Horse and Farrier — Restaurant in England

Surprised by the raving reviews as we found the food very mediocre for lake District food although reasonably priced. I had a steak which was very chewy and sinewy but my husband's dish was to his liking with a bit of salt and pepper. The biggest pet peeve is that they claim to 'love dogs' and it felt very much like they knew they wouldn't get as much business if they didn't allow dogs in and they really would prefer you didn't bring your dog as there is a long list of demands regarding your dog (which isn't present on every table or notified before you/when you sit down. Hence our next interaction...)they include, only well behaved dogs allowed, noisy dogs will be asked to sit outside or to be left in the car, and to not allow dogs on the furniture. We brought our under 4kg puppy with us which I had on my knee. I was asked to put it on the floor as 'we have had dogs vomit on our cushions and it's our furniture' fair enough. However you either have dogs in or you don't and she wasn't in the furniture as she was on a blanket on my knee laid down, we didn't see the list till after this comment. We always have a blanket for our dog and she's very well behaved but she does prefer to sit not on the floor due to her size (she gets a bit anxious about other dogs/feet coming towards her while she's under a table. General unfriendliness from the staff, almost dismissive the whole time we were there, maybe because we had a dog or that's their general attitude. Very odd atmosphere. Such a shame as we stay nearby many times in the year and would be nice to have another place to come and eat. Won't be visiting again as there is many other places that are more friendly and with better food in nearby pooley bridge. The only plus would I liked the decor, very on trend with farmy accents like Hessian bags for...

We arrived late on a Friday night, in hope of a pub meal after a day on the road. We left having had a lovely anniversary meal, much better than expected.

The menu looked more interesting than other local pubs, so we took a chance. We thought we may be onto something when we saw all the cars parked around it. We were blessed to find they could squeeze us in.

My wife had sea bream, which was well seasoned, succulent, with crispy skin, on a bed of pea risotto. I had beef cheeks, which were succulent, served with generous portions of garlic mash and steamed greens. Both were delicious, gastro pub specials, and substantial.

For dessert, my wife had coffee and rum parfait, i enjoyed sicky toffe pudding with a caramel sauce. My light sponge with a dark, bitter almost burnt toffee twist (and toffee nuggets) was offset perfectly by the sweetness of the sauce, a new take on a classic.

Including drinks, the bill was around £50. Though a little more than other local pubs, we both felt the quality made it value for money, and the generosity made it exceptional.

One final word for the staff, including two young girls. On a busy night, they were calm and friendly, giving good service and creating a relaxed...

DACRE - They shouldn’t advertise as dog friendly, as we experienced actual distain for ours on arrival. The list of rules for dogs on the five tables you’re allowed to sit at, dressed as ‘doggie disclaimers’, isn’t as cute as they intend. (including - ‘a barking dog would be asked to be put in the car’ - which are all precariously parked along the skinny road outside by the way) We put a large blanket over the hessian sacks being used as seat cushions for our dog, and we’re told to put the 3kg puppy on the floor. No real common sense, basic hospitality or courtesy used. Coupled with, what can only be described as, a frosty level of customer service, which we also observed other 2 other sets of customers receiving (but they all cleverly left before making any orders, rather than accepting it like we did) it feels like such a waste. Nice building and ok food, (we had fish and chips) but the service really, really lets the place down and counteracts any redeeming qualities. We anticipate a frosty reply but would never return. There are a wide selection of other venues close by that we would...