Reviews in Cumbria and Lake District

Lovely cosy pub with a nice atmosphere! Fish pie was superb & Steak pie delicious with very tender beef! Vegetables cooked to perfection! Homemade sticky toffee pudding scrumptious as was the raspberry stack pavlova! Highly recommend this pub but booking advised due to its popularity!

Food was amazing, service was great too, always enjoy ourselves here, thank you

The bistro is quite, unassuming. The food is anything but. Presentation is fine dining and generous to a fault. Taste, in the same league. Try anything on the menu, especially the pork belly wrapped in superb crackling, why have pork if it's not layered with flavour and topped with a crunch ? The Sea Bass fillet has a fine, subtle edge, without losing itself. Great with our fav wine the Argentine Malbec. A serious vino that leaves fruits and a fun burnt toffee on the palate. The menu has so many taste treats. We always share olives as a starter. Doorstep slices of brown and white bread are dipped in oil and balsamic, perfect with plump tasty olives. Service is second to none. A quiet table is always available. We felt looked after, left alone to ponder a menu, fussed over when the food arrives. Value for money ? Fine dining requires skill, economics are matched with a generous bowl, plate, crammed but not over the top and even of it was you would scoff the lot. All in all there's every reason to visit this little gem tucked under the hills surrounding Grasmere.

We ordered fillet steak and sea bass …. Both absolutely delicious!! Great atmosphere, warm welcome , lovely staff. Great value for money, will definitely be returning soon .

Wide choice of menu items, concise but varied wine list in a convivial atmosphere. Have eaten at the Pheasant on numerous occasions and it always excels.

Upon arrival, there wasn't anyone to greet us at reception we rang the door bell and waited a while before someone came. We weren't directed to the dining room but shown to a low seating area which was not ideal for eating. The afternoon tea arrived and fell somewhat short of our expectations and therefore we cannot recommend this venue ,especially as this gift was for our 50th anniversary.

Wonderful food and great friendly service

Quality food which was well presented. Service was also very good in lovely surroundings. Overall great value.

Had a lovely meal here last Friday, we booked in advance. Food was great, with great service. Thank you

We went there yesterday and it was a fantastic experience: very good food and a friendly service. They know what they do! Next time in Penrith we‘ll go there again!

The food was exceptionally good, the staff worked very hard and were helpful and polite. I would definitley recommend this restaurant to everyone, it was a superb meal after a long walking day.

Really nice meal, staff were very welcoming and attentive, we were there on a Sunday evening and it was really busy so glad we booked as we wouldn’t have got a table. Would certainly come again next time we are in the lakes.

My husband and I ate at the Pheasant on Saturday night at 6pm. It was very busy, but that all added to the atmosphere. Our meal was excellent. We shared the starter of olives with bread and for main course meat pie with veg and chips which were all presented nicely. The waiting staff were all excellent and we look forward to our next visit.

Fabulous food and great service - booking essential

Quality of food excellent. Unfortunately, they omitted one order from our table of six but they were most apologetic and offered one of us a complimentary drink. Overall it’s a nice ambiance and staff are nice.

Lovely dinner, great food and friendly staff.

We ate here again twice last week.Superb as usual.Great service great food.Pork belly was amazing. Top quality all round

Our second visit in recent weeks. Excellent, friendly and attentive service and great food. The menu has some interesting choices and it is good to see a range of different specials. We will be back again soon!