Reviews in Cumbria and Lake District

A family run hotel, in a perfect position for a weekend away. We were recommended to eat in the lamplighter bar in the hotel by the lady. The menu was huge, been a lover of seafood i was in heaven. i had half a dozen oysters followed by grilled Dover sole and my wife had to try the local potted shrimps followed by drunken bullock. We went back the next night to try mussels. It was truly outstanding. Complimented by a huge bedroom with a four poster bed. We will be back to try the fish and chips.........

Pub Grub, very basic menu, meat was poor lamb henry very fatty and meat tough, steak chassuer - no way was it a 10oz steak, very thin and tasted of nothing. Chassuer sauce could have bee tiined tomatoes. A definite no no

Having eaten at the bridge for the third year running i feel yet to be impressed AGAIN! Having read a good review pleasantly displayed proudly by the bar all i can say is what a lie. But where to begin, PIE=Dry on the off chance that i may have been offered some gravy i asked. 3pounds .50, what a joke for what i can only describe as a reasonable recreation of my housemates bistro on sausage and mash night. All i can say is don't bother wasting your time and money as well as theirs.

This hotel/restaurant has really friendly staff and a great homely feeling. The two owners are very talkative and you get a great buzz off all the staff and the whole place feels more personal. I would definitely recommend this restaurant for anybody looking for a tranquil afternoon tea in the gardens or stay longer for the superb 3 course dinner. 5* in my opinion!

Difficult to fault this one! Gorgeous old Victorian country home, beautifully restored. Furnishings per period, but lovely and comfortable. Very quiet, restful, great walks nearby. Some super pubs (Try Fat Lamb) for dinners. Breakfast v. good. The owner is a gem. Priced very reasonably. I paid 60 per night for two of us incl breakfast. Definite return venue.

This little tea room is quaint, old, and very welcoming. The food is home made, the service is relaxed, the furniture old and the atmosphere warm, especially after a wet rainy day in the lakes. There's a big collection of teas, the rarebit is delicious as are the cakes and it's been there for years!

Nice place shame about the owners attitude. We sent a fizzy bottle of wine back and the chef /Owner came out very aggressively and said there was nothing wrong with it, he did eventually begrudgingly replaced it but this I am afraid was rude and not nice. however I have been previously and the food was ok. If the owner does read this hopefully he may consider a customer service course before he goes out of business because people of this nice town will not tolerate this.

We visited the Wheatsheaf having dined here some years ago when we were truly taken by the old world charm of the pub. Unfortunately, post refurbishment, this has now gone, to leave a soulless, contemporary eating establishment which, i'm sure caters for many but also excludes the majority. A little pricey, however, would have happily paid the price for a return to the old world charm of the crooked beams, real log fire and real pub experience we have had here previously. A great shame - when it's gone , it's gone. Fortunately there are still a number of traditional pubs still remaining with that real, traditional feel one would expect in this area.

very disappointing staff where rude and food was tasteless especially for the price we paid and the amount we got was even more disappointing.

Always busy, this is a great place which has never failed to disappoint.

roast lamb was excellent as was the homemade rhubarb pie

we were recommended the royal oak as a place to stay originally, the stay was comfortable but it was the food they really impressed us really delicious home cooked food. the staff were lovely!

Looked on this website and restaurant had quiet good review had lamb madras very tough and when recommended it to waiter he just laughed didn't seem concerned at all and tried to rush us out, wont be going back their or recommend restaurant very disappointing as we have Indian loads of places and love the food but not there.

I really dont know why people rave about this place I have been to loads of thai restaurants the inside does not even look very thai english flowers on table and very english looking menu on front very unimpressive inside the only thing thai was the waitress in thai costume, had weeping tiger which is always served sizzling and hot it was plain beef with salad and cold sauce separate for over nine pounds not worth it did mention this but the owner was not bothered will not recommend this restaurant to any friends and will not return there again it was recommended on internet proves you can trust people comments always these people obviously have never been to a thai before.

superb meal, generous portions and lovely staff. Toilets were immaculate

This is the worst Italian restaurant i've ever eaten in. If you like microwave tv dinners this may be the place for you, but otherwise stay away!

Beautiful dining room and wonderful service with top quality food. The views are fantastic and the whole meal was a very special experience.

Fantastic food in a wonderful setting. You have to book ahead to get in as it is very popular and always busy. The sticky toffee pudding was gorgeous!