The George - Carta

St John Street, CA12 5AZ, Allerdale, United Kingdom

🛍 Cafés, European, Fast Food, Vegetarian

4.5 💬 10253 Reseñas
The George

Teléfono: +441768772076,+441768392147

Dirección: St John Street, CA12 5AZ, Allerdale, United Kingdom

Ciudad: Allerdale

Menú Platos: 10

Reseñas: 10253

Sitio Web: https://thegeorge-keswick.com/

"My wife and I have been regular visitors to Keswick for many years, and a meal at The George has always been on the agenda, as good food and a great atmosphere were assured. Despite the more recent poor reviews (although those on their website appear much more glowing? we decided to remain loyal and see for ourselves. Upon entering we had a look at the old snug room on the left, this used to be a room of great charm, with eclectic prints on the walls and assorted Knick knacks strewn around, and a lovely old fireplace with a roaring fire during the colder months. Sadly the room seems to have been largely stripped, and now seems quite austere and unwelcoming, there is now a table blocking the fireplace. Onto the bar area, this again used to be a place of great character, with assorted items of furniture, and was always crowded with a mix of locals and walkers. Again this space appears to have been stripped, losing its charm in the process. It appears to have been deserted by locals and walkers. The real ale pumps which used to have pride of place have been shunted into the far corner to make way for trendier offerings, and there is no longer the same variety on offer. My wife requested a glass of the medium range wine, not available!, they suggested an alternative which turned out to be more expensive. We had booked a table, were a little early but as we did not fancy lingering in the bar we made our way through to the restaurant, where we were greeted warmly and shown to our table. The menu now consists largely of the usual mainstream dishes, gone is the specials board, as are the game dishes, and the lovely lamb Henry. I chose the chicken and mushroom pie, my good lady the chicken and chorizo kebab. While we waited the couple at the next table were served, one had the steak and ale pie, the other the chicken pie. For some reason the size of the steak pie was significantly bigger than the chicken one. Granted it was a little more expensive, but you would think this would reflect the cost of the ingredients. A different disgruntled diner queried the discrepancy with the waiter, who said he would try to find a good answer, but he did not return. I consoled myself with the fact that my chicken pie would have less calories. Our food arrived, my pie was OK but a little bland, the pastry looked somewhat anaemic, and lacked flavour, which takes some doing. The buttery mash as described seemed to be on only nodding terms with the butter and again was bland. Everything needed more seasoning, especially a good hit of pepper. The veg however was well cooked. My wife said her kebab was nicely cooked, although the crumbed feta was hard to spot, and the pomegranate seeds even harder. There didn’t seem a lot for the price. The flat bread, which appeared to double up as the naan, was placed on top of grease proof paper, why would you? The diner next to use went for the cow pie, so I was quite excited to see it. I had visions of the pie of legend of bygone years, a succulent piece carved from the mother pie, the only uncertainty being whether you would get a corner or middle piece with their different pastry/meat ratios, it was special regardless Todays version is a pale imitation, pale also being the operative word when describing the pastry. It is an individually prepared portion, which would explain why no half size option, as you can’t cut the serving dish in half. Regrettably both the food, and the establishment appear somewhat soulless, and we can’t say we would return."

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MirfieldMan MirfieldMan

Bar staff unable to pull a proper pint of Wainwright in the correct glass. Pint lager more head than ever Marstons Manager making her margins

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Anne
Anne

Fabulous time away at the weekend with our friends staying at The George Hotel.... lovely clean rooms and fabulous food! ..highly recommend and the gentleman serving breakfast is fab... Thank you and see you again.soon!


Joe
Joe

I have been coming to the George since a young lad for the cow pie, since been taken over we thought we would still stay loyal and give it a go, absolutely gutted was really poor, meat was chewy and pastry terrible unfortunately will not be going back


Jane
Jane

Went for early dinner and had a great meal lovely food at good prices. Wide choice for vegetarians and the Spinach and mushroom Lasagne was really tasty. We were very well attended to during the meal the staff made sure that we were happy with everything and seemed to genuinely want us to have a positive experience. Would recommend. Ver carta


NicandDarren
NicandDarren

Seated immediately by the lovely landlady. Stanley looked after us and bought our food out. The food was faultless. Steak and ale pie and chicken and mushroom pie, both with Mash, vegetables and gravy. Stanley’s sense of humour cracked me up. Hospitality is a difficult industry to be in and he had it covered. Thanks for a lovely meal.


lakes
lakes

Stopped here for lunch after dreaming about the homemade chips on my wet miserable walk, they are (were) the best ever. I was gutted to be presented with oven chips! I ordered scampi which was overdone. Partner got bangers and mash, which was also just average. The place seems to have changed hands. Even the orange squash was like dishwater. Staff were very friendly however food was just not up to scratch. Sad to say it but I certainly won’t be back after many years of this being a staple in my annual trip to Keswick.


Dengunn
Dengunn

I ordered Baked Camembert cheese starter gluten free option,but was given Non gluten free, I asked as usual when I 'm presented with my meal, is this gluten free? I was told, 'it should be!! the server then returned with the rest of order, he then took back my food said better check with the kitchen, he then returned my food with Gluten Free bread, but in my opion they had just removed the gluten bread and just put gluten free bread on the same plate! With is totally unacceptable, I asked them correct their error was told the kitchen had given me a complete new meal, to which I feel they were lying as crumbs from the original bread were still on the plate!! All other meals we ordered were ve... Ver carta


Simon
Simon

We tried the George for a Sunday lunch following its recent management change. We were shown to our table by the waitress whom came promptly for the drinks order, followed by the food order. After a 45 min wait, the Sunday roasts arrived. The initial thought was poor quality food. Under cooked roast potatoes, near to raw parsnips, dry Yorkshire puddings, dry mash and thin gravy (which is a personal preference). The main disappointment was the dry and tough beef. Had to ask for sauces and waitress missed the chance to ask for further drinks, but we already had decided to leave asap. I offered my feedback to the restaurant manager whom apologised, as I overheard another customer adjusting what...


Joseph
Joseph

Out of 4 of us, 1 said the meal was good (the thai veg curry) the chicken kebab eater said it was very dry served on greaseproof paper under it so every time you cut a piece of the flat bread it was on, you got paper with it, the scampi eater left most of it, it was very dark brown, over cooked, dry horrible I had basically Hunters Chicken, but there was next to no bbq sauce in it, so very dry, it was so overcooked it was like shoe leather hard to cut, chewy as anything. Soooo very disappointed. On a Saturday night, this cant have been the regular chefs night off, so very bad food. No we did not complain. The staff were lovely if the chef is that rubbish, sending stuff back, kicking up a sto...


Jim
Jim

My wife and I have been regular visitors to Keswick for many years, and a meal at The George has always been on the agenda, as good food and a great atmosphere were assured. Despite the more recent poor reviews (although those on their website appear much more glowing? we decided to remain loyal and see for ourselves. Upon entering we had a look at the old snug room on the left, this used to be a room of great charm, with eclectic prints on the walls and assorted Knick knacks strewn around, and a lovely old fireplace with a roaring fire during the colder months. Sadly the room seems to have been largely stripped, and now seems quite austere and unwelcoming, there is now a table blocking the... Ver carta

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  • Cafés Encantadores cafés que ofrecen una variedad de cafés y tés recién preparados, junto con bocadillos ligeros, pasteles y postres. Perfecto para un impulso matutino o un delicioso regalo por la tarde en un ambiente acogedor.
  • European Deléitese en un viaje culinario por Europa con nuestro exquisito menú elaborado, que presenta platos auténticos de Francia, Italia, España y más allá, utilizando los ingredientes más frescos para dar vida a los sabores tradicionales. Ver carta
  • Fast Food Disfruta de una variedad de comidas rápidas y deliciosas perfectas para comer sobre la marcha. Desde jugosas hamburguesas y crujientes papas fritas hasta refrescantes bebidas, nuestro menú de comida rápida satisface tus antojos con un servicio rápido y sabores irresistibles.
  • Vegetarian Disfrute de nuestra vibrante colección de platos vegetarianos, elaborados con las verduras más frescas, sabores ricos y especias sabrosas. Disfrute de un plato saludable y delicioso que celebra los mejores ingredientes de la naturaleza.

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