Reviews in Grasmere

We thought Grasmere had everything for a small village, as we spent the afternoon visiting the small and galleries. We were only here for an overnight stay and we were looking for somewhere to eat for the evening, most of the hotel restaurants had no room for non-residents, so our choice was limited. We discovered Lewis's bistro at the end of our walk and it was on-line booking only and thought, "Not much chance of coming here for a meal tonight". We followed the on-line instructions posted on the window and were surprised to get a table for 7pm. When we arrived at seven o'clock, we had a warm welcome and there were a number of tables seating two people and we were told to take a table we wanted to sit at, which we thought was novel rather than be given a table not of our choosing. The general atmosphere was very friendly and the service was excellent once we had placed our order. There were no long waiting times between courses. The food was excellent and a good choice of wine and a very friendly waiter. We would give your restaurant four stars. Thank you for a wonderful evening.

Excellent food and outstanding service with a cheeky smile too! Lovely.

Excellent, great food, great service, great atmosphere

Excellent food, good service, nice atmosphere and an enjoyable evening. Would book again. Recommended.

Very pleasant evening. Good service and nicely cooked and presented meals. We both had the fillet of sea bass which was excellent. Perfectly adequate choice of wine by the glass. Affogato was great.

A relaxed and pleasant experience on both evenings.

This was our third time at your bistro, the first two times were excellent, unfortunately this time was very poor, my wife ordered a fillet steak, which was the smallest steak she has ever had, but tasted really nice, but the veg was dry and tasteless, the peas were cooked to an inch or there lives, and also a poor looking salad was there too, fries were served and were like bread sticks. Most over the meal looked like it was from frozen packages. Sorry about this, but I have bragged about how good your bistro is, but unfortunately this time was very disappointing

First visit & would definitely return a second time. Food was delicious & staff very friendly and helpful

Really lovely place. Delicious food, charming atmosphere and staff friendly & helpful.

Excellent service, a good amount of choice on the menu and varied we had the Ballotine of chicken and the belly pork both were very tasty and well presented. Also a good atmosphere in the restaurant we would definitely recommend this restaurant.

Great find in Grasmere. Really enjoyed our food. Nice atmosphere and friendly staff

We visited on the 27th and 28th October. Both meals where lovely. The staff where very helpful and the restaurant was very tastefully decorated with a lovely atmosphere. Just one complaint the sticky toffee pudding sauce was boiling hot and I have been left with a very burnt mouth. I wish I had been told!!

We have been coming here for at least 15 years when it was Sarah’s bistro and we still love the place and will continue to dine here. Unfortunately on this occasion the fillet steak at best was a sirloin steak and the chicken that my wife had was very dry but we all have bad day’s so here’s to the next time.

We have been coming here for at least 15 years when it was Sarah’s bistro and we still love the place and will continue to dine here. Unfortunately on this occasion the fillet steak at best was a sirloin steak and the chicken that my wife had was very dry but we all have bad day’s so here’s to the next time.

What an excellent evening. Lovely, friendly service and relaxed atmosphere. Couldn’t have been more accommodating and helpful. Superb food too. SOO god to have such delicious and creative vegetarian food available as well as lovely stuff for the regular meat-eaters.

The food, atmosphere and staff were all superb. Will definitely be coming back.

Six of us dined at Lewis’s on a Tuesday evening. All of us thoroughly enjoyed our meals - they were delicious, beautifully presented and plentiful. The staff were very friendly. Cannot fault anything about Lewis’s- highly recommend.

We had a lovely meal here on a Saturday evening. Both had the ballotine of Chicken and shared the cheese board for afters. Lovely food and equally good service.