The Lake Isle Restaurant with Rooms — Restaurant in England

The location is great, right in the centre close to various bars/pubs. I didn’t stay in the hotel so can not comment, 5 of us came for dinner.

The place itself is warm and cosy, although you do have to navigate down a rather dingy alleyway to get to it.

Once inside we were greeted and offered drinks by staff. Staff were somewhat attentive, we were probably waiting about 30 minutes while we had a drink before someone took our food order. Not a complaint, we could of asked sooner if we wanted in fairness.

We waited initially in the lounge area, seating was comfy, I would probably rearrange the seating though as we were quite a distance from each other the way it worked.

Once food was ready we were shown into the dining room. The tables were well spaced and we didn’t feel crowded at all. I would say too much random stuff on the table though, felt like a wall down the middle of the table.

I had the trout to start. Well made and playing was beautiful. It was genuinely tasty, slightly bland though.

I had Plaice for Main, butter sauce and mash were excellent, plaice well cooked. Again the whole thing just slightly bland, like it was missing seasoning essentially.

I did sample the Pork fillet and Duck mains which were excellent.

The plating of everything was beautiful. Worth a visit, not sure I would run back if I’m...

My wife and I booked a meal at the Lake Isle to catch up with some friends and decided to book a room to take advantage of their wine list.|The room as spotless and beautifully appointed, the small hotel is a quirky old building and was thoughtfully decorated and attention to detail was every where.|The meal was fantastic, my wife had the panko scallops.... they were that good I didn't even get to sample one! I had the venison and the others in the party had the trio of beef. All of it was superb and with generous portions. Deserts were also beautifully presented and tasted as good as they looked. There were some great wines on offer and we took full advantage of not having to drive home.|Breakfast, full english for 3 and a veggie for one, perfectly cooked and great produce.|Staff were attentive throughout dinner and breakfast. |Overall a great stay would happily recommend and look forward to...

We popped in for impromptu dining to be met by unfriendly, bordering on hostile, front of house||If we hadn’t already ordered drinks we would have walked straight out, uncomfortably feeling we were either too much trouble or perhaps not quite the “clientele” they were looking for (in which case don’t take the walk-in)||We were rushed to our table which was as shame as it would have been nice to grab a drink first from what looked like quite an exceptional wine list||the restaurant decor is tired, tatty and entirely the opposite of the food which was absolutely fantastic, clearly a talented chef supported by a faultless waitress||We left well fed but let down by the overall experience||There’s a great Bistro literally over the road - No 23 if you want to experience the polar opposite that delivers welcoming customer service and great atmosphere ||bad luck or bad...