Reviews in Cumbria and Lake District

Basic, clean accommodation. Good pub atmosphere. Cheap edible food.

Jintana Thai is a little gem in the middle of Bowness that we discovered a few months ago. It serves traditional Thai food and has a delicious menu as well as nightly specials with lots of seafood. The decor is as impressive as the food with detail even down to the cutlery and beautiful decorations on every wall. No trip to the lakes should be made without a meal here and we certainly visit at least once every time we visit Bowness.

One of our favourites - has been in Ambleside forever, nice to see it flourishing as it deserves. Good service, good food (and we eat in Chinatown in Manchester). Reliably good, unlike some of the other Ambleside restaurants. We always eat here when we visit Ambleside.

always a welcoming smile and greeting, nice choice of menu and a pleasant atmosphere!!!!

Although it was last year when we visited the Commodore, the food was quite good. they also had a very varied blackboard menu of special dishes. Also a nice pint too. well worth a visit if you are in Grange.

With exception of being devoured by midges I really enjoyed my Cumberland sausage and mash with a couple of exceptional pints of Jennings bitter. Both the midges and I had a fine feast!

Excellent food with a wide variety on the menu and often offered rare dishes not found in pubs elsewhere. Thoroughly enjoyed the meals here with the owners Paul & Louise to be found extremely charming and welcoming not to mention the locals creating a great atmosphere. well worth a visit

A lovely setting, not your usual supermarket setting. Would use this restaurant regularly - food excellent and the drover's platter outstanding

After a lovely stroll around Derwentwater, the Mary Mount was a welcome rest and served us a lovely lunch in the gardens overlooking the lake. Staff friendly and food very good. Would recommend this.

A nice setting for afternoon tea. Would recommend the coffee and cakes as well as the scone and cream. Like afternoon tea used to be years ago.

I enjoyed my visit to the Lake District very enjoyable, there was lots of lovely cafe's and restaurants. But i thought that the Brambles Tea room in Windermere was very lovely, it had lovely food, service and an ideal location.

Classy four-star hotel with a fantastic lakeside setting. There's a fine dining restaurant and a brasserie and we opted for the latter with it being a hot summer's day. Imaginative menu. If the weather is good, don't miss out on a drink on the terrace.

I have never written a review before but after our lunch today I felt compelled to tell everyone about my experience. Honestly words cannot describe this hotel. I went to the hotel for lunch eager to sample the new local dishes I had heard so much about. The food was superb, the views are the best I have ever seen and the service was second to none. I don't think I will ever be able to take my girlfriend anywhere else after this experience. What a shame!

One of the best places I have been to! Stunning views of Lake Windermere with food and service to match!

I visited the Badger on Sunday following a trek up Loughrigg and a swim in the lake. Very good location away from the hustle of Ambleside town on a hot sunny day. We sat outside in the beer garden enjoying the calm. Great pub and very very old!!

We visited the Coot on the Tarn on a Sunday and the place was very busy booking required. We were greeted pleasantly and the service was very good. The setting and surrounding landscaped gardens were exquisite and I would recommend a visit to anybody.

Indiagate is a breath of fresh air! Contemporary and colourful surroundings, exceptionally attentive and well mannered staff and food to match. The dishes are full of the fresh ingredients you would expect but so rarely find. The staff always try to temp you away from the usual 'safe' dishes and you really should trust them- you'll be pleasantly surprised! 10/10

The best lunch out I've had in 2006, no doubt!