The Blacksmiths Arms ★★★★

"Went for a meal booked a table for 7.45 ( was offered 8pm) arrived got a few drinks at the bar sat down given menus read them pick the food waiter arrived to take our order at 7.59 for us to be told no starter cause the kitchen closed at 8 I was a little shocked he then went on to say you can have a starter but it will come with your main so at 8.10 mains arrived then starter a few minutes later the price things are now a days would it of been that bad for the kitchen staff just to of waited a few minute till we had eaten out starter the delivered our mains (the kitchen staff were still there at 9 when we left) felt very rushed and unwelcome"

Farlam Hall Hotel & Restaurant ★★★★

"We had a fabulous meal in the bistro last week to celebrate our civil partnership. We both had the chicken which was cooked to perfection. Our greeting on arrival,suggestions of wine pairing and service throughout was exceptional and all in a beautiful setting on one of the warmest days in Cumbria. Thank you for making our day memorable."

The Howard Arms ★★★

"We called at the Howard Arms about 6 weeks ago for coffee and cake one morning which was lovely, so we decided on our most recent visit that a Sunday lunch there would be good, how wrong we were. We were shown to our table which I felt I was in the way with people constantly walking behind me, I ordered a beef Sunday dinner and my husband a burger, the food arrived and we started to eat, I had to ask for a steak knife as the beef was so tough and quite fatty, I couldn’t even cut it with the new knife, I even had to disgard some from my mouth to a napkin, the roast potatoes were tough like they had either been warmed back up or been stood a while, my OH’s burger was just ok. As I wanted to leave and didn’t want to make a fuss as we have just recently had a bereavement I went to pay, the man behind the bar asked if I had enjoyed, so I said no I hadn’t and that the meat was tough as old boots, he laughed and said yeah but I bet you haven’t left any when I said I had, he didn't seem concerned that we hadn't enjoyed and just said that he would pass our feedback on. We visit the area every 6 weeks or so, needless to say we won’t be going back again."

String of Horses ★★★★

Blenkinsopp Castle Inn ★★★★

"Great place to go see hadriens wall from Cosy rooms, very clean and newly renovated bar / restaurant is very welcoming and the food is excellent"

High Rigg Shepherd's Delight ★★★★★

11 The Forge ★★★★

Hadrian's View ★★★★