Threlkeld Restaurant Guide

“Tasty and varied ‘fellpots’” – as dishes from around the world are called on the menu here – are the “reward” for a day running or hiking across the nearby fells at this flagship bistro for John Butterworth’s fast-growing Keswick operations. Last year he acquired Lyzzick Hall hotel and restaurant, three miles out of town, to add to his cocktail and burger bar The Round and boutique hotel Fellpack House (fka The Hazeldene).

2024 Review: On the lower slopes of Skiddaw, England’s third highest mountain, a luxury mid-Victorian Lakes hotel that “never fails to impress”. The restaurant has been relocated over the years to amplify the “wonderful views”, and it continues to please with its “good variety of dishes” (from Sunday lunch to salads and Cumbrian rarebit) that are also “exceptional value for money”.

This “really buzzy place in the centre of Keswick” offers a “great choice of freshly cooked and delicious burgers, with the option to change the bun for salad”. Part of the locally owned Fellpack operation, it even convinces doubters – “I’ve reached an age where burgers are not for me anymore... unless I’m at The Round”.

“The best masala dosa outside of India” – well nearly – comes highly recommended at this “delicious” Indian street-food specialist, which offers “something a bit different (and amazing cocktails)” in the heart of the Lakes. It’s also tipped as a local favourite by Jack Bond, chef-patron of nearby high-flyer The Cottage in the Woods.