The Britannia Inn Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The steak was huge, tender and perfectly cooked."
• "Food is tasty and portions are generous."
• "The food is superb and well organised."
• "Food was absolutely gorgeous, not too expensive."
• "Some excellent specials - I had a particularly good shoulder of lamb."
• "Lovely food here, between us we tried both the steak and ale pie and the chicken and leek pie, both of which were homemade, full of meat, tasted great and about the size of a brick!"
• "The quality of the food was also outstanding."

Cons:

• "Food and drinks TOO expensive."
• "Food was quite pricey and fairly mediocre."
• "The hot pork sandwich contained some beige mush with too much apple sauce in a dry bun."
• "Burger no relish tired 80's Berni Inn style fodder."
• "Food was very poor nobody at the table had anything remotely edible really not worth the price."
• "£16 for what tasted like a beyond burger (about £2) and some oven chips it wasn't great value."
• "The bacon and brie sandwich was just as bad."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Very friendly and Natasha and the chef were particularly helpful, thank you both."
• "The staff are also excellent at helping to find a table for the walk-ins."
• "Staff super friendly and helpful, plus a nice atmosphere."
• "Polite, efficient staff work very hard in an effortless way to make everyone very content."
• "Staff are excellent!"
• "Staff pleasant and attentive. Tables cleared quickly."
• "The staff are all really friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "Asked barman advice on a local gin, he sort of huffed 'yeah.....s'alright'."
• "Bar staff rude."
• "I popped in tonight with my wife for a drink, only to be greeted with childish behaved staff."
• "Breakfast on Saturday was ruined by the rude waitress, we were made to feel not welcome."
• "The personal attitude of the staff was disgusting, starting from the bartender who refused to explain on the beers and had a sullen face to the waitresses who demanded us to take menus from the bar ourselves."
• "Barman was ignorant, obviously keen to serve the young lady behind us rather than our 4 pints."
• "Staff were so rude and uptight. Appreciate there are rules re covid but it was way over the top and we were made to feel very uncomfortable."

Atmosphere and Location

Pros:

• "It is a perfect location to stop, refuel, and recharge before continuing with the rest of your walk."
• "The atmosphere is cosy in the bar and also in the restaurant."
• "The atmosphere was amazing, everybody chatting and laughing."
• "Nice and cosy with the log fire and the staff seem friendly."
• "Wonderful gem of a pub... Great on a Summer day to sit in the beer garden enjoying a pint or two."
• "This is a great place with delicious food, quick table service, exceptionally friendly staff and a wonderful location."
• "Sitting outside a quintessential English pub drinking beer overlooking a quintessential English green surrounded by high fells and stunning views is a must do."

Cons:

• "Only spoilt by the obvious showboating of upper middle class southern types discussion which is best Thier range rover or there Audi."
• "Sadly it seems that this place gets by on the tourist and first time visitors that don't know any better, having a prime location and the menu is also priced to take advantage."
• "Good location shame about the constant stream of people smoking in the door way, not nice to have to walk past."
• "We had to compete with day visitors who took all the tables so we had to wait and hope for a table to come free before food service stopped."
• "Though views on this occasion impaired by parked van and roadworks."
• "Gets very busy in evenings."
• "Can get busy and can be difficult to find somewhere to park."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Food is absolutely fab at very reasonable prices."
• "Prices were great and it's peaceful without being too remote with loads of seating outside!"
• "Good food, friendly staff, and great beer."
• "The food was lovely and in generous portions."
• "Still keeping high standards with sensibly priced food from a varied menu, a good choice of beers, friendly helpful hard working staff and a beautiful setting."
• "Lovely tasty warming food after a very wet day."
• "The food was simple, honest fare, maybe slightly more than I'd have liked to pay but not completely unreasonable by any stretch of the imagination."

Cons:

• "On the pricey side for what it is."
• "The wine is horrendously expensive. A 250ml glass is £9.50 - this is for the cheapest wine, and bottles of wine start at £28.50."
• "Prices are aimed at tourists unfortunately suffering from 'Lake District Tax', there may be a locals price but I've not managed to get it ;-)"
• "£16.50 for a pretty average steak pie, bland veg and a over-facing portion of chips, really lacked flavour unfortunately."
• "The burgers are slightly more expensive than some pubs but you are in the heart of the lakes!"
• "Awful. Shandy same price as a pint of bitter, because 'that's what it is'."
• "Worst chilli of my life! Only had one vegan item on the menu, the chilli was awful."

Accommodation

Pros:

• "The bedrooms are very clean and comfortable and full of character in this very special building."
• "We paid £70 for a nice and tidy room with a renovated bathroom."
• "Our room was lovely, really clean, comfortable and a great bathroom."
• "The room was beautifully clean as was the en suite bathroom."
• "Lovely warm room and the shower was fantastic!"
• "Nice clean rooms, staff are great, you can eat outside but inside is small."
• "Lovely room -clean and comfy - with surprisingly modern en suite!"

Cons:

• "It was small and dated and zero internet for the duration of our stay."
• "Our room, 4, was directly above the bar and an awful din came up through the floor."
• "Stayed for 2 nights in room 7. Slightly bizarre situation that our window was a fire escape for the floor and when we arrived the top section didn't open, leaving the room like a sauna."
• "We were given a room above the pub, it reeked of the smell of frying and was impossible to stay in."
• "Our room, 4, was directly above the bar and an awful din came up through the floor, from late afternoon when we arrived until well after closing time."
• "Always a long wait at the bar with usually only one person serving."
• "Can only recommend if you are a white skinned person."