Reviews in Workington

Working as a busy mobile DJ for many years i decided that we would take time out on Thursday evenings and tried many local pubs for a bar meal. One time we tried Oilys and the rest is history. I have since retired from the DJ job some 18 months ago but still look forward to our Thursday Night treat. Fantastic food cooked to order and a wonderful team front of house. Well done every one, Thursday tomorrow Yippee !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

me my wife and son have just come home from your restaurant i was very impressed with what i saw the meals the service were fantastic as arny would say i will be back

Me and my friend came to oilys on Wednesday after all my friends said how good the food was BUT HOW WRONG THEY WERE the scampi wasn't cooked enough and the chips were cold and under cooked the waiting on staff are very friendly and the desserts were fantastic

The staff polite, the starter matched its name, combo very OILY! Left most of it, the chicken was anaemic. I had duck on rosti and mango sauce. Did the chef taste it? Absolutely revolting. The duck had no seasoning, and the rosti was slop on a plate. Definitely not fresh. My partner had curry and he said tasted like a frozen meal that had been microwaved. Not to our taste I'm afraid.

Was disappointed in my meal at Oily's. Although the chips appeared to be home made, they were soggy, 'bitty' and it looked like the fat needed changed. That comment was also made by another diner. Pie was rather dry, and my daughter was given cabbage with her scampi!!! I told my son where his sister and i had eaten to be told him and some friends had had a poor meal there also. I'm pleased there's good reviews for this a local business but sorry Oily's, the food wasn't that great.

Had an evening meal 9th September. The staff were very pleasant as were the surroundings. I ordered Scampi and chips, my partner ordered chicken and ham pie. My Scampi was served with carrots, cabbage, salad and a portion of soggy chips.(Is that normally served with Scampi) It was not very nice. My partners pie was average ,served with the same veg and soggy chips. Not really impressed.

A small group of us went too Oily's to celebrate a birthday on the 26th August, and what can i say FANTASTIC, we were made to believe we were the only ones eating there ( believe me the place was packed ) nothing was to much trouble, the drinks were delivered to us at our table, order taken as soon as we said we were ready, food cooked perfect and tasted delicious. All the staff were very friendly and helpful ( I think Joanna ) made our night, from sorting out a little piece of cake and finding candles to offering to take our photos so no one was missed out. God bless you all at Oilys we will back. 11 out of 10 for everything

Eating out for my wife's birthday while visiting family in the lakes. The food here was excellent, plenty of choice for my picky palette, and helpful knowledgeable staff to look after us through the night. The portions were generous and the food was cooked to perfection, my steak being cooked almost to the second as I like it. A lovely sweet menu finished off a perfect evening. Oilys was recommended by my parents and they were spot on, they will be coming again, as will we when we next visit - 5* perfection :-)

Me and my partner go Here at least once a month the food is fantastic cooked to order and nice and fresh waitin on staff very polite and well dressed if your visiting the lake district oilys is the place to eat well worth the money and the best grub in west Cumbria Well done oilys xx

After reading the reviews I took a friend out for the evening and was disappointed. My lasagna was just ok and the banana split was the poorest I have ever had. No fruit salad, nuts, decoration - only banana, ice cream and cream. Poor

Excellent food and lovely setting. Well done to Warwick and team.

A great place to eat, Staff very pleasant and very helpful. We go every week for lunch and sometimes dinner and is always excellent, fresh food cooked to order good value for money, what more do you want? Well done Oily's.

What a terrible experience! For two of our party of six to find hairs in their meals is bad enough but after reporting this to the waitress and her taking it back to the kitchen and the so-called chef not even having the decency to apologise or explain spoiled what should have been a pleasant family celebration. Shame on you Oilys!

Me and my partner have been to many places to eat and Oily's is by far the best and our favourite. The food is 5* quality and they provide generous portions; just incase your really hungry! The dining area is very modern and always clean and the staff are fantastic. I would recommend this to all.

We have just came back from having a meal and a fantastic time at Oilys, 4 of us ate there tonight and had a great meal. The staff that was on tonight were FANTASTIC taking the time to talk to us and made us feel very welcome. The FOOD was not fantastic it was EXCELLENT. we have decided that from now on we will only be going to oilys. WELL DONE oilys keep up the good work.

We went for a 'Special' meal at Oilys. We asked about seating and were directed by the waitress to armchairs totally unsuitable for dining. We asked if we could move to dining chairs further in the restaurant. We were told we could sit in two places but they were the same. The place was virtually empty as it was a sunday evening. We did later move ourselves when a nearby table with dining chairs became vacant. As I have a slipped disc it was great to be comfortable eating. My friend's meal was great he had the rump steak with mushrooms, tomatoes, mushrooms, onion rings, sauce and a salad. I had the aubergine stack listed under 'Something Special'. Our meals were the same price of £8.95. Mine was very like the restaurants name 'Oily'!! I had 3 slices of aubergine and 4 mushrooms with cheese on. It was listed as vegetarian yet the mushrooms had been cooked alongside my friends' steak and tasted strongly of meat. The vegetables seved with this were chopped turnip, cauliflower with tomato sauce and red cabbage. I ate what I could of this food as it was meant to be a special night out, and suffered extremely bad indigestion afterwards. It was very poor value in comparison with my friends meal and poor as a 'vegetarian meal. No one came near to ask how our food was. I did tell the waiter that the food was not good and was extremely greasy and tasted of meat. There was no reaction. I normally only eat strictly vegetarian and if a restaurant states a food is vegetarian , then it should not come into contact with meat in its' preparation or cooking. This restaurant really needs to address its vegetarian menu and cook the food without contact with meat. I was so disappointed and not happy to feel unwell afterwards!!

oilys is a very good place to eat we have been quite a few times staff are always well dressed and polite

Me and my husband visit Oilys regularly. I think this place has very good staff, very good food and the area of the place is very relaxing. Overall I think this place is excellent standard and I give it top marks for the West Cumbrian Area. Well done Oilys