Reviews in Cumbria and Lake District

Excellent food and very quick service. Our first visit whilst staying in Grasmere and obviously a popular place. Would book again when next in the area. Staff friend attentive but not overly so.

We thoroughly enjoyed our visit here. A lovely little gem of a restaurant in the heart of Grasmere. French onion soup for starter was fab. We both had the Cumbrian fillet for main and it was superb. My girlfriend had hers well done, no pink and after a while stopped using the steak knife provided and used the normal knife. It was still so soft and cut through so easily. I’ve been looking forward to a “good” steak for some time and this did not disappoint. Very tasty, great peppercorn sauce, I’d have preferred thick chips rather than fries but it was still a great meal. We shared a sticky toffee pudding to end the meal and again it was so good. When I’m back in Grasmere I’ll be coming back here. Ambience and service was great and the food superb.

Amazing. Everything from the atmosphere, all the staff and the food we couldn’t fault it. Highly recommended.

Food was really nice. Just maybe leave the Chorizo of the Scallop dish. Everything else was really excellent and would recommend, Scoring for food is really harsh i.e. from a 5 to a 4 just for the Chorizo. Unfortunatel, but because the way the scoring works

We enjoyed our visit to Lewis's Bistro. The food was very good and well cooked, although the portion sizes were not overly generous, even for me and I am quite small. The Bakewell tart dessert was particularly delicious. The young man who served us was really friendly and we did not have to wait too long for anything. The atmosphere improved as the evening progressed and the tables filled up, as, unusually, it was quiet and not fully booked when we arrived . We did get talking to the couple on the next table! Our only 'negative' comment is that this is an expensive place to eat. We are fairly used to eating out at 'nice' restaurants in London and Oxford, and this was more expensive than many of them. However, we still have very positive feelings about the evening. Overall, a 'top end' dining experience.

Lovely to spend some time at the castle!!....one night,,,,,,,,made very welcome,lovely afternoon tea!!nice supper,lovely breakfast too!! Nice to have some books to browse.?? Should be a nice house for A House in Time!!

My husband and I had afternoon tea at the castle yesterday. We found it very relaxing and the staff were very friendly and helpful. The food was lovely. Thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon.

Lovely meal with great service. Arrived earlier than planned and was accommodated without fuss.

We enjoyed a lovely afternoon tea yesterday at Augill Castle. We sat by the fire and the room was beautiful. The food was delicious and as a baker myself I'm often hard to impress when it comes to cakes and desserts but they were amazing. We also ordered a gluten free afternoon tea and that ticked all the boxes as well. Thank you.

We had an excellent meal at Lewis’s. The bistro had a lovely atmosphere and the staff were attentive and very friendly. The food was really good Would highly recommended it.

Excellent meal, very good service.

What a Gem! Relaxed welcoming atmosphere, staff were so accommodating & attentive . We had the most wonderful meal last Thursday , all fresh & well cooked even desserts were home made absolutely delicious. Without a doubt we will be back.

Lovely food , the young waiter was brilliant but the other staff were a bit unfriendly . I understand it's a hard job but we wouldnt want the return which is a shame as the food was lovely

Lovely cosy restaurant, with friendly and attentive staff. The food was great - we are both vegetarian and there were nice options. The Bakewell tart was amazing as a dessert and the cheese board huge! Would highly recommend.

spent the evening at this venue on 28th September First class, service, Food, venue . all very good, is it pricey you get what the pay for worth ever penny

Lovely food served in a good atmosphere by wonderful staff, we really enjoyed our food the rice pudding was amazing.

Another wonderful meal at this brilliant little bistro. Service is polite, friendly and attentive. Food is to die for, especially the pork belly, melts in your mouth with an abundance of flavour. This was our fourth visit and can't wait to return on our next trip to Grasmere.

Delicious food - pork belly and lamb followed by rum and rasin rice pudding which the icing on the cake. Staff very fabulous too. Very happy customers.