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Quality of service6.9/10 Based on 8 ratings
Quality of food6.4/10
Value for Money5.8/10
Overall rating6.8/10
67% Recommended6 out of 9 Reviews
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9- The Glass House, Ambleside Reviews

  • Full review by
    Guest.
    on 13th Mar 2009


    User Rating : 9
    Respect : 0

    Good Points: Food was excellent, especially the soup. Service was impeccable. Prices realistically. Restaurant was a fantastic building. Highly recommended.

    General comments: Stumbled upon The Glass House restaurant by accident and immediately recognised it from Ramseys Kitchen Nightmares. Cant' remember it's faults from the programme but they appear to have been solved now. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our food, the service, the setting and the pricing. Recommend to anyone going to The Lake District.
    Guest's review and ratings     | 72 words

  • Review by
    Guest.
    on 24th Feb 2009


    User Rating : 9
    Respect : 0

    Staff at The Glass House were excellent, since my visit I remembered the glass house appearing on Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, I even recognised one of your male waiters, so I bought the DVD and voil , he is still there and this 2008 the programme went out in October 2003.
    Guest's full review     | 51 words

  • Review by
    emandjay Rank: Lance Corporal
    on 11th Sep 2008


    User Rating : 9
    Respect : 0

    We visited The Glass House in Ambleside due to a recommendation from a local guest house who highly praised this place, we thought we would spend our hard earned here, and we were not disappointed.A very warm welcome and plenty of people in and out of here midweek in May Whitsun half term assured us of a good atmosphere.Service was very good, attentive but relaxed, Neil the owner was a constant presence which was very nice, a great character who certainly adds to the place's charm and is clearly ...
    emandjay's full review     | 177 words

  • Review by
    Guest.
    on 25th Aug 2008


    User Rating : 2
    Respect : 0

    The afternoon started off well, a great looking restaurant in a great setting. We had heard that it had featured in a Gordon Ramsay show and were keen to give it a try whilst in the area. Although i had read mixed reviews i was hopeful. The food was dissapointing to be honest, literally "mutton dressed as lamb" The starters, scallops and duck were served cold, late and in the case of the scallops overcooked and the duck almost raw..and the tired old trick of a scattering of leaves and a "drizzle ...
    Guest's full review     | 165 words

  • Review by
    Mad4Food Rank: Lance Corporal
    on 7th Aug 2008


    User Rating : 3
    Respect : 0

    I was so looking forward to eating at The Glass House! I should have realised that there may be a problem when I sat in a virtually empty dining room in early August at the height of the tourist season! The staff seemed robotic and unfriendly... I could have forgiven this if the food was good but I didn't think it was! I had a crab starter which was dry and tasteless. My main course was snapper with seasonal vegetables. The snapper was beautifully cooked but tasteless and the vegetables tasted a ...
    Mad4Food's full review     | 175 words

  • Review by
    Guest.
    on 1st Apr 2008


    User Rating : 8
    Respect : 0

    Had early supper menu (served 6.30-7.30pm) and our children ate from the "next generation" menu. Only children over 5 years old welcome in the evening but younger are welcome at lunchtime. Good food on the early supper menu, good range and good quality. Healthy children's food with plenty of crisp veg. An all round enjoyable evening was had by all.
    Guest's full review     | 75 words

  • Review by
    dintom
    on 8th Mar 2008


    User Rating : 10
    Respect : 0

    I found it hard to believe reading the last review that we ate at the same restaurant. I dined at the Glass house in January 08, from start to finish the meal and service were first class, the starter of mushroom risotto was one of the best i have ever tasted as for the braised lamb which i was told ever comes off the menu i can see why, tender melt in the mouth. We have already booked a table on our return to the lakes in May. My only regret is that the Glass house is not closer to home.
    dintom's full review     | 100 words

  • Review by
    moosepup79
    on 30th Oct 2007


    User Rating : 2
    Respect : -1

    We visited the Glass House in early October for lunch, and I can honestly say it was one of the most terrible dining experiences I have had the misfortune to endure. It all seemed quite promising to begin with. Physically, the restaurant looks great. The staff are friendly and helpful and the wine list is impressive. And then the food arrived. Starters of prawns with chorizo and beetroot with goats cheese were edible enough, although these simple dishes would have been more difficult to ...
    moosepup79's full review     | 450 words

  • Review by
    Lou Rank: Major
    on 16th Aug 2006


    User Rating : 9
    Respect : 0

    We ate at The GlassHouse Restaurant, Saturday 12th August, for an evening meal. The restaurant had a picturesque setting on a stream, close by car parking and is a grade 2 listed building dated from the 15th century. The interior decorating was modern but had kept the traditional features such as beams and has a large glass frontage which gave lots of character. Food was excellent and cooked to perfection! Tortillas and the salsa dip was beautiful! We personally found the menu of limited c ...
    Lou's full review     | 160 words


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