I got the salad and it was so flavorful and I really enjoyed it. It was kind of hard trying to…read morefigure out how to get a seat and order but it was really good food once we got sat. (It's not table service, you have to order at the bar ).

We're staying in Grasmere so I hopped onto Yelp to see where was good to eat. We stopped here for…read moredinner on a raining evening and the restaurant was packed so opted to eat in the bar area. We ordered a burger and the fish and chips. My husband had the burger and it was surprisingly large and cooked beautifully. I had the fish and chips and it was fantastic! It was served with mushy peas and the best tasting tartar sauce I have ever tasted! The service was great; fast and friendly. We thoroughly enjoyed our dinner and then headed off back into the rain! I definitely recommend trying this place out if you're in the area. The restaurant is around the back/side and the lodging entrance is at the front.

On our first night at the Lake District we needed to get some food, we hadn't realised how popular…read moreit was to eat at Grasmere, but were fortunate that Sara's Bistro could fit us in. If we had been much later, they would have struggled as it was obviously a popular place to eat. The staff were very good and knowledgeable and friendly. The decor is pleasant and the atmosphere is inviting. Run by a husband and wife, the foo was exquisite. I had a smoked salmon and mackeral pot on a bed of cucumber spaghetti for my starter and it was simply divine. My mine was a fillet of Seabass on pesto linguini and everything about it was lovely. To finish I had a lovely sticky toffee pudding, with vanilla icecream. It's certainly not the cheapest of places to eat, but in my mind you definitely get what you paid for. They have a good seletion of wine on offer at reasonable prices too. Highly recommended.

Lovely food excellent staff. However, when the owner decided to go to the toilet in the ladies (no…read moreone was in the gents) without locking the door and then did not even apologise for making me feel uncomfortable after I walked in on him, explaining to me, in an aggressive tone, that 'I own the place and can go to the toilet where I want'! He then expected me to follow him back into the toilet for some reason. I went back to my table. Then to hear that he apologised to the person paying for the bill - she advised him that she was not the person to apologise to. This was a silly unnecessary event which marred an otherwise enjoyable evening. To the owner all you needed to do was apologise nothing more, simples!!

We popped in after a nice 3.75 mile walk around the lake and took a table on the back patio by the…read moreriver. I got an earl grey tea and both my wife and I had paninis. The service was good as was the ambiance my favorite part was that there was a sign that said "do not feed the Jackdaws, they are becoming aggressive. We enjoyed our lunch here.

This is probably the best place in town for a quick lunch with plenty of options. I wanted a nice…read morehot soup on a chilly rainy day while my friend wanted to try their Cumberland sausage, so we ordered 2 bowls of soup and 1 Cumberland sandwich to share. The staff was very kind and attentive, as our sandwich was cut into 2 perfect halves for us to share. It is a cozy little place with a nice clean restroom for customers only.

After checking out the Wordsworth Daffodil Garden and family grave, I stopped in here to have a…read morerefreshment. Our tour guide gave us about 45 minutes in Grasmere to sightsee and have tea. I opted to have a Prosecco instead of tea this time around. A 20 cl bottle of Prosecco was only £5.99. Very reasonable. It was very good. It's enough for 2 people really. I also purchased a slice of Banofee which unfortunately was a little dry. It was the end of the day, so it has dried out. The Prosecco was nice though! I thought I'd celebrate the fantastic tour of the Lakes we had that day! The Potting Shed also has an apparel section, candles and beauty products, and everything you would need for your garden. I would recommend their cafe for a refreshment but I would avoid their quick breads at the end of the day. I'd get the coconut cake next time.

The service was wonderful but it took forever to get our bill. It is a tiny restaurant and the…read moretables all jam close together. So, hearing other peoples conversations is unavoidable. The food was good. The lasagna was the best meal by far. The chicken Alfredo was bland and unflavorful. It needed salt desperately. However, there was no salt on the tables, only pepper. The salads were okay. Nothing special.

OMgoodness... the last time we were here, this place blew us away…read more Three long years later (thanks COVID), nothing has changed! It's a miracle. The Best Italian Food in the Uk as far as I'm concerned. Check out my previous review and my photos- it says it all. Thank you Dodds for sticking it out and emerging back at the top of your game.

If you are at Dove Cottage, I highly recommend stopping for lunch here. My wife had the Fish &…read moreChips, which were great. I had one of their originals: Topped with tuna, mushrooms, crispy bacon, and roasted mediterranean vegetables, their rarebit is topped with gruyere, cheddar, and goats cheese. An excellent meal after a morning at Dove Cottage!

Get the soup! Enjoyed most, the soup of the day, which was vegetable, and it was much more…read moreenjoyable because it was served super hot! Would definitely go back just for that! Spaghetti bolognese was tasty, unique with what I think was an additional dab of pesto, and filling. Pizza was good, but probably not the best. Lemon cake was good, but not particularly noteworthy. Service averaged out to okay, since one person was rather nice, and one was rather not. Soup was that good, to give the restaurant 5 stars. I forget what time it was exactly, but when other restaurants were closed, this place remained open.

Myself and my husband were looking for somewhere nice to eat in Ambleside. We were sure what we…read morewanted and stumbled across Sheila's Cottage. We hadn't booked prior as we just thought we would see what we could find. The staff were lovely and happy to seat us. The interior was decorated really nice and had that homely feeling. The food was brilliant! Loved it all. I ordered the butternut squash risotto for mains and sticky toffee pudding both were lovely I would recommend these!

Great food, in a town without a lot of great choices…read more We ate here after a long day of hiking - our original plan was to have dinner at a pub but none of the pub options in Ambleside looked remotely appealing and Sheila's Cottage did. It was a great decision. The lamb was the best I've had in a long time (be aware it takes the kitchen about 35 minutes to prepare), and my partner's risotto was excellent too, if almost too creamy. Someone else in our group had the penne pasta entree, which I didn't try, but they were happy with it as well. Service was friendly too.

Following a ridiculously positive review by Marina O'Lochlan in the Guardian (giving an outstanding…read more10/10 for food) it was decided that our trip to the Lake District would HAVE to include a visit to Lake Road Kitchen. On the main stretch of Ambleside shops and bars, sits this Nordic-esque restaurant that is promised to delight. We were seated at a table for two, minimal decor and wooden tables with a fur shawl-type wrap draped over the back of one chair (which I should have asked about, but Neil and I came to the conclusion that maybe it was for the ladies who may get a little cold whilst dining?) We had the tasting menu and each dish was exceptionally presented and the flavours.. Oh god, the flavours. They were just spot on. Outstanding mentions go to the king Crab dish with white asparagus and Creme Fraiche with caviar and the venison main course with black truffle. Such a beautiful restaurant and very VERY talented chefs!!! I'm already planning my next trip back here in the summer!

Started in June 2014, Lake Road Kitchen is an unassuming yet intimate restaurant in the stunningly…read morepicturesque town of Ambleside just north of Lake Windermere in the Lake District. Centred around North European cuisine, and looking like the interior of a Nordic log cabin (in a good way), young chef James Cross (with spells at Noma, Copenhagen and Per Se, New York on his CV) has gradually built a reputation from his open kitchen, for beautifully executed food, constructed from locally sourced, and locally foraged ingredients. With exceptionally good reviews from Northern food bloggers such as Bacon on the Beach and Cumbria Foodie way back in 2014, and recently from national restaurant critic Marina O'Loughlin, I decided a trip up the M6 to LRK would be a good idea. After warming hands on the hot towels that we were presented upon being seated, I ordered the 8-course tasting menu sipped some wonderful English sparkling wine from the Wiston Estate winery in West Sussex, and waited for the food to arrive. Perfection is defined as: 'the action or process of improving something until it is faultless', and this is exactly what James and his team are producing at Lake Road Kitchen. From their intimate kitchen, the bread through to the cheesecake could not be subject to a single complaint, grievance, or criticism. Not a bum note, not a missed trick, from 8 courses. Highly improbable - yes, but not impossible it would seem. Therefore, I can only end by saying thank you to James, Sally, and the rest of the Lake Road Kitchen team for such an incredible evening.

I had lunch here on Wednesday. There is a proper restaurant section, at the back of the pub. They…read moreadvertise the fact that they have won awards for there food, on the menus outside. The two bar meals areas were pretty full, so I ate outside. This is in July. I only had to wait four minutes for my order to arrive, beautifully cooked haddock in batter, proper chips and mushy peas with mint.(see the photo!) I thought that it was reasonable at £7.95 and one of half a dozen cooked lunches at that price. They also do a two course meal (for the over 60s) for £5.95. There are also a good range of lighter options for lunch. Puddings however were disappointing, they sounded great, but were £5.45. One of the things which I should have born in mind is that, because it is such a tourist hot spot, normal prices are generally suspended. As a result the main courses were cheap, but the puddings the usual!! I enjoyed my bitter and there was a good selection of real ales, and also wines. The Queen's Head also does bed and breakfast. It costs £45 per person per night at the moment, according to the village website.

Wonderful pub. First visit in ten years or so and it hasn't disappointed! Not always a good idea to…read morego back to a place that you have great memories of. This is thankfully an exception to the rule! Food is still excellent - difficult to think of where I've had better fish and chips - and the real ales on offer are delicious. Mustn't wait ten years to go again!