Harden's survey result
Summary
This famous 400-year-old Lake District inn with its own brewery is the “perfect choice after a day fell-walking – you can eat in the bar or more formal dining room”, or outdoors in the summer. A less enthusiastic diner said that “as at many places in the Lakes, you’re paying for the location”, but still scored the food relatively highly.
Summary
The “traditional pub food in generous portions” is just the ticket “for hungry walkers after a day on the fells” at this 400-year-old Lake District inn with “amazing views over Melbreak”. “We love the choice between the bar or more formal dining room”, and the beer brewed by its own Cumbrian Ales brewery also goes down well – especially the prizewinning Loweswater Gold.
Summary
Glorious Lakeland scenery surrounds this rural inn at the foot of Melbreak. The classic pub grub doesn’t aim for fireworks but is well-realised and supplemented at lunch by handmade sarnies.
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Loweswater, Cockermouth, CA13 0RU
Restaurant details
Kirkstile Inn Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Possibly the best pub in the Lake District with good cask beer and food a cut above the usual. As such it is always very busy and on my visit there was a staff shortage front of house resulting in my 2 mark"
Prices
 Drinks |
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|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £20.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.00 |
 Extras |
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| Service | 10.00% |
Loweswater, Cockermouth, CA13 0RU
Opening hours
| Monday | 10 am‑11 pm |
| Tuesday | 10 am‑11 pm |
| Wednesday | 10 am‑11 pm |
| Thursday | 10 am‑11 pm |
| Friday | 10 am‑11 pm |
| Saturday | 10 am‑11 pm |
| Sunday | 10 am‑10:30 pm |
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