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Ambleside, United Kingdom

lakeroadkitchen.co.uk
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Lake Road Kitchen Reviews | Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars (5 reviews)

Lake Road Kitchen is located in Ambleside, United Kingdom on Lake Rd. Lake Road Kitchen is rated 4.7 out of 5 in the category restaurant in United Kingdom.

Address

Lake Rd

Phone

+44 1539422012

Service options

Dine-in

Amenities

Bar on siteToilets

Accessibility

Wheelchair-accessible seating

Offerings

AlcoholBeerCocktailsCoffeeSpiritsVegetarian optionsWine

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Stephen Tozer

Utterly stunning food. One of the best fine dining experiences I've ever had, enhanced by outstanding service and a lovely, intimate atmosphere. It's a much more understated restaurant experience than a lot of local fine dining counterparts' but, for me, the food is far ahead of anything I've had in the region.

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aidan waiting

I'm lucky enough to eat in a lot of high end restaurants and every now and then a restaurant comes along that elevates itself to a point that it indelibly leaves a mark that means you want to shout it from the rooftops and tell people how good it is. Lake Road Kitchen is one of those places. Photos of food will never do this justice as that's only part of the story. The room is so much more special than the exterior, feeling slightly private Scandi/ski lodge like whilst having the warmth of peeking into someone's own kitchen. The front of house staff work harmoniously with each other and the kitchen, knowing the details of the produce, the cooking and the wine inside out. Restaurants outside of the major cities can suffer from staff who don't have the same level of professionalism as the food but that is not the case here. The food is deceptively skilful marrying the joy of the best comfort food you could wish for with perfect technical skill and fun twists on things that you thought you knew but then Lake Road Kitchen toyed with them! Most importantly, the flavour that comes through makes sure that your taste buds leave as happy as the rest of you! Don't go expecting airs, graces and awkwardness. Don't go expecting 10 knives and forks and food that looks like it's been on a diet before it's got to you. This is a roller coaster of joyful plates! Do go and support a local restaurant and staff producing dishes (if you're anything like me!) that you'll want to tuck into again and again. Lake Road Kitchen proves to me how formulaic and misguided Michelin stars are. If ever there was a restaurant that I 'd want to make a detour for, it's here!

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Laura p

We had an amazing meal here last night- we both said it was one of the best meals we'd ever eaten (we had actually eaten at a Michelin restaurant the night before and this was better!). The courses were interesting without trying to be 'different', it really felt like a lot of care had been taken of the individual ingredients. So many delicious plates! It's also a lovely setting and staff were very friendly (and covid friendly). Would love to come back!

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James Miller

Setting A small, intimate restaurant with a friendly, semi formal setting. The staff a welcoming and professional. Food We had the 8 course set menu. Highlights were: the homemade sourdough bread, steamed halibut, pork with apple, and the blackberry dessert. Some of the portion sizes were bordering on microscopic, and although creative, I found some of the ingredient combinations unusual at best and odd for example pine nuts with pickled mushrooms. Disappointing dishes were the hot smoked salmon with tomato consommé, and the onion broth, and cured ham appetiser. The portion sizes were tiny. Appreciate the number of courses but still! I felt some courses were lacking in substance, the salmon needed some vegetable or herb garnish and I felt carbohydrates were lacking throughout! There was no menu to hand, so the waiter keeps informing you what each dish as it arrives. I like to see and read about each dish. It also would have been an opportunity to talk about the province of the food and the team’s background. Drinks There was a limited choice of drinks to choose from with a QR code on the table for the menu drinks menu. There was a good choice however the prices were very expensive - 25 for a glass of white and 100 for a bottle!!! Overall We enjoyed the food and experience. We felt safe as the staff were very thorough with Covid precautions limiting access to toilets and spacing tablets out. They also provide woes for hands. The meal was enjoyable but for us it didn’t quite deliver on expectations and for the price, we have had better sadly.

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Sam Edwards

Absolutely superb - one of the best tasting menus I've ever had and right up there with Michelin starred places I've been to. Loved the option of adding a 6th course to the 5 course taster we signed up for. Every dish was excellent and each one would have made a terrific full course main. Wine pairings as well were very diverse and very well suited to the courses. A must if you're in the lakes!

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