Reviews in Cumbria and Lake District

Went there last year on holiday, was very impressed, so much so drove from bowness in may holidays to try their food again, once again great fresh food served well, great service and choice. Well done all involved, loved your heroes pie, can I have the recipe?

Gem of a cafe in Bowness - very fresh, well cooked grilled (so no grease or oil at all) breakfast. We ate there every morning during our week's stay in Bowness - delicious food and spotlessly clean cafe.

I went here to console myself on my 40th (gulp) birthday on Tuesday, with two friends. We had a fantastic afternoon, complete with afternoon tea and dainty cakes, which we had to take home as the portions are so generous. As busy working mums we all decided to make this our guilty pleasure on a more regular basis. Thankyou Gillams, this is a little vegetarian oasis we could idle an afternoon away in - my daughter is also in love with the strawberry lemonade!

Excellent food, great atmosphere and attentive staff....oh, and the decors good too! What more can you say?

My husband and I first visited Lucy4 on its opening night in1999 whilst visiting Ambleside to celebrate our engagement. We revisited this weekend to celebrate 10 years of marriage and the whole ambience of the place is superb, just as we remembered. The food was fabulous with a fantastic variety on the menu. The staff are very attentive. We both particularly enjoy tapas and found the portions to be very generous. I would not hesitate to recommend this restaurant.

I have eaten here several times and always enjoyed good food, beers and service. Very recommended

We went to this restaurant may bank holiday weekend. Surroundings were very nice & the house red but unfortunately I couldn't say the same about the food. I had steak rossini , the actually steak was nice, but wasn't cooked as I requested. the sauce was awful sweet sherry sauce & really wasn't very nice. My fiance ordered halibut , was nicely cooked but no sauce with it .With the main courses we got a small bowl of roasted peppers & aubergines & a few under done roasted potato's. We were very disappointed with the meal as it was for a special birthday . Wouldn't recommend .this restaurant.

We went to this restaurant may bank holiday weekend. Surroundings were very nice & the house red unfortunately I couldn't say the same about the food. I had steak rossini , the actually steak was nice, but wasn't cooked was under cooked to how I

Went here on May Bank holiday & had a very nice lunch, all local sourced food / organic.Lots of choice & lots of choice for vegetarians. Highly recommend it :-)

great place to eat , it's a must for any couple or family , will be going back soon to stay

Absolutely amazing!! Highly recommend, I had the freshest, most delicious, high standard food here that I have ever eaten. Beautiful free canapes and bread were also brought to our table with most attentive staff. 4 of us dined at Francine's and none of us were disappointed. Restaurant and toilets were also very clean and inviting. Well done!! We will return and will be telling our friends.

Very strange service here! I ordered my chicken jalfrezi with rice and a sparkling water. "what else would you like sir?" nothing i replied. "you need to order something else sir" he said 3 times! no i kept saying. he then said "minimum order £10". Firstly i have never heard of this ever when eating in a restaurant. Secondly the order value came to £14.45?? Food was OK.

We booked a table but arrived late - (after they'd closed). We were made really welcome and found the manager really helpful. One of our party has a wheat intolerance and was pleasantly surprised that she was offered wheat free pasta!!. I had their homemade pizza with a salad, both tasted really fresh. We had a couple of bottles of chianti with our mains which was equally delicious. I'd recommend Rossinis to couples and groups - there's a fantastic vibe and we thoroughly enjoyed our evening. 5 stars!!

This pub catered for me and 21 members of my friends and family for my 30th birthday. Not many pubs in Cumbria will take that many on as we learned that they get a lot of tourism anyway and didn't want the hastle, but The Pheasant Inn were friendly, efficient, professional and catered for all our needs also the food was fantastic. Top class pub!

STAY AWAY IS ALL I CAN SAY . SOGGY BATTER AND GREASY CHIPS DONT KNOW WHAT ALL FUSS WAS ABOUT . WONT BE GOING BACK . STAFF MEMBER THAT SERVED US WAS RUDE AND INPATIENT WITH MY ELDERLY MOTHER NOT A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lovely evening at Francines. We visited on the back of a recommendation and all of the food was fantastic. The service and atmosphere were great. Lovely touch to bring some canapes to start with and the panacotta was the best I've tasted outside Italy! Even the house wine was very good. Not cheap but very much worth it!

Superb, freshly prepared food. I had the full English ( not greasy at all ) and my wife had the home made soup. The children had ham and cheese toasties with lattice fries. Excellent value, good, clean premises. Will go again.

The Fish and Chips here are to die for. Beautiful fresh fish with nice chips and mushy peas. I called in here at 2.45pm asking what time they closed, 3pm said the barman, but it's not a problem, we will stay open and cook for you. Brilliant service and I shall be calling back each time I'm in Maryport.