Reviews in Cumbria and Lake District

My wife and I are avid walkers and whenever our weekend strolls take us to Cartmel we always pop into the Mallard Tea Shop for a meal. The food is excellent ~ in particular the cakes and desserts which are sumptuous! The soup is always very good (and filling!) as are the sandwiches, jacket potatoes etc.. Prices are very competitive for the Lakes ~ we were charged a ludicrous £5.50 for a small bowl of soup in Troutbeck recently! The cafe is "themed" in that all the interior decoration is duck related ~ which makes for a very relaxing atmosphere. Staff are courteous and pleasant and the cafe itself is just a stone's throw from the famous Cartmel Priory which is well worth a visit...

fantastic Sunday lunches when they did them, great place to have fun and relax everybody should try out leonokie on a Saturday its fantastic.

Ivy House Restaurant at Braithwaite is excellent. HPB members I am sure will agree.

This is a lovely (tastefully furnished/decorated) cafe situated on the main road through Ambleside. The staff are very courteous and pleasant and the food (in particular the Strawberry Swiss Brulee Cheesecake!) is excellent. The menu is varied and (for the area) competitively priced. We only found the cafe by accident during a walk from Troutbeck ~ we'll certainly be making a return visit...

villa positano is the best Italian restaurant in the lakes i have been a couple of time the food is fab i would give it a 100 out of 100 the service is excellent and the staff are always smiling .

FOOD BRILL BEST INDIAN FOOD IN CUMBRIA

Well after receiving excellent service from the waiters, i enjoyed an exiting new pizza called a padana with goat's cheese and spinach. Might i just say it was the best pizza i have had in a long time. The restaurant is modern, don't be put off by the name it really is respectable, but don't go at the last minute booking at least a day before is essential. Pricewise it is reasonable and worth it for the quality!

We spotted The Herdwick's website and made a booking for a cosy weekend break and was not let down. Well appointed rooms, friendly staff, cosy atmosphere in the bar and great food in the restaurant and change in my pocket too. A great weekend and we would advise all to make a visit

Popped in for lunch. Food was of a reasonable to good standard (no 70's pub grub on view). However the place was not overly busy but it still took over 2 hours to serve a table of two! The owner obviously didn't care as she was sat reading a paper in the reception area. Shame really, can't say we will be rushing back!

I have always found The Mulberry Bush an enjoyable place to eat. The food is fresh and very well presented. The prices are good and the staff are very friendly and helpful. I would recommend a meal here to anybody wanting good quality food.

do yourself a favour and don't visit this restaurant as i found half a dead rat in the house special curry, i will be reporting this to the authorities its a fucking disgrace and i will take matters into my own hands if no action is taken.

go whenever we can have never had a bad meal yet the service is fantastic and the chef always seems to get it just perfect in my opinion the best restaurant in carlisle by far

Well what can I say about the globe; this may not be the largest or best dressed pub in Ulverston but what it lacks in size and appearance it makes up for in atmosphere, fun and damned good beer, and I prefer that any day to contemporary designer pubs where there’s more crack (craic) in a manikins arse than from the people within it. The pub is situated directly next door to the King’s head on Queen St, so it’s not far to wander if the mood takes you. It must have been three years since my last visit to this pub and it’s left me wondering why I left it so long. Although, like I said the bar area isn’t massive but it’s big enough to hold a good sized crowd and the staff seem more than competent of dealing with an influx of people. The pub is decorated in a traditional style again with slate floors, it has plenty to offer Joe public in the way of entertainment; Sky T.V. pool, darts, juke box and if that’s not enough entertainment you have the regulars who have to be met to be fully understood (and not in a bad way), they will leave you in stitches and not in the literal sense. Wendy who owns the pub is one of Ulverston’s best characters, on one hand she’s like everybody’s Mum, she always makes you feel at home and part of the family and she never forgets a name or a face, on the other hand she runs the place like a field general, not one of her customers would dare step out of line or cross her. So let’s take a quick recap; nice warm friendly welcome to every one of their comers, it’s a strictly run house so you have no worries of trouble and an owner that has plenty of time for her customers. That’s not all; the pub has a massive beer garden capable of easily catering for a military platoon and all of us smokers come July 1st. The pub is a Robinsons house with a good selection of ales, wines, spirits and alcopops (yes I know, that I bang on about alcopops being Satans brew but it’s a town center pub and must cater for the majority not the minority). I would recommend you try the XB at the globe it’s not normally the best pint or my first choice in any pub but Wendy keeps a bloody good pint of this fairly good all year round bitter. So if you like to partake in a few pints on a summers day or night I think you would enjoy a trip to The Globe it’s friendly atmosphere, warm welcome well stocked and kept bar is guaranteed to make you stop for more than the odd couple that you went out to consume, take your friends, your partners or go alone you will be all made more than welcome here. You really have to try this place to fully understand my warmth for this place and all the characters that make it what it is, a damned fine hostelry! See you when you get there

farmers arms what is it? on the front of the building it says wine bar and restaurant however it is a pub full of drinkers shouting and swearing so it is not a restaurant. And to say that a selection of around 6 wines that you can get in the spar makes you a wine bar is just wrong.

I live just around the bay horse. In my opinion it is absolutely fantastic. The atmosphere; quiet music, families etc. Cheap, yet easily able to relax and dine. STRONGLY recommended

Had a really poor experience at this restaurant in November 2007. Owner/manager was very rude and aggressive towards our party when we felt the food wasn't as good as the price reflected. The customer is always right is definitely not on his agenda. We left with a small reduction in the price but really shouldn't have paid. I am contacting the Tourist Board in Kewsick as I was really upset and worried about his attitude towards visitors.

The coffee was fine, but the owner is HORRIFIC! We were told we couldn't take our push chair in, which would be understandable if the place was heaving, but it was 5pm on a December evening and there were 4 other people in there. The owner ranted at us and was extremely rude and not at all reasonable. 7 adults and 2 children bought coffees, hot chocolates, flapjacks etc, but we were told we were not allowed to bring our own food in; this was referring to 3 Organix crisps (baby snacks) being eaten by our 9 month old. I can not recommend this place for customer service at all! there are plenty of great places to eat and drink in Ambleside - go there instead!

We've been dining at Amigos for over 6 years now and have always had a fabulous experience there. The last couple of reviews have prompted me to add one in their defence. I would rather a wait a few minutes extra and be guaranteed a freshly prepared meal cooked with honesty and integrity. As the kitchen door is always ajar, customers can see the tiny kitchen and the two chefs working their amazing magic in there - I don't know how they do it?. The menu variety is great and we are always spoilt for choice (though one of us ALWAYS orders sticky ribs, the best I've eaten anywhere!). As we live locally, we sometimes just pop in the bar for a decent bottle of wine and nibbles, the atmosphere is like nothing else in Ulverston. Keep up the good work Amigos, you deserve the great reputation you've earned over the years.