The Priest Hole

Good service good food overall very positive experience will visit again.

Gorgeous food, absolutely fantastic steak! Service was lovely, thank you!

The whitebait, squid, haddock mornay and lemon sole was all delicious. The setting is lovely and the service good. We would eat at priests hole again.

Great service and tasty food. The restaurant staff do their best to make your visit comfortable and enjoyable.

Fab food - great menu. Service by Danielle brilliant. She was very attentive and friendly. Always a lovely meal. Thanks to all the team 😊

Lovely food, great quirky and historical building. Great price too

Yes it was a nice enough meal - not much atmosphere and bottled lager

Been to Ambleside many times and never visited until last night. What can I say it was amazing the food the service everything. Will definitely be going back.

The food was delicious, the service poor, e.g main delivered when we'd only just finished the starter, initially brought the wrong drinks, got another tables bill...and more. The staff functional at best,.no warmth or welcoming vibes, quite grumpy and rushing around...didn't add to the ambience.

Had a great dinner. Great food. Nice staff and nice ambiance.

The range of starters, mains and desserts was very varied and included some unique ‘Priest Hole’ menu items. We visited on a Thursday which was Steak night so my husband was very happy to select his main meal from a range of 4 or 5 steaks on offer that evening. All of the waiting staff who served us were very friendly and helpful and we were seated in a quieter area of the restaurant, as requested when we made our online reservation. We would definitely visit again if we came back to Ambleside and will not hesitate to recommend The Priest Hole to friends and family visiting the Lake District in the future. Thank you for a lovely dining experience!

Great food, Great service lovely atmosphere worth visiting reasonably priced

The restaurant was beautiful and the food was great, however, because we booked early we were rushed off our table so they could get another cover in. We were not advised this would happen at the time of booking and consequently, we were finishing pudding with the next table of people lined up looking at us, waiting to be seated. We felt rushed and uncomfortable and it would have been impossible to have three courses. Especially since the second cover arrived slightly early. The whole experience was ruined for all of us. SO disappointed and would never visit again after that.

Amazing food. Lovely relaxed atmosphere . Portion size was excellent

Excellent service, which included the acknowledgement of our 50th wedding anniversary

Excellent food and lovely folk. Had a lovely evening. Definitely recommend.

Very nice meal, friendly helpful staff and a nice location

Food was wide ranging pub grub - all choices. Staff very helpful .

We enjoyed a tasty lamb Sunday lunch which was amazing! Thank you for making our wedding anniversary so enjoyable.

The food was lovely but there was a really long wait time after we’d finished our main before anyone came to clear our food and then again to take our pudding order.

The restaurant is clearly popular, however Nicola although very efficient created an abrupt service. No warm welcome, throwing used bottles into recycling bin behind the bar very loudly. This was not a calm atmosphere to enjoy the reasonably good food. Poor customer service.

Service excellent, food very good, we will definitely be back next time in Ambleside

Lovely ambience, tasty food, friendly staff Thoroughly recommend it x

Great Food, great value, staff were very professional and friendly.

Interesting and good quality food and service place in Ambleside, worth a visit.

Generous portion sizes of very tasty food. We’ve been before and would go again.

Fantastic Sunday Roast. Great atmosphere. Excellent service. I highly recommend.

Wonderful Sunday Roast and great service. Definitely coming back again! 😃

The best Sunday roast and very good fish and chips.

Everything was as we've experienced on previous visits over the years.. fantastic. Only slight niggle was the music coming from the kitchen, when the restaurant was playing music too! Turn the volume right down in the kitchen, guys.. or turn it off.. music is for the customers too enjoy atmos.

The most delicious roast and bottle of red we have had in a long time!! The staff are also beautiful :)

Great food & service. Been to Ambleside many times & couldn't believe we've missed this gem before. The history to this restaurant is amazing & explained by the staff. Lots of good restaurants in Ambleside, but this experience just topped it.

Fantastic time at the Priest Hole, loved my carvery roast

Absolutely worth the visit. Food amazing. Service polite friendly Astomphere lovely Very good value for money

Everything was spot on. Great service and delicious food. Thankyou

Always have an excellent meal . Very friendly and always great service. If you want to try it make sure you book you won’t be disappointed. Can’t wait to return again.

We loved our Sunday lunch! Delicious food and great service

Delicious meal, great staff. We visit every year when we come to stay at Ambleside.

Excellent, everything was great from service when we arrived to when we finished. Food was excellent.

Excellent food and drinks served by friendly and professional staff

The steak and ale pie and the priest burger were lovely

Had a really lovely sunday roast service was excellent and atmosphere amazing

It was all right. We enjoyed the meal very much.

Great food and service in pleasant surroundings , would definitely recommend

Excellent service and very good food - would definitely recommend

Food was fabulous. Service a little slow but it was a busy bank holiday.

Had roast dinner lamb was tough and chewy Vegetable were extremely hard and crunchy Was not the best at all

Lovely, friendly welcome, we were allocated the table we requested. All staff were excellent, the food was well presented and delicious.

Good food & service. However one of the party ordered a chicken curry but the chicken was very tough and inedible. In fairness to the staff that meal was deducted from the bill. Would return if in Ambleside again.

Excellent food and service very good atmosphere a favourite place