Reviews in Cumbria and Lake District

Best place in Carlisle! Excellent service and great food.

What a gem of a place. We decided on going to the Pheasant as we hadn’t been since before covid and are now wishing we had gone sooner. We had a very warm welcome on entering, there was a good choice of ales and wine. The menu is different from your usual pub grub and the quality of the food was more restaurant standard than pub food. We had the venison and lamb which were cooked to perfection, the meat was melt in the mouth. The veg were served separately and were so fresh, not your usual warmed up microwave veg that you get in most pubs. The deserts were delicious we had a lemon posset and apple crumble, both were delicious, the crumble came with a good serving of custard, my husband usually moans about the lack of custard, but not this time!! All the staff were wonderful, very attentive and they really made us feel that our custom was important to them. It’s our number one place to go now and only wish we had visited sooner

a must visit when in Carlisle The staff are always attentive & cater for all requests, the food is always delious & good value for money

Amazing food, great cocktails. Unfortunately when me and my partner were here there was an extremely loud, drunk, family beside us shouting and swearing infront of really young children. It was only peaceful once they had left. And that was not long after we were leaving.

Met friends for a meal and the food and service were excellent and well priced. Would def recommend and will be back.

It’s my 3rd time going yesterday and I’ll say the mince wasn’t as good as last weeks but but the mash is still super awesome. & bread & butter pudding is brilliant. Please keep it on your menu.

Dropped in for light lunch and really enjoyed the experience. Staff welcoming friendly and helpful. Great choice of food which was excellent. Lovely historical village we had views towards the church. Will definitely call in again as roast dinners looked fab. Highly recommend this place a little gem.

We ate for the first time on Saturday 1st February while visiting Grasmere for a long weekend. We had a wonderful meal, the atmosphere was lovely, the staff were very friendly and attentive. I would recommend you book a table and I would most definitely recommend it to my family and friends. When we visit the Lake District again we will definitely be returning. Thank you to all of the staff for your hospitality you gave us a wonderful evening.

The food was excellent. The roast was amazing. And I really enjoyed the atmosphere. Very cozy, very welcoming

Perfect food excellent staff great value for money could not recommend enough went above and beyond to make our visit perfect

Great-tasting food, helpful friendly staff, and very amenable.

Got to be the best restaurant in Carlisle! Amazing service and food definitely be back

Excellent all round. Staff, service and food were all excellent. It's a shame I don't live nearer.

Absolutely stunning place. Lovely food. The ambience is amazing. Staff very welcoming and friendly. We will definitely be back!

12 of us visited yesterday for my daughters 21st birthday meal, We were upstairs which was lovely , As always the food and the service were amazing, Nothing was too much trouble, staff even brought out her cake (which we brought) then sliced it all up for us

As usual, great food, great beer, and great atmosphere.

We went on a Friday lunchtime. The tables were full but it was not crowded. The pub was warm and welcoming. We have a large puppy, a German Shepherd. She was made very welcome and we didn't feel that she was in the way. We had an excellent lunch, two of us had Cullen Skink, which could possibly have had a little more of the smoked haddock in it to give a stronger flavour, but was very enjoyable. My husband had the steak pie which he said was excellent. We were too full to have a pudding! Will definitely return.

Booked a meal for wife and I on Wednesday 29 th Jan. to celebrate my birthday. Booked online which was very easy. Table was booked for 6.30pm.we arrived and were quickly shown to our table, wine ordered, and the evening was seamless, attentive staff. Great food and wine, nice ambience, a lovely evening was had. Thank you so much, we will definitely be back.