Reviews in Keswick

Loved every minute of it, from the warm welcome and cosy atmosphere, to the amazing choices and beautiful food and drinks we eventually chose. I’ve been veggie for 42 years and my husband vegan for longer and it was a great discovery and unfortunate we didn’t know about this place earlier. Definitely coming back.

Really enjoyed the lunch, found was well cooked and piping hot, highly recommended.

Always great food. When in Keswick or nearby, we always make sure we eat there. Great value for money!

This was our third visit to this pub, and unfortunately went a bit wrong! I booked online, didn't receive an e-mail confirmation, but the online service says 'don't worry if you don't receive this' we have your booking. We called 4 days before to extend our booking to include a couple of friends if possible, to discover our original booking was not in. However, we then got the new booking sorted over the phone. We turned up on the day, to discover we did have a booking, but not for 5.30 as planned, but 8pm!! Apparently the member of staff who made the booking no longer worked there. After a bit of conversation, we were given a table, however, we heard one of the waitresses talking with another saying we had turned up 2 and a half hours early and had been given a table, so had no idea where they would put the people who were meant to be at that table! The staff were clearly under pressure, there were no starters being served, and it was exceptionally busy. The saving grace for us is the food we did have was fantastic. This visit was a disappointment to us, especially as we had brought other friends and were really recommending it. We are returning to Keswick in November with another couple of friends, and will book this pub again due to the great food, although will certainly ensure I have confirmation of booking beforehand. I only hope the other issues are sorted by then, as in our experience this has been an exception to the normal.

Easy booking service online and then a warm and friendly welcome when we arrived. Excellent food choices and gluten-free options and lovely service for the two year old in our party. Delicious and generous portions and great choice of drinks too. Highly recommended.

It was very easy to book a table on line. We were warmly welcomed by all the staff last night. We didn’t have to wait long to order or for our food to actually arrive. We only managed a main course as the venison bourguignon was a great portion size and was absolutely delicious, the accompanying vegetables were perfectly cooked.

We visit Keswick twice a year and always book for a meal (or two) at The Pheasant. The pub is always busy and meals are freshly cooked. Staff are always pleasant and hard working. Good to have online booking available now …

A very busy pub! Excellent food at reasonable prices; we particularly appreciated the fresh vegetables alongside the main courses. Busy - but that is to be expected when the food offer is so good. Highly recommended.

Great food as always. My husband says his burger was the best he's ever had and the poke bole was excellent. We always head here when visiting Keswick, guaranteed good food and friendly staff.

Best vegan restaurant we’ve ever been to. Everything about it is wonderful. We will definitely return when we can and I would recommend it to anyone, vegan or not.

It’s so good to be able to go to a vegan restaurant without worrying about what you eating. Excellent food amongst kindred spirit. Very nice

Excellent Sunday lunch and service. Its been a favourite of ours for many years. X

Visited Saturday 17/9/22 Like many places in Keswick the Pheasant are seriously understaffed, we have eaten there many times but our latest visit fell short of there usual high standards, I hope they are able to remedy there problems soon, before it has an irreversible effect on trade

We've been coming to The Pheasant for 4 years on our trips to the Lakes. It's great food, lovely little pub and well worth a visit - book ahead and you'll be rewarded with a great menu and some superb food. Every time we visit Keswick we will eat there at least a couple of times.

Fantastic Sunday lunch in a traditional pub.

Great choice for local fare with the locals. This inn is just outside of the main tourist area of Keswick. We stayed at the fantastic Allerdale House on Eskin Street which would have been a 20 minute walk. We drove as on street parking is more than ample. My wife had the beef tips stew special with veg. I had the 21 day dry aged ribeye steak. Both the stew and the steak were cooked and flavored to perfection. This is an old inn and while they can accommodate a good number of people space is tight and reservations are a must. The menu is very diverse and there is something for everyone. The staff is friendly and the service is attentive without being over bearing. Save room for one of their incredible desserts

Had to book but well worth the wait. Lovely food and friendly, efficient staff. So nice to have some decent choices as a vegetarian instead of the usual standard offerings

We had a meal on Wednesday to celebrate my son’s graduation . Fantastic food , wonderful friendly staff . We all agreed the delicious food was the best we had ever had ! Real value for money too. As CAMRA members delighted with the ales too. A great place for a family celebration and we will be back even if we have nothing to celebrate!!