RestaurantsCumbriaWindermereLA23

Breaking news

March 2022: Carl Wild, formerly head chef at nearby Gilpin, has been appointed head chef, where he will work under Robby Jenks, now executive chef.

survey result

Summary

£150
£££££
4
Very Good
4
Very Good
5
Exceptional
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

Set in 27 acres, this country house hotel is one of the better-known luxury destinations in the Lakes and boasts a dining room whose floor-to-ceiling windows provide magnificent views of Windermere and the surrounding peaks, where chef Robby Jenks presides over the kitchen. It inspired very upbeat (but relatively little) feedback again this year, with nominations as an ideal romantic choice or for its impressive afternoon teas. For a full meal in the dining room, lunch is a four-course affair for £60 per person, and in the evening the sole option is a seven-course tasting menu at £115 per person.

Summary

£121
£££££
4
Very Good
5
Exceptional
5
Exceptional
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Quite possibly the most beautiful view from any dining room in the UK” – through “floor-to-ceiling windows giving onto Windermere and the hills beyond” – sets the tone at this “traditionally luxurious” country house hotel, of some note. “Fortunately chef Robby Jenks’s food is well up to the standard of the views”“there really isn’t the slightest bum note”, and service is “note-perfect” too.

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Have you eaten at The Samling?

Ambleside Road, Windermere, LA23 1LR

Restaurant details

Highchair,Portions
10
No dress code
22
eight years old

Prices

  Cost Availability Courses
Menu1 115.00 Always available 7
Menu2 40.00 Lunch only 4
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £35.00
Filter Coffee £4.00
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 12.50%
Ambleside Road, Windermere, LA23 1LR
Opening hours
Monday12 am‑12 am
Tuesday12 am‑12 am
Wednesday12 am‑12 am
Thursday12 am‑12 am
Friday12 am‑12 am
Saturday12 am‑12 am
Sunday12 am‑12 am

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