Reviews in Cumbria and Lake District

Truly superb service and atmosphere. Excellently presented freshly prepared food and drinks Nothing too much trouble. Highly recommended

This was our first visit to Sage & Vine, but it definitely will not be the last. What a beautiful restaurant with amazing food and fantastic service.

Very friendly welcome upon arrival. Warm and cosy atmosphere. Food was fine but sea bass overcooked, faint Tandoori taste and mushroom starter did lack garlic. Enjoyed the wine. Vegetables nicely cooked.

I visited here with my boyfriend whilst we were on holiday in the Lakes. We thought the food was fantastic and thoroughly enjoyed our meal and wine. The team who looked after us were very friendly and attentive. We will defintely return if in the area.

We had a lovely meal at The Pheasant Inn. Great food, lovely atmosphere and friendly staff. Dog friendly too.

Cumbrian, hearty, honest food and great value for money

A stunning restaurant with a lovely atmosphere, the food was excellent and the staff are very friendly, highly recommend eating here.

Fantastic food & great value for money Great service & atmosphere Would highly recommend

We had a lovely family meal on Friday 24th October. The atmosphere in the bistro is warm and welcoming and the staff are lovely. The food is great and many of us opted for the tandoori butter seabass for main course which didn't disappoint. I would highly recommend a visit to anyone.

We received a very warm welcome this week. The service was excellent, food was delicious and particularly the Beef Pie dish. My wife thought it was the best beef pie she has ever tasted!! We have booked to return again this week. I would highly recommend! Very good value for money!!

Went for dinner recently double celebration, first the cons, some members of staff could do with a little more trg, a smile and a greeting should be common practice at all stages of the dinning event not just the seating at the table, the red wine should be served at the top end of room temperature for me not the stored temp, dogs do not belong in eating areas my personnel opinion again bars and tap rooms are fine, small details like the serving of the superb morcambe bay shrimps in butter if served in a small container and extracted with a knife to put on the very good bread the butter cannot be melted to liquid if the dish is served in a bowl then liquid butter over the bread is my preffered way. The pros, my wife’s fish and chips were excellent she said, my pie was very good it would have been excellent but there were more button mushrooms than pieces of steak had the ratio been reversed it was 10 out of 10 the pastry was Roux school quality I have not had better, the sauce with the steak and mushrooms was superb, mash perfect. It is a shame we shall not be visiting again because of the dog rule in the dinning area as there is no doubt the chef and kitchen staff are doing a great job the food is very good and it’s our local pub, if you are ok with dogs in the eating area then I would urge you to visit and if you like pie and mash with great pastry then try one.

The best Italian restaurant in Carlisle 10/10 every time fresh,delicious and very generous portions

Great place to have a delicious meal. Lovely staff and quick service. Would definitely recommend.

We had the most lovely meal on Tuesday evening to celebrate my parents joint 60th staff was so welcoming and lovely and food was perfection we especially loved the mixed bread and dips and the braised beef! We would highly recommend and will definitely come back when we are next in Carlisle!! Thank you!

Very enjoyable evening. Excellent food and service. There was a large family group there the evening we were there which rather dominated the atmosphere for a while but that isn’t the fault of the restaurant.

Upon entering we were greeted by Chris who very quickly showed us to our table despite the fact we were early. The service through out the night was excellent. The food was very tasty and looked good on the plate too, it was clear the kitchen staff took a pride in the presentation as well as the taste. I would highly recommend this restaurant

Very welcoming staff and atmosphere . Extensive and varied food and wine menus. Service good. I had cheese soufflé to start which was beautifully cooked but could have been a little more cheesy in flavour. Had linguine and fish as main with lobster bisque which again presented nicely but the flavours could have been ‘less subtle’ on the seafood . Crumble and ice cream for desert with no criticism. We were a table of three and overall our rating would be good and would return for a second try

Another amazing visit at the Hope & Anchor. Food was delicious. Lovely warm welcome from both staff and locals.