Lake View Garden Bar - Pub | Food | Live Music Reviews Summary

Location and Views

Pros:

• "What a spot! Called in at Windermere on our way back from Edinburgh and got a spot on the balcony at this fabulous venue."
• "Great bar, with a great view of the lake."
• "Nice location with good views and the sun shines straight in of an evening."
• "Great location and views looking across the lake."
• "It's a nice place with excellent view."
• "Beautiful place obviously fantastic views staff friendly food was not the best."
• "Lovely food, great choice to choose from, some really good beers too - recommend the local ales!"
• "Outdoor bar over-looking the lake at Windermere; underneath umbrellas with outdoor heaters for cooler days."

Cons:

• "It is beautifully place and Elevated area located just opposite lake on main buzzing street corner, the place and Ambience very lively and positive with live music which makes evening more pleasant."
• "Lovely location over looking the lake but that's where any thing good about the place ends."
• "The view is amazing!!! It food was ok, there was a lot of food on the menu that wasn't available."
• "While the view of the lake is good, everything else is not."
• "Came here for breakfast today. Horrendously overpriced for a very meagre full English."
• "Very disappointing. Expensive food with plastic tray and wooden cutlery that broke while eating."
• "Waited for 30mins to get a prepaid beer order, checked with not so helpful staff and left frustrated after a horrible experience!"
• "Was a bit too pricy for the quality, and it felt very understaffed, we had to wait 30 minutes for 2 cocktails."

Food and Drink Quality

Pros:

• "We decided to try the food and ordered the veggie pizza, what can I say it literally was the best pizza to date!"
• "My partner and I decided to have a ‘snack’ and ordered some Pull Pork Nachos."
• "Great bar/restaurant, the staff were all friendly and welcoming. I had their chips and chip shop curry sauce, it was delicious."
• "We only had truffle fries, but they were great."
• "Really loved it here, Views across the lake were great, massive selection of drinks and cocktails."
• "Absolutely love this place, somewhere to sit whatever the weather. Guinness and Inch's cider both thoroughly recommended."
• "Friendly greeting, delicious burger and jacket potato, followed by Windermere homemade ice cream reasonably priced too."
• "Absolutely stunning bar with views of the lake. Got lots of seating outside that would be lovely on a sunny day."

Cons:

• "The food was average and the staff were very helpful and friendly. After dropping the fried bread on the floor she was very quick to replace it."
• "Food was really nice, however one dish was wrong that we sent back, came back still incorrect so we just kept it anyway."
• "The view is amazing!!! It food was ok, there was a lot of food on the menu that wasn't available."
• "This place is great for a drink. Plenty of choice, music on in the background and a view of the lake. Food though was not good."
• "Visited here since it first opened. Always a friendly welcome, quick service and lovely food."
• "Wanted a view of the lake while having something to eat, ordered the nachos but the only original part of this meal is the chips."
• "Food and drink were good, having to order on an app just gets my back up straight away."
• "Waitress at the front told me and the group of people i was with that they would take our orders we waited like 15 mins only to realise you had to order at the bar."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Staff friendly and helpful. Quick service at the bar and a fabulous cocktail made by the wonderful and talented Valentino!"
• "Staff were very attentive, and friendly. I would definitely recommend anyone going to the lakes to enjoy a couple of drinks here."
• "We only called for a drink but there was a friendly relaxed atmosphere and a singer later on. Some people had been eating but I didn't see a menu."
• "The staff were all friendly and welcoming. I had their chips and chip shop curry sauce, it was delicious."
• "Great place to drink and eat, if you watch the price. You've got an Après-ski vibe with acoustic pop music playing, outdoor seating looking out to the lake, lovely staff."
• "Great place to sit and chill and watch everybody stress about lunch or dinner and where to find it in Bowness."
• "This is an exclusive garden bar without exclusivity,myself,friends and family have had the best afternoons here,soaking up the sun and enjoying views to match anywhere."
• "Had the pleasure of eating at this fabulous place yesterday, all I can say is compliments to each and every one of you, youve got it just perfect, the service & food was absolutely fantastic."

Cons:

• "From the moment we met first staff member at top of steps, made to feel unwanted tourists."
• "Second visit later in the evening, great live music and atmosphere, issue this time was the door person, one of our party stepped outside to place a takeaway food order as too noisy to hear inside only to not be let back in."
• "The live music can be questionable (we went there on a few after noons and some was really good, some less so) but the food was good, prices was a bit expensive."
• "Unfortunately not a great experience. The view over the lake was beautiful and the setting and decor is up to date and modern. That’s about as far as the positives get. The staff behind the bar were rude when ordering food."
• "Waitress was great with service. Food was good. One problem. The cashier interrupting our meal, then getting an attitude problem."
• "I wouldn’t even rate this ‘garden bar’ one star as the customer service was awful. When we arrived all the free tables were dirty so we had to clean our own table before we could sit down."
• "The only good thing is the view. The staff were too busy talking to eachother to serve the customers then pulled faced when we complained we hadn't received our drinks after 15 minutes."
• "Very disappointing. Expensive food with plastic tray and wooden cutlery that broke while eating."