Reviews in Cumbria and Lake District

This place doesn't look much from outside - but inside it is a large historic inn packed with atmosphere, good food and good local beers. The staff are a riot. It is excellent value for money. Don't tell anyone else about it!

Great food, friendly staff, we had a really lovely evening. Will definitely visit again on our next return to Grasmere.

Amazing food once again! Brought some friends and family from Lancashire and they LOVED it here! The food, the wine and just the vibe! Cant wait to bring more people to my new favourite restaurant in the area!

Thank you all for a very tasty meal on Friday last. There were four in our party and all expressed their appreciation in the food presentation and especially the taste. We would all like to say thanks to all the staff . I particularly enjoyed the eton mess. Many thanks we’ll definitely be back. Kind regards Frank.

We have been having meals at the Pheasant for many years, never been disappointed from the food through to the friendly staff. Wether it's lunch or the various menu choices for the evening meal. We always book for the evening meals.

A small restaurant gem in the heart of Grasmere. This is the third time we have eaten at Lewis's Bistro and the standard of food remains consistently high. There is not an extensive choice (which is to be welcomed) as that means that what they do offer is cooked and presented very well. It is always full whenever we have eaten there with a mixed clientele from families to couples or all ages. Would recommend for anyone visiting Grasmere - but you need to book ahead.

Very nice roast dinner, although the beef was on the tough side. Vegetables were good, as was the service - the menu was quite limited, and unfortunately food service finished at 6pm on a Sunday, so we had to eat early. We shared the crumble for pud, and it was delicious - generous portion too.

Excellent meal out. Had Sunday Lunch. From the moment we arrived the staff were excellent from start to finish. There was no rushing with regards to ordering but when we did again the staff were top class. Drinks arrived very quickly and were good. When the food arrived and we both had a Sunday Roast, it was on of the best we’ve had in a long time. It was hot. Plenty of it and well cooked with lots of flavour. We weren’t rush at any stage so had a relaxing meal. With a full belly we went for desert and again that was brilliant. So overall a very enjoyable meal out.

Excellent meal, and made to feel welcome, staff couldn't do enough for us and really great value for money

Food was great, pasta dishes especially! Staff were friendly and always on top of asking if you need anything else or another drink etc. Lovely space and atmosphere, already can't wait to go back!

This was the second time that the 6 of us visited Grants, last year the food was first class. The same could not be said this time. Out of the 6 of us, 2 thought the food was good, 1 said it was OK and 2 said the food was poor.. In my case,most of the lamb dish I had was poor and some of it was inedible. I pointed out to the man and then to the lady running the restaurant that the dish was poor. both said. Sorry but made no other comment. The second complaint was about a beef dish which lacked any flavour. Compared to the previous year when all the food was first class this was a disappointment to all of us.

We had two American visitors and wanted to give them an authentic pub experience. The atmosphere, food and service was perfect. Thank you to all at The Pheasant.

It was a delightful experience from start to finish. The food was excellent. The service was exceptional- personable and helpful with the menu on items we weren’t familiar with. Also, our daughter was vegan and she was very happy with her meal. The ambiance is exactly what we expected- cozy and lovely decor.

We are regular customers at your pub dining most Sundays, this Sunday we were quite shocked and disappointed to be asked to vacate our table under the pretext that the table was wanted by another diner and we had spent 90 minutes eating our meal. Although we had just finished eating but having declined a pudding and coffee, we still had wine to finish. We find that this is unacceptable as service was not particularly quick having had to wait for our starter and main course, had we ordered a pudding we would not have had time to consume it in a leisurely fashion. I must confess that this has never happened to us in any other dining establishments that we have frequented on many occasions and as stated before we are extremely diss appointed in your establishment. I might add that other diners of two persons who were already seated before us were still remaining at their tables when we left the dining room. Mike Fisher

Superb food, as always. Never had a bad meal at The Wheatsheaf. Sunday dinner's are the best (nut roast is lush and hubby is a huge fan of the beef). I'm an IPA fan and there's always something on draft that I love. Dog friendly too which is a bonus. The staff are always warm and welcoming. If you're in the area and looking for great food at a reasonable price, then I'd highly recommend The Wheatsheaf. Booking is essential as it gets really busy, but it's simple to do online or with a quick phone call.

The food was delicious and very reasonably priced. The staff were chatty, cheerful and service was great. We’ll definitely go back.

Food was fine had Sunday lunch, however the service was terrible plenty of staff, but they just seemed to be walking around missed empty plates and glasses, waited ages for a drink and had to ask twice if we could order food, it was busy but I have seen it busier, the manager was not there, he is usually really good very disappointed

Looking for somewhere for Sunday lunch while on holiday , I must admit this did not come up on our searches it was just by chance we had passed it the day before , Requested a table fir 6 , and wow the food was fabulous service very good and lovely atmosphere, I would definitely recommend 100% thankyou for the lovely welcome.