Reviews in Keswick

We are just finishing a two-week visit from the US to Keswick, and the Pheasant Inn was our favorite restaurant here. We ate there three times, including for our 40th anniversary. The salmon is superb, as is the gooseberry-apple crumble. I had the tagine twice and liked it very much--but not as much as the salmon! The wait staff was efficient and friendly, and altogether we have very happy memories of our visits.

This was out first time of going to the Pheasant Inn having been recommended it by a friend. Have to say not disappointed at all. The food was amazing the staff were very friendly and quick service. Totally understand why you need to reserve in advance. Will definetly go back.

Regular pub for us and bought my parents for a visit. It was not the usual standard we are so used to this time round which was very disappointing for us . Much longer wait than usual for food 1hr 20 mins, Must have been short staffed in the kitchen. There were a few murmurs with fellow diners , so thought a fair review was needed. The food was fabulous when it did arrive except for the chips which was very sad to see as they are usually outstanding . They were very over cooked and dark brown . It certainly wont put us off as we are so used to the high standard the pheasant offers.

Lovely food. Chicken dish really good and hubby had the fish pie which he said was excellent. Shared a sticky toffee pudding and ice cream also really good. The service was good, plenty of staff looking after everyone. The dining area was fully booked and I can see why.

Pleased to be able to book a table for 7 in the summer holiday period. We booked a table for 6:00pm which was ready and waiting for us. As expected the place was busy which gave it a good atmosphere and the staff were friendly and efficient. Food portions generous and all our party enjoyed their meals including desert. I live in Keswick and like to take visitors to the Pheasant for a meal.

My husband, myself and 3 year old went to the pheasant inn for dinner. It was spectacular. The lamb Henry is the best lamb I’ve ever had and my husband loved his steak. Service was great and everyone super friendly. Cannot recommend it enough. Even the other customers were friendly and lovely. Superb

Another excellent meal with excellent staff Always book here when in Keswick Thank you

Absolutely fantastic food and similar service. Definitely dine at the pheasant inn again!

We prebooked this restaurant after checking Tripadvisor and the food is very good. I would have given 5* as my food was superb, chicken,leek and bacon pie, my wife had the pork fillet from the specials board and found it too salty. However if in Keswick this is worth a visit about a 12 minute walk out of town but the staff are friendly.

We recently visited for the first time and were very happy with our evening. The staff were very helpful and friendly and the food was delightful. Excellent value for money too!

Nice, homely pub with great service and good, down-to-earth food. Definitely recommend the lamb henry. Dog-friendly too!

I explained one of our group is vegetarian and gluten intolerant at the time of booking, but the only real option was the vegetables without the meat/wellington. It was quite cold when we sat down, but it did warm up a bit when a few more people came in. The basic roast dinners were generous, but there weren’t many side vegetables for 4 people to share. Nice ice creams.

We had the black pudding bon bons to start, which were delicious. We then ordered the vegetarian Wellington and the Cumberland sausage; both of which we would highly recommend. Good service too throughout the evening.

Five of us went for Sunday lunch as we’ve done happily on previous annual visits to Keswick. Staff were friendly and we were quickly shown to our table although it was very busy. Our order was taken quickly but sadly we had to wait over an hour for our meal. We were told after several requests that the kitchen was short-staffed. The roast dinners when they arrived were disappointing with very dry beef and some over-cooked vegetables. There was also far too much food.

Small pub, very busy. We didn't have long to wait for our meal and the service was good. I had the beef bourguignon which was generous and tasty. My wife had the salmon and crushed new potatoes in butter. My wife loves salmon, new potatoes and butter, however there was enough butter for about 6 meals. As the potatoes were crushed they had soaked it up, but still there was about an eighth of an inch of excess in the dish. She eventually gave up, not even able to finish the salmon. When commenting to the waitress we were told that 'people like it that way'.

We live locally and this pub although small offers a great choice of food and the service is excellent- I had gammon which was bigger than my head! With 2 eggs! Dog friendly too.

We only visit Keswick once a year and Sunday Lunch at the Pheasant is a bit of a tradition. Once again service and food well up to the standard we've grown to expect. It's nice to find constancy in life! Bring an appetite - or take away a 'doggy bag'. Really tasty traditional food and great pubby atmosphere - good beer too. Do book on a summer Sunday -it was really busy

We have eaten at the Pheasant many times and the food has always been good traditional pub food. I had the Lamb Henry which was very tasty and a huge portion (about the size of my normal Sunday joint). My wife had chicken and leek pie and chips. She did not like the sauce on top of the pie which dominated the flavour of everything. Service was friendly and attentive and fast enough on a busy night. Our table felt a bit like an add on to fill a small gap and was very small. We had a number of other diners waiting directly behind and bumping my seat which was a bit off-putting and rude.