"Great food today at the Traveller’s Inn restaurant in a beautifully cosy setting."
"Fair prices, great food."
"Food was nice, and reasonably priced."
"Friendly, efficient staff and wonderful rooms and food"
"Good food, good drink."
"Would highly recommend this place for stunning food!!"
Cons:
"The kids food potions were a joke."
"Food was good but it was incredibily unfriendly."
"We had a meal here and I wouldn't recommend going here."
"Meat was ok, but the veg was dreadful. Roasties seemed more like deep fried than roast."
"Overpriced food £14 for a dried out beef burger that even the dog didn't eat."
"When it came to the food quality, it just wasn't how the reviews made out unfortunately.. some meats we had were okay, others such as the beef was like leather."
"The burger was full of gristle, which made it almost impossible to eat."
Staff and Service
Pros:
"The staff went beyond to accommodate us and were very warming."
"The staff were very friendly and could not do any more for us."
"The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful."
"Staff are so professional yet friendly and were happy to help in any way."
"Staff are very friendly, food is delicious, breakfast really hits the spot."
"A welcoming, friendly staff who were excellent throughout our stay."
"the staff is very friendly and lovely"
Cons:
"New management since we stayed sometime ago have completely ruined this hotel."
"The service at dinner was incredibly slow throughout."
"Very unfriendly staff they actually made us feel like we should have gone elsewhere."
"Absolutely appalling. We booked a meal during the summer, there were staff running around like headless chickens."
"The service was also pretty poor. Our waiter seemed disinterested and didn't even bother to ask if everything was okay with our meal."
"The staff were rude and initial contact when we weren't sure how to order with covid restrictions etc most abrupt"
"slow service ,not helpful , unwilling member of staff"
Room Quality
Pros:
"The room we stayed in was quite small but was clean and had a comfortable bed."
"Excellent rooms - modern, stylish decor."
"Great location in beautiful surroundings."
"The room was perfect, had a very comfortable bed, was very clean and cosy."
"Rooms are comfortable with all you need in terms of facilities."
"Our room was clean and tidy and the same with our bathroom."
"The rooms have just been newly renovated and have very comfy beds, and are well decorated."
Cons:
"room we ordered was not as paid for, horrible small over heated room not the luxury one."
"The room was small and had a generally tired feel to it"
"The room (room 4) was too small to be comfortably used as a twin especially as we had planned to bring a dog with us."
"The rooms, well our room, was nothing like described when booking, the bed is a double not king size."
"In the bedroom there was mould on the walls, the lock on the door was hanging off and difficult to operate"
"the room was very small and had dog hair on carpet and bedding"
"Definitely not worth £110 also breakfast was not included"
Value for Money
Pros:
"Fair prices, great food."
"Food was nice, and reasonably priced."
"100% value for money!"
"We paid a relatively cheap price for the stay."
"A beautiful place to stop on our route through the lake district. The views were such that you just had to stop there. Prices were reasonable for the area."
"Comfortable rooms and very affordable for being in the middle of the Lakes."
"All excellent. Large portions, freshly prepared and well presented."
Cons:
"Quite pricey but it is what you expect from the area."
"Overpriced food £14 for a dried out beef burger that even the dog didn't eat."
"Very expensive food....I definitely will not return here."
"The food was also overpriced. No, no, this is not the way to retain customers."
"Mains were £15 each and soft drinks just over £3 each for a pint size."
"Dinner was average the steak was cheaper than the pork £28 for a pork chop 😮."
"Prices on the till are different to the menu so check what you are paying."
Location and Atmosphere
Pros:
"Fantastic location on Dunmail Raise with front views over Helm Crag"
"Decor beautiful and cosy."
"great food, great atmosphere"
"It's located among a spectacular panorama view of the valley it's part of."
"Great location for this Inn, overlooked both sides by the hills."
"What a beautiful location! Although on the main road to Grasmere, if you sit in the beer garden you can admire the scenery."
"Absolutely stunning views 360° round the building of the Lake District."
Cons:
"The atmosphere was also lacking, as the restaurant was pretty dark and dingy."
"It's a fair walk out of Grasmere. Also, the walk to Grasmere is down a busy road."
"The toilets are really awful which isn’t nice to see if you’re ordering food."
"The toilets reminded us of a prison so not the most pleasant."
"This establishment is situated yards away from a (normally) busy main road so if you're after a quiet and secluded place you'd probably best look elsewhere"
"The rooms at the front are extremely close to a road which at times is busy with traffic and can be quite noisy."
"The traffic noise was horrendous and continued throughout the night even with the window closed."