The perfect pub.Take an appetite with you , the portions are huge .
Paul Jeffries
Great
Nicola Swinburn
Rung up in the morning as we fancied a roast, and were accommodated without issue.Saw the menu, roast changed to a 'Steak and Ale Pie' and a 'Gammon, Sausage and Egg'. Both came with fresh double cooked chips as requested.Good portions.The pie, my word, the pie was stunning. You could taste the ale and it wasn't overpowering. The Gammon was beautiful and juicy.Dessert had to be the sticky toffee pudding and it did not disappoint. Homemade, the toffee saucy is thick, the pudding itself is moist and huge!The staff are lovely and happy to chat or help however they can. Atmosphere is lovely, chilled and welcoming.Couldn't fault them, thank you.(You will need to lie down for a nap afterwards from the food, be warned haha)
MADDOGLEP
Wandering about Cockermouth Ic n Flic spotted this bar that opened at 4pm. I think they once hosted a micro brewery. They do have a good range of real ale. I had an Eden River brewery 3.9% brown ale. A lovely pub wraps round a central bar. Food looked good. Really cosy pub.
Audra Gaw
It was a pouring down Saturday night me, husband and dog were soaked to skin it was 5.45pm we were on the hunt for food and a warm, a local had recommended here, we set off to find it, saw a big sign advertising Bitter End, yes!!! We got there oh it was lovely and warm about five empty tables, my belly was getting excited! asked a customer who was already seated if you sit anywhere, ave you booked was her reply, no I said, so I went to bar only to be told we couldn’t have food!! Asked if they did takeaway NO was the reply yet website says they do!! Gave me a card for sister pub which you have to drive too, husband was about to set off and luckily I said I’ll ring um first NO TABLES there either!! They need to change billboard to say need to book!! Very disappointed as food looks ok on website.
Mike Harvey
Good food and lots of cask
Matthew Thomas
Well kept pint and food was wholesome too.
Tracey Oliver
Just fab!Very dog friendly lovely food and great friendly service and staff. Thank
Avinash Bhogun
You have to book in advance.Premium eateries in this area with local offerings.Homemade food and welcoming staff who were all nice.Cute space inside and you can tell the food is of an excellent quality.Best pub we ate when we visited.Left very full!
Russell Hogg
Absolutely the best pub in/by the Lake District. We visited twice during a week in miserable January. First time, on a Saturday, the ‘pirate with the fingernails’ found us a seat by the fire on a busy day. We we struck by the attentive service and friendly locals. Superb choice of beers too.So impressed, we returned 5 days later and were greeted by 3 ladies; the slightly older lady from Yorkshire, one of the managers who writes (with typos ?) the blackboard and the pretty girl with the teeth braces. I this time explained I’d been on a mission to try as many northern beers during our stay as possible. After trying yet another new pint (they change regularly as a free house) I was gifted half a new pint after they’d swapped the barrels and the end (another half pint) of an outgoing brand. No charge for these. My best friend, our dog, was treated to biscuits and loads of fuss.Food is also superb…cooked on site, no rubbish mass produced microwave stuff, BIG portions, well priced.Dogs are spoilt here too. Pubs that welcome dogs like this are good pubs.A proper northern boozer. No prejudice to us ‘softy southerners’ (in fact, the exact opposite). 100% we’ll be back. These guys deserve all their success.
Traditional pub with very friendly staff serving great food and a good selection of real
James Cooper
Love place with a great atmosphere and feeling. The food was fantastic and home cooked! Would visit again!
Philip Thompson
Came across this by chase. I can say the staff are fantastic our food was excellentThe overall appearance is very clean and tidy.Would certainly call againThanks
jess
Went for food last night as we looked at reviews and saw most were positive. Walked in and didn’t even receive a greeting. Went to sit at a table to be told it was reserved yet nothing to show that it was. They sat us at a different table and gave us the menu,took forever to take our order and the waitress wasn’t very polite which made us feel very uncomfortable. They took forever to take our order so had to go to the bar and order and the food took a long time. We asked for add on’s to our meals that were on the menu and didn’t receive them so we had to ask. We didn’t get a steak knife and the food wasn’t that great either. We watched everyone around us receive a desert menu but they didn’t even ask us for a payment or anything. We had to go to the bar to pay and received no gratitude or anything. We left very disappointed as we thought by the reviews this would be good.
Harry Attenborough
It seems looking by through the comments, I’m not the first person to say this - unfriendly staff. We walked in to the pub looking for a table, saw one unoccupied when the bar lady asked “can I help”, we explained that we’re looking for a table and we’d be having food, she then said “you won’t fit there” when clearly we would. The bar lady continued to look at us implying that we should leave, so that’s what we did. A very short and quite blunt conversation. No apology, so further explanation.
The perfect pub.Take an appetite with you , the portions are huge .
Great
Rung up in the morning as we fancied a roast, and were accommodated without issue.Saw the menu, roast changed to a 'Steak and Ale Pie' and a 'Gammon, Sausage and Egg'. Both came with fresh double cooked chips as requested.Good portions.The pie, my word, the pie was stunning. You could taste the ale and it wasn't overpowering. The Gammon was beautiful and juicy.Dessert had to be the sticky toffee pudding and it did not disappoint. Homemade, the toffee saucy is thick, the pudding itself is moist and huge!The staff are lovely and happy to chat or help however they can. Atmosphere is lovely, chilled and welcoming.Couldn't fault them, thank you.(You will need to lie down for a nap afterwards from the food, be warned haha)
Wandering about Cockermouth Ic n Flic spotted this bar that opened at 4pm. I think they once hosted a micro brewery. They do have a good range of real ale. I had an Eden River brewery 3.9% brown ale. A lovely pub wraps round a central bar. Food looked good. Really cosy pub.
It was a pouring down Saturday night me, husband and dog were soaked to skin it was 5.45pm we were on the hunt for food and a warm, a local had recommended here, we set off to find it, saw a big sign advertising Bitter End, yes!!! We got there oh it was lovely and warm about five empty tables, my belly was getting excited! asked a customer who was already seated if you sit anywhere, ave you booked was her reply, no I said, so I went to bar only to be told we couldn’t have food!! Asked if they did takeaway NO was the reply yet website says they do!! Gave me a card for sister pub which you have to drive too, husband was about to set off and luckily I said I’ll ring um first NO TABLES there either!! They need to change billboard to say need to book!! Very disappointed as food looks ok on website.
Good food and lots of cask
Well kept pint and food was wholesome too.
Just fab!Very dog friendly lovely food and great friendly service and staff. Thank
You have to book in advance.Premium eateries in this area with local offerings.Homemade food and welcoming staff who were all nice.Cute space inside and you can tell the food is of an excellent quality.Best pub we ate when we visited.Left very full!
Absolutely the best pub in/by the Lake District. We visited twice during a week in miserable January. First time, on a Saturday, the ‘pirate with the fingernails’ found us a seat by the fire on a busy day. We we struck by the attentive service and friendly locals. Superb choice of beers too.So impressed, we returned 5 days later and were greeted by 3 ladies; the slightly older lady from Yorkshire, one of the managers who writes (with typos ?) the blackboard and the pretty girl with the teeth braces. I this time explained I’d been on a mission to try as many northern beers during our stay as possible. After trying yet another new pint (they change regularly as a free house) I was gifted half a new pint after they’d swapped the barrels and the end (another half pint) of an outgoing brand. No charge for these. My best friend, our dog, was treated to biscuits and loads of fuss.Food is also superb…cooked on site, no rubbish mass produced microwave stuff, BIG portions, well priced.Dogs are spoilt here too. Pubs that welcome dogs like this are good pubs.A proper northern boozer. No prejudice to us ‘softy southerners’ (in fact, the exact opposite). 100% we’ll be back. These guys deserve all their success.
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Traditional pub with very friendly staff serving great food and a good selection of real
Love place with a great atmosphere and feeling. The food was fantastic and home cooked! Would visit again!
Came across this by chase. I can say the staff are fantastic our food was excellentThe overall appearance is very clean and tidy.Would certainly call againThanks
Went for food last night as we looked at reviews and saw most were positive. Walked in and didn’t even receive a greeting. Went to sit at a table to be told it was reserved yet nothing to show that it was. They sat us at a different table and gave us the menu,took forever to take our order and the waitress wasn’t very polite which made us feel very uncomfortable. They took forever to take our order so had to go to the bar and order and the food took a long time. We asked for add on’s to our meals that were on the menu and didn’t receive them so we had to ask. We didn’t get a steak knife and the food wasn’t that great either. We watched everyone around us receive a desert menu but they didn’t even ask us for a payment or anything. We had to go to the bar to pay and received no gratitude or anything. We left very disappointed as we thought by the reviews this would be good.
It seems looking by through the comments, I’m not the first person to say this - unfriendly staff. We walked in to the pub looking for a table, saw one unoccupied when the bar lady asked “can I help”, we explained that we’re looking for a table and we’d be having food, she then said “you won’t fit there” when clearly we would. The bar lady continued to look at us implying that we should leave, so that’s what we did. A very short and quite blunt conversation. No apology, so further explanation.