Reviews in Cumbria and Lake District

Great place eat in or takeout. Won lots of awards. Love the pies and quiches and the cinnamon twirls!

The Square Cafe is quaint with its roaring fire and its mis-matched furniture and art. The service from the young kids can leave something to be desired and you are better of sticking to old favourites like egg and chips.

The family had a great meal here. The place is under new ownership and looks great. A very professional set up.

Last night, L'Enclume, gastronomy out of this world - you gotta go there...

Friendly and good value for money. The wine wasn't great but overall ok!

Lamb shank was excellent as was the wife's Haddock and chips. Good pint of Dent and friendly locals. A superior Cumbrian pub.

The Crown Inn is a vibrant local pub selling a selection of good wines, spirits, excellent real ales, Italian style coffee and wonderful food. It is unusual in that you can combine an inviting English country pub experience, open fire, a warm welcome from hosts Tony and Becky with fantastic Italian food. Lovely pizzas, pastas are a speciality as well as the range of other delicious foods such as steaks, fish and specials. Try this spot. You will not be disappointed. One visit and you will be hooked. Be sure to book. They are busy but very keen to fit you in. They will serve you well. 01768 870 410

Fantastic lunch, not expensive, superb celeriac pear soup with croutons, homemade bread, interesting wine list available BY THE GLASS,lovely house, friendly people.

A a wonderful time at this awesome lakeland pub last weekend. We plonked ourselves in front of their amazing real fire and ate and drank ourselves silly! A must if in Bowness on Windermere

Enjoyed my scampi, chips and salad at the High Cross. Friendly service and the beer was good too. Next time I will hog the roaring fire!

Our cafe of choice in Ulverston. Nice atmosphere, good quality food, decent portions and pleasant service. Only small gripe is the dark windows, covered with blinds that you cannot see the street out of.

So glad this place has opened in Ulverston. We loved the place they used to own, The Hat Trick Cafe. They have brought their 'pleasantly odd' style and great food to our manor. We will be regulars.

Great fish and chips from this venue. Queue out the door for the takeaway which is always a good sign.

Must say best coffee for miles , well worth a visit if only for a coffee.

Terrible! The salad was wilted and stale. The coffee was weak because they put water in the cup before the coffee! I have never seen that done before. It was undrinkable.

Just been tonight - six of us - lovely meal - we all enjoyed it - the only fault was even though we went early young girls in the conservatory/dining room made really loud noise the whole time. We could not hear each other talk and no one asked them to be a little bit quieter, which would have made the evening perfect .

Best chateaubrioand I have ever had. Staff were great, price was spot on, would truely recommend to anyone.

If you are in Kendal and you want a lite bite, or something more substantial Charlie's is the best in town, order at the counter then take a seat, it is usually busy so you may have to wait a short while because everything is freshly made. With good food and cheerful service it is the place to eat.