Runner Duck Wine Room — Restaurant in Lancaster

I love The Runner Duck - my partner and I attend the wine tasting events as often as we can. The staff are incredibly friendly (with sense of humours as dry as the driest muscat!), the atmosphere is relaxed, welcoming, and nothing is ever too much trouble, AND they're dog friendly!

An extensive range of wines available, complemented by Cat's equally extensive knowledge, as well as some excellent platters to curb the inevitable hangovers.

If you're into wine without the forced pretension, The Runner Duck is an...

Simply put, this is what all wine bars should be like. Cool but not pretentious, comfortable but stylish.

The wine was superb, and already have plans to return for a wine flight and charcuterie board, after ducking in (get it?) for a quick drink to cool down on a blisteringly hot afternoon.

For some reason the menus being divided into "wine" and "not wine" tickled me a lot, and my compliments to the graphic designer and whoever writes the descriptions - they were informative and amusing, which is...

Came in on Saturday with my friend to try out some places we'd never been before, as we were visiting Lancaster for the day from Kendal.

The lady who served us was wonderful and attentive. The wine that I tried was the Esprit Sauvage, which had great flavour and body. I dabbled in the snacks a little bit with the Houmous and Crudites, which was comforting. I'd love to come back and try your cheese board with a paired glass of wine...