Reviews in Windermere

We stayed in Windermere in September 08. We had evening meals at the Elleray. Plenty of places to wine & dine, but none to beat the Elleray. Good food in the restaurant, followed by good service in the bar area. Friendly staff. Lodgings were being refurbished at the time. But will definitely enquire when we next visit the lakes.

A great family restaurant with excellent British cuisine and a warm and friendly atmosphere.

Completely souless, no ambience and another Lakeland pub that has gone for a sterile and souless theme. Definately not a traditional Lakeland pub, just another pub in the queue for okay food at bad prices for silly outsiders. When walking through the door into the stone and iron clad interior, one is met by a selection of highly-priced and bland ales. The food is okay, but why oh why is the Lake District being converted into a bland souless monotonous hole?

Had a great night at the Lakeside! Relaxed in the spa for an hour or so before enjoying a great dinner in the bistro. Breakfast was a feast too! I will be back.

We ate at Jacksons last night (19th Feb 2009). We thought the food was very average and overpriced. My husband had the crab cake for starter which was very bland. For mains courses we had steak and seabass which were acceptable but nothing special. The service was poor, when asked if we wanted to see the desert menu, no mention was made to dishes which were not available so after taking ages to decide on a dessert we were then told "Oh we haven't got that" - surely this should be something that should be mentioned at the time of presenting the menu. For £70.00 for a couple, we expected a little better food and service.

Excellent restaurant, good food, good ambiance, very friendly staff. I have already recommended to my family. Make sure you book!

We recently visited Francine's (15th January 2009), we were welcomed by a lovely waitress who served us throughout the evening. We stared the meal with some tasty h'dourves. Three delicious courses - we both really enjoyed the game! We would recommend this restaurant to everyone who wants good quality, delicious food then book here. Warm and friendly 4 star food without the pretentiousness of fine dining. Excellent. We WILL be coming back in the summer.

We were really disappointed with our meal at the Queens Head. We had booked the table a few weeks in advance and got a table near the toilets/kitchen. My meal was nice but my partner ordered a £25 steak. This steak arrived absolutely tiny. When we complained the manager wasn't very apologetic and offered no compensation. even though he acknowledged that other people had complained. My partner left hungry as we were too annoyed to have dessert. I wouldn't recommend this place

me and my partner went to villa positano whilst staying in the lakes, the meal was wonderful and the staff were even better. highly recommended

Stayed here with my wife for her birthday, really enjoyed our stay here, gorgeous traditional English rooms with four poster beds and beautiful views from the rooms, minutes walk from all the shops and restaurants and then back to the hotel bar for a night cap or three. Highly recommended for short breaks in the lakes.

Stayed on saturday night in a four poster bed. Had a great lamb shank in front of a roaring fire and polished off a couple of bottles of Rioja. Great place.

Had an excellent lunch in this modern bright Bowness cafe. Tip top Chili on a baked potato. Dined on a window table overlooking the busy street, great for a voyeur like me! The place has boutique B&B rooms too. give it a whirl...

EXCELLENT - 6 of us had a fabulous meal on Saturday night to celebrate a friends birthday. The food was excellent and all of our party enjoyed the meal. Nive bar/lounge upstairs to relax in while you peruse the menu. Good cross section of choices for all the 3 courses @ £16-95 per head. Some supplements were applicable for a Fillet steak and cheese and biscuits etc. Very good wine list. Well worth a visit if you are ever in Bowness-On Windermere. Would advise booking because it is not a large restaurant.

Encouraged by good reviews we were pleased to be able to get a table at this restaurant. The surroundings were very nice and we looked forward to a pleasant, light, Thai meal. The staff were attentive, welcoming and polite. Having placed our order, however, we were very surprised when it arrived within about five minutes. The waitress informed us that this was because they had four chefs working in the kitchen (a strange comment we thought at the time). Unfortunately the food did not benefit from having too many cooks. A simple noodle dish which should have been fresh, tasty and light was stodgy, with what appeared to be omelette through it. The noodles were sticky and the chicken tepid - there were very few vegetables. We decided not to stay for desert. The only bonus was a very nice bottle of a Thai hibiscus and wine spritzter which can be recommended. Other customers seemed to be enjoying their meals, so I cannot understand what went wrong with ours - possibly a wrong choice, but it takes a seriously bad cook to make such a mess of noodles.

On Holiday, desired a thai meal, sadly disappointed with the quality of the food. improvement required. Very cramped.

I recently ate at the jintana, to say i was unimpressed would be a gross understatement. The food was bland and tasteless, I also found the staff to be inattentive.

We got married at the Samling, having eaten there a couple of times before. It absolutely lived up to our expectations: wonderful food, great wines, and superb service. Our guests enjoyed all the wonderful bedrooms and we had the time of our lives. We'll be back!

Authentic italian cuisine at a reasonable price. Fantastic service from attentive staff. I wouldn't hesitate calling in again the next time that I'm in Bowness.