Reviews in Cumbria and Lake District

Excellent food as always. Staff are friendly and professional and always smiling. Perfect.

Wonderful dining experience. Delicious, top quality food. Very pleasant staff.

What can I say, top draw from start to finish. A warm welcome as soon as we got through the door and then directed to the table which had chilled water already on the table. The host asked if we had been before ( which we hadn't) so talked through the menu making suggestions on the options, and making sure we understood before asking us for the drinks order. The food was amazing, along with the Pinot Noir wine which was light and complemented the food. We will be back to try the other options on the menu.  

Great food and setting with lovely attentive staff

Absolutely lovely lunchtime meal .. great food .. great service … lovely atmosphere.. well worth a visit … we will be back

Excellent meal which we both thoroughly enjoyed (we had the Lamb rib and Duck breast). Nice drinks too, Friendly efficient service. Good cheesebord too.. Only (very small) "critisim" is that meal is as-is with no potatoes etc... but still plentyful.

The food and drinks were overpriced. The food was ok. The staff were nice and friendly.

Great food and service

Great atmosphere, very attentive staff, food was fabulous, will definitely come back.

Our first meal in the Hope & Anchor and it didn’t disappoint! i had the cheese and onion pie which was amazing! my wife went for the gammon which was equally as good. Service and atmosphere was really good so we are already planning our next trip!

If you are looking for somewhere to go in Penrith for a delicious meal, Grants of Castlegate is the place to try. Always a very warm welcome with beautifully cooked and very tasty food. Well worth a try.

We had a lovely meal i n the Hope and Anchors restaurant. The team were busy with a large party but suggested we order our food then retire to the garden with a drink, for them to call us when our meal was ready - and this is exactly what they did. The meal was tasty, hot and well presented. The staff were very friendly and efficient and went out of their way to make us feel welcome. The service was great. The meal was excellent value for money

Great food, friendly staff, good choice on menu

13th August. Enjoyed a lovely dinner for three. The starters and main courses were very thoughtfully put together. There were unusual and lovely combinations of flavours. Loved the heritage beetroot salad starter. Our son who is a real foodie was very impressed. Beer very good as well (fine local craft ales). Service was prompt, efficient and friendly. We'll be back

Excellent meal, delicious flavours and presentation amazing

Beautifully cooked, tasty and interesting food served with friendly discretion. Lots of choice for meat eaters and delicious vegetarian options available. A real gastronomic treat.

This was a great find on our recent holiday to Grasmere. The food was excellent quality and there was a lovely choice of dishes - sadly we went on our last night so we will have to wait until our next visit to try other items. Service was very friendly and helpful and the chef even came and gave our dog a bowlful of leftover ham which he was obviously delighted by! We will definitely visit again and can highly recommend.

Fabulous as always.