Patterdale Hotel

Food was terrible. I ordered steak pie and fish and chips. The worse food. When the pie arrived, just a small portion with hardly any meat and the pastry was so hard. The only things I liked about the place was the location. I wish I read the reviews before.

Patterdale is the ideal location to walk into Glennridding for the lake, steamer landing, food and drink, shops and tourist information centre. It takes 20 minutes to walk there. The only complaints were the food at breakfast and in the restaurant could have been hotter and as the room was so hot a fan would have helped make it more comfortable. The room was clean and the restaurant was spacious . The bed and pillows were comfy. The beer garden was large with plenty of seating. On our first day we had a cooked meal in Glenridding at lunchtime. We would have liked a sandwich for tea but the bar at the hotel only served sandwiches until 5 pm and we weren't ready to eat at 5 pm. There were four cooked meals and pizza served from 5 pm to 8 pm so one of our party had pizza and the rest of us had a cooked meal. There were four choices of starter, main and dessert in the restaurant. You could have two or three courses. The food was tasty, good quality and there was plenty of it. The sausages at breakfast were delicious and there was lots of variety, cereals including porridge, fruit,fruit juice ,yogurt, cooked breakfast and brown and white bread. There was as much tea or coffee as you wanted. You could ask for egg on toast, boiled eggs,kippers, glutton free bread and an alternative to cow's milk. I enjoyed all the food we had in the hotel. We stayed on a Wednesday when it was Happy Hour between 8 pm and 9 pm. Two types of beer and three types of wine were for sale at a reduced price. There was a female singer performing and she was really good. I wouldn't hesitate to come back and stay at the Patterdale Hotel.

Great service and food.Very authentic place.Nice garden,staff were very lovely.Definitely will be back.

My husband and I have had a lovely stay- yes the hotel is tired and needs upgrading but the staff make up for it in bucketfuls. Fabulous location- lovely food - try their pizza it’s hard to beat.
I am told there are future plans for an upgrade - it is currently a very affordable stay with good value for money.

A most wonderful time at this amazing hotel.

This was our 19th stay at the Patterdale Hotel. The hotel is now under new ownership and some changes have taken place as you would expect. I am sure there will be more changes but of course these will take time to implement. The new staff although not as experienced as previous staff were very friendly and helpful. They made every effort to make the guests feel very welcome. We look forward to returning again soon.

Perfect location & comfy room. Fantastic staff who went above and beyond to help as I had booked the wrong dates :). Great breakfast. The hotel also has a pub and can prepare pack lunches upon request which is very handy.

I had a wonderful stay at this brilliantly located hotel. The staff were extremely helpful and friendly and helped me with a number of issues. I was able to walk from the hotel on 3 of 6 long day walks on the adjacent Lake District fells. It is only a short walk into Glenridding for shops, lake activities and the steamer landing. It is also very good value for money.

This was our second time at the Patterdale hotel. The location is fab for walkers and people who just want to relax and unwind.
Although the hotel is a little tired it's warm, welcoming and very cosy with lots of areas to sit and chill, drink, read or watch tv.
The outdoor space is great for sunny days and evenings.
The staff can't do enough for you. They are friendly, chatty (if you want to engage) and very polite. They make sure you have everything you need and are happy to help.
The Patterdale has recently been taken over and is due a refurbishment but I hope they keep the cosiness of the hotel and the value for money it offers.
Food is plentiful, well cooked and a good choice on offer.

Perfect location, clean rooms, nice food, 2 good sized beer gardens, friendly staff.

Would have been 5 stars but stop serving bar meals at 5pm & ran out of pizzas!!

Rooms are a decent size albeit a little dated but surely they are only for sleeping as there's so much to do & see in Ullswater

Beautiful location. Very friendly staff and excellent food. We will be returning again next year.

Stayed 5th - 10th July 26, When we arrived, we had a wonderful friendly welcome by the reception team Flori and Paulina also Sam, who couldn’t do enough for you
Andy, who worked on the bar and also in the restaurant was excellent Once again he couldn’t do enough for you very knowledgeable about wines and also the drinks an asset to the team,
Housekeeping was Meisha nothing was too much trouble for her to do for us what a star,
The food was lovely, Steve the Chef, made time every day to go through menu for the things I could eat absolutely fabulous, couldn’t thank him enough,
Marcel from management to Setting Tables what an asset
Overall, our experience we had a fabulous time, especially with this team who we’ve mentioned we will definitely come back again it would be nice to see what you do to this hotel
Di and Sue xx
A big Thank You to Mike Magic for helping to carry luggage to bags were a true star xx

After a long hot day in the hills we couldn't face putting up our tent so we stopped off here to see if there was a room. We were greeted by a lovely friendly lady on reception, thankfully a room was available, quick check in and we were good to go. The room was very clean with a lovely comfy bed, good shower and lovely towels, just what we needed. The breakfast was a buffet which was 10/10, excellent friendly staff. Would definitely stay again. Thank you.

Perfect location, amazing beer garden, lovely room, friendly staff with nothing being too much trouble, lovely bar food. Would 100% recommend. Perfect for walks, didn't even have to drive anywhere to start the walks.

Location, pleasant staff ,food Good.

Friendly, helpful staff. Food is pretty poor. Chicken dinner, meat was tough, served without pigs in blankets and potato not as menu stated and indecipherable. Cheesecake strawberries inedible. The rest was uninspiring. Wainwrights pint served with such a head that it was literally two thirds of a pint! Ceiling leaked over diners eating!The hotel needs attention.

Never again will I stay at the patterdale hotel after years of great memories and returning visits three to four times a year. Breakfast horrible sausages have a sign saying Cumberland sausage an insult to everyone having to put signs think we know eggs,bacon etc. All the staff have left and the rest looking for new jobs what a great miss this is because all the staff are very experienced and knowledgeable about the area.