British, Modern Restaurants in Pooley Bridge
1. 1863 Restaurant with Rooms
British, Modern restaurant in Pooley Bridge
Elm House, High Street - CA10
Occupying a site that was once the village post office and telephone exchange (and initially a smithy), this Lakeland bistro is nowadays part of a grand-ish restaurant with eight rooms that sits in a scenic village on the shores of Ullswater. Feedback was limited this year but rated it as “very good all-round”. Chef Phil Corrie is a local lad and offers a well-established choice here of three-course à la carte menu for £85 per person and also a seven-course tasting menu (the latter for £130 per person).
2. Allium at Askham Hall
British, Modern restaurant in Penrith
Askham - CA10
Scenic battlements on the roof and exotic topiary in the surrounding manicured gardens set a grand scene at this Grade 1 listed mansion – dating from the 1200s and owned by the family of its current owners since 1724 (who converted it into a restaurant with rooms a dozen years ago). Head Chef Richard Swale presents a six-course tasting menu for £140 per person. The wine list is the preserve of ‘Maître de Maison’ Nico Chieze and is a prime feature – “a truly outstanding wine list which is a real labour of love” presented as “a great bible… you need to allow time to look at it all”.
3. Four & Twenty
British, Modern restaurant in Penrith
42 King St - CA11
This “outstanding” and “extremely reliable restaurant in the centre of Penrith” from former Sharrow Bay chef James Cowin offers “hearty, generous cooking (and the veg is always good enough to be noteworthy, too)” – “the whole meal is a delight”, with “excellent service” from staff who “welcome you like a long-lost friend”, and provides “great value, particularly from the table d’hôte menu”. Top Tips – the twice-baked cheese soufflé and slow-cooked blade of beef are always on the menu, for good reason.
4. The George Hotel
British, Modern restaurant in Penrith
Devonshire Street - CA11
2022 Review: This old-school market-town hotel is a cosseting sort of spot, whether you opt to dine in the “comforting bar area” or the silver-and-ruby-red restaurant, garlanded with two AA rosettes for its “consistently high standard” of “well-presented” food.
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