We were staying in a caravan park just down the road and needed a place to eat in the evening. We…read morecame across this delightful pub within a few minutes of searching. We spent the remainder of our holidays here, every evening. Nestling by a brook full of eels. The pubs dog, Jasper, loved to just stand in the cooling water on the hot evenings that we experienced this July. Sufficient room to sit outside with plenty of tables. Service is second to none. Professional, efficient and, more to the point, friendly. Great selection of real ales, my favourite was the Cromwell. Now to the reason for frequenting this hostelry, the food. A reasonable menu taking into account the position of this pub. A good varied choice of fresh seafood, burgers, curries and steaks. We tried most of them and they all were extremely tasty. All cooked to order. Great mussels in white wine. Behind the bar is a blackboard describing their Naga 'Viper' curry made with, 'officially', the hottest chilli pepper. Underneath is written 'Curries ordered 528, curries eaten 400' LOL. I love hot curries but, even I, would not attempt it. We hope to make a return visit next year. Many thanks to the 'guvner', his wife, the staff (especially the chef and kitchen staff) for making our short holiday break a total delight. See you again.

This place is awesome! If you are looking for an authentic British pub with alot of character and…read moregood ale you gotta come here.

Venturing to the Lakes is always exciting for me - as a Southerner, it's not somewhere I've…read morefrequented very often, so I never tire of getting on the train and suddenly being propelled into the countryside. On our last trip, it was a celebratory affair with my boyf's dad's birthday almost upon us (30, again?) and we were all looking forward to our trip to The General Burgoyne. Walking in, it's cozy and there are plenty of bits and bobs to look at, including a rather fetching if not slightly out of place fox tail. We were quickly seated and our orders taken - in fact, we felt well looked after throughout the evening, with all requests being seen to quickly and with a smile. Starters are the real highlight here. My goats cheese bon bons, served with pine nuts and a kind of olive tapenade, were worth shouting about; creamy and well balanced, I could have had them twice over. Everyone's dishes were beautifully presented and involved interesting flavour combinations - the chicken and sweetcorn "soup" for example included chicken and sweet chilli wontons, with tiny cylinders of chicken mousse. I wasn't feel too adventurous with my main, so went for the rump steak medium-rare. It was perfectly colours, but a touch chewy, especially the last few bites. The twice cooked chips were really tasty, but the onion rings were a flop, greasy and lacking in anything exciting. In hindsight, perhaps I should've gone for the Mediterranean vegetable offering - I'm just a sucker for a grill! We all shared two portions of the award winning Peanuts and a Pint, which was interesting to say the least. Not much of it was to my taste, but the presentation was stunning and I can completely see why it won. The Old Tom jelly was really interesting and worth a try by any real ale fans. Well worth the trip; a culinary adventure with traditional roots.

The General Burgoyne Inn is a great place to have a drink either in the rather cosy bar where…read moreanyone will talk to you, or at a table on the the patio. Either way it will be difficult to resist the gorgeous smells coming from the kitchens and the other customers food. The speciality here has always been 'pie and peas'; satisfying and tasty. The restaurant here has a very good reputation, however I hav'nt been yet so can't say. Back to the drinks - you can get Carling, Stellar, Strongbow, Guiness and Hartley's XB on draught here, which may be reason enough to visit. The place was built around 1631 so the building itself is great. There are 25 parking spaces, and very little on the road.

Terrific pub , tons of seating , good beer selection and deserved reputation for good food & the…read morebest in the area pub quiz each Thursday

Ulverston has so many pubs, it can be hard to keep up…read more We visited on a Saturday night - turns out a Saturday night in Ulverston is hip, hop and happening at the Farmers Arms. It was packed to the rafters; not exactly the atmosphere we were looking for, but when last orders are 11-12pm, you have to stick it out. We managed to find a table towards the back of the pub, away from the speakers, and settled in for a few drinks. The music was ramped up in volume quite dramatically at one point, but when that means the whole pub (and I mean everyone!) joins in with Living on a Prayer, who cares? Group karaoke is the way forward. I've heard good things about the food and was happy to spend my time here, though it's not a great advert for a night out in the middle of the Lake District!

went for dinner May 2024, seemed unlike a pub, a bit uptight, waitress in a pub, wait to be seated…read moreetc..(2 tables occupied) - wants to be a restaurant - fire was nice.... just didnt quite work for us.

Visited last weekend and although the pub was busy the staff were friendly, informative and…read moreaccommodating. This is a small proper traditional pub but the food is FANTASTC! Especially steaks, burgers and Sunday Carvery. I would recommend booking as it is obviously popular, but even waiting is well worth it!!

Wow, I can't believe it's been three years since the last review of this place. Hopefully that…read moremeans it's being kept a secret...in which case I'm going to be found majorly guilty of breaking the silence. On the recommendation of a friend who lives about half an hour from Ulverston, we reserved a table for four here and wandered down from Virginia House Hotel (http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/virginia-house-hotel-ulverston) where we were staying. From the outside it looks just like your typical whitewashed country pub. Though I'd hardly call Ulverston town centre bonefide 'countryside', the place still had an immediate charming effect on us as we approached. Once inside you're met with a pub-sized 'shrine' to the town's most famous son. Photos, screen shots, figures and memorabilia from Laurel & Hardy's history on the screen are everywhere. It gets the set-up just right - managing not to look like an obsessive fan's homage to Stan, but just enough to pay tribute to his fame. The sizeable bar has at least six handpulls on at any time. Most are from the local area but their range stretches further afield aswell. What was great was having the option of getting a tray of three thirds in case you couldn't choose between them. The menu is pretty comprehensive and we saw the portion sizes were, well, sizeable, so opted for mains and desserts. I had the 10oz sirloin steak cooked medium rare and it was incredibly juicy. The stars on the plate were the onion rings though, beer-batter crispiness - sheer heaven. Lots of chunky chips and coleslaw with salad (you could opt for potatoes and veg instead) and then it was on to the puddings. Ice cream flavours that we'd never heard of before. Coupled with sticky toffee pudding I had 'Thunder and Lightning' flavour. I'll keep what it was like a secret so you have to try it yourself ;) Lovely, friendly staff, great ales and immense food. It certainly wasn't 'Another Fine Mess.'

The Stan Laurel Inn is a good all-round local pub. Paul and Trudi have had it for two years…read more The food is scrumptious. On Friday I had a big piece of fish in crispy beer-batter, with chips which I could tell were home cut, and extremely tasty mushey peas. That was the special for a fiver. They get their ingredients from the best greengrocer and butcher in town. Given the name there is a fair bit of Laurel and Hardy memorabilia in the bars. The pub is Thwaite's, but always has six real ales including from the nearby Ulverston Brewery. They also do bed and breakfast for £30 p.p. per night.

The Stagger Inn - worth 5 stars just for the name…read more We visited on a Sunday of a Bank Holiday that seems worlds away from this current time. We've just had so many! Driving in from Ulverston, we were cut off in the middle of the road by a huge herd of cows. And I mean cut off; surrounded on all sides and with no sign of a farmer. Luckily, there was a gap and we managed to drive on... We definitley deserved the pint and a large roast after that truly country experience! I went for the pork roast with potatoes and crackling, with seasonal vegetables serves 'family style' as we were all having a roast. Everything was nice enough, but not out of this world. The meat was a touch thin, and I'm not a fan of being served both mashed and roast potatoes. I went for a dessert of apple crumble (listed, quite mysteriously, just as crumble on the menu) which was nice and chunky, rounding the meal off well. Service was friendly, with the front of house - and, I assume, manager - taking the time to speak to everyone who entered the pub or restaurant area. Waiting staff were slightly less interested but didn't put a dampner on the afternoon.

Absolutely. Shocking…read more There aren't many times I would wind the clock back but this is one occasion. They cut your steak open to see if it's done for a start (don't be a chef if you can't tell when a steak is done). On the first go around I was served a tactical missile instead of a steak, second time around I got medium rare as asked. The rubber bullets (king prawns) were vulgar, they are most likely the reason why I've had food poisoning (peeing out my butt and dealing with severe nausea the past 36 hours.) Additionally this place is extremely overpriced, over 20 quid for an 8oz rump steak and 3 prawns. Absolutely. Shocking. I cannot advise people enough to stay away from this place at all costs before they kill someone. They need to be shut down.

Fantastic Pub, friendly atmosphere and staff. They offer pool, darts and every Wednesday a local…read moregame of poker, with reduced beer prices for both players and punters.

This locally run pub is a wonderful and hidden delight nestled down a lane, overlooking a very…read moreidyllic estuary. Attached (and run by the same owners) next door, is the wonderful Hostel, which can be booked out for groups over a weekend. The staff who run both pub and hostel are fantastic - friendly, accommodating and appear to genuinely want to allow you to have the most wonderful experience. A relaxed and homely atmosphere make this the perfect place to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

A really great pub with lovely ales & a great atmosphere!read more

This is the local CAMRA pub of the year for 2009/10 so no surprise that there are at least six real…read moreales on sale as well as draught cider. You could spend a pleasant evening here just working your way across the pumps. This is a popular local country pub, for although its address is Dalton it is actually on the road from Dalton to Ireleth and near the Wild Animal Park. The interior has exposed beams, a bar in the corner and a split level room. Also seating outside, nice place to while away the time on a sunny day. The pub is popular with both eaters and drinkers. There is an extensive menu and the food is well cooked and good pub grub. The only minus point is if you are a veggie there seems to be only one choice on the menu but on the plus side it wasn't the usual boring choice but a beautifully cooked baked aubergine with crumble and sweet potatoes, but I couldn't understand why it was a pound dearer than the beer battered fish, chips and mushy peas.

Flookburgh is a rather odd fishing village. It's about a mile from the sea, and there are no boats…read more Maybe it did once stand on the shores of Morecambe Bay, but the build-up of sand probably pushed the shoreline further away. There are no boats because they do their fishing with a specially-adapted farm tractor. They go out on to the sands at low tide to fish for shrimps and 'flukes'; that's the local name for flatfish which gives the village its name. Curiously, when I arrived at the Hope and Anchor in Flookburgh in search of a seafood lunch, all they could offer as a main course was scampi, which I don't think is native to British waters. However, they could offer a local delicacy as a starter. Morecambe Bay potted shrimps. The shrimps are simmered in butter, with the addition of a 'home made' spice mix, but all I could find out is that they're different to the spices used in the ones you can buy in the shops. They came with a side-salad and two rounds of toast and, as befits potted shrimps, in a pot. But what pots! Only about 3 inches in diameter, and half an inch deep. At £5 a serve, we thought it might be best treated like caviar, and spread on the toast although I suppose it could have been mixed with the salad, to make a sort of shrimp cocktail.

found the hope and anchor by chance and have stayed there several times since February parking is…read moregood the pub is a very friendly place and even if I have had long day out and got back after ten p m they where still prepared to make me a hot meal. I have stayed in both the double and single rooms they had every thing I needed brewing facility's plenty of towels a TV and of course clean bedding so I would like to thank the management and staff for my past and future stays at the hope and anchor