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Rattle Gill Cafe

➤ 2 Bridge Street, LA22 9BS, South Lakeland, United Kingdom

Carte • Cafe • Brunch • British • Healthy

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"Anywhere that does good cheese is a hit with me. If it also sells good beer, frankly I begin to become emotional. Add delicious cakes and savouries and my happiness is complete. Rattle Ghyll has all of these things, in spades and there is much more that looks wonderful but that I didn't have the chance to try. The cakes really are superb homemade and fresh. I particularly enjoyed the spiced fruit flapjack. There is a good range of bottled local beers (including some dark brews, much to my pleasure). Just because it looked so appetising, I bought a piece of vegetable fritata which was savoury and delicious. I save the cheese until last because it was the best. There is a large selection of local, national and international cheese on offer, all of which looked tempting but I wanted to try local produce. There were half a dozen or so Cumbrian cheeses of which I chose a blue, a soft cheese and a farmhouse cheddar. All of these were wonderful on the sort of level you might expect in an award winning cheese and the soft cheese had me in raptures! I think it was called Crofton. I may be wrong but I think this deli is aimed at the vegetarian and vegan community. Certainly, I saw a lot of produce labelled as suitable for those particular dietary preferences and do not remember seeing any meat. Don't let that put you off if, like me, you are more omnivorous because really good veg or vegan food can compete with more carnivorous options on equal terms and there is nothing wishy washy or compromised about any of the great food on offer here. The staff are very friendly and enthusiastic about their produce. Highly recommended."

Misto

➤ 9 Compston Rd Ambleside LA22 9DJ, UK, AMBLESIDE, United Kingdom

Carte • Kebab • Pizza • Mexican • European

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"Having come from New York City, where finding amazing Italian food is a challenge, especially as a celiac in search of gluten-free pasta, I can't recommend Misto highly enough. The service was fantastic and the food, from start to finish, was incredible. We started with the king prawns and Camembert, both of which were delicious. Mixing the two together was a game changer. They even offer gluten-free bread on the side. For our main courses, I opted for the king prawn linguine (they only had penne as the gluten-free option, which was still great) while my companion tried the Pollo Milanese with linguine (not gluten-free but still amazing). Despite being too full, we couldn't resist taking home a Vesuvio gluten-free pizza. I highly recommend Misto for its exceptional food, service, atmosphere, and wine selection. It truly exceeded all expectations."

Matthew's Bistro

➤ Compston Rd., LA22 9DJ, South Lakeland, United Kingdom

Carte • Steak • Seafood • British • European

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"We have visited this fantastic restaurant a number of times when visiting Ambleside, this was once again a great visit. We both opted for one of the specials, fillet steak with chunky chips, tomato, mushroom, salad and peppercorn sauce, absolutely delicious and a massive portion. With no room for dessert we opted to pay and go. There was an issue with the card machine which meant we had to leave, withdraw cash and return, fine for us, however if you were having to pay/withdraw on a credit card this might not be so great. For us, it was another very enjoyable evening.."

Mortal Man

➤ Troutbeck, Troutbeck, LA23 1PL, United Kingdom

Carte • Tea • Beer • Hotels • Italian

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"A perfect get away hidden in a quiet spot in the lake district. Excellent food and drinks. Rooms: Beautiful rooms with hot drink facilities and amazing. Food drinks: I had the salt and pepper chicken and the wife had the pheasant pie. Washed down with a couple of Japanese whiskys Rooms: 5 Service: 5 Location: 5 Hotel highlights: Luxury, Romantic, Quiet"

Rothay Manor Hotel & Restaurant

➤ Ambleside Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 0EH, South Lakeland, United Kingdom

Carte • Wine • Cakes • Hotels • British

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"We booked with the deal bed, breakfast and dinner 4 days 3 nights. We had a wonderful experience and felt sad to say goodbye on check out which is a good sign! The experience met with expectations , as in the level of service and quality of the room inlined with what we paid for. Goods bits we pleased about are Given we breakfast and dine in the same restaurant for four days in a row, the staff had sat us various table for a change which we pleased. We particular happy got to sit in a 4 people table when it’s only two of us on two occasions. We felt relaxed and have our own space to talk. on departure, we were given a bag of candy for the road. Nice touch. no hassle, friendly staff, food are devine, room are quiet and pleasant. Areas of improvements we were attracted to the hotel being small luxury hotel, given we’ve been various SLH we think it could do better to give more personal touch. For example, we did leave a note for the occasion of our stay during the booking, but throughout our stay it was not mentioned. This is really the one star missing from the review. we did notice area behind bathtub which is not easy to reach area not spotless clean. Need more attention to detail All in all, happy customers , will recommend to others and it’s a place will return. Keep it up! Rooms: 4 Service: 3 Location: 4 Hotel highlights: Great value"