The Priest Hole Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food here was fantastic. Large portions that were cooked to perfection."
• "The food was amazing with generous portions of meat."
• "Pies are excellent, so is fish and chips."
• "The food was really good and reasonably priced."
• "Top notch food."
• "Very good food. Certainly not 'pubby food' but not all served on slates and boards either."
• "Good quality, fresh, delicious food. Traditional English food done well."

Cons:

• "Limited choice of non-meat dishes."
• "The burger bun was dry - borderline stale, the burger itself was tasteless."
• "Kids burger was a burger cut in half with cheap french fries??"
• "Crab bon bons were ok, but didn’t really taste of crab."
• "The hot beef sandwich was inedible."
• "Fish was small, unappetizing and looked as if out of a packet."
• "Food was heavy, not as nice as I was expecting."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were all very friendly and we couldn’t have asked for more in terms of service."
• "They are very friendly and the personal attention was amazing and professional."
• "Excellent customer service."
• "Great service and lovely attentive staff from arrival to departure."
• "The service was attentive, helpful and sincere."
• "Service was great."
• "The service is truly excellent here with the front of house being extremely warm and knowledgeable about the menu."

Cons:

• "One blonde member of staff was particularly stroppy, due to this the atmosphere was unpleasant."
• "The lady with the red hair and glasses (who seemed to be in charge) was rude."
• "At no time did anyone say sorry for the delay or at point of ordering that there was a long delay."
• "Food is average and service was a bit poor."
• "When I mentioned this to the waitress she proceeded to patronise me."
• "The owner came out and was rude."
• "Extremely rude, No greeting ..no hello..nothing as he approached both my partner and I proceed to walk away and mumbled 'sorry we are full'."

Ambiance & Setting

Pros:

• "The building was very cool."
• "Lovely old 16th Century building with original features."
• "The building is rather charmingly traditional, and most of the original features have been preserved."
• "A beautiful oak wall was revealed under plasterboard in recent renovations and stands proudly on the ground floor."
• "Lovely building...one of the oldest in Ambleside."
• "This place has a lovely atmosphere."
• "Lots of character inside the restaurant ... a historic little gem of a place."

Cons:

• "It was quiet with just one other table with people."
• "Upon arriving the room we were sat in was freezing no heating on and we had to keep our jackets on."
• "Oldie worldly with slightly sloping floors on the first floor and laid out in basic furniture."
• "The decor was quite dated."
• "Only downside is there's only bottled beer, so, because there's no cellar, no cask or keg beer."
• "Not enough space between tables."
• "The place feels like you're going back in time, but in a good way."

Value

Pros:

• "The price is worth it and the portion sizes are good."
• "Also available is a well-selected gin special menu with local and well known gins, added a nice touch!"
• "Good value for money given the quality of the food."
• "You can eat cheaper close by but always well worth the little extra."
• "Really impressed with the quality of food, service is great, price is very reasonable 👍"
• "The Fish and Chips is the best I have ever had, outstanding."
• "The food is amazing. Fresh and a wide range to choose from."

Cons:

• "Seems slightly overpriced for dinner but the food is quite good."
• "The prices have leapt up but the standard has gone down."
• "Certainly overpriced too!"
• "£16.25 for two small pieces of lamb cutlets... ????"
• "For the prices we paid (£15 for a main) it was really lacking in all areas."
• "£150 worst meal we've ever had eating out."
• "The roast was really dry and the Yorkshire pudding was just OK."