Harden's says

Chef Kevin Tickle and his wife Nicola have restored this historic 17th century inn to open a restaurant with rooms after a successful crowdfund.

survey result

Summary

£145
£££££
3
Good
3
Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

This “old pub is now a high-class restaurant with a lot of character”, opened in summer 2021 by locally born couple Kevin & Nicola Tickle – Kevin spent 10 years in the kitchen of the exalted L’Enclume and was also head chef at Forest Side in Grasmere. There are “lots of options for eating, from the full gastronomic evening tasting menu to tasty snacks and pies in the dog-friendly bar” along with a “good wine list and great draft beers from Lakes Brew in Kendal”. One or two reporters feel the performance here is no better than good all-round, but most would go further and feel it’s “a great experience that anyone would happily repeat”.

Summary

£87
 ££££
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
3
Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Exceptional food created by chef Kevin Tickle” (formerly of Forest Side Hotel) underpinned all reports on his July 2021 newcomer, opened with wife Nicola after a successful crowdfund in a “lovely” and historic-looking 17th century inn. As with Sunday Times critic Marina O’Loughlin’s early critique, however, there’s the odd caveat in reports concerning the tasting-only formula (although lunches are much simpler). For the odd reporter it seems “tasty but with value verging on daylight robbery”. For Marina, “godlike” but with umami tastes “blared through a loudspeaker… a bit of light and shade wouldn’t go amiss”.

Summary

£87
 ££££
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Chef Kevin Tickle (formerly at the Forest Side Hotel) and his wife Nicola restored this historic 17th century inn to open it as a restaurant with rooms after a successful crowdfund in July 2021 (after our survey for the year had closed). The 28-cover dining room makes a feature of locally farmed and foraged produce.

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Restaurant details

No dress code

Prices

Availability 2 courses 3 courses coffee included service included
SundayLunch   £34.50
  Cost Availability Courses
Menu1 110.00 Dinner only 10
Menu2 45.00 Lunch only 4
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £30.00
Filter Coffee £4.00
Extras  
Service 12.50%
Newton in Cartmel, LA11 6JH
Opening hours
MondayCLOSED
TuesdayCLOSED
WednesdayCLOSED
Thursday12 pm‑12 pm, 7 pm‑7 pm
Friday12 pm‑12 pm, 7 pm‑7 pm
Saturday12 pm‑12 pm, 7 pm‑7 pm
Sunday12 pm‑6 pm

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