Reviews in Cumbria and Lake District

Recommended this place by a couple of people who had been before. On the whole a lovely experience, friendly staff. Very dog friendly and both mine and my husband’s pies were really tasty. However, I really do have to say one thing…. Please, please do not advertise “creamy mash” at an extra £2 to other potato options when it was only rustic mash with lumps and certainly not smooth creamy mash. Sorry guys but this really was the only thing that let the meal down.

My No 1 favourite restaurant. Great atmosphere, superb food, lovely staff and delicious food. Well done to everyone in creating this fabulous venue.

Great local pub with fantastic food, hence very busy, so booking early essential. Warm welcome from staff and good selection of beers and wine. Prawn starter was amazingly good and recommended. Really tasty main of beetroot bourguignon and pheasant.

Exquisite food, real treat, fabulous menu, beautifully presented and taste. Great service, new favourite place.

What an amazing find! We were looking for a convenient city centre location as we were dropping our daughter off at the station and this was really handy. But much more than that. It was superb. The service attentive, the ambience pleasing and the food itself absolutely outstanding. We had a variety of sharing plates and each one was distinctive and delicious. Thank you for a brilliant meal!

Excellent visit asusual

Delicious food in a cosy pub. We pop in here whenever we can. Thank you to all staff.

A really enjoyable night with good friends fabulous food and great service. Just perfect!

Booked up last minute following a recommendation from a friend. We arrived 15 minutes early and were very surprised how popular the restaurant was, and we were given the last available table. The waitress was very friendly and attentive. The food arrived very quickly because the other guests were either eating or had finished their meal. We had a bottle of wine, and although it was a little expensive it was very good. Overall, we had a nice time and enjoyed the meal and wine, and we will definitely eat there again next time we are staying in Grasmere.

Amazing staff felt welcomed and relaxed straight away, very attentive and the food was lovely and arrived quickly.

Great service and lovely food. This is the third meal that my friend and I have had here and we’ll definitely be back again next year.

Came here to celebrate my daughter's birthday on Tuesday night. The place was full and what a fab atmosphere. Had a great night, staff were lovely and food was amazing. Not one negative thing to say will definitely be back soon.

Very tasty food, lovely friendly service. Highly recommend and I will be back.

Lovely food and excellent service

Brilliant pub, lovely atmosphere, great staff...become one of our favourite places....

Good food and good service, well priced

We were passing through Penrith en route from the Hebrides to down south and booked a table at Grants. The food was really delicious and the service was fabulous - thank you.

We’ve eaten here three times now. The food is good and the portions large. The staff are friendly and welcoming. The service is quite slow but if you’re not in a rush that’s not a problem. However the language of a very few regulars standing or sitting at the bar is, being unacceptable and loud. On our last visit we were seated near the bar and had our 9 year old grandson with us. The language of two regulars sitting at the bar was dreadful, so we left rather than have desserts and more drinks. I could hear the member of staff who I assumed was the bar manager asking them to shush and maybe move into the other room but they wouldn’t. There were lots of other children in the pub at the time , some of them much younger.