Drunken Duck Inn & Barngates Brewery Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Staff are very welcoming and kind and the ale selection was stellar."
• "Staff were very friendly and kept our 10 month old baby entertained which was really nice."
• "The staff were all very welcoming and were really good accommodating one of our party with a nut allergy."
• "Staff were warm and welcoming and we were able to check in earlier than stated."
• "Service was fabulous, staff was polite and on the ball at taking your order."
• "Extremely welcoming staff, lovely pub atmosphere, good choice of local ales and the food is absolutely first class!!"
• "The staff were helpful, quick and courteous."

Cons:

• "Service poor - some waiting staff need lessons in how to greet people, ladies are not 'luvs' when males are greeted as 'sir' - food was average nothing special about it, although over priced for what it was."
• "One of the waitresses was rude on two occasions and her level of customer service was very poor."
• "Service poor - some waiting staff need lessons in how to greet people."
• "Check out appalling utterly rude Tracy."
• "Stopped for a drink - grumpy barmen & hostile service."
• "Would be nice if they could be bothered to pick up the phone."
• "Walked in with great expectations but you can’t get a meal unless u book in advance and the staff are surly."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Fabulous food and unbelievably accomodating to our gluten and dairy free 11 year old."
• "The food was great not as good as previous trips."
• "The food quality is fairly good, great chunky chips and traditional meals are on offer but the standards seemed to have slipped in recent months."
• "Very pretty spot near Ambleside. Great beers brewed on site and good food."
• "Food amazing."
• "Food is brilliant. Menu is small but with good variety."
• "Exquisite food including cheese soufflé, rabbit terrine and duck scotch egg to start; all were superb."

Cons:

• "Lamb dish arrived lukewarm."
• "Not child friendly! Food and beer were good, most of the servers were lovely, but one really offensive server spoiled our entire experience."
• "Very disappointed to have travelled here for lunch only to find that they weren’t serving food other than mushroom soup or chips."
• "Food poor. The Chef must think himself creative. Does he taste his food? Some of the dishes at dinner were awful and my breakfast was inedible."
• "Also ordered olives which DIDNT taste very fresh."
• "Food may or may not be good."
• "Both meals were underwhelming to say the least--certainly not worth anything close to what we paid for them."

Atmosphere & Location

Pros:

• "Another triumphant evening and doubly impressive in the current environment."
• "All in all, a lovely evening."
• "We had lunch at The Drunken Duck on Sunday and were lucky enough to get a seat outside on a beautiful sunny day. The views were gorgeous."
• "The atmosphere is very relaxed and pleasant and the outdoor sitting area enjoys some incredible views!"
• "The view from the outside seating is spectacular, worth a visit for that alone."
• "This place is so surreal. Its too hard to believe is beauty."
• "Lovely atmosphere and obviously very popular."

Cons:

• "There seemed to be lack of maintenance. I get the the 'relaxed vibe' but money is needing spent on the outside areas which would really elevate the look and feel."
• "Food amazing, but generally feels rushed and lacking any atmosphere."
• "A little disappointing, the restaurant walls had just been plastered and were still wet, they had put some pictures up to disguise it but not really acceptable."
• "Now days they have booth seating, which I'm really not a fan of, it makes the whole place feel really cramped."
• "We were seated 2 feet from the doorless kitchen. We asked to be seated somewhere where we were not assaulted by shouting and banging pots."
• "We were amazed watching tables just be wiped down with a dry cloth and no anti bac!"
• "The room we were in only had one working standing lamp, which made the room quite dark."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Prices are honestly cheap - we’d have expected to pay twice for this quality in London... if not more!"
• "Rooms and food are great and the sticky toffee pudding was just to die for!"
• "Sat outside, beautiful views, excellent friendly, helpful and efficient service and excellent food."
• "The menu was lovely and on being served, we were all loved the dishes."
• "The choice of real ales is outstanding too."
• "Good parking, dogs welcome, reasonably price, Mezz plater £14. Highly recommended."
• "Great food at good prices; you pay for what you get."

Cons:

• "Overpriced, over-rated and disappointing. At £100 + tip, Not worth the money."
• "The menu was disappointing to say the least, very limited and expensive, and not what we were looking for."
• "In my opinion, a hugely overpriced room."
• "£30 for a main and £55 for a meal and a dessert... £25 for a dessert! The pricing is not transparent as the menu only states £65 for 3-course which in my opinion is overpriced."
• "Their beer brewed in their own brewery ( low overheads) was overpriced at £4:20 a pint and nothing special."
• "Prices expensive compared to similar restaurants."
• "You're spending £30 (£24 lunch + a side as main small) for a main course in a dining room that hasn't been painted, just bare plaster on the wall."