Westlakes - Copeland

I have now tried the restaurant on 3 occasions all with an overnight stay and 2 with my lovely wife. On each occasion I have had 3 courses and tried different orders each time. I cannot fault anything from the balance of flavours to the amount if food all perfect. The staff and ambiance are the icing on the cake and literally Finnish the whole package off to complete an excellent meal each time. I would advise anyone to try and if available to stay overnight because all elements are worth it.

We stayed for a weekend while visiting family. We were the only guests on our first night, and were greeted very warmly with professional but friendly chat as we were shown to our room. The room was lovely, a great size for 2, very comfortable bed and very clean. We felt quite guilty that the chef had clearly come to work the next morning just to make us a couple of simple breakfasts, but the eggs were perfect so we appreciated him and the friendly waitress very much. We were also offered first refusal on a table in the restaurant that night as it was booking up, however we had plans so didn’t experience the evening meal, the thoughtful offer was a nice touch though. There were more guests the next night but it didn’t make any difference, we didn’t hear anyone in the other rooms, the service was on point and breakfast great. Thank you!

We had visited this restaurant about 5 years ago and when our friends were travelling down from Scotland we decided we would take them for dinner in the hotel rstaurant. Sadly we were quite disappointed with the quality of the food, especially the main course. Two of us had the venison steak and it was quite small for the price at £22,50, was stringy and overcooked so that it was quite tough to eat. The sirloin steak was also a bit overcooked and tough. the chicken roulade stuffed with haggis was acceptable bit not inspiring. On the plus side the starters were good and the service was also efficient and friendly. We were a little bit embarrassed as our friends had travelled from north Scotland and it was very disappointing meal . Sadly I dont think we will be going back.

Stayed here for one night before starting my C2C ride from Whitehaven. Great hotel, really friendly service and super breakfast. Restuarant was closed (Sunday evening) so ate at the very nice Italian just over the road in Gosforth. Definitely recommend if you need to stay close to Whitehaven

The dinner and breakfast were both enjoyable. The staff was friendly and efficient. The fish cakes, asparagus and egg, and seafood salad were all delicious. The bar was nicely laid out and comfortable.