The Priest Hole

Amazing as always! Excellent service and the food is very tasty

Excellent Sunday lunch served by friendly and helpful staff - recommended.

One meal was okay-starter was good, main, the lamb was excellent however ruined by placing on top of cold couscous salad. The other meal was poor. Panko prawns had little taste but the tomato based sauce had far too much vinegar making it overly tart. To further the disappointment, the gnocchi main had the same sauce! The gnocchi needed another minute in the fryer as it was too “mushy “. This main was left 3/4 untouched. When asked if we enjoyed it, wasn’t that evident. Service was fair but lacked enthusiasm or care. This was one of our favourite restaurants in Ambleside but I suppose things change, not always for the better. We learn 😟

Off to a poor start, told our reservation wasn't until 8.15pm,however we could have our table now, it would be 'Ok'. Some delay on starters, only 2 of our 4 having cold starter and two bread, however restaurant was quite busy. Main courses enjoyable, but very large portion sizes, only 1 person managed to finish. Big delay again on coffees, and as we had booked a taxi for 8.30 thinking we would be finished long before then, we were quite rushed at the end of our meal, not a good feeling for elderly parents.

Staff very professional good service steak could have been a better size

The staff were amazing. The setting idyllic. The welcome warm. The willingness to accommodate was second to none and the food was WOW!

Great food , quick service and friendly staff. We have eaten here several times before and will definitely be back.

Loved this restaurant . Such lovely attentive staff, amazing food. Great value, we will return.

Wonderful Sunday Lunch at The Priest Hole. Sat outside in the sunshine. The food was exceptional and the service superb. Highly recommended and be sure to book.

Food and service were both very good. We all enjoyed our visit

Fabulous! We were celebrating my Husband's 60th Birthday so a banner & Balloon on the table was a lovely touch.. Thursday night was steak night, & you didn't disappoint.. the sirloin was cooked to perfection as requested (medium). choice of potatoes & sides & a choice of 4 sauces was a great way to create your own perfect meal. Not often I clear a plate but I did this time.. Great place to eat, staff very friendly & helpful .. Will definitely be back..

Wonderful meal we booked again on the spot, for the following evening

Great tasting, good value, food in a friendly, relaxed environment.

Food was great staff were very pleasant and friendly excellent place to dine

Great staff great food will be visiting again Very soon

Nothing special, staff training was a bit loud and distracting too

Fantastic food and great friendly staff. A brilliant experience. Will definitely return.

As always, fantastic food and excellent service. Highly recommend .

A lovely meal with fantastic staff who helped and looked after our table

Table for 4 with 2 people who had not dined at Priest Hole before. Blown away by the friendly service and the quality/quantity of the food at very reasonable priced.

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

Beautiful food and great staff top class and worth it

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.

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

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.

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

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

Great Food and friendly staff prompt service would go again

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nice place , good food and service, we will return

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

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

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.

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

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

Lovely tasty food and excellent service well worth a visit

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 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.

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

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.