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Summary
Set in 27 acres, this country house hotel is one of the better-known luxury destinations in the Lakes and boasts a dining room whose floor-to-ceiling windows provide magnificent views of Windermere and the surrounding peaks, where chef Robby Jenks presides over the kitchen. It inspired very upbeat (but relatively little) feedback again this year, with nominations as an ideal romantic choice or for its impressive afternoon teas. For a full meal in the dining room, lunch is a four-course affair for £60 per person, and in the evening the sole option is a seven-course tasting menu at £115 per person.
Summary
“Quite possibly the most beautiful view from any dining room in the UK” – through “floor-to-ceiling windows giving onto Windermere and the hills beyond” – sets the tone at this “traditionally luxurious” country house hotel, of some note. “Fortunately chef Robby Jenks’s food is well up to the standard of the views” – “there really isn’t the slightest bum note”, and service is “note-perfect” too.
Summary
“Magnificent views over Lake Windermere” are part of the appeal of this celebrated county hotel, which gained a fancy new glass-walled restaurant, wine cellar and chef’s table a few years back. It attracted the odd middling rating last year, but most feedback has remained very upbeat as chef Robby Jenks (from Newbury’s Vineyard at Stockcross) succeeded Peter Howarth in spring 2019, and we’ve maintained its ratings as an “amazing” all-rounder.
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Ambleside Road, Windermere, LA23 1LR
Restaurant details
Prices
 Drinks |
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|---|---|
| Wine per bottle | £35.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £4.00 |
 Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 12.50% |
Ambleside Road, Windermere, LA23 1LR
Opening hours
| Monday | 12 am‑12 am |
| Tuesday | 12 am‑12 am |
| Wednesday | 12 am‑12 am |
| Thursday | 12 am‑12 am |
| Friday | 12 am‑12 am |
| Saturday | 12 am‑12 am |
| Sunday | 12 am‑12 am |
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