The Priest Hole

Great food, quiet and cosy. Great location. Would definitely recommend.

Great food & great service. Good atmosphere. Would recommend this for lunch &/or dinner

I booked a table for my daughters 40th birthday. We arrived at 7.30, and were told that there was only beef left on the Sunday dinner option. Within seconds that option had gone. We ordered 2 x flat iron steaks, to then be told that was no longer available. We were offered sirloin steaks as an alternative, which was kind of them but not being great meat eaters, we found this was too much meat for us. My daughter ended up swapping her meal with her husband, which was a burger, so not a great choice for her. Overall disappointed, as I wanted this to be a special evening. My advise to others would be to go as early as you can in the day, to hopefully get the meal you want. And don't use the toilets!

Delicious meal - well done Team. We'll be back again.

Nice restaurant, good food, prices are reasonable and good value for money.

Nice steak pie but couldn’t manage it all . Good service

Lovely staff, it was a hot and busy day but they did their best to not keep you waiting. Food was mediocre, roast dinner was probably not the best choice. Beef was nice but the veg was undercooked and the roast potatoes a little disappointing. There was also a dog at the next table and although it was a very well behaved dog, it was sat at the table not under it, on a chair that someone will be sat on and eating their meal shortly afterwards. I appreciate that well behaved dogs are welcomed most places but I just thought it was a little unhygienic.

Very disappointed in the lamb roast dinner. Staff very good

Great food, and absolutely, wonderful service, so would definitely recommend!!

The staff were lovely, however the food was not the standard I’d heard about from friends! I ordered a Lamb roast after watching them coming out to other tables, worst choice ever! The cauliflower was ice cold as though it had come from the freezer and the Yorkshire pud was as flat as a pancake. The lovely staff member took it back and said we’ll make you a fresh one! I received the same exact meal about 10 mins later with the same Yorkshire pud less the cauliflower yet more cold veg!!! We were also sat by a window with a view of the kitchen where I saw all the roast potatoes ready cooked sat under a heat lamp and a member of staff breaking up a Yorkshire pud and dipping it into the pan of gravy with their fingers!!! I’ll definitely not be going back very disappointed

We enjoyed our dinner which was for my daughter’s birthday. Portion sizes were large and lots of choices

Cafe food at expensive restaurant prices , some staff just going through the motions quite dis interested if we were enjoying our meal

Booed for 7.30 and ordered slightly after. Others ordered after is and served before us. Meal itself was nice but felt like they couldn’t wait for us to leave as it approached 9pm and we had sweets and coffee. Asked for condiments which never arrived. Previous visits have been ok but left disappointed after this visit

Very average, atmosphere lacking in up stairs room, service slow. Steak tasted ok but looked insipid with floppy white fat and luke warm. Waited ages for desert menu so went elsewhere for desert.

Staff slightly remote and unwelcoming Food was nice - asked in advance for table not facing a wall-was immediately given one - although managed to change reluctantly with asking. Staff training perhaps needed

We liked the service. The steak and lamb was good but not the best coz too much gravy and not as hot. Besides the bread was dry.

We had booked a table for Sunday lunch and it was ready on our arrival. The bar staff quickly brought us menus and our food and drink order was swiftly taken When our meal arrived it was nicely cooked and well presented. We both had a roast dinner, dessert and some of the local bottled beer. Definitely recommend for a Sunday roast.

Lovely food great menu friendly staff quirky place would recommend

Food was good, service was excellent, would be perfect if they sold cask ales.

It was ok, food was average and service was ok

Lovely place with a lovely atmosphere! It was steak night and the food was great!

Thought on the expensive side. Devore not brilliant. Presentation could be improved.

Great atmosphere nice and casual feel with great food on offer

Good food at a good price. Attentive staff as well.

The food was great, staff friendly. We will definitely return.

Het was heel gezellig en de bediening was prima. Het eten was goed en voedzaam.

The service, setting and atmosphere was wonderful. The food was to die for and the bill a welcome surprise. Thanks to a great staff team

Friendly staff. Lovely food. Great atmosphere. Will definitely book again.

Gorgeous Sunday roast, service a little slow as it wasn’t that busy.

Good location, very pleasant staff, the Sunday roast was exceptional. Good sized portions, plus extras available, if needed.

The starters were ok but then we waited 55 minutes for the mains and I had to chase this no communication or reason why. When the mains came they both looked like they had been quickly microwave not pan fried as stated. I would never go there again. M

Delicious, top quality food at an affordable price for many. Superb choice on the menu. Excellent, friendly staff and service. Highly recommend. Pre-book to avoid disappointment in busy periods.

Friendly staff, excellent food, interesting place. Very nice evening. Thank you.

Tolles Essen. Nettes Personal und ein super Service. Sehr gerne wieder.

Food was good. Had choice of tables as wasn’t busy. Staff were very friendly and chatty. Didn’t wait long for food. Good value for money. Would return.

really enjoyed our meal, seemed pooular place. Staff attentive, food good standard. Would visit again

Arrived early. Plenty of choice of food on menu. Staff were pleasant and helpful. Had roast pork and lamb. Good presentation, but not very hot. Crumble for desert very nice. 2nd year we have been here when visiting Ambleside .

Service was good. There was a lack of vegetables as stated on the menu. The meal could have been warmer. My partner's lamb was quite fatty.

Really enjoyed our meal this evening. A group of 6 plus baby. Each meal was lovely both in taste and presentation. When one of the party took the baby out for a wander a server came over and asked if we would like her food put under the hot plate. Such an enjoyable meal and excellent service from the team.

Lovely meal, had the Sunday roast, plenty of meat and Yorkshire pud. The meal could have been a little warmer. Nice friendly staff will call again

First time at the Priest Hole. We thoroughly enjoyed the food and the service. Will definitely recommend

What a lovely place to eat quirky environment with friendly staff and the food was delicious

Good food. Busy so service a little slow. Would recommend booking.

Food was fabulous. One waiter a little miserable - knocked over a glass which luckily was empty and didn’t even apologise. Otherwise a very enjoyable experience.

Generous Sunday roast serving. Clean and staff very friendly we choose it mainly because it dosent allow dogs in and we dined her two years ago and are glad you have remained dog free

Delicious Sunday Roast. Very generous portions. Additional side of Pigs in Blankets and cauliflower cheese (more than plenty for x2 people). Really friendly and accommodating as we were early. Big thumbs up from us

Service was good. Reasonable price. Restaurant is nice inside. Food wasn’t quite on form. Jake was very salty and chicken a bit over cooked.

Had the trio of meat sunday roast. It was amazing, brilliant service, friendly staff. Highly recommend a visit.

The food was excellent. The service was slightly slow but it didn’t matter to us. The staff were lovely and the atmosphere was great. Would definitely return.

It was Steak night ,the food as always was great ,lovely staff ,lovely place