L’Enclume
Sleek fine dining, the best seasonal and local ingredients handled with passion and creativity with a farm to table philosophy. This two Michelin Star restaurants offering both lunch and dinner tasting menus. If you see yourself as the next star chef, take a seat at the chef’s table, the new Aulis at L’Enclume is a culinary high-tech interactive dining experience, take away the tips from some of the best chef’s in the country. This is the perfect location for a special occasion.
Cost
Tasting Menu – £150.00 – £230.00 with classic wine pairing
Aulis at L’Enclume – £155.00 – £235.00 with wine pairing
Awards
Two Mitchelin Stars
Five AA Rosettes
Address
L’Enclume
Cavendish Street
Cartmel
Grange Over Sands
LA11 6PZ
Tel: 01539 536362
www.lenclume.co.uk
HRISHI – Gilpin Hotel & Lake House
Located in the beautiful Gilpin Lodge, HRISHI from Head Chef Hrishikesh Desai’s combines local produce and delivers simply stunning modern British dishes with a touch of Asian influence. Gilpin spice also located in Gilpin Lodge holds Two AA Rosettes also needs to be on your must dine list, offering pan Asian tapas style dining with an open kitchen and more casual dining style, so unusual to get two amazing restaurants on one site.
Cost
Tasting Menu – £90.00 – £150.00 with matching wines
Afternoon Tea – £22.50 – £38.50 with champagne
Awards
1 Michelin Star
3 AA Rosettes
Sunday Times Top 100
Address
HRISHI
Gilpin Hotel & Lake House
Crook Road
Windermere
Cumbria
LA23 3NF
Tel: 01539 488818
www.thegilpin.co.uk
The Old Stamp House Restaurant
Located in the heart of Ambleside, using the food the county has to offer, from Herwick sheep that roam the fells and using local fishing fleets from Barrow and Whitehaven for locally sourced fish and shellfish, the team source and collect wild herbs, mushrooms and game from the local woodlands and. Coastlines. A little gem that should deserved a star.
Cost
Tasting Menu – £70.00 pp
Awards
2017 – Cumbrian Restaurant of the year
Top 100 Restaurants in the UK National restaurant
Top 10 Restaurants on Trip Advisor
Address
The Old Stamp House Restaurant
Church Street
The Old Stamp House
Ambleside
LA22 0BU
Tel:01539 432775
www.oldstamphouse.com
Drunken Duck inn
One of the original Gastro pubs set on the hilltop between Coniston and Hawkshead, with
Rustic beams and antiques. Offering classic British dishes using local produce, we may not say this is true fine dining but should nbot be missed on your foodie visit to the Lakes.
Lunch times are on a first come first term basis, get there early and expect to queue. Dinner can be booked weeks in advance, so make sure you book well in advance.
Costs
Main meals – £14.00 – £48.00
Address
The Drunken Duck Inn
Barngates
Ambleside
LA22 0NG
Tel: 01539 436347
www.dunkenduck.co.uk
The Samling Hotel
Recently gone through a stunning refurbishment, with unprecedented views of lake Windermere, using local produce supplemented from the 76 acres of gardens and wild
Woodlands. The Head chef’s aim is to create the most delicious food possible from seasonal
Produce, using inspirational, skill and experience. The views along with the amazing food makes this one not to miss.
Cost
£45.00 – £100.00
Awards
World Best Wine List 2017
Three AA Rosettes
UK Top 100 Restaurants
Address
The Samling Hotel
Ambleside Road
Windermere
Cumbria
LA23 1LR
Tel: 01539 431922
www.thesamlinghotel.co.uk