We stumbled upon this place by chance when passing through. David Bowie themed with cool spaces, friendly staff and good food and drink. They had a sauce in the side that we can't stop thinking about. A+ read more

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A quaint little comfortable pub you might like to have a sit for a pint and some dinner, quite pleasant. Came here in my mind looking for a fine English ale. I didn't necessarily find it, but I did leave raving to myself about the phenomenal salad I had for dinner: arugula and spinach with pesto, artichokes, sun dried tomato and pine nuts, a true work of art that I'll remember for a long time. Damn, how can I recreate THAT at home? Accompanied by a flat dark amber ale that had nothing interesting going on, but got consumed nevertheless. Appears to be a late afternoon watering hole gathering with a few comfortable couches but mainly table seating. Shame Yelp is so sparse in this town or I'm certain this one would have far more ratings. Loo is upstairs, no lift, sorry. Conveniently located near city centre. read more

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got nothing on the crusty cobbler, walls were too nice and the employee called me a goofy boy! disgusting

The food was absolutely beautiful however the service was non existent. We had to ask someone to take our mains order, drinks order and dessert order. We were given a 25min warning that our table was required to be returned whilst we were still waiting to be served our desserts. We had just put our spoons down after eating when the waiter proceeded to bring the card machine over and bill and tell us the table was needed back and we had to leave. We hadn't even had time to finish our drinks. We asked to speak to the manager, only to be told he was the manager. When we proceeded to make a complaint that service had been slow and we had repeatedly had to ask to be served his response was "Well I don't know why, I've been on the bar all night, but I'll have a word". No apology or empathy. We were presented with the bill and when we went to to pay, the they had added extra charges on as they had forgotten to charge for 2 of the 3 desserts, but there was no itemisation of these, so we were not confident we were being charged correctly or if this was an attempt to add a service charge on. When we refused to pay the additional charges as we had already received our bill, the waiter then tried to imply that it wasn't their bill, like I'm in the habit of carrying a printer around with me to print false bills off. read more

THE BEST BURGERS AND CHIPS. I really rate them table service was good and the staff are friendly. I really recommend Goodbye read more

Found this place randomly on our way through Carlisle. I'd definitely come here again. We got in pretty close to closing time for the kitchen but they were happy to seat us for food. After drinks we ordered the Pork Belly dish and the Roast Chicken special. Good stuff! read more

Sometimes you walk into a place and just know it's right. So it is with The Thin White Duke, a converted monastery whose name is a doff of the cap to Mr Bowie. After a 12 mile walk along the Cumbrian coast this place had been recommended as a suitable place for restorative sustenance. On a cold, wet mid-week afternoon in November walk through the door and it was buzzing. A real mix - people after an afternoon's shopping, a family after school, a business meeting, 3 women on the champers and 3 soaking, tousle-haired walkers. A couple of hand-pulled beers on the bar got things going followed by a small but appealing menu. Nothing fancy, mainly of the burger/casserole type but do it well and it can be rewarding. So it was here. The Duke burger topped with goats cheese, red onion chutney and accompanied with thick-cut chips was delicious. My friends' fish, chips and mushy peas was also consumed approvingly. Finish with the ubiquitous Sticky Toffee pudding and it made for a satisfying end to an excellent day. If you're looking for a place with a nice, welcoming atmosphere and decent, homely food and drink you could do a lot worse. Highly recommended. read more