Reviews in Cumbria and Lake District

After reviewing all the local Hotels for Afternoon Tea, we decided on Cedar Manor. We couldn't have made a better choice. It was absolutely delicious, with great service, and very friendly atmosphere.

Nice to see the tavern reopen the staff are great and very welcoming. Had pizza which was fantastic looking forward to our next visit

We came for dinner on the Taverns first Saturday of opening up after lock down. The place was really busy and loud. We arrived early and shown to our table which was great... the reduced menu was presented to us and all the dishes on there sounded amazing. I chose the spiced carrot fritters followed by the breaded chicken with mac n Cheese. The fritters were the perfect combination of spices and perfect and the chicken was tender served with gorgeous comforting mac and cheese.i could fault them dishes at all. My partner had the black pudding scotch egg followed by the lamb. He assured me, and by the look of his empty plate that his meal was gorgeous. My son had a pizza and ate the lot.. The staff were lovely and obviously very busy but they were attentive without being intrusive which takes skill and all out courses were served in a timely manor. now for the negatives.. the noise.. there was a dog constantly barking throughout our visit. It was situated in the main bar with its owner who gave it the odd yank on the collar every time it barked but that did nothing to stop it. Other dinners also commented. I love dogs and have no objection to them being in a bar but I don’t want to listen to one yapping all through my dinner, they need to be well behaved. The other issue I found was children running in and out to the table near us... it’s not the pubs fault that parents don’t teach their children manners, I understand that. But to have them swing on mine and my sons chair every time they ran screaming past was a bit much. Again, not the pubs fault but it made the whole experience less than enjoyable. I would definitely go back because the food was beautiful and I never got to try the desserts( my partner was ready to kill the dog by this point) but we won’t be going on a Saturday evening.

Had a lovely meal on the first night of The Tavern opening. Lovely ambiance and staff Limited menu at the moment but due to expand in September I believe .

Very pleasant surroundings. Great local, country pub with nice atmosphere. Fantastic food & excellent service. Very attentive staff. Gooseberry crumble was a real treat!

Lovely meal . Service good . Everything is nice and clean

The Tavern @ Hale is back, yay! Beautiful & relaxing location, delicious food & a good selection of drinks. The staff are lovely, friendly & very helpful.

We had an afternoon tea, was absolutely delicious. The service and food was A** we would definitely come again.

We recently enjoyed Afternoon Tea at Cedar Manor. The service was excellent, very personable but not imposing and the food was delicious. Very fresh and tasty. We will definitely return. Thank you!

Spent 6 days staying in Aikton & visiting Cumbria ate here 3 times & we both had 3 different meals all fantastic especially steak pie

Fabulous meal, staff extremely friendly and helpful. An all round terrific evening.

Fantastic food and good selection on menu. Staff were attentive and helpful and social distancing was in place. Thank you very much!

3.0

Anne

The Pheasant is now under new ownership, part of a pub group, and it’s very much the end of an era, I’m afraid. I suppose if you’ve never been before and your expectations are basically pub food and a room for the night in a quieter part of the Lake District then it fits the bill – albeit at the pricier end of the spectrum. But the charm, the fine dining, the decent wine list, the hidden gem in the north Lakes – it’s all gone. Such a shame.

5.0

GG

Beautiful modern and stylish cafe in the Heaton Cooper Art Studio. Great food and location in Grasmere with outside tables

Excellent food and service, couldn't fault anything.... Tables socially distant too... Will definitely be returning and recommending.

4.8

888

Lovely immaculate place with great food!

Nice vibe to the place. Absolutely loved the food. Didn’t have any pie but the burger was fab. The coq au vin also looked good. Great puddings too. Sponge and custard on another level. Service is exceptional. Hopefully back soon.

We chose this pub because we had very little local knowledge, but it had a good website with gluten free items clearly identified. We booked for a party of six, three generations, for a Saturday evening. On an evening when there was a storm raging and the roads half flooded, we were astonished to find a pretty full pub; it shows something about its popularity. All the meal choices were most enjoyable and reasonably priced. I would particularly like to point out the gluten free sole and similarly delicious Eton mess. A place to go to.