The Wateredge Inn Reviews Summary

Accommodation

Pros:

• "We stayed in one of the garden rooms. It was large, and really clean."
• "The rooms are very characteristic which had a great atmosphere. Very clean and tidy, plenty of space, tea and coffee making facilities."
• "The room was fab and it had a lake view!"
• "The rooms are beautiful... modern and clean. The bed was so comfortable!"
• "Our room was in the annex on the ground floor which was perfect. warm, clean, wonderfully and thoughtfully furnished it catered for all our needs."
• "Our room was in the main building and was clean and comfortable."
• "Rooms are cosy and beautifully decorated with lovely little extras like games to borrow."

Cons:

• "Room was a little small and I could hear the music from the bar."
• "We were given a room with threadbare carpets full of pet hair and the stench of wet dog so strong you'd think we were staying in a kennel."
• "On arrival we had a room on the first floor of the 'Rabbit Waren' of so many corridors and stairs."
• "As excellent as the room was, there was a green light at the side of one of the ceiling lights, not a smoke alarm, which cast a beam in the full darkness of the room."
• "Our friend stayed and said the rooms were nice but very small for the price paid."
• "Although the room was nice I doubt we will visit this hotel again."
• "Paid £290 one night for a room what smelt like wet dog."

Service

Pros:

• "Very welcoming great beer and would definitely go back."
• "The staff worked fantastically hard and made everyone feel very welcome."
• "Manager and staff friendly and helpful, good to see the new owners have kept the original staff and are in the process of recruiting more."
• "Service first class waitress very friendly with a great disposition."
• "The staff were extremely helpful and attentive."
• "Service was very quick and efficient."
• "All the staff were really friendly."

Cons:

• "This abrupt cancellation came with no apology, despite being a loyal and regular customer."
• "The rooms are adequate but the staff in the Wateredge Inn are awful."
• "Service - so so slow and staff are trying hard not to make an eye contact with you."
• "Secondly, when we went to check up whether the food was still coming after one hour of waiting, the staff were very rude towards us."
• "Incredibly rude staff, the cashier made us leave for no reason."
• "Bar staff were quite slow."
• "Some of the staff weren’t particularly helpful and I witnessed on a couple of occasions one bar staff bordering on rude to other guests when they asked about a particular breakfast item."

Food

Pros:

• "Food was very tasty."
• "The food was magnificent, ale was fabulous."
• "Breakfast was buffet style and our evening meals were good."
• "The food did look good and the portions looked huge."
• "Lovely food with a view of the lake and dog friendly."
• "Food was great!"
• "The food was divine."

Cons:

• "The caesar salad is a rip off, 4 tasteless King prawns added £9 to the bill, 4 slices of bread was £6."
• "The evening meals we ordered were poorly cooked and unappetising."
• "Half the menu wasn't available. All in all, we were not satisfied."
• "Food quality was average bog standard pub food and a bit overpriced."
• "Unfortunately the menu was a bit of a let down and was quite expensive too, there were no sandwiches or light bites on the menu."
• "The food was awful, I had the garlic and chilli king prawns for starter and I couldn’t taste any garlic or chilli, they were dry and not enjoyable."
• "After 45min waiting for any staff to come to our table we have been informed by nice customers that they not serving any food."

Value

Pros:

• "Great service and prices."
• "Highly recommended as well for free car parking which is a real plus in this part of the world!!"
• "The food was amazing and very reasonably priced."
• "I would have no reservations in recommending this hotel which was offered on a winter break package and was excellent value for money."
• "The menu varied, tasty and reasonably priced."
• "Very friendly and helpful staff, lunchtime specials menu … the sausage and mash was very tasty and good value."
• "Food was pretty good quality for pub food."

Cons:

• "Quiet expensive but it is in a very attractive place."
• "The drink prices are Very inflated! London prices! Nearly £15 for a gin and an IPA."
• "They charge exorbitant prices that rival those of London."
• "Everything is overpriced at the lakes."
• "EXTORTIONATE price of drinks makes this place unaffordable for all but the carelessly affluent."
• "Only popped in for a drink... Order the roast of the day on bloomer bread. What turned was medium sliced supermarket white bread."
• "Waited over 1 1/2 hours for bland food that was overpriced."

Location

Pros:

• "Great location short walk to Ambleside."
• "An excellent place to sit for a couple of refreshin beers after either a boat trip down Windermere or a walk around the fells."
• "Great location. But that's it."
• "Perfectly placed by the edge of Windermere lake."
• "The location is absolutely brilliant being a stone's throw from the Ambleside ferry launch."
• "Really friendly staff and an absolutely stunning location."
• "Location merits 5 stars."

Cons:

• "We have always stayed in the top garden rooms and stayed in them all, the view was exceptional first thing of a morning with a coffee from the balconies, but now a great big teepee unused is sat right in front of the view."
• "The wateredge is quite a way out of town, requiring a bit of a walk to get there."
• "It's disappointing to see them forsake the very people who have supported them over the years."
• "The pub does not allow you to book a table so couldn't understand why people arriving after us were able to sit outside."
• "Apparently some bar staff think you can be 18 in France but not in England."
• "The pillows on the bed were like cardboard."
• "We booked a winter break and requested a disabled room."