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Ambleside
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The Priest Hole
The Priest Hole Reviews

The Priest Hole

British, European, Drinks

Dishes priced around£11

Reviews of The Priest Hole (614)

Read what people think about The Priest Hole! All reviews are written by verified Quandoo diners.

5.1/6

614 reviews

5.1/6

614 reviews

Food:Outstanding
Atmosphere:Excellent
Service:Excellent
Value for money:Great value
Waiting time:Exceptionally Good
Noise levels:Very pleasant
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"Very good"
5/6
Janine B.3 years ago · 5 reviews

Fantastic Sunday lunch. Lovely welcome and great service. Will definitely return.

"Excellent"
6/6
David S.3 years ago · 1 review

Beautiful food and great staff top class and worth it

"Very good"
5/6
Carol S.3 years ago · 1 review

Staff were very welcoming & were also lovely with our granddaughter who is 2 years old . The food was great very one enjoyed their meal . I would go back again.

"Excellent"
6/6
Lloyd M.3 years ago · 1 review

The first hot meal in Ambleside, others need to improve quickly, I won't name and shame. Service was friendly, quick, but not rushed and very unusual for us to have 3 courses, we enjoyed it that much. All the food was very tasty and presented beautifully and service with a smile that is missing from so many places these days

"Good"
4/6
Martin D.3 years ago · 2 reviews

Nice and friendly staff and some very nice wine. My steak was very nice as was my potted shrimp starter. I also demolished my desert. My partner is Vegetation so struggled a little with her choices to be fair so had a side salad to start and Camembert as her main.

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"Excellent"
6/6
Andrew M.4 years ago · 1 review

As always a lovely meal in a lovely setting. Food and serive were excellent.

"Excellent"
6/6
Susie B.4 years ago · 1 review

Lovely service. Lovely food. Lovely location with a nice terrace. Definitely recommend.

"Excellent"
6/6
Gary S.4 years ago · 2 reviews

Great Food and friendly staff prompt service would go again

"Excellent"
6/6
Helen O.4 years ago · 1 review

Great food, huge portions - yummy! Definitely needed to book!

"Very good"
5/6
Mel M.4 years ago · 1 review

The food was really nice and the staff were super friendly and helpful. It was abit hot in the room, with no air con and not much ventilation but it was a hot day and it’s an old building so it was to be expected. The portion sizes were perfect.

"Excellent"
6/6
janet b.4 years ago · 2 reviews

We had a delicious Sunday roast. Two of us had beef and two had lamb. Both meats were delicious and there was a very generous portion of meat. Vegetables, potatoes, Yorkshires and gravy were all delicious too. Very nice ambience and friendly staff as well.

"Excellent"
6/6
Steve S.4 years ago · 1 review

Excellent visit from start to finish... a lot of restaurants can learn from the customer service standards. Food Excellent as always

"Good"
4/6
CAROLINE W.4 years ago · 1 review

Had a good meal at the priest hole last night, we did have starter and main both were nice , but struggled to finish as large portions, good service.

"Excellent"
6/6
Mick P.4 years ago · 9 reviews

Great food and service, love the location. we have already booked to come back the next Time we stay in Ambleside.

"Very good"
5/6
Jessica E.4 years ago · 1 review

Great food, friendly staff would definitely visit again when in the lakes

"Excellent"
6/6
Gary B.4 years ago · 5 reviews

Staff were very pleasant and courteous food was superb and delicious 😁

"Excellent"
6/6
Jane W.4 years ago · 1 review

Great food, excellent service in nice surroundings. Couldn't fault it.

"Excellent"
6/6
Steve B.4 years ago · 3 reviews

Great Sunday Dinner - food wine and service couldn’t be faulted

"Very good"
5/6
Angie R.4 years ago · 1 review

Welcoming, unpretentious, satisfying Great food, amazing staff very reasonably priced

"Very good"
5/6
Rob D.4 years ago · 1 review

Nice place , good food and service, we will return

"Very good"
5/6
Sue H.4 years ago · 3 reviews

delicious food, friendly service, good prices. What more could you want?

"Very good"
5/6
Graham K.4 years ago · 1 review

Overall a great experience so much so we booked again for the following evening.

"Excellent"
6/6
Alison H.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Gorgeous food (Sunday lunches and a sausage sandwich with fries), great beer and lovely staff, what more could you ask for? Highly recommend The Priest Hole. We came last year too and if anything it's better than we remembered.

"Excellent"
6/6
Mark S.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Great food and excellent service. A wonderful little place to relax after a day by the lake.

"Very good"
5/6
Amanda A.5 years ago · 1 review

Varied menu. Lovely food and good attentive service. Good information and support for special dietary needs.

"Very good"
5/6
Joseph H.5 years ago · 1 review

Lovely tasty food and excellent service well worth a visit

"Excellent"
6/6
Heather G.5 years ago · 1 review

Great visit to the Priest Hole. Every member of staff who visited our table were excellent. Excellent service and food. Really nice inside. Loved the history of the place which one of the gentleman serving told us about and then gave us a postcard about it!! Just fab- loved it but book ahead! *****

"Excellent"
6/6
Mel C.5 years ago · 1 review

Excellent food as always and the friendliest staff. It’s always a complete pleasure to come back to the Priest Hole and no visit to the Lakes would be complete without it.

"Excellent"
6/6
Adrian P.5 years ago · 1 review

As always a good meal with great service, look forward to our next visit

"Excellent"
6/6
Derek M.5 years ago · 1 review

We were looking forward to returning to the Priest Hole as we visit every time we are in the area. The food was as good as ever the atmosphere friendly and service was great, it is sad to know a lot of the regular staff have not made it back to work after Covid but the staff there made the experience just as good as ever. I would heartily recommend the Priest Hole to anyone looking for good value amazing honest food.

"Excellent"
6/6
Janet O.5 years ago · 1 review

Excellent service from both members of staff serving made this experience. Tasty food and wine. High standards of hygiene made us feel very COVID safe.

"Excellent"
6/6
Gary B.5 years ago · 5 reviews

Service was top class food was amazing very friendly atmosphere 👍💯

"Very good"
5/6
Helen G.5 years ago · 1 review

Really lovely food and great service, all good. Would return.

"Excellent"
6/6
Denise A.5 years ago · 1 review

Lovely wedding anniversary meal. We enjoy this meal very much.

"Excellent"
6/6
Jeffrey G.5 years ago · 3 reviews

We all had excellent meals, as usual! So much so we booked for another night later in the week 👍

"Very good"
5/6
Natalie W.5 years ago · 2 reviews

Love this place, good atmosphere, lovely staff, great food and the apple juice is delicious

"Excellent"
6/6
Julie P.5 years ago · 1 review

Wonderful to be able to visit again, staff lovely and welcoming, feels covid safe and the food was outstanding !

"Excellent"
6/6
steve m.5 years ago · 1 review

Loverly food , great staff , great service and surroundings. Look forward to going back

"Excellent"
6/6
Sarah S.5 years ago · 1 review

Fabulous food and really great hospitality, can absolutely say we will definitely eat here again and recommend to others

"Very good"
5/6
Andrew B.5 years ago · 1 review

Visited last year and returned again this year (October 2020) four consecutive evenings, good food, good service. Thank you

"Very good"
5/6
Peter Q.5 years ago · 1 review

Thanks again great meal and service will definitely be back

"Excellent"
6/6
Gwen M.5 years ago · 1 review

What a find this place was! Best steak pie ever! Lovely friendly service. We’ll definitely be back when in Ambleside

"Excellent"
6/6
Kenneth D.5 years ago · 1 review

The service was wonderful and the atmosphere in the restaurant was really nice but what made the visit was the food which was fabulous. I enjoyed the visit so much that I booked a table for the following evening.

"Excellent"
6/6
Roger C.5 years ago · 1 review

Good food and felt very safe eating there as they clean the chairs and tables unlike many places that clean only the tables

"Excellent"
6/6
Mark B.5 years ago · 1 review

Great food and atmosphere and the COVID restrictions were adhered to perfectly

"Good"
4/6
Patricia M.6 years ago · 3 reviews

Good service and nice food shame mo draft beer but overall nice place

"Very good"
5/6
Derek o.6 years ago · 1 review

Excellent Sunday Roast. Friendly service. Felt secure with all the Covid precautions in place.

"Very good"
5/6
Jacqui C.6 years ago · 1 review

Tasty food. Speedy service. Warm n pleasant atmosphere. I ate veggie & enjoyed falafel burger after our starter of mixed olives. Too full for pud!

"Good"
4/6
Paul B.6 years ago · 1 review

Ordered the pie and the crust was rock hard and the meat on the edge of was dry. It must have kept warm under a lamp and dried out. Shame the meat inside was great quality. 😟☹🥺

"Very good"
5/6
sharon S.6 years ago · 1 review

Good food, attentive service, good covid procedures. Thank you xx

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