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Grants Of Castlegate

British • Penrith

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4.7/5

(01768) 895444 54 Castlegate, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 7HY (01768)8…Show

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Modern British bistro and wine bar housed in a Victorian building in Penrith.

About Grants Of Castlegate

Grants of Castlegate in Penrith is a modern British bistro and wine bar with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. It’s housed in a characterful Victorian building with a small, sheltered garden to the rear. Chef-patron Stephen Tierney has worked in hotels and restaurants in Scotland, London, Miami, Alaska and Australia and he draws on that experience to produce carefully cooked dishes based around the best local ingredients. The menu is vegetarian friendly with vegan option too and as well as fine wines and local beers there is a large selection of spirits and liqueurs, including single malts. Grants of Castlegate is open for dinner Wednesday to Sunday and lunch at weekends along with a Bottomless Prosecco Afternoon Tea on selected weekends. They also have a furnished holiday let available if you wish to base yourself in Penrith and explore the local area.

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Mon	closed
Tue	closed
Wed	17:30 - 23:30	—
Thu	17:30 - 23:30	—
Fri	17:30 - 23:30	—
Sat	17:30 - 23:30	—
Sun	17:30 - 23:30	—

Open Tuesday evenings July 23-August 27.

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Kate Howes

What can I say except we enjoyed every mouthful . Hard to choose from the menu as it was full of such exciting choices.

Alison Bold

Great visit. Lovely staff and fantastic personal service. It’s a great restaurant for a special occasion too. Many thanks

Liz Duncan

A ‘must try’ place in Penrith! Whenever we travel up to Penrith we always visit Grants. The food is excellent & staff warm & friendly.

Nicole Hayworth

Excellent visit to grants at Castlegate. We were up visiting my mum who has recently moved to the area and decided to try grants. The staff are superb, very polite and tend to your every need. The food was delicious, served hot and really quickly. We will 100% go again! Thank you to everyone we had a wonderful evening

Steve Jack

Amazing steak pie! They don't serve them often, apparently (the owners were well known for their pies when they used to run the Cross Keys pub in nearby Carleton), but they do occasioal Pie NIghts at Grants so it's worth looking out for them!

Jeff & Pam fitzpatrick

Great food and service. The steak was among the best I have ever had and I have had a lot! Shame to see not so many diners but we were very well looked after. thankyou

Charlotte

I visited here with my boyfriend whilst we were on holiday in the Lakes. We thought the food was fantastic and thoroughly enjoyed our meal and wine. The team who looked after us were very friendly and attentive. We will defintely return if in the area.

3.5

Richard Barker

Very welcoming staff and atmosphere . Extensive and varied food and wine menus. Service good. I had cheese soufflé to start which was beautifully cooked but could have been a little more cheesy in flavour. Had linguine and fish as main with lobster bisque which again presented nicely but the flavours could have been ‘less subtle’ on the seafood . Crumble and ice cream for desert with no criticism. We were a table of three and overall our rating would be good and would return for a second try

Ryan Finney

Love this place. We come to Penrith just to come for a meal hear. Service is always amazing, food is phenomenal. 5*

Michele Platman

We enjoyed an evening meal at Grants of Castlegate on the first night of a two night stay in Penrith. It's in a rather un-prepossessing street in Penrith, but once you go in, you are treated to a wonderfully warm welcome from Front of House, Mike - and then you can enjoy the excellent ambiance in the restaurant, as well as their delicious food, service and generally wonderful dining experience! We were just knocked out! We both enjoyed the fillet steaks and because we don't eat carbs in any shape or form, we were given some extra green vegetables to enjoy. I had the prawn and chorizo starter, and my husband enjoyed the twice baked cheese souffle with creamed leeks, both of which to die for. Obviously no sugary dessert, so we enjoyed a plate each of local cheeses - 4 cheeses I think, 3 of which were from Appleby and absolutely delicious - so much so that I went into the local deli the next day and bought some more to take home with us! A wonderful memorable meal. Many thanks to Stephen, the Chef Patron and front of house Mike!

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