Trattoria - South Lakeland

I booked the restaurant in error thinking it was somewhere we had been before it was OK but wouldn't be our first choice when we are next in Windermere. It is quite pricey for the food on offer, which was nothing special and the...

I was in need of some Italian food after all the walking so we found this place in Bowness. The food was of very good quality. I strongly recommend Spaghetti Ai Frutti Di Mare because it was divine! Unfortunately, I had to leave half of...

Wanted to put us in a table right next to door -we hadn’t booked restaurant empty only two tables occupied Staff unfriendly not welcoming Meal was inedible the garlic pizza soggy and tasteless The lasagne undercooked although served on a hot skillet and tasteless My prawns were chewy and not seasoned with the promised garlic serviced with warmed salad and undercooked greasy roasted potatoes We didn’t eat beyond a couple of mouthfuls Staff still took full price of meals £60’00 to bin food

We did see a couple of poor reviews online, bur the majority seemed positive, so we thought we would give it a try. Wish we hadn't bothered. From the moment we walked in, I had diner vibes from the place, from the condiments in white wire baskets on the table, to cheap disposable paper table covers, to the overly loud music....... had we been more familiar with the area, we would probably have left. The bruschetta was good, in fairness it was the best thing about the entire meal. We both had chicken with white wine sauce pasta for a main course. There was no flavour to the sauce at all, just really bland. The chicken was not cooked through the dish, but rather 2 pieces of grilled chicken placed on top of the pasta. The pasta was served in a rather deep bowl, making it hard to try and cut the chicken to eat with the pasta. We opted for a liqueur coffee each, which came topped with spray cream from a can. The bill was rather steep at over £80 for 1 bruschetta, 2 chicken pasta , 1 garlic bread, 2 drinks 2 coffees. However, it wad practically impossible to read the bill to check the amounts, as they brought 2 small limoncellos on a little tray with the bill, the limoncello sloshed over the tray making the print illegible. We decided just to pay leave. Not one we'd ever choose to go back to.

Great food and service. Look out for the tipping process. I was paying by CC and was asked to tip separately from the food drink bill. I had no problem with that but found out that as it was not against a 'bill ' I ended up being charged by my CC as a cash advance so for a £10 tip I was charged £3.00 for a cash advance fee and had interest charged on that as well. So, great food service but make sure you have some tipping change in your pocket !