The Priest Hole

Excellent service, amazing food and drink. Thank you so much.

Great food as always but took 15 mins from entering to get a menu. Then when the menu was brought we were not asked if we wanted a drink. When we did order that was the only drink we had in the hour and a half we were there. Disappointed as every time we have been previously the service has been fantastic.

We had a fabulous meal. We went on fish night and the halibut was the best we had ever had. Stupendous. You read about a perfectly balanced plate of food but this was the real deal, with the succulent, juicy fish the star of the show. The warm welcome, service and quaint, atmospheric vibe of the historical rooms we are keen to experience again.

Food very good & friendly staff. Would definitely come again.

Lovely roast dinner ,generous portion of pork. Soup starter was very tasty.

Was lovely, the food was amazing and staff really friendly.

Although we arrive early we waited 40 for someone to take a drinks order drinks took 15 mins to arrive food took bit longer the food was tasty but no table check and when finishing we waited 30 mins no one came over to clear the table so I just paid the bill at the bar very disappointed

Starters and desserts were good but roast beef was fatty and not much meat on it. The rest of the main course was very nice. Nice place and staff were helpful .

Good tasty food and plenty of it. Expensive wine though.

Had to remind staff about our order of olives which were tasteless. Lamb steak was dreadful. Tasteless and largely fat. Considering that we were in Ambleside I was very disappointed.

The food was freshly made and very nice and flavoursome.

Good food. Much better than the typical tourist resort fare you expect in a place like Ambleside.

Easy to book. Easy to find. Speedy and jovial service. And the food was plentiful and delicious. We had fabulous steak pies and a medium steak both of which were delightful. Watch out for the enormous onion rings. No room for dessert on this occasion. A fine bottle of Shiraz was enjoyed.

A restaurant that had run out of everything. Did not inform us in advance, took at least 30 minutes after our arrival to inform us. Could have at least phoned to tell us. Totally unacceptable

We have been before and the Sunday roast was amazing but on this occasion it was Luke warm we waited quite a while between starter and main and we were so hungry we ate it anyway

Good food. Not amazing, a little overpriced. Nice atmosphere, welcoming staff

First visit to the Priest Hole. Will return. Staff were friendly and hard working as it was very busy. Food arrived looking very appetizing. We all had a wonderful meal. Thank you

Food good, service poor had to go to the serving counter to order drinks as no one checking with wether we required them

we have booked here many times over the years but was a little dissapointed this time as we arrived on the dot at 6pm like your guidline asks but after we were given a table we had to wait over 20 mins before we recived a drink and that is only because i went to the bar to ask for service ,our poor table attendent was rushed off her feet as it was busy for a weekday evening it would be better if more staff had been on but overall the food was very good when it arrived.

My friends were a little dull and it had rained all day like that abba song

Me and my wife both had the steak and with that a free bottle of red, followed by to sweets great food & service.

Great service highly recommend, food was very tasty will return

The service was good, but the Sunday Lunch very disappointing.

Pie night for the 6 of us and it was all well cooked, generous portions and very tasty! Service was friendly and unfussy, everyone knew what they were doing.

The food was delicious and the environment was lovely, good service.

As always, a fabulous atmosphere, with delicious food and wonderful service.

A lovely evening with great food. Service was good and I would recommend. We will return next time we are in the Lakes.

Very Nice visit but the table was close to the door and so it was rather cold. Would have rather been elsewhere in the restaurant. Large table near to us were rather noisy which rather spoiled the valentines atmosphere

Great food and good service - Sunday dinners are amazing

Unfriendly and disinterested staff. We were given the wrong bill and when the correct one was brought it was placed on our table with the waitress just saying “ corrected”. We have been to this restaurant in the past but will not be returning.

Lovely food, portions are quite big so be careful how much you order. Highly recommend the game casserole.

Always love visiting the priesthole, the food and service is fantastic .

I needed to eat low-fat, as I indicated in the note on the booking. However, the staff hadn't read it, and were pretty hopeless at finding a low-fat way of delivering the food. In the end, after 30 minutes of much graceless incomprehension from the waitress as to what constitutes "low fat" or why it was necessary and distress for me, I was offered a haddock without the batter and chunky chips with garden peas. Fortunately, this did not trigger the health issues that were the reason I need to eat low-fat right now. I think it was poor that they couldn't just boil some new potatoes to leave the butter out on another option on the menu that would have been ideal. There was no way for me to eat a dessert - no low-fat options at all. We've been to The Priest Hole many times over the last 22 years, often for Valentine's Day (as it was where we went on our first!) and this was the worst experience we've had. Gluten-free and vegetarian/vegan options are offered, but other dietary constraints are inadequately considered.

Lovely staff and food was amazing. 🤩 Booked on line so easy .

we had been looking forward to our meal however were very disappointed with it. The starters were good however i had steak which was full of sinew and i couldnt chew it. It was even difficult to cut! My husband had steak and ale pie which was quite dry. I was offered another steak however i declined as we had finished our meal by then.The staff were very apologetic and knocked the price of the steak off the bill. We also found the restaurant a little cold.

Great choice of menu, all lovely and reasonably priced, excellent

Food as ever mostly good, however one of us had the venison and it was difficult to cut and every mouthful chewy. meal was replaced but it meant one of us was eating alone

The food was a mix of reheated leftovers either from an earlier sitting. The only meat left was impossible to cut even with a steak knife. Won't be going back because it was a lot worse than we visited a few years earlier.

NYE nice evening, staff lovely and friendly. Would return. Thanks

Lovely menu choices, great food and good service. Definitely worth a visit.

Lovely steak pie portions very good for walkers. Fab sticky toffer

Our first visit to The Priest Hole was brilliant no problems excellent food,drinks and service will definitely be going back.

Food, service and staff were very good, would definitely return

I booked my table a couple of days ago to make sure I got it. We had a really nice meal with lovely attentive but not in your face service! 😊👍👍

Had a great Sunday lunch and the staff were so friendly and welcoming

Lovely welcoming place. Attentive staff who have good banter. Food really nice. Only downside is they have no cellar so there are no draught drinks available if that's what you like. Will definitely be back next time we are in Ambleside.

Our Friend had the lamb but there was only 6 pieces of lamb, which to be fair he said was delicious but was clearly insufficient for a main meal. We all loved Katie, who is credit to you and brilliant as front of house. The other 3 in the party loved their meals. We will be back but will be careful what we order.

Lovely food and atmosphere. Great friendly service , would recommend a visit.

Food wasn't as good as we'd thought it would be, it was heavy and rich. We bought expensive items on the menu and wished we hadn't, we wish we'd stuck with the classics which were cheaper, and probably would have been better.

Great food, good service, nice friendly staff and lovely atmosphere.