Reviews in Cumbria and Lake District

Visited Keswick for a short break this week and ate here twice the burgers are scrummy recommend the wellie beefburger and chicken cheese and bacon burger. Very friendly waitress she was lovely

An extremely friendly and well run restaurant. The food was both inventive and delicious, beautifully presented and certainly fresh. A really wide choice of flavours on offer with particular attention to 'foraging' finds. The staff were informative and attentive, nothing was too much trouble. Well priced too, a three course meal at £30.00 was bursting with flavour, variety and colour. Our family enjoyed an extremely warm welcome back on our 2nd visit, much the same as our 1st. Can't wait to go and be spoiled again.

I can not believe that no one else has reviewed Zest Harbourside. First of this is a busy popular eatery in Whitehaven set right on the harbour-side. The menu covers everything from light snacks to a choice of meat, fish, veg or potato dishes that you can mix and match to suit your tastes and leave your taking that one more mouthful too many. I have eaten in Zest a number of times and have never had a disappointing experience, the staff are good, the menu has something for everyone and the prices are very very good. There is always a well stocked specials board and a good bar, the only downside is that you can't book a table its strictly first come first served. Well worth a visit anytime.

I'll second the first recommendation.

One of the best in West Cumbria.

My family and I have visited the Hare and Hounds at Bowland Bridge on many occasions over the last few years and the present owners who took over late last year have transformed the place. We visited twice over the 2011 Easter break and can thoroughly recommend the food and ales ( the twice cooked chunky chips are to die for). The staff are first class and always take the time to chat to customers. Meals are served all day, so if you are in the area don't miss it

Spent a lovely evening at Her Citi recently at one of the acoustic music nights they put on. Great food, a friendly, welcoming atmosphere and quirky, fun decorations! Looking forward to visiting again, and can only recommend it to anyone that hasn't been.

great place, very welcoming and staff are all good with children. delicious food and brilliant service us as a family will be back and definitely recommend.. thank you Woodstone and good luck!!

A fabulous pub with all the right 'ingredients' Great real ale, excellent food, warm friendly reception from the locals, and the family run owners. A visit is a must!

We ate here for my birthday after hearing such good stories about the food. Absolutely lovely - both the food and the staff. We will definitely be going again!!

Quite a good meal with my wife. Service was slow but the staff were friendly and Angela very helpful, young drinkers unfortunately ruined the atmosphere with bad language & rude behaviour later on in the evening. Would prefer to sit in the bar like we have on previous occasions to eat as the restaurant isnt the cosiest even though it has just been refurbished and the bar has a lovely log fire & old fashioned features. Desserts were a let down for me as they were not homemade as before but still an ok quality just lacking the wow factor to finish off on.

Popped in for an early evening meal, a little disappointed to hear the young couple who have had it left in January, however the meal was nice & service ok too. The food isn't quite as specialist as before so if you are more of a foodie & you have been before you will notice a big difference, just not as rustic & homemade as the previous offerings but nice all the same.

Fabulous welcome, fabulous rooms and absolutely stunning food. Well prepared and intriguing in description, dishes turn out to be delicious every time. The staff are warm and friendly and everyone is approachable to he with questions and queries. We will go back again.

Excellent service, good quality food items, and as a Trainer/Assessor in the Hospitality Industry it is good to see places offering good quality at prices everyone can afford. Definitely recommended.

I would definitely recommend this restaurant for both small parties and large. I recently had my 21st birthday and a group of 9 of us attended. The staff were all extremely friendly and helpful and the food was incredible, not one of my party was disappointed! It was hard to choose off the menu as it all sounded so tempting but in the end i went for the Calabaza, and this is a dish i would strongly recommend. Overall it was the best meal out i have had for a long time and both me and my party would like to thank you for a wonderful meal!

Dined at the Pheasant on Saturday then felt compelled to return on Sunday. The main course was delicious followed by a fantastic dessert. My husband had the belly buster burger both times and I had to have the duck twice. The sticky toffee pudding was devine and the blackcurrant crumble and custard was absolutely wonderful. Hope to return to the Lakes later in the year and will definitely visit the Pheasant again.

We enjoyed a fabulous meal at woodstone last night. The steak was one of the best we've had and the chicken Parma was delicious. We will definitely be going back and would certainly recommend it to anyone!

Love the new Brasserie here. Nice change from the more formal dining room. It's encouraged more of the locals to go more regularly. If I didn't live so close I'd stay over too