local! Definitely stay here again and would recommend to friends and family. To the owners would say you have a great team (look after them)