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What an excellent little find, This locally run restaurant out in the Lancashire countryside offers a great menu with high quality ingredients. The service feels uniquely personal, familiar and very friendly. All the waitresses are chatty and percipient, nobody was left wanting for anything. The reception drinks before entering the dining room provides a traditional touch of glamorous to proceedings without feeling forced or insincere. Overall feel; Welcoming - the meal is great value for money offering a traditional but sophisticated flavour with a touch of honest glamour. In a word; Sincere

Cozy county pub. Loved the toilets, great posters!

Just had another fabulous breakfast with my husband. Salmon and scrambled eggs were superb! Staff friendly and welcoming as always, making a point of chatting to every customer...... even the teenage lad serving today. We'll definitely visit again. If you're ever in the vicinity you must give them a try.... but be prepared to wait for a table.

Went for a Sunday lunch and can truly say it was one of the best we’ve had. Empty plates all round. The staff were very attentive and professional. We will be back.

Disappointed in my stay here..bed was very uncomfortable and pillows.bathroom too small with shower screen always in way..uht milk?? Bedroom was not cleaned and tidied for our second night.ended up in hospital because of room not cleaned..carpets upto bedroom were thilthy.breakfast I had the tiniest of boiled egg that was hard and not runny.. continental breakfast was very poor.did not sleep as the bedroom doors really bang when people go in and out..very sad experience.contacted to tell them my problems no reply so hence my review.

Still superb food and excellent service from great staff as usual. Can't fault them. Such a shame they are closing

We popped planing to just get a take away but ended up staying in for pie and chips which honestly lovely food was delicious and came with a drink sauce and a couple slices of bread.

Pooley Bridge is a great location to stay and explore the Northern Lakes with several very welcoming inns with great beer gardens and decent food. The 1863 Restaurant & Rooms however is on a different level altogether. We stayed for two nights in the Luxury Suite (room 7) which, although smaller than we had anticipated, was extremely comfortable and well appointed. The real reason to stay here though is to enjoy the restaurant experience. On our first night we had the 3 course option which was imply superb. The presentation, quality of food and level of attention from the team were all exceptional. We indulged ourselves with the 7 course "Taster" menu on the 2nd night which actually turned out to be almost 10 courses with the little extras that arrived. We thought our first experience would be hard to improve on but night two and the 7 course option was simply sublime. Thank you to all of the team for making our stay so special.

We had a lovely time on Christmas day. The atmosphere was so friendly and welcoming. The food was delicious, and the service was amazing. The Christmas pudding was the best I have tasted.

Great little country pub, saved by the locals and run by a super amenable landlord. Serves good food, which is of a high standard and good value. Can get v busy. Probably need to book for dinner. Gordon Ramsey would approve of menu - its not too big and yet everything is consistently done well. Popular with locals and tourists apart. Worth the detour.

A beautiful venue, incredible staff and the most nourishing and delicious food - what’s not to love about Rowton Castle! The rooms are so well kept, cosy and comfortable with beautiful decor throughout, in keeping with the history of the site. Having stayed for a weekend retreat, I would absolutely come back time and again!

Cosy restaurant, ideal for lunch with vino. Unique crafted menu differentiate Nom from the crowd. Friendly & professional staff. I will be back.

Lovely little tearooms next to Aysgarth falls. Selection of what looked like Homemade cakes/scones etc was exceptional , had to try one there and take another back to our lodge nearby . Definitely worth a visit 👍

Quite a disappointing experience. No Christmas theme on our table, no Christmas decorations like the other tables had, simply because we weren't having the Christmas menu. It was our Christmas party but it just felt like a normal night. Disappointing that two of the shoulders of meat weren't on the menu, the starter shoulder of lamb was a favourite amongst us. Annoying when there are glasses on the table but no water offered. No wine list was offered either. It felt like we were a hindrance to them. We've enjoyed 50th birthdays there and other special events but on this occasion we felt alienated because we didn't select the Christmas menu and we feel very let down for our Christmas party. We spent in the region of £385-£400 including tip between 7 of us, but came away underwhelmed and deflated. Sad to say, this will not be a special place that we will come to again. There are others to choose from.

Good and service were great, but the playlist is banging!!